Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 7^th September Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1901 prime sheep comprising of 1483 Lambs and 418 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

Quality fleshed export types a great trade, light leaner commercials again harder to cash, heavies also selling well

The sale was topped with Beltex to £140 from Bewick Folly also Texels to £140 from Newstead and Castle Hills

Leading prices per head: Texel: £140 (2) Castle Hills, £140, £130 Newstead, £134.50, £130 (2) Linden Hill Head, £133 Tritlington Hall, £130 Low Middleton, £130 Bewick Folly and Lilburn Estates (Roseden), £129.50 Whittle. Beltex: £140, £134.50 (3) Bewick Folly, £139.50, £131.50, £130 Tritlington Hall. Charolais: £132, £130 Lilburn Estates (Roseden). Suffolk: £120 Low Middleton, £115 Kettleburn. Abertex: £116 Bowmont Hill

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 325p, 313p (2), 312p, 282p Tritlington Hall, 320p. 317p, 306p, 298p Bewick Folly. Texel: 300p, 293p, 271p Tritlington Mount, 299p, 283p, 282p, 276p Linden Hill Head, 294p, 271p Whittle, 273p Clarabad Mill

Cast Ewes:

Cast sheep sold to a solid go throughout with all classes following the national trend in being dearer again on the week

Sale peak of £193 for a pair of smartly bred Texel ewes from J R Whitecross Esq, Clarabad Mill purchased by regular sheep buyer J T Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland

Leading prices: Texel: £193, £171 Clarabad Mill, £179 Sunnyside, £159 Bolton North Wing, £147, £135 Lochside, £145, £133 Tritlington Old Hall, £138 Berryhill. Suffolk: £145 Berryhill, £142 Blackadder Mains, £137, £125 (2), £119 Fowberry Moor, £131 Marshall Meadows, £119 Sunnyside, North Country Cheviot: £119 Lochside, £97 Linbriggs. Cheviot Mule: £115, £109, £99 Todrig, £102 Lochside. Romney: £113 Lanton Estates. Mule: £111 Craigs House, £109 Lochside, £101, £100 Primside. Highlander: £109 Kettleburn

Rams: Vendeen: £145 Craigs House