Wooler Primetock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 3^rd July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 915 Sheep comprising 688 Lambs and 227 Cast Ewes.

Prime Lambs

Good show forward, trade less and in line with national trend.

Topping at £169 from Castle Hills. Top pence per kilo to Huntington at 343.6ppk

Average 296.17p

Top price per head-

Texel: £169, £164 Castle Hills, £160 Huntington, £158 Castle Hills, £154 Pallinsburn, £152 South Bellshill, Castle Hills, £150 Moorhouse Lowick (2), Sunnyside, Kettleburn, South Bellshill Beltex: £158 South Lyham Suffolk: £157, £150, £149, £146 Nesbit, £144 Kettleburn, Nesbit, £142.50 Low Middleton, £141 Moorhouse Lowick, Fenham Le Moor, £140 Fenham Le Moor, Fleurs Vendeen: £154, £143, £142 South Lyham Charollais: £132.50, £130, £126.50, £124 Southfield

Top price per kilo-

Texel: 343.6p, 340.4p, 335.8p Huntington, 326.1p Sunnyside, Kettleburn, 321p Huntington, Newstead, 319.6p Newstead, 318.2p South Bellshill, 315.6p, Sunnyside, 315.2p, Fenham Le Moor, 313p Sunnyside, 311.7p Fowberry Moor Beltex: 329.2p South Lyham Suffolk: 306.5p Fenham Le Moor, 304.3p Fleurs, 300p Sunnyside, Harbottle Grange, Low Middleton, 298p Nesbit, 297.8p Sunnyside Vendeen:  304.3p, 298.9p South Lyham Charollais: 289.2p, 288.1p, 288p Southfield

Cast Ewes

All ewes easily sold.

Topping at £189 from Brockley Hall.

Suffolk: £189 Brockley Hall, £179, £171 Cornhill, £167 Middle Ord, Cornhill, £165 Middle Ord, £163 Pallinsburn, £157 Sunnyside, £155 Cornhill Texel: £179 Middle Ord, £155 Sunnyside, £153 Brockley Hall, £149 Middle Ord, £147 South Lyham, £145 Townhead Cheviot Mule: £147 Pallinsburn Greyfaced: £137 West Longridge, £133 Townhead, £119 West Longridge Blackface: £95, £93 Townhead Romney: £95 Lanton