Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 23rd November Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1374 prime sheep comprising of 881 Lambs and 493 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

More lambs showing the weather

Fed sorts well sold, fewer heavies on offer

Overall 257p   SQQ 264p   Heavies 248p

Sale topped with Beltex.x lambs at £150 (44kg) J Craigs Ltd, Tritlington Hall to Thompsons Wholesale Meat

Leading prices per head: Heavy Beltex £150, £126.50 Tritlington Hall, £130, £124, £122 Crookston, £129.50 Swarland Old Hall, £126.50 (2) Twizell. Texel: £144, £140 Swarland Old Hall, £137 Black Heddon, £135 Tritlington Hall, £134.50, £131 Whittle, £133, £132, £130 Newstead, £132 Kettleburn, £130 Springhill, Seahouses. Light Beltex: £140.50, £135.50 Tritlington Hall, £129, £126 Crookston, £127.50, £124.50 Twizell, £122.50 Oak Dene, £121.50 Matfen Home Farm. Suffolk: £136, £133, £130 Springhill, Seahouses, £130 Nesbit, £125, £124 Kettleburn. Cheviot: £130.50 (2), £121 Humbleheugh. Vendeen: £124.50 North Lyham. Dorset: £122 Springhill, Seahouses

Leading prices per kilo: Light Beltex: 351p, 323p, 304p, 296p Tritlington Hall, 330p, 304p, 295p Matfen Home Farm, 316p, 307p, 300p Twizell, 300p Crookston, 299p, 294p Oak Dene. Heavy Beltex: 341p Tritlington Hall, 300p Crookston, 295p Swarland Old Hall. Texel: 302p Whittle, 300p, 294p Swarland Old Hall, 298p Oak Dene, 281p Lochside and Village Farm, Seahouses

Cast Ewes:

Cast sheep continue to improve in trade for all classes in particular smarter bred and well fleshed sorts fetching a premium

Achieving a new centre record the sale topped at £290 for an exceptional Texel ewe from local breeder R J Bradbury, Black Heddon purchased by regular sheep buyer Jeff Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland

Leading prices: Texel: £290, £240, £181, £135 Black Heddon, £189 Edlingham Demesne, £155, £153, £145, £143 South Lyham, £145 Whittle. Suffolk: £152 South Lyham, £139, £117 Springhill, Seahouses, £137, £125, £116 Tughall, £134 Kettleburn, £115 Haugh Head. North Country Cheviot: £126, £111, £99, £90 Linbriggs, £116, £102, £90 Stouphill, £93 Haugh Head. Mule: £116 Springhill, Seahouses, £113 Kettleburn, £112, £107 Tughall, £109 Edlingham Demesne, £108 South Lyham, £107 Whittle. Blackface: £88, £69 Edlingham Demesne

Rams: Suffolk: £170 Nesbit. Texel: £145, £131 Cornhill. North Country Cheviot: £133, £122 Reaveley. Dorset: £119 Fowberry Farm, Bamburgh