Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 21^st September Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1576 prime sheep comprising of 910 Lambs and 666 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

All classes well sold with all fleshed types meeting a premium

Overall average 258p SQQ 260p Heavies 251p

Sale topped with Beltex to £161 (43kg) to W K McGowan, Craiglea to Vivers Scotlamb

Leading prices per head: Beltex - Light: £161, £145, £141 Craiglea, £140, £130 Bewick Folly, £137, £133.50, £131 Tritlington Hall. Texel: £155.50, £136 Lilburn Estates (Roseden), £151, £139.50 Linden Hill Head, £146 (2), £140, £139 Bellshill, £144 South Lyham, £141 (2) Springhill, Seahouses, £136 Bewick Folly, £131 Shipley Hill, £131 Whittle. Beltex – Heavy: £147, £141, £140 Craiglea, £140, £130 East Ditchburn, £137, £133 Bewick Folly, £136, £132 Tritlington Hall. Suffolk: £137 Springhill, Seahouses, £130, £123 East Ditchburn, £119 Brandon White House, £117 Wandon. Vendeen: £125 South Lyham, £124 Shipley Hill

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex- Light: 375p, 350p, 328p, 307p Craiglea, 351p, 326p, 324p, 321p, 320p Tritlington Hall, 323p, 310p Bewick Folly. Texel: 362p Lilburn Estates (Roseden), 310p, 298p Linden Hill Head, 306p Lilburn Estates, 298p Shipley Hill, 292p South Bellshill, 285p Whittle. Beltex – Heavy: 320p, 311p Craiglea, 318p Bewick Folly

Cast Ewes:

A good show of cast sheep forward met a fast trade from start to finish

Sale top of £168 for a pen of 4 Texel ewes from local breeder Pallinsburn Estates Ltd, Pallinsburn

Leading prices: Texel: £168, £150 Pallinsburn, £163 Lilburn Estates (Roseden), £157 (2) Burradon Mains, £149 (2), £139 Bewick Folly, £146 Tritlington Hall, £144 South Lyham, £141 Bowmont Hill. Suffolk: £138 Pallinsburn, £137, £127 Burradon Mains, £136 Ferneycastle, £131 Cresswell Farms, £131 Kettleburn, £130 (2) Tritlington Hall, £129 Newham Hall, £127 Gainslaw Hill. Beltex: £127 Thompsons Walls. Cheviot Mule: £127 Ferneycastle, £115 Bewick Folly, £100 Todrig. Zwartble: £123 Ferneycastle. North Country Cheviot: £122, £117 East Ditchburn. Half Bred: £121 Cresswell Farms. Greyface: £120 Ferneycastle, £116, £106 Kettleburn, £111 Wandon, £110 Greystone, £107 Burradon Mains, £102 Cresswell Farms. Highlander: £119 Kettleburn. Dorset: £101 Fowberry Farm, Bamburgh. Lleyn: £91 Brandon White House. Blackface: £79 Shawdon Woodhouse, £69 West Longridge. Swaledale: £72 Birchwood