Weekly sales reports from Hexham and Northern Marts

The older, forward portion of the catalogue once again sold well, marginally dearer on the week and peaked at £1,490 for a super hefty jet black Limousin bullock at 20 months from Geoff Ogle, Blackburn, with three more selling at similar rates to average £1,456 for a delighted Mr Ogle.

The heifer trade was crowned by an exceptional black Limmy lass at just 13 months of age which, sold in the last moments of the sale, and flew to £1,400 for Alfie & John Marr, Old Ravensworth, Gateshead. At a similar age was the lead lady from highly regarded father and daughter team Graham & Gemma Common, Low Ardley, which scaled to a mighty £1,300. Bidding from all quarters was sustained throughout their run of 14 that returned at £1,121 throughout, representing a lift of well over one hundred pounds per head on the year and a good omen for the annual run of bullocks entered for next week’s sale.

Angus cattle once again sold well and topped at a rewarding £1,410 for a weighty bullock from Ken Sisterson, Newlands Haugh, who saw his 11 steers average £1,270 including Charolais and Simmental crosses of a similar stamp topping at £1,370 and £1,355 respectively.

The middle aged bracket of cattle; those at 11-17 months of age, besides the heifers previously mentioned, were dominated by the annual run of bullocks from James Herdman, Edlingham Newtown, who consigned a super packet of steers at 12-15 months that peaked at £1,365 for a cracking pair of Angus’ followed by Charolais at £1,350, twice and an occasional Limousin cross steer at £1,260 which contributed to an average, all told of just £6 shy of £1,300 - an increase of one hundred and thirty pounds on the year for the respected Alnwick-based producer.

Once again, the youngest class of calves saw a lift with a better show of quality on the week attaining deserved reward and the best of each breed scaling to new heights. The class was topped by a simply sublime pen of three outstanding Angus cross steers by registered sires from Keith Hall & Family, West Butsfield, Tow Law, and the newly established family farming enterprise were delighted with their first trip to Hexham with six selling to average £1,149 throughout. Continental crosses followed closely behind at £1,190 for a smashing Limousin cross bullock at ten months from Messrs Bell, Woodhall, Bardon Mill, who enjoyed a blistering trade for a great run of calves in which two heifers hit £1,100 and the packet of 20 (8 steers and 12 heifers) returned at £1,040 per head representing another good lift on the year.

James Macgregor, East Loanend, sold a super steer at £1,145 and saw his four bullocks and two heifers average £1,062 making another trip to Hexham well worthwhile for the Berwick-based breeder.

Producers with cattle to sell are urged to contact our auctioneers who will be pleased to advise on how our current ‘drop and go’ system is working and when best to take advantage of these great rates for store cattle; by far and away the best in the region, to maximise the return of your cattle.

Leading prices;

Cattle 23 – 30 Months

Limousin x steers – £1360 Lunns House, £1330 Park Head, £1290 Duddo Hill, £1255 & £1245 Fallowfield.

Angus x heifers – £1280 Redesmouth.

Cattle 17 – 22 Months

Limousin x steers – £1490 & £1455 (x2) Blackburn, £1440 Lowes Fell, £1425 Blackburn, £1420 Lowes Fell, £1400, £1370 & £1360 Lunns House, £1355 Edlingham Newtown, £1290, £1285 & £1270 Duddo Hill, £1250 BLACKBURTBN, £1220 Duddo Hill (x2), £1200 Fallowfield, Duddo Hill & Hepscott Manor, £1180 Ogle Dene, £1170 Duddo Hill.

Limousin x heifers -£1340 Middle Heads, £1305 & £1300 Lunns House, £1290 Lowes Fell, £1280 Park Head & Middle Heads, £1240 Lunns House, £1225 Middle Heads, £1170 & £1140 Berwick Hill, £1135 Church Farm, £1120 & £1110 Berwick Hill, £1090 Middle Heads, £1055 Church Farm.

British Blue x steers - £1300 Park Head.

British Blue x heifers - £1060 Windy Hill.

Charolais steers - £1370 & £1350 Newlands Haugh, £1140 Fallowfield.

Charolais heifers - £1200 Hepscott Manor.

Charolais x steers – £1340 Newlands Haugh, £1320 Edlingham Newtown, £1210 Newlands Haugh, £1180 Hepscott Manor, £1110 Park Head.

Charolais x heifers - £1340 Hepscott Manor.

Simmental x steers - £1355 Newlands Haugh, £1240 Fallowfield (x2), £1145 Broomfield.

