Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 4^th August Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 941 Prime Sheep comprising 654 Lambs and 287 Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

With harvest weather arriving numbers significantly less on the week

Trade also easier in line with trend

Heavies and well fleshed still good to sell, sale average £97.50

Leading prices per head: Texel: £129, £120, £118, £117 Rugley, £120 (2), £114 Low Middleton, £115 Wandon, £113.50 West Longridge and Clarabad Mill. Beltex: £115.50 Wandon, £113 Clarabad Mill, £112 Nesbit. Suffolk: £115, £110 Brandon, £115 Low Middleton, £110 Rugley

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 261p, 246p Clarabad Mill, 241p Wandon, 240p East Newburn. Texel: 240p Low Middleton, 238p Nesbit, Newham Hall and Black Heddon

Cast Ewes:

A steadier trade on the week witnessed with more weathered sorts about

Sale peak of £131 achieved for a Texel ewe from J R Whitecross, Clarabad Mill

Texel: £131 Clarabad Mill, £123, £120 Newham Hagg, £113 Nesbit, £111 Shepherds Cottage, £105 East Newburn, £102 Sunnyside. Suffolk: £125, £110, £100 Nesbit, £100 Marigold Farming, £99 Goswick, £99 Grants Bank. North Country Cheviot: £113, £100 Humbleheugh. Hampshire: £98 Easter Crowbutt. Greyface: £95 Edlingham Newtown, £93 West Longridge, £91 Doune Brae. Half Bred: £95 Marigold Farming, £95 Nesbit. Blackface: £87 Grants Banks

Rams: Texel: £111 Shepherds Cottage. Hampshire: £99 Easter Crowbutt. North Country Cheviot: £90 Hethpool House. Dorset: £88 Easter Crowbutt