Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 10th April Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 274 Prime Sheep comprising 136 Hoggs and 138 Cast Ewes & Rams

Prime Sheep

Good show, a lot of weight about

Average – 370p, SQQ 376p, £191.

Top of 431ppk for Texels from M/s Whitecross, Clarabad Mill. £220 three times from Miss Hay, Middlestots Farm Cottages, Shell, Brandon and Vickers, Rennington South.

Leading prices per head –

Texel: £220 Middlestots Farm Cottages, (E. Hay), Brandon, Rennington South, £216 Clarabad Mill, £210 Rennington South, £207 Clarabad Mill, £200 Berryhill, Bilton Barns; Suffolk: £220 (2), £215 (2) Brandon, £209, £200 Berryhill; Beltex: £220 Clarabad Mill, £210 Rennington South, £208 Clarabad Mill; Cheviot: £200 Brandon; Greyfaced: £174 Kettleburn; Half Bred: £150 Brandon

Leading price per kilo-

Texel: 431.3p Clarabad Mill, 414.6p Berryhill, 408.9p Thrunton, 406.5p Bowshiel, 402.1p Wandon; Beltex: 403.8p Rennington South; Suffolk: 386p Rennington South, 382.8p Doxford, 378.8p Berryhill; Half Bred: 361.4p Doxford

Cast Ewes

Good trade.

Suffolk : £200, £179 Rennington South, £163 Gainslaw Hill, £161 (2) Quarry House; Texel: £195 Clarabad Mill, £159 Wandon, £157 (2) Shoreswood (L. Scambler), £151 Wandon; Half Bred: £147, £137 Brandon; Cheviot: £141 Doxford, £135 Second Linthaugh; Cheviot Mule: £127 Thrunton; Greyfaced: £127 Wandon, £117 Kettleburn, Gainslaw Hill; Blackface: £105 Hethpool