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Date: 06 April 2022 | Primestock

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Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

Wooler, Berwick Road, Wooler, NE71 6SL

At Wooler on Wednesday 6th April Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 533 prime sheep comprising of 446 Hoggs and 87 Cast Ewes & Rams

Hoggs:

Another commercial show forward, handy weights sharper with the majority being hill bred types, overweight’s a bit harder to cash

Leading prices per head: Texel: £130 (2), £125 Springhill, Seahouses, £130 South Rennington, £126 Birchwood and Hetton Law, £125 Black Heddon. Beltex: £130, £124 South Ord. Suffolk: £128 South Rennington, £124, £123.50, £123 Brandon, £124, £122 Berry Hill. Cheviot: £124.50, £122 Hethpool, £117 Humbleheugh. Mule: £120 West Longridge, £116.50 Bowshiel. Jacob: £118 South Rennington. Blackface: £110 Hethpool. Swaledale: £100 Birchwood

Cast Ewes:

A good quality show of cast sheep forward sold to a fast rate throughout with numbers well short of buyer’s requirements

Centre record was defeated as a terrific Texel ewe from I F Murray & Son, Shepherds Cottage soared to a height of £275!!

Leading prices: Texel: £275, £233, £229, £187 Shepherds Cottage, £241 Sydenham, £209 Buckholm, £181 Black Heddon, £181, £177 South Falaknowe. Suffolk: £225, £199 South Rennington, £167 Quarry House, £159, £150 (2) Springhill, Seahouses, £149 Tritlington Hall. Charolais: £167 Cornhill, £127 Elwick. Greyface: £137 (2) Bowshiel, £123 Kentstone Farming, £119 Springhill, Seahouses