Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 26^th July Harrison and Hetherington sold 1461 prime sheep comprising of 1142 Lambs and 319 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

All classes selling well to average 268p overall, especially well fleshed types

The days sale was topped with heavy Texels to £152 from Messrs Story, Rugley to Farmers Fresh, Wrexham

Leading prices per head: Texel: £152, £150, £144 (2) Rugley, £150 (2) Nesbit, £147 (2) Sunnyside, £146 Hillcrest Livestock, £145 West Longridge, £144 Lilburn Estates, £144 Low Middleton, £142 Wandon. Beltex: £151 (2), £136, £130 Annstead, £150, £140, £133, £131 Craiglea, £136 Nesbit, £130.50 South Dissington. Suffolk: £145, £130 Low Middleton, £141, £139.50 Nesbit, £133.50 Sunnyside and West Hal, £133 South Dissington

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 351p, 343p, 332p, 325p (2), 324p Annstead, 333p, 326p, 310p Craiglea, 318p South Dissington. Texel: 304p Venchen, 294p, 288p Sunnyside, 289p, 288p Rugley, 287p, 285p Lilburn Estates

Cast Ewes:

An up and down show of cast sheep forward saw all classes sell to a solid trade

Sale top of £181 for a pen of 3 Texel bred ewes from Craig Mellor, Annstead

Leading prices: Texel: £181, £160, £159 (2), £157 Annstead, £169 Springhill, Berwick, £131 Marshall Meadows, £121 Greenhead, Reston. Suffolk: £150, £129, £125 Edlingham Newtown, £149, £139, £136 Branton East Side, £137 Marshall Meadows, £135 Kettleburn, £129 Greenhead, Reston. Bluefaced Leicester: £133, £125 Edlingham Newtown. Mule: £100 Greenhead, Reston, £90 West Longridge, £89 Westerheugh. Blackface: £74 Whittingham Lane

Rams:

Suffolk: £131 Whittingham Lane. Easy Care: £99 Chatton Park