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| Published date | 20 February 2021 |
| Publication title | Journal, The |
Lead grossing cows: Lim £1074 East Ditchburn, Angus £1047 Yetlington, Lim x £1007 East Ditchburn, Stab x £998 East Ditchburn, Angus £961 East Ditchburn, Fries £769 Tosson Glebe.
Forward were 1186 prime hoggs and 246 cast ewes. What a trade the hoggs were had to be seen to be believed, fantastic values were seen. Many hoggs in Acklington sold on the day were from North Yorkshire, County Durham and the Scottish borders, many travelling over 100 miles to be sold in Acklington.
Prime Hoggs 1186 sold Topping the sale today with value and p/kg at 423pkg was a tremendous pen of 43kg Beltex hoggs from Messers Foster of Yorkshire achieving £182 purchased by Mr J Curle.
A great show of hoggs forward with plenty of flesh and quality hence an SQQ 289p. All hoggs sold beyond many expectations, many extremely happy vendors, all consignments selling exceptionally well. Topping grossing hoggs at £182 was again Messers Foster of Fordham Farms, Yorkshire. Overall average of 289pkg sqq and £124 per head. Overall 275pkg.
Lambs 52.1 kg - Leading prices: £149 Intake, £146 Warton, £145 Edlingham Demesne, £143 Grange Moor, £143 Warton, £140 Intake, £140 Earsdon East, £140 Grange Moor. 264p Edlingham Demesne, 259p Grange Moor, 257p, 253p Earsdon East, 255p Grange Moor, 253p Intake, 252p Make Me Rich, 246p Blagdon Burn, 245p Earsdon Farms.
Lambs 45.6 - 52kg - Leading prices: £144 Fordham Farm, £141 Grange Moor, £141 Howick Estates, £138, £135 Edlingham Demesne, £137, £135, Fordham Farms. 327p Bilton. 313p Fordham Farms, 300p Brandon White House, 288p Fordham Farms, 283p Grange Moor, 282p Howick Estates, 277p Pigdon (I. Cromar), 274p Fordham Farms, York, 271p Grange Moor, 271p Edlingham Demesne, 270p Earsdon East.
Lambs 39.1 45.5kg - Leading prices: £182, £158, £156, £150, £149 Fordham Farm, York £147 Bilton, £146 Pigdon (I. Cromar), £146 Hemelspeth, £143 Fordham Farm, York. 423p,367p 363p, 357p, 347p, 333p Fordham Farms, York, 340p Pigdon (I. Cromar), 340p Hemelspeth.
Lambs 32.1-39kg: £119 Bilton (O. Tulip), £118 Great Tosson, £116.50 Humbleheugh, £116 High Learchild, £115.50 Hipsburn, £115 Ferneybeds, £113 Warton. 347p Great Tosson, 322p High Learchild, 319p Ferneybeds, 305p Bilton (O. Tulip), 299p, 297p Humbleheugh, 296p Hipsburn, 290p Warton, 281p Tosson Tower.
Cast Sheep The cast trade was very much dearer on the week, a very commercial show forward but those who presented ewes were very much rewarded. Topping the mart this week was a pen of outstanding Texel and Suffolk ewes from the Youngs, Redsteads, Christon Bank and the Warton team, William and Michael making £130 per head.
Leading prices: Cheviot Rams 138, 134 Warton. Suff Rams 130, Warton, 126 West Side. Tex Rams 117 Warton, 108 Shirlawhope. Leic Rams 110 Blagdon Burn.
Texel: 130 Red Steads (Young), 120 Middle Duddo, 114 The Newton, 109 Eglingham Moor, 101 Falahill.
Suff: 130, 129 Warton, 125 Broome Hill, 124 Brandon White House, 112 Broom Hill Farms, 101 Falahill, 99 Wagtail, 95 The Newton.
Che/Mule: 110 Houndalee, 106 Broome Hill, 95 Eglingham Moor.
Mule: 112, 103 Warton, 103 Falahill, 100 Blagdon Burn, 99 Broome Hill, 98 Brandon White House, 90 Eglingham Moor.
Chev: 112, 109, 99 Warton, 100 High Learchild, 96 Shirlaw Hope, 85 Great Ryle, 82, 78 Broome Hill.
BF: 83 Craster Heugh, 81 Blagdon Burn, 76 The Heugh, 72 Broome Hill, 69 Ford Cottage.
WOOLER February 17 Harrison and Hetherington held its weekly sale of primestock selling 830 sheep comprising of 546 Hoggs and 284 Cast Ewes and Rams All classes of stock a great trade with more tail end consignments on offer. A good commercial show forward Leading Hogg Prices per head: Beltex: £162 Linden Hill Head, £150 Earsdon East, £135.50 East House. Texel: £147 Tritlington Hall, £147, £144 Little Bavington, £138 Springhill, Seahouses, £134 (2), £132.50 Earsdon East, £132 Linden Hill Head and Low Farnham. Suffolk: £135.50, £130 East House, £127 Doune Brae. Cheviot: £130, £128.50 Burnhouse, £130, £124 Low Farnham. Vendeen: £130 (2) North Lyham
Leading Hogg Prices per kilo: Beltex: 368p Linden Hill Head, 326p Earsdon East. Texel: 342p Tritlington Hall, 341p Springhill, Seahouses, 331p Pasture House, 327p Little Bavington. Cheviot: 295p Springhill, Seahouses, 280p Village Farm, Seahouses, 276p Newham Hagg. Suffolk: 283p Springhill, Seahouses, 272p Newstead. Vendeen: 280p North Lyham Cast Ewes: A fantastic trade witnessed with all classes being dearer on the week, whilst lean and hill bred types reached levels unseen for a long time.
Summit of the sale was £179 achieved by G R Hindmarsh, Linden Hill Head for texels, and catching the attention at £119 for strong greyface mule ewes from R Carr, Little Bavington.
Texel: £179, £141, £137, £133 Linden Hill Head, £145, £135, £130 Little Bavington, £133, £125 Pasture House, £127, £125, £123 Tritlington Hall, £117 Barmoor Red House. Suffolk: £123 Springhill, Seahouses, £107 Holystone Estate. Greyface: £119 Little Bavington, £111, £107 Barmoor Red House, £111 Springhill, Seahouses, £107 8 Mordington, £105 Holystone Estate, £103, £101 Lilburn Estates, £97 Reddishall, £95 Linkshead. Bluefaced Leicester: £117 Linkshead. North Country Cheviot: £111 Reddishall, £105, £95 Holystone Estate, £99 Fawdon Farms, £91 8 Mordington, £83, £80 Reaveley, £83 Fawdon Farms. Cheviot Mule: £109 Holystone Estate. Zwartble: £99 Reddishall. Blackface: £89 Haugh Head, £89, £85 Edlingham Newtown, £87 Fawdon Farms. Hill Cheviot: £81 Reddishall. Swaledale: £81, £69 Haugh Head.
Rams: North Country Cheviot: £143, £129 East House, £113 Fawdon Farms. Bluefaced Leicester: £123 (2) Linkshead. Texel: £115 Linden Hill Head DARLINGTON February 15 and 18 Darlington Farmers Auction
Mart held a special sale of In Lamb Ewes in conjunction with their weekly sale of Cast Cattle, Store Stock and Prime Sheep. Forward were 610 Cattle and 1049 Sheep.
68 Cast Cattle sold to 228ppk or £1581 241 Store Steers sold to £1410 217 Store Heifers sold to £1420 84 Young Bulls sold to £1170...
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