Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 4^th November Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1648 sheep comprising of 1346 Lambs and 302 Cast Ewes and Rams

Another very good quality show of export lambs forward with all classes dearer

Overall average: (£98) 223p SQQ 234p

Leading Lamb Prices per head: Beltex: £120 Annstead, £113 Little Bavington, £112, £107, £106, £105.50, £105 Twizell, £109, £107.50, £107, £106.50, £105 Glanton Town, £105.50, £105 Matfen Home Farms. Texel: £120 Sydenham, £114, £113, £110 (4), £109 Little Bavington, £110 Glanton Town, £109.50, £106 Tritlington Hall, £109 Black Heddon, £108 Fawdon, £107 Annstead, £106.50 Twizell, £106 Haugh Head. Suffolk: £107, £102 Haugh Head, £104.50, £102 Craigs House, £103.50 Kettleburn, £103 (2) Brockley Hall, £102.50 Fawdon Farms, £101.50, £101 Lawfield

Leading Lamb Prices per kilo: Beltex: 287p, 275p, 273p, 268p, 266p, 265p, 264p Twizell, 283p, 267p Little Bavington, 273p, 271p, 269p, 258p, 255p, 251p Matfen Home Farms. Texel: 256p Little Bavington, 255p (2), 241p, 232p Tritlington Hall, 248p, 247p Black Heddon, 244p, 238p Glanton Town, 238p Twizell. Suffolk: 213p, 209p Lawfield, 211p (2) Kettleburn, 209p Reaveley Greens

Cast Ewes:

A mixed show of ewes sold to a flying rate throughout with good strong sorts seeing a premium

Topping the sale was a strong pen of 3 Texel ewes which attained £162 from Messrs. B Henderson, South Carter Moor meanwhile a superb run from R J Bradbury, Black Heddon saw his consignment of 31 ewes averaging a tidy £135.42 and peaking at £161

Texel: £162 South Carter Moor, £161, £149, £145, £142, £133, £115, £113, £101 Black Heddon, £149, £133, £129 Annstead, £137 Hedgeley Farms, £100 Shipley Smallburn. Beltex: £123, £119 (2), £115 (3) Annstead, £80, £75 Glanton Town Farm. Texel: £117 Crookham Dairy. Suffolk: £99 Kettleburn, £91 Tritlington Hall, £89 Haugh Head. Zwartble: £87 Shawbraes. Lleyn: £83 Crookham Dairy. Greyface: £81 Hedgeley Farms, £79 Haugh Head, £77 Kettleburn, £75 Blossom Plantation, £73 Fawdon Farms, £71 Tritlington Hall. Beltex: £79 Annstead. North Country Cheviot: £77 Fawdon Farms, £69 Haugh Head, £65 Sourhope, £61 Attonburn. Herdwick: £75 Thornton. North Country Cheviot: £73 Attonburn. Blackface: £63, £51 Haugh Head, £63 East Newburn, £53 Newham Hagg. Herdwick: £61 Thornton. Swaledale: £47 (2), £35 Hedgeley Farms