Hexham and Northern Marts inaugural New Year show of store cattle saw the overall championship go to a 13-month-old Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Athey, High Lovelady Shield, Alston, Cumbria, that later sold at £1200.

The reserve champion, a red Limousin heifer, from Messrs Robinson, Bog Hall, also sold at £1200.

A sound entry of 536 head saw trade marginally easier on the week, selling to £1425 for the first prize steer over 18 months from Shaun Watson and family, Holywell, Newcastle.

The monthly sale of native-bred cattle saw more than 120 sell to £1350 for an Aberdeen-Angus steer from John Miller, Airy Holm.

A plainer show of 2974 store hoggs this week was topped by a pen of Texel tup hoggs from Mrs BD Milburn, Butterknowes, Longframlington, at £95.

Two pens shared the top spot amongst the cast ewes with Suffolk crosses from A Patterson, Wallhouses, and Dutch Texel ewes from J Lee and Sons, Agars Hill, both selling for £104. Cast rams sold to £100 from M and D Walton, Gleedlee.

LEADING awards:

Steers – Over 18 months – 1, 2 and 3, Church. Under 18 months – 1 and 2, High Lovelady Shield; 3, Bog Hall.

Heifers – Over 18 months – 1, Hallington New Houses; 2 and 3, Church. Under 18 months – 1, Bog Hall; 2, Glower Oer Him; 3, East Unthank.

LEADING prices:

Heifers – 23-30 months – Char X –£1295 and £1160 Farnamullan. Lim X – £1330 Airy Holm; £1105 and £1065 (x2) Farnamullan. A-A X – £1180 Bunker Hill, £1045 Byreside, £980 Peddar Hill. 27-22 months – Char X – £1245 and £1150 Farnamullan; £1110 (x2) Hallington New Houses; £1105 Farnamullan. Lim X – £1270 and £1265 Church Farm; £1205 Luns House; £1080 Church Farm and Camphill; £1075 Greyside; £1070 Church Farm; £1055 Armond Carr and Camphill; £1050 Lee Hall and High Lovelady Shield. BB X – £1055 and £985 Camphill. Sim X – £950 Springwell. A-A –£1145 and £1070 Airy Holm; £1040 Bunker Hill; £980 Airy Holm. Short – £1020 Peddar Hill. Luing – £850 (x2) and £830 Blueburn. 11-16 months – Char X – £1000 Springwell; £990 Cooper House. Lim X – £1200 Bog Hall; £1170 High Lovelady Shield and Allenshields; £1115 Allenshields; £1090 Greyside and Glower Oer Him; £1080 Greyside and High Lovelady Shield. Under 10 months – Lim X – £905, Baal Hill. BB X – £965 East Unthank.

Steers – 23-30 months – Lim X – £1325 Dovecote; £1240 Luns House; £1205 East Uppertown and Farnamullan. A-A X – £1260 Springwell. Short – £1000 Peddar Hill. 27-22 months – Char X – £1290 Lough Green; £1260 Rare Dean; £1180, £1170 and £1165 Hay A Park; £1160 Rare Dean and Farnamullan; £1145 and £1110 Springwell. Lim X – £1425 and £1380 Church Farm; £1355 Lough Green; £1265 West Kirkheaton; £1260 Luns House (x2); £1245 Nunwick; £1240 Church Farm and Highwood; £1230 Armond Carr and Luns House; £1215 Lough Green; £1210 Kirkley March, Highwood and Nunwick; £1200 Highwood and Nunwick (x2); £1190 Kirkley March and Camphill, £1185 Kirkley March. BB X – £1265 and £1255 Lough Green; £1200 and £1055 West Kirkheaton; £1000 Camphill. Sim X – £1175 Springwell; £1130 Hay A Park; £1100 Springwell. A-A X – £1350 Airy Holm; £1300 Newlands Haugh and Springwell; £1295 Aydonshields; £1280 Newlands Haugh; £1270 Aydonshields and Springwell; £1240 and £1230 Airy Holm; £1200 Aydonshields and Springwell; £1190 and £1180 Airy Holm; £1145 Hallington New Houses. Short – £1180 Hay A Park; £1055 Peddar Hill. Hfd X – £1200 Newlands Haugh; £1150 Church Farm; £1120 Peddar Hill. Luing – £850 and £840 The Lampert. HF – £880 Church. 11-16 months – Char X – £1085 Cooper House; £975 High Trewhitt. Lim X – £1200 High Lovelady Shield; £1195, £1190 and £1185 Greyside; £1180 Nunwick; £1170, £1160 and £1145 Greyside; £1140, £1120 (x2); £1110 and £1105 High Lovelady Shield. BB X – £1060 and £975 Nunwick; £950 East Unthank. Sim X – £1230 and £1170 Greyside. A-A X – £1020 Partridge Nest; £1015 Partridge Nest and Tursdale House (x2); £1005 Brackenthwaite. Under 10 months – Lim X – £960 Bog Hall; £950 Hawksteel; £910 Bog Hall and Hawksteel. BB X – £955 and £930 East Unthank.

