Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 12^th June Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 947 Sheep comprising 654 Spring Lambs, 129 Hoggs and 164 Cast Ewes and Rams

Prime Lambs

Prime Lambs met a great trade with all lambs well bid for.

Topping at £217 from Tughall Farms.

Top pence per kilo to Messrs Strother, Fowberry Moor.

Average 405.59p per kg.  SQQ 409.84p

Top price per head-

Texel: £217 Tughall, £212 Annstead, £212, £207 (2) , £205Tughall, £204 Nesbit;  Suffolk: £210 Tughall, Brockley Hall, £199, £198 Tughall, £196 The Villa, £194 Tughall, £192 Brockley Hall,  £191 Tughall; Beltex: £200 Annstead, £190, £187, £182 Cornhill, £180 Annstead, South Lyham, Cornhill; Vendeen: £196, £185 South Lyham; Hampshire: £172.50 Marigold

Top price per kilo-

Texel: 462.2p Fowberry Moor, 444.4p Annstead, 437.5p Huntington, 431.8p Annstead, 430p Newton, 428.6p West Hall, 428.2p Fowberry Moor, 426.8p Huntington, Beltex: 434.8p, 434p Annstead, 404.3p Cornhill, 400p South Lyham, Cornhill(2) Hampshire: 415.7p Marigold; Suffolk: 409.8p West Hall, 409.4p The Villa, 408.7p Nesbit, 406.4p Tughall, 404.9p Sunnyside, 404.7p Fleurs, 404.6p, 404.2p Tughall; Vendeen: 408.3p, 400p(2) South Lyham, Dorset: 400p Sunnyside

Prime Hoggs

Meat easily sold

Top price per head-

Texel: £173, £170, £169, £167 The Hagg, £165 Biddlestone Home Farm, Hoppen Hall (2);Suffolk: £151 Fowberry, £145 Overacres; South Country Cheviot: £131 Biddlestone Home Farm; Greyfaced: £119 Overacres, Shotton, Blackface: £101 Overacres

Top price per kilo-

Texel: 332.7p The Hagg, 330p Hoppen Hall, 326.5p The Hagg;Suffolk: 268.5p Overacres; Greyfaced: 253.2p Shotton; South Country Cheviot: 270.5p, 264.4p Biddlestone Home Farm; Blackface: 234.9p Overacres

Cast Ewes

Easier on the week

Topping at £233 from Castle Hills

Texel: £233 Castle Hills, £213 The Hagg, £161 Newham Hagg, £159 Broadmeadows, Gainslawhill; Suffolk: £185 Kypie, £175 Newton, £165 Fleurs, £159 Ganslawhill, £145 Castle Hills, £141 Rennington South, £135 Sunnyside, £133 Gainslawhill; Blue Texel: £175 Kypie (Anne Mair-Chapman); Greyfaced: £147, £133 The Hagg, £129 Fowberry Moor, Barmoor Red House, £129, £123 Kettleburn, £121 Fowberry Moor; Easycare: £125 Embleton Steads, £119 Barmoor Red House; Beltex: £129 The Hagg; Blackface: £83 The Hagg; North Country Cheviot: £83 Shawbraes

RAMS

Bluefaced Leicester: £175 The Hagg; Texel: £153 The Hagg, £143 Fleurs; Dorset: £129 Fowberry; Suffolk: £113 Fowberry