Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 9th August Harrison and Hetherington sold 1010 prime sheep comprising of 783 Lambs and 227 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

With fewer numbers due to good weather and despite less flesh about, trade was buoyant to an overall average of £127 (44kg) 289p

Sale was topped for Texels at £160 to J Gregory & Son, Springhill, Seahouses to J A Jewitt, Spennymoor and Beltex to 362p Annstead to Vivers Scotlamb

Leading prices per head: Texel: £160 Springhill, Seahouses, £155 (2), £150 Greenhead, Reston, £150 Low Middleton, £150 Bewick Folly, £150 Village Farm, Seahouses. Beltex: £155, £146, £140 Craiglea, £153, £146 Bewick Folly, £152, £150 (4), £147, £144.50, £140 Annstead, £150 New Etal Cottage, £150 Huntington. Suffolk: £155, £144, £140 (2) Nesbit, £145 Low Middleton, £134 Brockley Hall. Easy Care: £142, £139, £138, £129 North Doddington

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 362p, 350p, 349p, 346p, 343p, 341p Annstead, 356p, 340p, 335p Bewick Folly, 352p, 338p, 337p Craiglea, 341p New Etal Cottage, 330p Huntington. Texel: 320p, 312p, 308p Bewick Folly, 318p Fenham Hill, 316p Low Middleton, 315p Annstead, 313p, 311p Village Farm, 310p Greenhead, Reston

Cast Ewes:

Cast sheep, all classes a similar trade on the week, well fleshed pedigree sorts fetching a premium

Sale peak of £250 for a Texel bred ewe from Craig Mellor, Annstead

Leading prices: Texel: £250, £200, £180 (3) Annstead, £240, £200, £179 Huntington, £197, £177 D J Texels, £179 Black Heddon. Suffolk: £155, £138, £130 Nesbit, £133 Newton, £127 Edlingham Demesne, £127 Village Farm, Seahouses, £119 Greenhead, Reston, £117 Reaveley Greens. Half Bred: £139, £124 Nesbit. Blue Texel: £125 Reddishall. Easy Care: £115, £113, £95 (2) North Doddington. Mule: £110, £97 Edlingham Demesne, £105, £99 West Longridge, £100 Reaveley Greens, £99 Whittingham Lane, £98 Oak Dene Grange