Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 8^th  May Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly Primestock sale of sheep comprising of Hoggs and Ewes.

Heavy show, returns similar

Leading Hogg Prices per head: Zwartble: £98.50, £93.50 Sanson Seal. North Country Cheviot: £95.50 Low Bleakhope. Suffolk: £96 Sanson Seal, £94 Low Middleton (R McDonald), £88.50 Low Middleton. Texel: £95.50 South Dissington, £92, £91.50, £89.50, £88 Hoppen Hall, £85, 8 Mordington. Charolais: £92, £85.50 North Sharperton. Greyfaced: £89.50 Amerside Law

Leading Hogg Prices per kilo: North Country Cheviot: 198.8p South Dissington. Texel: 193.2p, 8 Mordington, 191.7p, 190.4p Hoppen Hall. Greyfaced; 191.9p Low Bleakhope. Charolais: 190p North Sharperton

Ewes, strong trade for all types

Leading Prices: Texel: £111 Mayfield, £99 Greystones, £98 Low Middleton, £95 Barmoor Red House, £95, £83 Bewick Folly, £92 Lilburn Estates, £87, £84, 8 Mordington, £83 Yetlington Lane.  Berrichon: £107 Mayfield. Cheviot Mule: £95, £86 Bewick Folly. Suffolk: £95, £93 Barmoor Red House, £95 Mayfield, £93 Low Middleton. Greyfaced; £82, £75 Amerside Law, £81 Mayfield, £75 Lilburn Estates. Blackfaced: £43, 8 Mordington