Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 6^th March Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 670 Prime Sheep comprising 450 Hoggs and 220 Cast Ewes & Rams

450 Prime Sheep sold to extreme rates with all classes well bid for.

Topping at £200 twice both from Messrs Murray, Shepherds Cottage

Top pence per kilo – 395p per kilo to Messrs Cochrane, Broadmeadows with Texel.x Hoggs. 

Average 341.61p per kilo, £154.94, 47kgs

Leading prices per head –

Texel: £200(2), £190 Wrangham, £187 Clarabad Mill, £184 Reavley Greens, Fern Cottage (E.Hay) Suffolk: £198, £197, £194 Brandon White House, North Country Cheviot:  £189, £180, £169 Biddlestone Home Farm; Beltex: £176 White Swan (D.Hay); Zwartble: £130 White Swan (D.Hay); Blackface: £125 West Longridge

Leading price per kilo-

Texel: 395p Broadmeadows, 377p Wandon, 372.1p Whittle, 371.8p South Bellshill, 367.4p Whittle, 366.3p South Bellshill, 366.3p Bowshiel, 363.2p Broadmeadows; Beltex: 359p Clarabad Mill, 352p White Swan (D.Hay); North Country Cheviot: 352.4p, 347.1p Applecross; Suffolk: 323.3p, 310.2p Brandon White House, Blackface: 297.6p West Longridge

Cast Ewes

Bouyant throughout.

Suffolk: £191 Barmoor Red House, £161 Haughhead, £149 Barmoor Red House; Texel: £167 Harelawside, £165 Lochside, The Hagg, £163 Lochside, £161 Broadmeadows, £157 Whittle, £155 Broadmeadows; Lleyn: £145, £129 Netherton (Blakey), Greyfaced: £131 Lochside, £126 Barmoor Red House, £123 Haughhead, £121 Barmoor Red House, £119 Overacres, £117 Bowshiel, Harelawside, Mordington; Cheviot Mule: £127 Haughhead; North Country Cheviot: £113 Bowshiel; Blackface: £105 Mordington Holdings, £95 The Hagg, £95 £93 Mordington, £93 Overacres; Bluefaced Leicester: £97 Overacres

Cast Tups

Texel: £165, £142 Reaveley Greens; Suffolk: £93, £81 Reaveley Greens; Blackface: £81 Overacres