Published at 09:40, Friday, 05 February 2010

FOR their weekly sale on Tuesday, Hexham Auction Mart had forward 95 cattle, which included 27 bulls and 75 over 30 month animals. All classes a similar trade to previous week.

Prime cattle prices. Heifers per head: Charolais to £1,114.70, £1,091.35 and £1,050.28 Flotterton. Heifers per kilo: Charolais to 182.5p, 177.5p and 170.5p Flotterton and 163.5p Tone Hall. Limousin to 174.5p, 173.5p, 172.5p and 171.5p Ogle Castle and 169.5p Tone Hall. Steers per head: Limousin to £1,100.39 and £1,099.06 Armond Carr. Charolais to £1,073.05 Flotterton. Over 30 month animals, a larger show forward, better sorts sold easily, plainer types harder to cash. Limousin – 139.5p and 113.5p High Callerton, 128.5p High Alderheads, 127.5p Houselope Grange, 120.5p Shield Farm, 119.5p (x2) Great Chesters, 118.5p Dotland Park. Prices per head: British Blue x to £1,195.95 Dotland Park and £980 Cornhills. Charolais to £1,031.15 Ashcroft. Blonde to £949.40 Shield Farm. Limousin to £944.72 Shield Farm, £927.30 High Callerton and £904.16 Dotland Park Chesters. Saler to £837.63 West Shields. Angus to £836.66 West Shields. Prices per kilo: Simmental x to 133.5p and 130.5p Greencarts. British Blue to 126.5p Cornhills. Devon to 122.5p Eland Hall. Blonde to 117.5p Shield Farm. Angus to 115.5p Flotterton. Saler x to 113.5p West Shield.

There were 1,728 prime sheep forward on Tuesday, which comprised of 1,391 hoggs and 337 ewes and rams. A more mixed selection of hoggs met another sharp trade. Heavy hoggs were marginally easier and sold to a top of £99 for Pure Texels weighing 48 kilos from Nilston Rigg. Export types continued to be good to sell to a top of 222.4p/kg for a super pen of Pure Texels weighing 38kilos from East Middle Farm, Hawick. Prime hogg prices. Texel x per head to £99 Nilston Rigg, £95 and £92.50 West Morralee, £95 Morrowfield, £94.20 High Eshells and Angerton Broom House, £94 New Acres, £93.50 Whins Farm, £93.20 Colepike, £93 Bensons Fell, £92.80 Fell Lane, £92.50 Low Eshells and West Wharmley and £92.20 High Eshells and Hard Riding. Per kilo to 222.4p East Middle Farm, 221.6p and 209.8p Eland Hall, 221.1p Houtley, 218.4p and 208p Highwood, 216.2 Fell Lane, 214.5 North Cocklake, 210p Dukesfield Hall and Low Eshells, 209.7p and 208.5p Flotterton, 208.5p Aydonshields, 208p High Eshells and 207.7p White House. Suffolk x per head to £96 and £91.50 Flotterton, £94 Whins Farm, £93.50 and £92.50 Colepike, £93 New acres, £92.80 Palm Strothers, £92 The Tofts and Whins Farm, £91.80 Warkshaugh, £91.50 West Wharmley, £91.20 Morrowfield, £91 £90.50 Thockrington and £91 Angerton Broom House. Per kilo to 202.9p and 194.6p Lunns House, 202.3p and 194.4p Flotterton, 202p Short Thorns, 200p Colepike, 199.5p and 198p Harewalls, 199.5p White House, 198.9p West Wharmley, 198.8p Little Whittington, 197p Dukesfield Hall, 196.8p Colepike, 195.7p Warkshaugh and 195.2p Aydonshields. Beltex per head to £90.20 Hill Crest and £89.20 Palm Strothers. Per kilo to 207.4p Palm Strothers and 196.1p Hill Crest. Charolais x per head to £96, £94(2), £93.20 and £90.80 Whins Farm and £86.80 Hard Riding. Per kilo to 197.3p Hard Riding, 184.2p West Shields, 180p Cooper House and 178p Whins Farm. Mule per head to £82.80 Allenheads, £80 and £77.20 Great Chesters, £80 Whiskershiel, £79 Hole Farm, £78 Thornton Towers, £77.80 Allenheads Farm, £75 and £66 Flotterton, £75 High Wingate, £74 Paradise Farm, £72.50 and £67 Stoop Rigg and £68 Nilston Rigg. Per kilo to 189.8p Allenheads Farm, 183.3p Flotterton, 181.4p Thornton Tower, 179.5p and 177.8p Great Chesters, 179p Nilston Rigg, 174.4p High Wingate, 172.6p and 171.8p Stoop Rigg, 172.1p Paradise Farm, 171.7p Hole Farm, 171.4p Short Thorns and 170p Whiskershiel. Cheviot per head to £87.20 and £73 Flotterton and £83 Allenheads Farm. Per kilo to 197.6p Allenheads Farm, 197.3p and 193.8p Flotterton. Blackface per head to £80(2), £78.50(2) and £68 Nilston Rigg, £80 Hole Farm, £78, £76.20 and £69 Great Chesters, £76 Greenlees, £75(2) and £70.20 Hole Farm and £70.80 and £64 Stoop Rigg. Per kilo to 183.8p, 174.4p, 173.9p and 173.5p Nilston Rigg, 180p, 170.5p and 160p Hole Farm, 176.9p and 173.2p Great Chesters, 173p and 172.7p Stoop Rigg, 170.7p Nilston Tigg and 168.9p Greenlees. Swaledale per head to £66 Allenheads Farm. Per kilo to 153.5p Allenheads Farm.

