Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 10th November Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1738 Prime Sheep comprising 1206 Lambs and 532 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

Less flesh about in all classes but everything well sold

Overall Average 266p SQQ 270p

Sale topped at £169 for heavy Beltex from Swarland Old Hall

Top price per kilo was a pen of 5 Beltex £165 (42kg) 393p from Annstead

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £167, £165 (2), £162, £156 Annstead, £156, £154, £145 Swarland Old Hall, £144, £140 Matfen Home Farm, £140 Black Heddon. Texel: £169, £168, £159, £155, £149 Swarland Old Hall, £149, £147 Corneyside, £149, £141 Burradon Mains, £144 Berryhill (Skeen), £141 Newham Hagg. Suffolk: £137 (2) Berryhill, £135 (2) Brockley Hall, £135 South Rennington, £133 Haugh Head, £130 Reaveley Greens. Vendeen: £139 South Lyham. Cheviot: £134.50, £131 Humbleheugh

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 393p, 367p, 363p, 338p Annstead, 360p, 350p, 330p Matfen Home Farm, 359p, 354p Swarland Old Hall. Texel: 335p Swarland Old Hall, 331p, 327p Corneyside, 325p Annstead and Matfen Home Farm

Cast Ewes:

Cast sheep received a flyer of a trade with all classes eagerly bid for

For the third week in a row R J Bradbury of Black Heddon topped the sale, this time with a smart pen of Texels to receive £205 per head

Texel: £205, £195, £149 Black Heddon, £191 Edlingham Demesne, £177 Burradon Mains, £175, £135 Shipley Smallburn, £169 Embleton Steads, £149, £148 South Lyham, £149 East Fleetham, £147 Haugh Head, £139 Edrom Mains, £129 Annstead. Suffolk: £140 South Lyham, £139 East Fleetham, £139 Haugh Head, £133 Edrom Mains, £133 Berryhill, £125 Haugh Head, £121 Newton Farm, £121 Edlingham Newtown. Bluefaced Leicester: £129, £119 Haugh Head. Cheviot Mule: £129 East Fleetham, £124 North Swinhoe. Half Bred: £121, £111, £107 Brandon. Oxford: £115 East Fleetham. Greyface: £115 South Lyham, £105 Newton Farm, £104, £93 Reaveley Greens, £104 Edlingham Newtown, £104 Alnham, £98 Haugh Head, £93 Shotton. Charolais: £115 Alnham. Easy Care: £94, £87, £83 Edlingham Demesne, £91 Alnham. North Country Cheviot: £99, £83 Alnham. Blackface: £97 Fawdon Farms, £93 Hedgeley Farms, £90 Edlingham Newtown, £85 Edlingham Demesne, £79 Haugh Head, £79 Alnham, £76 Reaveley Greens. Swaledale: £67, £63 Hedgeley Farms

Rams: Blackface: £105 Newton Farm. Zwartble: £95 Ferneycastle