Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 11^th October Harrison and Hetherington sold 1487 prime sheep comprising of 948 Lambs and 539 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs : Despite a good portion of leaner sorts forward, trade brisk for all types to an overall average 258p

Top price was Beltex to £150 Annstead to Hartshead Meat

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £150 (3), £141, £140 (3), £135 Annstead, £134 Thrunton, £134 (2) Fowberry Moor, £132 Wandon, £130 Bothal Barns, £129 East Ditchburn. Texel: £144, £138, £135 Fowberry Moor, £140, £138, £136 Thrunton, £138 Wandon, £135 Lilburn Estates. Vendeen: £129, £127 South Lyham. Suffolk: £128, £123 East Ditchburn, £127 Quarry House and West Hall. Blue Texel: £128 Fowberry Moor

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 324p, 308p, 306p, 305p Bewick Folly, 315p, 311p, 305p (2), 304p (3) Annstead. Texel: 296p, 293p Bewick Folly, 296p, 295p, 293p Thrunton, 288p Lilburn Estates, 286p East Newburn

Cast Ewes: A straight trade for all classes with a mixed show forward

Sale top of £187 for a smart Texel bred ewe from J Hall & Sons, Bewick Folly

Leading prices:  Texel: £187 Bewick Folly, £160, £157, £131, £129, £128, £127 Black Heddon, £131 Bothal Barns, £130 Fowberry Moor, £130 Linbriggs, £125 Village Farm, Seahouses. Suffolk: £150, £120 Nesbit, £122, £110 Newton, £115, £111 Quarry House, £113 Mayfield, £107 Village Farm, Seahouses. Vendeen: £119, £113 North Lyham. Half Bred: £113 Nesbit, £100 North Lyham. Mule: £100, £98 Brockley Hall, £98 Prendwick, £96 Bothal Barns, £90 Wrangham, £89 Mayfield. North Country Cheviot: £84, £81 Linbriggs. Blackface: £55 Wrangham, £50 Prendwick. Herdwick: £40 Thornton

Rams: Texel : £159 Kypie, £135 Fowberry Moor, £130 Todrig, £117, £115 Wandon. Suffolk: £150 Nesbit, £117 (2) Goswick