Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 8^th January Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly primestock sale of sheep comprising of Hoggs and Ewes. A similar show forward, trade prevailed inline with national trend.

Leading Lamb Prices per head: Texel: £106, £94.50 East Newburn, £100 (2) Yetlington Lane, £100 Edlingham Newtown, £97 Black Heddon, £96, £92 (2) Wandon, £96 Edlingham Newtown, £95, £94 Craigs House, £94 (2) Shepherds Cottage, £94 Murton Whitehouse, £94 Brandon White House, £93 Brockley Hall, £92.50 Fawdon Farms, £92 West Longridge, £92 Ingram. Beltex: £106 East Newburn, £94, £92, £89 Wandon, £90 Elwick. Suffolk: £100 Yetlington Lane, £97, £93.50 Brandon White House, £95 Brockley Hall, £92.50 Village Farm, Seahouses, £91.50 Biddlestone Home Farm, £90 East Fleetham, £90 Edlingham Newtown., £90 Wandon. Greyfaced: £95 East Newburn. North Country Cheviot: £94 Biddlestone Home Farm.

Leading Lamb Prices per kilo: Texel: 222.4p Auchencrow Mains, 222.2p, 217.5p, 207.1p Black Heddon, 215p, 209.9p East Fleetham, 212.5p Edlingham Newtown, 209.1p, 207.1p Wandon, 209p West Longridge. Beltex: 212p East Newburn, 209.3p Elwick, 208.9p, 207p, 204.4p Wandon. Suffolk: 208.3p, 203.3p Biddlestone Home Farm, 205.1p, 202.4p Auchencrow Mains, 204.5p Wandon, 200p Brockley Hall.

Ewes, another superb trade for all types.

Leading Prices - Texel: £147, £144, £111 Edlingham Newtown, £127, £115 Chillingham Home Farm, £117 Auchencrow Mains, £117 Doune Brae, £109 Haugh Head, £99 East Fleetham, £99 Yetlington Lane, £89 Alnham. Suffolk: £129, £97 Edlingham Newtown, £123 Chillingham Home Farm, £113, £97 Brandon White House, £111 Alnham, £103 Goswick, £98 Haugh Head, £97 West Longridge, £96 Kettleburn, £92 Fawdon Farms, Bluefaced Leicester: £121 Edlingham Newtown, £105 Fawdon Farms. Beltex: £119 Chillingham Home Farm. Greyfaced: £98 Goswick, £94, £90 West Longridge, £93 Alnham, £90 Doune Brae, £89 Brandon White House, £89 Fawdon Farms, £85 Haugh Head, £80 Barmoor Mill. Oxford: £97 East Fleetham. North Country Cheviot: £91, £81 Alnham, £77 Reaveley, £77 Fawdon Farms. Cheviot Mule: £87 Reaveley. Blackfaced: £80, £75 Fawdon Farms.