Weekly sales reports from Hexham and Northern Marts

Being the third sale of the month, the entry included over 200 head of native breed cattle which included Angus, Hereford, Beef Shorthorn, Blue Grey and South Devon steers and heifers for the monthly special sale of such types.

Trade once again lifted on the week and fittingly peaked at £1,580 for a huge Angus steer at 22 months of age from noted and regular consignor of Angus cattle to these special sales; Dennis Burn, Aydonshields. The Hexhamshire breeder also sold the dearest Angus heifer on the day at £1,280 and his four best averaged £1,425 much to Mr Burns delight.

Older, forward Continental cattle also saw a lift and these topped at £1,520 for a pair of cracking Limousin cross steers out of Charolais mothers from Snowdon Oates, Ouston Farms Ltd. The consignment from Trench Hall were sought after from start to finish and saw the lead pair of heifers reach £1,375 with 12 extremely well bred cattle averaging £1,337 for five steers and seven heifers throughout.

John Carpenter, another County Durham-based producer and weekly consignor to this centre saw his best Angus change hands at £1,505 for the super bullock at 22 months of age and the four consigned on the day, all by a registered Angus bull level at £1,406.

With County Durham consignors to the fore in this class, Messrs Herdman, Lunns House, Consett, attained £1,460 for their best Limousin cross steer, as did Messrs Walker Bros, Satley, Tow Law, for their best hefty Simmental cross. The two well-known families of consignors to the Hexham ring were well rewarded for their efforts on the day and averaged £1,408 for four and £1,418 for eight sold respectively.

The middle aged bracket of cattle, from 11-17 months of age, looked dearer on the week also and these types peaked at £1,380 for a cracking Charolais cross from Kit & Paul Dinning, Fallowfield. The Acomb-based father & son team continued with their weekly consignments of quality steers and sold 18 which included a Hereford cross at £1,190 to average £1,219 across the board.

Angus cattle in this bracket topped at £1,340 for a super pair of black bullocks at 15 months from Robin Hall, Kirkley Dam House, and heifers peaked at £1,300 for a smart Limmy lady from Craig & Nicola Armin,Tanfield Lane, with Charolais cross heifers selling to £1,220 from both Messrs Coxon, Hepscott Manor and Agnes & James Sinton, White House.

A super run of Angus cross yearling bullocks were consigned from high in The Coquet Valley by Chris & Janet Watmore, owners of Holystone Estate, and the well-bred types at 11-12 months topped at £1,230 to average £1,184 for a smashing load of 17 representing a lift of over £100 per head on the year.

Besides the sizeable entry of Angus crosses, a number of other native breeds were well-represented on this day which included Hereford steers at 15 months which hit £1,160 from Davy & Kate Dickinson, Chattlehope, at the foot of The Carter Bar. South Devon steers at 21 months scaled to £1,240 from John Moore, Wingates Wholme, whilst Beef Shorthorn steers ascended to £1,335 from Messrs Harrison, Peddar Hill, Longtown, and to £1,040 for a nice pair of heifers from Messrs Hodgson, Swinhoe, North Northumberland. A nice packet of Blue-Grey cattle were brought down off the Hexhamshire heather by Philip & Fiona Scott, Westburnhope, Steel, and these at 17-18 months sold well at £1,040 for steers and £850 for heifers.

Younger continental cross cattle were also in hot demand and this category saw Limmy steers to £1,235 from Messrs Nixon, Longlea, Wark, and British Blue cross heifers to £1,225 from another Hexhamshire producer; Messrs Lee, Harwood Shield.

The youngest class – those at ten months and under - looked the dearest of the day and these too continue to sell at a pace at Hexham. Messrs Armin sold the choicest Limmy steer at £1,200 with Ken Ridley, Allenshields, following close with a shapely pair at £1,195 and heifers to £1,105 averaging £1,131 for six steers and four heifers sold. Charolais cross bullocks in this class sold top £1,140 from Sarah Iveson, Cooper House, and Angus crosses travelled to £1,040 for a pair from Neil Armstrong, Ricknall Mill, Newton Aycliffe.

An outstanding entry of cattle sold well all day to return an overall average of £1,106 per head with steers returning at £1,153 and heifers levelling at £1,017. As the days lengthen and the countryside begins to change colour, thoughts will inevitably turn to turning out time. If you have grass cattle to sell, the rates attainable at Hexham cannot be denied and our auctioneers are keen to speak with anyone who may have cattle to market in the coming weeks and months. If you would like to explore how we at Hexham can maximise the return for your cattle, please contact any of our team of auctioneers on their personal mobile numbers or call the office on (01434) 605444.

Leading prices;

Cattle 23 – 30 Months

Limousin x steers – £1520 Trench Hall, £1460 Lunns House & Trench Hall, £1430 & £1405 Lunns House, £1380 Satley Farm, £1290 Fallowfield, £1255, £1230 (x2) & £1220 East Kildarroch.

