Some 1650 store hoggs achieved a top call of £181 at Hexham and Northern Marts’ weekly sale for Texels from RJ and J Raine, Townfoot, to cash in at £109.

Among the store cattle sale, a Limousin cross bullock from Brian and Angus Tailford, Beacon Rigg, Langley, made £2080.

A Limousin heifer from Andrew Moralee, Lowfield, Willington, realised £1850.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex – £181, £162 Townfoot; £161 West Mill Hills. Tex X – £175 Needless Hall; £171 West Heddon; £165 High Salmonswell; £164 Brokenheugh; £163 Butterknowes; £162 West Heddon and Brokenheugh; £161 Butterknowes; £160 High Salmonswell; £159 Needless Hall; £158 Swarland Old Hall; £157 Wesley House; £156 Tuthill; £154 Swarland Old Hall and Butterknowes. Dutch Spotted Texel – £178, £148 Hackford. Belt – £171 Middle Horsleyhope, Belt X – £167, £148 Littleburn; £137 Middle Horsleyhope. Suff – £159 Winchester Lodge. Suff X – £156 Laburnum Cottage and Little Harle; £149 Tuthill; £146 Middle Horsleyhope. Char X – £147 High Salmonswell. Cont X – £110 Acton. Chev X – £129 Latterford; £121 Lea Well. Mule – £126 Little Harle; £122 Latterford. Chev Mule – £120 Cooper House. Chev – £149 Quickeningcote; £147, £126 West Mill Hills; £120 Bellshiel; £119 Dunterley; £117 Holystone. BF – £144 Quickeningcote; £101 Chirdon; £100 Little Harle. BFL – £131 Quickeningcote. X – £130 Catlees.

Store cattle – Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £2080 Beacon Rigg; £1850 Thackwood. BB X – £1560 Thackwood. A-A X – £1940, £1890 Church; £1860 Sunniside; £1800 Church; £1560 East Beechfield. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1960 Beacon Rigg and Thackwood; £1940 Beacon Rigg; £1800 Kirkley March; £1790 East Uppertown and Beacon Rigg; £1750 Kirkley March; £1740 Cawfields; £1700, £1690 Kirkley March; £1680 Cawfields; £1670 Chesters; £1660 Burmoor; £1640 Little Swinburne; £1600 Kirkley March; £1580 Kirkley March and Little Swinburne. Char X – £1960, £1920, £1860 (x2) Satley. Sim X – £1840, £1820 Satley; £1750 Beacon Rigg; £1680 Satley. A-A X – £1920, £1910 (x2) Blackcarts; £1900 Blackcarts and Beacon Rigg; £1850 Beacon Rigg; £1760 Blackcarts; £1740 East Uppertown; £1700 East Beechfield and Sunniside; £1600 East Beechfield; £1590 Kirkley March. Hfd X – £1580 Chatton Park. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1820 Chesters; £1690 Thornton Tower; £1610 Highside and Rusheylaw; £1600 (x3), £1590,£1580 Thornton Tower. Char X – £1990, £1940 Satley; £1790 Holystone; £1780, £1720 Satley. A-A – £1590 Holystone. A-A X – £1600 (x2) Holystone; £1580 Chesters (x2) and Holystone; £1570 Holystone. BB – £1780, £1690, £1610, £1550 Woodhouse. Char X – £1990, £1940 Satley; £1790 Holystone; £1780, £1720 Satley. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1730 Grindon Hill; £1690 Rusheylaw; £1640, £1600 Grindon Hill; £1590 Rusheylaw; £1560, £1530 Grindon.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1850, £1760, £1740 Lowfield. Blonde X – £1640 Thackwood. Hfd X – £1700 Thornham Hill. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1640 Burmoor; £1590 Cawfields; £1580, £1560 Lunns House; £1520 Lowfield;£1500 Lunns House. Char X– £1500 East Plenmeller. Sim X – £1550 China Hall. Hfd X – £1780, £1740, £1700, £1680 (x2), £1590 Thornham Hill. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1640, £1550 Thornton Tower.