Wooler Store Cattle Show & Sale

Harrison and Hetherington held their annual show and sale of store cattle at Wooler Mart, with a great run of cattle competing for The William Harvey Lindisfarne Goblet

Taking charge of this year’s judging was Mr R Alder, Ponteland tapping out his champion to a superb British Blue.x steer from D Whiteford, Borewell that went on to make £1500

A great trade was witnessed from start to finish, topping at £1580 from R R Crammond, Springfield with a thumping Aberdeen Angus.x steer

Top pence per kilo went to D Whiteford, Borewell, champion steer at 448ppk

Steers average 305.2p

Heifers average 280.4p

Leading prices per head – Steers: Aberdeen Angus: £1580 Springfield, £1580, £1480, £1440 Borewell, £1420 South Ord. Limousin: £1560, £1360, £1350, £1300 Dunstan Hill, £1420, £1340 South Ord. British Blue: £1540, £1500, £1380, £1370 Borewell. Charolais: £1460, £1450, £1410, £1360 Dunstan Hill. Simmental: £980 Shotton

Leading prices per head – Heifers: Aberdeen Angus: £1430, £1250 Springfield, £1380 Borewell. British Blue: £1420, £1370 Borewell. Charolais: £1390, £1240, £1200 Dunstan Hill, £1290 South Ord. Limousin: £1390 Borewell, £1280, £1270, £1180 Dunstan Hill, £1250 South Ord, £1220, £1210 Branton East Side. Hereford: £1070 Amerside Law

Leading prices per kilo – Steers: British Blue: 447.8p, 358.3p, 338.3p, 336.6p Borewell. Limousin: 356.5p, 337.7p, 318.4p, 301.7p Dunstan Hill, 348.1p, 310.7p South Ord, 344.7p, 325.8p, 319.5p, 315.3p, 305.9p Shotton, 307.7p Branton East Side, 302.3p West Hall. Charolais: 341.9p, 320.5p, 295.9p, 295.7p Dunstan Hill. Aberdeen Angus: 325.8p Shotton, 299p, 293.9p, 292.6p Borewell. Simmental: 301.5p Shotton

Leading prices per kilo – Heifers: British Blue: 359.5p, 334.1p Borewell. Limousin: 331p, Borewell, 327p, 318.5p Branton East Side, 313.4p, 308.4p, 306p Dunstan Hill, 310.8p, 309.8p, 307p Shotton. Charolais: 307.1p, 276.7p South Ord, 284.7p, 277.4p Dunstan Hill. Aberdeen Angus: 287.5p Borewell, 267.3p Springfield. Hereford: 226.7p Amerside Law

Champion British Blue.x Steer from Dan Whiteford, Borewell Farm, Scremerston that made £1500 and 448p per kilo

Presentation of the William Harvey Lindisfarne Goblet by Miss R Harvey and winner Dan Whiteford, Borewell Farm