Hexham Mart reports, February 27

Store Cattle

Hexham & Northern Marts offered a catalogued entry of 606 head of store cattle at their weekly sale which included over 200 native breed cattle for the monthly special sale of such sorts.

The sale was dominated by a tremendous run of older, forward Aberdeen Angus cross bred cattle from Philip Tomlinson, Sunniside, Consett, County Durham which topped the sale at £1340 for a super heifer at 20 months with a bullock brother following at £1330. All within the consignment were by registered Angus sires and saw averages of £1277 and £1266 for 4 heifers and 8 bullocks respectively.

Leading prices;

Cattle 30 Months +

Charolais x steers - £1060 Blakelaw

Cattle 23 – 30 Months

Charolais x steers - £1145 & £950 Blakelaw

Charolais x heifers - £975, £970 & £900 Blakelaw

Limousin x steers – £1285, £1245, £1180 & £1175 Duddo Hill, £1045 Allendale Farm

Limousin x heifers - £1135 & £1100 Lunns House, £1070 Little Swinburne, £985 Nettlesworth West House

British Blue x heifers - £955 School Farm

Angus heifers - £1230 Bollihope Shield, £1140 Braidley

Angus x steers - £1260 Sunniside, £1075 Peddar Hill

Angus x heifers – £1240, £1120, £965 & £950 Peddar Hill

Beef Shorthorn steers - £1135 Duddo Hill, £1100 New Park

Hereford steers - £1010 Blakelaw

Hereford heifers - £895 Blakelaw

Saler x steers - £1165 Duddo Hill

Cattle 17 – 22 Months

Charolais steers - £1165 Grange Farm, £990 Rosebrough

Charolais heifers- £1100 Rosebrough

Charolais x steers – £1180 Gallowhill (x2), Flotterton (x2), £1175 Grange Farm, £1145 & £1120 Flotterton, £1110 Gallowhill, £1100 (x2) Flotterton, £1090 Harnham Hall, £1080 Gallowhill & Harnham Hall

Charolais x heifers – £1190 Edlingham Newtown, £1135, £1180, £1055 & £1000 Grange Farm, £1000 Little Harle, £990 Gledswood Estate

Limousin x steers – £1230 Berry Edge, £1170 Church Farm, £1165 Farnbury, £1150 Kirkley March & Brokenheugh, £1140 Kirkley March, £1100 High Yarridge, £1090 & £1085 Kirkley March, £1085 High Yarridge, £1070, £1040 & £1035 Kirkley March, £1020 High Yarridge

Limousin x heifers – £1230 Allenshields, £1190 Berry Edge, £1155 & £1150 Little Swinburne, £1140 Brokenheugh, £1135 & £1130 (x2) Little Swinburne, £1125 Lunns House, £1120 Evistones, £1100 Berry Edge, £1080 Church Farm & Little Harle, £1070 Little Swinburne & Little Harle, £1060 Lunns House & Little Swinburne, £1055 Berry Edge, £1050 Lunns House, £1045 Little Swinburne, £1000 China Hall, £990 Nettlesworth West House & Little Harle, £970 China Hall

British Blue x heifers - £950 (x2) St Oswalds

British Blue x steers - £1165, £1155, £1150, £1120 & £1110 (x2) Hallington High

Simmental x steers - £1110 Elilaw, £1090 (x2) Peddar Hill, £1080 Elilaw

Simmental x heifers - £1100 Palace Farm, £1070 Church Farm

Angus steers - £1105 Bollihope Shield, £1050 & £1025 Partridge Nest

Angus heifers - £905 Hallington South Farm, £900 Partridge Nest (x2)

Angus x steers -£1330, £1290, £1270, £1260, £1255 & £1200 Sunniside, £1180 Allendale, £1150 Hallington High, £1100 Grange Farm, Elilaw & Hallington High, £1095 Trillsdene, £1080 Smithsteads, £1050 Gallowhill, £1045 Allendale, £100 Elilaw (x2) & Smithsteads

Angus x heifers – £1340, £1290 & £1260 Sunniside, £1260 Aydonshields, £1220 Sunniside, £1160 Aydonshields, £1120 Peddar Hill, £1105 Allendale Farm, £1100 Bollihope Shield & Aydonshields

