Weekly sale reports from Hexham and Northern Auction Marts

Older, forward bullocks were markedly sharper on the week and topped at £1,380 for a super, black ¾ bred Limousin at 18 months of age, which flew past the £1,300 mark and went on to sell well on the day for the Ridley Family, Shitlington Hall.

Not to be outdone, the Charolais breed followed close behind on the day at £1,360 for a hefty and square ended steer at 20 months from the Hall Family, Hallington New Houses.

Heifers also sold well and peaked at £1,220 twice, both from the same noted producer and weekly consignor to this centre; John Carpenter, Rare Dene, Cornsay. The first was a shapely Charolais cross and this one was followed immediately by an Angus heifer that reached the same tariff.

Two more lots reached the £1,200 mark; the first a well-bred Charolais sister to the aforementioned bullock from William Hall, whilst a sweet, black Limmy heifer, that could easily end up as a suckler replacement, sold to the same figure for a delighted Libby Bertram, Coldwell, Scots Gap.

A super batch of hill-bred, Angus cross steers were brought to Hexham, the annual consignment from Chris & Heather Robson, Redshaw, Elsdon, and peaked at £1,100 for a smart pair, averaging £983 for 20 sold at 16-17 months.

Another annual consignment at this time of year was that of the smart run of charolais cross heifers bred by James Herdman, Edlingham, Newtown, who saw £1,115 for the best at 16 months and averaged £1,072 for his 17 cattle sold on the day.

A smaller entry of younger sorts was presented, however the best of these were Hexhamshire bred cattle from Andrew and Cath Swallow, Dukesfield Hall, who peaked at £1,055 for shapely Limmy cross steers, and £1,010 for the best of the heifer sisters, averaging £1,011 for eight steers and £970 for four smart females.

With a good company ringside, the auctioneers are keen to hear from producers with cattle yet to be sold and would welcome enquiry with a view to consigning cattle for sale at any of our weekly sales. Entries should be with the auctioneers by 10:30am each Monday for inclusion in the weekly catalogue.

Leading prices;

Cattle 23 – 30 Months

British Blue x steers – £925 Fairleas.

Cattle 17 – 22 Months

Limousin x steers – £1380 Shitlington Hall, £1345 Lough Green & Rising Sun, £1335 & £1330 Shitlington Hall, £1310 Comb Hills, £1305 Rising Sun & Edlingham Newtown, £1300 Rising Sun (x2), £1290 Lough Green & Comb Hills, £1280 Lough Green, £1275 Shitlington Hall, £1270 Lough Green, Rising Sun & Edlingham Newtown, £1265 Lough Green, £1260 Shitlington Hall, £1255 Lough Green, £1250 Lunns House, £1245 Lough Green, Rising Sun, Shitlington Hall & Edlingham Newtown, £1235 Lough Green & Lunns House, £1230 Rising Sun (x2), £1220 Horncastle, £1210 Rising Sun, £1200 Lunns House, £1130 Colwell Demesne, £1125 Lunns House & Colwell Demesne, £1120, £1095 & £1070 Colwell Demesne, £1010 Grasslees, £1000 Low Staples, £990 Grasslees, £950 High Warden.

Charolais x steers – £1360 , £1290 & £1180 Hallington New Houses, £1100 White House Birtley, £970 & £960 Capheaton New Houses.

British Blue x steers – £1005, £980 & £925 Woodwell House.

Angus x steers – £1200 & £1140 Aydonshields, £1100 Redshaw, £1080 & £1070 Lowfield, £1040 Redshaw, £1035 Lowfield & Redshaw, £1000 Redshaw, £990 & £970 Espershields, £960 Lowfield, £930 (x2) & £890 Redshaw.

Simmental x steers – £1120, £1090, £1060, £1015, £995 & £975 Peddar Hill.

Blonde x steers – £1350 Lough Green.

Hereford x steers - £950 & £920 (x2) East Fourstones, £895 & £880 Three Farms.

Saler x steers – £965 East Fourstones.

Parthenais x steers - £1015 Low Houselope.

Limousin x heifers - £1185 & £1180 Comb Hills, £1165 & £1145 East Uppertown, £1130 Horncastle, £1100 Cheviot & Horncastle, £1070 East Uppertown, £1065 Kirkley Hall (x2), £1055 Low Staples, £1045 East Uppertown, £925 High Warden, £900 & £890 Lowfield, £875 Cheviot.

Charolais x heifers – £1220 Rare Dean, £1200 Hallington New Houses, £1190 Hallington New Houses & Rare Dean, £1180 White House Birtley (x2), £1130 Hallington New Houses, £1115 & £1105 Edlingham Newtown, £1100 Rare Dean & Edlingham Newtown, £1055 Edlingham Newtown, £1040 White House Birtley, £1035, £1030 & £1025 Edlingham Newtown, £1020 Coldwell, £990 Edlingham Newtown, £980 The Tofts, £965 Low Staples, £920 Edlingham Newtown, £890 Lowfield.

