Prime and Cast Sheep

PRIME SHEEP: On Monday 5th January 2026 Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of prime and cast sheep. A new year was welcomed by a new pricing structure, with the sub zero temperatures and levels of sheep sold over the Christmas period putting a dent in overall throughput, this was a trend nationally and saw all classes of sheep significantly dearer on the week, Nearly 700 ewes sold to an astonishing average of £180.98 to a top of £320 for Texel ewes from Messrs Ingram, Logie Durno, Aberdeen who sold others at £318, £312, £310, £308, £298, £295 (X2), £288 (X5) to average £242.85 for 189 sold. An SQQ of 365p in the prime lambs with the sheep falling in this bracket being the trade of the day with plenty business to be done at 380 and beyond for commercials  with best sorts 450-540p , good heavies around the 340-350 mark with more commercial types 320-335, these topped at £240 and 545.5ppkg for a marvellous single Beltex lamb from Messrs Wigham, Hargill House, Hexham

Leading Price per Head: BELTEX: £240 ,44kg, Hargill House,  £200 ,58kg,  £196 ,61kg,  £195 ,48kg,  £194 ,51kg,  £188 ,48kg,  £184 ,54kg, Down By Rigg,  £187 ,49kg,  £176 ,45kg,  £170 ,47kg, Steeley Farm,  £187 ,54kg,  £178 ,50kg, Dryfeholm,  £182 ,46kg,  £178 ,44kg, Smalmstown  ,  £180 ,42kg, South Lambhill,  £180 ,43kg,  £170 ,45kg, Huntly Lodge Farm,  £176 ,45kg,  £170 ,43kg,  £165 ,42kg, Braithwaite Hall,  £174 ,42kg,  £170 ,42kg,  £167 ,42kg, The Throp,  £170 ,44kg, Bowscale Farm,  TEXEL: £220 ,49kg,  £195 ,60kg,  £185 ,53kg, Lairdlaugh,  £210 ,40kg, East View  £205 ,64kg,  £180 ,56kg, Evistones Farm,  £200 ,50kg, Smalmstown  ,  £195 ,61kg,  £193 ,58kg,  £186 ,51kg,  £180 ,52kg,  £180 53kg,  £178 ,44kg, Newbiggin Farm,  £193 ,58kg,  £183 ,59kg, Outer Woodhead,  £189 ,55kg, Kirkton Of Crawford,  £188 ,68kg, Church Farm,  £183 ,45kg, Maulscastle Farm,  £183 ,54kg, Down By Rigg,  £181 55kg, Mirkbooths,  £180 ,56kg,  £178 ,43kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  £178 ,54kg, Fern House,  £178 ,54kg, Huntly Lodge Farm,  £178 ,53kg, Dryfeholm,  DUTCH TEXEL: £215 ,43kg,  £184 ,42kg,  £184 ,44kg, Hargill House,  £210 ,41kg,  £200 ,40kg,  £174 ,42kg,  £174 ,41kg, Thorneyland,  £208 ,63kg,  £197 46kg, Woodhead Farm,  £192 ,46kg,  £184 ,46kg,  £183 ,54kg,  £180 ,44kg,  £180 ,43kg, Thirlwall Castle Farm,  £184 ,45kg,  £184 ,44kg,  £172 ,45kg,  £171 ,46kg, Unity Farm,  £174 ,47kg,  £174 ,54kg,  £173 ,51kg,  £171 ,46kg,  £170 ,45kg,  £169 ,47kg, Watch Currock,  SUFFOLK: £196 ,60kg,  £173 ,56kg,  £159 ,44kg, Stonewalls,  £194 ,60kg,  £167 ,53kg, Fern House,  £190 ,62kg,  £186 ,60kg, Outer Woodhead,  £183 61kg,  £180 ,58kg, Coshkib Farm,  £181 ,60kg,  £180 ,60kg, Mirkbooths,  £179 ,58kg,  £174 ,55kg, Jackson Rigg,  £179 ,59kg,  £168 ,53kg,  £164 ,51kg,  £158 ,49kg, Smalmstown  ,  £172 ,52kg, South Lambhill,  £167 ,52kg, Park House,  £164 ,51kg, Midtown,  £164 ,49kg,  £164 ,46kg, Huntly Lodge Farm,  £162 ,44kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  £161 ,45kg, Braithwaite Hall,  £160 ,51kg, Hayton Brow,  BLUE TEXEL: £193 ,62kg,  £191 ,63kg, Meikledykes,  £165 ,45kg, Lairdlaugh,  £153 ,42kg,  £147 ,38kg,  £140 ,40kg,  £138 ,38kg, Gass Farm,  £149 ,48kg, Meikle Culloch,  BLACKFACE: £182 ,58kg, Smalmstown,  £148 46kg, Church Farm,  £133 ,41kg, 64 Main Street,  CHEVIOT MULE: £181 ,62kg, Huntly Lodge Farm,  CHAROLLAIS: £176 ,55kg, Outer Woodhead,  MULE: £174 ,57kg,  £155 ,51kg, Reaygarth,  £163 ,52kg, Church Farm,  £160 ,50kg, Evistones Farm,  £157 ,52kg,  £146 ,47kg, Jackson Rigg,  £155 ,50kg, Woodhead Farm,  £154 ,43kg, Stonewalls,  £153 ,49kg,  £146 ,45kg, Round Meadows Farm,  £151 47kg, Gapshields,  £150 ,49kg, Hargill House,  £147 ,49kg, Mirkbooths,  £147 ,47kg, Albyfield,  £145 ,47kg, Hollands,  MILLENIUM BLEU: £170 ,43kg,  £165 ,44kg,  £162 ,48kg,  £140 ,37kg, Corrie Field,  HILL CHEVIOT: £164 ,51kg, Outer Woodhead,  £154 ,49kg, Huntly Lodge Farm,  £152 ,44kg,  £152 ,48kg, Smalmstown  ,  £147 ,42kg, Whitehead Hill Farm,  £141 ,40kg, Gass Farm,  SWALEDALE: £150 ,53kg, Evistones Farm,  £147 ,51kg, Hargill House,  £138 ,46kg, Howbeck Lodge,  HERDWICK: £147 ,44kg, Howbeck Lodge,  NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT: £143 ,40kg, 33 Kinilworth Road,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £142 41kg, Gass Farm

