Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 2^nd November Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1526 prime sheep comprising of 1058 Lambs and 468 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

Despite a mixed show forward all fleshed types better to sell

Overall average 243p SQQ 250p Heavies: 234p

Sale topped with a superb Beltex £157 (43kg) J Craigs Ltd, Tritlington Hall to Vivers Scotlamb

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £157, £139 (2), £137, £130 Tritlington Hall, £129.50, £118 Oak Dene, £128, £123.50 Matfen Home Farm, £119 Rugley. Texel: £141, £134, £131 Fenham Hill, £138, £129 Bolton Hall, £135, £125 Tritlington Hall, £134 Brockley Hall, £133, £129 West Longridge, £130, £124.50 (2) Linden Hill Head, £128 Glencroft, £126, £125, £124.50 Black Heddon. Suffolk: £140, £115 Rugley, £134.50, £120.50 Brockley Hall, £119 West Longridge. Vendeen: £124 South Lyham, £118 North Lyham. Mule: £115 Glencroft, £110 Rugley. Cheviot: £114, £112 Humbleheugh

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 365p, 334p, 323p, 316p Tritlington Hall, 325p, 293p, 291p Matfen Home Farm, 316p Oak Dene, 287p Rugley. Texel: 301p, 299p Tritlington Hall, 300p Black Heddon, 291p Matfen Home Farm, 289p Linden Hill Head

Cast Ewes:

A very mixed show of cast sheep forward sold to a solid trade throughout

Sale top of £250 from Master Finn Story, Rugley Farm with a fantastic pure Texel ewe, purchased by regular sheep buyer Jeff Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland

Leading prices: Texel: £250, £198 Rugley, £191 Newham Hagg, £175 Nesbit, £147 Whittle, £127 Tritlington Hall, £119 Elwick. Suffolk: £130 Nesbit, £129, £119 Whittingham Lane, £119, £109 Marigold Farming, £111 Whittle, £109 Marigold Farming, £107 Tritlington Hall. Lleyn: £103, £100 Elwick. Half Bred: £95 North Lyham. Mule: £90, £80 West Longridge, £86 Tritlington Hall, £85 Newham Hagg, £83 Whittingham Lane. North Country Cheviot: £81 Barrowburn, £79 Hartside. Blackface: £60 Newham Hagg

Rams: Texel: £155 Black Heddon. North Country Cheviot: £103 Hartside