Cast ewes and rams. Another useful show of ewes sold well with quality ewes a similar trade selling to £115 for Pure Texels from Hill Crest. Mule ewes were sharper on the week, selling to £90 from Highwood. Ewes per head: Texel x to £115(2) and £99 Cornhills, £115 Hill Crest, £110 New Acres, £109 East Middle Farm, £108 Comb Hill, £94 and £87.50 High Eshells, £92 Holystone, £89 Fell Lane, £88 and £82 The Reenes, £88 Breckon Hill and £83 Lyneup Hill. Suffolk x to £92 Low Eshells, £85 Woodlands Park and Holystone and £67(2) Hedley West. Mule to £90 Highwood, £85.50 Low Eshells, £85 High Eshells, £84.50 Holystone, £84 Cornhills, £82 South East Farm, £80 The Reenes, £79.50 Great Chesters, 79 Heugh Farm, £76 Codlaw Hill, £75 New Acres and Lee Hall, £73 Hedley West and £72.50 East Middle Farm. Cheviot x to £90.50 East Middle Farm. Blackface to £50 Windy Hill and The Reenes. Swaledale to £51 Lee Hall, £47 Short Thorns and £40 High Wingate and West Biggens (3).

ON FRIDAY, Hexham Auction Mart had forward 708 store cattle. Another tremendous show of cattle met a superb trade with over 55 cattle making over £1,000. Quality forward cattle sold to £1270 for a fantastic three-quarter Limousin steer from Blackburn. Heifers sold to £945 for two fabulous Limousin’s from Stotsfold. Young cattle sold to £1,000 for a pen of five, 15 month three-quarter Limousin steers from Stotsfold with heifers selling to £942 for Charolais x heifers from Tonehall. A feature of the sale was a superb run of mainly 20 month old Charolais x steers from Claywalls which averaged £1,094.

Cattle prices. Cattle 23 – 30 months: Charolais x steers to £962 and £940 West Shipley and £910 Thrunton Red House. Limousin x: Steers to £1,145, £1,080 and £1,065 Blackburn, £1,100 Redesmouth, £1,035 Todburn, £1,005 and £960 Springwell, £990 West Shipley, £985 and £940 East Knitsley, £985 High House Milbourne, £920 Old Ravensworth, £895 Camphill, £880 Ravenside and £875 Duddo Hill. Heifers to £885 Merryshields, £870 Stoop Rigg, £850, £845 and £775 Springwell, £830 Allendale Farm, £800 Garretlea, £795 Ashtree Farm, £760 Merryshields, £750 Ogle Castle and £665 Throstle Nest. British Blue x steers to £990 and £970 High House Milbourne and £855 and £820 Old Ravensworth. Simmental x: Steers to £1,035 Todburn, £985 Pontop Hall, £900 Stoop Rigg and £895 Hedley Park. Heifers to £920, £760, £758, £750, £732 and £720 Stoop Rigg, £895 and £700 Allendale Farm, £880 Merryshields, £835 and £750 Pontop Hall and £820 Hedley Park.