Angus x steers – £1410 Newlands Haugh, £1300 East Uppertown, £1290 & £1280 Hallington New Houses, £1270 Redesmouth, £1190 East Uppertown & Newlands Haugh, £1165 Newlands Haugh.

Angus x heifers – £1250 Church Farm, £1210 & £1190 Hallington New Houses, £1090 Redesmouth.

Hereford x steers - £1090 Brackenthwaite.

Cattle 11 – 16 Months

Limousin x steers – £1260 Edlingham Newtown & Old Ravensworth, £1230 & £1200 Lowfield, £1200 Old Ravensworth, £1180 Lowfield, £1150 Highside & Old Ravensworth, £1130 Thornton Tower & Glendue, £1110 Woodhall, £1095 Grindon Hill, £1090 Lowfield & Wydon, £1080 Grindon Hill, £1065 Thornton Tower, £1050 Glendue.

Limousin x heifers – £1400 Old Ravensworth, £1300, £1240, £1230, £1220 & £1210 Low Ardley, £1210 Grindon Hill, £1130 Old Ravensworth, £1115 Woodhall, £1095 Grindon Hill & Highside, £1090 Low Ardley & Glendue, £1080 Woodhall, £1070 Low Ardley (x2) & Wydon, £1060 Grindon Hill, £1050 Low Ardley & Thornton Tower, £1020 Woodhall, £1015 Glendue.

Charolais x steers - £1350 (x2) & £1345, £1320 & £1275 Edlingham Newtown, £1205 Little Harle, £1200 Edlingham Newtown, £1170, £1145, £1140, £1135 & £1130 Little Harle, £1120 Wydon.

Charolais x heifers - £990 Wydon.

Blonde x steers - £1120 & £1090 Colwell Demesne.

Angus x steers -£1365 Edlingham Newtown, £1175 & £1170 East Uppertown, £1160 High Barnes, £1140 West Butsfield, £1070 Edlingham Newtown & Lowfield, £1045 High Barnes, £1000 Ogle Dene.

Hereford x steers - £1050 Brackenthwaite.

Cattle 10 months and under

Limousin x steers – £1190 Woodhall, £1145 & £1100 East Loanend, £1070 Woodhall, £1060 & £1010 East Loanend, £1000 Woodhall & Baal Hill.

Limousin x heifers - £1075 & £975 East Loanend.

British Blue x steers – £1110 Woodhall, £1085 & £1065 Light Birks, £1060 Woodhall & Light Birks (x2), £1050 & &1040 (x2) Light Birks.

British Blue x heifers - £1100 & £1020 Woodhall.

Simmental steers - £940 Wydon.

Angus x steers - £1200 & £1015 West Butsfield, £940 Hedley Park.

Angus x heifers - £925.00 High Barns.

Another large show of 1,092 cast ewes met another strong trade for a poorer show on display.

Topping the sale at £176 was a pen of five Texel ewes from Messrs J Walton & Son, Rock.

248 Tex x ewes averaging £106.76.

Suffolk ewes topped at £122 from Messrs MC & MD Sparke, Salmonfield.

Mules sold to £96 on two occasions, firstly from Messrs T Common & Son, Low Ardley, & 12 from Messrs Lewis Forster & Son, West Nubbock.

Blackface ewes sold to £102 for a tremendous pen of 25 from Messrs J Hunter & Sons, The Steel.

A strong pen of 22 Swales sold to £74 from Messrs K Smith & Son, East Greenridge.

More wanted, Contact Jack 07739440457.

Texel - £176 Rock, £164 Low Ardley, £148 Middle Dukesfield, £138 Allergill, £132 Rock, £130 Middle Dukesfield, £124 Stotsfold, £123 Broomhall, £122 The Fawns.

Texel x – £152 Burmoor, £145 The Fawns, £138 Chesters & High House, £132 Burmoor, £128 The Fawns, £126 High House, £125 Burmoor & Allergill, £124 Burmoor, Crook Dene & High House, £122 Burmoor, East Broomshiels & Allergill, £120 Burmoor, East Broomshiels, West Nubbock, The Fawns & Allergill, £118 Crook Dene, Glenhill (x2) & Catreen, £116 Low Ardley, Burmoor & Allergill (x2), £115 East Greenridge, £114 Low Ardley, The Fawns, High House, Houselope Grange & East Greenridge.

Suffolk x – £122 Salmonfield, £120 East Greenridge, £118 East Broomshiels (J Harrison), £115 East White Hill, £114 Rock & Thrunton, £108 High House & Rugley Walls, £104 Chesterwood Farm House & Dene House.

Beltex x - £132 The Fawns, £128 High Town.

Dutch Texel - £130 & £120 Willimoteswick.

