Wooler Primestock Sale

Harrison and Hetherington, Wooler sold 621 Sheep comprising 3 Spring Lambs, 363 Hoggs and 255 Cast Ewes and Rams

Hoggs

Great trade with meaty hoggs in high demand. Leaner sorts harder to cash. 

Sale top of £240 from Messrs Purvis, Halterburn

Top pence per kilo to Messrs Comber, Elwick at 447.5p per kg.

Leading prices per head-

Texel: £240 Halterburn, £220 (2) Rennington South, £210 Reaveley Greens, Earsdon East, £208, £206 Reaveley Greens, £204 South Lyham, £200 North Doddington, Newstead; Suffolk: £224, £206 Rennington South, £199 Telford Farming, £197 North Doddington, £195 Telford Farming; Hill Cheviot: £199 Biddlestone Home Farm; Blackface: £188 Earsdon East, £176, £174 Newham Buildings; Greyfaced: £179, £172 Newham Buildings, £171 Telford Farming; Cheviot Mule: £176 Telford Farming; Bluefaced Leicester: £170 Halterburn; Swaledale: £155 Newham Buildings

Leading prices per kilo-

Texel: 447.5p Elwick, 442.1p, 434.9p Reavley Greens, 426.2p, 424.4p, 422.2p, 421.1p Elwick, 417p Newstead, 416.9p Elwick, 415.6p Thornton; Suffolk: 429.3p Elwick, 414.6p Telford Farming; Blackface: 391.7p Earsden East, 386.7p, 378.5p Newham Buildings; Hill Cheviot: 398p Biddlestone Home Farm; Greyfaced: 389.1p, 386.5p Newham Buildings; Swaledale: 360.5p Newham Buildings; Vendeen: 381.2p South Lyham

Cast Ewes

Mixed show, sold to a full ringside of buyers.

Texel: £252 South Bellshill, £242 Rennie Livestock, £215 South Bellshill, £200 Rennie Livestock, Shepherds Cottage (I.F Murray); Suffolk: £173, £163 South Bellshill, £161 Reavley Greens, £159 Kettleburn, £150 Newstead, £149 Low Hall; Beltex: £165 Newstead; Bluefaced Leicester: £163 Halterburn; Half Bred: £143 Nesbit; Romney: £141, £135 Rennie Livestock; Easycare: £135 Nesbit; Greyfaced: £135 Marshall Meadows, £123 Swinhoe, £120 West Longridge, £119 Reaveley Greens, £115 Shawbraes; North Country Cheviot: £131, £125, £123 Bowmont Farming, Blackface: £61 Shawbraes

Rams

North Country Cheviot: £139 Bowmont Farming, £129, £118, £117 Low Bleakhope; Texel: £135 North Doddington; Romney: £117 Low Bleakhope; Suffolk: £100 Nesbit