£4,300 Mart Record for British Blue x Heifer at Hexham 20th Anniversary Show & Sale

19th August 2015

Hexham & Northern Marts celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the opening of their Tyne Green Auction Complex with a special prize show and sale of store cattle on 13th & 14th August 2015.

From an entry of Thirty Four catalogued show cattle Mr Harry Emslie awarded the Supreme Overall Championship Trophy, The J W Smith-Jackson Trophy and The Hodgson Toyota Rosebowl to the outstanding British Blue cross bred heifer from Nicky, Anne & Ian Robinson, Boghall, Capheaton.  The heifer was a very correct black and white example at ten months of age which had previously taken the British Blue Championship and the Blue Heifer class First Prize rosette.

Supreme Overall Champion

Sired by the renowned "Valdes Van De Sluizenweg" himself an Osborne Van Terbeck son, she was undoubtedly the highlight of the show amongst a very high standard of cattle upon which many spectators remarked was the best show to be seen in the Tyne Green premises.  After spirited bidding, she finally sold for a new centre record price of £4300 to the judge Mr Emslie. 

The Reserve Champion, a Limousin cross from J Sedgewick, came next into the ring and swiftly rose to the handsome figure of £2200 to be taken home by Mr Paul Brannen, Temple Sowerby, Cumbria.

Full prize list:

Prize	Vendor	Farm
Overall Champion, Champion British Blue, 1st British Blue Heifer & Best Bred by Exhibitor	M/s TF & C Robinson & Son	Boghall
Res Champion, Champion Limousin & 1st Limousin Heifer	M/s G Sedgewick	Ricknall Grange
Champion Charolais & 1st Charolais Heifer	JRG Johnson	West Wharmley
1st Butchers Beast	M/s I Renton & Sons	High Highlaws
2nd Butchers Beast	M/s TA & LC Lyon	Lintre House
3rd Butchers Beast	M/s Hampshire Livestock	Hampshire House
1st Char Steer	M/s JRG Johnson	West Wharmley
2nd Char Heifer	M/s W & JA Longlands	Rusheylaw
3rd Char Heifer	M/s W & JA Longlands	Rusheylaw
1st Blue Steer	RH Walton	Linacres
2nd Blue Steer	JW Smith-Jackson	High Town
3rd Blue Steer	M/s I Renton & Sons	High Highlaws
2nd Blue Heifer	M/s TA & LC Lyon	Lintre House
3rd Blue Heifer	BJ Haigh	Breckon Hill
1st Limousin Steer	M/s Hampshire Livestock	Hampshire House
2nd Limousin Steer	M/s G Sedgewick	Ricknall Grange
3rd Limousin Steer	M/s I Renton & Sons	High Highlaws
2nd Limousin Heifer	JH Craggs	Glower oer Him
1st Baby Beef	M/s J Lee & Sons	Agars Hill (Lim Heifer)
2nd Baby Beef	JRG Johnson	West Wharmley (Char Heifer)
3rd Baby Beef	JRG Johnson	West Wharmley (Char Steer)
Best Turned Out	M/s JM & SM Priestley	Cracrop (Brit Blue Steer)

Commercial Cattle also figured well with a British Blue female at 26 months selling well for £1400 from Ross Pattinson, The Temon, Carlisle and was taken home by a delighted David Wilson, York. 

Leading prices;

Cattle 23 – 30 Months

Limousin x heifers – £1485 & £1350 Wrangham East, £1150 Springwell, £1145 Longshaws, £1120 Fairley

British Blue x steers – £1600 Cracrop, £1405 Hallington High, £1180 Gunnerton South

British Blue x heifers – £1400 Temon, £1290, £1230, £1200, £1150 & £1080 Hallington High

Cattle 17 – 22 Months

British Blue x steers – £1220 Hallington High, £1180 Hallington High & Park Farm, £1165 Gunnerton South, £1130 & £1080 Hallington High

British Blue x heifers - £1280 Breckon Hill, £1100 & £1020 Hallington High

Cattle 11 – 16 Months

British Blue x steers – £1560 & £1400 High Highlaws, £1240 High Town, £1220 Bog Hall, £1200 Linacres, £1125 Quarry House, £1080 Linacres, £1040 Harwood Shield, £1000 Linacres

British Blue x heifers - £1320 Lintre House, £1200 High Town, £1175 Quarry House, £1120 Cornhills

Cattle 10 months and under

British Blue x steers – £1010 Linacres

British Blue x heifers – £4300 Bog Hall