Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 2^nd December Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1028 sheep comprising of 722 Lambs and 306 Cast Ewes and Rams

A more commercial show of lambs sold to a similar trade on the week averaging 210p overall

Top price was £110 shared between a pen of strong Suffolk.x Mules from J Herdman, Edlingham Newtown to A Traves & Son, York and Texels from R McDonald, Low Middleton to Yorkshire Halal Meats, top price per kilo were a pen of Beltex lambs £106 (41k) 259p from R Carr, Little Bavington to Nicholsons Butchers, Whitley Bay

Leading Lamb Prices per head: Texel: £110 Low Middleton (R McDonald), £108 Doxford, £107 (2) Little Bavington, £107 South Carter Moor, £106 Annstead, £105 The Wynding. Suffolk: £110, £105 Edlingham Newtown, £105 Low Middleton, £103.50 (2), £103 Brockley Hall, £102 Doxford, £101.50 West Longridge, £101 South Rennington and Newstead. Beltex: £109 (2), £107 Annstead, £105 Little Bavington, £104.50 Newham Buildings.

Leading Lamb Prices per kilo: Beltex: 259p, 250p Little Bavington, 250p, 242p, 237p Lilburn Estates, 231p, 230p Newham Buildings. Texel: 250p Low Middleton, 243p, 240p South Carter Moor, 233p Little Bavington

Cast Ewes:

Ewes a strong trade throughout, topped by a fantastic Texel cross ewe from R Carr, Little Bavington at £150 whilst a pen of 5 from the same home reached £147 a head

Texel: £150, £147, £125 Little Bavington, £143, £115 South Carter Moor, £135 Mayfield, £117, £110 Black Heddon, £111, £107 Venchen. Charolais: £124 Hoprig. Suffolk: £117 Hoprig, £113, £93 Mayfield, £110 Low Middleton, £108 Haredene, £107 Doxford, £107 Venchen, £99 Kettleburn, £95, £93 Swinhoe, £92 Haugh Head. Dorset: £100 Fowberry Farm. Cheviot Mule: £95 Springhill, Seahouses, £95 Hoprig. Greyface: £95 Little Bavington, £94, £90 Mayfield, £89 Hoprig, £89 Swinhoe, £85 Venchen, £85 Springhill, Seahouses. North Country Cheviot: £93 Doxford, £89 Whitehall. Halfbred: £79 Doxford

Rams: £100 South Rennington