MARTS

Published date07 August 2021
Publication titleJournal, The
Beltex x - £115 High House, £105 West Heddon 239.6p High House, 237.5p West Heddon Suffolk x - £112.50 Berwick Hill, £108.50 Brownsleazes, £108 Glebe Farm, £104.50 Halton Red House, £104 Steel Hall 230.9p Brownsleazes, 229.8p Glebe Farm, 227.3p Steel Hall, 227.2p Halton Red House Bleu D'Maine x - £110 & 229.2p Low Staples

Mule - £110.50 Brownsleazes, £103 Tenter House 225.5p Brownsleazes, 217.4p Tenter House Cheviot Mule - £105.50 & 227.9p Highwood Hampshire x - £103.50 & 230.0p Steel Hall

ACKLINGTON August 5 Forward at the weekly prime stock sale this week was 51 head of prime cattle and Cast cows, 2332 prime sheep comprising 1980 Lambs and 352 Cast Sheep.

Lead grossing heifer was a Bel Blue x from the Michael Jordan, Herds House realising 250p to Martins of Morpeth.

Young Bulls: South Devon 1568 Lumbylaw. South Devon 208p Lumbylaw.

Prime Steers £ Head: Lim x 1699 South Bells Hill. Lim x 1673, 1644, 1615 Blagdon Burn, Sim x 1566 Warton, Lim x 1561 Blagdon Burn, Angus 1534 Ford & Etal, Lim x 1525 Blagdon Burn, Angus 1513 Warton, Sim x 1477 Warton.

Prime Steers P per Kg: Lim x 233p Blagdon Burn, Sim x 229p Warton, Angus 228p Warton, Lim x 228p Blagdon Burn, Sim x 228p Warton, Lim x 227p, 227p 225p Blagdon Burn, Shorthorn 223p Gatherick, Lim x 219p South Bells Hill.

Leading prices per head: Lim x 1550 South Bells Hill, Angus 1470 Ferneybeds, Lim x 1449, 1339 West Throp Hill, Bel B 1345 Herds House, Angus 1344 Ferneybeds, Lim x 1316 Make Me Rich, Lim x 1257 Make Me Rich, Char x 1247 Make Me Rich, Lim x 1190 Herds House.

Leading price per kg: Bel Blue 250p Herds House, Lim x 250p South Bells Hill, Lim x 240p Make Me Rich, Lim x 239p Herds House,

Lim x 236p West Throp Hill, Angus 235p Ferneybeds, Lim x 231p Make Me Rich, Angus 227p Ferneybeds, Char x 226p Make Me Rich, Lim x 220p West Throp Hill, Sim x 217p Herds House.

Cast Cows Cast cows becoming scarcer with very few on the market nationally.

Leading prices per head: Angus 1599, 1552, 1473, 1428, 1418 Hope House, Saler 1247, 1201 White House Folly, Lim x 1132 West Throp Hill. Fries 963 Hauxley.

Leading price per Kg: Saler 166p White House Folly, Fries 165p Hauxley, Angus 163p, 163p Hope House, Saler 162p White House Folly, Angus 160p, 159p Hope House, Lim x 159p Tosson Glebe, Angus 157p Hope House, Lim x 153p West Throp Hill, Bulls: Char 1493 Redsteads, Angus 1425 Framhill, Saler 1326 Lumbylaw.

Angus 1080 Fram Hill, Saler 130p Lumbylaw, Char x 129p Redsteads.

1980 Prime Sheep Ave 233p Large numbers of lambs forward today with a price rise with quality fleshed lambs and weight still paying well. Top price lambs today went to

regular Acklington sellers Robbie Angus, Eglingham Moor which realised £135 per head and purchased by Pickstock, Derbyshire.

