Northumberland Livestock

April 27

Harrison and Hetherington held its weekly primestock sale of sheep.

Sold 127 hoggs and 202 ewes and rams.

Hoggs per Head: Suffolk: £79, £75 Newstead. Texel: £77.50 (two), £75.50, £72.50 Ladykirk, £74.50 Newstead. Mule: £72 Ladykirk. Vendeen: £67.50 North Lyham.

Hoggs per kg: Texel: 162p, 161p Ladykirk. Cheviot: 158p West Longridge

Ewes a mixed show, with high returns achieved.

Ewes: Texel: £95 Edlingham Newtown, £87, £83 Lucker Moor, £85 Bewick Folly, £85, £81 Yetlington Lane, £81 Milfield Demesne. Suffolk: £89 Newstead, £85 Milfield Demesne and West Longridge, £83 Greenhead, £81 Ladykirk. Bluefaced Leicester: £85 Edlingham Newtown. Cheviot Mule: £81 Bewick Folly, £79 Lucker Moor. Mule: £79 Greenhead, £77, £73 The Peels, £75 Ladykirk.

Rams: Oxford: £99, £93 East Fleetham.