Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 24th November Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1353 Prime Sheep comprising 1010 Lambs and 343 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

All classes again fiercely bid for especially any breed carrying flesh

Despite a bit less meat about the sale averaged 283p overall, SQQ 287p, Heavies 276p

Leading prices per head: £170, £162, £150 Swarland Old Hall, £162, £149.50 Black Heddon, £161, £158, £146 (2) Corneyside, £160 Linden Hill Head, £160, £146 Glanton Town, £150, £147.50 Tughall, £148 West Hall. Beltex: £146 Glanton Town, £145 Linden Hill Head, £144 (2) Little Bavington. Cheviot: £143.50, £137.50 Humbleheugh. Suffolk: £140 Tughall and Brockley Hall, £136 Birchwood, £135 Haugh Head, £132.50 Lawfield and Newstead. Mule: £134, £132, £131 Longcroft. Cheviot Mule: £132.50 Birchwood, £132 South Charlton. Easy Care: £129 Reaveley Greens

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 345p, 342p, 336p Linden Hill Head, 320p, 319p, 316p Glanton Town. Texel: 343p, 316p, 311p, 309p Corneyside, 334p, 321p, 320p Linden Hill Head, 317p Black Heddon, 314p Lawfield

Cast Ewes:

Cast sheep a sound trade from start to finish with all classes fetching a premium here at Wooler

Sale peak at £183 for a smart Texel from B R Dixon, Swinhoe Farm Cottages

Whilst a pen of 13 Lleyn caught the eye fetching £108 per head from G H Blakey, Netherton North Side

Texel: £183, £157, £137, £129 Swinhoe Farm Cottages, £139, £137, £127, £111 Corneyside, £135 Haugh Head. Suffolk: £138, £129, £115 Middle Ord, £131 Reaveley Greens, £125, £113 Haugh Head, £119 Lowick Moorhouse. Greyface: £120, £99, £97 Tughall, £105 Newstead, £105, £100 Craigs House, £98 Lowick Moorhouse, £97 West Hall, £95 West Longridge. Hampshire: £111 Haugh Head. Lleyn: £108, £97 Netherton North Side. Blackface: £65 Reaveley Greens, £64 Haugh Head

Rams: Texel: £131 Wandon