Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 12^th October Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1666 Prime Sheep comprising 1364 Lambs and 302 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

All classes a touch harder to cash. 

Overall Sale average – 245p

Leading prices per head-

Beltex: £145, £128 Little Bavington, £140, £130 Lilburn Estate, £130, £121, £120 Matfen Home Farm, £127, £124.50, £121, £120 Tritlington, £124 Annstead, £120 (2) Twizell Texel: £135 Matfen Home Farm, £130 Wrangham, £130,£129 Glencroft, £127, £126, £123 Little Bavington, £126 Thrunton, Pallinsburn Estate, £124 Bewick Folly Suffolk: £133, £123 Springhill, £120, £118 East Ditchburn, £118 Wrangham, £116.50 (2) Brockley Hall Cheviot: £120 East Ditchburn.

Leading prices per kilo-

Beltex: 321p, 303p Matfen House Farm, 311p, 296p, 295p Tritlington Hall, 310p Annstead, 300p (2) Twizell Texel: 295p Little Bavington, 292p Linden Hill Head

Cast Ewes

An improved show of cast sheep forward with quality bred and well fleshed sorts fetching a stronger demand, whilst those lacking flesh and frame were again harder work.

Sale top of £204 for a monstrous Texel ewe from local breeder R.J. Bradbury of Black Heddon.

Texel: £204 Black Heddon, £170 Pallinsburn Estate, £167, £159 Black Heddon, £155 Tritlington Hall, £149 Annstead, £147 Black Heddon, £133 Springhill, £132 Black Heddon, Newtown Edlingham, Little Bavington Beltex: £153 Annstead, £100 Tritlington Old Hall Suffolk: £125 Pallinsburn Estate, £121 Blackcruik Farming, £117 Horseley, £115 Burradon Mains, £111 Springhill, £110 Pallinsburn Estate, £108 Cresswell Farms, £107 Blackcruik Farming Vendeen: £100 Tritlington Hall Greyface: £94 Halterburn, £91 Blackcruik Farming, £89 Springhill North Country Cheviot: £76 Halterburn.