Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 5^th April Harrison and Hetherington sold 641 prime sheep comprising of 417 Hoggs and 224 Cast Ewes and Rams

Hoggs: A more commercial show with more tail end sorts on offer, being a touch easier on the week

Sale was topped with Texels to £136 from S Shell & Sons, Brandon and I F Murray, Shepherds Cottage to Andrew Atkinson and Nicholsons Butchers

Leading prices per head: Suffolk: £136, £132, £130.50, £130 Brandon, £133 (2), £132 Kettleburn, £131 Berryhill (Skeen), £129.50 Doxford. Texel: £136, £135 Shepherds Cottage, £134, £132 Brandon, £133.50, £133, £132.50 Berryhill (Skeen), £131 Bowshiel and Whittingham Lane, £130 Doxford and Elwick. Cheviot: £131 Earsdon East. Blackface: £129, £128.50, £121 Earsdon East. Zwartble: £124.50 Springhill, Berwick, £122 Sanson Seal. Mule: £124 Whittingham Lane.

Cast Ewes:  A mixed show of cast sheep forward with power and flesh continuing to fetch a premium whilst leaner sorts proved slightly harder on the week

Sale peak of £180 for a Texel ewe from G Aitken & Son, Traprain, whilst tups topped at £130 for a pair of powerful Suffolk tups from J A Frater, Goswick Farm

Leading prices: Texel: £180, £150 (2) Traprain, £165, £160 (2), £140 (2) Fowberry Moor, £161, £160, £140 Lochside, £150 West Longridge. Suffolk: £160, £145, £139, £128, £120 Fowberry Moor, £130, £120 West Longridge, £120 Berryhill, £120 Kettleburn, £120 Springhill, Seahouses. Mule: £130 Primside, £110 West Longridge, £100 Kettleburn, £100 Berryhill, £100 (2) Springhill, Seahouses. Cheviot Mule: £110 Primside. Zwartble: £101 Traprain. North Country Cheviot: £85 Doxford. Blackface: £70 West Longridge

Rams: Suffolk: £130 (2) Goswick. Texel: £120 Kettleburn, £120 West Longridge