Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 29th December, Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 731 Lambs and 173 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:  All classes easier on the week with flesh still selling at a premium.

Sale average 268p, SQQ 278p

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £150, £140, £139 Glanton Town, £148, £140.50, £140, £139 Lilburn Estates, £140.50 Corneyside. Suffolk: £147 Mordington, £144, £140 Kettleburn, £139.50 Brockley Hall, £139 Thrunton, £137 Fawdon. Texel: £160, £158, £150 Eastgate, £158, £141 Corneyside, £156 Sydenham, £154 Lilburn, Linden Hill Head, £152 Douglas Crescent, £150 Ford Dairy, £148 South Rennington. Charolais: £144 Newstead. Cheviot: £138 Humbleheugh, £136.50, £134.50 East Ditchburn. Dorset: £137, £126 Springhill.

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 344p, 331p, 330p, 327p, 318p Lilburn Estates, 341p, 311p Glanton Town, 335p Newham Buildings, 302p Broadlaw Texel: 312p, 270p (2) Corneyside, 298p, 286p, 283p Linden Hill Head, 292p Eastgate, 271p West Longridge.

Cast Ewes:  A mixed show of cast sheep forward, lesser and leaner types of ewes, a pound or two less, whilst well fleshed sorts still sold to a premium.

Sale peak of £200 for a massive Texel from Eastgate.

Whilst cast tups sold to a top of £149 for a stretchy Texel from J.H.C. Campbell & Son of Thrunton farm.

Leading prices:  Texel: £200, £180, £175, £161 Eastgate, £180, £170, £160 Lilburn Est, Roseden, £180, £170, Ford Dairy. Beltex: £160 Lilburn Est, Roseden, £159, £140 Broadlaw. Charolais: £142 Lilburn Est, Roseden. Suffolk: £140, £137 Lilburn Est, Roseden, £139 Blackcruik Farming, £135 Marshall Meadows, £133 Lochside, £131 Broadlaw, £123 Whitsome West Newton.  Zwartable: £127 Ford Dairy. North Country Cheviot: £107 Lochside, £101 Blackcruik Farming, Cheviot Mule: £103 Lochside. Greyface: £131 Ferneycastle, £109 Tritlington Hall, £101 Brockley Hall. Greyface: £101 Primside, Blackcruik Farming, £95 Mordington, Fawdon Farms.

Rams: Texel: £149, £131 Thrunton.