Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 24^th July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1480 Sheep comprising 1129 Prime Lambs, and  351 Cast Ewes and Rams

Prime Lambs

Well fleshed lambs met a great demand with others harder to cash

Topping at £170 from Messrs Moor, Nesbit.

Top pence per kilo to 392.7p to Messrs Mellor, Annstead

Top price per head-

Texel: £170 Nesbit, £162 South Lyham, £161, £159 South Bellshill, £159 Springhill, £158 Low Middleton, £157.50 South Lyham, £157 Sunnyside, South Lyham, £156 Springhill, South Bellshill; Suffolk: £168 Rugley, £150 Springhill, £148 Nesbit, Harbottole Grange, £141 Rugley, £140 Nesbit, £138 Newham Hall, Rugley; Beltex: £161, £159, £158.50, £155.50(2), £154.50, £151, £150(2) Annstead; Vendeen: £154, £147 South Lyham; Jacob: £137 Bellstruther; Rouge: £131 Annstead; Cheviot Mule: £125 Low Barton; Blue Texel: £122 Fowberry Moor

Top price per kilo-

Beltex: 392.7p, 388.8p, 386.6p, 386.3p, 384p, 363.4p(2), 361.4p, 359.5p, 357.5p, 355p Annstead; Texel: 348.8p Village Farm (Smith), 337.5p Lochiside, 332.6p South Bellshill, 329p Nesbit, 325.6p Springhill, 324.7p Low Middleton, 324.4p Sunnyside, 323.9p Rugley, 322.9p Shoreswood, 322.8p South Bellshill, 321.2p Swinhoe North; Vendeen: 331.2p South Lyham; Suffolk: 323.1p Rugley, 313.8p Marshall Meadows, 313.3p Rugley, 302p Harbottle Grange, 301.1p Nesbit; Rouge: 319.5p Annstead; Blue Texel: 308.9p Fowberry Moor; Cheviot Mule: 286.4p Low Barton

Cast Ewes

Larger number of lean ewes forward but all meeting high demand.

Texel: £219 Edlingham Demesne, £199, £195 Annstead, £177 Edlingham Demesne, £173(2) Annstead, £169 Edrom Mains, £167 Annstead, £155 Marshall Meadows, Edglingham Demesne;  Bluefaced Leicester: £179 Low Barton, £149, £125 Edlingham Demesne, £145 Edlingham Newtown; Rouge: £167 Annstead; Suffolk: £163 Fleurs, £161 Edrom Mains, £137 Edlingham Newtown, £135 Fleurs, West Longridge, £127 Edlingham Newtown, £125 Lochside, Edrom Mains; Blue Texel: £145, £143 Hetton Law; Beltex: £153 Venchen; Blackface: £139 Low Barton, £127 Edlingham Demesne; Cheviot Mule: £135 Lochside, £100 South Dissington; Greyfaced: £124 Edrom Mains, £123 Venchen, West Longridge, North Country Cheviot: £111 Low Barton; Romney: £111 Thompsons Walls; Easycare: £111 Edlingham Demesne