Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 16th December Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1273 sheep comprising of 1123 Lambs and 150 Cast Ewes and Rams

Quality export and Butchers lambs another sharp trade, commercials easier

Overall Average 210p

Top price was a pen of Beltex from M Hindmarsh, Linden Hill Head at £124 to Thompson Meats

Leading Lamb Prices per head: Beltex: £124, £107 Linden Hill Head, £120, £116, £114 Annstead, £115, £110 Little Bavington, £109, £108 Twizell, £109 Wandon, £107, £105 Tritlington Hall. Texel: £115, £110 Linden Hill Head, £111, £110.50, £110 Little Bavington, £109 South Rennington, £109 Whittle, £109, £107 South Carter Moor, £107 Thornington. Suffolk: £105.50, £104 Edlingham Newtown, £105.50 Wandon, Newstead and South Rennington

Leading Lamb Prices per kilo: Beltex: 288p, 261p Linden Hill Head, 288p Little Bavington, 284p, 276p, 273p, 272p, 270p Twizell, 270p Annstead, 263p, 262p Tritlington Hall, 259p, 255p Huntington. Texel: 250p, 240p Little Bavington, 248p Linden Hill Head, 245p Traprain, 238p Thornington and South Carter Moor

Cast Ewes:

A mixed show of ewes saw an exuberant trade throughout, topped by a superb Texel ewe from D M Mair, Kypie which sold to £179 and bought by cast ewe buyer J Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland whilst a flash pen of 13 Greyface met £99 from R Carr, Little Bavington.

More ewes could be sold to vendors advantage on a weekly basis!

Texel: £179 Kypie, £149, £135, £131, £119 Annstead, £139, £113, £111 Linden Hill Head, £129, £117 South Lyham, £120 South Carter Moor, £115 Newham Hall. Suffolk: £133 Kypie, £117 Craigs House, £111 South Lyham, £107 Haredene, £107 Newham Hall, £103 Auchencrow Mains. Cheviot Mule: £99 North Swinhoe. Greyface: £99, £95 Little Bavington, £95 South Lyham, £93 Craigs House, £91 Newham Hall, Barmoor Red House and Haredene. Easy Care: £81 Barmoor Red House. Blackface: £77 East Newburn, £69 Cold Martin