Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 18^th March Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly primestock sale of sheep comprising of Hoggs and Ewes

Hoggs, an outstanding show of heavy well fed hoggs forward, with all types sold to high rates

Leading Hogg Prices per head: Suffolk: £160, £150 Belmont Farm, £149, £144, £138 Brandon, £147 (3), £141, £140 Boghall. Texel: £150, £134, £130 (2) Newham Hagg, £142 Whittle Farm, £140, £135 Boghall, £135 Brandon, £134 Berryhill, £130 Castle Hills. Hill Cheviot: £127 Biddlestone Home Farm. North Country Cheviot: £124, £118 (2) Boghall

Leading Hogg Prices per kilo: Texel: 273.8p, 255.8p (2), 248.9p Elwick, 272.7p, 267.4p, 255.8p, 253.6p, 253.1p, 245.5p, 245.4p Whittle Farm, 270.5p, 252.4p, 251.6p, 249p Newham Hagg, 255.8p, 254.3p South Dissington, 250p Auchencrow Mains, 245.6p Boghall, 245.5p Brandon. North Country Cheviot: 256p, 251.1p (2) Boghall. Suffolk: 250p, 245.6p, 245.1p, 243.1p Boghall, 246.4p Brandon, 244.7p South Dissington. Hill Cheviot: 244.3p Biddlestone Home Farm

Ewes, trade serious

Texel: £213 Kypie, £200, £161 Blackadder Mains, £193, £165 Belmont Farm, £181, £157 Castle Hills, £171, £169, £139 Chillingham Home Farm, £155, £137 Lilburn Estates (Roseden), £150, £133 Berryhill. Suffolk: £200, £157 Kypie, £165 Belmont Farm, £161 Blackadder Mains, £160, £129 Chillingham Home Farm, £139, £136 Berryhill, £131 North Bellshill. Beltex: £151 Chillingham Home Farm. Greyface: £119 North Bellshill. Bluefaced Leicester: £106 Broadlaw. Romney: £108 Felkington. North Country Cheviot: £89 Blackburn Mill. Easycare: £85 Chatton Park