Published at 09:45, Friday, 19 February 2010

ON TUESDAY at their weekly sale Hexham Auction Mart had forward 79 cattle, which included 51 over 30 month animals. Prime cattle prices per head. Limousin heifers to £1,217.71 Barker House, £1,075.83 Ogle Castle, £1,075.70 Jubilee Buildings and £1,038.35 Watch Currock. Charolais: Steers to £1,098.88 and £1,036.93 Flotterton. Heifers to £1,027.23 Flotterton. Prices per kilo. Heifers: Charolais to 176.5p and 164.5p(2) Flotterton. Limousin to 173.5p and 169.5p Jubilee Buildings, 166.5p Watch Currock and 165.5p Ogle Castle and Barker House.

Over 30 month animals, mixed show forward. Many cows lacking flesh. Prices per head: Montbeliarde x to £964.04 Eland Hall. Blonde x to £946.49 Fairview. Limousin to £930.75 Great Chesters. Blonde to £913.49 Evistones. Charolais to £893.12 Thornham Hill. Prices per kilo: Montbeliarde x to 128.5p Eland Hall. British Blue to 127.5p Glebe Farm and Fairview. Limousin to 127.5p(2) Great Chesters, 123.5p West Nubbock and 119.5p Dunns Houses. Blonde x to 121.5p Fairview. British Blue x to 117.5p Eland Hall.

Hexham and Northern Marts sold 1,162 prime sheep on Tuesday, which comprised of 921 hoggs and 241 ewes and rams. Prime hoggs had another mixed show forward, which met a similar trade to last week with only the very best quality selling at rates of 200p per kilo. Top price per kilo was for Texel x hoggs from Cornsay House at 224.4p for 43 kilo. Heavy hoggs sold at £101 from Texel x from Camphill and £101 for Suffolk x from The Whins. A consignment of heavy Suffolk x Charollais hoggs averaged £99.17 from The Whins.

Hogg prices: Texel x per head £101 and £90.50 Camphill, £96.50 Cornsay House, £92.80, £91.50 and £91 Haughton Mains, £91.50 and £90(2), Lingley Field, £91.50 Hallington New Houses, £91 Eland Hall and Bensons Fell, £90.80 and £90 Matfen East Farm and £90 Morrowfield and Colepike. Per kilo to 224.4p Cornsay House, 223.1p Aydonshields, 222p and 209.5p Bensons Fell, 220p, 211.4p and 206.8p Eland Hall, 214.5p White House, 212.8p and 200p Hallington New Houses, 210p Matfen East Farm, 209.5p Fell Lane, 201.9p Baal Hill, 198.8p Warkshaugh and 196p Cornsay House. Suffolk x per head to £101 and £100(4) Whins Farm, £92 and £89 Morrowfield, £92 Lunns House, £90 and £89.80 Grange Farm, £90 West Cocklaw, £89.50 Beamwham and Lunns House and £86 Cornsay House. Per kilo to 190p and 186.1p Baal Hill, 189p Paradise Farm, 188.9p and 183.7p Colepike, 187.2p Allenheads Farm, 186.1p Hallington New Houses, 183.7p and 182.7p Lunns House, 183.7p West Cocklaw, Middle Heads, 182.6p New Dotland, 181.5p Hammershield, 179.6p High Alderheads and 177.1p Grange Farm. Charolais x per head to £100, £97 and £94 Whins Farm, £92 Low Farnham, £88 Beamwham and £87.50 and £85 Grange Farm. Per kilo to 195p, 188.9p and 175p Grange Farm and 177.4p, 173.2p and 172.4p Whins Farm. Mule per head to £82 and £76 Hammershield, £77 Beamwham, £74.50 Camphill, £70 and £69.50 Allenheads Farm, £70 Ednorville and £68 Cornsay House and Hole Farm (2). Per kilo to 181p and 164p Hammershield, 177.4p Camphill, 174.4p and 170p Hole Farm, 166.7p and 161.6p Allenheads Farm, 161.9p Cornsay House and 157.1p Beamwham. Cheviot Mule per head to £71 West Cocklaw. Per kilo to 177.5p West Cocklaw. Cheviot x per head to £77 Flotterton. Per kilo to 175p Flotterton. Blackface per head to £70 Greenlees, £65 Hole Farm and £64 Roses Bower. Per kilo to 170.7p Greenlees, 166.7p Hole Farm and 165.3p Camphill. Swaledale per head to £62.50 Allenheads Farm. Per kilo to 160.3p Allenheads Farm.

