Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 3^rd March Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 506 prime sheep

All classes of stock again dearer with a strong ring of buyers again present, more numbers required to meet demand.

More flesh about leading to a sharper trade. Overall 267p SQQ 280p

Leading Hogg Prices per head: Texel: £149 Hetton Law, £143.50, £136.50, £135 Berryhill (Redpath) £141, £137 Brandon, £136, £132 East Fleetham. Suffolk: £145, £140, £136, Brandon, £144, £139.50, £136, £134 Berryhill (Redpath), £131.50 Berryhill (Skeen). Cheviot: £140, £134 East House, £134, £130, £129 Essenside, £118 Attonburn

Leading Hogg Prices per kilo: Texel: 315p, 307p, 300p East Fleetham, 311p Newham Hagg. Cheviot: 275p, 272p Village Farm, Seahouses, 271p East House. Suffolk: 274p, 270p Berryhill (Skeen), 272p Shotton, 270p Craigs House

Cast Ewes:

A moderate show of cast sheep saw all classes keenly sought after, with well fleshed, heavy bred ewes in particular short of buyer’s requirements.

Topping the sale from S Robson, Buckholm Farmhouse were Texels which attained £157.

Texel: £157, £151, £143 Buckholm Farmhouse, £147, £129 East Fleetham, £125 Berryhill (Skeen), £119, £117 Wrangham, £113 Berryhill (Redpath) and Hall Farm. Bluefaced Leicester: £120, £118, £109, £100 Halterburn. Suffolk: £115 Wrangham, £113, £105, £95 Townhead, £111 Venchen, £109 North Bellshill, £109 East Fleetham, £101 Reaveley Greens. Half Bred: £113 Berryhill (Redpath), £111 Townhead. Cheviot Mule: £107 East Fleetham. Lleyn: £107, £100 Bainbridge Farms. Greyface: £107 Edlingham, £106, £92 Wrangham, £100 Bainbridge Farms, £97 East Fleetham and Hall Farm, £97, £95 Halterburn, £95 Shotton, £93 Venchen. North Country Cheviot: £93 Halterburn, £89 Springhill, Coldingham. Blackface: £85, £81, £77 Edlingham, £82, £70 Reaveley Greens, £79 Wrangham. Swaledale: £71 Bainbridge Farms. Bowmont: £55, £49 Springhill, Coldingham

Rams:  Charolais: £117 Bainbridge Farms. Hampshire: £93 Bainbridge Farms. Swaledale: £87 Bainbridge Farms