Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 15th November Harrison and Hetherington sold 1145 prime sheep comprising of 893 Lambs and 252 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs :

Another varied show forward with well fleshed types selling to a premium

The sale was topped with Beltex to £140 W K McGowan, Craiglea to Thompson Wholesale Meat

Sale overall average 266p

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £140, £137, £135, £134 (2) Craiglea, £139 (2) Tritlington Hall, £134, £130 Broadmeadows, £134 Blackadder Mains, £130, £129.50 Lilburn Estates. Texel: £138 Whittingham Lane, £136, £132 Todrig, £135 Blackadder Mains, £133 Tritlington Hall, £132.50 Sunnyside, £132 Lilburn Estates, £131 Branton East Side. Suffolk: £134, £132.50, £131 Sunnyside, £133, £125 Haugh Head, £130 Brockley Hall, £128 Branton East Side. Vendeen: £131.50 South Lyham. Charollais: £129 Southfield. Mule: £118.50, £117 Branton East Side

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 326p, 311p, 300p, 296p Craiglea, 320p, 313p South Dissington, 319p, 313p Tritlington Hall, 313p, 304p Bewick Folly, 308p Blackadder Mains. Texel: 312p Blackadder Mains, 299p South Dissington, 293p Village Farm, Seahouses, 290p Shotton

Cast Ewes:

An improved show of quality forward saw all classes sell to a similar trade on the week

Sale top of £212 for a pure Texel ewe from local breeder R J Bradbury, Black Heddon

Leading prices:

Texel: £212, £211, £191, £157, £125 Black Heddon, £151 (3), £150, £119 Pallinsburn, £130 Shepherds Cottage, £127 Whittingham Lane, £126 Broadmeadows. North Country Cheviot: £131, £119 Shepherds Cottage. Suffolk: £130, £122, £120 Pallinsburn Estate, £128 Tritlington Hall, £126 Mayfield, £117 (2) Whittingham Lane. Cheviot Mule: £127 Pallinsburn, £127 Shepherds Cottage. Mule: £104 Fenham Le Moor, £102, £90 Mayfield, £100 Whittingham Lane, £87 Brockley Hall. Blackface: £94, £68 Branton East Side, £69 Shepherds Cottage

Rams: Texel: £130 Broadmeadows