Hexham and Northern Marts’ sale of 543 store cattle and suckled calves included the annual Tow Law show and sale, which saw trade peak at £2200 for an Aberdeen Angus cross bullock from LR Carmicheal and Son, Berwick Hill.

The pre-sale champion, a Limousin cross heifer from P Guiry and Son, Glanton Town, later sold for £1700.

Judge, James Crichton, Loughrigg, awarded the champion honours amongst the suckled calves to a Limousin cross steer from Messrs Charlton, Whiteside. This nine-month-old steer sold for £1620.

Standing reserve was the first prize 11-month-old Limousin cross heifer from TCE Armstrong, Harlow Bower, which made £1650.

Heifers were topped at £1880 for Charolais crosses from Fitches Grange.

At the firm’s Bellingham show and sale of spring-born suckled calves, a Limousin cross heifer from Steven Richardson, Prospect Grange, secured the championship honours and top price of £1800.

The judge Jim Wilkinson, Leyburn, North Yorks, found his reserve in a similarly aged and bred calf from Eric and Mark Armstrong, Harlow Bower, Whitfield, which later made £1700.

Steers levelled at £1125 with heifers cashing in at £970.

The firm also sold 5746 store lambs to a top of £144 for Texel crosses from C R Gent, Steel Rigg.

Tow Law champion was this Limousin cross heifer from P Guiry and SonTow Law champion was this Limousin cross heifer from P Guiry and Son

Leading Prices

Tow Law – Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £2020, £2010 Claywalls; £1930, £1860 Berwick Hill. Char X – £1980 Berwick Hill; £1940 Flotterton; £1900 Berwick Hill. A-A X – £2200, £1980, £1970 Berwick Hill. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £2010, £2000, £1980 Claywalls; £1970 Heugh; £1940 Claywalls; £1930 Holly Hill West. Char X – £2050 (x2), £1940 Flotterton; £1910 Flotterton and Little Harle; £1860 Flotterton; £1840 Flotterton and Little Harle; £1830 Little Harle; £1820 Edlingham Newtown; £1810 Flotterton and Hallbankgate; £1800 Little Harle; £1790 Claywalls; £1780 Little Harle and Edlingham Newtown. BB X – £2180 Heugh; £2120 Claywalls; £2060, £1870 Heugh. A-A X – £1700, £1630, £1580, £1550 Bygate; £1500 Hedley West. Sim – £1580 Town Farm. Sim X – £1620 Hedley West. Saler X – £1390 Town Farm. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1860 Hallbankgate; £1800 Spittalshield; £1740 Cawfields; £1700 Warksfield Head; £1680 Holly Hill West; £1660 Warksfield Head; £1640 Whiteside. Char X – £1760 Hallbankgate; £1650 Edlingham Newtown; £1630 East Shaftoe and Edlingham Newtown; £1600 Edlingham Newtown. A-A X – £1450 Harnham Hall. BB – £1640, £1520, £1460, £1450 Warksfield Head. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1620 Whiteside; £1560 Baal Hill; £1500 Harlow Bower; £1480 Harlow Bower and Baal Hill; £1460 Spittalshield and Baal Hill; £1420 Baal Hill and Heatheridge; £1410 West Biggens, Harlow Bower and Baal Hill; £1400 Lands and Baal Hill. BB X – £1240, £1210, £1200 (x2) Penpeugh.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1670 Sweethope. Char X – £1880, £1800, £1760, £1750 Fitches Grange. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1760 Cowburn Rigg; £1740, £1720 Luns House; £1700 Luns House, Low Middleton and Town Farm; £1690 Cowburn Rigg and Ridley Stokoe; £1680 Cowburn Rigg; £1650 Luns House. Char X – £1680 Tone Hall; £1580 Edlingham Newtown; £1540 Tone Hall; £1480 East Shaftoe; £1470 Harewalls; £1450 East Shaftoe; £1400 Tone Hall. BB X – £1420, £1330 Shaftoe Moor. A-A X – £1460, £1430 Codlaw Hill. BS – £1200 Town Farm. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1760 Crook Dene; £1700 Warksfield Head; £1590 Morley Hill; £1580 Cawfields; £1560 Lands; £1540 Cawfields; £1510 Warksfield Head; £1500 West Biggens; £1480 Whiteside; £1460 Whiteside, Ouston and Nilston Rigg. Char X – £1530 Tone Hall and Edlingham Newtown; £1520 Edlingham Newtown; £1420 Harnham Hall. BB – £1490 Warksfield Head. A-A X – £1210 Codlaw Hill. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1650 Harlow Bower; £1600 Lands; £1590 Heatheridge; £1470 Whiteside; £1460 West Biggens; £1420 Whiteside; £1400 Heatheridge and Harlow Bower. Char X – £1240 Hartburn Grange.