British Blue x heifers – £945 & £895 Woodwell House.

Angus x heifers – £1220 Rare Dean£1120 Kirkley Hall, £1180, £1080 & £1040 Lowfield, £990 Hedley West, £945, £940 & £900 Lowfield, £865 The Tofts, £850 Espershields.

Simmental x heifers – £955 Hedley West, £880 High Warden.

Blonde x heifers – £885 The Tofts.

Cattle 11 – 16 Months

Limousin x steers – £1060 Low Staples, £1055 & £1050 Dukesfield Hall, £1020 Westburnhope & Chapel House, £1010 Dukesfield Hall, £985 Gleedlee, £930 Dukesfield Hall (x2), £900 Westburnhope, £890 High Knitsley, £860 Westburnhope, £850 Lowfield.

Charolais x steers – £1200 & £1090 Brandon, £1000 East Fourstones, Coldwell & Raggetsyke, £965 East Fourstones, £930 & £900 Harewalls.

British Blue x steers – £990 Glendue.

Angus x steers – £1220 Aydonshields, £990 Duck Lane Farm, £985 Hallington High Farm, £960, £955, £910 & £850 Duck Lane Farm.

Simmental x steers – £1065 Brandon.

Hereford x steers – £955 East Fourstones.

Limousin x heifers - £1200 & £1065 Coldwell, £1010 Dukesfield Hall, £1005 Westburnhope, £1000 Low Staples, £990 & £950 Dukesfield Hall, £940 Brandon, £930 Dukesfield Hall & Westburnhope (x2), £885 Kirkley Hall & Westburnhope, £850 Kirkley Hall.

Charolais x heifers – £1065 Edlingham Newtown, £1060 Raggetsyke, £1010 Edlingham Newtown, £940 Brandon, £930 Edlingham Newtown.

Angus x heifers – £895 Kirkley Hall, £860 Hallington High Farm.

Cattle 10 months and under

Limousin x steers – £1060 Dukesfield Hall, £830 Gleedlee.

Limousin x heifers - £835 Park House.

British Blue x heifers – £850 Glendue.

Another large show of cast ewes met spirited bidding with overall average up £9.16 on the week.

A tremendous trio of Texel ewes sold to £152 from M/s WH Davison & Son, Lough Green.

Texel Tups topped at £138 from Mr MT Findlay, High Farm.

Cheviot Mules topped at £100 for a pen of five from M/s JJ&JM Sanders, Bavington Hill Head.

Mule ewes topped at £85 from Mrs R & Mr MJ Lee, Harwood Shield.

A pen of 17 Blackface ewes sold to £63 from M/s JR Robinson & Son, Warksfield Head.

Also at £63 was a pen of two Swale ewes from Mr M Wallace, Farneyshield.

More continue to be wanted. Please contact Jack on 07739440457.

Texel - £152 Lough Green, £140 Townfoot, £138 & £122 Hallington High Farm, £116 Harwood Shield, £108 Hallington High Farm, £100 Townfoot.

Texel x – £116 Woodland House, £108 The Boat, £102 West Shields, £100 Low Eshells, £99 Chesters, £98 Chesters & Woodhall, £97 Nunwick, Elrington Hall & Chesters, £96 Springwell Cottage, £95 Nunwick (x2), £94 West Kirkheaton, Hallington High Farm & Woodland House, £93 Chesters & Woodland House, £91 Laburnum Cottage, £90 West Shields, Longlea & Snitter (x2), £88 Springwell, Longlea & Warksfield Head.

Suffolk x – £99 Low Eshells, £90 Woodhall, £82 West Kirkheaton.

Beltex x - £110 Great Tosson, £108 Longlea (x2), £104 & £90 Bavington Hill Head.

Leicester - £90 Stewartshields Meadow.

Bleu D’Maine - £110 & £100 Lough Green.

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Zwartbles - £83 Warden Law.

Cheviot – £86 & £65 Gairshield.

Cheviot Mule – £100 & £83 Bavington Hill Head.

Mule – £85 Harwood Shield, £83 Laburnum Cottage, £82 Elrington Hall & West Shields, £81 Springwell Cottage, £80 Low Eshells, Hallington High Farm & Allenshields, £79 Warksfield Head, £78 Hallington High Farm, £77 Nettlesworth West, Hallington High Farm & Yatesfield, £75 The Boat & Hallington High Farm, £73 Nunwick.

Blackface – £63 Warksfield Head, £62 Rookland, £61 Stell Green, £60 Penpeugh & Stell Green, £59 Townfoot & Closehead, £58 Blueburn, £57 Gleedlee & Rookland, £54 Yatesfield, £53 Newton Farm, Hepple Whitefield & Yatesfield.

