Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 13^th December Harrison and Hetherington sold 913 prime sheep comprising of 703 Lambs and 210 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs :

More fleshier sorts appearing but also more leaner kinds on offer

Overall average 263p

Sale was topped with heavy Texels to £158 L & T Story, Rugley to Hartshead Meats

Leading prices per head: Texel: £158, £150, £144 Rugley, £157, £154, £146 (2) Grange Moor, £156, £150, £149 Linden Hill Head, £154, £149 Black Heddon, £150 Clarabad Mill, £150, £148, £146 Springhill, Seahouses, £149, £144 Sunnyside, £148 Branton East Side. Beltex: £151, £150 (2), £140 (4) Crookston, £140, £134, £131 Grange Moor. Suffolk: £148, £138 Rugley, £143, £137, £130.50 Doxford, £141 Kettleburn, £137 Edrom Mains, £134 Newham Hall, £133 Branton East Side. Easy Care: £121.50

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 326p, 325p, 320p, 317p (2) Crookston, 325p Grange Moor, 316p South Dissington, 310p, 306p Tritlington Hall. Texel: 302p (3) Grange Moor, 302p, 300p Crookston, 296p Haredene, 294p Springhill and Linden Hill Head

Cast Ewes:

An ordinary show of ewes sold at flash rates throughout.

Sale top of £135 for a Suffolk ewe from E T Turnbull, Haredene Farm

Leading prices:

Suffolk: £135 Haredene Farm, £129, £127 Edrom Mains, £128 Springhill, £120 Newton Farm, £111 Kettleburn, £111 (2) Doxford, £103, £97 Fleurs, £103, £61 Brandon White House, £99 Mid Edrom, £87 Tritlington Hall, £75 Bellstruther. Texel: £130, £109 Haredene, £130 Mid Edrom, £125 Kettleburn, £125 Newham Hagg, £107 Venchen, £105 Fleurs. Bluefaced Leicester: £120 Shepherds Cottage. Half Bred: £108 Doxford. Mule: £107, £100 Easington Grange, £106 Haredene, £104 Newton, £103 Todrig, £103 Kettleburn, £103 Edrom Mains. Easy Care: £97 Brandon White House. Cheviot Mule: £97 Shepherds Cottage

Rams: Shetland: £49 Bellstruther