Wooler Primestock

At Wooler on Wednesday 26^th March,  Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 470 Sheep comprising  335 Hoggs and 135 Cast Ewes and Rams

Hoggs

Plenty weight forward again.  Average 300p, SQQ 325p, £145, 48.3kgs

Leading prices per head-

Texel: £175 Castlehills, £165(2) Fowberry Moor, £162 Village Farm, £160(2) Springhill, Newstead, Village Farm, Fowberry Moor, Todrig; Suffolk: £160, £158 Brandon, £155 Newstead, £152 Fowberry Moor, £152, £150 Berryhill; Vendeen: £160, £153, £152(2) North Lyham; Blue Texel: £155 Fowberry Moor;  North Country Cheviot: £152, £150 South Ord, £150 Biddlestone Home Farm; Border Leicester: £151 Doxford; Half Bred: £145 Berryhill; Greyfaced: £136 Glencroft

Leading prices per kilo-

Texel: 360p, 351.4p Village Farm, 350p Springhill, 348.8p, 341.3p Village Farm, 340.9p(2) Newstead; North Country Cheviot: 354.8p, 340.9p South Ord, 341.9p Biddlestone Home Farm; Suffolk: 329.3p Ardenlea; Vendeen: 332.6p North Lyham; Blue Texel: 316.3p Fowberry Moor; Greyfaced: 309.1p Glencroft

Cast Ewes

Once again a fantastic trade throughout.  Average £168

Texel: £300 Nesbit, £291 Edlingham Demesne, £235 Springhill, £224 Castlehills, £213(3) The Anvil; Beltex: £247 Old School, Morpeth (Hird); Suffolk: £207 Nesbit, £199 Springhill, £189 North Lyham, £180 Nesbit; Greyfaced: £195, £191 The Anvil; North Country Cheviot: £193, £161 Doxford, £171 Edlingham Demesne; Half Bred: £191 Berryhill, £177 North Lyham; Romney: £176, £149 Thompsons Walls; Cheviot Mule: £167 Edlingham Demesne; Easycare: £165 The Anvil, £160 Ardenlea; Blackface: £151 Edlingham Demesne; Zwartble: £150 Castlehills

Cast Tups

North Country Cheviot: £161 Edlingham Demesne; Texel: £143 Nesbit