Lambs 52.1 kg - Leading prices: 135 Eglingham Moor, 133.50 The Heugh, 132.50 The Heugh, 132.50 Fenham Hill, 130.50 Warton, 130 Elilaw, 130 Auger Terrace, 129 Elilaw, 128 West Lane End, 127 Warton, P/kg: 247p, 245p The Heugh, 241p Elilaw, 241p

Fenham Hill, 237p South Bells Hill, 237p West Lane End, 236p Elilaw, 235p Sharperton Edge.

Lambs 45.6 - 52kg - Leading prices: 130 East Trewick, 127.50 Blagdon Burn, 127.50, 127 East Trewick, 126.50 Warton, 126 The Heugh, 125.50 South Bells Hill, 124.50 Warton, 124.50 East Trewick, 124 Blagdon Burn.

P/kg: 260p Hemelspeth, 260p, 259p East Trewick, 257p South Bells Hill, 254p Blagdon Burn, 253p Great Ryle, 252p Blagdon Burn, 252p East Trewick, 251p South Bells Hill, 251p The Heugh.

Lambs 39.1 45.5kg - Leading prices: 120 Hardriding, 113 Pigdon Farm Cott, 113 Hemelspeth, 110.50 Bilton, 110 Hemelspeth, 107.50 Sharperton Edge, 107 Watch Hill, 107 Howick Scar.

P/kg: 273p Hardriding, 255p Watch Hill, 251p Pigdon, 251p Hemelspeth, 250p Bilton, 249p Stanton Town Head, Lambs 32.1-39kg - Leading prices: 100 Hardriding, 96 Oakdene, 91, 90.50 Cut Thorn, 90 High Learchild, 88.50 Crescent Farm, 87.50 Hartburn Grange.

P/kg: 256p Hardriding, 253p Oakdene, 237p High Learchild, 233p Cut Thorn, 227p Crescent Farm, 224p Hartburn.

325 Cast Sheep Ave £ 112A larger show of ewes this week with many vendors taking advantage of the buying power now operating at Acklington. Buyers present to handle all types and numbers of ewes with many more could have been sold today.

Top price ewes from the Andrew and Arthur Proctor,

Swarland Old Hall with a run of fantastic Texel ewes realising £174 to Yorkshire Halal.

Leading Prices: Texel: 174, 165 Swarland Old Hall, 152 Make Me Rich, 147.50 Swarland Old Hall, 138 Edlingham Demesne, 136 Make me Rich, Beltex: 129.50 Herds House, 119.50 Nesbit, 118 Oak Dene, Suff: 147.50 Nesbit, 144, 140 Boulmer Hall, 134 Blagdon Burn, 134 Howick Scar.

HB: 133 Nesbit.

Mule: 115, 113.50 Edlingham Demesne, 112 Glororum, 108 Warton, 108 Houndalee.

Chev: 124, 116 Warton, 112 Herds House.

WOOLER August 4 Harrison and Hetherington held its weekly sale of primestock selling 941 Prime Sheep comprising 654 Lambs and 287 Cast Ewes and Rams Lambs: With harvest weather arriving numbers significantly less on the week Trade also easier in line with trend Heavies and well fleshed still good to sell, sale average £97.50 Leading prices per head: Texel: £129, £120, £118, £117 Rugley, £120 (2), £114 Low Middleton, £115 Wandon, £113.50 West Longridge and Clarabad Mill. Beltex: £115.50 Wandon, £113 Clarabad Mill, £112 Nesbit. Suffolk: £115, £110 Brandon, £115 Low Middleton, £110 Rugley Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 261p, 246p Clarabad Mill, 241p Wandon, 240p East Newburn. Texel: 240p Low Middleton, 238p Nesbit, Newham Hall and Black

Heddon Cast Ewes: A steadier trade on the week witnessed with more weathered sorts abouty. Sale peak of £131 achieved for a Texel ewe from J R Whitecross, Clarabad Mill Texel: £131 Clarabad Mill, £123, £120 Newham Hagg, £113 Nesbit, £111 Shepherds Cottage, £105 East Newburn, £102 Sunnyside...

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