Published at 09:42, Friday, 12 February 2010

ON TUESDAY at their weekly sale Hexham Auction Mart had forward 102 cattle, which included eight young bulls and 53 over 30 month animals. Prime cattle slightly easier on the week. Prime cattle prices. Steers per head: Charolais to £1,332.84 and £1,328.69 Flotterton. Blonde to £1,292.20, £1,269.04, £1,190.12 and £1,184.86 Low Leam. Heifers per head: Limousin to £1,025.48 Hallington New Houses and £1,019.43 Keepwick. Steer prices per kilo: Blonde to 177.5p, 176.5p, 174.5p and 173.5p Low Leam. Charolais to 168.5p Flotterton. Heifer prices per kilo: Charolais to 170.5p and 167.5p Flotterton. Limousin to 169.5p, 168.5p and 165.5p(2) Keepwick and 169.5p Hallington New Houses.

Over 30 month animals were animals sharper on the week. Prices per head: Limousin to £1,074.15 and £908.99 Sunniside, £888.66 West Wharmley and £840.38 Stotsfold. Charolais to £957.64 Sunniside. Angus to £839.78 Flotterton and £832.05 Monkridge. Prices per kilo: Limousin to 139.5p and 115.5p Sunniside, 129.5p and 125.5p Manor House, 123.5p, 112.5p and 110.5p Stotsfold, 113.5p Barker House, 111.5p West Wharmley and 109.5p and 107.5p Flotterton. Charolais to 134.5p Sunniside. British Blue to 113.5p and 110.5p Flotterton. Angus to £107.5p(2) Flotterton.

Hexham and Northern Marts sold on Tuesday, 1,628 prime sheep, which comprised of 1,317 hoggs and 311 ewes and rams.

A mixed selection of hoggs met a more selective enquiry and following the national trend were easier on the week. Only the very best quality maintained last weeks trade, selling to 215.9p/kg for Beltex x hoggs from Warkshaugh. Heavy hoggs sold to £100 for Pure Texels from West Morralee. Hogg prices: Texel x per head to £100, £98 (2) and £96.50 West Morralee (JAB), £90.80 and £89.80 Warkshaugh, £88.50 Saugh House, Low Eshells and Colepike, £87 Low Staples, £86.50 West Wharmley and Linacres, £86.20 Roses Bower, £86 Hard Riding and £85.50 Chesterwood and High Alderheads. Per kilo to 210.7p, 199.5p and 193.2p Saugh House, 209.8p West Morralee (JAB), 208.5p and 192p Linacres, 206.6p and 192.1p White House, 204.1p and 194.3p High Alderheads, 200p Hamburn Hall, 197.5p Aydonshields, 196.7p Low Eshells, 194.6p Baal Hill and 191.1p Warkshaugh. Suffolk x per head to £93 The Tofts, £86.80 and £84 Colepike, £86.80 and £80.50 Grange Farm, £86.50 High Alderheads, £85 and £82 New Dotland, £85 Linacres, £83.50, £83.20 and £80.80 Warkshaugh, £82 Hammershield and £80 Colwell Demesne, Brockenheugh and Little Whittington. Per kilo to 190.2p Derwent House, 190p Demesne Farm, 189.8p and 184.9p Warkshaugh, 182.6p and 180.8p Colepike, 181.8p Baal Hill, 181p West Cocklaw, 180.9p Linacres and 180.6p Harewalls and Palm Strothers. Beltex per head to £84.20 Warkshaugh and £83.20 Allenshields. Per kilo to 215.9p Warkshaugh, 201.3p Palm Strothers and 190.3p Highwood. Charolais x per head to £83 Warkshaugh and £78 Saugh House. Per kilo to 193p Warkshaugh and 190.2p Saugh House. Mule per head to £80 and £70 West Cocklaw, £78 Hammershield, £76 Camphill, £75 Crowhall and Baal Hill, £74 New Dotland, £73.50 and £70 Roses Bower, £70.50 Walltown and Linacres, £67.50(2) Sewingshields and £66.50 Crooks Alter. Per kilo to 181.4p Hammershield, 181p Camphill, 176.3p Walltown, 174.4p Baal Hill, 173.9p West Cocklaw, 173.1p(2) Sewingshields, 172p Linacres and 171.1p Stoop Rigg. Cheviot x per head to £81 Linacres, £72 Crooks Alter, 70 Gairshield and £68, £66.20(2) and £65.50 Flotterton. Per kilo to 189.1p(2), 187.1p and 183.8p Flotterton. Blackface per head to £80, £78.50 and £72 Warksfield Head, £74 Sewingshields, £72.20 Walltown, £72 Greenlees, £71 Camphill, £70.50 Townfoot, £68.80 and £68 Crowhall, £67 New Dotland, £65 Grasslees, £63 Cross House and £60.50 Stoop Rigg. Per kilo to 186.8p Camphill, 176.1p Walltown, 174.4p and 170.2p Warksfield Head, 174.4p Crowhall, 165.8p Cross House, 163.5p Stoop Rigg, 160p Greenlees, 158.5p Grasslees and 156.3p Sewingshields. Swaledale per head to £71 Allenshields and £65.50 Baal Hill. Per kilo to 173.2p Allenshields.

