Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 2^nd February Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1004 prime sheep comprising of 766 Hoggs and 238 Cast Ewes & Rams

Hoggs:

A nice commercial show with a good selection of well fleshed heavies

Today’s sale was topped with heavy Texels to £153 from R J Bradbury, Black Heddon

Leading prices per head: Texel: £150, £138 Hetton Law (Murray), £146, £141, £140 Old Deanham, £144, £139 Black Heddon, £142 Springhill, £139 Earsdon East, £138.50 South Lyham, £136, £135 North Swinhoe. Suffolk: £152 East Ditchburn, £148.50 Springhill, £148, £144.50, £140 Doxford, £147, £138 Kettleburn, £141 Berryhill (Redpath) Beltex: £143 Cold Martin, £141 (2) East Ditchburn, £137.50 Wandon. Vendeen: £138 South Lyham, £134 Charlton Mires. Blue Texel: £140 Hetton Law (Smith). Cheviot: £135 East Ditchburn. Mule: £123, £120 Kettleburn

Leading prices per kilo: Texel: 323p, 292p Old Deanham, 302p, 299p Tritlington Hall. Suffolk: 294p Berryhill

Cast Ewes:

A very mixed show of cast sheep forward, with heavy well fleshed sorts short of requirements whilst lean and weathered sorts build in number and sell to unprecedented levels

Sale peak of £207 for a classy pen of 4 Texel ewes from R J Bradbury, Black Heddon

Whilst cast tups sold to £169, topped with a powerful Texel tup from R W & K Telford, Branton East Side

Leading prices: Texel: £207, £163, £139 (3) Black Heddon, £197, £175 North Swinhoe, £185 Branton East Side, £183, £139, £121 Hedgeley, £149, £145, £143, £131 Little Bavington, £125, £121 Springhill, Seahouses. Suffolk: £143 Reddishall, £141 Branton East Side, £129, £107 Springhill, Seahouses, £115 Haugh Head. Bluefaced Leicester: £133 Branton East Side. North Country Cheviot: £130, £115 East Ditchburn. Greyface: £129, £117 Branton East Side, £120 Springhill, Seahouses, £116 Haugh Head. Cheviot Mule: £125, £115 North Swinhoe, £115 Reddishall. Half Bred: £115 Berry Hill, £105 Doxford. Blackface: £85 Hedgeley Farms. Swaledale: £75 Haugh Head

Rams: Texel: £169 Branton East Side. Suffolk: £137 Branton East Side. North Country Cheviot: £131, £113 Hartside