Published at 13:10, Thursday, 23 October 2008

ON TUESDAY Hexham and Northern Marts had forward 71 cattle, which included 51 over 30 month animals. Prime cattle in short supply with shapely well fleshed cattle keenly bid for.

Cattle prices per kilo. Limousin: Steers to 172.5p and 167.5p Rising Sun. Heifers to 164.5p Black Heddon, 158.5p and 155.5p Watch Currock. Belgian Blue heifers to 168.5p and 164.5p Black Heddon, 164.5p and 161.5p Blackhalls. Prices per head: Limousin steers to £1,040.18 and £924.60 Rising Sun. Belgian Blue heifers to £1,002.93 Black Heddon and £973.19 Watch Currock. Charolais heifers to £935.87 Nunwick. A better show of over 30 month animals cattle returned a sharper trade. Overall average of 94p/kilo with the top 16 averaging 114.25p/kilo. Prices per kilo: Saler to 122.5p Blackhalls. British Blue to 122.5p Hedley Park and 117.5p Cornhills. Limousin to 118.5p Bulls Hill, 112.5p Low Ardley, 111.5p Birkside and Cornhills, 109.5p Cowbyre and 108.5p Black Heddon. Belgian Blue to 108.5p Homilton. Blonde to 118.5p and 117.5p Jubilee Buildings. Prices per head: Blonde to £1,072.43 and £976.43 Jubilee Buildings. Charolais to £1,005.55 Hallington South. Saler to £882.27 Blackhalls. Limousin to £846.29 Birkside. British Blue to £829.33 Hedley Park.

There were a total of 2,883 prime sheep forward on Tuesday whcih comprised of 2,362 lambs and 521 cast ewes and rams. A lighter show of prime lambs including a large number of hill lambs met a much stronger trade than expected and were up by £3.20 on the week. The sale was topped at £65 for Suffolk x lambs from Sillywrea. Top price per kilo of 142.5p was paid for Texel x lambs at 40 kilo from Low Staples purchased by A. Wright and Son, Boston, Lincs. Prime lamb prices. Suffolk x per head to £65 Sillywrea, £64.20 Blossom Hill, £63.20 and £62 Nunwick, £61.50 Ambling Gate, £61 Redwell Hills, £59 Airy Holm and The Tofts, £58.50 Old Town and £58 Sillywrea. Per kilo to 125.4p Beamwham, 123p Bingfield Combe, 121.1p Lingey Field and 120.2p Nunwick. Texel x per head to £60 and £58.20 White House, £60 Todburn and Bingfield Combe and £58 West Wharmley, Airy Holm, Board Inn and The Tofts. Per kilo to 142.5p Low Staples, 132.5p and 127.7p Todburn, 131.8p and 129.8p West Wharmley, 131p 127.4p Lough Green, 130.5p Rusheylaw, 128.4p Haggate, 127.3p Huntershield, 126.2p High Warden and 126.1p Bingfield Combe.

Beltex x per head to £57.20 Nunwick, £54.80 and £53.20 Breckon Hill, £54.80 Highwood and £53.80 Lingey Field. Per kilo to 137p and 135.4p Highwood, 136.2p Nunwick, 133.7p Breckon Hill and 131.2p Lingey Field. Mule per head to £53 and £51.90 Embley, £50.50 Rusheylaw and £50 Cranberry Brow, Ambling Gate and Derwent House. Per kilo to 117.6p Embley, 117p Sewingshields, 116.6p Penpeugh and 114.3p Pine Dene. Cheviot Mule per head to £60 Embley. Bleu d’ Maine per head to £54.50 Lough Green. Charollais x per head to £53.50 Lingey Field and High Warden and £51.80 Rusheylaw. Per kilo to 124.4p Lingey Field, 121.6p High Warden and 120.5p Rusheylaw. Leicester to £51.20 Ambling Gate and £48 and 114.3p Bridgeford. Cheviot x to £48 and 104.4p Sillywrea. Zwartble to £58.50, £57, £54 and 125.6p Three Farms. Blackface to £45.50 and 113.8p Rusheylaw.