Cattle 17 – 22 months. Charolais x: Steers to £1,195 and £1,155 Sunniside, £1,150, £1,140, £1,110, £1,105(2), £1,095 and £1,035 Claywalls, £1,035 Todburn, £945 and £925 Hedley Park, £945 Springwell and £925 Thrunton Red House. Heifers to £865(2), £835, £830 and £740 Newlands Haugh, £845 and £732 White House (Sinton), £835 Tone Hall, £830 White House (Oliver), £782 Lunns House. Limousin x: Steers to £1,270 and £1,050 Blackburn, £1,150 Todburn, £1,095 and £1,075 High House Milbourne, £1,095(2), £1,058 and £1,035 Rising Sun, £1,070 Redesmouth, £1,060 and £1,040 Claywalls, £1,050 Lunns House (2) and Ogle Castle. Heifers to £945 Stotsfold, £900, £895 and £888 Ogle Castle, £900 Redesmouth and Garretlea, £895 and £820 Berwick Hill, £880 and £822 Grange Farm, £845 Catreen, £840 Brooms Farm and £830 High Alderheads and The Follions. Blonde x heifers to £922 and £870 Merryshields. British Blue x: Steers to £1,100 Sunniside, £1,055 Old Ravensworth, £940 and £860 Light Birks and £875 and £775 Rising Sun. Heifers to £925 Redesmouth. Simmental x steers to £1,095 Todburn, £900 Moss Barns, £890 Stoop Rigg and £790 Low Butterknowle. Angus x: Steers to £938 Monkridge Hill, £935 Old Town, £815 Woodhall and £798 Brackenthwaite. Heifers to £710 Garretlea. Saler steers to £900, £878 and £845 Peel Flatt. Montbeliarde x steers to £850 Hedley West.

Cattle 11 – 16 months. Charolais x: Steers to £975, £930 and £895 West Shields, £972 and £885 Huntershield, £890 Hedley West and £888 High Studdon. Heifers to £942, £925, £850 £840, £830 and £770 Tone Hall and £900, £810 and £808 Huntershield. Limousin x: Steers to £1,000 Stotsfold, £945, £942, £910 and £850(2) Settlingstones, £900 High Studdon, £895 £870 Kellah, £890 Catreen, £888 £870 Follions, £875 Garretlea and £860 Dene House. Heifers to £940, £820, £795, £690 and £642 Dukesfield Hall, £790 West Mill Hills, £760 White House (Oliver), £698 and £642 Low Stokoe, £698 Follions, £678 and £648 Pry Hill and £652 High Studdon. British Blue x: Steers to £925, £845 and £760 Woodhouse. Heifers to £675, £605 and £600 Woodhouse. Angus x: Steers to £898 Old Town. Heifers to £740 Catreen and £640 Old Town.

Cattle 10 months or under. Charolais x: Steers to £862 Huntershield and £770, £765 and £730 Alnham. Heifers to £688, £665(2) and £635 Alnham, £680, £670, £650 and £590 Wydon and £640 and £580 Low Bishopton. Limousin x: Steers to £840 Harlow Bower, £832, £760 and £732 High Studdon, £830, £820 and £810 Farnbury, £785 Beamwham, £750 Pry Hill, £685 Monkseaton, £675 Broomhope and £645 Dene House. Heifers to £645 Monksheaton, £545 and £532 Bellshiel, £545 Wydon, £540 Netherharsley, £520 Broomhope and £518 Ouston. Blonde x steers to £675 Bellshiel. British Blue x steers to £870 and £805 Woodhouse. Angus x: Steers to £605 Bellshiel. Heifers to £580 Wydon.

Hexham and Northern Marts on Friday, sold 1,402 store hoggs, cast sheep and in-lamb ewes. The first show of in-lamb ewes met with an encouraging trade for three and four crop warranted ewes, scanned carrying triplets. Three to four crop: Texel to £124 Millfield Demesne. Suffolk to £112 Millfield Demesne. Mule to £95 and £89 Millfield Demesne. Store ewes had a smaller show of cast sheep which sold well. Ewe prices per head: Mule to £46(2) Dilston Haugh, £43 Haggwood and £42 The Bullions. Suffolk to £43 Haggwood. Blackface to £34 The Bullions. Swaledale to £30 Low Huntwell.

