Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 25^th October Harrison and Hetherington sold 1466 prime sheep comprising of 1156 Lambs and 310 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs :

A mixed show forward with all classes selling well to average 259p

Sale was topped with Beltex to £150 AJ & T Snaith, Great Tosson to Thompson Wholesale Meat

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £150 Great Tosson, £146, £142 (2), £141, £140 (2) Annstead, £139, £132, £131 Crookston, £139, £135 Twizell, £135 Thrunton, £135 Craiglea. Texel: £140 Black Heddon, £140 Springhill, Seahouses, £137.50, £134 Village Farm, Seahouses, £134 Thrunton, £132 Glencroft. Suffolk: £136 Murton White House, £130 Newstead. Millennium Bleu: £134.50, £132, £130 Fenham Hill. Mule: £118, £116 Branton East Side

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 330p, 308p, 304p Twizell, 322p, 313p Oak Dene, 317p Great Tosson, 311p, 307p, 304p Annstead, 307p, 303p Crookston, 300p Craiglea. Texel: 298p, 296p Twizell, 290p Linden Hill Head, 287p Village Farm, Seahouses

Cast Ewes:

A mixed show about with heavy well fleshed ewes selling best

Sale top of £150 for a Beltex.x ewe from W K McGowan, Glenholly House, Craiglea

Leading prices:

Beltex: £150 Craiglea. Texel: £140 Greenhead, Reston, £130 (2), £115 Black Heddon, £125, £120 Fleurs. Suffolk: £130, £120, £118 Southfield, £123 Black Heddon, £122 Springhill, Seahouses, £120 Greenhead, Reston, £120 Fleurs, £118 Branton East Side. Charollais: £115 Southfield. Bluefaced Leicester: £100 Branton East Side. Mule: £95 Springhill, Seahouses, £90 Edrom Mains, £90 East Newburn, £89 Branton East Side. Cheviot Mule: £95 Shipley Smallburn