Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 16^th  April,  Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 361 Sheep comprising  208 Hoggs and 153 Cast Ewes and Rams

Hoggs

Average 280.9p, SQQ 306p, £140, 49.8kgs

Leading prices per head-

Beltex: £170, £155 40 Hillside (R.Rutherford); Texel: £165, £162 Buckton, £160 South Dissington, £159 Buckton, £156 South Dissington, Sunnyside, £155 South Lyham; Suffolk: £155(2) Brandon, £150 Springhill, Seahouses; Charollais: £155 Buckton; Greyfaced: £140 Broomewood; North Country Cheviot: £132 South Ord

Leading prices per kilo-

Texel: 326.1p Buckton, 325.6p 40 Hillside (R.Rutherford), 314p South Lyham, 309.3p South Dissington, 309.1p Marshall Meadows; 308.9p North Sharperton, 307.7p South Dissington, 307p Marshall Meadows, Springhill, Seahouses; Beltex: 322.9p, 303.6p 40 Hillside (R.Rutherford); North Country Cheviot: 307.7p South Ord; Suffolk: 289.2p Springhill, Seahouses, 282.7p Brandon, 282.6p Cresswell Farms

Cast Ewes

Average £156.62

Suffolk: £250, £220 Nesbit, £209 Gainslawhill, £200 Nesbit, £180 Edrom Mains, Lamberton Holding (Waite); Texel: £240 Marshall Meadows, £230 Black Heddon, £200 Edrom Mains, 40 Hillside (R.Rutherford), £180 Sunnyside(2), South Lyham(2), Cresswell

Cast Tups

Texel: £200 Gainslaw Hill, Berryhill