Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 5^th July Harrison and Hetherington sold 1105 prime sheep comprising of 941 Lambs and 164 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

Outstanding show of lambs forward, selling to extreme rates

Average –  £146 – 335p – 43.5kg

Leading prices per head: Texel: £190, £180 (2), £170 (5) Castle Hills Farm, £176 Low Middleton (R McDonald), £176, £168 (2), £167, £166, £165 Nesbit, £175 Black Heddon, £170 (2) Springhill, Seahouses, £166 Bewick Folly, £161 Huntington. Beltex: £168, £152, £150 (2) Annstead, £160, £153 Craiglea, £154 (2) Lilburn Estates, £150 Blackadder Mains. Suffolk: £165, £147.50 West Hall, £162, £159, £152 Nesbit, £147 Moorpark, £145 Shotton, £145 West Longridge. Vendeen: £160 North Lyham

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 386.2p, 361.4p, 357.9p Annstead, 375p Blackadder Mains, 365.8p, 348.1p Bewick Folly, 364.3p, 355.6p Craiglea, 346.5p, 346.4p Lilburn Estates. Texel: 366.7p Low Middleton (R McDonald), 365.8p Primside, 364.6p Black Heddon, 363.1p, 361p, 358.5p Castle Hills Farm, 361p Lochside, 359.2p Nesbit, 354.7p, 354.2p Springhill, Seahouses, 352.6p, 350p Huntington, 350p West Longridge. Vendeen: 344.2p North Lyham. Suffolk: 336.7p West Hall, 333.3p West Longridge, 332.5p Marigold Farming

Cast Ewes:

An improved trade on the week with well fleshed ewes seeing the biggest lift

Sale top of £160 for a Texel bred ewe from J S & P Fleming, Lochside

Tups topped at £147 for a Texel from M & J Turnbull, Todrig

Leading prices: Texel: £160, £143, £120 Lochside, £151 Todrig, £139 Shotton, £131 Castle Hills Farm, £129, £125 Cresswell Farms, £120 Craiglea. Suffolk: £150, £147, £121 Cornhill, £120 Moorpark, £120 Cresswell Farms, £119 Mindrum Farming. Vendeen: £132 North Lyham. Dorset: £118 Moorpark. Mule: £112 Castle Hills Farm, £111 Cresswell Farms, £105 Shotton, £95 Moorpark. North Country Cheviot: £90 Lochside

Rams:

Texel: £147, £120 Todrig, £140, £120 Mindrum Farming. Suffolk: £121 North Lyham. Zwartble: £100 Mindrum Farming