Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 24^th August Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1435 Prime Sheep comprising 1007 Lambs and 428 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

A better show of lambs forward with more flesh on offer.

Overall Sale average – 247p

The sale was topped by a pen of Beltex from W K McGowan, Craiglea at £148 (46kg) to Vivers Scotlamb.

Leading prices per head-

Beltex: £148, £135, £134 Craiglea, £138, £133, £131.50, £131, £125 Twizell, £130, £126, East Ditchburn, £129.50, Swarland Old Hall, £125 Matfen Home Farm Texel: £138, £130 (2) Low Middleton, £134 Kettleburn, £133, £129 Newstead, £130 Pallinsburn Estate, Linden Hill Head, Wandon, Black Heddon, Glencroft. Suffolk: £127 Tritlington Hall, £127, £125 Low Middleton, £125 Wandon, East Ditchburn Bluefaced Leicester: £125 Branton East Side Vendeen: £127 South Lyham.

Leading prices per kilo-

Beltex: 324p, 305p, 300p Craiglea, 324p, 304p Swarland Old Hall, 317p, 312p, 296p, 294p (2) Twizell, 300p Tritlington Hall, 291p Matfen Home Farm Texel: 294p Low Middleton, 285p Black Heddon, 283p, 275p Linden Hill Head.

Cast Ewes

A very mixed show of cast sheep forward saw all classes sell to the same less money seen around the country over the past week. Quality, well bred pedigree ewes steal the headlines!

Sale peak of £184 with a fantastic Texel from local breeder Rennie Livestock, Attonburn Farm Cottages.

Texel: £184, £183, £169 Rennie Livestock, £150 Pallinsburn Estate, £146 Rennie Livestock, £142 Tritlington Hall, £141 Cresswell Farms, £140 Wrangham, £133 Rennie Livestock, £132 Matfen Home Farm. Suffolk: £140, £138, £130 Wrangham, £124, £115 Creswell Farms, £112 Pallinsburn Estate. Bluefaced Leicester: £116 Brantonside Cottage HalfBred: £111 Nesbit Lleyn: £110, £90 Elwick North Country Cheviot: £97, £87 East Ditchburn Greyfaced: £91 Craigs House, Cresswell Farms, £90 Branton East Side Vendeen: £80 Crookham Dairy Romney: £80, £77 Thompson Walls

Cast Rams

Berrichon: £140, £125 Wrangham, Blackface: £87 Prince Charles Place (Rutherford), £80 Wrangham