Leading Prices per Kilo: BELTEX: 545.5p ,44kg, Hargill House,  428.5p ,42kg, South Lambhill,  418.5p 43kg,  378p ,45kg, Huntly Lodge Farm,  414.5p ,42kg,  405p ,42kg,  397.5p ,42kg, The Throp,  406.,48kg,  391.5p ,48kg,  380.5p ,51kg,  345p ,58kg,  340.5p ,54kg,  321.5p ,61kg, Down By Rigg,  404.5p 44kg,  395.5p ,46kg, Smalmstown  ,  395.5p ,43kg,  393p ,42kg,  391p ,45kg, Braithwaite Hall,  391p ,45kg,  381.5p ,49kg,  361.5p ,47kg, Steeley Farm,  386.5p ,44kg, Bowscale Farm,  356p ,50kg,  346.5p ,54kg, Dryfeholm,  TEXEL: 525p ,40kg, East View  449p ,49kg,  349p ,53kg,  325p ,60kg, Lairdlaugh,  414p 43kg,  321.5p ,56kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  406.5p ,45kg, Maulscastle Farm,  404.5p ,44kg,  364.5p ,51kg,  346p 52kg,  339.5p ,53kg,  333p ,58kg,  319.5p ,61kg, Newbiggin Farm,  400p ,50kg, Smalmstown  ,  343.5p 55kg, Kirkton Of Crawford,  339p ,54kg, Down By Rigg,  335p ,53kg, Dryfeholm,  333p ,58kg,  310p ,59kg, Outer Woodhead,  329.5p ,54kg, Fern House,  329.5p ,54kg, Huntly Lodge Farm,  329p ,55kg, Mirkbooths,  321.5p ,56kg,  320.5p ,64kg, Evistones Farm,  276.5p ,68kg, Church Farm,  DUTCH TEXEL: 512p ,41kg,  500p ,40kg,  424.5p ,41kg,  414.5p ,42kg, Thorneyland,  500p ,43kg,  438p ,42kg,  418p 44kg, Hargill House,  428.5p ,46kg,  330p ,63kg, Woodhead Farm,  418.5p ,43kg,  417.5p ,46kg,  409p 44kg,  400p ,46kg,  339p ,54kg, Thirlwall Castle Farm,  418p ,44kg,  409p ,45kg,  382p ,45kg,  371.5p 46kg, Unity Farm,  378p ,45kg,  371.5p ,46kg,  370p ,47kg,  359.5p ,47kg,  339p ,51kg,  322p ,54kg, Watch Currock,  MILLENIUM BLEU: 395.5p ,43kg,  378.5p ,37kg,  375p ,44kg,  337.5p ,48kg, Corrie Field,  BLUE TEXEL: 387p ,38kg,  364.5p ,42kg,  363p ,38kg,  350p ,40kg, Gass Farm,  366.5p ,45kg, Lairdlaugh,  311.5p ,62kg,  303p ,63kg, Meikledykes,  310.5p ,48kg, Meikle Culloch,  SUFFOLK: 368p 44kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  361.5p ,44kg,  326.5p ,60kg,  309p ,56kg, Stonewalls,  358p ,45kg, Braithwaite Hall,  356.5p ,46kg,  334.5p ,49kg, Huntly Lodge Farm,  331p ,52kg, South Lambhill,  323.5p 60kg,  315p ,53kg, Fern House,  322.5p ,49kg,  321.5p ,51kg,  317p ,53kg,  303.5p ,59kg, Smalmstown  ,  321.5p ,51kg, Midtown,  321p ,52kg, Park House,  316.5p ,55kg,  308.5p 58kg, Jackson Rigg,  313.5p 51kg, Hayton Brow,  310.5p ,58kg,  300p ,61kg, Coshkib Farm,  310p ,60kg,  306.5p ,62kg, Outer Woodhead,  301.5p ,60kg,  300p ,60kg, Mirkbooths,  MULE: 358p ,43kg, Stonewalls,  324.5p ,45kg,  312p ,49kg, Round Meadows Farm,  321.5p ,47kg, Gapshields,  320p ,50kg, Evistones Farm,  313.5p 52kg, Church Farm,  313p ,47kg, Albyfield,  310.5p ,47kg,  302p ,52kg, Jackson Rigg,  310p ,50kg, Woodhead Farm,  308.5p ,47kg, Hollands,  306p ,49kg, Hargill House,  305.5p ,57kg,  304p ,51kg, Reaygarth,  300p ,49kg, Mirkbooths,  NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT: 356.5p ,40kg, 33 Kinilworth Road,  HILL CHEVIOT: 352.5p ,40kg, Gass Farm,  350p ,42kg, Whitehead Hill Farm,  345.5p 44kg,  316.5p 48kg, Smalmstown  ,  321.5p ,51kg, Outer Woodhead,  314.5p ,49kg, Huntly Lodge Farm,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 346.5p ,41kg, Gass Farm,  HERDWICK: 334p ,44kg, Howbeck Lodge,  BLACKFACE: 324.5p ,41kg, 64 Main Street,  321.5p ,46kg, Church Farm,  314p ,58kg, Smalmstown  ,  CHAROLLAIS: 320p ,55kg, Outer Woodhead,  SWALEDALE: 300p ,46kg, Howbeck Lodge,  288p ,51kg, Hargill House,  283p ,53kg, Evistones Farm,  CHEVIOT MULE: 292p ,62kg, Huntly Lodge Farm,

