Hexham and Northern Marts sales reports for the week beginning 25 January

A good selection of butchers heifers this week that was topped by Mrs VS Allgood, Nunwick selling a Limousin x heifer for 222.5ppk.

Limousin Heifers: £1292.73 & £1290.50 Nunwick, £1213.84 East Greenridge, £1184.63 Rare Dean, £1105.29 East Greenridge. 222.5p(x2) Nunwick, 221.5p & 219.5p East Greenridge, 202.5p Rare Dean, 192.5p Brokenheugh. Charolais Heifers: £1247.29 & £1232.55 Flotterton. 207.5p & 195.5p Flotterton. Angus Heifers: £1042.43 & 184.5p Rare Dean.

OTM. More cast cows forward with a better show present. Leaner feeding sorts again in demand and slightly sharper on the week.

Sale topped by M/s Rochester & Murray, Glebe Farm who sold a Limousin cow for 151.5ppk (£1248.36).

Limousin: £1248.36 Glebe Farm, £1090.78 Brownsleazes, £1068.55 Brokenheugh, £1053.29 Glebe Farm, £1053.25 Dukesfield Hall, £991.85 Crook Dene, £980.58 Settlingstones, £979.89 Brownsleazes, £933.26 & £932.09 Settlingstones, £846.03 Low Staples, £831.60 Linacres. 151.5p Glebe Farm, 150.5p Brokenheugh, 143.5p Glebe Farm, 139.5p & 138.5p Settlingstones, 137.5p Dukesfield Hall, 135.5p & 133.5p Brownsleazes, 122.5p Chesters, 119.5p Crook Dene. Angus: £1134.90, £1069.43, £1040.40 & £905 Holystone, £858.08 High Warden, £838.50 The Tofts. 145.5p (x2) & 144.5p Holystone, 127.5p High Warden, 119.5p West Shields, 110.5p Holystone, 107.5p The Tofts. Charolais (Bull): £1244.90 & 105.5p Errington Red House. Charolais: £835.80 Errington Red House. British Blue: £1011.38 & £953.80 High Warden, £869.55 Linacres, £864 Low Staples. 139.5p High Warden, 127.5p Linacres, 125.5p High Warden, 112.5p Low Staples. Hereford: £807.24 Colwell Hill, £732.27 West Shields. 115.5p West Shields.

Prime sheep and hoggs.

More hoggs forward on the week selling well to average exactly the same as last week and to a top of £109 from M/s Haigh, Breckon Hill.

Texel x: £109, £106 & £103.50 Breckon Hill, £103 High Warden, £100 (x3) Breckon Hill & Great Bavington, £98 Blackburn, £95 New Dotland, Baal Hill & Sunniside, £94 Blackburn, £93.50 Low Eshells, £92 High Warden & Springwell Cottage (x2), £91 Low Eshells & Baal Hill, £90.50 Great Bavington, £90 Tenter House, St Oswalds & Middle Heads, £89.50 St Oswalds, £89 Great Bavington, £88 Middle Heads & West Shields (x2), £87.50 Great Bavington & Aydonshields, £87 Middle Heads, Nilston Rigg & Aydonshields, £86.50 Blackburn, £86 Low Eshells & Low Staples, £85.50 St Oswalds, £85 Low Eshells, Low Staples & Baal Hill, £84 High Warden, Matfen High House, Tenter House (x2) & Nilston Rigg (x2), £83.50 & £83 Aydonshields, £82 New Dotland, Tenter House, Springwell Cottage, Middle Heads, Nilston Rigg & Great Bavington, £81 Tenter House & St Oswalds (x2). 263.2, 247.7p & 240.7p Breckon Hill, 234.1p High Warden, 233.3p Blackburn, 232.6p Breckon Hill, 229.5p St Oswalds, 227.8p Nilston Rigg, 223.8p Blackburn, 221.1p Nilston Rigg, 219.5p Tenter House, 219.1p Springwell Cottage (x2), 217.1p Great Bavington, 216.7p Low Eshells, 216.3p Breckon Hill, 215.4p Matfen High House, 214.6p West Shields, 214p High Warden, 210p High Warden & Tenter House, 209.8p Low Staples, 207.1p Nilston Rigg, 200p Breckon Hill, 198.8p & 195.7p St Oswalds, 195.2p Tenter House, 192.5p High Warden, 191.9p Bingfield East Quarter & Morrowfield, 190.7p Great Bavington. Spotted Dutch: £109 & 265.9p Breckon Hill. Suffolk x: £90.50 Morrowfield, £90 New Dotland & Sunniside, £88.50 Sunniside, £88 Low Eshells, Morrowfield & Middle Heads, £87 & £86 Sunniside, £84 Middle Heads & Colwell Hill, £83.50 Great Bavington, £83 Sunniside, £82.50 Great Bavington, £82 New Dotland, £81 Morrowfield & Great Bavington, £80 Low Eshells, £79 Great Bavington & Low Staples

