Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 26^th April Harrison and Hetherington sold 414 prime sheep comprising of 245 Hoggs and 169 Cast Ewes and Rams

Hoggs: Numbers tightening with all classes sharper

Sale was topped by a pen of heavy Texel hoggs at £183 from Ferneycastle Farming to J Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland

Leading prices per head: Texel: £183, £179 Ferneycastle, £168, £150, £149 Berryhill (Skeen), £158 Swarland Old Hall, £154 Bolton Hall, £146 Craigs House, £145 Kettleburn and Berryhill (Redpath). Suffolk: £180 Edlingham Newtown, £154, £146 Berryhill (Skeen), £154, £141 Wrangham, £146 Berryhill (Redpath). Leicester: £155 Edlingham Newtown. Cheviot: £146 East Ditchburn. Beltex: £145 East Newburn. Mule: £140 Wrangham, £136 East Newburn. Easy Care: £130 Newstead.

Cast Ewes:  A good show of cast sheep forward saw all classes sell to a flyer

Sale top of £250 for a fantastic Beltex.x ewe from W K McGowan, Glenholly House, Craiglea,

Tups peaked at £157 for a smashing Texel from J Mackenzie, Whitten Glebe

Leading prices: Beltex: £250 Craiglea, £199 Reddishall. Texel: £220, £193 Swarland Old Hall, £217 Blackadder Mains, £197, £157 Berryhill (Skeen), £195 Newstead, £161 Whitton Glebe, £161, £157 Bolton Hall. Bleu du Maine: £217 Craiglea. Dutch: £161 Grindon Hill. Suffolk: £158, £141, £127 Berryhill (Skeen), £143, £137 Springhill, Seahouses, £143, £123, £60 Gainslaw Hill, £140 Reddishall, £139, £120 Newstead. North Country Cheviot: £131, £126, £114 East Ditchburn. Mule: £128, £119 Kettleburn, £119 Springhill, Seahouses, £117 Gainslaw Hill, £115 Berryhill (Skeen). Blackface: £113, £95 Grindon Hill. Swaledale: £96 Low Bleakhope

Rams: Texel: £157, £137 Whitton Glebe, £153 Berryhill (Skeen)