Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 29th November Harrison and Hetherington sold 966 prime sheep comprising of 602 Lambs and 364 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs :

Hard fed lambs in short supply with many lambs forward showing the weather

The days sale was topped by heavy Texels to £147 G R Hindmarsh & Son, Linden Hill Head to C Snowdon on behalf of J A Jewitt

Leading prices per head: Texel: £147, £134, £133, £132.50 (3) Linden Hill Head, £140 (2) Goswick, £130 Black Heddon, East Ditchburn and Pallinsburn. Beltex: £134, £130 (2), £129 (2), £126 Tritlington Hall, £131, £130 Linden Hill Head, £126 Lilburn Estates, £124 East Ditchburn. Suffolk: £129.50, £125 Brandon White House, £124.50 East Ditchburn, £124, £123 Goswick. Dorset: £127 Fowberry. Cheviot: £120 Glencroft, £116 East Ditchburn

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 304p, 300p, 290p Tritlington Hall, 300p Village Farm. Texel: 287p, 286p, 282p Linden Hill Head, 281p Glencroft, 281p, 280p Fenham Hill, 280p Moorpark.

Cast Ewes:

A larger show of ewes forward with more weathered sorts about

Sale top of £171 for a trio of Texel ewes from local breeder Pallinsburn Estate

Leading prices:

Texel.x: £171, £160, £141 (2) Pallinsburn, £150 Linden Hill Head, £121 Fleurs. Suffolk: £130 Fleurs, £127, £120 North Lyham, £125 Tritlington Old Hall, £121 Elwick, £119 Pallinsburn, £119 Newton, £119 Brandon White House. Lleyn: £116, £95 Elwick, £99, £91

 Netherton North Side. Mule: £107, £95 Howtel, £104, £96 Brockley Hall, £97 West Hall, £93 Newton, £89 Goswick. Half Bred: £95, £93 (2) North Lyham. North Country Cheviot: £79 Whittingham Lane. Blackface: £59 Whittingham Lane

Rams: Texel: £147 Pallinsburn. Suffolk: £106 Fleurs. Dorset: £99 Fowberry Farms, Bamburgh