Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 7^th December Harrison and Hetherington sold 1203 prime sheep comprising of 892 Lambs and 411 Cast Ewes and Rams at the Christmas Show

The show was kindly sponsored by Northumbria Quality Feeds, Alnorthumbria Vets and The Beltex Sheep Society

A great show with some of the cream of Northumberland and the Borders in attendance was judged by Ben Gray, Harrogate and awarded the Champion to Fiona Mellor, Annstead for an outstanding pen of 5 bareskin Beltex realising £205 (52kg) to J Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland who kindly donated them to his regular charity Macmillan nurses. Reserve were a pen of hard fed Beltex from Lilburn Estates £150 (44kg) Vivers Scotlamb

Show Sheep – Pen of 5

Suffolk:

1^st – Brockley Hall £132, 2^nd – East Ditchburn £126, 3^rd – East Ditchburn £119

Texel:

1^st – Blackadder Mains £134, 2^nd – Brockley Hall £122, 3^rd – Reaveley Greens £116

Cheviot:

1^st – East Ditchburn £125, 2^nd – Humbleheugh (42kg) £101, 3^rd – South Charlton £107

Light Beltex:

1^st – Lilburn Estates £150, 2^nd – Huntington £134, 3^rd Matfen Home Farms £115

Heavy Beltex:

1^st – Annstead £205, 2^nd – Annstead £168, 3^rd Crookham Dairy £135

Pairs:

1^st – Annstead £138, 2^nd - Lilburn Estates £131, 3^rd – Blackadder Mains (Texel) £136

Charity Sheep

Macmillan Nurses - £1025 J Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland

My Name’5 Doddie Foundation – 2 lambs Blackadder Mains to Vivers £288

Great North Childrens Hospial – 1 lamb donated by Brockley Hall £500 to Ben Gray, Jeff Dunn and Harrison & Hetherington

Well fleshed sorts easy to sell others a touch easier

Overall Average 252p

Other prices:

Leading prices per head: Heavy Beltex: £150, £143, £140 (2) Annstead, £150, £136, £133 Lilburn Estates, £150 Sydenham, £144 Blackadder Mains, £136, £134 Huntington. Texel: £148, £140 Annstead, £136, £134 Blackadder Mains, £134 Newstead, Clarabad Mill and Black Heddon, £130 South Rennington, Tritlington Hall and Brockley Hall. Light Beltex: £144, £135 Crookham Dairy, £135, £129, £125 Lilburn Estates, £130, £128.50 Tritlington Hall. Suffolk: £138 Newstead, £132 Brockley Hall, £130 (2), £126 East Ditchburn. Cheviot: £125, £124, £118 East Ditchburn, £121, £120 Humbleheugh

Leading price per kilo: Heavy Beltex: 385p, 350p, 298p Annstead, 300p Blackadder Mains, 294p, 291p Lilburn Estates. Light Beltex: 341p, 300p (2) Lilburn Estates, 335p, 314p Crookham Dairy, 319p, 314p, 300p Tritlington Hall, 297p, 295p Matfen Home Farms, 293p Oak Dene Grange

Cast Ewes:

A mixed show of cast sheep forward saw all classes follow the national trend and become harder work on the week

Sale top of £201 for a fantastic Texel ewe from local breeder J Herdman, Edlingham Newtown

Leading prices: Texel: £201 Edlingham Newtown, £197, £183 Clarabad Mill, £191 Blackadder Mains, £173, £144 (2) South Lyham, £171, £162, £153, £140 The Hagg. Bluefaced Leicester: £139 Edlingham Newtown. Suffolk: £139 South Lyham, £125, £117 Newham Hall, £115 Springhill, Seahouses, £115 Reaveley Greens, £109 Barmoor Red House, £109 Mayfield, £107 Haugh Head, £107 Marigold Farming, £100 Edlingham Newtown, £100 Tritlington Hall. Cheviot Mule: £114 Lochside. Mule: £110 Mayfield, £107 Lochside, £107 South Lyham, £97 Haugh Head, £95 Marigold Farming, £93 Bowmont Hill. Half Bred: £105 Brandon, £93 Marigold Farming. North Country Cheviot: £55 Linhope Farming, £54 Bowmont Farming. Blackface: £59 Edlingham Newtown

Rams: North Country Cheviot:  £90 Bowmont Farming