Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 20^th July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1281 prime sheep comprising of 1005 Lambs and 276 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

Less numbers forward due to harvest and heat meeting a similar trade on the week to average 295p

Sale was topped for Texels at £172 N & J Sanderson, Greenhead, Reston

Leading prices per head: Texel: £172 Greenhead, Reston, £163, £149.50 Annstead, £160, £150 Bewick Folly, £157, £148 Swarland Old Hall, £155, £152 Twizell, £153, £150 Nesbit, £149 Low Middleton, £148 Black Heddon. Beltex: £167, £150 Annstead, £161, £150, £149 Twizell, £147 Matfen Home Farm, £144 Greenhead, Reston, £146 Tritlington Hall. Rouge: £155 Annstead. Suffolk: £149 Low Middleton, £146 Nesbit, £145 Edlingham Newtown, £140 Reaveley Greens. Vendeen: £145, £140 South Lyham, £143 North Lyham

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 371p, 351p, 350p, 349p Annstead, 366p, 359p Twizell, 349p Greenhead, Reston, 346p, 342p Bewick Folly. Texel: 350p Swarland Old Hall, 349p, 335p, 331p Bewick Folly, 347p, 340p Annstead, 334p (2) Lochside. Rouge: 361p Annstead

Cast Ewes:

Cast Sheep continue to sell to strong rates for all classes in particular lean and lighter bred ewes

Sale peak of £210 with an extreme Beltex bred ewe from Craig Mellor, Annstead

Leading prices: Beltex: £210, £209, £196, £192, £189 Annstead. Texel: £187 North Wing, Bolton, £169, £160 Matfen Home Farm, £159, £153 (2) Annstead, £159, £157 Lochside, £158 Village Farm, Seahouses, £157 Greenhead, Reston. Suffolk: £157 Brockley Hall, £156 Greenhead, Reston, £150 Lochside, £139 Edlingham Newtown. Greyface: £130 Greenhead, Reston, £130, £126, £115 Edlingham Newtown, £127 Lochside, £126, £118 Tritlington Old Hall, £118 Primside, £116 Goswick

Rams: Suffolk: £134, £128 Goswick, £133 Mid Edrom. Texel: £127 Goswick