Limousin x heifers - £1375 & £1270 Trench Hall.

Charolais x steers - £1390 & £1320 Trench Hall.

Angus x steers - £1580 & £1350 Aydonshields, £1300 Hallington New Houses & Tritlington Hall.

Angus x heifers – £1280 Aydonshields.

Cattle 17 – 22 Months

Limousin x steers – £1340 Lunns House & Fallowfield, £1320, £1290 & £1250 East Kildarroch, £1240 Fallowfield (x2), £1200 East Kildarroch.

Limousin x heifers – £1205 Trench Hall, £1200 Harwood Shield, £1170 Trench Hall, £1150 Windy Hill, £1100 North Cocklake & Harwood Shield.

British Blue x steers - £1270 Fallowfield.

Charolais heifers - £1340 & £1290 Hepscott Manor.

Charolais x steers – £1440, £1420 & £1400 Satley Farm, £1300 & £1270 Hepscott Manor, £1270 Park Head, £1240 Fallowfield.

Charolais x heifers - £1290 Hepscott Manor, £1260 Park Head.

Simmental x steers – £1460 & £1420 (x2) Satley Farm, £1255 Fallowfield, £1205 Peddar Hill.

Angus steers - £1240 East Kildarroch & Kirkley Dam.

Angus x steers – £1505 Rare Dean, £1490 Aydonshields, £1445 Rare Dean, £1390 Hallington New Houses & Catreen, £1365 Peddar Hill, £1340 Catreen, £1325 & £1290 Peddar Hill, £1230 Hallington New Houses & Tritlington Hall.

Angus x heifers – £1230 Rare Dean, £1150, £1140 (x2), £1110 & £1100 Tritlington Hall.

Belted Galloway steers - £1040 & £1000 Westburnhope.

Belted Galloway heifers - £850 & £800 Westburnhope.

Beef Shorthorn steers - £1335 & £1255 Peddar Hill.

Beef Shorthorn heifers - £1040 Swinhoe.

Hereford x steers - £1190, £1185, £1155 & £1140 Fallowfield.

South Devon x steers - £1240 & £1190 Wingates Wholme.

Cattle 11 – 16 Months

Limousin x steers – £1335 Burntongues, £1235 Longlea, £1220 Burntongues, £1190 Longlea, £1185 Allenshields & Hollin Close, £1140 Fallowfield & Burntongues, £1125 & £1115 Harwood Shield, £1105 Tanfield Lane, £1085 North Cocklake, £1075 Stotsfold (x2) & Harwood Shield, £1070 Stotsfold, £1055 Longlea, £1050 Stotsfold (x2), Longlea & The Chesters.

Limousin x heifers – £1300 Tanfield Lane, £1140 Burntongues & Tanfield Lane, £1135 & £1075 Allenshields, £1070 Agars Hill, £1050 Stotsfold & Longlea, £1020 Allenshields & Longlea, £1015 China Hall, £1010 Agars Hill, £1005 Longlea, £1000 Agars Hill.

British Blue x steers - £1150 Fallowfield.

British Blue x heifers - £1225 & £1070 (x2) Harwood Shield.

Charolais heifers - £1220 Hepscott Manor.

Charolais x steers - £1410 Satley Farm, £1380 & £1340 Fallowfield, £1325, £1250 & £1200 White House.

Charolais x heifers - £1220 White House, £1050 China Hall.

Simmental x steers - £1140 & £1040 Wheat Hall.

Angus steers - £1010 Pottsdurtrees.

Angus heifers - £1070 & £1050 Hallington South Farm.

Angus x steers - £1340 Kirkley Dam.

£1260 Hollin Close, £1230 Holystone (x2), £1190 Hollin Close, £1180 (x2) & £1160 (x2) Holystone, £1145 West Butsfield, £1140 & £1100 Hollin Close, £1090 Chesterwood, £1085 Cooper House, £1060 West Butsfield.

Angus x heifers - £1160 Kirkley Dam, £1150 West Butsfield, £1050 Ricknall Mill, £1050 West Butsfield, £1010 Kirkley Dam, £1005 Hollin Close.

Beef Shorthorn steers - £1005 Gallaw Hill.

Hereford steers - £1160 Chattlehope, £1045 Greenfield.

Hereford x steers - £1105, £1100 & £1095 The Tofts.

Cattle 10 months and under

Limousin x steers – £1200 Tanfield Lane, £1195 Allenshields, £1190 Cooper House, £1125 Burntongues, £1090 Harwood Shield, £1080 Burntongues, £1060 Stotsfold, £1030 Burntongues.

Limousin x heifers - £1105 Allenshields, £1065 Harwood Shield, £960 Beacon Rigg.

Charolais steers - £1140 Cooper House.

