Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 31^st January Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 878 Sheep comprising 602 Hoggs and 276 Cast Ewes and Rams

Hoggs

Trade similar on the week with more commercials on offer

Sale was topped with heavy Texels to £159 from T.D Shell, Doxford to A.Atkinson

Leading prices per head-

Texel: £159 Doxford, £157, £150 South Bellshill, £156 Springhill, £152 Wandon, £151 East Ditchburn; Beltex: £158, £156 Annstead; Suffolk: £149, £148 East Ditchburn, £145.50, £141.50 Doxford, £145 Springhill, £144 Brockley Hall; Cheviot: £149 East Ditchburn

Cast Ewes

Following on the national trend, cast sheep met with a rise in Wooler Auction Mart

Sale top of £200 for a pen of 3 Texel Ewes from local breeder R.J Bradbury, Black Heddon

Texel: £200, £157, £153, £150 Black Heddon, £150 Lochside, £147 Black Heddon, £140 Lochside; Suffolk: £137 Lochside, £133 Telford Farming, £131 Newham Hall, Sunnyside, Kettleburn, £130 Brockley Hall; Vendeen: £131 North Lyham; Cheviot Mule: £128 Lochside; Border Leicester: £125 North Lyham; Greyfaced: £123, £118 Lochside, £115 Newham Hall, £112, £111 Kettleburn, £111 Howtel, £105 Brockley Hall;  Lleyn: £117, £107 Elwick; North Country Cheviot: £113 East Ditchburn, £101 North Lyham;

Cast Tups

Kerryhill: £127 Springhill; Border Leicester: £125 North Lyham; North Country Cheviot: £127 East Ditchburn; Vendeen: £119 North Lyham; Suffolk: £80 Stickle Heaton; Valais: £80 Prendwick