Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

 At Wooler on Wednesday 13^th May Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly primestock sale of sheep comprising of Lambs, Hoggs, Ewes and Rams

First show of lambs for the season at Wooler Mart was met with a quality show of 90 Spring Lambs. Average 261p

Leading Lamb Prices per head: Suffolk: £130, £123, £120 Rennington South, £129 North Cottage, £118 Berryhill, £114 Newstead. Texel: £128, £125, £121, £114.50 Newstead, £126, £122 Cornhill Farm, £124.50 Berryhill, £120.50, £110 Marshal Meadows, £115, £110 East Newburn

Leading Lamb Prices per kilo: Texel: 286.9p, 255.8p Marshal Meadows, 277.3p, 268.1p Cornhill Farm, 270.7p Berryhill, 267.4p East Newburn, 263.2p, 256p Newstead. Suffolk: 273.3p, 266.7p, 265.3p South Rennington, 256.5p Berryhill

Hoggs, mixed show, well fleshed hoggs easily sold

Leading Hogg Prices per head: Texel: £121, £110, £107, £100 Newham Hagg, £112 The Hagg, £110 Berryhill, £110 (3), £104 Charlton Mires, £105 Elwick. Suffolk: £120, £117, £116, £115 Rennington South, £116, £115 (2), £106 Kettleburn, £100 Charlton Mires. Greyface: £98, £90 Fawdon Farms. Cheviot Mule: £94 Shawhouse Farm. Beltex: £90 Thompsons Walls. North Country Cheviot: £85 Amerside Law. Blackface: £84 Reddishall, £84 Fawdon Farms

Leading Hogg Prices per kilo: Beltex: 225p Thompsons Walls. Texel: 220p, 211.5p, 203.7p Charlton Mires, 216.9p, 201.9p Newham Hagg, 213.3p, 207.1p The Hagg, 209.6p, 206.6p Elwick, 200p Shawhouse Farm. North Country Cheviot: 211.1p Thompsons Walls, 202.4p, 200p Amerside Law. Greyface: 204.2p Fawdon Farms. Blackface: 197.6p Fawdon Farms, 195.1p Amerside Law. Suffolk: 193.9p Charlton Mires

Ewes, good show of ewes forward, all types wanted, good trade

Texel: £145, £135, £119 (2) Annstead Farm, £139, £127, £111 Yeavering, £119 (2) Milfield Demesne, £117, £115 Shawhouse, £113 Reavley Greens, £107, £103 Berryhill. Beltex: £130 Annstead, £121 Milfield Demesne. Suffolk: £125 Kettleburn, £115, £105 Mayfield, £113 Marshal Meadows, £108 Reavley Greens, £106 Berryhill. Cheviot Mule: £99, £94 Shawhouse Farm. Charolais: £99 Reddishall. North Country Cheviot: £93, £80 Ingram, £87 Shawhouse Farm, £81 Newham Hagg. Greyface: £89 Marshal Meadows, £86 Berryhill, £85 Ingram, £85 Mayfield, £85 Newham Hagg, £84 Reddishall, £83 The Hagg. Blackface: £85 Newham Hagg, £81 Fawdon Farms, £76 Shepherds Cottage, £73 Ingram. Jacob: £81 Yeavering Cottages. Easy Care: £82 Milfield Demesne. Shetland: £63 Milfield Demesne

Rams: Texel: £137 Annstead Farm, £125 The Hagg. Bluefaced Leicester: £115 The Hagg. Lleyn: £113 Elwick. Suffolk: £107 Elwick