Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 22nd December Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 753 Lambs and 151 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs: A smaller but quality show met a flier to average £138 (44.2kg) 312p SQQ 320p.  All classes in strong demand.
Sale topped with a pair a Beltex £168 (48kg) J R Walton, Grange Moor

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £168, £161, £160 (2), £150 Grange Moor, £164, £161, £157.50, £156, £154.50, £154 Matfen Home Farm, £156.50, £150 Tritlington Hall, £154.50 Springhill, Seahouses, £150 West Longridge. Suffolk: £160, £145 Springhill, Seahouses, £150, £147 Brockley Hall, £148 Quarry House. Texel: £158 (2) Grange Moor, £158 Ferneycastle, £155.50 Newstead, £155, £152 Springhill, Seahouses, £154.50, £153 Tritlington Hall, £152 West Longridge, £150 Whittle and Hetton Law. Cheviot: £132.50, £128, £127 South Charlton

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 403p, 350p, 347p Grange Moor, 391p, 333p Tritlington Hall, 390p, 385p, 384p (2), 382p, 366p, 361p, 360p Matfen Home Farm, 355p Springhill, Seahouses, 349p West Longridge. Texel; 364p, 344p Tritlington Hall, 345p Whittle, 331p, 330p West Longridge, 330p East Fleetham and Birchwood

Cast Ewes:  Flesh in short supply as a mixed show of cast sheep sold to a strong go throughout.
Sale summit at £235 setting a new centre record with a superb Texel ewe from I F Murray & Partners, Shepherds Cottage
Whilst cast tups sold to a top of £165 for a powerful Abermax tup from Reston & Berwick Farming Co Ltd

Leading prices:  Texel: £235, £187 Shepherds Cottage, £145, £135 East Fleetham, £120 Tritlington Hall, £119 Elwick. Suffolk: £139 East Fleetham. Zwartble: £131, £127 Ferneycastle. Greyface: £131 Ferneycastle, £109 Tritlington Hall, £101 Brockley Hall. North Country Cheviot: £121, £119, £113 East Ditchburn. Oxford: £115 East Fleetham. Cheviot Mule: £101 South Charlton. Hill Cheviot: £75 Alnham. Blackface: £84 Alnham

Rams: Abermax: £165, £135 Reston & Berwick Farming. Texel: £161 Ferneycastle. £119 Shepherds Cottage. North Country Cheviot: £157, £149 East Ditchburn, Suffolk: £145 Brockley Hall