Cast ewes and rams were strong, well fleshed ewes looked sharper on the week. Ewe prices per head: Texel x to £105 and £79 Low Ardley, £105 West Morralee (JAB), £101 and £94 Steel Hall, £96 Hard Riding, £94 Brockenheugh, £86 Aydonshields, £79 Colwell Demesne and Aydonshields and £77 Hedley West. Suffolk x to £126 Low Struthers, £99 White House and £80 Grange Farm. Mule to £86.50 Low Eshells, £83.50 White House, £81.50 Colwell South, £81 Cowbyre, £80 and £79 Low Ardley, £79 and £75.50 Brockenheugh, £76 Wolf Hills, Low Staples and Grange Farm, £74 Demesne Farm, £73 Linacres and £72 Parmontley Hall and Low Struthers. Leicester to £88 White House and £85 Cowbyre. Cheviot x to £81, £75.50 and £60 Ridley Farm and £58 Flotterton. Blackface to £54 Burnbank and £51 Stoop Rigg and Cowbyre. Swaledale to £48 Low Leam.

ON FRIDAY, at their weekly sale Hexham and Northern Marts had forward 730 store cattle and suckled calves at their weekly sale.

Hexham continues to be THE centre in the North of England for forward cattle with today’s sale featuring a superb selection of strong steers and heifers of all breeds. A grand total of 125 cattle got into four figures this week. The sale was topped at £1,215 by an outstanding Charolais x steer from Barharrow, Castle Douglas. Young cattle continued to sell well beyond sellers expectations with 14 month Charolais x steers selling to £1,200 from Edlingham Newtown whose consignment of 18 Charolais steers, all 14/15 months averaged £1,017. Heifers sold to £1,025 for Aberdeen Angus x from the same home, while Limousin x heifers sold to £992 from Tonehall. Cattle prices. Cattle 30 months plus: Blonde steers to £905 Prenwick.

Cattle 23 – 30 months: Charolais steers to £1,050 Barharrow and £900 West Shipley. Limousin x: Steers to £1,175, £1,150, £1,145, £1,120, £1,090, £1,085, £1,080 and £1,025 Bog Hall, £1,080 and £1,070 Kirkley March, £1,080 Stoop Rigg, £1,070 and £1,010 Claywalls, £1,040 Haredene and £940 East Knitsley. Heifers to £900 South Carter Moor, £805, £790 and £750 Lunns House, £785 Woodcroft and £780 West Shields. British Blue x: Steers to £1,080 South Carter Moor and £965 and £930 Old Ravensworth. Heifers to £840 Hedley Park. Simmental x: Steers to £1,175 and £1,030 Barharrow, £1,085 and £895 Pontop Hall, £930 Allendale Farm and £910 Bunker Hill. Heifers to £870 and £835 Hedley Park and £825 Pontop Hall. Angus x steers to £1,035 Barharrow and £980 Newlands Haugh.

