Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 26^th October Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1797 prime sheep comprising of 1109 Lambs and 688 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

Well fleshed lambs still good to sell but more leaner sorts forward

Overall average 230p

Leading prices per head: Texel: £140, £130 (2) Wheldon, £128, £118 Bewick Folly, £126, £122.50 Fawns, £121.50 Whittle, £120 Lochside, £119 Oxford and Thrunton. Beltex - Heavies: £130, £125, £123 (2) Annstead, £128, £125, £120 Crookston. Beltex – Light: £127.50, £118 Twizell, £125, £121, £120 (3) Crookston, £123, £119 Matfen Home Farm, £123 (2) Annstead. Suffolk: £116.50 Fowberry Moor, £115.50 Edrom Mains, £115 Kettleburn. Cheviot: £108.50 Humbleheugh, £105 Thompsons Walls. Leicester: £108.50 Branton Eastside Cottages (J Elliot) Mule: £108.50 Branton Eastside

Leading prices per kilo: Texel: 320p Bewick Folly, 287p, 280p Fawns, 283p Whittle, 278p Lochside. Beltex – Light: 314p (2), 313p, 293p Crookston, 308p, 298p, 290p Matfen Home Farm, 304p, 295p Twizell. Beltex – Heavies: 291p, 281p Crookston, 286p, 277p Annstead

Cast Ewes:

A good number of cast sheep forward for Wooler saw a very mixed show of sheep  with 367 of 688 sheep sold being horned ewes, all classes sold to an improving trade on the week

Sale top of £209 for an exceptional Texel from J R Whitecross Esq, Clarabad Mill purchased by regular sheep buyer Jeff Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland

Leading prices: Texel: £209, £157 Clarabad Mill, £159 Bolton Post Office, £159 Annstead, £140 Bewick Folly. Beltex: £183, £135 (2) Annstead. Suffolk: £161, £159 Kypie, £141, £125, £117 Fowberry Moor, £127 Lochside, £127 Barmoor Red House, £123 Auchencrow Mains, £119, £116 Mindrum, £117 Kettleburn. Cheviot Mule: £107 Kettleburn. Mule: £102 Bolton Post Office, £98 Primside, £97 Kettleburn, £97 Barmoor Red House, £92 Auchencrow Mains. North County Cheviot: £99, £92 Hartside. Lleyn: £98 Elwick. Romney: £91 Kettleburn. Blackface: £59 Prendwick, £57 Cold Martin

Rams: Texel: £149 Kypie. Romney: £104 Thompsons Walls. North Country Cheviot: £97 Edlingham Demesne. Blackface: £84 Edlingham Demesne