Beef Shorthorn steers - £1070 Peddar Hill

Hereford x heifers - £970, £860 & £850 Brackenthwaite

Cattle 11 – 16 Months

Charolais heifers - £985 & £830 Rosebrough

Charolais x steers – £1170 Edlingham Newtown, £1125 Grange Farm, £1080 Edlingham Newtown & Little Harle, £1065 Grange Farm, £990 Gallowhill & Blakelaw

Charolais x heifers - £1160, £1140, £1120, £1080 (x2), £1035, £1020 & £1000 Edlingham Newtown, £960 & £950 Grange Farm, £920 & £900 West Shields, £890 & £880 Little Harle, £880 (x2) West Shields

Limousin x steers – £1140 Woodhead & Brokenheugh, £1125 Woodhead, £1115 High Lovelady Shield, £1100 Church Farm & Farnbury, £1085 & £1080 Evistones, £1080 Farnbury, £1070 Evistones, £1060 Tenter House, £1045 (X2) Town Farm, £1040 (x2) & £1035 Evistones, £1030 Tenter House & Highside, £1010 Hawksteel, £1005 East Loanend, £1000 Evistones, East Loanend & Highside, £980 Evistones, £970 East Loanend, £910 & £905 Salmonswell, £900 Midgeholme & Blakelaw

Limousin x heifers – £1230 Allenshields, £1180 & £1110 (x2) Woodhead, £1105 Allenshields, £1100, £1080 (x2) & £1065 High Lovelady Shield, £1045 Brokenheugh, £1040 Woodhead, £1020 Evistones, £1010 Church Farm & East Loanend, £945 Midgeholme

British Blue x steers – £1010, £1000 & £970 Woodhouse, £935 Rawfoot

British Blue x heifers – £1150, £1100, £1050, £960 & £905 Woodhouse, £900 Rawfoot & Woodhouse

Angus steers - £950 & £900 Braidley

Angus x steers – £1280 & £1110 Church Farm, £1070 Town Farm, £1040 (x2) & £1020 Trillsdene, £1000 Church Farm, £995 Trillsdene, £985 Harnham Hall, £980 Trillsdene, £960 Park House, £940 Angerton Broom House

Angus x heifers - £1080 Rosebrough, £940 Hedley West Riding, £925 East Uppertown, £890 & £870 (x2) Rosebrough

Hereford x steers – £1130, £1100, £980 & £960 North Lyham

Bazadaise x heifers - £800 Woodhouse

Cattle 10 months and under

Charolais x steers – £1165 Allenshields, £1070 Tedcastle, £920 Gledswood

Limousin x steers – £1085 Farnbury, £1070 Town Farm, £1050 Allenshields, £1045 Tedcastle, £1010 Merryknowe & Tedcastle, £1000 Hawksteel & Allenshields, £990 Allenshields, £980 Merryknowe, £970 Salmonswell & Dyke Nook, £930 Tedcastle, £910 Blakelaw

Limousin x heifers – £1100 Allenshields, £1000 (x2) Hawksteel, £940 Allenshields, £915 East Loanend, £895 Hawksteel, £840 Dyke Nook

British Blue x steers - £1150 Woodhouse, £880 Blakelaw

Simmental x steers - £860 Gledswood

Angus x steers – £995 (x2) & £940 Whittonshields, £800 Blakelaw

Store Sheep

Cast Ewes

Cast ewes and rams simply on fire.

Many spectators commenting ‘It’s the dearest trade ever seen at Hexham’

Topping the sale was a pen of outstanding Texel Ewes from Messrs Browell, Quarry House, making £180. The average for their 52 sheep, including 30 Blackface, was £109.96

Top average came from Messrs P & EB Robson, Middle Horsleyhope with their 14 averaging £150.29, and topping at £170

Mules topped at £128 for 3 from Mr DF Brodie, Chesters, with 5 pens £120 or more.