Cattle 17 – 22 months. Charolais x: Steers to £1,215, £1,140, £1,120, £1,100(2), £1,095, £1,075, £1,055 and £1,050 Barharrow, £1,170 Thrunton Lowfield, £1,115 Lunns House, £1,080 Kirkley March, £1,065, £1,055 and £1,040 Newlands Haugh and £1,030 Haredene. Heifers to £970, £965, £905, £900, £865 and £860 Tone Hall, £950 and £915 Hedley Park and £780 and £750 High Crossgill. Limousin x: Steers to £1,175, £1,140, £1,110 and £1,060 Claywalls, £1,155 and £1,050 Airy Holm, £1,115 and £1,105 Shield Farm, £1,110 and £1,095 Kirkley March, £1,100 Stotsfold, £1,095, £1,075 and £1,050 Lunns House, £1,075 Bog Hall and £1,050 Brunton Mill. Heifers to £992 Tone Hall, £970 Old Ravensworth, £960, £875, £845, £840 and £835 Grange Farm, £915 Greyside, £892 and £888 Woodcroft, £870 Chatterley, £850(2) and £840 Woodcroft and £830 Lunns House. Blonde x: Steers to £1,190, £1,160 and £1,130 Claywalls, £1,140 and £1,135 Shield Farm and £1,085 and £1,005 Houselope Grange. Heifers to £830 Little Whittington. British Blue x: Steers to £1,055, £1,022 and £980 Airy Holm and £910 and £855 Rising Sun. Heifers to £810 Chatterley. Simmental x: Steers to £1,125, £1,010, £960 and £950 Barharrow and £1,090 and £1,065 Thrunton Lowfield. Heifers to £910, £915 and £815(2) Thrunton Lowfield, £735 Allendale Farm and £730 Moss Barns. South Devon x steers to £955, £895 and £890 Broxfield. Angus x: Steers to £990, £985, £965, £940, £918, £895, £885 and £865 Broxfield and £840 Brackenthwaite. Heifers to £1,025 Edlingham Newtown and £782 and £742 Aydonshields.

Cattle 11 – 16 months. Charolais x: Steers to £1,200, £1,075, £1,055, £1,050, £1,035(2), £1,000, £930, £925 and £890 Edlingham Newtown, £985 High Crossgill, £950 and £900 Rusheylaw and £882 and £850 West Shields. Heifers to £915, £835, £832, £790 and £750 Rusheylaw, £800 and £790 Edlingham Newtown and £790 High Crossgill. Limousin x steers to £1,020 and £930(2) Stotsfold, £985, £980, £960, £955 and £945 Rising Sun, £950 Grange House, £900 East Greenridge, Low Town and Low Ardley, £885 Rosehill, £882 Horseholme, £880 Lovelady Shield and £875 Horseholm. Heifers to £870 Aydonshields, £828 East Greenridge, £800, £762 and £760 Stotsfold, £790 Low Ardley, £780, £732 and £730 Low Town, £780 Tarset Hall and £765 Rosehill. Blonde x steers to £900 Houselope Grange and £820 West Shields. British Blue x: Steers to £900 East Greenridge. Heifers to £915 East Greenridge, £800 Low Bishopton and £760 Greyside. Angus x: Steers to £885 and £815 Prendwick. Heifers to £800 Edlingham Newtown and £780 Low Bishopton.

Cattle 10 months or under: Charolais x steers to £888 and £790 Low Ardley. Limousin x: Steers to £890 and £810, £795 Bulls Hill, £775, £745 and £720 Tedcastle, £775 Low Ardley and £680 Lovelady Shield. Heifers to £690 and £675 Farnbury, £638 Buckshot and Bulls Hill and £625, £605 and £600 Bulls Hill. British Blue x heifers to £630 Tedcastle.