Cast ewes and rams. Ewes per head: Texel x to £90.50 West Morralee (JAB), £90 Comb Hills, £74 Low Staples, £73 Fell Lane, £72 Nettlesworth West and £70 Hallington New Houses, Comb Hills, Nettlesworth West and Ogle Castle. Suffolk x to £73 West Kirkheaton and Intake Farm, £71 and £66.50 Hallington New Houses, £62 Hedley Park and £61 West Morralee (JAB). Mule to £74 Nettlesworth West, £70 Ednorville, £65.50 and £62 Rawfoot, £63.50 Holystone, £61(2) Urpeth North and £60 West Kirkheaton, New Dotland, and Low Staples. Leicester to £61 Intake Farm. Half Bred to £68.50 Warkshaugh. Beltex to £59 Hallington New Houses. Cheviot x to £57 Flotterton. Blackface to £60 Grindon Hill.

ON FRIDAY at their weekly sale, Hexham and Northern Marts had forward 575 store cattle and suckled calves. The Hexham sale again continues to draw another great selection of forward steers and heifers. A total of 86 cattle were once again sold at four figures but overall the strong cattle were slightly easier on the week due to the prime cattle being at lower rates. The sale was topped at £1,195 for an outstanding Limousin x steer from Bog Hall. Top price strong heifer was £1,000 for a Limousin x from Halton Red House. Young cattle once again met a tremendous trade with a consignment of 12 Charolais steers 9/10 months from Loadman selling to a top of £1,080 and an average of £1,041.25

Cattle prices. Cattle 23 – 30 months. Charolais x: Steers to £1,080, £1,070 and £1,020(2) South Linden. Heifers to £815 Rare Dene and £742 Fairview. Limousin x: Steers to £1,165 Blackburn, £1,125, £1,120, £1,100 and £1,020 Claywalls, £1,100, £1,065 and £1,040 Armond Carr, £1,085 and £1,025 South Linden, £1,080 and £1,070 Bog Hall, £1,075 West Cocklaw, £1,025 Lunns House and £1,020 Dovecote. Heifers to £900 Redesmouth, £885 and £750 Lunns House, £870 and £762 Throstle Nest, £870 Langley West, £815 and £750 Ogle Castle, £790 Springwell and £775 Grange Farm. British Blue x: Steers to £1,130 Bog Hall and £1,040 South Linden. Heifers to £980 Morley Hill and £970 Old Ravensworth. Simmental x: Steers to £1,100 Bog Hall, £1,085, £1,070 and £1,055 South Linden and £965 and £955 Pontop Hall. Heifers to £815 Pontop Hall and £785 Allendale Farm. Angus x steers to £925 Plainfield Farm. Holstein Friesian x to £880 Bog Hall.

Cattle 17 – 22 months. Charolais x: Steers to £1,090, £1,040 and £1,035 Newlands Haugh, £1,020 and £920 Elilaw, £915 and £910(2) West Shipley and £900 Hay a Park. Heifers to £955 Elilaw, £870 Lunns House, £855, Rare Dene, £845 Berwick Hill, £840 and £835 Elilaw, £810 and £800 Hedley Park. Limousin x: Steers to £1,195 Bog Hall, £1,175 and £1,075 High Warden, £1,160 and £1,110 Halton Red House, £1,115 and £1,045 West Cocklaw, £1,090 and £1,070 Todburn, £1,055 and £1,050 Claywalls, £1,050 Airy Holm and Langley West and £1,040 Springwell. Heifers to £1,000 Halton Red House, £965, £925, £895(2), £885 and £880 Middle Dukesfield, £930, £910 and £895 West Farm Kirkheaton, £898 and £892 Springwell, £885 Brockenheugh and East Barns and £880 Grange Farm. Blonde x steers to £1,100 Shield Farm, £910 Hay a Park. British Blue x: Steers to £1,070 Blackburn, £1,035 Todburn, £1,030, £1,000 and £930 Old Ravensworth and £850 Redesmouth. Heifers to £835 Morley Hill. Simmental x: Steers to £1,055 Blackburn, £980 and £800 Pontop Hall and £950, £875 and £790 Sillywrea. Heifers to £830 Allendale Farm and £785 Pontop Hall. Angus x: Steers to £965 Todburn, £940 Elilaw and £915 Broxfield and Monkridge Hill (3). Heifers to £820 Elilaw. Saler x: Steers to £880 and £860 New Dotland. Heifers to £820 New Dotland. South Devon x heifers to £780 and £755 Broxfield.

