Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 16th August Harrison and Hetherington sold 1723 prime sheep comprising of 1410 Lambs and 313 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

A mixed show forward with flesh still selling to a premium.  Overall average 265p

Sale was topped for heavy Beltex/Texel (3) £160 C.Mellor, Annstead to Hartshead Meat and Thompsons Meats

Leading prices per head:

Texel: £160 Annstead, £148 (2) £144 Greenhead, £142 Low Middleton, £140, £137 Elilaw, £140 Branton Eastside, £138 Auchencrow Mains, Fowberry Moor;  Beltex: £160 (2) £150, £140 (2), £138, £134 (2) Annstead, £136, £130 Springhill, £135 (2) Matfen Home Farm, £130 (2) Tritlington, £128 Huntington; Suffolk: £140 Fowberry Moor, £139(2) £138 Haughhead, £136.50 Low Middleton, £136, £133 Nesbit, £134.50 Elilaw, £134 Branton Eastside, £132 Reavley Greens; Mule £122, £114 Branton Eastside, £111 East Newburn; Blackface: £125 Haughhead, Leicester: £136 Branton Eastside; Dorset.x: £140, £134(2) Fowberry Farms; Hampshire: £123 Haughhead Cottage; Rouge: £130 Annstead

Leading prices per kilo:

Texel: 300p Greenhead, 295p Springhill, Matfen Home Farm, Beltex: 333p, 331p, 330p, 329p, 322p Annstead, 325p, 320p Tritlington Hall, 321p, 315p Matfen Home Farm, 313p Huntington

Cast Ewes:

Cast Sheep, for all classes, sold to an improved rate on the week as numbers required to meet buyer demand.

Sale top of £241 for a Beltex bred Ewe from Craig Mellor, Annstead Farm

Leading prices:

Beltex: £241, £181, £133 Annstead; Texel: £175, £167 Elilaw, £157 Annstead, £155 Fowberry Moor, £149 Greenhead, £147 Annstead; Suffolk: £167 Nesbit, Elilaw, £157 Elilaw, £150 Nesbit, Kettleburn, £147 Elilaw, Nesbit, Greenhead; Cheviot Mule: £152 Annstead, £124 Elilaw; Lleyn: £134, £130 Elwick; Half Bred: £129 Nesbit, £125 Elilaw, £117 Nesbit; Greyfaced: £119 Glencroft, £118 Kettleburn, £115 Greenhead, £103 Glencroft, £100 West Longridge; Easycare: £90 Alnham; North Country Cheviot: £90 Biddlestone Home Farm, Blackface: £79 Alnham, £74 West Longridge

Rams:

Beltex: £150, £147 Annstead