Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 23rd February Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock

Hoggs:

Heavy show of hoggs sold to higher rates than expected

Average £120 (48kg) 250p

Leading prices per head: Suffolk: £149, £137.50 Springhill, Seahouses, £139, £130 Berryhill, £138, £137 Doxford. Texel: £142, £133 Doxford, £140.50, £138 Whittle, £134 (2) Blossom Plantation, £131 Springhill, Seahouses, £130 Earsdon East, £130 The Hagg, £130 Berryhill, Seahouses. North Country Cheviot: £138, £134, £130.50 Biddlestone Home Farm. Beltex: £135, £130, £126 Springhill, Seahouses, £129 Whittle, £123 East Newburn. Beltex: £128 Haredene. Half Bred: £124 Doxford

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 302.5p, 267.4p East Newburn, 270.8p Springhill, Seahouses. Texel: 297.7p Lilburn Estates, 295.8p Doxford, 295.1p, 295p Haredene, 290p, 284.2p, 281.9p, 280.5p, 277.6p The Hagg, 282.6p Berry Hill. Suffolk: 267.4p (2) Nesbit

Cast Ewes:

As numbers of cast sheep continue to dry up, the trade carries on flying albeit with a very mixed show forward

Sale topped at £209 with 5 superb Texel ewes from I F Murray & Partners, Shepherds Cottage

Whilst capturing the eye was a powerful pen of 15 Suffolk cross mule ewes that achieved £159 a head from E T Turnbull, Haredene Farm

Leading prices: Texel: £209 (2), £199 (2), £181 Shepherds Cottage, £207, £191, £157 The Hagg, £165 (2) Newham Hagg. Suffolk: £159, £145 Haredene, £149, £125 Newton, £129 Nesbit. Greyface: £119, £107 Newton, £101 The Hagg. Blackface: £85 The Hagg

Cast Tups:

Suffolk: £129 Craigs House