Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 25^th January Harrison and Hetherington sold 1217 prime sheep comprising of 732 Hoggs and 485 Cast Ewes and Rams

Hoggs: A nice commercial show forward, the best fleshed quality a similar trade, others easier

Overall average 229p

Sale topped with Texels to £144 M Hindmarsh, Linden Hill Head to Thompson (Wholesale Meat) part of his outstanding run of hoggs.

Leading prices per head: Texel: £144, £142 (2), £136 (2) Linden Hill Head, £136 Dunstan Hill, £132 Branton East Side. Suffolk: £129, £121, £120 East Ditchburn, £122 Elilaw, £118 North Doddington, £117 North End. Cheviot: £126, £117 East Ditchburn. Beltex: £123 East Ditchburn, £123, £120 Elwick, £120 Hillcrest Livestock and Lilburn Estates, £119 Wingates Moor

Cast Ewes:  A very mixed show of cast sheep forward was met by a strong trade throughout.

Sale top of £245 for a fantastic Texel ewe from R W & K Telford, Branton East Side

Leading prices: Texel: £245 Branton East Side, £180, £145 Cresswell Farms, £175 Annstead, £152 Chatton Park, £147 Linbriggs, £145, £141, £131 Newstead. Beltex: £213, £163 Annstead. Suffolk: £143, £125 Brockley Hall, £141, £130 Branton East Side, £138 Cornhill, £131 Ballencrief Mains, £128 Edlingham Newtown, £127 Newstead, £126 Kettleburn, £120 Mayfield. Mule: £116 Branton East Side, £115, £108 Cresswell Farms, £107, £100 Mayfield, £103 Brockley Hall, £103 Edlingham Newtown, £99 (2) Craigs House, £99 Shotton. Bluefaced Leicester: £115 Branton East Side. Cheviot Mule: £108 Cresswell Farms, £97 Traprain. North Country Cheviot: £103 Linbriggs. Zwartble: £89 Traprain. Easy Care: £87 Chatton Park. Blackface: £77 Branton East Side, £77, £68 Edlingham Newtown

Rams: Charolais: £129 Linbriggs. North Country Cheviot: £119 Linbriggs. Blackface: £88 Rock Farming