Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 30^th August Harrison and Hetherington sold 1408 prime sheep comprising of 1200 Lambs and 208 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

A varied show forward met a similar trade to average 266p overall

Top price were a pen of 12 Beltex £150 (45kg) C Mellor, Annstead to Vivers Scotlamb

Top price per kilo 347p (£149) C Mellor, Annstead

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £150 (2), £149, £146 (3), £144, £140 Annstead, £136.50, £133, £130 Linden Hill Head, £136 East Ditchburn, £134, £133, £130 Bewick Folly, £134, £130 Tritlington Hall. Texel: £140, £137, £131.50, £130 Linden Hill Head, £135, £132 Tritlington Hall, £133 (2), £130 Nesbit, £133, £130 Thrunton, £132 Sunnyside, £132 Bewick Folly, £131, £130 Wandon. Rouge: £140 Annstead. Suffolk: £135 Grants Bank, £133, £127 Sunnyside, £128 Tritlington Hall, £128 (2) Elilaw. Dorset: £130 Fowberry Farms. Mule: £120 Glencroft

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 347p, 343p, 340p, 333p (2), 332p (2), 324p Annstead, 333p, 326p, 315p Tritlington Hall, 321p Linden Hill Head, 317p, 312p Bewick Folly, 313p, 307p, 306p Matfen Home Farm. Texel: 311p, 300p Tritlington Hall, 305p, 296p Linden Hill Head

Cast Ewes:

All classes of cast sheep a similar trade on the week with lighter leaner sorts slightly less money

Sale top of £219 for a Texel from local breeder Neil Harvey Farms, Blackadder Mains

Leading prices:

Texel: Texel: £219, £217, £171, £159, £150 Blackadder Mains, £139 Cresswell Farms. Suffolk: £135 Cornhill, £133, £119 Newton, £133 Kettleburn, £130 Sunnyside, £120 Village Farm, £119 Doxford. Half Bred: £129, £119 Nesbit, £119 Doxford, £116 Marigold Farming. Dorset: £112 Fowberry Farms. North Country Cheviot: £111 East Ditchburn. Mule: £108, £99 Kettleburn, £106 Primside, £105 West Hall. Cheviot Mule: £107 Primside, £107 Kettleburn

Rams:-

 Texel: £139 Primside, £127 South Charlton. Bluefaced Leicester: £125 South Charlton