Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 25^th November Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1030 sheep comprising of 824 Lambs and 206 Cast Ewes and Rams.

All classes again very good to sell with a lot more heavies on offer, smarties in short supply.

Overall Average £99.80 (213p) Heavies £104 (209p) SQQ 226p

Sale was topped with a smart pen of Beltex from Lilburn Estates £117 (43kg) 272p

Leading Lamb Prices per head: Beltex: £117, £114, £113, £112.50 Lilburn Estates, £108 Huntington. Suffolk: £115, £109 Edlingham Newtown, £112 Lilburn Estates (Roseden), £108.50, £107 Newham Hall, £108, £105 Craigs House, £108, £105 (2) Brockley Hall, £107.50, £104 South Rennington, £107 Marigold Farming. Texel: £110 (2), £109 South Rennington, £110 (3), £109, £108 Little Bavington, £109 Edlingham Newtown, £108.50, £107 Lilburn Estates, £107 Newham Hall, £107 Whittle, East Fleetham and Brockley Hall. Berrichon: £106 Wandon, £102.50 Sunnyside. Hampshire: £103 Marigold Farming, £100 Sunnyside. Blackface: £95.50 Roxburgh Mill

Leading Lamb Prices per kilo: Beltex: 300p, 270p, 252p Huntington, 272p, 265p, 261p, 247p (2) Lilburn Estates. Texel: 255p Black Heddon, 249p, 238p, 231p Lilburn Estates, 249p East Fleetham, 242p Little Bavington, 237p Springhill, Seahouses and Newham Hagg

Cast Ewes: All classes of ewes sold to a solid trade throughout, more could have been sold to vendor’s advantage.

Texel: £151, £109 (2) Newham Hall, £137, £111 East Fleetham, £129, £107, £100, £95 Black Heddon, £121, £111, £97 Pasture Hill, £111, £107, £105 Haugh Head, £105 Todrig, £97 Whittle. Suffolk: £127 South Rennington, £110, £97 Todrig, £109, £95 Haugh Head, £107, £105 Newham Hall, £105, £95 Pasture Hill, £105, £97 Marigold Farming, £101 Springhill, Seahouses, £95 Brackenside. Lleyn: £93, £80 Elwick. Cheviot Mule: £93 Springhill, Seahouses, £90 East Fleetham. Greyface: £87 Newham Hall, £85 East Fleetham, £83 Brackenside, £81 Haugh Head and Pasture Hill. Half Bred: £81 Marigold Farming. Blackface: £69 East Newburn, £55 Haugh Head, £53 Blackcruik Farming.