Weekly sales reports from Hexham and Northern Marts

Top price was £123 for Texel crosses from The Hope with the same farm selling Beltex cross to 297.5p

Thank you to all who have supported the Mart in 2020 and as we look forward to 2021, we wish all our customers a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

Texel x – £123 The Hope & St Oswalds, £118.50 Little Swinburne, £116 The Hope, £114 Errington, £113.50 & £113 Willimoteswick, £112 The Hope, £111 High Baulk, £110.50 New Dotland & Aydonshields, £110 St Oswalds, Comb Hills, High Baulk & Linacres, £109 The Hope, Crescent Farm & Linacres, £108 New Dotland, £107.50 Thockrington, Bensons Fell, Low Eshells & Kellah, £107 Blue Gables, The Hope, Little Swinburne, Comb Hills, Bensons Fell & Blackburn, £106 Little Swinburne, Tenter House, £105 The Hope (x3) & Hedley Park, £104.50 Errington, Great Bavington & Aydonshields, £104 Willimoteswick, Little Swinburne (x2), Hedley Park & Tenter House, £103.50 St Oswalds (x2), Blackburn, Baal Hill & Wagtail, £103 The Hope (x2), St Oswalds (x2), Errington & Kellah, £102.50 Tenter House & Low Staples, £102 Little Swinburne & West Shields, £101.50 Thockrington, £101 St Oswalds, £100.50 High Baulk, £100 Linacres

269.8p, 266.7p, 264.1p & 262.5p (x2) The Hope, 261.9p Linacres, 260p Little Swinburne, 259.5p & 256.3p The Hope, 255.8p Comb Hills, 254.8p Bensons Fell, 253.7p & 252.4p Little Swinburne, 250p The Hope, 248.8p Little Swinburne & Hedley Park, 246.4p St Oswalds, 243.2p The Hope & Little Swinburne, 243p Errington, 240.7p St Oswalds, 239p Lough Green, 238.5p & 235p The Hope, 234.3p Waterford, 234.1p The Hope, 232.6p Blue Gables, 232.5p East Newham, 232.4p Comb Hills, 231.3p High Baulk, 231.1p Willimoteswick, 229.7p Waterford, 229.6p & 229.2p St Oswalds, 228.9p & 228p Errington, 227.9p Little Swinburne, 227.8p St Oswalds, 227.7p Comb Hills, 227.4p New Dotland, 225p Linacres.

Suffolk x – £114 Thockrington & Great Bavington, £112 Great Bavington, £110 Thockrington, £109 New Dotland, £108.50 Baal Hill (x2), £105.50 Thockrington & Great Bavington, £105 New Dotland, Thockrington & Baal Hill, £104 Lunns House, £101.50 Great Bavington & Wagtail, £101 Lunns House, £100.50 Great Bavington, £100 St Oswalds, £96.50 Wagtail

228.3p New Dotland, 226p Baal Hill, £222.5p New Dotland, 218.8p Thockrington, 217.5p East Newham, 217.4p St Oswalds, 217.1p New Dotland, 215.3p Thockrington, 214.3p Wagtail, 211.5p Thockrington, 210.4p Lunns House, 205.1p Great Bavington, 203.6p Thockrington, 203.5p Lunns House, 203p Wagtail, 201.9p Baal Hill, 201p Wagtail, 200p & 199p Great Bavington.

Dutch Texel x – £119 & 233.3p Willimoteswick.

Beltex x – £122 & £119 The Hope

297.5p & 265.2p The Hope.

Kerry Hill x – £111 Willimoteswick, £97 Comb Hills, £96 Willimoteswick

226.5p & 218.2p Willimoteswick, 215.6p Comb Hills.

Cheviot x- £103.50 & £88.50 Flotterton

211.2p & 210.7p Flotterton.

Mule – £105.50 & £101.50 Quarry House, £98 Baal Hill, £97 Quarry House & Great Chesters, £96.50 Kellah, £95.50 Great Chesters, £94.50 Tenter House, £93 West Shields, £90 Tenter House

212.2p Great Chesters, 207.1p Quarry House, 206.4p Quarry House & Great Chesters, 205.4p Tenter House, 201p Kellah, 200p Tenter House, 195.4p Quarry House, 192.2p Baal Hill.

Blackface -£104.50 Quarry House, £98.50 Kellah, £95 Tenter House, £94 Quarry House, £91 Tenter House, £90 Kellah

206.1p & 202.2p Tenter House, 201p & 200p Quarry House, 197.9p Tenter House, 191.5p Kellah.

The final sale of 2020 of Cast Ewes and Rams met an extreme trade with vendors returning delighted and many more could have been sold.

Topping the sale was a tremendous Texel ewe at £170 from M/s K Smith & Sons, East Greenridge. East Greenridge also sold a tremendous run of 102 Mules which averaged £102.25 including 24 at £116.

Blackface ewes topped at £89 from M/s WH Smith & Sons, West Shields.

Don’t bypass Hexham with your Cast Ewes. More wanted for our first sale of 2021 which will take place on Friday, January 8. Contact Jack on 07739440457

Texel –£170 East Greenridge.

