Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 6^th July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1983 prime sheep comprising of 1655 Lambs, 34 Hoggs and 294 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

Another fantastic show of lambs forward at Wooler Mart, with a trade to match

Average £142.89 – 43.5kg – 328p

Leading prices per head: Texel: £188 Nesbit, £186, £180, £171, £169, £163 (2) Greenhead, Reston, £184, £170, £168, West Longridge, £182, £176, £169 South Lyham, £175 Sunnyside, £173, £167 Fowberry Moor, £167 Kettleburn, £166, £164 Bewick Folly, £164 Springhill, Seahouses. Suffolk: £182, £155, £151.50 Nesbit, £164 Chester Hill, £160 Sunnyside, £159 West Hall, £155 Tritlington Old Hall, £153 Low Middleton, £152 Thrunton. Beltex: £180, £174.50, £169, £150 Swarland Old Hall, £178 Village Farm, Seahouses, £161, £159.50 Annstead, £158 East Newburn, £155.50 Bewick Folly, £152 South Lyham. Vendeen: £150 South Lyham

Leading prices per kilo: Texel: 400p, 364p, 359.6p South Lyham, 400p, 371.1p, 353.9p, 352.4p, Fowberry Moor, 391.3p, 363.5p Lochside, 381.6p, 366.7p, 359.3p, 353.2p, 351.3p Bewick Folly, 378.2p, 363.8p Tritlington Old Hall, 367.9p, 366.7p Linden Hill Head, 364.6p Sunnyside. Beltex: 398.7p Bewick Folly, 397.5p, 362.5p, 356p Annstead, 378.7p, 359.8p Village Farm, Seahouses, 373.8p, 371.3p, 367.4p, 367.3p Swarland Old Hall, 359.1p East Newburn. Suffolk: 350p, 329.3p Nesbit, 333.3p Sunnyside, 329.5p West Hall, 328.4p Chester Hill

Hoggs:

Leading prices per head: Texel: £193 Kypie. Suffolk: £130 Kypie, £123 Shotton, £110 Grants Bank. North Country Cheviot: £80 Wrangham. Blackface: £81 Wrangham

Cast Ewes:

A very mixed show of cast sheep was presented to a strong ringside of buyers as trade continues on the same high trend of late

Sale topped at £227 with a powerful Texel ewe from I F Murray & Partners, Shepherds Cottage, Hetton Law purchased by J T Dunn, West Farm, Ponteland

Leading prices: Texel: £227, £217, £162 Shepherds Cottage, £183 West Cottage, Harbottle, £159, £156 Swarland Old Hall, £158 (2), £157, £155 Berryhill. Suffolk: £179 Greenhead, Reston, £165 Kypie, £157 Berryhill, £150, £147 Cornhill, £149 Tritlington Old Hall, £147 West Longridge, £147 West Longridge, £147 Whittingham Grange, £145 Sunnyside. Greyface: £125, £119 Berryhill, £119 Tritlington Old Hall, £119 West Longridge, £117 Shotton. Easy Care: £99, £91 Milfield Demesne

Rams: Suffolk: £171 Kypie. Texel: £149 The Villa, Bowsden, £131 The Hagg