Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 25^th August Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1308 Prime Sheep comprising 906 Lambs and 402 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

All classes a good trade.  Especially fit, quality export types and heavies.

Overall Sale average – 254p (£110.70)

Leading prcies per head-

Beltex: £143, £138.50, £137, £131, £130 Annstead, £136 Matfen Home Farms, £135 Wandon, £130 Lochside, Texel: £147 Prince Charles Crescent, £141 Wandon, £140, £136 The Villa, £139, £130 Greenhead, £133, £131.50 £130 Low Middleton, Vendeen: £130, £129 South Lyham, Suffolk: £135.50 Villa, £130, £126 Nesbit, £128 Low Middleton, 271p Villa, 263p, 262p Nesbit

Leading prices per kilo-

Beltex: 323p Bothal Barns, 322p, 320p (2) 314p, 310p, 308p Annstead, 304p Matfen Home Farms, Texel: 304p, 299p Annstead, 296p, 275p The Villa, 285p, 277p Matfen Home Farms, 284p East Farm, 278p Greenhead, Lochside

Cast Ewes

Demand for all classes of Cast Ewes continue to sell at a fast rate even leaner and Hill sorts which are gathering in number over spaining time

Sale top of £189 for a powerful Texel from Stuart Robson, Buckholm purchased by local sheep buyer Jeff Dunn

Tups sold to £135 for a strong Suffolk from Moor & Son Ltd, Nesbit

Texel: £189, £173 Buckholm, £173 Cresswell, £163 (2) Buckholm, £139 Lochside, £137 Prince Charles Cresent, Berwick on Tweed, Cresswell Farms, £127 Cresswell Suffolk: £141  Greenhead, R, £131 Kettleburn, Greenhead, R, £129 Cresswell Farms, £127 Charlton Mires, Southfield, £125 Cresswell Farms, £123 Todrig, £119 Southfield, Greenhead, R, Cheviot Mule: £121 Lochside, £105 Kettleburn, £95 Todrig, Greyfaced: £109 Kettleburn, £107 Lochside, £103 Prince Charles Crescent, Kettleburn, Southfield, £99 Edlingham Demesne, £97 Lochside, West Longridge, £95 Shotton, Highlander: £95, £89 Felkington, North Country Cheviot: £95 Ingram, Blackface: £91 Ingram, £88 North Bellshiel, £87 West Longridge, £79 North Bellshill

Cast Rams

Suffolk: £135 Nesbit