Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 29^th January Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 714 Sheep comprising  561 Prime Hoggs and 153 Cast Ewes and Rams.

Prime Hoggs

All classes slightly shaper on the week.  Average 330p, £147, 44.5kgs

Top Price per Head –

Texel: £180 Harbottle Grange (Young), £178 Sunnyside, £176 Black Heddon, £175 Sunnyside, Thrunton, £174 Wandon(2), Black Heddon; Suffolk: £176, £170 Kettleburn, Edrom Mains, £168 (2)Sunnyside, £167 Brockley Hall, £165(2) South Bellshill; Charollais: £160 Springhill, Seahouses; Hampshire: £155 Sunnyside; North Country Cheviot: £146, £141 Thompsons Walls

Top Price per Kilo –

Texel: 370.5p Murton Whitehouse, 367.5p Black Heddon, 367.4p West Longridge, 364.60p Sunnyside, 364.4p Harbottle Grange (Young), 363.8p Sunnyside, 358.1p Springhill, Seahouses, 356p Sunnyside, 355.6p Wandon, Black Heddon; Suffolk: 350p Sunnyside, 337.2p West Longridge, 337.1p Teviotdale, 336.6p Murton Whitehouse, 336p Sunnyside, 334.1p The Peels, 332.5p(2) Teviotdale; North Country Cheviot: 340p Murton Whitehouse, 327.9p Thompsons Walls

Cast Ewes

Topping the sale was a fantastic Texel Ewe realising £300 from R.JBradbury, Black Heddon

A very mixed show with more lean types forward.

Average £121

Texel:£300, £260(2), £210, £200 Black Heddon, £180 Broxfield Farm Cottages; Greyfaced: £165 The Peels, £159 Kettleburn, £155 The Peels, Mindrum, £150 Springhill, Seahouses, £141 The Peels, Broxfield Cottages (Oliver); Suffolk: £160 Springhill, Seahouses, £153 Mindrum; North Country Cheviot: £150 Thompsons Walls (Cheviot Farming), £120 Farnham Park, £107(2) Thompsons Walls (Cheviot Farming); Cross: £140 Broxfield Cottage, £111 Milfield Demesne; Easycare: £119, £115 Milfield Demesne; Blackface: £90 Farnham Park

Cast Rams

Suffolk: £220 Murton Whitehouse; Texel: £180 Murton Whitehouse