Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 28th June Harrison and Hetherington sold 1545 prime sheep comprising of 1152 Lambs, 134 Hoggs and 259 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

More commercial show forward with all types less nationally

Average 1152 – 283p - £124.50 – 44kg

Leading prices per head: Texel: £164, £152, £150 (2) Fenham Hill, £160, £146 Lilburn Estates, £150 Low Middleton (R McDonald), £150 (2) Nesbit, £149 Auchencrow Mains, £146 Tritlington Old Hall, £146 Primside, £145 (2) The Villa, £145 Black Heddon. Beltex: £160, £155, £143, £140, £132 Craiglea, £137, £130 Cornhill, £134 Fenham Hill. Suffolk: £149, £144, £139, £137 Chester Hill, £148 Brandon White House, £137 Branton East Side, £137 Ross Farm. Vendeen: £134, £131 (2) South Lyham

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 355.6p, 304.3p (2), 300p Craiglea, 303.8p Tritlington Old Hall, 301.2p Huntington. Texel: 309.5p, 302.2p, 300p (3) Huntington, 306.7p Fowberry Moor, 304.3p, 300p Village Farm, 302.1p, Black Heddon, 300p Fenham Hill, 300p Low Middleton (R McDonald, 300p Lilburn Estates, 300p East Newburn, 300p Nesbit, 300p Townhead, 300p (2) Tritlington Old Hall. Suffolk: 295.5p Huntington

Hoggs:

Leading prices per head: Texel: £140, £120, £100 (2) The Hagg, £120 Whittingham Lane, £120 South Lyham, £100 Birchwood. North Country Cheviot: £100 Newham Hagg, £100 Birchwood. Blackface: £83 Birchwood

Cast Ewes:

Resistance met for a mixed show of cast sheep forward with more numbers of especially lean weathered sorts about

Sale top of £150 for a Texel bred ewe from T A Woodcock & Co, The Hagg

Leading prices: Texel: £150 The Hagg, £128 The Villa, £120 West Hall, £120 Brockley Hall, £115 West Longridge. Suffolk: £130, £101 Cornhill, £115 Sunnyside, £115, £107 Middle Ord. Mule: £95, £90 West Longridge. Easy Care: £80 Milfield Demesne. Blackface: £70 West Longridge. Swaledale: £65 West Longridge. Shetland: £50 Bellstruther

Rams:

Texel: £125 The Hagg