Blonde cross steers from P and PM Walker, Houselop Grange, secured the lead price of £2170 at Hexham and Northern Marts’ store cattle sale, Hexham.

Limousin cross heifers from the Moralee family from Hard Riding, made £1950.

On the sheep front, a small selection of ewe lambs topped at £127 for a Texel cross ewe with a single lamb from JT Dixon, High Hedleyhope.

Some 543 store hoggs achieved an average of £134.67 having sold to £201 for a pair of Cheviot Mules from FT Walton, Flotterton.

LEADING prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Char X – £1870 Gibbet House; £1740 Hay-A-Park; £1670 Gibbet House. BB – £1450, £1380 Houselope Grange. Blonde X – £2080, £2000 Houselope Grange. A-A X – £1860, £1760, £1700 Greencarts; £1680 Bingfield Combe. Luing – £1400 Hay-A-Park. Saler – £1310 East Fourstones. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1960 Houselope Grange; £1880 Gibbet House; £1780, £1660 Grange House. Char X – £1960 Hay-A-Park; £1950 Gibbet House; £1940, £1920 Hay-A-Park; £1900 Satley; £1880 Gibbet House and Satley. BB X – £1135 Windy Hill. Blonde X – £2170 Houselope Grange. A-A – £1500 China Hall. A-A X – £2000, £1780, £1760 Gibbet House; £1720 Hay-A-Park. Hfd – £1270 East Fourstones. Hfd X – £1160, £1150 China Hall. Saler – £1270 East Fourstones. Saler X – £1220 Hay-A-Park. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1660 Kirkhouse; £1620 Springwell; £1560 Grange House; £1500 Kirkhouse; £1485, £1480, £1460 Windy Hill; £1450, £1440 Kingswood; £1400 Kirkhouse. Char X – £1820 Satley; £1740, £1690 White House; £1550 Redsteads; £1460 White House; £1440 Redsteads; £1420 White House. A-A – £1560 Byreside; £1460 Holystone Estate and Byreside. A-A X – £1600, £1590, £1510 East Butsfield; £1490, £1480 Holystone Estate; £1460 Holystone Estate and Lowfield; £1450 Low Field; £1440 Redsteads. BB – £1260 Woodlands. Saler – £1200, £1110 Edgerston. Hfd X – £1680 Satley. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1410 Burnbank; £1310 Windy Hill; £1270 Burnbank; £1200 Kingswood. A-A X – £1580 East Butsfield; £1410 Holystone Estate.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1640, £1620 Lunns House; £1590, £1570 Arnold House. A-A – £1500 Broadlea. A-A X – £1450, £1370 Allendale. Hfd – £1370, £1340, £1300 East Fourstones. Saler – £1000 East Fourstones. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1950, £1800, £1760 Hard Riding; £1730, £1690 Lunns House; £1620 Arnold House. Char X – £1500, £1490, £1360, £1340 Arnold House. BB X – £1370, £1340 Arnold House. A-A – £1780, £1630 Thrunton. A-A X – £1610 Thrunton. Hfd – £1260 East Fourstones. Saler – £1120 East Fourstones. Stab X – £1030 Jesmond House. BF – £900 Temon. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1550 Kirkhouse; £1500 Grange House; £1470 Kirkhouse; £1460 Windy Hill; £1390 Salmonswell. Char X – £1450, £1440, £1410, £1400 White House; £1380 Redsteads. A-A X – £1340, £1170 Redsteads; £1140 Kirkley Dam. Saler X – £990 Mains Rigg. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1080 East Flass and Wallend; £980 Nilston Rigg.

Young bulls – Lim – £1390, £1300 Low Staples; £1040 Burnbank.

Ewe with lambs – Tex X – £127 High Hedleyhope; £100 Gray Mare Hill Field. Mule – £99 High Hedleyhope. DS – £100, £90 Grey Mare Hill Field,

Store lambs – Tex X – £190 Old Deanham and Hollin Close; £186 Old Deanham; £185 Cockhall; £182 Hareshaw, Moorlaws and Low Acton; £180 Old Deanham; £178 Blue House; £177 Cockhall; £174 Old Deanham; £171 Willimoteswick; £170 Cornhills; £168 Old Deanham; £167 Swallow Garth Barn; £166 Hareshaw. Suff X – £190 Flotterton; £182 West End Town; £178 Flotterton; £166 Moorlaws. Belt X – £158 Watch Hill. Mule – £179 Flotterton. Chev Mule – £201 Flotterton. Chev – £188 Flotterton. NCC – £178 Flotterton. SCC – £167 Flotterton. BF – £126 Moorlaws. Swale – £136 Oaklea; £131 Hollin Close. BFL – £138 Oaklea. Kerry Hill – £130 West End Town. Jacob – £130, £125 Eglingham Hall.