Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 20^th September Harrison and Hetherington sold 1428 prime sheep comprising of 1091 Lambs and 337 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

More leaner and commercial types forward with flesh and quality in shorter supply

Sale overall average 252p

Sale was topped with heavy Beltex to £150 (50kg) C Mellor, Annstead to Thompson Wholesale Meats

Top price per kilo at 340p Bewick Folly to Vivers Scotlamb

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £150, £140, £136 (2), £135 (3) Annstead, £140, £134, £132 (2), £131, £130 Craiglea, £134, £124 Village Farm, Seahouses, £129 (2), £127 Huntington. Texel: £134 (4), £130 Branton East Side, £134, £130 Village Farm, Seahouses, £133 Ford Dairy, £130 Fowberry Moor, £129 Kettleburn, £128 Thrunton and Marshall Meadows. Rouge: £134 Village Farm, Seahouses. Dorset: £133 Fowberry Farm, Bamburgh. Suffolk: £128, £126 Kettleburn, £125 Branton East Side

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 340p, 321p, 313p Bewick Folly, 327p, 325p, 324p, 322p, 314p Annstead, 317p, 312p, 311p (2), 310p (2) Craiglea, 300p Huntington. Texel: 285p Huntington, 279p Elwick, 275p, 270p Lilburn Estates, 274p, 271p Bewick Folly

Cast Ewes:

Cast sheep a sound trade with well fleshed pedigree ewes selling to a premium

Sale top of £249 for a Beltex.x ewe from W K McGowan, Glenholly House, Craiglea

Leading prices:

Texel: Beltex: £249, £167, £157, £116 Craiglea, £155, £145, £139 Annstead, £133, £97 Blackadder Mains. Texel: £209, £197, £170, £159 Blackadder Mains, £207, £157 Village Farm, Seahouses, £200, £177, £160, £159 Annstead, £161, £150 Fowberry Moor, £154 Newham Hall. Rouge: £155 Annstead. Suffolk: £139 Marshall Meadows, £119 (2) Newham Hall, £118 Kettleburn, £117 (2) Brockley Hall, £115 Fowberry Moor, £114 West Hall, £113 Goswick. Cheviot Mule: £119 Annstead. Mule: £103, £100 West Hall, £100 Moorpark, £100 Kettleburn, £96 Newham Hall, £94 Orpwood Farms, £92 Eglingham Hall. Lleyn: £87 West Hall. North Country Cheviot: £83 Marshall Meadows, Jacob: £71 North Sharperton

Rams:

Dorset: £107 Fowberry Farm, Bamburgh