MARTS
| Published date | 20 March 2021 |
| Date | 20 March 2021 |
| Publication title | Journal, The |
First prize steer came from Paxton Dene also and again bred by Messrs Bell, Woodhall. The British Blue x steer sold to 255.5ppkg to Mr Brocklehurst.
Top grossing steer also came from Paxton Dene with a Limousin x steer selling to an unbelievable £1767.50. Top P/ kg on the day went to a lightweight Limousin x heifer from Messrs JE Woodman & Son, Great Chesters, realising 261.5ppkg Charolais x Steers - £1382.85 & 219.5p Flotterton Charolais x Heifers - £1652.40 Barker House, £1501.83 Great Chesters, £1458.70 Flotterton, £1395.45 Great Chesters 251.5p & 235.5p Flotterton, 229.5p Barker House, 225.5p Great Chesters Limousin x Steers - £1767.50 & £1669.50 Paxton Dene, £1594.80 & £1514.70 Thockrington 252.5p & 238.5p Paxton Dene, 229.5p & 221.5p Thockrington Limousin x Heifers - £1501.55, £1491.00 & £1480.28 Great Chesters, £1472.05 Paxton Dene, £1435.50 Thockrington 261.5p & 254.5p Great Chesters, 249.5p Paxton Dene & Great Chesters, 248.5p Great Chesters, 241.5p Paxton Dene British Blue x Steers - £1609.65 & 255.5p Paxton Dene
Cast Cows & OTM Another fantastic trade for cows was seen at Hexham this week with more numbers and returning customers, all rewarded with extreme rates seen.
Mr R Carr brought a good Limousin x cow to Hexham which realised £1517.34, 181ppkg.
Highest price P/kg cow this week was 1st prize in the presale show from renowned producer, Mr JW Smith Jackson, High Town with a British Blue x cow selling to 185.5ppkg OTM Cattle sold to 191.5ppkg for a British Blue x heifer from Mr GS Eggleston, Thornham Hill. The same home sold steers to 187.5ppkg or £1462.50.
Dairy cows from Mr AW Dixon, West Heddon Farm sold to a high of 137.5ppkg for an Ayrshire x Cow.
The trade for Cast cows and OTM Cattle here at Hexham rivals any other centre in the North of England and more cattle can easily be sold to Vendors advantage.
Angus x - £1104.61 Thornham Hill, £1002.70 Nookton 188.5p Thornham Hill,
138.5p Nookton Ayrshire - £575.91 & 118.5p West Heddon Ayrshire x - £783.75 & 137.5p West Heddon British Blue - £1456.18 & £1222.98 High Town 185.5p & 177.5p High Town, 158.5p Camphill British Blue x - £1060.68 Stoop Rigg 159.5p Stoop Rigg, 149.5p Camphill Beef Shorthorn - £1060.78 & 140.5p Edges Green Charolais - £1505.75, £1331.15, £1275.75 & £1196.00 Loadman 168.5p, 158.5p, 157.5p & 149.5p Loadman Hereford x - £987.53 & 148.5p Whiskershiel Limousin x - £1517.34 Little Bavington, £1323.85 Lowes Fell, £1217.85 Shitlington Hall, £1125.35 Stone Stile 181.5p Little Bavington, 176.5p Shitlington Hall, 159.5p Lowes Fell, 258.5p Stone Stile &
Longshaws, 156.5p Longshaws Simmental x - £893.97 & 150.5p Stoop Rigg OTM British Blue - £1263.90 & 191.5p Thornham Hill Charolais x Steer - £1462.50 & 187.5p Thornham Hill Prime Sheep Prime Hoggs A mixed show of hoggs but including some very good runs of sheep that were keenly bid for, resulting in another rise in the overall average.
Best sorts sold to £159 & 375.0p from The Hope, with heavy hoggs from Dalton Hill Head to 299ppkg.