Texel x –£145 Errington Red House, £138 West Shields, £132 West Shields, £130 Errington Red House & East Greenridge, £128 Errington Red House, £127 & £126 East Greenridge, £122 Errington Red House & East Greenridge, £120 East Greenridge, £116 Waterford, £109 (x2) Elrington Hall, £106 Rawfoot & Low West House, £105 West Shields.

Suffolk x - £116 East Greenridge, £105 & £92 Black Callerton.

Leicester (Tup) - £90 Farneyshield.

Cheviot – £82 Flotterton.

Mule – £116 East Greenridge, £111 Errington Red House, £107 West Shields, £106 East Greenridge, £104 West Shields, £99 Errington Red House & East Greenridge, £97 East Greenridge, £96 Waterford, £95 Black Callerton.

Blackface – £89 West Shields, £67 Flotterton (x2)

Swaledale - £59 Mount Pleasant.

A nice select sale of Store Lambs sold to a ringful of buyers all keen for sheep.

M/s S&M Pickworth, Dotland Park, sold to £100 for a very smart Texel lamb.

M/s NG,KM & JG Beveridge sold a smart run of Beltex x lambs to £97, £96 & £90.

Swale Tup Lambs sold to £68.50 for 20 from M/s S&K Emmott, Whitelees Farm.

More wanted for the first sale of 2021 on Friday, January 8. Contact Jack on 07739440457 and Drew on 07854361967 with entries.

Texel – £100 Dotland Park.

Texel x –£90 Low West House, £89 Dotland Park & Elrington Hall, £88 Crescent Farm, £87 Low West House, £86 Low West House & Crescent Farm, £84.50 Black Callerton, £84 High Barns, £83 Low West House, £81.50 High Barns, £81 High Barns (x2) & Elrington Hall, £80 Low West House & Crescent Farm.

Suffolk x - £79 Elrington Hall.

Beltex - £85 Dotland Park.

Beltex x – £97 & £96 Low West House, £90 & £86 Dotland Park.

Cheviot – £65 Flotterton.

Mule – £76 Rawfoot.

Swaledale – £68.50 Whitelees.

Crossbred - £79 Rawfoot.

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 6,446 sheep comprising of 4,520 prime lambs and 1,926 cast ewes and rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday, December 29.

A much larger show of 4,520 prime lambs were forward with light lambs and commercial export lambs again the trade of the day, with demand outstripping supply and ensuring a blistering trade from start to finish.

Topping the sale at 337p was a pen of ten Beltex lambs from R & J Lines, Killocraw, Campbeltown, who’s run of 40 fantastic lambs went on to average 38kg, 321p and £122.80.

Heavy lambs saw a slight rise in the week with many good runs of commercial heavies averaging well over £105 and sold to a top price of £145 for Texel lambs shown by EJC Dean, Kirk House, Brampton.

Overall average of 232.3p (SQQ 239.2p)

All classes of primestock are required for Thursday, January 7 as normal service resumes.

The board of directors, auctioneers and all the staff at C&D Auction Mart would like to thank all customers for their continued support throughout the year and wish everybody a very prosperous New Year for 2021.

For further advice on marketing your livestock, please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers:

John Walton 07880527066

Nick Woodmass 07584200489

Sam Hogg 07584207323

Norman Douglas 07786366833

Neil McCleary 07771685073

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 337p, 335p, 333p Killocraw, 331p Breckon Hill, 311p Kerfield & Killocraw, 305p Breckon Hill, 302p Kerfield, 290p Miller Hill, 287p Boreland of Kelton, 285p High Stenries.

Charollais 290p, 267p Breckon Hill, 231p Tinnishall & High Tirfergus.

Texel 286p Boreland of Kelton, 279p Netherton & Windyhill, 278p Kerfield, 276p High Mossthorn & Boreland of Kelton, 275p Rigfoot, 273p Killocraw.

Blackface 250p Glenmanna, 247p Silloans & Craighead, 244p High Crubasdale & Glenmanna, 243p Chirdon, 241p Arnicle & Sorbie, 240p Arnicle.

Cheviot 250p Brisco Meadows, 245p Cara View, Heathery Hall & High Ladore, 244p High Crubasdale, High Ladore & Roughet Hill, 243p, 242p Rigfoot, 241p Roughet Hill.

Suffolk 247p Auchenlosh, 242p Ryehills, 239p Rigfoot, 236p High Cattadale, 234p Howgillside & Miller Hill, 232p Howgillside, 231p Outertown, 230p Brisco Meadows.

Cheviot Mule 246p Kirkbride, 242p Roughet Hill, 230p Thornship, 227p Brisco Meadows, 226p Whitchester, 220p Thornship.

Shetland 245p Pendicle, 235p Maidencots & Heathery Hall, 231p Meikle Whitriggs.

Herdwick 242p Heathery Hall.

Mule 241p Low Dunashery, 239p Chirdon, 235p Arnicle, 234p Ridsdale, 232p Low Dunashery, 227p Rigfoot, 226p Mains of Collin, 224p High Crubasdale, 222p Millantae, 220p Westernhopeburn.