CAST EWES & RAMS:

Leading Prices: Ewes: TEXEL : £320, £310, £298, £295,(x2) ,  £288,(x5) ,  £285, £278, £275, £272,(x2) ,  £265, £260, £250,Logie Durno,  £270,Newbiggin Farm,  £270,Dorryfield Farm,  £265, £258,(x2) ,  £250,Haas Side Farm,  £250,Church Farm,  BELTEX: £318,Logie Durno,  £245,Bengall Farm,  £242,Down By Rigg,  £200, Swallows Waite,  £168, £155, £110,Kirklinton,  £80, Crops Hall,  DUTCH TEXEL: £312,Logie Durno,  £232, £200, £180, £175, £82,Swallows Waite,  £146,(x2) ,  £142, £120,(x2) ,  Birch Craig,  CHAROLLAIS: £308, £255, £210, £190, Logie Durno,  £185,Fairgirth Farm,  SUFFOLK: £238, £232, £225, £208, £190, £170,Hillhead,  £232, £228, £140,(x2) , Logie Durno,  £230, £225, £220, £210,Bengall Farm,  £220, £210, £165,25 Northfield Park,  £205,Bolton Hall,  £200,Kirklinton,  £170,Fern House,  £158, Haas Side Farm,  CHEVIOT MULE: £225, £210, £200,Logie Durno,  £215,Steeley Farm,  £195,Fairgirth Farm,  £190,Bengall Farm,  £180,Nether Stenries Farm,  £158,Swallows Waite,  HALFBRED: £218,Hillhead,  MULE: £215,Newbiggin Farm,  £178, £170,Church Farm,  £170, £166, £164, Fairgirth Farm,  £160, £154,Haas Side Farm,  £156, £120,Little Park,  £154,Fern House,  £150, £130,(x2),  Riggfoot Farm,  ROMNEY: £210,Logie Durno,  £175,Fairgirth Farm,  LEICESTER: £202,Coshkib Farm,  £185, £168, £138,West Cocklaw,  £142,Logie Durno,  BLEU DU MAINE: £190,Swallows Waite,  HILL CHEVIOT: £186, £165,Coshkib Farm,  £145,Nether Stenries Farm,  £145,Fairgirth Farm,  £142,(x2) ,  £122,High Pow,  £134,Haas Side Farm,  £126, Little Park,  ZWARTBLES: £172, £168, Blackwell Farm,  SWALEDALE: £132, Riggfoot Farm,  £108,Branch End Farm,  £98,The Hollands,  £83,High Lovelady Shield,  BLACKFACE: £120,High Pow,  £118,Dorryfield Farm,  HERDWICK: £120,Church Farm, WELSH MOUNTAIN: £102,Little Park,

CAST RAMS: TEXEL: £255,Lea Hill,  £245,(x3) , Hawthorn House,  LEICESTER: £250,Gapshields,  BELTEX: £230,Lea Hill,  SWALEDALE: £142,Gapshields,