Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 2^nd June Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 790 prime sheep comprising 548 Lambs, 134 Hoggs and 208 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:
Another sharp trade with a good show of heavier sorts.

Overall average £142 (334p) heavies £162 (337p)

Sale was topped by texels to £176 from A Robinson Farms, Tughall purchased by A Traves & Son, York

Leading Lamb Prices per head: Texel: £176, £164, £160 Tughall, £172 Nesbit, £166 Cornhill, £158 South Lyham, £156 West Hall and Tritlington Hall. Suffolk: £172, £160 (2), £157 Tughall, £170 Edlingham Newtown, £154, £150 Nesbit, £146 Kettleburn. Vendeen: £170, £165 South Lyham. Charolais: £160, £157, £156, £154 Cornhill. Beltex: £138 East Newburn

Leading Lamb Prices per kilo: Texel: 381p, 357p, 353p Tritlington Hall, 353p Lochside. Beltex: 363p East Newburn. Vendeen: 355p South Lyham. Suffolk: 354p Edlingham Newtown, 344p Tughall

Hoggs:
Still a great demand

Leading Hogg Prices per head: Texel: £181, £176, £155 Edlingham Newtown, £170, £160 (2) Reaveley Greens, £164 Black Heddon, £158 East Fleetham. Charolais: £153, £143 Blossom Plantation, £134 Townhead. Oxford: £168 East Fleetham. Primera: £152, £148 Felkington. Blackface: £148, £139, £137 Newham Buildings. Cheviot: £139 Whitehall. Mule: £144 West Longridge

Leading Hogg Prices per kilo: 295p Blossom Plantation, 278p Whitehall, 277p Edlingham Newtown, 271p (2) Shipley Smallburn

Cast Ewes:

Cast sheep keenly sought after from start to finish, with trade dearer on the week

Achieving top price from regular consignor J Herdman, Edlingham Newtown was a smashing Texel ewe at £175 purchased by local ewe buyer Jeff Dunn

Whilst cast tups sold to £161 for a smart texel from I F Murray & Partners, Shepherds Cottage

Texel: £175, £147 Edlingham Newtown, £173, £161 Blossom Plantation, £167, £145 East Fleetham, £153, £147 Reaveley Greens, £149, £135 Gainslaw Hill, £139 Whitehall, £139 Broadmeadows. Suffolk: £157 East Fleetham, £149, £147, £145 Gainslaw Hill, £143 Mid Edrom, £139, £131, £129, £127 Reaveley Greens, £137 Haugh Head, £133 Townhead, £129 Haugh Head. Cheviot Mule: £137 East Fleetham, £129 Gainslaw Hill. Oxford: £137 (2) East Fleetham. Greyface: £131 (2) Blossom Plantation, £127, £119, £117, £113 Reaveley Greens, £119 8 Mordington, £117 (2) Townhead, £115 Haugh Head, £113 Treaty Park. Bluefaced Leicester: £119 Townhead. Blackface: £97 8 Mordington, £93, £79 Reaveley Greens. North Country Cheviot: £85 (3), £83 Townhead.

Rams:  Texel: £161 Shepherds Cottage, £133 Reaveley Greens. Romney: £127 , £115 Felkington. Suffolk: £111 Felkington