Cast ewes and rams.A mixed show of ewes sold at rates similar to last week. Ewe prices per head: Texel x to £48.50 £42 Hallington New Houses, £44 Huntershield, £42.50 Broomy Hill, £41(2) Lough Green. Suffolk x to £40 Sillywrea and Middle White Hill, £39 Settlingstones and £37 Hallington New Houses and Salmonswell. Mule to £31.50 White House and £30 Comb Hills and Middle White Hill. Cheviot x to £43 Broomy Hill. Charollais x to £40 Hallington New Houses. Bleu d’ Maine to £30 Sillywrea. Zwartble to £31 Three Farms. Blackface to £22.50 Dunns Houses and £17 Low Carriteth. Swaledale to £15 Dukesfield Hall and £14.20 Boltshope.

ON FRIDAY, at their Special Prize Show and Sale of Limousin suckled calves, Hexham and Northern Marts had forward an entry of 1,262 store cattle and suckled calves. Well grown, well fleshed calves shown in good bloom met a fast selling trade and showed a substantial increase on the year. The show was generously sponsored by our main sponsor T. and J.T. Barton (Bottlers) Ltd, Wigan, Est. 1917 Wholesale Bottlers, Wine, and Spirit Dealers, and co-sponsors, Barclays Business Banking together with The Farmers Guardian. Prior to the sale the judge Mr William Timm, Courthouse Farm, Airmyn, Goole, awarded The George Stappard Memorial Challenge Cup for the Overall Champion to Messrs Emerson, Haggate farm, Eastgate, Weardale with an excellent Limousin x 10 month old steer which made £1,000 and was purchased by the judge. The reserve went to a three-limousin quarter heifer from Agars Hill which made £940 and was also purchased by the judge. The winners of the North Western Limousin Cattle Breeders Trophy for the Champion pen of four calves was awarded to Messrs Harle Brothers, Errington Hill Head with a superb pen of 12 month Black Limousin Heifers which made £800. Prize list. Limousin x heifer calves: 1, Harle Brothers, Errington Hill Head, £800. 2, C. Harle and Sons, Brandon Hall, £788. 3, H.S. Hutchinson, White House, £800. Single Limousin x steer calf: 1, J.H. Emerson, Haggate, £1,000. 2, Miss D.F. Whiteley, Pond Farm, not sold. 3, W.M. Reed and Sons, West Biggens, £1,010. Single Limousin x heifer calf: 1 and 3, J. Lee and Sons, Agars Hill, £940, £800. 2, E. Armstrong, Harlow Bower, £880. Overall champion: J.H. Emerson, £1,000. Reserve champion: J. Lee and Sons, £940. Calves out-with the show cattle sold to £935 for an outstanding 14 month three-limousin quarters steer from The Steel Farm, Bellingham. Other top prices. Cattle 23 months or over. Limousin x: Steers to £980 Rosehill. Heifers to £1,005 Morley Hill, £780 Thornley Hall, £775 East Whygate, £720 Langley West House and £710 White House.

Cattle 17-22 months. Limousin x: Steers to £1,045, £1,010, £1,000, £915 and £830 Highwood, £925 Thornley Hall, £880 and £840 Rosehill, £855 Stone Stile, £845 Grindon Hill, £840, £830, £820 and £800 Low Ardley, £800(2) and £750 Cornhills, £800 White House and £755 Longshaws. Heifers to £832, £830, £795, £705 and £680 Cornhills, £815 Homilton, £800, £675 and £670 White House, £780 Woodhall, £730(2) Low Houselope, £720 and £680 Rosehill, £708 and £690 Wingates South, £682 and £678 Middle White Hill and £680 Langley West House.

Cattle 11-16 months. Limousin x: Steers to £935, £870, £845, £842, £840 and £835 The Steel, £930, £905, £870, £865, £830, £815 and £805(2) West Biggens, £920 and £830 Morley Hill, £905 and £835 Agars Hill, £870 and £838 Grindon Hill, £845, £825 and £820 Low Ardley, £835 Cornhills, £830 White House and £810 Stone Stile. Heifers to £925, £870, £815 and £788 Brandon Hall, £910, £800, £755 and £740 Agars Hill, £900, £885, £830 and £765 The Steel, £880, £855, £805, £800 and £755 Errington Hill Head, £870 and £785 West Biggens, £850 Steel Hall, £800 and £795 Morley Hill, £782 Cornhills and £748 Blakehopeburnhaugh.

Cattle 10 month and under. Limousin x: Steers to £770, £720, £650 and 580 Pond Farm, £715 and £650 Agars Hill, £685 and £570 Harlow Bower, £640 and £600 Birkside, £560 Ouston, £550 Embley and £540 Hownam Grange. Heifers to £770 Rawfoot, £670 and £570 Pond Farm, £605 £570 and £530 Binchester Hall and £500 Whiteside.

