Wooler Store Cattle Sale

At Wooler on Tuesday 20^th April Harrison & Hetherington held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle. With trade as buoyant as ever

Topping the day’s trading was a fabulous Limousin.x Heifer at £1700 and the same animal topping the pence per kilo at 333ppk from Craig Mellor, Annstead going to regular buyer Foley Bros, Capheaton

Grazing cattle sold to a premium once again.

Steers average 244.49p Heifers 249.87p

Leading prices per head - Steers: Charolais: £1300 Newstead. Limousin: £1245, £1210, £1170, £1165, £1160, £1135, £1110 (2) Annstead, £1200, £1130 West Hall. Aberdeen Angus: £1130 Hillcrest Livestock, £1090, £1080, £1060 East Fleetham. Shorthorn: £1110 Annstead. Simmental: £1040, £985 Broom House Farm

Leading prices per head – Heifers: Limousin: £1700, £1480, £1340, £1300 (2), £1260, £1230 (2), £1220, £1210, £1200 Annstead. Simmental: £1220, £1200, £1170 Broom House Farm. Charolais: £1190 Newstead. Aberdeen Angus: £1180, £1090 (2), £1080, £1075, £1050, £1020 Wandon. British Blue: £1110 Hillcrest Livestock

Leading prices per kilo – Steers: Limousin: 276.5p, 254.5p South Ord, 264.9p, 257.4p, 250p, 249.4p, 246.7p (2), 245.8p Annstead, 256.8p West Hall. Aberdeen Angus: 255.9p Shotton, 237.9p Hillcrest Livestock, 225p East Fleetham. Simmental: 246.3p, 234.2p Broom House Farm. Charolais: 228.1p Newstead.

Leading prices per kilo – Heifers: Limousin: 333.3p, 319p, 298.2p, 295p, 293.1p, 283.7p, 283.4p, 277.8p, 275.5p Annstead, 290.5p, 277.9p South Ord. Simmental: 262.7p Shotton, 244.9p, 240p, 237.8p, 237p, 234.6p Broom House Farm. Aberdeen Angus: 247.6p, 242.7p (2), 241.6p, 240.3p, 239.6p, 237p Wandon, 238.5p South Ord. Charolais: 242.9p Newstead. British Blue: 236.2p Hillcrest Livestock