Oxford 223p Ridsdale.

Lleyn 218p, 213p Cleongart.

Swaledale 209p, 202p Peasemyres.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £145, £142, £139 Kirk House, £137, £134 Tercrosset, £132 Howgillside, £128 Westcote, & Kerfield, £124 Rigfoot, £120 Killocraw & Lingey Field.

Beltex £137 Kerfield, £132 High Hall, £130 Killocraw & Kerfield, £128 Killocraw, £127 High Stenries, £126 Breckon Hill, £124 High Hall & Killocraw, £123 Breckon Hill & High Stenries, £122 Breckon Hill, £120 High Hall.

Suffolk £124 Riddings Hill, £114 Dunjop, £110 Outertown, £109 High Machriemore, £108 Dunjop & Breckon Hill, £106 High Cattadale & High Machriemore, £105 Rigfoot.

Charollais £123, £122 Breckon Hill.

Mule £107 Miller Hill, £103 Breckon Hill, £101.50 Cara View, £101 High Crubasdale, £100 Heathery Knowe, Low Dunashery & Thornship.

Cheviot £104.50 Rigfoot, £103 Cara View, £102 Rigfoot, £100 Kirkton, £99 Catslackburn & Kilnford

Croft, £95.50 Mainside, £97 Elwick, £96.50 Roughet Hill, £95 Laundry Cottage.

Cheviot Mule £100 Guardsmill, £97.50 Brisco Meadows, £97 Whitchester & Guardsmill.

Herdwick £100 Breckon Hill.

Lleyn £98 Cleongart.

Blackface £97.50 High Crubasdale, £97 Glendearg, £95.50 Fingland, £95 Breckon Hill, £93.50 Canina Gardens, £93 Silloans & Brisco Meadows.

A similar entry of 1,926 cast ewes and rams were forward. All classes of ewes were firmer on the week as numbers tighten. Heavy ewes would be £3-£4 per head sharper and can be sold to vendor advantage here at Longtown.

Heavy ewes topped the sale at £182 for a Pure Bred Texel ewe shown by T Illingworth, Howgillside, Eaglesfield.

Suffolk ewes sold to a top of £130 from Messrs Wales, Thackwood, Raughton Head, with Mule ewes topped at £97 from Marygate.

Hill ewes to £88 for Cheviots from J Lamb, Ingleston, Ayr, with Blackface ewes topping at £85 for a penful from DA & MA Teasdale, Grindon Hill, Haydon Bridge.

Cast rams saw a big rise on the week being very good to sell and are wanted for next week’s sale. Rams sold to £150 for Texels from D McGregor, Longrigg, Roweltown.

HEAVY EWES

Texel £182 Howgillside, £179 Viewley, £178 Shepherds Cottage, £174 Thackwood, £168 Beckfoot, £167 Howgillside, £164 Viewley, £160 Howgillside, £159 Thackwood, £158 Boreland of Kelton & Oakshawhill, £155 Birkenside.

Beltex £134 Kerfield.

Suffolk £130 Thackwood, £128, £126 Birkenside, £120 Elwick, £118 Howgillside, £116 Mossburnford, £114 Thornington, Nether Stenries, Birkenside & Heatherglen.

Charollais £119 Viewley, £118 Thackwood.

Bluefaced Leicester £112 Viewley, £107 Barnakill, £102 Nunscleugh.

North Country Cheviot £105 Nether Stenries, £100 Grindon Hill, £99 Mill House, £97 Meikle Whitriggs.

Mule £97, £96 Marygate, £96 Thornington, £95 Grindon Hill, £93 Birkenside & Marygate, £92 Moorhills, £91 Priestdykes, Kilberry Home & Marygate, £90 Shepherds Cottage & Whitegates.

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £88 Ingleston, £85 Millriggs & Mill House, £79 Solway House & Allfornaught, £76 Kirkton, £73 Rigfoot & Burnhouse, £72 Dryfeholm.

Blackface £85 Grindon Hill & Viewley, £82 Beckfoot, £80 Clonrae, £78 Glenmanna, £77 Glenshanna & Viewley, £75 Brennanlea & Greenburn.

Swaledale £68 Reaygarth, £61 Burnhouse, £60 Ingleston.

RAMS

Texel £150 Longrigg, £148 Viewley, £134 Kilnknowe, £132 Miller Hill, £128 Boreland of Kelton & Viewley.

Charollais £130 Beckfoot, £126 Meikle Whitriggs.

Suffolk £128 Hassendean.

Bluefaced Leicester £120 Chirdon.

Beltex £118 Merkland.

Blackface £98 Brennanlea.

Averages:

Lambs

Light to 266.0p (235.9p)

Standard to 337.0p (246.7p)

Medium to 311.0p (234.4p)

Heavy to 278.0p (213.8p)

Overweight to 231.0p (201.6p)

Ewes

Light to £88.00 (£60.63)

Heavy to £182.00 (£96.83)

Rams £150.00 (£99.58)