Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 18^th May Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 548 prime sheep comprising of 71 Lambs, 328 Hoggs and 149 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

A good show of lambs forward for the first week sold well to average 312p with mainly weighty sorts forward

Sale topped at £160 for a pair of Suffolk.x from J Vickers, South Rennington

Leading prices per head: Suffolk: £160, £159, £146 South Rennington, £157, £155, £149 West Hall, £155, £147.50 Newstead, £140 Springhill (Berwick). Texel: £158.50, £157, £150 Newstead, £157 Ladykirk (Swallow), £152 Hetton Law

Leading prices per kilo: Texel: 333p Berryhill (Skeen), 333p West Hall, 330p Hetton Law

Hoggs:

A good show of heavies were dearer on the week, commercial types harder to cash

Sale topped at £162 M Beal, Charlton Mires

Leading prices per head: Suffolk: £162, £157, £156, £150 Charlton Mires, £158.50, £148, £146.50 Berry Hill (Redpath), £157 Springhill, £155.50 Berryhill (Skeen). Texel: £158.50, £149 Berryhill (Skeen), £156 Springhill, £154.50, £151.50, £150.50 Charlton Mires, £152 Berry Hill (Redpath), £149 Springhill (Berwick), £148 West Hall. Vendeen: £146 North Lyham. Cheviot: £142, £138.50 North Lyham. Mule: £132 Newham Buildings

Cast Ewes:

Cast sheep hold the firm rates seen in recent weeks, as numbers continue to be slow in coming forward

Sale topped at £203 for a shapely Texel ewe from Rennie Livestock

Whilst cast tups peaked at £169 for a pen of stretchy tups from S White & Co, Bowshiel

Leading prices: Texel: £203 Attonburn, £187, £183, £169, £150 (2), £147 Berryhill (Skeen), £153 Milfield Demesne, £145 West Hall, £144 Berry Hill (Redpath). Suffolk: £163, £146 Berryhill (Skeen), £146 Quarry House, £140 Brackenside, £137 Newstead, £122 Sunnyside. Half Bred: £139 Berry Hill (Redpath). North Country Cheviot: £121, £117 Attonburn. Greyface: £120 Berryhill (Skeen), £112 Brackenside. Romney: £117 Attonburn. Easy Care: £94 Milfield Demesne. Blackface: £93 Treaty Park

Rams: Texel: £169, £168 Bowshiel