Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 6^th December Harrison and Hetherington sold 1032 prime sheep comprising of 724 Lambs and 308 Cast Ewes & Rams at the Christmas show sponsored by Northumbrian Quality Feeds

Lambs :

A smaller but quality show of show sheep forward, the judge Mr D Nicholson, Whitley Bay awarded the overall champion to W K McGowan, Craiglea for a smart turned out pen of 5 Beltex lambs bought by J T Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland realising £250 (50kg) who generously donated the proceeds to Marie Curie

is Lorna McGowan, Craiglea who was award the Championship along side D Nicholson, Nicholsons Butchers, Whitley Bay (Judge) with the 5 pens of Beltex lambs £250, (50kg)

Suffolk:

1^st – Berryhill - £156 (58k) D Nicholson

2^nd – Brockley Hall - £147 (57kg) J A Jewitt

3^rd – Brockley Hall - £136 (50kg) J A Jewitt

Cheviot:

1^st – South Charlton - £116 – (42kg) J A Jewitt

2^nd – East Ditchburn - £110 (42kg) Yorkshire Halal

3^rd - East Ditchburn - £124 (47kg) A Atkinson

Continental:

1^st – Lilburn Estates (Roseden) - £137 (50kg) A Atkinson

2^nd – Annstead - £150 (45kg) Vivers Scotlamb

3^rd – Oak Dene - £121 (40kg) Vivers Scotlamb

Beltex:

1^st – Craiglea - £250 (48kg) J Dunn

2^nd – Annstead - £150 (46kg) Vivers Scotlamb

3^rd – Lilburn (Roseden) - £150 (48kg) Thompson Meat

Pairs:

1^st – Annstead - £162 (55kg) Thompson Meat

2^nd – Clarabad Mill - £128 (44kg) Vivers Scotlamb

3^rd – Black Heddon - £130 (52kg) D Nicholson

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £160, £150 (4) Annstead, £134 Blackadder Mains, £130 Springhill, Seahouses, £129 Tritlington Hall. Texel: £150 Village Farm, Seahouses, £145 Clarabad Mill, £143 Middlestots, £143, £131 Berryhill, £140 (2), £137, £132, £131 Thrunton, £132 Blackadder Mains, £132 Todrig, £130 Black Heddon. Suffolk: £150, £136, £135 Kettleburn, £138, £136, £135 Brockley Hall, £130 Tritlington Hall, £130 (2) Berryhill. Cheviot: £124, £123 East Ditchburn

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 326p, 320p, 318p Annstead, 315p, 314p, 300p Craiglea, 313p, 308p Tritlington Hall, 313p Lilburn Estates (Roseden), 308p (2) Blackadder Mains, 303p Oak Dene. Texel: 315p, 305p, 300p Tritlington Hall, 308p, 293p Lilburn Estates (Roseden), 308p Annstead, 298p Middlestots, 292p Clarabad Mill

Cast Ewes:

A good heavy well fleshed show of ewes forward met a solid trade.

Sale topped twice at £200, firstly for a pair of Texel ewes from Craig Mellor, Annstead followed by a moment of generosity from W K McGowan, Craiglea who donated the funds from a Beltex.x ewe to the worthy cause of Marie Curie, which saw the ewe also go on to achieve £200.

Leading prices:

Beltex: £200 Craiglea (Marie Curie), £180, £130, £120 Craiglea, £180 Annstead. Texel: £200, £185, £133 Annstead, £160, £150, £140 Fenham Hill, £147 Newham Hall. Suffolk: £151 South Lyham, £141 Newham Hall, £140 (2), £130 Greenhead, £137 Fenham Hill, £130 Springhill, Seahouses, £130 Brandon White House. Half Bred: £125, £117 South Lyham, £116 Marigold Farming. North Country Cheviot: £110 (2) East Ditchburn. Mule: £110 South Lyham, £108, £95 Newham Hall, £103 Fenham Le Moor, £101 Springhill, Seahouses, £100 Brandon White House, £98 Marigold Farming, £97 Todrig. Cheviot Mule: £105 Haugh Head. Dorset: £104 Springhill, Seahouses

Rams: Beltex: £130 Gainslaw Hill. Texel: £120 Gainslaw Hill