Hexham and Northern Marts sold 1,082 sheep on Friday, which comprised of 189 in-lamb ewes, 83 cast sheep and 810 store hoggs. A mixed show throughout sold well, highlights including Suffolk x Halfbred in-lamb gimmers to £140 from Grayingham Lodge. Cast Blackface ewes to £69.50 from South Chareheads, Texel x hoggs to £85 from Loadman and Suffolk x to £83 from New Acres Breeding sheep. In-lamb ewes. Suffolk: Gimmers to £140 Grayingham Lodge. 4 crop ewes to £133 Grayingham Lodge. Texel 4 crop to £138 Grayingham Lodge. Feeding ewes: Texel x to £60 New Acres. Mule to £65 Low Mill, £64 Thornley Hall, £54.50 New Acres and £54 Haggwood. Blackface to £69.50, £60 and £58 South Chareheads, £50 Townfoot and £46 Brieredge. Swaledale to £30 Thornley Hall. Store hoggs: Suffolk x to £83 and £69 New Acres, £81.50 and £75 South East Farm, £77 and £71.50 Throstle Nest, £76 Black Hedley, £74.50 Nettlesworth West, £74 Little Whittington, £72.50 Crook Dene and £71.50 Haggwood. Texel x to £85 Loadman, £80 High Eshells, £78 Ellfoot, £77.50 Yatesfield, £74.50 Hillhead, £74 Kiplaw, £73 White House, £71.50 Birney Hill, £71 South East Farm, £70 New Acres, £69.50 East Newham and £69 Dukesfield Hall. Mule to £75 Whiskershiel, £69 Loadman, £64 Winnows Hill, £61 and £57 Kiplaw, £60 Ellfoot and £54 Yatesfield. Beltex x to £72 Little Whittington. Blackface to £61, £55 and £50 South Chareheads, £54 Ealingham, £52 and £45 Ellfoot, £50 Townfoot and £48 Brieredge. Cheviot x to £68 South Chareheads and £67 and £60 Linbrig.

ON TUESDAY, at their weekly Longtown sale, the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 3,018 store hoggs and 645 in lamb ewes. Store hoggs saw trade again very dear, top of £86.50 for Texels from Greenbeck, others £81.50 Dinwoodie Green, £80 Nether Dargarvel. Rouge £76.50 Dinwoodie Green. Greyface £70.80 Embley, £70 Bayles. Suffolk £70.80 Bayles. Hill Cheviot £69.50 Beechgrove, £69 Dinley. Charollais £69.20 Bayles. Easycare £66.20 Glenapp. Blackface £65.50 Whiteside, £62.50 Brownhill. Lleyn £64.50 Chipknowe. Swaledale £53.50 Brookfield. Cast ewes to £91 for Texels from Channel Well, hill types £55.50 Winshield, cast rams £91 Linton. In-lambers met a keen enquiry and were easily cleared at similar rates. Top of £155 for Texels from Baltier, others £140 Greenknowe. Suffolk x £135 Margaret Drive. Lleyn £135 Margaret Drive; Greyface £132, £130(2) Margaret Drive. Cheviot Mule £108 Eycott. In-lamb Greyface hoggs to £125 and £120 Howe Nook.

ON THURSDAY, the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 38 prime cattle, along with 3,724 prime hoggs and 3,665 cast ewes and rams. Cattle averages. Steers: Medium, 157.5p (153.0p); heavy, 177.5p (158.7p). Heifers: Heavy, 187.5p (163.3p). Sheep averages. Hoggs: Light, 241.0p (209.0p); standard, 229.0p (202.1p); medium, 227.0p (197.9p); heavy, 205.0p (186.1p). Ewes: Light, £87.50 (£57.34); heavy, £151.50 (£83.13). Cast rams: £154.50 (£80.84).

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