Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 10^th July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1394 Sheep comprising 1085 Prime Lambs, and 309 Cast Ewes and Rams

Prime Lambs

Annual Summer Show and Sale of Spring Lambs. 

Taking charge of this years judging was Mr C.Snowden awarding Messrs Mellor, Annstead with champion pen

Topping todays trading was Messrs Hall, Bewick Folly at £168

Top price per head-

Beltex: £168 Bewick Folly, £154, £153, £152(3), £150(3) Annstead, £150 South Lyham; Texel: £165 Village Farm, £163 Sunnyside, £162 South Lyham, £161 Sunnyside, South Bellshill, £160 South Bellshill(2), Bewick Folly, £158 Village Farm(2);  Suffolk: £157 Sunnyside, £153 A & S Livestock, £152 Sunnyside(2), North Rennington (2)£150 Sunnyside, Brandon Whitehouse;Vendeen: £148, £145, £142 South Lyham; Hampshire: £138, £130(2) Marigold

Top price per kilo-

Beltex: 375p, 363p, 361.9p, 354.9p Annstead, 350p Bewick Folly, 348.8p, 347p Annstead, 342.20p Lochside, 340.9p Annstead; Texel: 347.8p, 344.4p, 342.9p, 338p Bewick Folly, 335.4p Sunnyside, 329.2p Village Farm, South Bellshill, 328.2p Springhill; Vendeen: 311.6p, 308.5p South Lyham;Suffolk: 320.4p, 315.8p, 314p(2), 313.3p Sunnyside; Hampshire: 295.5p, 288.9p Marigold

PRIZE LIST

Class 1           Beltex.x Lambs

(CHAMPION)

1^st                    Annstead                     42kgs              £152 to Vivers Scotlamb Ltd

2^nd                    Bewick Folly                40kgs              £140

3^rd                    Lochside                      41½ kgs          £142

Class 2           Texel.x Lambs

1^st                    Springhill                     48kgs              £152

2^nd                   Sunnyside                   48kgs              £161

3^rd                    Bewick Folly                46kgs              £160

Class 3           Suffolk.x Lambs

1^st                    Sunnyside                   47½ kgs          £150

Cast Ewes

Good trade for a plainer show forward.  Topping at £240 from Rennie Livestock

Texel: £240 Rennie Livestock, £230 Blackadder Mains, £190 (2) Rennie Livestock; Suffolk: £159 Mindrum, £149 West Longridge, £145 North Rennington, £139 Brandon Whitehouse, £137 North Rennington; Beltex: £144, £141 Rennie Livestock; Romney: £139, £125, £124 Rennie Livestock; Blackface: £117 Shepherds Cottage, Hutlerburn; Greyfaced: £131 Eglingham Hall, £130 Shotton, £125 North Rennington, £124 West Longridge; North Country Cheviot: £105, £90 Linbriggs

RAMS

Beltex: £160 West Cottage (K.Young)