Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 7^th June Harrison and Hetherington sold 877 prime sheep comprising of 457 Lambs, 145 Hoggs and 275 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

Another good show of lambs well sold

Sale topped with Texels to £174 Chester Hill to Farmers Hill

Leading prices per head: Texel: £174, £170, £167, £166 Chester Hill, £170 (2), £161 (2) Nesbit, £166, £162, £160 Marshall Meadows. Suffolk: £171, £167, £162, £161 Nesbit, £166, £159 Chester Hill, £155 West Hall. Beltex: £166, £156, £151 Cornhill

Hoggs:

Leading prices per head: Suffolk: £184, £176 (2) Tughall, £167, £154 Kettleburn. Texel: £177, £169, £167, £158 (2) The Hagg, £171 Kettleburn, £165 Birchwood. Cheviot: £154 Birchwood, £121 Halterburn. Blackface: £148, £130 West Longridge, £128, £120 Birchwood. Beltex: £144 Broadmeadows. Leicester: £144 Halterburn

Cast Ewes:

A fast trade from start to finish as all classes stood on last weeks trade

Sale top of £191 for a cracking Texel tup from J & I & B Curry, Fleurs Farm

Leading prices: Texel: £177 The Hagg, £163 (2) Linbriggs, £141, £131 (2) Broadmeadows, £137 Rennie Livestock, £131, £128 Fleurs, £131 Bellstruther. Suffolk: £167, £163, £150, £138, £129 Tughall, £150 Kettleburn, £143 Fleurs, £140 Rennie Livestock, £137, £123 Sunnyside. Bluefaced Leicester: £153, £121 Shepherds Cottage. North Country Cheviot: £135, £125, £121 Linbriggs, £133, £121 Halterburn. Mule: £123, £122 Tughall, £117, £101, £89 The Hagg, £116, £95, £87 Bellstruther, £109 Kettleburn. Easy Care: £109 East Newburn. Blackface: £93 Linhope Farming

Rams:

Texel: £191, £159 Fleurs. Suffolk: £140 Tughall. North Country Cheviot: £125 Bowmont Farming