Cattle 11 – 16 months. Charolais x: Steers to £985 and £860 West Wharmley and £890 High Wiserley. Heifers to £822 Ashcroft, £802 and £780 Edlingham Newtown and £770 West Wharmley. Limousin x: Steers to £1,000 and £905 Airy Holm, £995 £980 and £970 £935 and £930(2) Morley Hill, £990 Chirdon, £965, £915(2) and £905 Greyside, £910 Fairview and £900 Rawfoot. Heifers to £825 Fairview, £795 Morley Hill, £768 Whiteside, £755 Brockenheugh, £720 Rawfoot, £672 and £655 Tarset Hall, £655 Morrow Edge and £598 Glenhill and Mains Rigg. Blonde x steers to £650 and £648 Spenside. British Blue x: Steers to £915 and £890 Greyside, £895 Morley Hill, £885 Barker House, £860 Redesmouth and £800 Chirdon. Heifers to £800 Chirdon and £735 Redesmouth. Angus x steers to £915 Monkridge Hill, £790 Ashcroft and £780 Barker House.

Cattle 10 months or under. Charolais x steers to £1,080, £1,050(2) and £1,005 Loadman. Limousin x: Steers to £910 and £830 Whiteside, £895(2) and £865 Morrow Edge, £885, £880, £865, £850 and £810 Barker House, £880 Morley Hill and £815 Beamwham. Heifers to £660 Morrow Edge, £622, £590 and £588 Glenhill, £620 Low Bishopton and £615 and £602 Mains Rigg. British Blue x: Steers to £885 Barker House, £880 £875, £840, £825 and £812 Beacon Rigg. Heifers to £680, £660 and £640 Beacon Rigg. Angus x steers to £630 Ridley Farm.

At the store and breeding sheep sale on Friday the in-lamb ewes consisted of a small but quality entry met a steady trade with caution evident as weather fails to improve. In-lamb ewe prices. Mule to £120 Intake Farm and £118, £117, £114, £112, £107(2) and £100 Cooks House. In the store ewes section leaner sorts harder to cash, better sorts still selling well. Ewe prices per head: Suffolk x to £85 Brandon White House. Mule to £60 Black Hedley. Blackface to £46 Ealingham.

For the store hoggs section there was another sizeable show was forward with mixed quality as winter draws on. Many tail end hoggs still achieving good values, well fleshed forward hoggs still selling well. Hogg prices per head: Suffolk x to £80 and £75 Ochrelands, £78 Black Callerton, £77 Harle New Houses, £76.50 and £71 Rugley Walls, £75 Little Whittington, £74.50 and £70 Sandylands, £73.50 Piatroon, £70.50 Lowes Fell and £70 Wolsingham Park. Texel x to £80.50 and £74 High Warden, £80.50 Little Whittington, £80 Dinley Hill, £78.50 Blakelaw, £78 Black Hedley, £77.50(2) and £76.50 Ochrelands, £76.50 Warkshaugh, £74.50 Rugley Walls and £74 Grange House and Glenhill. Mule to £74.50 Merryshields, £65.50 Piatroon, £65 Wolsingham Park, £62.50 West Shipley, £60 Crowhall, £59 Ellfoot and £55 Hill Top. Hampshire x to £69.50 High Warden. Cheviot x to £54 Burdonside. Blackface to £54 and £44 Crowhall, £52 Harle New Houses, £45 Burdonside and £41 The Brigg. Swaledale to £43 Wolsingham Park and £38 West Shipley and Evistones.

