Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 9th November Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1744 prime sheep comprising of 1284 Lambs and 460 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

All classes dearer to average 256p SQQ 261p Heavies 250p

Sale topped at £160 for Rouge lambs from Annstead to Raja, Doncaster

Leading prices per head: Rouge: £160 Annstead. Texel: £140, £138 Annstead, £147 Haredene, £143.50, £138 Little Bavington, £142, £140 Blackadder Mains, £141, £139.50 Linden Hill Head, £140 (3), £137 Grange Moor, £140 Fenham Hill and Todrig, £138.50 Black Heddon. Heavy Beltex: £140.50, £128.50 Tritlington Hall, £140 Blackadder Mains, £136, £128 Annstead, £135 Twizell, £128 Oak Dene, £127, £126 Henlaw. Light Beltex: £138.50 (40kg), £129.50 Tritlington Hall, £133, £127, £125 Twizell, £128 Oak Dene. Suffolk: £139 Lilburn Estates, £130 Kettleburn and East Ditchburn (D Turner), £128 Haredene, £124.50 Edlingham Newtown, £121 Linden Hill Head, £119 East Ditchburn. Cheviot: £127, £120 Humbleheugh

Leading prices per kilo: Light Beltex: 346p, 324p, 292p Tritlington Hall, 331p, 310p Matfen Home Farm, 321p, 301p, 290p Twizell, 320p, 310p Oak Dene. Texel: 328p Linden Hill Head, 315p, 308p Black Heddon, 300p Lilburn Estate, 299p Pallinsburn Estate, 294p, 292p Grange Moor. Heavy Beltex: 330p, 321p Little Bavington, 320p, 292p (2) Tritlington Hall, 296p Annstead, 291p Oak Dene

Cast Ewes:

A solid trade for all classes of cast sheep with a smart run of fleshy pedigree bred sorts included

Sale top of £255 for a fantastic Texel ewe from I F Murray & Partners, Shepherds Cottage purchased by regular buyer Jeff Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland

Leading prices: Texel: £255 Shepherds Cottage, £219, £204, £177, £167, £163, £161, £147 Blackadder Mains, £211, £197, £195, £171, £141 Annstead, £139 Berryhill, £135 Haredene, £132 (2) Pallinsburn. Suffolk: £157, £147 Kypie, £132 Haugh Head, £130 Haredene, £127 Kettleburn, £127 Berryhill, £127 Pallinsburn, £121 Mindrum, £120 West Longridge, £119 Newton. Beltex: £125 Blackadder Mains. Lleyn: £105 Elwick. Mule: £103 Kettleburn, £97 Moorpark, £97 Berryhill, £95 Haugh Head, £92 Newton, £91 East Newburn. Aberfield: £103 Reddishall. Cheviot Mule: £95 Haugh Head. North Country Cheviot: £83 Hartside. Ryeland: £59 Easter Crowbutt. Greyface Dartmoor: £30 Windy Walls

Rams: Texel: £203, Annstead, £175, £155 Blackadder Mains, £133 Gainslaw Hill. Dorset: £113