Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 16th February Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 702 prime sheep comprising of 448 Hoggs and 254 Cast Ewes

Hoggs:

Numbers less with mostly commercial types on offer, well fleshed sorts still good to sell, plainer types easier in line with national trend

Sale topped with Texels to £139.50 to J Gregory & Son, Springhill

Leading prices per head: Texel: £139.50, £129 Springhill, £139, £136.50, £134 (2), £129 Grange Moor, £131 East Newburn, £130, £127 Pallinsburn, £130 Berryhill. Suffolk: £128.50 West Longridge, £126.50, £124 Springhill, £124.50 (2), £124 Berryhill. Beltex: £127 East Newburn. Vendeen: £126, £124 North Lyham. Cheviot: £122.50, £121.50 Biddlestone Home Farm, £121.50 North Lyham. Easy Care: £110, £107 Newstead, £104 Embleton Steads

Cast Ewes:

With well over two thirds of the Cast Sheep forward being horned and Hill bred Ewes, an outstanding sale average of £98.57 a head was achieved.  Big, powerful, and Continental bred Ewes also well short of requirements.

Sale peaked at £147 for powerful Suffolk bred Ewe from J Gregory & Son, Springhill Farm!  Whilst Cast Tups sold to a top of £129 with a Kerryhill Tup from Janie Fraser of 1 Yeavering Farm Cottages.

Leading prices: Suffolk: £147 Springhill, £143 Haredene Farm, £138, £131 Haugh Head, £129 Haredene, £125 Kimmerston Cottage, £121 Haredene, £119 Kentstone, Barmoor Red House, Newstead, Aberfield: £140, £135 Kettleburn, Cheviot Mule: £135 Springhill, Texel: £137 Barmoor Red House, Newstead, £127 Haugh Head, £123 Haugh Head, £117, £115 Whitehall. Hampshire: £129 Haugh Head, Lleyn: £125, £109, £75 Elwick, Greyfaced: £113 Kentstone, £109 Barmoor Red House, North Country Cheviot: £107 Hethpool, £105 Linbriggs, £103, £97 Attonburn, £95 Hethpool, £93 Linbriggs, £89 Attonburn, Blackface: £103, £93 Edlingham Newtown, £83 West Longridge, £73 Edlingham Newtown and Whitehall

Cast Tups:

Kerryhill: £129 1 Yeavering Farm Cottages