HEXHAM and Northern Marts on Friday, had an entry of 42 beef breeding cattle. With quality outfits forward, buyers proved cautious, mindful of fodder shortages mid way through the winter. Highlight of the sale was a consignment of British Blue x bulling heifers from George and Richard Stobbs, High Wiserley which averaged £938. Heifers with calves at foot: Limousin to £2,050 and £1,780 Palm Strothers, £1,850, £1,760 and £1,750 Mirlaw House and £1,720 Branton Middlesteads. Cows with calves at foot: Limousin x (4th calver) to £1,720 Glebe Farm. Charolais (8th calver) to £1,300 and £1,260 Crammond Hill. Simmental x (4th calver) to £1,220(2) Crescent Farm. In-calf heifers: British Blue x to £1,300 Millfield Demesne. Limousin x to £1,150, £1,140 and £1,070 Millfield Demesne. Bulling heifers: British Blue x to £970, £950(3) and £940(2) High Wiserley. Angus x to £900 and £800 West Haydon.

THE Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward at their fortnightly Longtown sale on Tuesday, 145 store cattle. Store cattle continued to sell to recent high rates. Top was £880 for Charolais bullocks from R. and J. Graham Chapel of Logan and Limousin from T.V. and M. Storey, Tinnis Hall. Heifers to £780 for Limousin from Chapeltown. Principal prices. Store bullocks: Limousin £880, £840 Tinnis Hall, £795 Redgatehead, £725 Stonehall, £700 Summerhill. Charolais £880 Chapel of Logan, £830, £810 Shankbridgend. Simmental £675 Braehead, £625, £595 Basco Dykehead. Angus £740, £720 Eden Farm, £695 Garthside, £665, £595 Spadeadam. Galloway £655 Summerhill. Friesian £565 Garthside. Luing £625 Summerhill. Devon x £770 Eden Farm. Store heifers: Limousin £780 Chapeltown, £770 Tinnis Hall, £750 Redgatehead, £710 Blindhillbush. British Blue £715, £700, £655 Redgatehead, £655 Garthside. Charolais £630 Shankbridgend, £580 Mossband House. Simmental £530 Braehead. Angus £660 Bonshawside, £620 Garthside, £590 Braehead, £540 No 4 Stonehouse.

ON TUESDAY at their weekly Longtown sale, the Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 3,688 store hoggs & 573 in-lamb ewes. Store still in strong demand. Top was £91.50 for Beltex from Old Hall, Texels to £85.80 Redbanks, £78.50 Muirhead; Suffolks £84.80 Shawhill, £83.80 Redbanks. Greyfaces £84 Nirvana. Hill Cheviots £67.50 Kirklands. North Country Cheviots £79.50 Redbanks, £77.50 Thomas Telford. Blackfaces £53.50 Newton, £50.80 Clover Hill. Swaledales £49.50 Lowthwaite. Lleyns £59.20 Rammerscales. Herdwicks £49.20 Roosecote. Cast ewes to £85 Greenknowe, hill types to £54.20 Newton. Cast rams £87.50 Old Irvine. In-lamb ewes were again easily sold although quality not as good. Top was £152 for Mule shearlings from Taylorburn. Ewes to £108 for Texels from Almagill. Greyfaces £92 Eycott; Jacobs £72 Newton. Blackfaces £70 Newton. Ewe hoggs £100 for a Beltex from Almagill.

FOR their weekly Longtown prime stock sale on Thursday, the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 63 prime cattle, along with 4,944 prime hoggs and 4,096 cast ewes and rams. Cattle averages. Steers: Medium, 167.5p (141.9p); heavy, 169.5p (154.6p). Heifers: Medium, 171.5p (171.5p); heavy, 185.5p (156.9p). Sheep averages. Hoggs: Light, 209.0p (185.8p); standard, 238.0p (193.0p); medium, 214.0p (191.3p); heavy, 213.0p (173.9p). Ewes: Light, £80.50 (£48.03); heavy, £155.50 (£76.43). Cast rams £200.00 (£67.95).

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