THE Hexham and Northern Marts at their sale on Friday, had an entry of 2,154 store sheep. A smaller show of lambs were considerably dearer with more customers operating. Leading prices. Feeding ewes per head: Texel x to £40 Cawfields and £27.50 Grange Farm. Mule to £31 and £21.50 Demesne, £26 East Beechfield, £23 and £19 Grange Farm, £23 Low Mill, £20 Linacres and Rugley Walls and £18 Chesterwood. Blackface to £20.50 West End Town, £12.50 Chesterwood and £10.20 Linacres. Swaledale to £13.20, £6 and £5 Hesleywell, £7.50 Loadman and £5 Pry Hill. Store lambs per head: Texel x to £49, £45.50, £42.20 and £33.50 Cawfields, £47 and £45.50 Wingates Moor, £44.80 and £36 Cronkley, £44 West Heddon and Crops Hall, £40.80 High Shipley, £39.80 Stone Hall, £39.50 Fairleas, £39.20 Pease Myers, £38.50 Wall Fell, £37.50 and £35 Hepple Whitefield, £37.20 Bridgeford, £37 Shortmoor, £36.80, £36.20 and £32.20 Low Oldshield, £36 Girsonfield, £35 Hill Top and £34.20 The Bullions. Suffolk x to £46 Piatroon, £43.50 and £36.80 Cronkley, £39.80 Stone Hall, £37 Black Hedley, £33 Hepple Whitefield and £31.20 Fontburn. Mule to £43 and £37.80 Redburn, £42.50 and £28 Brieredge, £38.80 Pease Myers, £37 and £29 Hepple Whitefield, £36.80 White House, £36.20 and £33.10 Waskerley Park, £35.20 Bridgeford, £32 Low Acton, £31.50 and £27.20 Low Oldshield, £31.20 West End, £29.20 North Cocklake and £25 Cawfields. Cheviot x to £43.50 South Chareheads. Blackface to £34.80 South Chareheads, £30 West End, £23.50 Brieredge and £15 West End Town. Swaledale to £14 Low Acton.

HEXHAM and Northern Marts had an entry of 2094 breeding sheep at their sale on Friday. Hill ewes difficult to sell but otherwise a satisfactory trade for all classes. Mule ewe lambs good to sell. Ewes per head: Swaledale: Five-year-olds to £24, £17 and £16(2) Ouston, £18 Low Bleakhope, £15 Meadow Cottage and £14 Broadgates. Five/six-year-olds to £16 Heatheryburn. Six-year-olds to £18 Low Bleakhope and Heatheryburn and £14 West End. UO to £11 Heatheryburn. Blackface: Six-year-olds to £17(2) Bygate Hall. Gimmers per head: Swaledale to £44 Low Bleakhope. Swaledale ewe lambs per head to £17 Westburnhope and £15 Pry Hill. Stock sheep per head. Morrow Edge, W. Barron. Ewes: Charollais 2 crop £185, £116, £115, £100, £85(2). Texel 2 crop £90, £79, £78(2), £77, £75(2), £74, £72(3), £71(2), £70(2), £68, £66. Gimmers: Texel £101, £92, £90, £88. Matfen High House, C.G. Urwin and Son. Ewes: Mule 2 crop £74, £68. Mule mixed ages £64, £57, £42. Colwell Hill, R. Oxley. Ewes: Mule 4 crop £51. Mule 5 crop £40, £36. Gimmers per head: Mule to £73 and £71 East Beechfield, £72, £70 and £59 Dale House, £63 Sewingshields, £60 Broadgates and £56 Fellside. Texel x £80, £78 and £76 West Wharmley. Lleyn to £76 Mount Huly, £65 Low Farnham and £54, £52 and £50 Embleton Steads. Mule ewes. One crop £42 West End. Three crop £50 Broadgates. Five crop £28 Rosehill. Six-year-olds £36 Litharge. UO £38 and £34 Huntershield. Texel x ewes. One crop £66 Rocking Horse. Mixed ages £26 Rocking Horse. Lleyn ewes. Two crop £52 Low Farnham. Three crop £48 Low Farnham. Four crop £55 Low Farnham. Ewe lambs per head. Mule to £50, £49, £47 and £45 Rosehill, £50 and £46 Pitland Hills, £49 Moss House and Blakelaw, £48 and £47(2) Embley, £48 and £47 Heatheryburn, £47 and £42 Kingswood, £46 and £42(2) Glebe Farm, £46 and £40 Pry Hill, £44 Raechester, £42 Moss House and £40 Buckshot and Ouston. Texel x to £60, £54(2) and £50 Emley and £58 and £54 Huntershield. Leicester to £34 and £32 Emley. Cheviot Mule to £30 Horncastle.