109 sheep, £130 or over and averaged £142.19

Blackface ewes again easily sold, topping at £109 from Messrs Rowell, North Cocklake. 4 Pens (31 sheep) over £100

Cast tups topped at £166 for 2 Texel Tups again from Dave Brodie

Averages

Beltex x - £150.60

Suffolk x - £131.70

Cheviot Mule - £128.67

Texel x £111.85

Leicester’s - £108.86

Mule - £97.94

Cheviots - £90.40

Overall Average £90.00

More Wanted please contact Jack Walton 07739440457

Texel Tups - £166 Chesters, £160 Ochrelands, £146 Chesters, £141 East Haydon, £140 Ochrelands, £138 & £114 Errington Red House, £104 Rosebrough, £100 Errington Red House

Texel x – £180 & £169 Quarry House, £160 Chesters, £159 Delight Farm, £149 Errington Red House, £148 Prospect Grange & Chesters, £142 Errington Red House, £138 Delight Farm & Chesters, £137 Quarry House, £136 Fell Lane, Whittonshields, Peel Flatt & Thornley Hall Farm, £132 East Uppertown, £130 Quarry House, Chesters & East Haydon, £128 Lilswood, £126 Errington Red House (x2), North Cocklake & Hallington High, £120 Errington Red House & Chesters, £118 North Cocklake, £116 Netherton Northside, £114 Grange Farm, £113 West Shields, £112 Hope Foot & Netherton Northside, £110 Cowbyre & Woodlands Hall, £106 Greenlaw Mill, £104 Runny Mede, £100 East Fourstones

Texel x Mature Sheep - £110 Bellshiel

Suffolk – £159 Middle Horsleyhope, £99 Rosebrough

Suffolk x – £148 Middle Horsleyhope, £1412 Eat Fourstones, £140 Delight Farm, £126 Hallington High, £118 & £112 Cheeseburn Grange, £96 Rosebrough

Beltex Tups - £150 Grange Farm, £132 Hillcrest, £131 Quarry House, £130 Errington Red House, £122 Grange Farm

Beltex x – £170, £168 & £164 Middle Horsleyhope, £159 Errington Red House, £135 & £108 Middle Horsleyhope

Dutch Texel Tup - £98 Peel Flatt

Leicester Tups - £100 & £96 Blueburn

Leicester - £146 Quarry House, £121 Blueburn

Zwartbles - £110 & £82 Woodlands Hall

Cheviot x – £123 Barrasford Green, £119 Linbrig, £105 Barrasford Green, £98 Whittonshields, £97 Linbrig

Cheviot Mule - £136, £128 & £120 Barrasford Green

Mule – £128 Chesters, £122 Dukesfield Hall, £121 Hallington High, £120 East Haydon & Cheeseburn Grange, £119 Delight Farm & East Haydon, £118 Dale House & North Cocklake, £117 Moss Kennels, £116 West Shields & Redesmouth, £114 Thornley Hall Farm, £112 South Chareheads, £110 Cowbyre, £108 White Hill, £106 Rosebrough, £105 Errington Red Housie, £102 Hallington High, £98 Acton, £96 Woodlands Hall, £95 East Fourstones, £94 Dale House, £92 Chesters, £91 Colwell South Farm, £90 Hallington High

Blackface Tups - £108 Pitland Hills, £86 Acton

Blackface – £109 North Cocklake, £105 Pitland Hills, £103 Nilston Rigg, £102 Great Chesters, £97 Quarry House, £96 Blueburn, £95 Hotbank, £90 Pitland Hills, £ 88 Nilston Rigg, £82 North Cocklake, £80 Quarry House, £78 Cowbyre, £76 Nilston Rigg, £72 Cross House, £69 Errington Red House, Acton, Kirkley Hall (x2), £68 Prospect Grange & Hotbank

Swaledale Tup - £70 Thornley Hall Farm

Swaledale – £70 Nookton, £66 Lilswood, £65 White Hill, £60 Thornley Hall Farm, £57 Dale House, £55 Moor Gate House, £49 Dale House, £46 Nookton

Herdwick Tup - £94 West Woodfoot

Romney - £74 Thompsons Walls

Crossbred - £159 Blueburn, £154 Middle Horsleyhope, £146 Blueburn, £136 Delight Farm, Peel Flatt & Cheeseburn Grange, £130 Hillcrest

Breeding Sheep

Breeding Ewes topped at £138 from Mr W Bell, Waterloo Farm for Texel x Ewes scanned Triplets

Mule Hoggs scanned twins topped at £128 and £125 from Mr P Robson, Taylor Burn

Texel x (ewe) - £138 & £32 Waterloo

Mule Hoggs - £128, £125 & £116 (x3) Taylor Burn

A great run of 9 Pure Texel tup hoggs from regular consignors, T Common & Sons, Low Ardley met a tremendous trade topping at £172 for 3, with the rest making 168 & £162

Texel Tup Hoggs - £172, £168, £162 (x3) Low Ardley

Store Hoggs

A catalogued entry of 1464 hoggs sold to a steady trade with quality back on the week.

