Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 19^th January Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1052 prime sheep comprising of 661 Hoggs and 391 Cast Ewes & Rams

Hoggs:

A good show of commercial and heavy sorts being a touch dearer on the week

Overall average £123 (47.7kg) 258p

The sale topped at £157 for heavy Texels from Pallinsburn Estates to Farmers Fresh

Leading prices per head: Texel: £157, £151, £150, £148 Pallinsburn, £145 (2), £142.50, £140 Grange Moor, £142 (2), £140 Springhill and Thrunton, £139 Berryhill (Redpath) and East Ditchburn. Suffolk: £142 Berryhill, £140 Thrunton, £140 Kettleburn, £139, £135.50 East Ditchburn. Beltex: £140 East Ditchburn. Cheviot: £140, £137 East Ditchburn, £134, £131 Bowmont Farming. Zwartble: £127 Sanson Seal

Leading prices per kilo: Texel: 290p, 276p Springhill, 276p West Longridge. Beltex: 281p, 280p East Ditchburn

Cast Ewes:

A more mixy show of cast sheep forward albeit still a roaring trade

Topping the sale at £204 closely followed at £203 per head, both for powerful Texels from local breeder R D Rennie & Son, Sydenham, whilst tups from the same home sold to £199

Catching the eye was a pen of 12 fantastic Half Breds from S Shell & Sons, Brandon Farm which achieved £138 per head

Leading prices: Texel: £204, £203, £169, £159, £155 Sydenham, £157, £137 Reaveley, £151 Barmoor Red House, £143 Newham Hagg, £140, £139 Lochside, £139 Shipley Smallburn, £139 Primside, £133 Cresswell Farms, £131 South Lyham. Suffolk: £147 Lochside, £143, £127 Cresswell Farms, £141, £135 Kettleburn, £129 Alnham, £129 Barmoor Red House, £125 Berryhill, £123 Lochside, £119 Haugh Head. Half Bred: £138, £120 Brandon, £104 Berryhill. Beltex: £131 Lochside. North Country Cheviot: £129 East Ditchburn, £107 Primside, £104 Alnham, £99 Sydenham. Greyface: £125 Kettleburn, £119 Cresswell Farms, £119 South Lyham, £115 Primside, £112 Berryhill, £112 Alnham, £107 Lochside. Cheviot Mule: £120 Cresswell Farms, £119 Primside. Bluefaced Leicester: £111 East Newburn. Romney: £97 Sydenham. Easy Care: £95, £94 (2) Chatton Park, £89 Alnham. Blackface: £83 Alnham, £83 Haugh Head, £79 Cold Martin. Shetland: £40 Shawbraes

Rams: Texel: £199 Sydenham, £149 Alnham, £149, £135, £115 Grange Moor, £119 Edrom Mains. Charolais: £143 Sydenham. Beltex: £137 Grange Moor. Suffolk: £115, £107 Shawbraes. Easy Care: £110 Alnham. North Country: £93 Reaveley. Swaledale: £87 Haugh Head