Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 8^th March Harrison and Hetherington sold 1136 prime sheep comprising of 741 Hoggs and 395 Cast Ewes

Hoggs: A more commercial show forward

Overall average 230p

Sale was jointly topped with heavy Texel hoggs to £141 from A Brown, Dunstan Hill and C Gregory, Springhill to A Atkinson, Harrogate

Leading prices per head: Texel: £141, £130, £127 (2) Springhill, £141 Newbigging Farms, £140, £138, £137 Pallinsburn Estate, £130, £123.50 Berryhill (Redpath), £126 Doxford. Beltex: £133, £128 Attonburn, £124, £118.50 Oak Dene Grange. Suffolk: £132, £126.50, £124 Springhill, Seahouses, £131, £125, £124 East Ditchburn, £128.50, £125 (2) Berryhill, £125.50, £121 Doxford, £121 (2) Nesbit

Cast Ewes: A mixed show of cast sheep was met by a buoyant trade for what was forward, with size and flesh at a premium

Sale top of £250 for an exceptional Texel ewe from local breeder Rennie Livestock, 3 Attonburn Farm Cottages

Leading prices: Texel: £250, £230, £189, £180, £155 Attonburn, £160, £140 Clarabad Mill, £160, £140 Bolton North Wing, £130 Foulden, £130 Newstead, £130 Broadmeadows. Suffolk: £123 Newstead. North Country Cheviot: £112, £110, £90, £89 Bowmont Farming, £110 Low Bleakhope, £100, £94, £90, £88 Newton Villa. Half Bred: £103 Doxford. Mule: £99 Newton Villa, £95 Lilburn Estates. Easy Care: £80 Embleton Steads.

Rams: Easy Care: £80 Barmoor Red House