Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 29th June Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1703 prime sheep comprising of 1229 Lambs, 46 Hoggs and 428 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

Average 311.4p -  £136.71 -  43.9kg

Another outstanding show of lambs forward at Wooler Mart, selling 1229 head to a ringside full of keen buyers

Topped by an exceptional pen of Beltex lambs from A & D Proctor, Swarland Old Hall realising £167 42kgs 397.6p to Vivers Scotlamb Ltd

Leading prices per head: Texel: £172, £160 (2), £155 (2), £154.50, £152 Corneyside, £170, £164, £157, £151 Bothal Barns, £167 Pasture Hill, £160 (3) West Longridge, £160 North Rennington, £155 Low Middleton (R McDonald), £155 Nesbit, £154 (2) Sunnyside. Suffolk: £170, £162 Lilburn Estates (Roseden), £160, £150, £142 Nesbit, £160 (2) North Doddington, £154 South Lyham, £151.50 Sunnyside, £151 West Hall, £150 Telford Farming, £147 A & S Livestock, £147 Brandon, £146 Fowberry Moor, £145 Pasture Hill. Beltex: £169, £167 Swarland Old Hall, £152.50 (2), £149.50 Annstead, £150 Springhill, Seahouses, £145 Cornhill. Charolais: £152 A & S Livestock. Vendeen: £148, £140 (2) South Lyham, £145, £142 North Lyham.

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 397.6p, 384.1p, Swarland Old Hall, 376.5p, 360.2p, 354.7p, 334.1p Annstead, 326.1p Springhill, Seahouses. Texel: 366.3p, 360.5p, 351.1p Corneyside, 365.1p, 363.9p, 358.3p, 356.5p, 354.2p, 337.3p, 335p Bothal Barns, 351.8p Black Heddon, 351.3p, 336.1p East House, 350p, 347.5p Huntington, 344.4p Nesbit, 341.9p Village Farm, 341.3p Wingates Moor, 334.9p (2) Venchen. Vendeen: 325.6p, 318.3p South Lyham, 315.6p, 313.3p (2) North Lyham. Berrichon: 322.2p North Lyham. Suffolk: 317.4p, 317.1p Fowberry Moor, 315.6p Sunnyside, 308.7p Nesbit

Hoggs:

Leading prices per head: Texel: £157 The Hagg, £150 North Doddington, £150, £142, £140 Blossom Plantation, £150 Swarland Old Hall, £140 Linbriggs. Greyface: £146 Blossom Plantation. Suffolk: £140 West Longridge. North Country Cheviot: £117 Linbriggs. Blackface: £97 Birchwood

Cast Ewes:

Large numbers of leaner/weathered sorts forward were met by a solid trade throughout

Sale peak of £175 for a smart Texel ewe from J M Strother & Son, Fowberry Moor purchased by regular sheep buyer J T Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland

Leading prices: Texel: £175 Fowberry Moor, £147 Doune Brae, £147 Linbriggs, £142 Bolton North Wing. Suffolk: £147 West Longridge, £145, £133 Cornhill, £143 Mayfield, £141 Sunnyside, £133 Corneyside, £133 Cheviot View. Vendeen: £137 North Lyham. Greyface: £130, £125, £120 West Longridge, £127 Alnham, £126 Corneyside, £125, £119 Mayfield, £125 Shotton. North Country Cheviot: £129, £112 Linbriggs. Cheviot Mule: £120 Todrig. Blackface: £103, £89 Alnham, £97 West Longridge. Easy Care: £95 Alnham

Rams: Texel: £149 West Longridge