Date: 15 September 2021 | Primestock
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At Wooler on Wednesday 8th September Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1251 Prime Sheep comprising 928 Lambs and 323 Cast Ewes & Rams
Lambs:
A smaller show affected by standstills
All well fleshed sorts easy to sell with an increase of lighter grassier types easier in line with national trend, a shortage of heavies on show
Sale topped with Beltex to £140 Annstead
Leading prices per head: Beltex: £140, £139, £138, £132 Annstead, £130, £118 Swarland Old Hall, £120, £118.50, £111 Matfen Home Farm. Texel: £132, £129, £128, £124, £123 Annstead, £119, £118 East Crowbutt, £114 Bellstruther. Suffolk: £116, £115.50 Nesbit, £113, £112 Lawfield
Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 300p, 288p, 287p, 280p Annstead, 292p Swarland Old Hall, 276p, 273p, 263p Twizell, 260p, 259p Matfen Home Farm. Texel: 278p, 276p, 270p Annstead, 260p Lawfield and Twizell, 252p Nesbit
Cast Ewes:
All classes of cast sheep again keenly sought after from start to finish
Sale peak of £180 for a pair of Texel.x ewes from Craig Mellor, Annstead
Whilst a pen of 6 powerful Blackface tups caught the eye achieving £101 per head
Texel: £180, £175 (2), £157, £147, £125 Annstead, £177, £131 Hedgeley Farms, £131 Middle Ord, £128 Lilburn Estates, £123 Marshall Meadows, £123 Blossom Plantation, £122 Elwick. Suffolk: £139, £133 Kypie, £122, £111 Middle Ord, £121 Goswick, £115 Charlton Mires, £111, £103 Blossom Plantation. Beltex: £135 Annstead. Greyface: £102, £97, £91 Hedgeley Farms, £99 Goswick, £97 Blossom Plantation, £97 Charlton Mires, £95 Bellstruther. Cheviot Mule: £91 Lilburn Estates. North Country Cheviot: £81 Gardeners Cottage. Bowmont: £71 Springhill, Coldingham. Blackface: £61 Shawdon Woodhouse, £60 Bellstruther
Rams: Texel: £139, £130 Hedgeley Farms. Charolais: £121 Hedgeley Farms. Blackface: £101 Hedgeley Farms
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