Sales Reports

Monday 31st October - Hexham Mart - Aged Rams & 2nd Sale of Shearlings

Show Results

First Prize - J Halbert - Chapel House (3 Shear) Sold at £2300 to Toft House

This is a centre record for the Aged Ram Sale

Second Prize - W & PF Walton - Penpeugh (4 Shear)

Third Prize - GM & C Walton - Allensgreen (Shearling)

Leading Prices;

£2300 (3Shear) Chapel House, £850 (Shearling) Allensgreen, £800 (4 shear) Penpeugh, £500, £380 £350 (x2) & £320 (all shearlings) Allensgreen, £300 (shearling) Rusheylaw

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Blackface Draft Ewes

Hexham 29th September 2011

Prior to the sale the Country Landowners Association again kindly sponsored the show for the best pen of 20 or more Draft Ewes. The class was expertly judged by Mr. Dennis Charlton, Whiteside, Haltwhistle who made his awards as follows.

1st Prize M/s RJ & J Raine, Townfoot

2nd Prize M/s J Hunter & Sons, The Steel

3rd Prize Mrs VM Armstrong & Mrs CM Hunter, Carrick

Prices:-

6 year old - £138 Townfoot, £105 Horseholme, £102 Carrick, £100 The Steel, £95 Yatesfield, £94 Stewartshields, £90 The Steel, £88 Sewingshields, £85 Rookland, £80 Penpeugh & Cottonshope Head, £78 Toft House, The Lampert, Grasslees & Cottonshope, £74 Emblehope

5 year old - £130 Mount Hooley Roughside & Warksfield Head, £120 Fleehope & Linhope, £118 The Stobbs, £105 Warksfield Head, £100 The Stobbs, £92 Linhope, £86 Monkridge Hill (5&6 yo), £85 Fleehope

2 year old - £100 Calroust

3 year old - £92 Calroust

4 year old - £80 Calroust

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Blackface Gimmers

Hexham 29th September 2011

Prior to the sale of Blackface Gimmers, the prize show, which was kindly sponsored by Novartis Animal Health, was expertly judged by Mr. Robin Archer, Carry House, Wark who made his awards as follows.

1st Prize M/s R & P O’Kane, Closehead

2nd Prize W E Charlton - Greenleas

3rd Prize M/s RJ Coulson & Son, High Staward

Prices:-

£240 Sewingshields, £200 Townshields, Carrick & Greenleas, £190 Brieredge & High Staward, £185 Horseholme, £180 Townshields, Sewingshields, Horseholme, Carrick & Closehead, £170 Wanwood Hill & Carrick, £165 Townshields (x2) Brieredge & Rookland, £162 Carrick, £160 Billsmoor Park & High Staward, £158 Shirlawhope, £155 Rookland, Closehead, Greenleas & Bellion, £152 Raylees

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Second Sale of Ewe Lambs

Hexham 16th September 2011

£105 Featherwood, £101 The Lampert, £100 Bygate Hall & Peela Hill, £96 Monkridge Hill, £94 The Lampert, £86 Featherwood & Bowershield, £76 Featherwood

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Store Lambs

Hexham 16th September 2011

The Prize Show and Sale of Blackface Store Lambs was kindly sponsored by Sainsbury and Dunbia for the Champion Pen

and the Blackface Sheep Breeders Association for the class prizes.

The class was expertly judged by Mr. Chris Siswick who made his awards as follows.

1st Prize – JAI & DJ Scott – The Brigg

2nd Prize - A Murray & Sons – Sewingshields

3rd Prize – Featherwood Partners – Featherwood

£65 The Brigg, £58 Featherwood, £57 The Brigg, £53.50 Brieredge, £52.50 Grasslees & Percy Park Farm, £52.20 Percy Park Farm, £49.50 Burdonside, £49 Grasslees & Percy Park Farm, £46.50 Lonbrough, £44 Pottsdurtrees

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Opening Sale of Ewe Lambs

Hexham - 2nd September 2011

The opening sale at Hexham Mart had an entry of 804 Blackface Ewe Lambs which were expertly judged by Mrs. Pauline O’Kane, Closehead who made her awards as follows

1st D G Yeats – Close a Burn £139

2nd RJ & J Raine – Townfoot £140

3rd A Murray & Sons – Sewingshields £138

Other sale prices

£149 Nilston Rigg, £140 Townfoot, £139 Close a Burn, £138 Sewingshields, £135 High Staward, £132 Close a Burn & Greenleighton, £130 Featherwood, £125 Townfoot, £123 Close a Burn, £122 Sewingshields, £120 High Staward, Nilston Rigg, Close a Burn & Greenleighton, £114 Yatesfield, £112 Sewingshields, £111 Monkridge Hill, £110 Nilston Rigg & Close a Burn, £108 Hotbank, £107 Penpeugh, £104 Close a Burn (x2), £102 Townfoot, £98 Sewingshields & Monkridge Hill, £94 High Staward & Penpeugh, £92 Featherwood, £91 High Staward, £90 Hotbank

Champion Aged Ram-J Halbert, Chapel House “Hector”

Mr. Robert Raine of RJ & J Raine, Townfoot, Woodburn receiving the trophy for the Champion pen of Ewes

Mrs Pauline O'Kane of M/s R & P O'Kane, Closehead, Otterburn with the trophy for the Champion Gimmers

OVERALL CHAMPION – JAI & DJ Scott – The Brigg

Dennis Yeats, Close a Burn receiving the trophy for the Champion Ewe Lambs from Mr. Gordon Swan