Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 15th December Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1501 Prime Sheep comprising 1181 Lambs and 320 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:  The best export types slightly dearer, commercials easier in line with national trend.   Today’s top price was a pair of Beltex.x Tup Lambs £190 (52kg) Annstead

Beltex Tup Lambs: £190, £188, £186 Annstead

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £184, £177, £174 Grange Moor, £182, £178, £176 (2), £175 Annstead, £146.50, £140 Glanton Town Farm, £143 East Fleetham. Texel: £180 Annstead donated to Macmillan Nurses, £178.50, £160 (2) Grange Moor, £170 (2), £168, £164, £157 Annstead, £153 Glanton Town Farm, £150 Black Heddon, £145 Lilburn Estates (Roseden), £143.50 Little Bavington, £143 Greenhead, Reston, £142 South Rennington. Suffolk: £144 Lilburn Estates (Roseden), £141 Barmoor Red House, £140, £138 Newham Hall, £138 Wandon and Goswick. Charolais: £140, £138 East Fleetham. Hampshire: £131 Treaty Park. Cheviot: £130 Humbleheugh, £125 Thompsons Walls. Cheviot Mule: £130 Annstead. Mule: £128 Branton Eastside

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 412p, 392p, 370p, 364p Grange Moor, 391p, 383p, 372p, 365p (2), 362p, 354p Annstead, 348p, 340p, 333p Glanton Town Farm. Texel: 397p, 356p Grange Moor, 370p (2) Annstead, 363p Little Bavington, 334p Wandon and Springhill. Charolais: 330p East Fleetham

Cast Ewes:  A very mixed show of cast sheep forward, all classes still a smashing trade.   Sale peak of £191 for a smart pair of Texel ewes from Craig Mellor, Annstead.   Whilst tups sold to £181 for a powerful Suffolk from local breeder J Herdman, Edlingham Newtown

Leading prices per head: Texel: £191, £180, £161 Annstead, £173, £131 North Sharperton, £171 Greenhead, Reston, £165 Glanton Town Farm, £155, £152 Greenburn, £143 Newstead, £139, £123 South Lyham, £135, £127 Hoppen Hall, £121 Goswick. Bluefaced Leicester: £159 Reaveley. Suffolk: £155 Mayfield, £151 Greenhead, Reston, £141 Springhill, Seahouses, £135 South Lyham. Greyface: £132 Mayfield, £125 South Lyham, £124 Hoppen Hall, £119 Wrangham, £118, £107 Howtel, £110 North Lyham. Cheviot Mule: £129 Springhill, Seahouses. North Country Cheviot: £127 Reaveley, £105 North Lyham. Blackface: £112 Cold Martin

Rams: Suffolk: £181, £149 Edlingham Newtown. Bluefaced Leicester: £169 Edlingham Newtown. Texel: £163 Greenhead, Reston, £159 Edlingham Newtown. North Country Cheviot: £120, £115 Linhope Farming. Blackface: £97 Linhope Farming