Wooler Sale of Breeding Sheep & Store Cattle

Harrison & Hetherington sold 610 Breeding Sheep and 31 Store Cattle

Sheep:

The sale included the dispersal on behalf of J Skeen & Son, Berryhill, Duddo

Texel Ewes: £138, £132. Suffolk Ewes: £132, £128. Mule Ewes: £130

Gimmers : with many smaller types on offer strength was in short supply but well sold

Suffolk: £194, £192, £175 Birchwood. Mule: £190 (2), £170 Woolhall. Texel: £175, £160 The Villa, Bowsden, £160 Charlton Mires

Beltex Rams: £700 Nesbit, £600 Annstead. Suffolk Rams: £500 Nesbit

Store Cattle:

Store Cattle met a buoyant trade, powerful cattle met a great trade

Topping at £1470 for a Charolais.x Steer from J A Riddell, Newstead

Top pence per kilo went to J A Riddell, Newstead at 262p for a superb Charolais.x Heifer

Leading prices per head - Steers: Charolais: £1470, £1400 Newstead. Aberdeen Angus: £1330, £1260 Newstead. Simmental: £1300 Newstead

Leading prices per head - Heifer: Aberdeen Angus: £1230 Newstead. Charolais: £1140, £1110, £1100 Newstead. Simmental: £1035 Newstead. Hereford: £960 Chatton Park

Leading prices per kilo – Steers: Charolais: 242.3p, 235.3p, 231.5p Newstead. Aberdeen Angus: 239.6p Newstead, 221.8p Newham Hagg. Simmental: 236.4p, 220.3p Newstead

Leading prices per kilo – Heifers: Charolais: 262.1p, 239p, 234p Newstead. Aberdeen Angus: 234.3p, 229.2p Newstead. Simmental: 232.6p Newstead, 222.2p Chatton Park.