Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 20^th January Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 911 sheep comprising of 601 Hoggs and 310 Cast Ewes and Rams

Butchers quality and heavy sorts in short supply with all classes selling above market averages.
Overall 250p SQQ 256p Heavies 242p

Leading Hogg Prices per head: Suffolk: £140, £132 Mayfield, £130 South Rennington, £122, £121 Newstead. Charolais: £133, £131, £125 South Rennington. Texel: £132 North Swinhoe, £130 South Rennington, £130, £128 Glanton Town, £130 Newstead, £129, £127 (2) Springhill, Seahouses, £128 Lawfield. Beltex: £129, £126 Glanton Town, £117 Great Tosson. Cheviot: £116 Springhill, Seahouses, £115 Lawfield. Wensleydale: £115, £113 Lawfield

Leading Hogg Prices per kilo: Beltex: 335p, 315p, 285p Glanton Town, 330p, 295p Great Tosson, 292p Tritlington Hall. Texel: 318p, 282p, 275p Springhill, Seahouses, 296p Glanton Town, 291p, 283p Lawfield, 283p Black Heddon, 278p Village Farm, Seahouses. Charolais: 252p South Rennington. Suffolk: 250p Tritlington Hall, 246p Newstead, 241p Murton White House

Cast Ewes: Again ewes a strong trade, although greyface mule and other middle of the road types would be £2/£3 easier on the week, thus just with large volumes of these sorts coming out around the country.
Topping the sale was a tidy pair of texel ewes from R D Rennie & Son, Sydenham achieving £163.

Leading Prices: Texel: £163, £145 Sydenham, £147 Reaveley Greens, £141 North Swinhoe, £137, £117 Lochside, £123, £119, £111 Pasture Hill, £117 (2) Tritlington Hall, £115 Reaveley. Suffolk: £123 Lochside, £121 Brockley Hall, £119 Doxford, £117, £97 Fishwick, £107 Mayfield, £105 Primside and Reaveley Greens, £99 West Longridge. North Country Cheviot: £103, £85 Springhill, Coldingham, £91 Doxford. Halfbred: £97 Brandon, £91 Doxford. Cheviot Mule: £95 Primside,  £89 Reaveley, £85 North Swinhoe. Greyface: £91 Tritlington Hall, £91 Mayfield and Brockley Hall, £89 Venchen, £87, £85 Shotton, £85 Primside and West Longridge. Romney: £85 Sydenham. Blackface: £77, £75 Fawdon Farms, £69 Cold Martin