HEXHAM and Northern Marts on Friday held their second special sale of 424 Texel, Suffolk, Leicester and other Continental rams. There were 179 Texel rams which followed on the tremendous trade experienced at the first sale with well grown good shaped sheep selling well above sellers expectations. The sale was topped at £720 for a shearling from Bensons Fell. Shearlings to £720 Bensons Fell, £650(2), £620, £550, £520, £480 and £450 Cornhills, £640, £620 and £460 West Mill Hills, £620 and £520 Loanend, £600 and £450 Brinkburn Newhouses, £600 and £450 Fairwood, £580 Kiln Cottage, £540 and £480 Butterknowes, £480 East Horton(2), Middle Dukesfield, Tenter House, Hill End and Juries House, £460 Halton Red House and Lough Green and £450 Kiln Cottage. Ram lambs to £220 Newbiggen Hill. Two shears to £480 Newton High House, £420 Halton Red House and £400 Loanend. There were 48 Suffolk rams which Met an extremely sharp trade with many prospective buyers going home empty handed. The sale was topped at £750 by a shearling from Cookstead with lambs selling to £500 from Walwick Hall, D.M. Robertson. Shearlings to £750, £680, £540, £460 and £450 Cookstead, £500, £450 and £350 Lowes Fell, £480 Portgate, £450, £420(2), £410 and £400 Rugley, £450 Low Espley, £380(2) Newlands Haugh, £370 East Trewick and £360 Walwick Hall. Ram lambs to £500(2) and £300 Walwick Hall. Two shears to £480, £460 and £450 Newlands Haugh and £400 Halton Red House. Three shears to £280 Halton Red House. Four shears to £180 Halton Red House. There were 94 Bluefaced Leicester rams forward. Shearlings to £400 and £220 Bog Hall, £380, £300, £250 and £200 (2) Homilton, £300, £290 and £200 Lowes Fell and £280 and £220 Middle Dukesfield. Ram lambs to £130, £110 and £100 Carry House and £100 West Shipley. Two shear to £150 Thornley Hall. Other continental rams. Beltex and Beltex x shearlings to £400 Black Heddon, £380 and £360 West Heddon and £380(2), £350 and £340(2) Bygate and £320 Thrunton. Beltex ram lambs to £100 Moss House. Charollais x Texel shearlings to £440 Morrow Edge. Charollais five shear to £220 Morrow Edge.

AT THEIR Longtown sale on Tuesday the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 5,829 store lambs and breeding sheep. A large show with more buyers operating, trade was sharper on the week. Top was £46.80, £46.20 for Texels from Ridley Stokoe, £45 Hartsgarth. Suffolks £44 East Foreshield. Charollais £36.80 Old Police House. Greyfaces £39 Allensgreen. Cheviot Mules £35 Dunshiel. Lleyns £32 East Murton. Herdwicks £27 Southdean. Swaledales £17 Blakelaw. tup lambs to £43.80 Ridley Stokoe. Breeding sheep sold well with correct Texel ewes to £52 and £46 Springhill, Hill Cheviots £24 Arkleton. Swaledales £25 Eastlandends. Blackfaces £18 Woodburn. Blackface shearling gimmers £32 Springhill. Suffolk ram £100 Scotby Road.

ALSO at Longtown on Tuesday the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart held their special show and sale of Cheviot and Blackface lambs. The Blackface lamb show was kindly sponsored by Dunbia (Wales) Ltd. There was an outstanding entry of 1,955 Cheviots and 2,013 Blackfaces forward and trade was very good for strong, quality lambs. Judging was ably and efficiently carried out by Edward Easton, Naddle Farm, Bampton, Penrith who made the following awards. Blackface lambs: 1, Townshields selling at £33; 2, Fruid selling at £29; 3, Springhills selling at £27.50; 4, Horseholm selling at £29. North Country Cheviots: 1 and 2, Castlehill selling at £38 and £36; 3, Sorbietrees selling at £31.50. Hill Cheviots: 1, Granton selling at £35; 2, Girnwood selling at £33.50; 3, Glendinning selling at £35. Cheviot lambs out-with the show sold at £35 Mount Benger, £33.50 Glendearg, £33 Singlie. Blackfaces £34.20, £32.50 Allensgreen, £30 Hareshaw.

