Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 11^th November Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1174 sheep comprising of 804 Lambs and 370 Cast Ewes and Rams

More commercials forward with all classes easier on the week

Overall average: 199p

Leading Lamb Prices per head: Texel: £100 Newham Hagg, £99 Lawfield, £98 Springhill, Seahouses, £97, £95 Haugh Head, £96, £95 Whittle, £94 (2) Thornington. Beltex: £100, £93, £91 Matfen Home Farms, £93 Tritlington Hall. Suffolk: £97, £93 Lawfield, £95, £94.50 Haugh Head, £94 Nesbit

Leading Lamb Prices per kilo: Beltex: 243p, 238p, 236p, 233p Matfen Home Farms. Texel: 233p, 226p Chathill, 231p, 230p, 221p Matfen Home Farms, 221p Tritlington Hall

Cast Ewes:

A very mixed show of ewes met a similar rate of sale on the week, less numbers of top end ewes about reflected in the report

Texel: £129 North Swinhoe, £129, £125, £120, £115 Black Heddon, £100 East Fleetham, £99 Craigs House, £97 Thornington, £95 Tritlington Hall. Suffolk: £111, £100 East Fleetham, £103, £101 Southfield, £97 Middle Ord, West Longridge, Springhill, Seahouses and Thornington, Half Bred: £91 Nesbit. Cheviot Mule: £87 North Swinhoe. Greyface: £83 Halterburn, £83, £77 Springhill, Seahouses, £81 Thornington, £81 (2) Craigs House, £79 Tritlington Hall, £79 (2), £77 West Longridge, £79 Berryhill, £75 Belsay Barns. Lleyn: £73, £70 North End Farm. North County Cheviot: £67 Halterburn. Blackface: £63, £53 Demesne

Rams: Texel: £97 Middle Ord. Charolais: £97 Southfield. Lleyn: £95 Southfield