Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 1^st September Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1380 Prime Sheep comprising 1024 Lambs and 356 Cast Ewes

Lambs:

More leaner types forward but well fleshed sorts another excellent trade

Overall average 242p

Sale was topped by a pen of well fleshed Beltex @ £137 from R Carr, Little Bavington

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £137, £124, £118 Little Bavington, £123, £119 Glanton Town, £121, £118 (2), £116.50 Twizell, £120 Lilburn Estates, £119 East House Farm, £116.50, £116 East Ryal. Texel: £134, £129, £126.50 Low Middleton, £134, £125 Linden Hill Head, £133, £132, £131, £130, £126 Little Bavington, £130, £125 Springhill, Seahouses, £128, £125 Greenhead, Reston. Suffolk: £126, £120 Springhill, Seahouses, £125 Low Middleton, £121, £117 East House Farm. Vendeen: £125 South Lyham

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 301p, 295p, 289p Little Bavington, 300p, 281p (2), 280p, 277p Twizell, 298p, 291p (2), 278p East Ryal, 295p Glanton Town, 286p Lilburn Estates. Texel: 275p, 273p, 268p Glanton Town, 274p Newstead, 270p, 266p Linden Hill Head, 264p Little Bavington

Cast Ewes:

A resounding trade for a good show of cast sheep forward.

Sale topped and a centre record of £200 for a smashing Texel ewe from J R Whitecross, Clarabad Mill

Whilst a tremendous run of 21 powerful Texel and Beltex cross ewes caught the eye to average £158.67 from C Mellor, Annstead

Texel: £200 Clarabad Mill, £172, £170, £165, £149, £143 Annstead, £167, £155, £151, £133 Reaveley Greens, £147, £142, £141, £132 Bewick Folly, £147 Cresswell Farms, £142, £138 Wandon. Beltex: £177, £176, £155 Annstead. Suffolk: £139, £135 Greenhead, Reston, £131, £129, £123 Wandon, £123 Cresswell Farms, £118 Reaveley Greens. Cheviot Mule: £113 Bewick Folly. Greyface: £113 Wandon, £105 Reaveley Greens, £99 Cresswell Farms, £81 Hunting Hall. Teeswater: £103 Hunting Hall. Cheviot: £103 South Charlton, £94 Springhill, Coldingham, £88 South Charlton. Romney: £100 Lanton Estates