Cast ewes – Tex – £100 Gleedlee; £90 Nilston Rigg; £86 and £79 Haining Head; £75 and £69 Rowley. Tex X – £94 Longshaws and Agars Hill; £90 Brinkburn Newhouses; £89 South Hallington; £87 Longshaws; £86 Nilston Rigg and Whitshields; £85 Nilston Rigg and Longshaws; £81 Normans Riding; £80 South Hallington; Longshaws; Derecroft and Shaftoe Moor; £78 Salmonswell and Whitshields; £77 Lee Hall; £76 Brokenheugh and Merryshields; £75 Agars Hill. Dutch Tex – £104; £98 and £93 Agars Hill. Suff – £83 Haining Head. Suff X – £104 Wallhouses; £93 Brinkburn Newhouses; £89 Moorlaws; £87 Longshaws; £82 Brinkburn Newhouses; £78 Nilston Rigg; £77 China Hall; £76 Wallhouses; £75 White House. Leic – £64 Gleedlee. Hamp X – £74 (x2) and £72 Derecroft. Chev X – £59 Thornbrough; £56 Laings Hill. Mule – £73 Wallhouses; £71 Agars Hill; £69 Whitshields; £67 Nilston Rigg and Agars Hill; £66 Brokenheugh and South Hallington; £64 Ridley Farm; £63 Brokenheugh; £60 Longshaws; £59 Whitshields and Normans Riding; £58 White House Matfen & Milbourne Town Farm; £57 Nilston Rigg; Brinkburn Newhouses; Salmonswell; East Cocklaw; Shaftoe Moor and Lee Hall; £56 Nilston Rigg; Haggwood; Stone Stile; Throstle Nest and China Hall; £55 Throstle Nest. Bf – £59 Whitshields; £53 Nilston Rigg; £52 Pundershaw; £51 Black Heddon; £49 Nilston Rigg. Swale – £30 Gleedlee; £22 Nookton.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £95 Butterknowes; £90 Shaw Wood and Willimoteswick; £89 Bensons Fell; £88.50 Comb Hills; £87.50 Edlingham Moor; £86 Thockrington and Cockhall; £84 Thockrington; Bensons Fell; Butterknowes and Slaterfield Fell; £83 Bensons Fell; £82 Throstle Nest; £81.50 Blackburn; £81 Bensons Fell and Wylam Sheep Farm; £80 Cockhall (x2); Hedley Park; Butterknowes (x2) and Highwood (x2); £79.50 High Warden; £79 Milbourne Town Farm; £78.50 High Warden; Hedley Park and Ochrelands; £78 Brixter Hill; Throstle Nest and Edlingham Moor; £77 Moorlaws; Butterknowes; Bellshiel and Normans Riding; £76 Cockhall; Waite Farm and Town Farm Milbourne. Dutch Tex – £89.50; £85; £83.50 and £82.50 Willimoteswick. Suff – £87 Brinkburn Newhouses. Suff X – £85 Yetlington Lane; £84.50 Thockrington (x2); £82 Brixter Hill and Duddo Hill; £81 South Hallington; £80 Rowley and Haining Head; £78.50 Brinkburn Newhouses; £78 Yetlington Lane; £76.50 Fairley; £76 Brixter Hill; Rowley and Wallhouses; £75.50 Duddo Hill; Fairley and Piatroon; £75 Black Hedley; Allenheads Farm; Heugh Farm and Piatroon. Char X – £87 Holling Hill; £78 Middle Coldcotes; £75.50 and £74 Middle Heugh. Bel X – £87; £84 and £83.50 Throstle Nest; £83 East House. Leic – £66 Holling Hill. Shrop – £77 East Cocklaw. Lleyn – £71 Middle Heugh; £67.50 and £63.50 (x2) Netherton Northside. Ven – £66 and £65 (x2) Coltpark. Chev X – £74 Low Greenley Cleugh and Bellshiel; £72.50; £63 and £61 South Colwell. Mule – £72 Causey Burn and Highwood; £69 Sunderland Cleugh; £68 Coltpark and Woodhouse; £67 Heugh Farm; £66 Highwood; £64 Bridgeford; £63 Holling Hill; £60 Edlingham Moor. Bf – £81 Shitlington Hall; £62 and £51 Holling Hill; £49.50 Shitlington Hall; £47 Bridgeford; £46 Hareshaw; £42 Bellshiel. Swale – £42.50 and £37.50 Broadgates. Herd – £62 Comb Hills, £46 Hill Top. Cross – £85.50 Butterknowes, £78 Bellshiel, £75 Middle Coldcotes, £74.50 and £70 Yetlington Lane, £66.50 Waite Farm.