Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 27^th September Harrison and Hetherington sold 1252 prime sheep comprising of 804 Lambs and 448 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

All classes a touch sharper to average 259p overall

Sale was topped with Charollais to £138 Wrangham to Hartshead Meats

Leading prices per head: Charollais: £138 Wrangham. Beltex: £135 (2), £127.50 Clarabad Mill, £133 Black Heddon, £133, £130, £126 Hoppen Hall, £127, £124.50 Huntington, £126.50 (3) Thrunton. Texel: £132 Village Farm, Seahouses, £131.50 (3) Black Heddon, £131 Foulden Bastle, £130, £129.50 (2) Thrunton, £130 (2) Low Middleton. Suffolk: £131.50 Kettleburn, £126 Todrig and Sunnyside, Reston. Easy Care: £131, £126, £124 North Doddington. Mule: £113.50 (2) Branton East Side

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 318p, 304p, 301p Huntington, 303p Twizell, 303p Black Heddon, 300p Clarabad Mill. Texel: 297p Hoppen Hall, 295p Broadmeadows, 290p (2), 286p Black Heddon

Cast Ewes:

Larger numbers of cast sheep forward saw all classes meet a bit resistance today as seen nationally, with well fleshed pedigrees reaching a premium

Sale top of £245 from D J Texels, 21 Scott Road with a powerful Texel

Leading prices:

Texel: Texel: £245, £200, £193 D J Texels, £237, £225, £205, £197 Huntington, £217, £193 Kypie, £185 Burradon Mains. Bluefaced Leicester: £139, £111 Branton East Side, £111 Branton East Side (J Elliott). Suffolk: £127, £116 Branton East Side, £119, £116 Burradon Mains, £117 Brandon White House, £117 Ross Farm, £115 Kettleburn. Mule: £104, £95 Branton East Side, £98 Brandon White House, £98 Burradon Mains, £94 East Newburn. Cheviot Mule: £103 Edlingham Demesne. Roussin: £100 Felkington. Beltex: £91 Lilburn Estates (Roseden). Romney: £86 Felkington. North Country Cheviot: £78 Linhope Farming, £75 Edlingham Demesne. Easy Care: £76 Brandon White House. Blackface: £68 Linhope Farming

Rams:

Suffolk: £133 Kettleburn, £132 Lilburn Estates (Roseden). Easy Care: £91 North Doddington. North Country Cheviot: £90 Linhope Farming