Topping at £114 was a pen of Texel crosses from Mr K Springett, Ochrelands and Cheviots from JA Rogerson, Bellshiel

The smaller the lambs there dearer it is! Vendors are urged to get in contact with Jack Walton to discuss marketing options 07739440457

Texel x –£114 Ochrelands, £111 Quarry House, £110 Dotland Park, £108 Barrasford Green, £106 Fell Lane, £100 Quarry House (x2) & The Boat, £99 Barrasford Green & Glendue (x2), £98 Glendue, £96 Greenlaw & Brokenheugh, £95 Rosebrough & Chesters, £94 Normans Riding, Fell Lane, Broom House, Glendue & Thornley Hall Farm, £93.50 Glendue, £93 Cheviot & Ochrelands, £92 Normans Riding, Redesmouth & Delight Farm, £90.50 Dene House, £90 Quarry house (x2) & Nunwick, £89 Temperley Grange, Fell Lane & Bellshiel, £88 Thockrington, £87.50 Nunwick, £87 Normans Riding, Hallington High, Ochrelands & The Boat

Suffolk x – £97 Grindon Hill, £95 Thockrington, £93 Cheviot, £91.50 Thockrington, £90 Dene House, £89 Thornley Hall Farm, £88 East Fourstones, £87 Thockrington & Delight Farm, £86 Grindon Hill, £83 Dene House, £82 Thockrington

Beltex x - £106 & £98 Dotland Park, £95 Fell Lane, £85 & £82 Barracks Farm,

Leicester - £75 Blueburn

Cheviot x - £114 Bellshiel, £92 Barrasford Green, £81 Nunwick, £80 Edlingham Demesne, £77 Grindon Hill, £67.50 Nunwick

Mule – £102 Hallington High£85 Blueburn, £80 Quarry House, £77.50 Buckshaw, £75.50 Redesmouth, £75 Riding Farm, £69.50 Buckshaw, £63 Coatlith Hill & Rosebrough, £62 Blueburn

Blackface – £74 Quarry House, £72 Blueburn, £69.50 Redesmouth, £67 & £66 Quarry House, £65 Bellshiel, £64 Blueburn, £60 Edlingham Demesne

Swaledale - £56 Thornley Hall Farm, £54, £53.50 & £50 Stewartshield Meadows

Crossbred – £96 & £87 Riding Farm, £84 Cheviot, £80 Broom House, £ 76 Redesmouth, £71 Broom House.

Primestock, Tuesday, February 25.

Cattle

Prime Cattle

A larger show of clean cattle were forward with buyers for all types.

Topping the sale was a Charolais Heifer from Mr FT Walton, Flotterton at £1371.58.

Top ppk came from M/s WH Davison & Son, Lough Green at 221.5ppk

Limousin Heifers – £1220.67 Lough Green, £987.31 Manor Farm

205.5p Lough Green

Charolais Heifers – £1371.58 Flotterton, £1324.57 Lough Green, £1222.73 Flotterton

221.5p Lough Green, 207.5p & 205.5p Flotterton

Angus Steers - £1287.37 & 185.5p Manor Farm

Angus Heifers - £1156.16, £1037.51, £1028.54 & £995.78, Manor Farm

183.5p, 181.5p, 179.5p (x2) & 177.5p Manor Farm

British Blue Heifers - £1061.45, £1060.85 & £1023.15 Flotterton

179.5p (x2) & 177.5p Flotterton

Cast Cows & OTM

Cast cows met a great trade again at Hexham with new buyers present at ringside.

Topping the sale was an Angus cow from Mr FT Walton, Flotterton making £1105.80

Top ppk was from High Warden Farms Ltd at 169.5ppk

We have buyers for all types, shapes and sizes. More urgently wanted to meet purchasers demand. Contact Jack on 07739440457 to discuss.

