Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 5^th February Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly primestock sale of sheep comprising of Hoggs, Ewes and Rams

Mixed show forward, good hoggs still in high demand

Leading Hogg Prices per head: Suffolk: £114, £106 (2) Kettleburn, £110, £108, £105.50 Rugley, £103 Wandon. Zwartble: £110 Gatherick. Texel: £108 (2), £104, Rugley, £105, £100 East Newburn, £104 (2), £97 Elwick, £104 Kettleburn, £104, £100 (2) Wandon, £101 Yeavering Cottages, £100 East Fleetham. Beltex: £106, £95, £90 Yeavering Cottages, £90 Wandon. Greyfaced: £104 Rugley. Oxford: £100, £95 East Fleetham

Leading Hogg Prices per kilo: Beltex: 237.5p, 225p Yeavering Cottages, 236.6p, 223.5p Shipley Smallburn, 225p Wandon. Texel: 232.6p East Newburn, 229.8p Rugley, 228.6p, 227.3p (2), 225p Wandon, 224p, 222p East Fleetham, 223p, 221.3p Elwick, 218.9p Kettleburn, 218.8p 8 Lamberton. Charolais: 229.7p East Fleetham. Suffolk: 224p, 215p Rugley, 218.6p Kettleburn, 216p East Fleetham

Ewes, similar trade

Texel: £130 Reaveley Greens, £109 East Fleetham, £106 8 Lamberton. Suffolk: £113, £97 East Fleetham, £105 8 Lamberton, £103 Reaveley Greens, £102 Fawdon Farms. Zwartble: £102, £93 Gatherick, £94 East Fleetham. Greyfaced: £94, £93, £89 Fawdon Farms, £90 Reaveley Greens, £85 East Fleetham, £82 8 Lamberton. Lleyn: £91 Elwick. Ryeland: £87 Gatherick. Blackfaced: £81 (2) Fawdon Farms

Ram: Texel: £108 Wandon. Beltex: £97 Wandon