Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

 At Wooler on Wednesday 15^th April Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly primestock sale of sheep comprising of Hoggs, Ewes and Rams

Hoggs, met a solid trade with a heavy show forward

Topping at 246.6p per kilo from C R Fawcett, Wellhouse Farm

Top price per head was £114.50 from S Shell & Sons, Brandon

Leading Hogg Prices per head: Suffolk: £114.50, £103 Brandon, £97 Wellhouse Farm. Texel: £114, £108.50 Wellhouse Farm, £110, £103.50 Springhill, Seahouses, £109 Brandon. Beltex: £98.50 Wellhouse Farm. Greyface: £92, £90 Fawdon Farms. Blackface: £87.50 Halterburn, £85 Fawdon Farms

Leading Hogg Prices per kilo: Texel: 246.6p, 221.4p Wellhouse Farm, 223.3p, 204.8p Todrig, 206.9p Fawdon Farms, 205.6p Newstead, 204.9p West Longridge, 202.4p Springhill, Seahouses, 200p Halterburn, 200p Edlingham Demesne. Beltex: 234.5p Wellhouse Farm. Suffolk: 205.6p Goswick, 200p West Longridge, 196.8p Fawdon Farms. Blackface: 202.5p Halterburn. Greyface: 200p Fawdon Farms

Ewes, met a flying trade once again

Topping at £159 for a Texel Ram from M & J Turnbull, Todrig

Texel: £153, £150 South Farm, Ryal, £145, £133, £130 Annstead Farm, £137 East Newburn, £127 Pasture Hill, Seahouses, £125 Belmont Farm, £121 (2) Newstead. Suffolk: £139 Todrig, £139 Belmont Farm, £139 (2) Cornhill Farm, £137 Primside, £135, £131 Goswick, £134 West Longridge, £131 Kettleburn, £126 Springhill, Seahouses. Cheviot Mule: £123, £115, £107 Todrig. Beltex: £121 Annstead Farm. Greyface: £115 Springhill, Seahouses, £111.50, £108.50, £104, £103 West Longridge, £109 Goswick. North Country Cheviot: £103 Primside. Blackface: £89 Edlingham Demesne. Easy Care: £79 Edlingham Demesne

Rams:

Texel: £159 Todrig, £150 South Farm, Ryal