Wooler Primestock Sale

Harrison and Hetherington sold 2384 prime sheep comprising of 1807 lambs and 577 Ewes & Rams

Another good days trading

Lambs

Overall average 245p SQQ 252p Heavies 238p

A great end of quality fleshed sheep offset by more leaner sorts

Highlight was 250 Beltex and Texel Lambs from Matfen Home Farm averaging £127 (45.6kg) culminating with top price of £146 to Vivers Scotlamb

Leading prices per head:- Heavy Beltex: £146, £130 (2) Matfen Home Farm, £139, £135 Bothal Barns, £134 Swarland Old Hall, £130 Bewick Folly and Crookston. Light Beltex: £142, £138, £135.50, £134.50, £132 (2) Matfen Home Farm, £135, £133.50 Twizell, £131 Diane Proctor, Swarland Old Hall. Suffolk: £137 Prendwick, £124 Newham Buildings, £123 Newham Hall. Texel: £136 Thrunton, £135.50, £134, £132.50 Black Heddon, £134 (3), £131 Matfen Home Farm, £133.50 Glencroft, £133 Wandon, £132, £130 Eglingham Moor, £130 Henlaw, £130 Burradon Mains, Brandon and Linden Hill Head. Mule: £108.50, £107.50 (2) Branton East Side, £104 Glencroft.

Leading prices per kilo:- Beltex: 344p, 330p, 314p, 313p, 307p (2), 304p Matfen Home Farm, 325p, 322p, 300p Twizell, 311p Bewick Folly, 309p Bothal Barns, 301p, 300p, 298p Crookston, 300p Swarland Old Hall. Texel: 323p, 284p, 280p Black Heddon, 298p Swarland Old Hall, 289p Thrunton

Ewes

Powerful well fleshed sorts short of buyers requirements whilst leaner and smaller bred types followed the same steady trade of recent weeks

Sale top of £209 with a fantastic Texel from local breeder J Herdman, Edlingham Newtown purchased by regular sheep buyer Jeff Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland

Catching onlookers eyes was a flashy Shetland tup which achieved £59 from young Shetland enthusiast Angus Cowan, Westerheugh Farm

Leading prices:- Texel: £209, £155, £140, £137 Edlingham Newtown, £191, £167 Shepherds Cottage, £179 , £137 Bothal Barns, £140 Coupland, £137 Hedgeley Farms. Suffolk: £155, £127, £115 Edlingham Newtown £135, £125 Prendwick, £131, £129, £119 Branton East Side. Bluefaced Leicester: £117 Grindon Hill, £107 Prendwick. Half Bred: £110 (2) Brandon, £103 Blackcruik Farming. Cheviot Mule: £103 Bothal Barns. Mule: £96 Branton East Side, £95 Blackcruik Farming, £95 Bothal Barns. North Country Cheviot: £90 Prendwick. Valais: £87 Prendwick. Highlander: £79 Felkington. Blackface: £77 Rock Farming, £75 Branton East Side, £59 Grindon Hill. Swaledale: £71 Hedgeley Farms

Rams:- Suffolk: £148 Edlingham Newtown. Bluefaced Leicester: £124 Edlingham Newtown. Texel: £119 Shepherds Cottage, £115 Springhill, Berwick. Kerry Hill: £119 Springhill, Berwick. Blackface: £105 Reaveley Greens, £97 Grindon Hill. Jacob: £101 Springhill, Berwick. Shetland: £59 Westerheugh