189.1p, 188.6p & 188.3p Sunniside, 188.1p Great Bavington, 187p Sunniside, 184.1p Great Bavington, 183.7p Low Staples, 181.3p New Dotland, 180p Morrowfield, 179.4p Great Bavington, 179.1p Low Staples, 178.3p New Dotland, 177.8p Low Eshells, 177.3p & 176.2p New Dotland, 173.1p Sunniside, 172.6p Low Eshells & Morrowfield, 171.4p Middle Heads, 170.4p Great Bavington. Charollais x: £91, £90.50 (x2) & £89.50 Sunniside. 201.1p, 192.6p & 179p Sunniside. Cheviot x: £81 & £75.50 Flotterton. 193.6p & 192.9p Flotterton. Cheviot Mule: £74.50 & 173.3p Bingfield Combe. Mule: £82 Great Bavington, £80 Colwell Hill, £79 & £74 Baal Hill, £72 New Dotland. 183.7p & 180.5p Baal Hill, 171.4p New Dotland, 160p Colwell Hill. Blackface: £80 & £78 Nilston Rigg. 130p Nilston Rigg. Swaledale: £65 & 171.1p Baal Hill.

Cast ewes and rams. Texel x: £60 Matfen High House. Mule: £68 Morrowfield.

On Friday Hexham & Northern Marts at their weekly sale of store cattle offered a smaller entry of 216 catalogued head of mainly beef bred types and fittingly on The Bards birthday not a ‘wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim’rous beastie’ was in sight.

Most classes were marginally dearer on the week, buoyed on perhaps by a quality show and a shortage of numbers. A good crowd were at the ringside and the majority of vendors went home satisfied.

The day got off to a great start with a quality offering from regular consignor and strong supporter of the Hexham ring; John Davison, Lough Green who topped the sale with the very first animal sold on the day. A super, square and lengthy charolais cross lady at 18 months this one attracted great interest and flew to £1340 leading a pen of four which sold well to average £1157 throughout.

Seldom seen on the report not only was the leading beast a heifer but so too was the next; a home-bred Limousin cross at the same age from father and son Chris & Andrew Johnson, trading as Messrs Clark, Paxton Dene. The Longhorsley based pair also sold the dearest bullock on the day for the same price and were duly rewarded for their efforts through the store ring at Hexham having recently returned after an absence of twelve years.

Equalling Messrs Clark’s high ranking prices was the top priced heifer in a run of seven with style and substance from Johnny Moralee, Hard Riding, Bardon Mill who saw great interest in his well-bred pen of cattle at 18-20 months, a number of which were sought after as breeding replacements by noted herdmaster’s and returned an average just one pound short of Twelve hundred per head.

A cracking run were brought out of County Durham by another father & son team; George Herdman and George Jnr for their weekly consignment at this time of year from Lunns House, Consett. Limousin steers peaked at £1300 twice whilst heifers hit £1145 and saw a run of six and four average £1188 throughout.

Well-bred yearling types also saw increased demand and these peaked at £1260 for two separate bullocks that sold to the same purchaser for noted Blonde d’Aquitaine enthusiasts; Messrs English, Brownsleazes, Wark who also saw their best heifer cash at £1180. Pedigree Limousin breeders Messrs Nixon, Stotsfold came forward with a smart run of their commercial bullocks and these peaked at £1250 for a smart pair whilst their pen of twelve sold well to average £1131 per head.

Native breed cattle were also in demand peaking at £1290 for a big Angus cross steer from Alec Bissett, Middle Dukesfield with a Hereford cross at £1270 from Ken Sisterson, Newlands Haugh.

A level pen of five Angus cross heifers bred from dairy mothers at 17-18 months of age sold well for local regular supporters Messrs Faill, Hedley West, Stocksfield at £890 whilst a pen of four hill suckler bred Angus bullock calves at 9-10 months that had travelled a distance from The Ingram Valley, Wooler with producers Messrs Wilson saw a great reward at £940 each.

Cattle 23 – 30 months. Limousin x steers: £1315 Paxton Dene. Limousin x heifers: £1315 & £1250 Paxton Dene. British Blue x heifers: £1155 Highwood. Simmental x steers: £1080 Stoop Rigg. Simmental x heifers: £1050 Stoop Rigg. Angus x steers: £1140 Catreen. Angus x heifers: £1075 & £1070 Stoop Rigg. Hereford x steers: £1160 Middle Dukesfield.

