MARTS
| Published date | 30 September 2023 |
| Publication title | Journal, The |
to achieve the highest price on the day of £400, selling to regular purchaser, Mr P Elliot, Bank House, Penrith.
After the single pens were judged, the best runs of 100 were inspected and taking this years William Reed Perpetual Trophy for the best run of 100 lambs went to Mrs R & Mr M J Lee, Harwood Shield. This the second year in succession for Harwood Shield to win the best run of 100 or more.
The top pen from Mrs R & Mr M J Lee, Harwood Shield went on to realise an impressive £255.00. Sharing this achievement later on in the day was a very strong and bonny pen from Messrs K & HA Ridley, Allenshields Farm.
Another fine show of lambs again this year with new purchasers commenting on how well the lambs looked and the general strength and quality of the breeding behind the sheep. Credit must be given to all those that had sheep forward and continue to support the sale.
They were then rewarded with a very competitive trade throughout the sale and a noticeable increase in demand for smaller, running type lambs with
some pens seeing a rise of £25 compared to last year.
Larger tupping type lambs
once again very easily cashed and regularly broke the £150.00 barrier. Sale average for this years sale is £12 up on the previous year.
Leading flock averages: WM Reed & Sons, Lands - 370 @ £144.43 WJ Scott Ltd, Low Leam - 444 @ £143.73 R Collingwood, Stewartshield Meadows - 88 @ £143.02 R & MJ Lee, Harwood Shield - 233 @ £140.62 D Collingwood, Intake - 28 @ £135.78 I Potts, Redburn - 386 @ £135.08 K & HA Ridley, Allenshields - 225 @ £131.46 W Parker & Son, Spittalshield - 152 @ £131.17 TD & M Moore, Softley - 24 @ £130 W Wearmouth & Sons, Rosehill - 59 @ £128.72 Merryknowe - 12 @ £127 WM Reed, West Biggens - 186 @ £124.25 Wolsingham Park Farms, Forresters Lodge - 293 @ £123.59 WS Thompson & Partners, Allotment - 240 @ £122.13 Leading prices; £400 Lands, £255 Harwood Shield & Allenshields, £210 Ambling Gate, £205 Redburn, £195 Stewartshield Meadows, £185 Harwood Shield, £175 Lands & Low Leam, £170 Low Leam & Redburn, £165 Low Leam & Agars Hill, £164 & £162 Low Leam, £155 Spittalshield & Allenshields, £152 Lands & Low Leam, £150 Lands, Stewartshield Meadows, Ambling Gate, West Biggens & Woodhall Store Cattle Hexham & Northern Marts offered for sale 382 head of store cattle at their weekly sale, the majority of which were Angus or other native breed cattle. With the changeable weather in June and July now a distant memory finished values have thankfully also been changeable since mid-summer and increasing returns have resulted in renewed confidence round the store ring.
A number of vendors market their cattle annually at this sale and all reported a significant lift on the year with the sale peaking at £1840 for a hefty Angus cross bullock from Peter Findlay, Stoop Rigg. Messrs Philipson, North Shotton sold a powerful sort at £1820 and Snowdon Oates, Ouston Farms sold a smashing pure bred Charolais heifer to realise £1810. Whilst top end sorts sold well it was the middle age order that saw the biggest lift - those cattle from 11-17 months and the majority of vendors were ecstatic at their returns.
Brian Urwin & Family, Lynnshields, Park Village brought their annual run of super Angus cattle and topped at £1760 for a heifer with breeding potential and £1600
for their lead pen of bullocks at 16 months of age to average £1386 for 25 cattle sold representing a lift of over £170 on the year.
Messrs Thirlwell, Hetherington hit the ring with some thumping bullocks and topped at £1560 for a belting Stabiliser cross and with another at £1550 at just 13/14 months no-one should ever assume
the breed cannot be sold at auction.
Chris Young, Hawks Nest, Galashiels brought his annual load of upstanding Luing bullocks and these well-bred, hill-bred cattle topped at £1380 to average a very level £1330 and equate to a lift of over £200 per head on the year.
Likewise and in a similar vein Alan Parker, High Wooley, Allendale continues to revel in his switch to the Hereford stock sire and sold ten smart heifers to a top of £1380 and an average of £1308 from £1121 twelve months earlier.
Another highlight of the day was the forty-strong pen of Angus cross, hill-bred bullock calves - the annual consignment from The Walton Family, Flotterton that hit the ring with great style to top at £1380 for a super pen of three with a further pen of seven cashing at £1350 and all 43 calves selling to average £1306 throughout - a lift of over £180 on the year to the delight of the Coquet valley based livestock supremo's.