Another good entry of hoggs met with increased demand. Many types as much as £12 to £15 up on the week. A total of 22 consignments achieved £80 and above per head to a top of £88 for hoggs from Dilston Haugh, Low Staples, Ellfoot and Blakelaw. Store hogg prices per head: Texel to £88.50 and £81 Dilston Haugh, £88 Ellfoot and Blakelaw, £86 Beaumont House, £85.50 and £80 Ochrelands, £82.50 and £80 Low Staples, £82(2) West Farm Kirkheaton , £81.50 South Farm Gunnerton, £79.50 Grindstone Law and £79 Beaumont House. Suffolk to and £88 £85 Low Staples, £87 Ochrelands, £85 West Farm Kirkheaton, £81 and £79 Grindstone Law, £81 Wolsingham Park, £80.50 Halton Red House, £80 Piatroon and Dilston Haugh and £78.50 South Fm Gunnerton and Cheviot. Beltex to £80 Blakelaw and £78.50 Ellfoot. Vendeen to £76 Dilston Haugh. Mule to £75.20 £64.50 Wolsingham Park, £74, £71.50, £64 and £61 Blakelaw, £73.50 Farnbury, £70 Whitehouse Farm and £63.80 Cartington. Cheviot x to £73 Sillywrea. Zwartbles to £69 and £60 Horsleyhope Mill. Blackface to £58 Cartington. Swaledale to £66.50 and £51.20 Wolsingham Park, £50 Loadman and £49 Thornley Hall.

AT THEIR fortnightly Longtown sale on Tuesday, the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 134 store cattle. More grass cattle were on offer saw an outstanding trade and with plenty of keen bidders in attendance double the numbers could have been sold to vendors advantage. Top price of the day of £860 for British Blue bullocks from J.H. Robinson and Son, Redgate Head, with Limousin heifers to £825 from A. and A. Ewing, Dumbretton.

Principal prices. Store bullocks: British Blue £860, £770 Redgate Head and £680 Nether Albie. Limousin £825, £820, £780 West Winds, £810(2) Raeburnhead, £800 Redgate Head and £770 Dumbretton. Charolais £825 (5 at 10 months) Shankbridge End, £730 (2 at eight months) and £655 (4 at seven months) Borthwick Brae. Simmental £810, £800, £715(2) Braehead and £750 Redgate Head. Angus £750(2) Raeburnhead and £665(4) Spadeadam. Blonde £700(2) Nether Albie and £600 (3 at eight months) Hepplehill. Dairy Shorthorn £600(2) Lanehead. Store heifers: Limousin £825, £795 Dumbretton and £675(2), £670(4) Mossthorn. British Blue £780(2) Redgate Head and £570 (2 at seven months) Halfway House. Charolais £580, £540 (2 at six months) and £520 (3 at six months) Borthwick Brae. Blonde £530 Nether Albie. Store bulls: Limousin £615, £580(3) Murtholm. Angus £615(4) Murtholm.

ON TUESDAY, at their weekly Longtown sale, the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 2,201 store hoggs and 526 in lamb ewes. Store hoggs were still very dear and short of requirements. Top of £90.50 for Suffolks from Redbanks. Texel £89.50 Haymount, £87.50 Newbiggen, £80.50 Dinwoodie Green. Greyface £83.50 Newbiggen. Charollais £80.50 Lochwood. Lleyn £73.70, £69.50 Chipknowe. Hill Cheviot £67.50 Arkleton and Brookfield, £67.20 Alnham. Blackface £66.50 Woolaw, £63.80 Partridge Nest, £61.20 Baron House. Swaledale £57.80 Allenheads. Cast ewes to £93.50 Ruthwell, hill types £77.50 Cooms. Cast rams £73.50 Cothill. In-lamb ewes were a quality entry of mostly Greyface ewes and attracted competition with trade excellent. Top of £148 and £145 for Greyface 2 crops scanned twins from Margaret Drive, who also sold 3/4 crops at £138, £132 and £130, others £122 and £120 Falside Hill. Greyface ewes scanned triplets £115 Falside Hill. Greyface ewes scanned singles £95, £92 Margaret Drive.

FOR their weekly Longtown sale of prime stock on Thursday, the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 55 prime cattle and four young bulls, along with 5,277 prime hoggs and 4,131 cast ewes and rams. Cattle averages. Steers: Medium, 114.5p (112.0p); heavy, 175.5p (157.6p). Heifers: Heavy: 185.5p (160.1p). Young bulls: 147.5p (138.1p). Sheep averages. Hoggs: Light, 221.0p (187.5p); standard, 235.0p (199.8p); medium, 244.0p (195.3p); heavy, 208.0p (181.8p). Ewes: Light, £93.50 (£51.60); heavy, £158.50 (£86.43). Cast rams: £168.50 (£79.76).

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