Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 14^th July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1805 Prime Sheep comprising 1602 Lambs and 203 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

Another cracking atmosphere with an excellent show of lambs forward to realise an overall average of 262p

Sale was topped by a Texel from Annstead @ £146 to C Nicholson, Whitley Bay

Leading prices per head: Texel: £140, £131 Yetlington Lane, £140 Kypie, £139 Newstead, £132 Reaveley and Greenhead, Reston, £130 Bewick Folly. Suffolk: £144 Kypie, £142, £134 Yetlington Lane, £136 Nesbit, £127 Marigold Farming. Vendeen: £139, £129 South Lyham. Beltex: £137 Bothal Barns, £136 East House, £135, £131, £129 Annstead, £128 (2) Wandon, £127 Yetlington Lane. Hampshire: £129 Marigold Farming

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 338p, 320p (2), 316p (2) Annstead, 309p East House and Bothal Barns, 304p Bewick Folly, 301p Wandon. Texel: 317p, 300p, 298p Annstead, 289p Black Heddon, 288p Sunnyside, 287p Reaveley, 283p Bewick Folly and East House, 280p Corneyside

Cast Ewes:

Cast sheep continue to sell to a strong demand for all classes here at Wooler Auction Mart, more could be sold to vendors advantage

Topping the sale at £165 was a powerful Texel ewe from D M Mair, Kypie, whilst the same home produced an outstanding average of £145.73 for their smart run of ewes sold

Texel: £165, £151, £145 (2), £139 Kypie, £151, £150, £147, £141 (2), £135 Annstead, £132 Fell Lane Farm. Suffolk: £141, £119 Quarry House, £130 Kettleburn, £128 Goswick, £121 Greenhead, Reston. Mule: £119 Bowmont Hill, £117 Kettleburn, £115 Goswick, £113 Doune Brae, £111, £104 Ingram, £101 South Farm, Kirkheaton. Bluefaced Leicester: £115 Greystone. North Country Cheviot: £109, £97 Ingram, £93 Allerdean Mill. Blackface: £75 Cold Martin

Rams: Texel: £133 Reaveley. North Country Cheviot: £105 Reaveley