Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 18^th October Harrison and Hetherington sold 1401 prime sheep comprising of 920 Lambs and 481 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs :

A nice commercial show with more heavies appearing

Overall average 260p - SQQ 270p - £123

Sale was topped with a pen of heavy Texels at £143 from J H C Campbell & Son, Thrunton to Hartshead Meats

Leading prices per head: Texel: £143, £142, £138 (2), £136.50 Thrunton, £143, £140 Well House, £141, £132 Fenham Hill, £139, £136 Springhill, Seahouses, £137 (2) Elilaw. Suffolk: £140, £130 Lilburn Estates (Roseden), £134, £130.50 Branton East Side, £133 Elilaw, £130 Sunnyside. Beltex: £135 (2) Thrunton, £129 Huntington

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 332p, 331p Lilburn Estates (Roseden), 309p, 300p South Dissington, 303p, 300p Huntington. Texel: 290p Fenham Hill, 290p Henlaw, 288p Bolton Post Office

Cast Ewes:

A well fleshed show of ewes forward sold to a solid trade throughout

Sale top of £224 for a tremendous pen of 7 Texel ewes purchased by Jeff Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland

A moment of generosity from Low Bleakhope witnessed a Blackface tup donated in aid of The Great North Air Ambulance this was kindly purchased by Jeff Dunn for £100 and this has since been matched by Harrison & Hetherington to help this worthy cause

Leading prices:

Texel: £224 South Farm, £194, £164, £161 Rennie Livestock, £191 D J Texels, £181, £160 Huntington, £180, £167 Pallinsburn, £177 Ford Dairy. Beltex: £165, £145, £140, £137 Huntington. Suffolk: £129 Ford Dairy, £129 Pallinsburn, £123 Springhill, Seahouses, £123 Venchen, £120 Mindrum Farming, £120 Moorpark. Mule: £102, £85 Primside, £95 Springhill, Seahouses, £88 West Longridge, £85 Auchencrow Mains, £83 Newton Farm,  £83 Eglingham Hall. North Country Cheviot: £99 Hartside (A Hutcheon) £87 Hartside, £80 Alnham, £79 Bowmont Farming, £75 Low Espley. Blackface: £86 Branton East Side, £67 Alnham. Swaledale: £65 Low Bleakhope

Rams:

Blackface: £100 Low Bleakhope. North Country Cheviot: £89, £85, £84 Bowmont Farming