Wooler Primetock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 29^th May Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 627 Sheep comprising 285 Spring Lambs, 206 Hoggs and 136 Cast Ewes and Rams

Prime Lambs

Good quality show forward for 285 sold.  Trade slightly less on week.

Topping at 425p per kilo for Texels from Messrs Waite, Lamberton and top price of £220 from the same good home.

Average – 391p per kg.

Top price per head-

Texel: £220, £218, £216, £210 Lamberton Holding, £184, £183 Nesbit; Suffolk: £201, £200 Greenburn, £188 Nesbit, £187 Marshall Meadows; Dorset: £199, £185 Fowberry; North Country Cheviot: £180(2) Westhall; Vendeen: £179 South Lyham

Top price per kilo-

Texel: 425p, 423.5p, 420p, 419.2p Lamberton, 411.3p, 410p West Longridge, 409.1p Nesbit;   Suffolk: 400p, 393.7p Marshall Meadows, 393.5p, 391.7p Nesbit, 391.3p Greenburn, 390p West Longridge; Vendeen: 381.8p South Lyham; North Country Cheviot: 375p West Hall; Dorset: 354.2p Fowberry

Hoggs-

Meat and quality easily sold. 

Topping at £200 from Messrs Waite, Lamberton.  Top pence per kilo to Messrs Fleming at 382p

Top price per head-

Texel: £200 Lamberton, £194 Kypie, £190 The Anvil; Suffolk: £190 Kypie, £180, £170 The Anvil; Blue Texel: £190 Kypie; Greyfaced: £175, £166 The Anvil; North Country Cheviot: £169, £166 The Anvil; Vendeen: £156 South Lyham; Blackface: £155 The Anvil

Top pence per kilo-

Suffolk: 381.8p, 365.6p The Anvil; Texel: 381.4p, 374.1p, 372.4p The Anvil; North Country Cheviot: 377.3p, 375.6p The Anvil; Greyfaced: 377.3p The Anvil; Beltex: 352.4p The Hagg; Blackface: 344.4p The Anvil; Vendeen: 300p South Lyham

CAST EWES-

Some good returns

Topping at £228 for a Texel Ewe from Messrs Waite, Lamberton

Texel: £228 Lamberton, £170 Castlehills, £170, £160 Craigshouse; Suffolk: £180 Middle Ord, £170 Lamberton, £168, £158 Castehills, £154 Middle Ord; Greyfaced: £140 Craigshouse, £128 Newton Villa, £120 The Hagg; Blue Texel: £134 Marshall Meadows; North Country Cheviot: £128 Newham Hagg; Beltex: £122 Marshall Meadows; Blackface: £110 Hedgley Farms

RAMS

Texel: £142 Marshall Meadows; North Country Cheviot: £120 Milfield Demesne; Easycare: £108 Milfield Demesne