Date: 16 February 2022 | Primestock
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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
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