Leicester - £120 Middle Dukesfield, £120 Rock, £117 Middle Dukesfield.

Texel x Leicester - £124 West Nubbock.

NC Cheviot – £108, £101 & £98 Rock, £94 Sundaysight.

Cheviot x - £89 Colwell South Farm & Mount Pleasant, £78 Sundaysight.

Beulah - £83, £68 & £61 Middle Moor.

Mule – £96 Low Ardley & West Nubbock, £95 he Steel, East White Hill & Morrowfield, £92 East Wharmley, Rugley Walls & Broomhall, £91 East Wharmley & Willimoteswick, £90 Chesters, New Dotland & Prior Hall, £89 Colwell South Farm & Little Swinburne. £88 Stone Hall, Catreen & Salmonswell.

Blackface – £102 & £86 The Steel, £86 Edges Green, £85 West Nubbock, £84 The Hole, £82 Carry House, £81 Broomhope, £80 Cleughfoot & New Dotland.

Swaledale – £74 East Greenridge, £70 Brownchesters, £68 Stone Hall, £62 Amos Hill, £60 High Town.

Herdwick - £52 Chesterwood Farm House.

A catalogued entry of 1,737 store hoggs sold to another tremendous trade averaging £96.19.

Topping the sale at £144 was a strong Texel tup hogg from Messrs BA & AM Storrow & Son, Willimoteswick.

Suffolk x hoggs continue to sell extremely well to a top of £127.50 for six from Messrs E Milburn & Son, Holling Hill.

Abermax hoggs topped at £126 from Messrs CA & JM Hall, Whitchester.

Mule hoggs topped at £121.50 for a great run from TA Collingwood & Sons, Ambling Gate.

A pair of Blackface hoggs topped at £106 from Messrs JRF Pattinson & Son, Hotbank.

More wanted to meet demand, contact Jack 07739 440457.

Texel - £144 Willimoteswick, £140 Glenhill.

Texel x – £133.50 West Mill Hills, £129.50 Linacres, £128 Whiteside & Allergill, £127.50 Allergill, £127 Palm Strothers, £126 East Wharmley, £125 Longlee, £124 Willimoteswick, £123 Linacres & Longlee, £122 Felton Demesne, £121 Allergill, £120 Thockrington & Piatroon, £119 Willimoteswick, £117.50 Sandylands, Felton Demesne, Hareshaw Allotment & Amos Hill, £117 Falstone Farm, Thockrington & High Knitsley, £116 Crook Dene, £114 Willimoteswick & Latterford, £113.50 Hillcrest & Holling Hill, £113 Thockrington & Catreen, £110 High Barns, Hillcrest & Sandylands, £108 Longlee (x2) & East Highridge.

Suffolk x – £127.50 Holling Hill, £126 Garden Field, £124 Morrowfield, £116 Thockrington, £114 Lunns House & Morrowfield, £113 Thockrington, £112 Lunns House, £111 High Knitsley, £110.50 Lunns House, £107 The Bridges, High Knitsley & Broomhall, £105 Lunns House.

Beltex x - £141.50 Dotland Park, £140 Glenhill, £133.50 & £130 Dotland Park, £126 Morrowfield & Woodwell House, £125 Morrowfield, £123.50 Woodwell House, £119 Bavington Hill Head, £108 & £105.50 Woodwell House.

Charollais x - £135 Bavington Hill Head, £111.50 & £111 Sunniside, £108 Bavington Hill Head.

Abermax - £126 & £117 Whitchester.

Leicester - £124 Carry House, £106 Holling Hill, £103 Ambling Gate.

Mule – £121.50 Ambling Gate, £117 Holing Hill, £108 Allergill, £106 Ambling Gate & Hotbank, £105 Loadman, £100 & £98 Todhillwood, £98 Hotbank, £96 Low Carriteth.

Cheviot Mule - £129 Bavington Hill Head, £117 Linacres.

Cheviot - £98 Sillywrea & West Mill Hills, £95 Gairshield, £90 Sillywrea.

Blackface – £106 & £98 Hotbank, £98 Grasslees, £96 Greyside, £94 Holling Hill.

Swaledale – £78 Todhillwood (x2)

A plainer show and plenty of weight about this week. Charolais x heifers from FT Walton selling to 227.5ppkg. Limousin x heifers from the same home to £1430.45.

Charolais x Heifers - £1393.18 & £1379.20 Flotterton, £1334.38 Barker House

227.5p & 215.5p Flotterton, 213.5p Barker House.

Limousin x Heifers – £1430.45 Flotterton, £1302.40 Sherburn Tower

213.5p & 212.5p Flotterton.

