Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 5^th October Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1326 prime sheep comprising of 764 Lambs and 562 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

Well fleshed quality good to sell, grassier types a similar trade

Overall average 255p SQQ 269p Heavies 240p

Sale topped with Beltex to £164 (44kg) Annstead to Vivers Scotlamb

Leading prices per head: Beltex - Light: £164, £160, £145, £143 Annstead, £129, £128. £127 Tritlington Hall, £125 Newstead. Beltex – Heavy: £154, £152, £151, £148, £137 Annstead, £130, £129 East Ditchburn, £129 (2) Wandon. Texel: £137, £130 Springhill, Seahouses, £134 Wingates Moor, £132 Blackadder Mains, £131 Whittle, £130 (2) Newstead, £128 Tritlington Hall, £126 Harbottle Grange. Suffolk: £130 Newstead, £129, £120 East Ditchburn, £129 Springhill, Seahouses, £126, £122 Tritlington Hall

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex- Light: 373p, 372p, 354p, 343p, 337p Annstead, 320p, 315p, 304p, 300p Tritlington Hall, 303p Swarland Old Hall. Beltex – Heavy: 338p, 336p, 331p, 329p, 295p Annstead. Texel: 293p East Newham, 291p, 286p Whittle, 284p Wingates Moor, 281p, 278p Black Heddon

Cast Ewes:

A very mixed show of cast sheep forward again with hill bred and leaner types plentiful, power and well fleshed ewes short of demand

Sale top of £215 for a pair of cracking Beltex ewes from Neil Harvey, Blackadder Mains

Leading prices: Beltex: £215, £204, £195, £169 Blackadder Mains. Texel: £181, £169, £149 Black Heddon, £145, £143 Embleton Steads, £135 Harbottle Grange (K Young), £131 Linden Hill Head. Suffolk: £133 Newton Farm, £130, £129 Springhill, Seahouses, £129 Bowmont Hill, £120 Titlington Mount, £120 Nesbit, £120 Blackadder Mains. Cheviot Mule: £105 Haugh Head, £99 Reaveley. Half Bred: £104, £95 North Lyham, £101 Nesbit. Mule: £94 Orpwood Farms, £90 Wrangham, £87 Springhill, Seahouses. Easy Care: £89, £53 Embleton Steads. North Country Cheviot: £87 Reaveley. Blackface: £58 Cold Martin, £57 Wrangham

Rams: Texel: £184 Blackadder Mains, £157 Harbottle Grange (K Young). Easy Care: £91 Embleton Steads