Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 29th September Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1370 Prime Sheep comprising 1066 Lambs and 304 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

An increase in flesh resulted in an increase in trade, many more quality export types required to meet the demand in Wooler

Overall average 235p (£108)

Sale topped with Beltex £141 (45kg) to Huntington

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £141 Huntington, £140 (2), £139, £137 (2), £135 (3) Annstead, £140 (2), £125 Wrangham, £140 Swarland Old Hall, £134 Linden Hill Head, £132 Bewick Folly. Texel: £140, £125 (2) Branton East Side, £133, £130, £125 Linden Hill Head, £129 Burradon Mains, £128 Swarland Old Hall, £125 Low Middleton, £124 (2) Little Bavington, £123 Black Heddon, £123 (2) Bewick Folly. Suffolk: £134, £124, £122 Low Middleton, £124, £120 Nesbit, £120 Branton East Side. Berrichon: £116, £114 (2) Wrangham. Leicester: £114 Branton East Side (J Elliott)

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 313p, 281p, 272p Huntington, 308p, 306p, 297p, 291p, 287p Annstead, 280p Wrangham, 278p, 270p Ryal Eastside, 278p, 277p, 273p Bewick Folly, 276p, 272p Linden Hill Head, 276p, 270p Swarland Old Hall. Texel: 265p, 260p Crookham Dairy, 264p Little Bavington, 264p Nesbit, 262p Branton East Side, 262p Black Heddon, 261p Linden Hill Head, 257p Clarabad Mill

Cast Ewes:

Cast sheep of all classes still holding in trade for a very mixed show forward

Sale peak at £189 for a powerful Texel from J R Whitecross Esq, Clarabad Mill

Whilst tups sold up to £130 for a smart Beltex from R D Rennie & Son, Sydenham Farm

Texel: £189 Clarabad Mill, £160, £119 Swarland Old Hall, £159, £149, £145, £141, £130, £123, £120 Linden Hill Head, £139 Black Heddon, £135, £129 Sydenham, £117 Cresswell Farms. Beltex: £131, £130, £121, £120 (2) Annstead. Suffolk: £121 Cresswell Farms, £119 East Newburn, £119, £100 Venchen, £115, £99 Fowberry Moor. Dorset: £118 Fowberry Farm. Lleyn: £109, £103 Elwick. North Country Cheviot: £107, £87, £77 Bowmont Farming, £78 Edlingham Demesne, £75 Hethpool. Greyface: £97, £88 Wrangham, £95 (2) East Newburn, £93 Swarland Old Hall, £91 Cresswell Farms. Romney: £89 Crookham Dairy, £84 Sydenham. Zwartble: £81 Greystone

Rams: Beltex: £130 Sydenham. Texel: £122 Cresswell Farms, £117 Venchen, £107 (2) Sydenham. Dorset: £113 Fowberry Farm. Hampshire: £100 Sydenham