Store lambs – Tex X– £144 Steel Rigg; £140 South and Broomhall; £137 Steel Rigg, Three Farms and Longlea; £136 Steel Rigg and Broomhall; £135 Moss Barns; £134 Loadman, South Farm and East Thorn; £132 Blue Gables and Allgood; £131 Willimoteswick and Butterknowes. Belt X – £143 West End; £140 Watch Hill; £139 Town; £130, £124 (x2) Watch Hill. Suff X – £138 East Fleetham and Cheviot; £135 Holling Hill; £131 White House; £126 Codlaw; £124 Great Bavington and Codlaw. DTex – £134, £132, £131 Willimoteswick; £127, £125 (x2) Fell Lane. BTex – £126 East Thorn; £122, £120 Whiteside. Chev X – £85 Milescott; £80 Featherwood. Mule – £103 Featherwood and Whiteside. BF – £92 Greenleas; £84 Featherwood; £82 Greenleas. Swale – £82, £80 Westburnhope. BFL – £104 Middle Dukesfield. Zwart – £105, £99, £96 Three Farms. Rye – £94 Peel Flatt.

Bellingham – Cattle 10 months and under – Steers – Lim X – £1700 Harlow Bower; £1640 Penpeugh; £1580 Morley Hill; £1560 (x2), £1520 Sunlawshill; £1480 Sunlawshill and Morley Hill; £1460 Willimoteswick and Lee Hall; £1440 Dene House; £1430 Willimoteswick; £1420 Willimoteswick and Glower-Oer-Him; £1410 Glower-Oer-Him and Willimoteswick. BB X – £1690, £1580, £1500 Penpeugh; £1400 Edges Green and Penpeugh; £1390 Morley Hill; £1360 Penpeugh. Char X – £1540 West Wharmley; £1510 Flotterton; £1490, £1480 West Wharmley; £1400, £1380 Flotterton; £1350, £1320 West Wharmley. A-A X – £1360, £1340 (x2), £1330 The Raw; £1320 Linacres; £1300 The Raw and Linacres; £1280 The Raw and Drinkstone; £1260 (x2), £1220 Drinkstone; £1180 Drinkstone and Yatesfield. Sim X – £1420, £1380 St Oswalds.

Heifers – Lim X – £1800 Prospect Grange; £1600 Littleburn; £1600, £1500 Morley Hill; £1440 Harlow Bower; £1420 Harlow Bower; £1400 Prospect Grange; £1390 The Laws and Harlow Bower; £1380 The Laws; £1350 Ouston, Cornhills; Morley Hill and Nilston Rigg; £1340 East Murton; £1330 Glower-Oer-Him. BB X – £1500 Penpeugh; £1340 Morley Hill; £1310 Edges Green. Char X – £1380 Flotterton; £1360, £1130, £1120 West Wharmley. A-A X – £1000 The Raw; £970 Liancres; £960 Monkseaton and Linacres; £920 Yatesfield; £800 Cottonshope.