Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 20^th March Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 730 Prime Sheep comprising 596 Hoggs and 134 Cast Ewes & Rams

Prime Sheep

Mixed show forward with good flesh easily sold.  Many tail end draws forward.

Leading prices per head –

Texel: £207 Elwick, £198 Springhill, £196 Elwick, Doxford, £195 Springhill, Doxford, £190 Lochside, North Doddington; Suffolk: £198 Doxford, £195, £193 (2) Brandon Whitehouse, £190 Doxford, £189 North Doddington, £189 Brandon Whitehouse; South Country Cheviot: £197, £181 Biddlestone Home Farm; Lleyn: £190, £187 Northside; Beltex: £190, £178, £170(3) Springhill,£180 Newham Buildings; Easycare: £187, £185 North Doddington; Cheviot Mule: £185, £184(2), £180 Greenknowe; North Country Cheviot: £158, £142 Newham Buildings; Dorset: £134 Newham Buildings; Greyfaced: £167, £137, £136 West Longridge; 

Leading price per kilo-

Beltex: 439p Newham Buildings, 425p, 409.2p Springhill, 397.6p Whittle, 395.8p Springhill, 394.8p Newham Buildings; Suffolk: 409.1p Elwick, 395.8p Doxford, 383.5p Berryhill, 382p Doxford, 375p, 372.6p Berryhill, 367.3p North Doddington, 366.3p Berryhill; Texel: 425.6p Doxford, 409.2p Whittle, 407.1p Berryhill, 407p Elwick, 405.3p, 404.5p Whittle, 402.4p Elwick, 402.2p, 397.8p, 395.5p Springhill;  North Country Cheviot: 390.1p, 355p Newham Buildings, 334.2p, 331.3 Crookham Eastfield Cottage (L.Guthrie); Cheviot Mule: 377.8p, 371.1p, 370p Greenknowe; Greyfaced: 360.5p West Longridge; South Country Cheviot: 358.7p, 348.1p Biddlestone Home Farm; Easycare: 339.6p North Doddington; Dorset: 326.8p Newham Buildings; Lleyn: 287.9p North Side

Cast Ewes

Good trade throughout with a top of £200 for a smashing Ewe from G.Herdman, Edlingham Demesne

Texel: £200 Edlingham Demesne, £159 Elwick, £151 Crookham Eastfield Cottages (L.Guthrie), £150 Springhill, Auchencrow Mains, £149(2)Lochside, Whittle, Suffolk: £153 Lochside, £150 Berryhill, £149 Middle Ord, £137 Newham Hall, £135 Springhill; Half Bred: £131 Doxford; Greyfaced: £127 Whittle, £119 Newham Hall, £117 Kettleburn, £112(2) West Longridge, £109 Overacres; Lleyn: £117 Elwick; North Country Cheviot: £117 Crookham Eastfield Cottage (L.Guthrie), £100 Edlingham Demesne; Blackface: £109, £99 Edlingham Demesne; Swaledale: £70 West Longridge; Easycare: £100 North Doddington

Cast Tups

Texel: £177(2) West Longridge, £159 Elwick, £150 Shotton; Suffolk: £150 North Doddington, £124 Elwick