Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 31^st July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1102 Sheep comprising 970 Prime Lambs, and 132 Cast Ewes and Rams

Prime Lambs

Prime Lambs met a buoyant trade.

Topping at £200 from Messrs McPherson, Castlehills.  Top pence per kilo went to Messrs Mellor, Annstead at 410p per kilo

Top price per head-

Texel: £200, £194, £176 Castlehills, £176 South Bellshill, £173 Linden Hillhead, £171 South Bellshill, Linden Hillhead, £170 Lindean Hillhead; Beltex: £180, £178, £176, £175, £172, £170 Craiglea, £166 (2), £164 Annstead; Vendeen: £162 South Lyham; Suffolk: £158 Nesbit, £153.50 Low Middleton, £150 Nesbit, £149 Brandon Whitehouse, Nesbit, £148 Blackcruik, Newtown Edlingham; Greyfaced: £134 Low Barton; Cheviot Mule: £126 New Ladykirk; Dorset: £107 Bellstruther

Top price per kilo-

Beltex: 410p, 405p, 404.9p, 395.1p, 394.9p, 390p Annstead, 386.4p, 383p, 382.2p Craiglea, 381p Annstead; Texel: 373.5p, 372.2p Black Heddon, 368.9p Linden Hillhead, 365p Bewick Folly, 363.6p Thrunton, 361p Bewick Folly, 354.5p Springhill, Seahouses; Hampshire: 307.3p Marigold; Vendeen: 324p, 323.9p South Lyham; Suffolk: 319.8p Low Middleton, 316p Nesbit, 314.9p, 314.6p Blackcruik, 313.7p Nesbit; Cheviot Mule: 317.6p Marigold; Greyfaced: 297.8p Low Barton

Cast Ewes

Ewes easily sold.  Topping at £203 from Messrs Herdman, Newtown Edlingham

Suffolk: £203, £193, £171, £163 Newtown Edlingham, £163 West Longridge, £157 Brandon Whitehouse, £149 West Longridge; Texel: £180 Castlehills, £169 Bellstruther, Craiglea, £159 Broadmeadows; Greyfaced: £139 Doune Brae, £135 West Longridge; Easycare: £91 Chatton Park; Hill Cheviot: £87 Bellstruther; Blackface: £61 Bellstruther