Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 7^th April Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 433 prime sheep comprising 299 Hoggs and 134 Cast Ewes and Rams

All classes again dearer

Overall Average 296p SQQ 308p

Leading Hogg Prices per head: Texel: £180, £174 Nesbit, £174, £172, £170 Blackadder Mains, £174, £172 (2), £170 Grange Moor, £172 Bowsden Moor, £171, £170 Brandon, £170 Berryhill (Redpath), £169 Elwick. Beltex: £178, £160 Bowsden Moor. Suffolk: £174 (2) Brandon, £170, £168, £166 Berryhill (Redpath), £169 Nesbit, £163, £161 South Rennington, £163 Doxford. Blackface: £139, £130 Birchwood. Zwartble: £154 Bowsden Moor

Leading Hogg Prices per kilo: Beltex: 424p Bowsden Moor. Texel: 355p, 348p Elwick, 331p Broadmeadows, 330p Brandon. Suffolk: 311p Berryhill (Redpath), 306p Brandon, 304p Doxford. Blackface: 296p Birchwood

Cast Ewes:

Another unbelievable trade for cast sheep in Wooler Mart, more numbers needed to meet buyer’s demand.

Average for Ewes & Tups £115

Texel: £195 (2), £187, £170 Blackadder Mains, £171 Kypie, £163, £155, £149 Broadmeadows, £159 Greenhead, Reston, £140, £130 Elwick, £137 Bowsden Moor, £135 Glanton Town Farm, £131 (2) Grange Moor. Suffolk: £177, £145 Broadmeadows, £163, £143 Kypie, £149, £147 Greenhead, Reston, £143 West Longridge, £140 Nesbit, £137, £133 Bowsden Moor, £137 Grange Moor, £135 Hoprig, £135 Todrig. Beltex: £170, £140, £137, £121 Grange Moor. Cheviot Mule: £133, £127, £111 Hoprig. Half Bred: £127 Berryhill (Redpath). Greyface: £117 Grange Moor, £117 West Longridge, £111 (2) Hoprig. Blackface: £90 Wrangham

Rams:  Texel: £169 Greenhead, Reston, £145 Nesbit, £143 West Longridge. Suffolk: £151 Nesbit. Beltex: £140 Glanton Town Farm