Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 1^st February Harrison and Hetherington sold 834 prime sheep comprising of 619 Hoggs and 215 Cast Ewes and Rams

Hoggs:

Quality and flesh still selling well all other classes cheaper

Sale topped with Texels to £140 for Beltex from J Walton, Grange Moor to Thompson Wholesale Meat followed by a pen of 10 Beltex at £139 (43kg) Grange Moor to Vivers Scotlamb

Leading prices per head: Beltex - Heavy: £140, £139, £130 Grange Moor, £128, £125, £121, £114 Henlaw, £120 Great Tosson. Texel: £134 Grange Moor, £121, £119, £117, £114 Newstead, £119, £114 Black Heddon, £116, £114 South Falaknowe, £114 Newham Hall. Beltex – Light: £120, £117.50, £115.50 Great Tosson, £114 Henlaw, £112, £110 Grange Moor, £110 Halterburn. Suffolk: £111 Brandon White House, £110 Marigold Farming, £110 Nesbit. Easy Care: £105 Twizell

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex – Light: 323p, 275p Grange Moor, 322p, 300p, 289p (2) Great Tosson, 282p Halterburn, 271p Henlaw, 264p Oak Dene. Beltex – Heavy: 283p, 258p, 255p Grange Moor, 260p Henlaw. Texel: 280p, 234p Newstead, 275p Grange Moor, 240p Black Heddon

Cast Ewes:

An extremely mixed show of cast sheep forward with flesh and size lacking

Sale top of £160 for a smashing Texel ewe from local breeder R J Bradbury, Black Heddon

Leading prices: Texel: £160 (2), £150, £140, £128 (2) Black Heddon, £131, £127, £123, £120 Skilmafilly. Suffolk: £130, £125, £120, £119 (3) Skilmafilly, £117 Newham Hall. Beltex: £120 Skilmafilly. Half Bred: £105 North Lyham, £99 Marigold Farming. Mule: £93 Newham Hall, £90 Ingram, £89 Haugh Head. North Country Cheviot: £91 Halterburn. Blackface: £60 Blackmountain Farms, £57 Cold Martin