Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 19^th April Harrison and Hetherington sold 493 prime sheep comprising of 352 Hoggs and 141 Cast Ewes and Rams

Hoggs:

A much plainer show of hoggs still good to sell

Sale was topped with Beltex hoggs to £174 F S Vickers & Son, South Rennington to Raja, Doncaster

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £174, £170 South Rennington, £154, £150 Grange Moor. Suffolk: £167, £163 Southfield, £163, £160 South Rennington, £150 (2) Berryhill. Texel: £164 Earsdon East, £164, £153 Tritlington Hall, £151 Bowshiel, £150 Berryhill. North Country Cheviot: £146, £134 Earsdon East. Mule: £136 West Longridge. Blackface: £132, £126 West Longridge, £130 (2) Earsdon East, £126 East Newburn. Kerryhill: £131 Bowshiel. South Country Cheviot: £130 Earsdon East, £118 Bowshiel

Cast Ewes:

A mixed show of cast sheep forward sold to the same strong rates witnessed last week throughout.

Sale peak of £247 for a Texel from local breeder R D Rennie & Son, Sydenham Farm purchased by local buyer Jeff Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland

Leading prices: Texel: £247 Sydenham, £199, £191, £189, £183, £181, £175 Linden Hill Head, £195, £183 Greenhead, Reston, £165 Tritlington Hall, £161 Berryhill. Suffolk: £191 Cornhill, £175, £159 Tritlington Hall, £170 Greenhead, Reston, £169 Southfield, £151 West Longridge. Beltex: £177, £147 Tritlington Hall. Bleu du Maine: £170, £159, £149 Islay Hill.

 North Country Cheviot: £149 Falstone. Romney: £148, £119 Reddishall Half Bred: £135 Berryhill. Mule: £130 East Newburn, £127, £119 West Longridge, £100 Belsay Barns. Vendeen: £129 Reddishall. Ryeland: £ 121 Islay Hill. Milk Sheep: £113 Attonburn. Herdwick: £87 Thornton

Rams: Vendeen: £167, £153, £147, £143 North Lyham, £133 Reddishall. Border Leicester: £153 North Lyham