Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 8th February Harrison and Hetherington sold 937 prime sheep comprising of 587 Hoggs and 350 Cast Ewes and Rams

Hoggs:

A commercial show forward with flesh and weight again to the fore

Sale average 228p overall

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £142 Annstead, £132, £116 Village Farm (Scott Smith), £119 Lilburn Estates, £117 Elwick, £116 Tritlington Hall. Texel: £131, £122 Newstead, £127, £119 Sunnyside, Reston, £116 Dunstan Hill. Suffolk: £124.50 Dunstan Hill, £124 Sunnyside, Reston, £123, £122 East Ditchburn, £116 Newstead, £114 Wandon. Cheviot: £113.50 East Ditchburn.

Cast Ewes:

A mixed show of cast sheep forward was met with a slight bit of resistance as numbers of empty scanned ewes continue to pour out around the country.

Sale top of £160 for a smashing trio of pure Suffolk ewes from local breeder Moor & Son Ltd, Nesbit

Leading prices: Suffolk: £160, £158, £128 Nesbit, £121 Fowberry Farm, Bamburgh, £120 Tritlington Hall, £120 Bowmont Hill, £103 Mindrum Farming. Texel: £148 Nesbit, £140, £130 Crookham Dairy, £140, £130 Tritlington Hall, £122 Lochside, £120 Annstead, £120 Mindrum Farming, £117 Bowmont Hill. Beltex: £120 Oak Dene. Dorset: £110 Fowberry Farm, Bamburgh. Half Bred: £120, £107 Nesbit. Mule: £106 Bowmont Hill, £100 Howtel, £98 Alwinton, £95 Lochside, £92 Oak Dene. Cheviot Mule: £100 Lochside. Blackface: £59 Newton Farm

Rams: Texel: £118 Alwinton. North Country Cheviot: £97, £91 Hartside. Blackface: £81 Alwinton