Date: 13 April 2022 | Primestock
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At Wooler on Wednesday 13th April Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 375 prime sheep comprising of 214 Hoggs and 161 Cast Ewes & Rams
Hoggs:
With numbers in short supply all classes slightly sharper
Sale was topped with heavy Beltex at £140 Yetlington Lane
Leading prices per head: Beltex: £140 (2) Yetlington Lane. Suffolk: £130 (3), £129, £128 (2), £127.50, £126 Brandon, £124.50, £123.50, £123 Berry Hill. Texel: £128.50 (2) Brandon, £124.50 Berry Hill. Cheviot: £123, £122, £120 Newham Buildings
Cast Ewes:
Cast sheep a strong trade again as numbers continue to be short of buyer’s requirements nationwide
Sale topped on two occasions at £180, firstly for a pen of 3 powerful Suffolk ewes from Louise Taylor, T/A J & M Dickson & Son, Springhill Farm, then cast tups sold to the same height, with a smart Beltex from R J D Watkin, East Newburn
Leading prices: Suffolk: £180 Springhill Farm, Berwick, £170, £155, £125 Wandon, £160, £139, £137, £125 (2) Lawfield, £135 Orpwood Farms, £129 Garden Cottage, £128 Coldrife, £127 Haugh Head. Blue Texel: £160 Islay Hill Farm. Beltex: £160 Islay Hill Farm. Half Bred: £151 Brandon, £131 Berry Hill. Bluefaced Leicester: £150 East Newburn. Texel: £150, £145, £141 East Newburn, £150 Berry Hill, £145 Wandon, £140 (2) Islay Hill, £140, £130 Orpwood Farms. Charolais: £147 Orpwood Farms. Greyface: £127 (2), £119 Wandon, £123 Berry Hill, £119 Orpwood Farms, £118 Haugh Head. Blackface: £123 Hillcrest Livestock, £93 Linhope Farming. Ryeland: £87 Islay Hill Farm
Ewes: Beltex: £180 East Newburn. Texel: £143 East Newburn
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