THE Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward for their annual Kirkbeck sale on Saturday 502 store cattle. The trade was not quite as fast as the previous sale but still very much in demand. Top price was £865 for a Charolais bullock from J.M. and E.M. Neve, Riggfoot. Galloway sold to a top of £720 from A. Carruthers and Son, Peela Hill. Principal prices. Store bullocks: Limousin £845, £800, £715 Sandbed, £792 Holme House, £750 Edenbanks. Belgian Blue £770, £720, £600 Blackrigg, £580, £555 Garthside. Angus £745, £650, £545 Eden Farm, £545 Geltsdale, £505 Penchrise. Simmental £685, £650, £645 Howgill Castle, £660 Holme House. Charolais £865, £795 Riggfoot, £860 Geltsdale, £805, £780 Gillalees. Friesian £480 Hilltop, £460 Garthside. Hereford £435 The Hagg. Bluegrey £580 Sewing Shields, £440 Peghorn Lodge, £405 Low Moor Howe, £365 Cobble Hall, £350 The Row. Devon £530 Eden Farm. Saler £740, £645, £622 Bodesbeck, £730, £615 Mosside. Galloway £720 Peela Hill, £645 Bodesbeck, £575 Eden Farm, £570 Smithsteads, £555 Dodgsonstown. Blonde £715, £705, £675, £670, £640 Hole of Lyne. Store heifers: Charolais £745, £635 Gillalees, £740, £660 Riggfoot, £680, £630 Horsegills. Limousin £585 Haggiston Holm, £550, £545 Ryehills, £548 Bidlake, £520 Adderston Shiels. Belgian Blue £710, £675 Blackrigg, £690, £630 Horsegills. Simmental £550, £460 Howgill Castle, £440 Bidlake. Galloway £445 Peela Hill, £320 East Murton. Angus £390 Girnwood. Saler £655, £535 Mosside, £635, £545, £535 Bodesbeck.

FOR their weekly Longtown prime stock sale on Thursday, the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 72 prime cattle and one young beef bulls, along with 3,540 prime lambs and 4,924 cast ewes and rams. Cattle averages. Steers: Medium, 155.5p (138.8p); heavy, 162.5p (145.8p). Heifers: Medium, 159.5p (141.4p); heavy, 170.5p (145.7p). Young beef bulls: 109.5p (109.5p). Sheep averages. Lambs: Light, 148.0p (109.8p); standard, 145.0p (116.8p); medium, 160.0p (121.1p); heavy, 130.0p (114.8p); o/weight: 124.0p (111.2p). Ewes: Light, £37.50 (£16.56); heavy, £80.50 (£33.46). Cast rams: £100.00 (£39.78).

LAST Tuesdasy at their Longtown sale for store and breeding sheep, the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 4,457 store lambs and 2,029 breeding sheep. Store lambs saw trade easier on the week. Top was £47 for Texels from South Croft, £41 East Foreshield. Suffolks to £41.80 East Foreshield. Beltex £35 Glendearg. Greyfaces £36.20 Toll Cottage, £36 Bayldon. Halfbreds to £36.80 Whitehill. Blackfaces £29.50 Horseholm, £28.20 Crindledykes. Swaledales £21.80 Byers Hall. Hill Cheviots (2,026) were a larger show again trade easier, Top was £37.20 Easter Alemoor, £36 Southcroft, £35.50 Girnwood. Breeding sheep were a larger entry with a stronger demand. Shearlings to £53, £50 for Suffolk x from Maxton House, Halfbreds £45 Dodgsonstown, Blackfaces £35 Upper Burnmouth and Swaledales £31 Kirkhaugh. Ewe lambs to £43 for Greyfaces from Crindledykes, Texels £35 Crops Hall and Blackfaces £25.50 Cramalt. Correct ewes to £51 for Suffolk x from Shielsknowe. Halfbreds £49 Dodgsonstown. Greyfaces £42 Mosside (Baxter). Cheviot Mules £47 Glendearg. North Country Cheviots £42 Maxton House. Hill Cheviots £43 Potholm, others to £35.50 Wardlow and Crosscleugh. Blackfaces £28 Megdale, £25 Cramalt. Swaledales £20 Kirkhaugh. Cast ewes to £50 Maxton House.

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