Hexham and Northern Marts held their New Year Prize show and sale of store cattle and suckled calves and offered a catalogued entry of 445 head.

The sale topped at £1500 for a 20-month-old British Blue cross heifer from John Moralee, Hard Riding, Bardon Mill.

Bullock trade was also sharper with prices peaking at £1285 for a 16-month-old Limousin cross from Messrs Nixon, Stotsfold, Hexhamshire.

A British Blue cross heifer from Colleen MacDonald, Light Birks, was tapped out as champion by judge, Robert Gray, Low Hall, Amble. She later realised £1320.

Standing in reserve was a 12-month-old Limousin cross from father and son team; Alistair and Logan Ewart, Isle of Dalton, Lockerbie, selling for £1280.

All classes of store hoggs sold dearer on the week, to average £76. Topping the sale at £114 was a pen of 10 Texel hoggs from BD Milburn, Butterknowes.

LEADING awards

Steer – 18 months and over – 1, High Loveladyshield; 2, High Loveladyshield; 3, Hay A Park. Under 18 months – 1, Isle of Dalton; 2, Stotsfold; 3, Stotsfold.

Heifer – 18 months and over – 1, Hard Riding. Under 18 months – 1, Light Birks; 2, Comb Hills; 3, High Loveladyshield.

LEADING prices

Steers – 23-30months – Lim X – £1215 Rare Dean; £1190 Lunns House; £1100 Snitter. 17-22months – Char X– £1225 Rare Dean; £1205 Kirkley March; £1195, £1190 Hay A Park; £1170 White House Birtley; £1150 Low Staples; £1130 White House Birtley; £1120 Hay A Park; £1100 Kirkley March. Lim X – £1260, £1250, £1240 (x2) High Loveladyshield; £1230 East Uppertown; £1220, £1195 Lunns House; £1185 Comb Hills; £1175 East Uppertown; £1170 Sweethope (x2); £1160 Lunns House; £1150 Sweethope, £1120 East Uppertown; £1115 Stotsfold. BB X – £1125 Hay A Park; £1040 Ogle Dene; £985 Woodlands. Sim X – £1185, £1165 Hay A Park; £1080, £1050 Peddar Hil; £1040 Hay A Park; £1010 Hay A Park and Peddar Hill. A-A X – £1230 (x2), £1205 Aydonshields; £1200, £1190 Springwell; £1185 East Uppertown; £1180 Springwell; £1170 Springwell and Sunniside; £1155 Springwell; £1150 Sunniside; £1130 Springwell; £1105 Lee Hall; £1100 Springwell and Sunniside; £1080 Springwell; £1070 Raggetsyke; £1040 Springwell; £970Hedley Park. BS – £1095, £1085 Peddar Hill; £1035, £985 Hedley Park. Hfd X – £1165, £1140 (x2), £1120 Hay A Park; £1110 Watergate and Hay A Park; £1060, £1000 Hay A Park; £1040 Brackenthwaite. 11-16months – Char X – £960 East Fourstones. Lim X – £1285 Stotsfold; £1280 Isle of Dalton; £1220, £1205, £1190, £1185 Stotsfold;£1170, £1155, £1150, £1130, £1120 High Lovelady Shield. Blonde X – £1255 Brownsleazes. BB X – £950 Ogle Dene. A-A X – £1100 Sunniside; £1080 Hedley Park; £995 Acton; £950 Brackenthwaite; £945 Acton.

Heifers – 23-30months – Lim X – £1020 White House Matfen. BB X – £1325 West Mill Hills; £1140, £1050 Lee Hall.17-22months. 17-22months – Char X – £1230 White House Birtley; £1105 Rare Dean; £1100 White House Birtley; £1095 Rare Dean; £960 West Deanraw.Lim X – £1370, £1270 Hard Riding; £1260 Comb Hills; £1190 Hard Riding; £1170 Berwick Hill and Lee Hall; £1160 Lunns House and High Lovelady Shield; £1150 Lunns House and Lee Hall; £1140 Lunns House; £1120 Lee Hall. Blonde X – £935 High Wooley. BB X – £1500, £1380, £1360 Hard Riding; £1320, £1305 Light Birks. A-A X – £1165, £1100 Hepple Whitefield; £1080 Berwick Hill and Hepple Whitefield; £1070, £1060, £1055 Berwick Hill; £1045, £985 Hepple Whitefield. BS – £935 Hedley Park. Hfd X – £1040, £920 High Wooley. 11-16months – Lim X – £1216 Comb Hills; £1155, £1090 High Lovelady Shield; £1080 Stotsfold; £1060 High Lovelady Shield; £1035 Stotsfold; £1020 Raggetsyke. Blonde X – £1160, £1120, £1080 Brownsleazes. A-A X – £1040, £1020, £940 Lee Hall.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £114 Butterknowes; £110 Follions; £109 Follions and Butterknowes; £107 Butterknowes; £104 West Kirkheaton; £101 Watch Hill; £100 Butterknowes; £99 Yetlington Lane and West Kirkheaton; £98.50 Butterknowes; £95.50 Armond Carr, £95 Fell Lane. Dutch Tex X – £83.50, £75.50 Blakelaw. Suff X – £93.50 Piatroon; £92 Duddo Hill; £91 West Kirkheaton and Piatroon; £90.50 Lodge House. Belt X – £105, £97 Hownsgill; £93 Little Swinburne; £91 Fell Lane and Hownsgill; £90 Rosebrough; £88 Little Swinburne and Watch Hill; £86 Little Swinburne; £85.50 Bavington Hill Head. BFL – £62 Tecket. Hampshire – £71 Broom House. Chev X – £87 Brieredge; £71Greenchesters; £64 Barrowburn; £62 North Churchlands. Mule – £88 East Unthank; £83 Holling Hill; £82 China Hall; £81 North Acomb; £77.50 Duddo Hill; £77 Holling Hill; £76 Hesket; £75.50 Lowes Fell. BF – £79 Brieredge; £71 Featherwood; £63 Penpeugh; £62.50 Bellshiel and Featherwood. Swaledale – £78 Farneyshield; £68 Woodhall; £60 Farneyshield; £55 Woodhall.