Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 15th February Harrison and Hetherington sold 888 prime sheep comprising of 744 Hoggs and 144 Cast Ewes

Hoggs:

All classes better to cash especially harder fed sorts.

Overall average 239p SQQ 245p Heavies 230p

Sale was topped twice at £139 for heavy Suffolks from Rosie Barber, Newham Hall to C Snowdon and D Nicholson

Leading prices per head: Suffolk: £139 (2) Newham Hall, £136 East Ditchburn (Turner), £132 East Ditchburn, £133.50, £131, £121 (2) Elilaw, £129 Southfield, £124, £122 Doxford. Beltex: £135, £120 Village Farm, Seahouses, £130 (2), £127, £120 Grange Moor, £119.50 The Fawns, £115.50 Great Tosson. Texel: £134, £127 Doxford, £134, £130, £129 (2), £128, £124.50 Linden Hill Head, £128 Elilaw and Newham Hall, £126, £121 (2), £120 Old Deanham, £123 Tritlington Hall. Charolais: £128, £127, £123 Southfield. Cheviot: £115 (2) East Ditchburn, £107 Humbleheugh

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 308p, 307p, 300p Great Tosson, 296p, 290p, 281p The Fawns, 284p, 282p, 281p Grange Moor. Texel: 297p Great Tosson, 285p, 277p Old Deanham, 272p, 270p Linden Hill Head

Cast Ewes:

All classes of cast sheep an improved trade for a very mixed show, with leaner and hill bred sorts well and truly to the fore

Sale peak of £153 for a smart Texel bred ewe from A J & H Gordon, Old Deanham

Leading prices: Texel: £153, £127 Old Deanham, £150, £140 (2) Linden Hill Head, £130 Barelees, £120 Southfield. Suffolk: £140, £120 Elilaw, £125 Southfield, £114 Tritlington Hall. Half Bred: £125 Doxford, £115, £112, £108 Elilaw. Mule: £103 Kettleburn, £96 East Newburn, £95 Shawbraes, £95 Haugh Head. Easy Care: £97, £95 Chatton Park. Swaledale: £69 Newham Buildings. Hill Cheviot: £75 Ingram