Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 20^th October Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1265 Prime Sheep comprising 805 Lambs and 460 Cast Ewes & Rams and 80 Store Lambs

Lambs:
Despite a few more leaner sorts appearing, the export lambs another flier, heavies also dearer

Sale overall average 250p SQQ 257p

Sale topped at £150 for Texels, Pasture Hill

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £146, £126 Bewick Folly, £139, £136, £126, £125 Matfen Home Farms, £128 Pasture Hill, £126, £125, £124 Glanton Town Farm, £123.50 Huntington, Texel: £150, £129 Pasture Hill, £135.50 Black Heddon, £132 Brockley Hall, £131, £129 Linden Hill Head, £131 New Shorestone, £130, £127.50 South Lyham, Vendeen: £142, £126.50 South Lyham, Suffolk. £131, £124 (2) £121 Pasture Hill, £124, £122.50 Lawfield, £123.50 Brockley Hall, £119.50 Auchencrow Mains

Leading prices per kilo:
Beltex: 332p, 308p Oakdene Grange, 316p. 300p, 296p, 293p Matfen Home Farm, 315p Bewick Folly, 308p, 300p, 291p Clanton Town, Texel: 298p Huntington, 293p Matfen, 282p, 276p Black Heddon, 282p Pasture Hill, 281p, 275p Linden Hill Head, 280p Newstead

Store Lambs:
Longkeep Texels: £92, £83 Mid Edrom, Suffolk: £84 Ross Farms, £83 Mid Edrom

Cast Ewes:
A solid trade witnessed for a very mixed show of ewes forward as shown with prices ranging from £5-£197

Sale peak for an outstanding Texel at £197 from pedigree breeder Neil Harvey, Blackadder Mains

Texel: £197, £185, £159, £137, £125 Blackadder Mains, £135 Black Heddon, £129, £119 Reaveley, £120 Bewick Folly, £115 Yetlington Lane. Suffolk: £123,  £110 Ross Farm, £110, £109 Chester Hill, £100 Blackadder Mains, £95 Auchencrow Mains. Greyface: £91 Brockley Hall, £89 Grindon, £87 Howtel, £85 Chester Hill, £83 Lochside, £80 Auchencrow Mains, £80 Barmoor Red House. Cheviot Mule: £99 Auchencrow Mains, £95 Reaveley. Hill Cheviot: £71 £68 Reaveley. Blackface. £65 Grindon, £64 Edlingham Demesne, £50 West Longridge, £49 Biddlestone Townfoot

Rams: Bluefaced Leicester: £107 Fawdon Farms. Texel: £105 Chester Hill. Blackface: £95 Fawdon Farms, £87 Grindon