Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 27th October Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1311 Prime Sheep comprising 955 Lambs and 356 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

A few more leaner sorts about but trade similar on the week to average 245p

Sale topped with a pen of 45kg Beltex @ £149 Annstead

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £149, £145, £144, £130 Annstead, £131, £120 East Ditchburn, £127.50, £127, £122.50 Matfen Home Farms, £120 Linden Hill Head. Texel: £136, £130 Burradon Mains, £135, £127.50 Matfen Home Farms, £132 (2), £131 Little Bavington, £131, £130 (2), £128, £127 Whittle (Mavin), £130 (3) Annstead, £130 South Lyham, £127 Black Heddon. Suffolk: £120 Burradon Mains, £118 East Ditchburn

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 331p, 313p, 300p Annstead, 319p, 314p, 303p, 300p Matfen Home Farms, 312p Little Bavington, 305p Birchwood. Texel: 316p, 307p, 306p, 304p Matfen Home Farms, 298p Little Bavington, 288p Whittle

Cast Ewes:

Cast sheep trade begins to intensify as numbers begin to slowly dry up

Sale topped at £204 a head for a pen of 3 Texel Ewes from respected local tup breeder R J Bradbury, Black Heddon

Whilst a run of 19 powerful North Country Cheviots from G H Dixon, East Ditchburn caught the eye gaining £110 per head

Texel: £204, £175, £140, £129 Black Heddon, £179 Cherrytrees, £141, £135, £129 (2) Linden Hill Head, £135 South Lyham. Beltex: £159, £147, £137, £125 Annstead. Suffolk: £133 Rigside, £132 Low Middleton, £130, £113 Haredene, £127, £113 Cherrytrees, £127, £119, £113 Wandon, £121 East Ditchburn (D Turner), £119 Low Middleton (R McDonald). Greyface: £110 West Hall, £109 Low Middleton, £109 South Lyham, £107 Charlton Mires, £100 Cold Martin, £97 East Newham. North Country Cheviot: £110 (2) East Ditchburn, £107 Humbleheugh, £97 Hartside, £87 Cherrytrees. Zwartble: £101 Billiemains. Lleyn: £97 The Finches. Blackface: £75 Cold Martin. Ryeland: £61 Market Place

Rams: Beltex: £123 Marshall Meadows. North Country Cheviot: £109, £103, £97 Humbleheugh