Texel x - £159 The Hope, £156 Warksfield Head, £153 The Hope, £152 Hill Top, £150 Butsfield Burn & Hill Top, £149.50 South Acton (x2), The Hope & Dalton Hill Head, £149 Blue Gables, Dalton Hill Head & Hill Top, £147.50 The Hope & Hill Top, £146.50 Butsfield Burn (x2) & South Acton, £146 Bulls Hill & The Hope, £145.50 Hill Top, £145 Butsfield Burn (x2), The Hope (x2) & Dalton Hill Head, £144.50 The Hope, £144 Butsfield Burn, The Hope & Hill Top, £143 Butsfield Burn & The Hope, £142 South Acton, The Hope & Hill Top, £141 South Acton (x3), £140 Butsfield Burn, The Hope & Dalton Hill Head, £139 Warksfield Head, £137 The Hope & Low Houses, £137 Colepike, £136 New Dotland, £135 The Hope (x2) & Colepike 375.0p, 362.5p, 361.4p, 355.8p, 353.9p & 353.7p The Hope, 348.8p, 345.5p & 343.0p Hill Top, 340.5p & 339.5p The Hope, 338.4p & 338.1p Hill Top, 330.2p & 329.3p The Hope, 327.3p Hill Top, 320.5p South Acton (x3), 319.1p New Dotland, 306.7p Low Houses, 300.0p Cole Pike (x2), 299.0p & 297.9p Dalton Hill Head, 297.6p Low Staples, 295.8p South Acton, 295.6p Great Bavington, 292.2p Hill Top, 290.0p Dalton Hill Head, 289.1p Great Bavington, 287.8p Colepike, 287.5p South Acton, 286.7p Warksfield Head, 282.5p Low Houses, 282.4p The Hope, 281.1p Dalton Hill Head, 280.4p Butsfield Burn Suffolk x - £152.50 Dalton Hill Head, £150 Blue Gables &
South Acton, £148 & £144 Butsfield Burn, £137 Dalton Hill Head 294.1p South Acton, 291.5p Dalton Hill Head, 280.2p Great Bavington, 275.0p New Dotland, 274.5p Great Bavington, 273.3p & 269.8p
New Dotland Beltex x - £154, £140 & £130 The Hope 361.1p, 342.2p & 333.3p The Hope Bleu D'Maine x - £143 & £139 The Hope 289.6p & 255.4p The Hope Leicester - £140 & 225.8p The Hope Mule - £139 Warksfield Head, £137 Bulls Hill, £132 Warksfield Head, £128 Bulls Hill 264.0p & 255.1p Warksfield Head Ryeland - £129 & £120 Holme Dene 280.4p & 272.7p Holme Dene Blackface - £134 & £128 Warksfield Head, £122.50 New Dotland 266.7p & 262.8p Warksfield Head, 250.0p New Dotland Cast Ewes Texel x - £108 Holme Dene Charollais - £128 Hedley Park Jacob - £78 Holme Dene (x2) Ryeland - £101 Holme Dene, £100 & £86 Ivangill Blackface - £109 Warksfield Head
ACKLINGTON March 16 and 18 North East Livestock Sales held its fortnightly store cattle sale. Fast becoming a popular place to do business for both buyers and sellers. Once again, a fantastic show of cattle forward totalling 142 head with again new faces around the ring, looking to purchase the cattle on offer.
An exceptional trade was seen, with types and ages of cattle presented.
Topping the sale with an outstanding 21mth Limousin Steer from IE & JH Brown, South Bells Hill realising 1400 to Brian Manners, Weetslade. Topping the heifer trade with some quality cattle from again IE & JH Brown, South Bells Hill realising 1240 to J. Thompson,
Small Burns, Longhorsley.
Leading Steer prices: Lim x Strs 1400, 1360, 1340 South Bells Hill, 1290 Fenham Hill, 1170 Bunker Hill, 1140 Fenham Hill, 1140 East Thirston, 1110 Fulthorpe, 1060, 1060 East Thirston. Sim x 1300, 1270, 1200 Fenham Hill, 1000 Fulthorpe, 990 Elilaw. Saler Strs 1270, 1260 1120, Fenham Hill. Angus Strs 1220, 1170 Elilaw,
1090 South Barlow, 1050 Hazon, 1040 Cross Field, 1040, 1000 Hazon, 980 East Coldside. Hereford x 900 Park Head, Leading Heifer prices: Lim Hfr 1240, 1210, 1140 South Bells Hill, 1100 East Coldside, 1080, 1010 East Thirston, 980, 940 Fulthorpe, 980 East Thirston, 940 East Coldside. Sim Hfr 1000, 980, 970, 930 Red Gap Farm. Bel Blue Hfrs 1060, 1010, 930, 900 Red Gap Farm. Here x Hfrs 960, 920, 880 Scoular Park. Angus Hfrs 930 Bunker Hill, 900 East Coldside, 850 Bunker Hill, 810 Cross Field Farm.
Forward this week at the weekly prime stock sale was a show of 35 prime cattle, 756 prime hoggs and cast ewes. Lambing, the good weather and 6-day rule influencing the less numbers placed forward.
The show of beef bred cattle presented forward had more...
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