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Northumberland County Show Video Clip of 1964 Show.
Northumberland County Show are producing two DVD'S to celebrate 175 years of the show - with video footage of shows from 1954 ...read more |
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76 Organic Texel x Hoggs with Beltex Charollais lambs
Fully organic North bred Texel x mule hoggs. ...more details |
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For Sale 40 Organic Charolais Heifers
Quality homebred Charolais x heifers, 12/13 months ...more details |
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For Sale 60 Mule Ewes with 120 Suffolk x Lambs
Strong older Blackie bred Mule ewes, Heptavac P+ ...more details |
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For Sale 32 Rissington Ewes/Gimmers with Texel Lambs
32 Rissington x ewes (gimmers and 1 crop)
20 out of SC Cheviots and 12 out of Blackies ...more details |
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90 Mule Ewe Hoggs with Charollais Lambs
90 Strong Mule hoggs, out of Hexham Blackies, all same flock no - 100 good Swale bred hoggs on same farm ...more details |
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43 Store Cattle - For Sale
estimated weight 330/340kg - age: 10/11 months
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28 Organic Store Cattle
Estimated weights, 350 to 430kg, average 400kg + ...more details |
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12 Organic Stabalizer Bulling Heifers
12 Quality homebred heifers, fully organic. Price £1500.00 ...more details |
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100 Mule ewe hoggs with Texel lambs at foot
Annual consignment of quality homebred Mule ewe hoggs with Texel Lambs - Ready to move first week of May onwards ...more details |
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50 Texel x Hoggs with lambs at foot
Homebred Texel x mule ewe hoggs with Beltex x lambs at foot. Ready to move first week of May onwards ...more details |
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125 Ewes and Lambs for sale
Lleyn,Texel and Mule ewes with Texel, Suffolk and Charollais lambs - contact Mike Northwood ...more details |
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180 Draft Blackface Ewes with Mule Lambs
Hombred draft Blackface ewes with Mule lambs at foot ...more details |
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Angus x 1st & 2nd calvers with calves at foot
Hombred Angus x dairy heifer/ young cows with Angus x calves ...more details |
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Organic Store Cattle
Limousin x steers and heifers, out of good suckler cows ...more details |
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Bulling Heifers
Limousin x , Blue x, Simmental x , Angus x , Hereford x . All out of dairy cows ...more details |
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16 Limousin and Blue x incalf heifers.
PD`ed to calf September/October to Limousin - Price on application ...more details |
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10 Hereford x Friesian heifers
Strong heifers well over 500kg and 20 months plus - Price Guide £975.00 ...more details |
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40 Suckler bred feeding bulls
Mixed Limousin and Simmental x feeding bulls - Price Guide £700.00 ...more details |
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Updates
Sold w/e
10/05/2012
884 sheep and 63 cattle:
Hoggs, £3.90 to £4.20 flat to 22kg:
Lambs, £4.80 to £4.50 flat to 22kg:
Organics hoggs £4.80:
Another difficult week with trade sliding as the week went on.
Hence variation in pricing.
Sterling now at highest level since Nov 2008 against the euro.
Having big effect on export and fifth quarter sales.
Strong demand for breeding sheep and
Wanted.Wanted, Wanted
07/05/2012
Flock of Mule ewes with lambs:
100 young Lleyn ewes & lambs:
Older ewes with lambs:
More Mule hoggs with lambs;
Mature Angus bull:
Contact Stephen Kirkup in confidence to discuss:
Wanted Wanted Wanted
Sold w/e
04/05/2012
1113 Hoggs and 107 cattle
Standards:
£3.90 to £4.15 flat to 22kg
Organics: £4.90
Best organics average:
£98.80 for 121
Final RPF hogg collections.
Thursday 10th May
Wednesday 16th May
Dry Mule Ewe Hoggs.
04/05/2012
Several batches available.
100 Berwickshire
250 Durahm
300 Lincolnshire
300 Berkshire
sold w/e
27/04/2012
1053 hoggs & 62 cattle
standards:£4.00 to £4.25
Organics:£4.90
Hoggs less money on a daily basis until setting at around £4.00 at the end of the week. Organics still in demand in the short term. Best organics average of £101.50 for 44
best standard averages £87 and over.
Sheep Trade
24/04/2012
Has fallen further, as ever due a combination of reasons.
Main drivers are too much unsold meat in the system and a drop in skin values of around £4 in recent days.
Other factors are the strengthening pound with the exchange rate further curbing exports and the end of season NZ competing with home produced lamb
Hoggs: £4.00 to £4.25
Spring lambs: £4.35
Sold w/e
20/04/2012
1281 hoggs and 104 cattle
Standards:
£4.30 to £4.55 flat to 22kg
Organics: £5.00 on grid
Comment: Severe downward pressure on the hogg trade. About three weeks left for hoggs. Cattle in demand despite weather. Best grazing steers to £1250, others to £1200 and £1180. September calving heifers to £1350. 13 month old young bulls in Gloucestershire to £3.55/kg and £1512
For Sale
19/04/2012
5 older continental x cows with Limousin calves at foot
Hexham area £1600 - Contact SK
For Sale
19/04/2012
20 strong Texel x ewes with twin Suffolk lambs - South Northumberland - Contact SK
Hogg Trade
19/04/2012
After seeing more demand after Easter we once again have a national over supply of heavy and thick hoggs as more are available and less wanted. As sheep have done so well there is an increasing number with mature teeth. Handy weight hoggs for supermarket or export are still very much wanted at the moment. We probably have around 3 weeks before processors start to switch to all new season.
Sold w/e
14/04/2012
1113 hoggs 128 cattle
Standards:
£4.40 to £4.75 flat to 22kg
Organics: £5.00
Good export demand for handyweights, helped by improving exchange rate.
Coming soon..............
13/04/2012
30 organic Hereford & Limousin yearling stores.
6 Blue heifers
with calves at foot.
Lleyn ewes with lambs at foot
Mule ewe hoggs with lambs
Texel ewe hoggs with lambs
Sold w/e
06/04/2012
1764 hoggs & 138 cattle
Standards:
435p to 465p flat to 22kg
Organics:
500p on grid to 21kg
Comment: All fairly flat, too many big thick sheep around that have done well and have been waiting for a trade that has never happened! Cattle in demand especially for breeding.
Hogg trade is easing
03/04/2012
Hogg trade easing with weakening demand as we approach Easter and too many overfat and overweight sheep around. Even organics looking easier for next week.Retailers using cut price offers on all meats to lure customers in.