Limousin – £1076 Lingey Field, £1045.68 Glebe Farm, £909.78 Little Swinburne, £902.70 Lingey Field, £888.13 Flotterton, £884.85 The Boat, £811.97 East Butsfield

138.5p Glebe Farm, 134.5p Lingey Field, 133.5p Glebe Farm, 129.5p East Butsfield, 128.5p Little Swinburne, 127.5p The Boat, Low Houselope & Lingey Field, 122.5p Flotterton

Angus -£1105.80, £1076.82 & £1042.48 Flotterton, £1025.48 High Warden, £1019.75 & £1013.43 Flotterton

169.5p High Warden, 142.5p, 141.5p,139.5p, 133.5p, 129.5p & 124.5p Flotterton

British Blue – £912.98 Ridley Farm, £886.40 Glebe Farm

138.5p Glebe Farm, 129.5p Ridley Farm

Charolais - £927.50 & 132.5p Ridley Farm

Stabiliser - £849.29 & 116.5p West End Town

Prime Sheep

Prime Hoggs

Less hoggs forward this week with a number of regular vendors finished for the season.

A larger percentage of heavy hoggs meant the average per head was only marginally different on the week with a top of £130 from Blackburn.

Texel x - £127 Nilston Rigg, £125 Blackburn & Nilston Rigg, £120 Landieu & Palm Strothers, £119, £118 & £116.50 (x2) Grange Farm, £116 Palm Strothers, £115.50 Landieu, £115 Palm Strothers & Grange Farm, £114.50 Baal Hill & West Shields, £114 Blackburn & Grange Farm (x3), £113.50 Kirkley Hall, Palm Strothers & Grange Farm, £113 West Shields, Nilston Rigg & Grange Farm (x2), £112.50 Nilston Rigg, £112 Kirkley Hall, West Shields & Nilston Rigg, £111.50 Holywell, £111 Blackburn, £110 Nilston Rigg & Palm Strothers, £109.50 Holywell & Grange Farm, £108 Blackburn & West Shields, £107.50 Holywell, £107 Blackburn, Palm Strothers & Grange Farm, £106.50 Palm Strothers, £106 Low Staples, £105.50 Holywell & West Shields (x2), £105 Baal Hill, £103.50 West Shields, £100 Low Staples, Thockrington & Palm Strothers (x2)

261.8p & 245.7p Palm Strothers, 245.5p Blackburn, 239.4p Kellah, 238.5p West Shields, 237.8p, 236.7p & 236.5p Palm Strothers, 235.7p Landieu, 234.7p & 234.5p Palm Strothers, 234.4p Holywell, 233.3p Baal Hill, Kellah & Low Staples (x2), 232.7p Grange Farm, 232.6p & 231.6p Low Staples, 231p Thockrington, 230.6p Grange Farm & Nilston Rigg, 230p Grange Farm, 229.8p & 229.4p (x2) West Shields, 229p Baal Hill, 228.9p & 228p Grange Farm227.7p Blackburn & Grange Farm, 226.5p Blackburn, 225.5p Low Staples, 225p Kirkley Hall & West Shields, 224.4p West Shields, 224p Holywell & West Shields, 223.9p Thockrington, 223.2p West Shields, 223.1p & 222.2p (x2) Palm Strothers, 222.1p & 221.6p West Shields, 219.2p Blackburn, 219p Holywell

Suffolk x – £130 Blackburn, £114.50 Baal Hill, £113 & £112 Grange Farm, £111 Nilston Rigg, £109 & £107.50 Thockrington, £106 Landieu, £103.50 Thockrington, £100 Grange Farm, £92 & £90 Thockrington

230p & 225p Thockrington, 224.5p Baal Hill, 224p Thockrington, 216.3p Landieu, 212.8p Grange Farm, 209.6p & 209.1p Thockrington, 201.8p & 196.5p Grange Farm, 185p Nilston Rigg, 183.1p Blackburn

Leicester x – £75 & 178.6p Hotbank

Mule –£105.50 Baal Hill, £105 Kellah, £102 Great Chesters, £100 & £91.50 Hotbank, £89.50 Baal Hill & Hotbank

226.7p Great Chesters, 219.8p Baal Hill, 218.8p Kellah, 218.3p Baal Hill & Hotbank, £217.9p & 217.4p Hotbank

Blackface - £103 & £100 Great Chesters, £87 Kellah

228.9p Great Chesters, 207.1p Kellah, 181.8p Great Chesters

Swaledale - £80 & 210.5p Baal Hill.