Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 17^th January Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 666 Sheep comprising 417 Hoggs and 249 Cast Ewes and Rams

Hoggs

A smaller show sold well to average 283p overall

Sale was topped at £160 for Texels from I.E & J.H.Brown, South Bellshill to Thompsons Meats

Leading prices per head-

Texel: £160 (2) South Bellshill, £159, £154, £145 Black Heddon, £156, £152 Doxford, £148 Berryhill (Redpath), £145 Shipley Smallburn; Suffolk: £156, £154 (2), £150 Low Middleton, £155 Murton Whitehouse, £154 East Ditchburn, £147 Berryhill, £146 Doxford; Beltex: £147 East Ditchburn

Leading prices per kilo-

Texel: 317p, 314p South Bellshill, 307p Springhill, Seahouses, 305p Village Farm, 302p Black Heddon

Cast Ewes

A far lesser show of flesh about on the week saw all classes sell to strong demand.

Sale top of £140 for a pair of Texel bred Ewes from M.Coxon Partnership, Shipley Smallburn Farm

Texel: £140 Shipley Smallburn, £130 Crookham Dairy, South Bellshill (2), Lamberton (G.Palmer), £128 Crookham Dairy, £125 Murton Whitehouse, South Bellshill, £123 Shepherds Cottage (R.Purvis); Suffolk: £137 Mayfield, £129 Ballencrieff Mains, £126 Brackenside, £125 South Bellshill, Berryhill, £119 Mayfield; Beltex: £130 Crookham Dairy; Half Bred: £111 Berryhill; Greyfaced: £110 Mayfield, Berryhill (Redpath), £106 Brackenside, £105, £98 Barmoor Red House;

Cast Tups

Texel: £127 Crookham Dairy