With one further sale of store stock remaining in September the auctioneers are now looking forward to the six prize shows and sales of cattle that will be held next month and urge producers with cattle to sell - continental cross or native breed sired to contact the team on Tyne Green to discuss the many and obvious benefits of consigning cattle for sale through the Hexham ring.
Leading prices; Cattle 23 - 30 Months Limousin x steers - £1820 Broadgates, £1610, £1540 & £1500 Make-Me-Rich Angus x steers - £1780 & £1690 Bankfoot, £1670 Stoop Rigg, £1460 Bankfoot (x2) Belted Galloway - £1070 Cartington Limousin x heifers - £1340, £1280, £1170 & £1150 Make-Me-Rich Charolais x heifers - £1360 Make-Me- RichAngus x heifers - £1800, £1580, £1490 & £1410 Bankfoot Hereford x heifers - £1160 North Shotton Cattle 17 - 22 Months Limousin x steers - £1790 China Hall, £1720 Make-Me-Rich, £1690, £1510 & £1500 Colwell Demesne, £1380 Garden House Charolais x steers - £1260 & £1230 Thornley Hall Angus steers - £1380, £1355, £1330 & £1290 Milescott Angus x steers - £140, £1740 & £1730 Stoop Rigg, £1700 The Stobbs, £1610 West Hepple, £1600 West Hepple & Stoop Rigg, £1580 Wittonshields (x2) & Stoop Rigg Luing x steers - £1380 (x2), £1300 &
£1270 Hawksnest South Devon x - £1740, £1520 & £1510 Wingates Wholme British Shorthorn steers - £1300 Thornley Hall Limousin x heifers - £1590 Taylor Burn, £1400Cawfields, £1390 Taylor Burn, £1360 Trench Hall, £1320 Cawfields Charolais heifers - £1810 & £1720 Trench Hall British Blue x heifers - £1200 China Hall Angus heifers - £1060 & £1050 Pottsdurtrees
Angus x heifers - £1410 Partridge Nest, £1360 Wittonshields & West Hepple, £1300 Lynnshield, £1280 West Hepple & Kirkhouse, £1240 Wingates Wholme Hereford x heifers - £1380, £1290 & £1245 High Wooley British Shorthorn Heifers - £1250 & £1200 Thornley Hall Cattle 11 - 16 Months Limousin x steers - £1480 Tenter House, £1390 Broadgates, £1330 Tenter House, £1260 & £1250 Garden House Angus steers - £1500 & £1420 Demesne, £1200 Milescott Angus x steers - £1600 Lynnshield, £1530 & £1480 Watch Hill, £1460 Demesne & Lynnshield, £1450 Watch Hill, £1390 Hedley West & Lynnshield, £1380 Kirkhouse & Flotterton, £1370 Parkside, £1360 Hetherington, £1355 & £1350 (x2) Flotterton Simmental x steers - £1340 & £1280 Hawksnest Stabiliser - £1550 Hetherington Stabiliser x - £1560 & £1400 Hetherington Limousin x heifers - £1480 & £1400 Taylor Burn, £1300 Broadgates, £1220 Garden House, £1190 China Hall Angus heifers - £970 Demesne, £900 Burntshieldhaugh Angus x heifers - £1760 Lynnshield, £1500 The Stobbs, £1470 Lynnshield, £1440 Wittonshields, £1435 The Stobbs, £1390 Lynnshield, £1380 The Stobbs Cattle 10 months and under Angus x steers - £1140 Burntshieldhaugh, £1040 Moorlaws Limousin x heifers - £900 Taylor Burn Cast Ewes Hexham & Northern Marts sold 1458 Cast Ewes & Rams to an easier trade than the heights of last week although best end still a nice trade. Topping the sale at £218 was a Texel ewe from Kellett & Harrison, Errington.
Also over the £200 barrier was a Texel ewe at £205 from Messrs A R White, Low Staples. Big Suffolk ewes sold to £142 from Nilston Rigg Farms.
Mule ewes harder to cash although a very big ewe topped at £111 from Mr T M Reed, Rennys Barn. A lot more hill ewes starting to appear but biggest horned ewes still over £70.
Texel - £218 Errington, £205 Low Staples, £198 West Cocklaw Texel x - £188, £182 & £170 West Cocklaw, £150 Nilston Rigg, £149 White Hill, £148 Watch Hill, £144 Thrunton (x2), £140 Tulip Villa, Duddo Hill & Cornhills, £138 Tulip Villa & Rennys Barn, £137...
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