Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 28th July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1862 Prime Sheep comprising 1602 Lambs and 260 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

Another great atmosphere with lots of vendors in attendance

Trade easier in line with national trend especially lighter leaner sorts

Sale topped at £138 for a cracking pen of Beltex from Glanton Town Farm

Leading prices per head: Beltex: £138, £128 Glanton Town, £130, £123, £120 Halterburn, £127, £124 Annstead, £125, £120 Wandon, £120, £117 Twizell. Texel: £137 Wandon, £132 Low Middleton, £124 Nesbit. Suffolk: £114, £111.50 Nesbit, £114 Brockley Hall, £113.50 Branton East Side, £111.50 Yetlington Lane. Vendeen: £114 South Lyham. Mule: £105.50 Edlingham Newtown

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 277p, 276p (2), 272p Annstead, 276p, 263p, 262p Glanton Town, 268p, 266p, 257p Henlaw, 257p Bewick Folly, 256p (2) Yetlington Lane. Texel: 272p Swarland Old Hall, 260p Halterburn, 257p Greenhead and East Fleetham, 253p Tritlington Hall, 251p Pasture Hill

Cast Ewes:

Cast sheep again met a resounding trade with a sale average of £115.56 for a mixed show forward

A smart Texel from P Guiry & Son, Glanton Town Farm topped the sale at £155, whilst a pen of 13 powerful Blackface ewes from J Herdman, Edlingham Newtown achieved a tidy £115

Cast tups topped at £143 for a pair of Texels from V S Allgood, Reaveley

Texel: £155, £150 Glanton Town, £147 North Sharperton, £143 Townhead, £141 Greenhead, £140 (2), £135 Annstead, £137 Kypie, £137 Sunnyside. Suffolk: £143 Branton East Side, £141 Nesbit, £139 Lochside, £139 South Rennington, £139 North Sharperton, £137 Greenhead, £135 Tritlington Old Hall, £135 Townhead. Cheviot: £143 Lochside, £115 Todrig. Bluefaced Leicester: £137 Branton East Side (J Elliott), £137, £121 Branton East Side. North Country Cheviot: £135, £129, £127 Humbleheugh. Half Bred: £129 Nesbit. Greyface: £127 West Longridge, £126, £121 Branton East Side, £115 Swarland Old Hall, £115 Townhead, £113 North Sharperton, £109 Sourhope. Blackface: £115, £96 Edlingham Newtown

Rams: Texel: £143, £123 Reaveley. North Country Cheviot: £131 Reaveley. Suffolk: £125 Kypie