Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 23rd March Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 564 prime sheep comprising of 350 Hoggs and 214 Cast Ewes & Rams

Hoggs: With the majority being heavies all classes similar trade

Sale was topped by a pen of Suffolks to £132.50 from S Shell & Sons, Brandon bought by J A Jewitt

Leading prices per head: Suffolk: £132.50, £131, £129.50 (2), £129 Brandon, £123 (2) Berry Hill. Texel: £130 Nesbit, £129, £127 Brandon, £126 Newstead, £125 Berry Hill. Cheviot: £119 Biddlestone Home Farm. Easy Care: £116.50, £111.50 Newstead

Cast Ewes: Cast sheep continue to be well short of all buyers’ requirements, producing another scintillator of a trade throughout

Sale peak of £193 for a smart Texel from Duncan J Ord, Chatton Park

Whilst tups soared to a height of £181 for a Texel from R C & I W Whitten & Sons, West Longridge

Leading prices: Texel: £193 Chatton Park, £169, £128 Tritlington Old Hall, £165 Nesbit, £163 Primside, £157, £140, £137 Glanton Town, £139, £133 Black Heddon, £127 Mid Edrom. Suffolk: £163 Nesbit, £161, £148 Tritlington Old Hall, £155, £149 Primside, £144, £107 Goswick, £135, £131, £99 Mid Edrom. Beltex: £163 Glanton Town. Half Bred: £147, £135 Nesbit, £125 Berry Hill. Cheviot Mule: £139, £135, £133 Glanton Town, £135 New Shoreston. Lleyn: £139, £128 Elwick, £129 New Shoreston. Romney: £139 Lanton Estates. Greyface: £138, £117 Primside, £119 Berry Hill, £112 The Hagg. North Country Cheviot: £133 Primside. Easy Care: £103 Chatton Park. Ryeland: £101 Preston Mains

 Rams: Texel: £181, £163, £145, £139 West Longridge. Bluefaced Leicester: £139 West Longridge