Cattle 17 – 22 months. Charolais x steers: £1305, £1290 & £1270 Newlands Haugh, £1260 Holling Hill, £1250 & £1100 Newlands Haugh, £1095 Highwood. Charolais x heifers: £1340 Lough Green, £1210 Holling Hill. Limousin x steers: £1300 Paxton Dene & Luns House (x2), £1270 & £1265 Luns House, £1255 Milbourne High House & Luns House, £1250 Holling Hill, £1230 Milbourne High House & Holling Hill, £1225 Luns House, £1180& £1165 Highwood, £1140 Highwood (RJ Carr), £1080 High Lovelady Shield, £1075 East Uppertown, £1060 Highwood, £1050 Highwood & Ogle Dene, £1035 East Uppertown (x2), £1030 Middle Dukesfield. Limousin x heifers: £1315, £1240, £1200 & £1150 Hard Riding, £1145 Lough Green & Luns House, £1115 Milbourne High House, £1110 Lough Green, £1100 Middle Heads & Luns House, £1080 Milbourne High House, £1035 Lough Green, £1025 Luns House, £1010 Middle Heads, £1000 Luns House, £990 Lee Hall, £955 Lee Hall & Woodhead. British Blue x steers: £1230 Holling Hill, £1190 Middle Dukesfield. British Blue x heifers: £1210, £1160 & £1120 Hard Riding. Simmental x steers: £1200 Highwood, £1160 & £1140 Middle Dukesfield. Angus x steers: £1290 Middle Dukesfield, £1260, £1220, £1210, £1200 (x2) & £1190 Airy Holm, £1175 Catreen, £1155 Allendale Farm, £1135 Catreen, £1130 & £1110 Airy Holm, £1010 Allendale Farm. Angus x heifers: £1125 & £950 Airy Holm. Hereford x steers: £1270 & £1190 Newlands Haugh, £1100 & £1090 Middle Dukesfield.

Cattle 11 – 16 months. Limousin x steers: £1250 Stotsfold, £1160 East Loanend, £1150, £1130 & £1100 Stotsfold, £1090 Throstle Nest & East Loanend, £1080 Stotsfold, £1000 East Loanend, £990 Woodhead. Limousin x heifers: £1035 East Loanend, £1010 Dukesfield Hall, £1000 Woodhead, £980 East Loanend. Blonde x steers: £1260 (x2) Brownsleazes. Blonde x heifers: £1180, £1120 & £1065 Brownsleazes. British Blue x steers: £1000 & £940 Dykehead. British Blue x heifers: £1000 Dykehead. Angus x heifers: £1030 Amerside Law.

Cattle 10 months and under. Limousin x heifers: £900 West End Town. Angus x steers: £940 Ingram.

Store sheep and cast ewes. Hexham and Northern Marts held its weekly catalogued sale of 656 cast sheep with all classes again sharper on the week, heavy ewes especially.

Topping the sale this week were Texel x ewes from M/s S&M Pickworth, Dotland Park selling for £114. Cast tups were again in high demand and sold to a high of £112 for a pair of Texels from Mr RM Johnston, High Fotherley.

Hill sheep a nice trade and were topped by Cheviots from M/s AG&D Bissett, Middle Dukesfield selling for £82.

