Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 9^th  April,  Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 466 Sheep comprising  339 Hoggs and 127 Cast Ewes and Rams

Hoggs

Prime Hoggs met a solid trade. Top of £180 from Messrs Murray. Top pence per kilo went to Messrs Redpath at 372ppk.

Average – 294p, SQQ 326p, £147.69

Leading prices per head-

Texel: £180 Shepherd’s Cottage (I.F. Murray), £170 Bilton Barns, Rugley £169, £168 Bowshiel, £166 Brandon, Bowshiel, £165 (2) Bowshiel, Berry Hill Blue Texel: £177 Shepherd’s Cottage (K. Smith) Suffolk: £170 Brandon, Bilton Barns, £164 Brandon, £160 Doxford, £158, £156 Berry Hill, £154 North Doddington, Berry Hill Easycare: £166, £164 North Doddington Greyfaced: £160 (2) Bowshiel North Country Cheviot: £154, £146 South Ord Blackface: £150, £149, £148, £144 Earsdon East Beltex: £148 Rugley Halfbred: £124 Murton Whitehouse

Leading prices per kilo-

Texel: 372.1p Berryhill, 370p Whittle, 347.7p Rugley, 342.1p Doxford, 341.3p Berry Hill, 336.8p Reaveley Greens, 327.3p Rugley, 324.2p Doxford Beltex: 370p Rugley North Country Cheviot: 346.1p, 343.5p, 340.7p South Ord Suffolk: 340p, 325p Berry Hill, 324.4p Rugley, 320p Reaveley Greens, 319.1p Berry Hill, 318.6p Rugley, 316p Reaveley Greens, Berry Hill Blackface: 303.2p, 300p, 297.9p, 296p Earsdon East Greyfaced: 297.6p Rugley Halfbred: 288.4p Murton Whitehouse Easycare: 288p North Doddington

Cast Ewes

Power and fettle big trade, little and lean harder to cash.

Suffolk: £231 (2) Murton Whitehouse, £225 Kettleburn, £219 Reaveley Greens, £207 Overacres Texel: £219 Whittle, £209, £179 Doxford Greyfaced: £181 Reaveley Greens, £179 Kettleburn Easycare: £150 North Doddington Blue Texel: £143 Shepherd’s Cottage (K. Smith) Blackface: £143, £113 Reaveley Greens Halfbred: £140, £119 Doxford Cheviot Mule: £137 Todrig North Country Cheviot: £131 Thompsons Walls Romney: £89 Thompsons Walls