Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 13th October Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 2082 Prime Sheep comprising 1453 Lambs and 629 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

More leaner types forward being slightly easier on the week, best export lambs another flier being slightly dearer in comparison with last week’s show

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £141, £140 (2), £134, £130 Annstead, £127, £120 Little Bavington, £125, £124.50, £123.50, £122.50 (2) Matfen Home Farm, £120 East Ditchburn and Pasture House. Suffolk: £127 Whaupee, £119 West Hall, £117 Berryhill (Duddo), £117 Brockley Hall. Texel: £125 Blossom Plantation, £124, £123 Pasture House, £124 Village Farm, Seahouses, £124, £122 Burradon Mains. Mule: £110.50, £107 Edlingham Newtown, £107 Berryhill

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 326p, 292p, 291p, 289p Annstead, 318p, 293p Little Bavington, 296p, 295p, 294p, 292p, 286p Matfen Home Farm, 274p Wrangham, 273p Lilburn Estates. Texel: 285p Village Farm, Seahouses, 281p, 278p, 271p Wingates Moor, 278p Little Bavington, 277p Lochside, 277p Wrangham

Cast Ewes:

A varied show of ewes forward sold to a sound trade throughout

Sale topped at £153 with a smart Texel from I F Murray, Shepherds Cottage

Whilst cast tups sold to £140 for a pair of Texels from Charlton Farm

Texel: £153, £140, £139 Shepherds Cottage, £140, £120 Greenhead, Reston, £138, £137 Black Heddon, £137 North Sharperton, £135 Annstead. Suffolk: £139, £119 Fawdon Farms, £135, £123 Nesbit, £121 Berryhill, £119, £117 Greenhead, Reston, £117, £113 Burradon Mains, £116 Wandon, £107 Edlingham Newtown. Bluefaced Leicester: £108 Fawdon Farms. Zwartble: £107 Ferneycastle. Beltex: £101 Peartree. North Country Cheviot: £99, £95 East Ditchburn, £94 Hartside, £91, £75 Fawdon Farms, £88, £75 North Lyham. Abberwick: £95, £75 Felkington, £79 Thompsons Walls. Greyface: £91, £88 Howtel, £90 New Houses, £89 (2) Burradon Mains, £89 Fawdon Farms, £89 Wandon, £87 Berryhill, £86 West Longridge, £86 Greenhead, Reston. Lleyn: £87, £81 Netherton North Side. Charolais:  £81 Rigside. Blackface: £75, £57 Fawdon Farms, £63 Reaveley Greens, £57 West Longridge. Easy Care: £60 Embleton Steads

Rams: Texel: £140 Blossom Plantation, £124 Berryhill. Suffolk: £115 Berryhill