Texel: £114 Dotland Park, £112 High Fotherley, £98 Round Meadows, £94 High Fotherley, Little Harle & East Uppertown, £84 Brieredge, £83 Peel Flatt, £81 Brieredge, £76 Wallhouses & Paradise Farm, £74 East Uppertown. Texel x: £104 High Fotherley, £100 Angerton Steads, £95 High Eshells, £90 Middle Farm, £89 Follions & Little Whittington, £87 Thornton Tower, £85 Middle Farm, £82 Amerside Law, £80 (x2) High Eshells, £77 Middle Dukesfield, £76 Follions, £74 Ogle Dene & Salmonfield, £73 Rosehill, £72 Black Callerton & Low Struthers, £70 Ogle Dene, Rosehill & Angerton Steads, £69 Errington, £68 Salmonfield, £66 Rosehill & East Uppertown, £65 Ogle Dene & Normans Riding. Suffolk: £99 Lowes Fell, £82 Steel Hall. Suffolk x: £92 Wallhouses, £81 Angerton Steads, £70 Thornton Tower & Black Callerton. Leicester: £84 Colwell Hill, £82 Middle Dukesfield, £80 Low Struthers, £75 Middle Dukesfield, £61 Low Struthers. Ryeland: £42 Peel Flatt. Cheviot: £55 Bavington Hill Head, £48 Amerside Law. Cheviot Mule: £82 Middle Dukesfield. Mule: £74 Wallhouses, £69 Normans Riding, £66 China Hall, £65 Wallhouses, £62 High Eshells, High Fotherley & Errington, £61 Angerton Steads, £60 Lowes Fell, Thornton Tower, Little Whittington, Rosehill & East Uppertown, £59 Middle Farm & Salmonfield, £58 Middle Dukesfield & Nilston Rigg, £57 Steel Hall, Winnows Hill & Sherburn Tower, £56 Wallhouses, High Fotherley, Lee Hall, Nilston Rigg, Steel Hall & Low Struthers. Blackface: £63 Brieredge, £60 Hole Farm, £55 Thornton Tower, £54 Burdonside, £49 Lowes Fell, £47 Thornton Tower, £46 Nilston Rigg. Swaledale: £56 Winnows Hill, £50 Rosehill, £46 Colwell Hill, £41 Hesleywell, £39 Winnows Hill, £38 Blackhalls (x2), £36 Rosehill. Herdwick: £41 Middle Dukesfield (Lucy Herdman). Crossbred: £80 Steel Hall & Bavington Hill Head, £70 Steel Hall, £69 Bavington Hill Head, £59 Steel Hall.

Store hoggs were simply dearer this week again.

The catalogued sale of 2183 hoggs topped at £113 for Beltex hoggs from M/s S&M Pickworth, Dotland Park, Hexham. The same vendor had a further three pens break the £100 barrier!

Suffolk hoggs sold to a high of £94 this week from M/s J&E Campbell, Rosebrough, Alnwick.

Mule hoggs again in demand with Mr. I Potts, Redburn, Co Durham selling a grand pen of 45 for £74

More store hoggs could have been sold easily and more are needed to fulfill buyers demand next Friday.

Texel: £105 West Mill Hills. Texel x: £101.50 Linacres, £99.50 West Mill Hills, £99 West Mill Hills & High Baulk, £96 Dotland Park, £94.50 East Uppertown & Errington, £94 Blackburn, Linacres & South Carter Moor, £92 & £91 Bensons Fell, £90.50 Thornton Tower & High Baulk, £90 Bensons Fell & East House, £89.50 Brieredge, £89 Moorlaws, £88 Wydon, Bavington Hill Head, West Mill Hills & Blackburn, £87.50 Blackburn, £87 Chesters (x2), £86 Dotland Park, Black Hedley & High Fotherley, £85.50 Longlea Netherwitton, Bavington Hill Head & Thockrington (x2), £85 Longlea Netherwitton, East House, Thockrington, West Kirkheaton & Bankfoot, £84.50 Bensons Fell, £84 Sherburn Tower, £83.50 Thockrington, £83 Hedley Park, £82 Errington, Sherburn Tower & High Baulk, £81.50 Willimoteswick, £81 Sherburn Tower, £80 Wydon, Normans Riding, Hedley Park, Thornton Tower, West Mill Hills, South Carter Moor, Thockrington, Bankfoot & Ochrelands, £79Billerley, Longshaws & Hareshaw Allotment. Dutch Texel x: £102.50, £93 & £83 Willimoteswick. Suffolk x: £94 Rosebrough, £89 Laburnum Cottage, £88 Black Hedley, £87, £83 & £81.50 Thockrington, £81 Black Hedley, £78 Lowes Fell, £75 The Bridges, £74.50 West Kirkheaton, £73 Longshaws, £71.50 Haggwood, £70.50 West Kirkheaton, £70 Duddo Hill. Charollais x: £85.50 Bavington Hill Head, £75.50 & £74.50 Middle Heugh. Beltex x: £113, £110, £108 & £107 Dotland Park, £105.50 Hallington New Houses, £100 Linacres, £99, £96.50 & £94 Hallington New Houses, £90.50 Bavington Hill Head, £89 Linacres, £78 Bavington Hill Head. Ryeland: £50 Peel Flatt. Mule: £74 Redburn, £70.50 Ochrelands, £69.50 Loadman & Hesleywell, £68 Moorlaws, £64 Lowes Fell, £60.50 Ochrelands. SC Cheviot: £66 & £60.50 Flotterton. NC Cheviot: £85 Flotterton, £75.50 West Mill Hills, £74.50 Flotterton, £69.50 West Mill Hills. Blackface: £68 Harsondale, £46 Burdonside. Swaledale: £57 & £48 Hesleywell. Jacob: £83 Willimoteswick. Crossbred: £71.50 Moss Kennels.