Wooler Primetock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 8^th May Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 619 Sheep comprising 22 Spring Lambs,350 Hoggs and 247 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs

Great trade.  Average 442p, £182

Leading prices per head-

Texel: £214, £210, £190, £180 Broadmeadows, £200 Black Heddon

Leading prices per kilo-

Texel: 477.3p, 455.3p, 441.9p, 439p, 435p(2) Broadmeadows, 454.5p Black Heddon

Hoggs

A large show of horned hoggs forward

Leading prices per head-

Texel: £220Black Heddon, £216, £214 Hetton Law, £210 Black Heddon, £208 The Hagg, £206 Hetton Law, £200 The Hagg; Suffolk: £210 Brandon, £208, £204 Rennington South, £200 East Ditchburn, Brandon; North Country Cheviot: £198 East Ditchburn, £195 Low Bleakhope, £193 East Ditchburn; Blackface: £188, £177 Newham Buildings, £171 Earsdon East Farm; Bluefaced Leicester: £180 Hetton Law;  Beltex: £180 The Hagg; Greyfaced: £169 Newham Buildings, Earsdon East

Leading prices per kilo-

Beltex: 409.1p The Hagg, 394.7p, 392.8p Whitton Glebe; Texel: 400p The Hagg, 397.8p, 393.6p Whitton Glebe, 391.5p The Hagg; Blackface: 393.3p Newham Buildings, 388.6p Earsdon East, 388.1p Newham Buildings; North Country Cheviot: 381.3p East Ditchburn, 375.6p Newham Buildings, 367.9p Low Bleakhope, 367.5p, 344.6p, 335.6p East Ditchburn; Suffolk: 380.4p, 366.7p, 357.1p East Ditchburn; Greyfaced: 375.6p Earsdon East, 367.4p Newham Buildings

Cast Ewes

Fabulous trade.

Texel: £239 The Hagg, £219 Fenham Hill, £215 Bewick Folly, £213 Hetton Law, £207 Bewick Folly, £203 Fenham Hill; Suffolk: £221 Kypie, £210 Fenham Hill, £193 Mayfield, £175 Fenham Hill; Beltex: £203, £193, £158, £156 Bewick Folly; Half Bred: £193, £169 Brandon;  Vendeen: £179 North Lyham; Border Leicester: £171 North Lyham; North Country Cheviot: £155 North Lyham, East Ditchburn; Greyfaced: £140 Mayfield, £139 Lilburn (2), Blackcruik,  Easycare: £139 Barmoor Red House; Jacob: £107 Blackcruik; Blackface: £95 The Hagg