Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 4^th October Harrison and Hetherington sold 1269 prime sheep comprising of 1017 Lambs and 252 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs : More leaner and commercial types forward resulting in a steadier trade

Sale topped with a great Beltex lamb at £150 from J Hall & Sons, Bewick Folly to Thompson Meats

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £150, £130, £122 Bewick Folly, £134, £130 (3), £126 Crookston. Texel: £131, £130, £124 West Longridge, £128, £125 Whittle, £127, £125 Wandon, £126 Bewick Folly, £125 Fenham Hill. Suffolk: £122.50, £122 Springhill, Seahouses, £121, £120 Brandon White House, £118 Sunnyside

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 333p, 320p, 312p Bewick Folly, 307p, 303p Crookston. Texel: 298p, 293p, 290p Bewick Folly, 284p Shotton, 280p Black Heddon

Cast Ewes: A straight show of Cast Sheep forward sold to an improved trade on the week. 

Sale top of £169 for a pair of Texel bred Ewes from R.J Bradbury, Black Heddon purchased by Cast Sheep buyer, Jeff Dunn, Ponteland

Leading prices: Texel: £169, £149 Black Heddon, £139 Wandon, £135 Black Heddon, £131, £124 Wandon, £117 North Lyham, £115 Sunnyside; Suffolk: £128 Mayfield, £127 North Lyham, £126 Wandon, £117 Reavley Greens, £113 North Lyham, £109 Shotton, £102 Cold Marttin; Half Bred: £103 North Lyham; Mule: £102 Wandon, £100, £98 Mayfield, £96 Reavely Greens; Blackface: £74, £66 Linhope, £70 Reavley Greens, £64 Cold Martin

Rams: Bluefaced Leicester : £135 Cold Martin