Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 21^st January, Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling  944 Sheep comprising   734 Prime Hoggs  and 210 Cast Ewes

PRIME SHEEP

All classes less inline with National trade.  Average 294p per kilo, SQQ 302p, £132 per head.  Average weight – 44.5kgs

Hoggs per head

Texel (Ave. £131.19)  £155(2), £154 Brown,South Bellshill, £154, £150(2) Drew, Buckton, £151 Morgan, Sunnyside,  £150 Campbell, Thrunton and Green, Wandon

Suffolk (Ave. £136.49)  £155, £152 Turner,No 2 East Ditchburn Farm Cottages, £151, £149 Dixon, East Ditchburn, £150, £145 Morgan, Sunnyside, £147 Shell, Doxford

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £141.55)  £155, £144 Snaith, Biddlestone Home Farm

Halfbred (Ave. £150)  £150 Shell, Doxford Farm

Beltex (Ave. £146.92)  £149(2) Dixon,East Ditchburn Farm

Greyfaced (Ave. £113.66)  £140 Snaith, Biddlestone Home Farm

Vendeen (Ave. £128.68)  £135 Renner,South Lyham

Blackface (Ave. £89.09)  £135 Purvis,Newham Hagg

Hoggs per kilo

Texel (Ave. 298p)  344p Brown,South Bellshill, 341p(2), 335.6p, 333p Morgan, Sunnyside, 341p Campbell, Thrunton  and Drew, Buckton, 340.9p Green, Wandon, 333.3p Harvey, Shotton

Suffolk (Ave. 289p)  337p, 333p, 315.6p, 314.3p Morgan,Sunnyside

Halfbred (Ave. 333p)  333p Shell, Doxford Farm

Beltex (Ave. 307p)  331.10p Dixon,East Ditchburn Farm

Vendeen (Ave. 292p)  307p Renner,South Lyham

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 278p)  300p Dixon,East Ditchburn Farm

Greyfaced (Ave. 276p)  296.30p Whitten,West Longridge

Blackface (Ave. 235p)  293.90p Whitten, West Longridge

CAST EWES

Big well fleshed Ewes still easy sold.  Average £140

Texel (Ave. £145.35)  £240, £200 Herdman,Edlingham Newtown Farm, £183 Brown, South Bellshill, £180 Renner, South Lyham

Suffolk (Ave. £146.85)  £191 Brown,South Bellshill, £190 Dunlop, Mayfield, Reaveley, The Villa, £183(2) Brown, South Bellshill, £180 Renner, South Lyham

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £180)  £180 Herdman, Edlingham, Newtown

Greyfaced (Ave. £143)  £170 Dunlop,Mayfield, £150 Henderson, Glencroft and Neill, Howtel, £145 Barber, Brackenside

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £137)  £137 Dixon,East Ditchburn Farm

Romney (Ave. £107.85)  £130 Short, Humbleton

Blackface (Ave. £74.44)  £90 Henderson,Glencroft

CAST TUPS

Texel (Ave. £147.50)  £180 Moor, Nesbit, £170(2) Lanton Estate

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £156.66)  £170(2) Dixon,East Ditchburn Farm

Zwartble (Ave. £150)  £150 Ferneycastle Farming

Romney (Ave. £124.61)  £140 Lanton Estate