Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 4^th March Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly primestock sale of sheep comprising of Hoggs, Ewes and Rams

Prime sheep, heavy show forward met a great trade

Average 229.87p SQQ 236.6p

Top price per head £140 from S Shell & Sons, Brandon

Topping the price per kilo was 256p for Beltex Hoggs from T A Woodcock, The Hagg

Sale average £110.12 all in

Leading Hogg Prices per head: Texel: £140, £131, £125 Brandon, £120, £116, £112 The Hagg. Suffolk: £135, £130 Brandon, £108.50 (2), £107.50 Elwick, £102 Wandon. Beltex: £112 Yeavering Cottage, £105 The Hagg. Easy Care: £100 Alnham. Greyface: £90 Branton Eastside. North Country Cheviot: £84 Alnham

Leading Hogg Prices per kilo: Beltex: 256.1p The Hagg, 243.5p Yeavering Cottage. Texel: 248.9p, 240p, 236.7p The Hagg, 248.9p, 243.4p, 243.2p Elwick, 242.7p Brandon, 237.2p Wandon. Suffolk: 238.5p, 224p Elwick, 229.2p, 226.7p Wandon, 224.1p Brandon. Easy Care: 227.3p Alnham. North Country Cheviot: 215.4p Alnham. Blackface: 200p Alnham. Greyface: 200p Branton Eastside

Ewes, met an extreme rate

Topping at £175 (x3) from J S & P Fleming, Lochside

Ewes averaged £100.80

Texel: £175 (3) Lochside, £137 Newham Hagg, £129 Elwick. Suffolk: £139 Elwick, £131 Branton Eastside, £131 Fawdon Farms, £125 The Peels, £119 Lochside, £118, £113 Haugh Head. Lleyn: £123 Elwick. Greyface: £115, £112 The Peels, £113, £110 Fawdon Farms, £105 Haugh Head, £104 Ingram. Cheviot Mule: £114 Edlingham Demesne. North Country Cheviot: £109, £107, £105 Humbleheugh, £105 Edlingham Demesne, £100 Alnham. Blackface: £101, £95, £94, £92 Fawdon Farms, £96 Branton Eastside, £93 Edlingham Demesne. Bluefaced Leicester: £79 Alnham