Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 6th September Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1324 Prime Sheep comprising 914 Lambs and 410 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

Despite adverse weather conditions a great show of export fleshed lambs were forward

More lambs of all descriptions needed to supply increasing demand

Sale overall average 255p SQQ 265p

Sale topped at £140 (43kg) for a pen of Beltex from Matfen Home Farms

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £140, £133.50, £131, £129, £126.50, £123 Matfen Home Farms, £133, £126 Huntington, £131, £123 East Ditchburn, £120 Bewick Folly. Texel: £136, £135, £134, £132, £129 (3), £128 Linden Hill Head, £134, £128, £126.50 Bewick Folly, £131 Newstead, £130 Huntington, £128.50 Matfen Home Farms, £126 (2) Black Heddon. Suffolk: £131.50 Newstead, £129 East Ditchburn Cottage, £128 Fawdon Farms, £120.50 East Ditchburn. Berrichon: £127.50 Wrangham. Mule: £112.50 Branton East Side, £109 East Newburn

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 326p, 318p, 312p, 301p, 297p, 290p, 287p (2) Matfen Home Farms, 322p, 300p, 292p Oak Dene, 300p, 281p, 280p Bewick Folly, 284p, 283p Huntington. Texel: 290p, 286p, 284p, 282p, 280p (2) Linden Hill Head, 289p, 286p, 283p Matfen Home Farms, 283p, 280p Huntington, 278p Black Heddon. Berrichon: 287p Wrangham

Cast Ewes:

A decent show of ewes forward saw all classes sell to a flyer right through.

Sale peak at £183 for a smashing Texel from G R Hindmarsh & Sons, Linden Hill Head

Whilst tups sold up to £137 for a Texel from G W Green & Sons of Wandon.

Texel: £183, £158, £139 Linden Hill Head, £131 East Newburn, £129 Wandon, £126 Linden Hill Head, £125 Wandon, Linden Hill Head, £123 Wandon, Whittle Farm, Bowmont Hill, £122 Wandon, £121 Fawdon Farms, Wandon. Suffolk: £124 Low Middleton, £119 Marigold Farming, Sunnyside, £117 (2) Bowmont Hill, £115 Wandon, £113 Marigold Farming, £112 Branton East Side, £109 Sunnyside, Fawdon Farms, Mid Edrom. Half Bred: £111 Marigold. Bluefaced Leicester: £111 Branton East Side. Cheviot Mule: £110 Fawdon Farms. Greyface: £101 Low Middleton, Whittle Farm, £100 Branton East Side, Howtel, £97 Wandon, £95 Whittle Farm, £94 Brockley Hall House, Fawdon Farms, £93 Howtel, Alnham, £91 Howtel, Bowmont Hill. Blackface: £80 Branton East Side. Easycare: £78 Alnham.

Rams: Texel: £137, £117 Wandon. Suffolk: £133 Duddo Farm. Beltex: £119 Wandon.