04/05/2026
We had a busy week selling sheep last week,
Starting on Monday at Acklington Mart with Gimmers & lambs at foot.
Acklington sale report
Ewes with Lambs at foot
All classes easily sold.
Texel Gimmers: 159, 149 Redsteads.
Back to Acklington on Thursday with the last of the Hoggs.
Price per Head:
Beltex x: 200, 190 Ferneybeds, 190 Redsteads.
Texel: 186 (x2) Hemscott Hill, 185 Belsay Barns, 184 Chester Hill, 184 (x2), 182, 181 South Side.
Suffolk: 184 (x2) Chester Hill, 184 (x2) North Shotton, 183 Hemscott Hill, 182 North Shotton.
Cheviot: 181 Hemscott Hill.
Charollais: 181, 180 Fenrother Lane, 179 Hemscott Hill.
Chv Mule: 180 Ferneybeds, 179 (x2) Hemscott Hill
Price per Kilo:
Beltex x: 444p Ferneybeds, 422p Redsteads, 400p Lookout, 396p Ferneybeds.
Texel: 394p Belsay Barns, 391p North End, 387p Hemscott Hill, 387p Belsay Barns.
Charollais: 382p Fenrother Lane.
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Then Friday at Hexham Auction Mart
Selling more Gimmers with Lambs at foot.
Hexham sale report.
Gimmer Shearlings with Lambs
Again, another pleasing entry of Gimmer Shearlings were forward at the first sale meeting big demand especially for quality sorts, peaking at £160 for shapey Texel x shearlings, from J Young & sons, Redsteads this home also sold a pen of shearlings with twins at £146 or £438, this home averaged a stunning £144.16 for a fantastic consignment of Ewes and Shearlings with lambs.
Texel Cross – £160 Redsteads Farm, £158 Redsteads Farm, £146 Redsteads Farm, £140 Wesley House.
3 sales in the top prices in them all.
