Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 24^th January Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 652 Sheep comprising 411 Hoggs and 241 Cast Ewes and Rams

Hoggs: A nice show of commercial hoggs sold well to average 300p

Sale was topped with a Texel at £170 from I.E & J.H Brown, South Bellshill to Thompsons Wholesale Meats

Leading prices per head- Texel: £170, £164.50 South Bellshill, £168 Fowberry Moor, £168, £154, £152 Linden Hillhead, £165, £156 The Hagg, £161 Springhill; Suffolk: £152, £146 Berryhill, £150 Springhill, £148, £145.50 Brockley Hall, £146 Fowberry Moor, £145 Sunnyside; Hampshire: £142 Sunnyside; Greyfaced: £142 The Hagg; Cheviot: £150, £141 Stouphill

Leading prices per kilo- Texel: 335p South Bellshill, 334p Berryhill (Redpath), 330p Sunnyside, Reston, 326p, 323p, 321p, 317p Linden Hillhead, 325p, 316p Newstead, 319p The Hagg; Suffolk: 311p Berryhill, 304p Sunnyside

Cast Ewes: A mixed show of Cast Sheep forward sold to a solid trade.

Sale top of £200 for a Texel bred Ewe from G.R Hindmarsh & Sons, Linden Hillhead

Texel: £200, £171 Linden Hillhead, £145 Haredene, £140 Linden Hillhead, £130 South Lyham, Reavley;  Suffolk: £140, £130 Brockley Hall, £120 South Lyham, West Longridge, £117 Fowberry Moor;  Zwartble: £110 Ferneycastle; Greyfaced: £107 Edlingham Demesne, £103 West Longridge, South Lyham, £101 Haredene, £97 Whittle; Cheviot Mule: £106 Stickle Heaton, £105 Reavley, £101 Stickle Heaton, £100 Edlingham Demesne, East Newburn; Half Bred: £103 Berryhill; Highland: £99 Kettleburn, Hill Cheviot: £87 Kettleburn, £83 Reavley, £81 Fowberry Moor, £80 New Ladykirk Cottage (Cuppleditch);

Cast Tups: Dorset: £110 Fowberry; Blackface: £95 Edlingham Demesne