Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 9^th March Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 607 prime sheep comprising of 456 Hoggs and 151 Cast Ewes & Rams

Hoggs:

A better show of fleshed types were met with more enthusiasm, lean tail end sorts still shown

Sale was topped with a pair of Texels from K Young, Harbottle @ £162

Leading prices per head: Texel: £162, £160 Harbottle Grange, £133.50, £130 Doxford, £133, £131 Newstead, £130.50 Lawfield, £130 Elwick. Cheviot: £143, £124, £123 East Ditchburn, £126 Biddlestone Home Farm. Suffolk: £130, £128 East Ditchburn, £129.50 (2) Doxford, £128 (2) Berry Hill and Newstead, £126.50, £126 Lawfield. Leicester: £128 Yeavering Cottage. Easy Care: £120, £116 Newstead

Cast Ewes:

Cast Sheep continue with the fiery trend witnessed the past few weeks as numbers continue to dry up

Sale topped by a superb Texel ewe from J F Gray, Embleton Steads at £219!!

Whilst a massive Cheviot tup topped their section at £146 from Telford Farming, Whittingham Lane

Leading prices: Texel: £219, £169 Embleton Steads, £200, £197 North Wing, £175 Wandon, £161 Berry Hill, £159, £147 Netherton North Side, £147 North Swinhoe, £137 Newstead, £127 Elwick, £127 Whittingham Lane (I Coe). Suffolk: £159 Wandon, £141 Kettleburn, £130 Telford Farming. North Country Cheviot: £146 Telford Farming, £139, £131 East Ditchburn. Half Bred: £136 Berryhill, £135 Doxford. Greyface: £133 North Wing, £129 8 Mordington, £119 Berry Hill. Cheviot Mule: £125 North Swinhoe. Blue Texel: £129 Yeavering Farm Cottages. Aberfield: £119 Kettleburn. Easy Care: £97, £96 Embleton Steads. Blackface: £91 Telford Farming, £87, £83 8 Mordington, £87 Ingram