Swaledale – £63 Farneyshield, £58 Harwood Shield, £56 Woodhall, £55 Farneyshield, £50 Harwood Shield, £48 Woodhall, £46 & £45 Harwood Shield.

Crossbred – £88 Woodhall, £82 Cowbyre, £78 Hallington High Farm, £74 Derecroft (x2) & Highfield.

Breeding sheep sold to £148 for a pen of Beltex x Ewe Lambs from Miss Alice Walton, Linacres.

Texel Ewes - £83 Hepple Whitefield, £82 (2crop)) Eastgate.

Blackface Gimmers - £78 Stell Green, £70 Hepple Whitefield.

Blackface Ewes - £55 (Mix Age) Hepple Whitefield.

Suffolk Ewes - £90 (1crop) Eastgate.

Leicester Gimmers - £84 & £70 Hackford.

Mule Ewes - £90 (2crop) Eastgate.

Beltex x Ewe Lambs - £148 & £136 Linacres (AW), £118 Linacres, £96 Linacres (AW)

Mule Ewe Lambs - £95 Hotbank, £84 Hackford & Coldwell, £82 Baal Hill, £80 Hotbank, £76 Rugley Walls, Gleedlee & Coldwell.

Leicester Ewe Lambs - £74 Hole Farm.

Suffolk Ram Lambs - £115, £95 & £90 Sillywrea.

Bleu D’Maine x Ram Lambs - £88 Sillywrea.

Hexham and Northern Marts held its weekly sale of 4,477 store lambs. Another fantastic trade was observed with more purchasers again ringside this week. All classes of lambs dearer on the week, yet again, with the average being up by £5.50 on the week.

The better bred lambs being in great demand, with the majority of the white faced lambs selling between £80 and £88.

Suffolk cross lambs saw the best trade and sold to £96 from Howick Estates, and this section averaged £82.97. More Suffolk x lambs desperately needed to fulfill current demand.

The Beltex and Dutch Texel lambs continue to be easily cashed here at Hexham, with countless pens selling in excess of £110 again. Topping at £132 for Beltex lambs from M/s S&M Pickworth, Dotland Park. Dutch Texel x sold exceptionally well, selling to £124.

Mules continue to meet great demand at Hexham, with vendors coming from far and wide to take advantage of the trade with lambs selling to £87.50 from Mr M Wallace, Farneyshield, and Mr I Potts came from Weardale with a grand run of mule wethers selling to £83.00.

Horned lambs continue to sell well with Blackface lambs from Ryan O’Kane, Closehead, selling to £76.00.

With this current demand, we can sell many more lambs, if you would like a farm visit or advice with which is the best way to market sheep, please feel free to contact Drew or Jack on 07854361967 or 07739440457.

Texel - £103 Dotland Park, £98 Greys Well.

Texel x – £116 Longlea Wark, £108 Bank Top House, £107 Redesmouth & Watch Hill, £106 Longshaws, £105 High Warden & Watch Hill, £104 Greys Well, £100 Thornbrough, £99 Buckshot, £98 Longlea Netherwitton (x2) & Watch Hill, £97 Howick & Bank Top House, £96.50 Redesmouth & Bank Top House, £96 Glendale, £95 Bank Top House & South Gunnerton, £94.50 Longlea Netherwitton, £93 Rye Hill, £92 Longlea Wark, Laburnum Cottage & Bank Top House.

Dutch Texel x - £124 Low Houses, £118 Agars Hill & Low Houses, £114 Low Houses (x2), £105 (x3), £99, £97 & £95 Agars Hill, £90 Agars Hill & Low Houses.

Suffolk x – £96 Howick, £93 Black Hedley, £91.50 Howick, £89 West House, £88 Howick (x2), £87.50 Newbiggin, £87 Howick, £86.50 Woodhall, £84 Black Hedley, £83 Newbiggin.

Beltex – £132, £112, £102 & £90 (x2) Dotland Park.

Beltex x - £118, £109 & £108 Dotland Park, £98 Bavington Hill Head, £97 Waterloo, £93 High Learchild, £91.50 Bavington Hill Head, £91High Learchild & Woodland House, £90 Woodland House.

Leicester - £74 Westwood.

Zwartbles - £80 Warden Law.

Cheviot x - £78.50 (x2) Gairshield, £70 Linshiels.

Mule – £87.50 & £85.50 Farneyshield, £83 Redburn, £82 Chattlehope, £78.50 Penpeugh, £78 Hole Farm, £76 Bellingham Demesne & Woodhall, £75.50 Longlea Wark, £75 Hole Farm, £74.50 Whiskershiel.

Blackface – £76 Closehead, £74 Greenleas, £68 & £67.50 Closehead, £67 The Brigg & Rookland, £66 Rookland, £65 Closehead.

Swaledale - £48 Linshiels.

Crossbred – £77 Waterloo.