A reduced number of cows due to the adverse weather conditions but those that did battle the snow were greatly rewarded.

Cast cow trade yet again strong at Hexham for all classes with cows coming from across Northumberland and Durham.

The top three highest grossing cows came from Messrs J Lee & Sons, Morley Hill, selling to a high of £1483.43 for a tremendous Limousin Cow. The run of cows from Morley Hill went on to average 164.2ppkg & £1355.22.

Leaner sort very easily cashed once again with many realising 135-140ppkg. The whole sale this week went on to average 143ppkg, yet again more cows needed to meet demand next week.

Please call Drew with entries on 07854361967.

Angus x - £1066.19 Grasslees, £1000.35 East Knitsley, £974.85, £940.98 & £900.90 West Shields

175.5p East Knitsley, 153.5p Grasslees, 145.5p & 141.5p West Shields.

British Blue - £1348.10 Morley Hill, £1309.93 Glebe Farm

173.5p Morley Hill & Glebe Farm.

British Blue x - £1051.88 & 137.5p Low Staples.

Charolais x - £969.50 & 138.5p Lunns House.

Limousin x -£1483.43, £1369.55 & £1232.64 Morley Hill, £1205.13 Swarland Old Hall, £1194.66 The Steel, £1133.22 Sherburn Tower

173.5p & 160.5 Morley Hill, 159.5p The Steel, 155.5p Swarland Old Hall.

Hereford x - £981.23 Aydonshields.

Simmental – £1209.50 & 147.5p Swarland Old Hall.

Simmental x - £952.77 Lunns House, £872.62 Grasslees

136.5p Lunns House, 135.5p Grasslees.

The sheep entry again affected by the weather but not the trade with an average overall of 270ppkg.

Top price hoggs were £154 & £150 from John Smith Jackson, High Town, and up to 358.1p from the same farm.

Brian Rogerson 07801 862792.

Texel x – £154, £150 & £145 High Town, £139 Rusheylaw & Middle Heads, £137 Sherburn Tower, £136 High Town & Low Staples, £134.50 & £134 (x2) Butsfield Burn, £133 Rusheylaw, £132 Butsfield Burn & High Town, £131 East Matfen, £130.50 Middle Heads, £130 East Matfen, Butsfield Burn & Aydonshields., £129 New Dotland, Butsfield Burn & West Shields. £128.50 Middle Heads, £128 New Dotland (x2), Springwell Cottage & Aydonshields, £127 Springwell Cottage, £126.50 West Shields, £125.50 Great Bavington & West Shields, £125 West Shields, £124.50 Low Carriteth, £124 High Town & Low Staples, £123 Sherburn Tower, £122 Colwell Hill, Middle Heads & West Shields, £121 East Matfen & Springwell Cottage

358.1p, 337.2p & 333.3p High Town, 317.5p Springwell Cottage, 316.3p Low Staples, 314.6p New Dotland, 313.5p St Oswalds, 312.2p Springwell Cottage, 309.5p East Matfen, 307.9p East Newham, 307.1p West Shields, 302.6p St Oswalds, 302.2p Middle Heads, 295.5p Aydonshields, 286.1p Sherburn Tower, 284.4p Aydonshields, 282.1p East Newham, 281.4p & 281.3p Springwell Cottage, 280.5p St Oswalds & West Shields, 275.6p High Town, 275.0p East Matfen & East Newham, 274.4p West Shields & St Oswalds, 273.3p & 271.9p Middle Heads, 271.1p West Shields & Middle Heads, 270.7p Low Carriteth.

Suffolk x – £134 Steel Hall, £133 & £130.50 Great Bavington, £128.50 Steel Hall & Great Bavington, £125 & £124 Steel Hall, £123 Great Bavington, £120 New Dotland

277.8p Steel Hall, 276.2p New Dotland, 275.6p Steel Hall, 262.2p & 261.7p Great Bavington, 261.1p Middle Heads, 255.8p Great Bavington, 255.3p New Dotland, 254.7p Great Bavington, 252.0p Steel Hall.

Charollais x - £114.50 & 266.3p Steel Hall.

Bleu D’Maine x - £126 & 293.0p Low Staples.

Mule – £119 High Town, £117.50 Colwell Hill, £113 High Town

251.1p High Town, 235.0p Colwell Hill.

Cheviot - £113.50 Flotterton (x2)

291.0p, 291.0p & 276.4p Flotterton.

Blackface -£116.50 New Dotland

256.1p & 254.6p Satchells, 253.3p New Dotland, 251.4p Satchells.

Swaledale- 216.1p Colwell Hill.