Date: 09 December 2021 | Primestock
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At Wooler on Wednesday 8th December Harrison and Hetherington held their Christmas Show & sale of primestock selling 1649 Prime Sheep comprising 1339 Lambs and 310 Cast Ewes & Rams
The show was kindly sponsored by Northumbria Quality Feeds and expertly judged by D Nicholson, Nicholsons Butchers, Whitley Bay
The Champion pen was from Fiona Mellor, Annstead with 5 tremendous heavy Beltex weighing 46kg @ £265 (576ppk) bought by Jeff Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland. The lambs were resold at £250 to D Nicholson, Nicholsons Butchers, Whitley Bay with the proceeds donated to Mr Dunn’s charity of Macmillan Nurses
Many thanks to all our customers for a great day
Show
With quality throughout all lambs were a credit to the vendors
Suffolk – 1st Brockley Hall £150 (50kg) Farmers Fresh
Suffolk – 2nd Brockley Hall £154 (54kg) Farmers Fresh
Texel – 1st Lilburn Estates £170 (47kg) Nicholsons Butchers
Texel – 2nd Little Bavington £140 (41kg) Vivers Scotlamb
Texel – 3rd Corneyside £147 (43kg) Vivers Scotlamb
Cheviot – 1st Humbleheugh £112 (41kg) Vivers Scotlamb
Cheviot – 2nd South Charlton £120 (44kg) Yorkshire Halal
Heavy Beltex – 1st Annstead £265 (46kg) J Dunn
Heavy Beltex – 2nd Lilburn Estates £171 (46kg) Vivers Scotlamb
Heavy Beltex – 3rd Matfen Home Farm £140 (45kg) Vivers Scotlamb
Light Beltex – 1st Lilburn Estates £166 (43kg) Vivers Scotlamb
Light Beltex – 2nd Little Bavington £142 (42kg) Vivers Scotlamb
Light Beltex – 3rd Buckholm £160 (45kg) Yorkshire Halal
Pairs – 1st Lilburn Estates £168 (48kg) Nicholsons Butchers
Pairs – 2nd Lilburn Estates £149 (44kg) Vivers Scotlamb
Pairs – 3rd Little Bavington £124 (36kg) Vivers Scotlamb
Lambs donated by E Stafford & Son, Brockley Hall £150 to Nicholsons Butchers to The Great North Children’s Hospital
Commercial – other prices:
All classes well sold all types present
Sale average 293p SQQ 295p
Leading prices per head: Beltex: £180, £168 Annstead, £167, £154, £153, £149 Lilburn Estates, £160, £150 (2), £149 Twizell, £150 Matfen Home Farms. Texel: £160 Corneyside, £160, £150 Todrig, £156 Wandon, £155, £150 Linden Hill Head, £154 North Swinhoe, £153 (2) South Rennington, £152 Edrom Mains, £152 Little Bavington, £151 Brockley Hall and Whittle. Suffolk: £152, £150 Brockley Hall, £142 Craigs House, £140 South Rennington and Springhill, Seahouses
Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 391p (2), 365p, 356p Annstead, 386p, 372p, 350p, 341p Lilburn Estates, 373p, 350p Twizell, 356p, 350p, 347p Matfen Home Farm, 356p, 350p Buckholm, 345p, 344p Little Bavington, 343p Linden Hill Head. Texel: 362p Lilburn Estates, 343p, 338p Springhill, Seahouses, 342p, 338p Corneyside, 337p, 330p (2), 321p Black Heddon
Cast Ewes:
Ewes a fast trade from start to finish saw all classes fetch a premium
Topping the sale at £183 was an outstanding Suffolk ewe from F S Vickers & Son, Rennington South Farm
Whilst tups sold to £177 for a powerful Texel from G R & R I Scott, Corneyside
Suffolk: £183 Rennington South, £181, £175 Kypie, £153 Fawdon Farms, £149 Marigold Farming, £149 Todrig, £147 South Lyham, £147 Berryhill, £143 Mayfield, £137 Haugh Head. Texel: £169 Kypie, £168 Berryhill. £159 Buckholm Farmhouse, £157, £149 South Lyham, £156, £155 Whittle, £149 Mayfield, £147 Marigold Farming, £146 Linden Hill Head. Bluefaced Leicester: £156, £131 Fawdon Farms. Cheviot Mule: £155, £122 North Swinhoe, £135 Fawdon Farms. Greyface: £137 South Lyham, £129 Berryhill, £125 Mayfield, £123, £116 Fawdon Farms, £122 Haugh Head, £121 Marigold Farming, £120 Alnham. Half Bred: £121, £115 Marigold, £117 Brandon. Lleyn: £114, £109 Elwick. Blackface: £98 Fawdon Farms, £87, £83 Alnham, £80 Linhope Farming. North Country Cheviot: £94 Alnham. Easy Care: £94 Alnham. Swaledale: £86 Haugh Head
Rams: Texel: £177 Corneyside
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