Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 13^th July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1622 prime sheep comprising of 1405 Lambs and 217 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

Quality flesh still good to sell, leaner sorts harder to cash

Overall average 296p

Sale topped with Beltex £161 (44kg) Annstead bought by Vivers Scotlamb also £161 (50kg) South Lyham bought by Nicholsons Butchers

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £161, £159, £151, £148.50, £146 Annstead, £150 Swarland Old Hall, £147, £145, £143, £140.50 Huntington. Texel: £161, £150, £149, £146 South Lyham, £160, £145 Pasture Hill, £159.50 Edlingham Newtown, £150 Low Middleton, £148 (3) Branton East Side, £147 Swarland Old Hall. Suffolk: £152, £143.50 Nesbit, £140 South Lyham, £140 Edlingham Newtown. Vendeen: £152, £140 South Lyham

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 378p, 374p, 368p, 366p, 363p, 362p Annstead, 358p, 346p, 343p Huntington, 354p Bothal Barns, 349p Swarland Old Hall. Texel: 334p Swarland Old Hall, 334p, 330p Pasture Hill, 333p Edlingham Newtown

Cast Ewes:

Cast Sheep numbers continue to be slow in coming forward keeping trade at a sound rate for all classes

Sale peak of £203 for a powerful texel from A McGregor, South Falaknowe purchased by J T Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland

Leading prices: Texel: £203, South Falaknowe, £200, £175, £170, £149 Edlingham Newtown, £199, £161, £159 Pallinsburn, £149 Hedgeley. Suffolk: £163, £151 (3), £147 (2) Edlingham Newtown, £149 Nesbit, £141, £137 Cresswell Farms, £134 Pallinsburn. Bluefaced Leicester: £150, £147, £138 Edlingham Newtown. Half Bred: £137 Nesbit. Greyface: £125, £117 Hedgeley, £118 Cocklawfoot, £117 Shotton, £116 Cresswell Farms. Blackface: £95 (2) Hedgeley Farms, £95 Edlingham Newtown, £95 Milfield Demesne

Rams: Texel: £131 Hedgeley Farms. Blackface: £111 Hedgeley Farms