Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 26^th January Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1324 prime sheep comprising of 872 Hoggs and 452 Cast Ewes & Rams

Hoggs:

All classes nicely sold realising an overall average of 271p

Sale was topped with Beltex to £160 (46kg) J R Walton, Grange Moor

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £160, £152, £147, £146 Grange Moor, £151 Corneyside, £145, £140 Lilburn Estates, £138.50, £138, £134 Matfen Estates. Texel: £158, £147, £144, £142 Corneyside, £148, £146, £140, £139 Linden Hill Head, £143, £140 Thrunton, £142, £139 Black Heddon and Fawns, £140 Whittingham Lane and Springhill, £138 West Hall. Dorset: £149, £136 Fowberry Farms. Suffolk: £148 Mayfield, £144 Springhill, £135 Thrunton, £131 Berryhill. Jacob: £125 Springhill. Hampshire: £123 Cold Martin. Cheviot: £121 Humbleheugh

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 350p, 348p (2), 320p, 317p Grange Moor, 344p, 338p, 337p, 318p Matfen Estates, 343p Corneyside, 330p, 307 Fawns. Texel: 348p, 338p, 331p, 324p, 312p Linden Hill Head, 322p Lilburn Estates, 313p Corneyside, 309p Fawns, 305p Berryhill

Cast Ewes:

Cast sheep trade still as fiery as previous weeks for all classes

Sale peak of £205 for Texels from S A Hunter, Reaveley Greens

Whilst tups sold to £159 for a powerful Suffolk from Fawdon Farms, Broomewood

Leading prices: Texel: £205, £187 Reaveley Greens, £167, £155, £139, £131 Burradon Mains, £165, £161 Greenhead, Reston, £150, £135 Matfen Home Farms, £147 Newstead, £145 Greystone, £135 Craigs House, £131 Edlingham Newtown. Suffolk: £171 Brockley Hall, £165 Greenhead, Reston, £160, £141 Nesbit, £149, £131 Burradon Mains, £139 Edlingham Newtown, £139 Mayfield, £137 Ballencrieff Mains, £137 West Longridge, £130, £127 Newstead, £129 Brackenside, £120 Springhill, Seahouses. North Country Cheviot: £133, £123 Humbleheugh. Half Bred: £130, £125 Nesbit. Dorset: £125 Fowberry Farm. Greyface: £121 Brockley Hall, £115 Mayfield, £115 Burradon Mains, £114 Brackenside, £113 Shotton, £113 West Longridge, £113 Edlingham Newtown, £107 Greystone, £105 Lilburn Estates, £103 KJS Farming. Beltex: £109 Springhill, Seahouses. Blackface: £100, £85 Edlingham Newtown, £98 Fawdon Farms, £75 Grants Bank. Easy Care: £85 Milfield Demesne. Jacob: £81 Coldrife Farm. Bowmont: £69 Springhill, Coldingham

Rams: Suffolk: £159 Fawdon Farms, £153 Edlingham Newtown. Texel: £157, £147 Black Heddon, £131 Greenhead, Reston. Dorset: £139 Fowberry Farm. North Country Cheviot: £133 Fawdon Farms