Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 16th November Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1258 prime sheep comprising of 928 Lambs and 330 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

Fewer quality export sorts on offer, all classes similar on the week with flesh again better to sell

Overall average 249p SQQ 260p Heavies 241p

Sale topped at £142 for Texels from Elilaw to A O Bell, Eden Lodge

Leading prices per head: Texel: £142, £140, £134 Elilaw, £137, £133 Grange Moor, £136, £130 Black Heddon and Tritlington Hall, £135 South Charlton, £131 (2) Springhill, Seahouses, £130 North End. Beltex: £140.50 (40kg), £127.50, £125.50 Tritlington Hall, £137.50 (2), £136 Fawns, £136.50 Elwick, £132, £130 Newham Buildings, £127.50 Bolton Post Office and Shotton. Suffolk: £136 Craigs House, £134 Wandon, £130, £126.50 Elilaw, £130 Springhill, Seahouses and Brockley Hall. Cheviot: £130, £125.50 Humbleheugh. Mule: £116 South Charlton, £108 Branton East Side

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 351p, 319p, 306p Tritlington Hall, 344p, 324p, 316p Fawns, 310p Elwick, 307p Bolton Post Office, 300p Shotton. Texel: 320p Black Heddon, 309p Bewick Folly, 308p Fawns, 305p Bolton Post Office, 302p (2) Tritlington Hall, 300p Grange Moor

Cast Ewes:

A strong demand for all classes of cast ewes as numbers dry up throughout the country as the season goes by

Sale top of £185 for a Texel ewe from local breeder G A Beresford, West Bolton Post Office purchased by regular sheep buyer Jeff Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland

Leading prices: Texel: £185, £119 West Bolton Post Office, £135, £128 Bewick Folly, £128, £125 Grange Moor, £119 Tritlington Old Hall. Suffolk: £143 Springhill, Seahouses, £143, £119 8 Lamberton, £139 Brandon White House, £137 Branton East Side, £130 Tritlington Old Hall. North Country Cheviot: £131, £129 East Ditchburn, £117, £104, £100 Attonburn, £90 South Charlton. Mule: £118 West Hall, £115, £98 Branton East Side, £101 Ferneycastle, £97 Wrangham. Cheviot Mule: £113 Bewick Folly, £111 Tritlington Old Hall, £109 South Charlton. Zwartble: £113 Billiemains. Lleyn: £111, £107 Elwick. Jacob: £93 Kimmerston. Blackface: £65, £64 Cold Martin, £63 Branton East Side.

Rams: Berrichon: £169 Wandon. Suffolk: £153 Branton East Side. North Country Cheviot: £139 East Ditchburn. Zwartble: £137 Ferneycastle. Bluefaced Leicester: £133 South Charlton