Charolais x steers - £1045 Wheat Hall.

Charolais x heifers - £980 & £900 Wheat Hall.

Simmental x heifers - £950 Wheat Hall.

Angus x steers - £1040 Ricknall Mill, £1030 Pottsdurtrees, £1000 Ricknall Mill.

Another good show of ewes forward this week (492) and all classes met a fast trade selling to a top of £205 for a fantastic Texel Ewe from Low Ardley with an overall average of £102.96 for 492 sold.

Mule ewes a great trade to £135 Mile Bank, £134 Old Town & £130 Mile Bank.

Hill ewes sold to £122 for Cheviots from East Barnley & West Houses Ponteland. Blackfaces also to £122 from Quarry House.

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Texel – £205 Low Ardley, £145 Rouchester.

Texel x – £170 Low Ardley, £168 Swan Farm & Stone Hall, £166 Pigdon £159 The Fawns, £156 China Hall, £154 Hallington South Farm, £150 & £148 Pigdon, £146 Linacres & Armond Carr, £145 Linacres, £144 The Fawns, £141 & £140 Swan Farm, £140 Linacres, £139 Hallington South Farm, £138 Stone hall, £135 Pigdon, £132 The Fawns & Netherton Northside, £130 Redesmouth.

Suffolk x- £154 Glebe Far, £150 Whitechapel, £145 Pigdon, £131 Swan Farm, £120 China Hall, £118 Armond Carr.

Berrichon - £133 & £112 Craigshield.

Mule – £135 Mile Bank, £135 Old Town, £130 Mile Bank, £124 Hallington South Farm & Mile Bank, £119 Armond Carr, £118 Blue Gables & West Houses, £116 Pigdon & Linacres, £113 Swan Farm, £110 Redesmouth.

Leicester - £142 Hotbank, £112 Glebe Farm.

Jacob - £97 Pigdon.

Kerry Hill - £119 Comb Hills.

Cheviot Mule - £122 West Houses.

NC Cheviot – £102 Dudlees, £101 East Barnley.

Cheviot x - £122 East Barnley.

Blackface - £122 Quarry House, £116 Redesmouth, £108 The Hole, £105 Quarry House, £104 Chirdon, £100 New Dotland, East Barnley & Townfoot, £98 Toft House, £92 Redesmouth, £90 Dudlees.

Swaledale – £83 Glebe Farm, £76 Ottercops.

Cast tups to £180 New Dotland & Bulls Hill and £178 Low Ardley.

Texel - £180 New Dotland & Bulls Hill, £178 Low Ardley, £152 Dukesfield Hall, £120 Low Ardley.

Beltex - £110 Nunwick.

Blackface - £118 Broomhall, £110 Townshields.

Another good show of 603 store hoggs averaged £110.96 to a top of £150 for Texel Tup Hoggs from Tedcastle. Texel cross hoggs to £144 from Middle Dukesfield & £140 Bankfoot.

Hill bred hoggs continued to sell well with Blackfaces to £132 from Hotbank & Mules to £122 from Redesmouth. Cheviots to £120 from Flotterton.

Texel - £150 Tedcastle.

Texel x – £144 Middle Dukesfield, £140 Bankfoot, £139 Dukesfield Hall, £135 Lough Green & Sandybraes, £132 Grange Farm & The Fawns, £131 Grange Farm & Hepscott Manor, £130 Swan Farm & Flotterton, £129 Hepscott Manor & Bankfoot, £128 Grange Farm, West Heddon (x2), East Uppertown & The Fawns, £125 Redesmouth, £125 Hepscott Manor, £123 West Heddon, Dukesfield Hall & Bankfoot, £122 Swan Farm, £121 Lough Green, £1198 Hetherington & The Fawns, £118 Grange Farm, Redesmouth, West Heddon (x2), Salmonswell, The Boat & Flotterton.

Suffolk x - £133 Lough Green, £130 Flotterton, £126 & £116 Grange Farm, £113 New Dotland, £112 Whitechapel.

Beltex - £148 Craigshield.

Beltex x – £122, £120 & £117 Bavington Hill Head.

Mule – £122 Redesmouth, £119 East Haydon & Broomhall, £117 Redesmouth, £111 New Dotland, £109 Redesmouth, £105 Low Carriteth.

Leicester - £111 Quarry House.

Cheviot Mule - £130 Middle Dukesfield, £124 Flotterton.

Hampshire - £98 Stone Hall.

Cheviot - £120 & £116 Flotterton, £114 Barrowburn.

Cheviot x - £116 Low Carriteth.

Blackface – £138 Dudlees, £132 & £117 Hotbank, £115 Low Carriteth, £109 Quarry House, £108 Sewingshields, £107 Hotbank.

Swaledale- £89 Whitelees, £88 Low Mill, £80 Ottercops.