Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 7^th August Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1283 Sheep comprising 913 Prime Lambs, and 370 Cast Ewes and Rams

Prime Lambs

Good solid trade.

Topping at £166 from Dods, Brandon White House

Top pence per kilo 381p from M/s McGowan, Craiglea.

Top price per head-

Texel: £166 Brandon White House, £162 Low Middleton (R.McDonald), £160 (3) South Bellshill, £159 Brandon White House, Oxford, £158 Fenham Hill, South Bellshill Beltex: £160 Craiglea, Edlingham Demesne, £156 Craiglea, East Ditchburn, £152 (3), £148 Craiglea, £147.50 Crookston, £147, £146 Bewick Folly, £146 Annstead Vendeen: £160, £150, £146 South Lyham Suffolk: £158 Edlingham Demesne, £156 Nesbit, £150 East Ditchburn, £149.50 Edlingham Demesne, £148.50 Brandon, £147 Brandon White House, Newton, £145 Rugley Millenium Bleu: £154, £149, £146 Fenham Mill Greyfaced: £144 Edlingham Demesne Hampshire: £128.50 Moorpark

Top price per kilo-

Beltex: 381p Craiglea, 374.4p Bewick Folly, 365.9p, 365.8p, 361.9p, 356.6p, 353.5p (2) Craiglea, 352.9p Bewick Folly Texel: 343.6p, 341.2p Bewick Folly, 337.8p South Bellshill, 332.5p Bewick Folly, Black Heddon, 331.4p, 330.7p Bewick Folly Suffolk: 312.6p Brandon, 311.9p East Ditchburn, 311.5p Edlingham Demesne, 308.9p East Ditchburn, 308.1p Hethpool Millenium Bleu: 310.4p Fenham Hill Hampshire: 306p Moorpark Vendeen: 304.4p, 302.2p (2), 302.1p South Lyham Greyfaced: 276.9p Edlingham Demesne

Cast Ewes

Marvellous trade. Topping at £265 from Master Finn Story, Rugley

Blue Texel: £265 Rugley (F.Story) Texel: £255, £230 Annstead, £227 Springhill, £219, £217 Annstead Suffolk: £225 Springhill, £197 South Bellshill, Rugley, £193 Rugley, Springhill, £191 South Bellshill, £187 Springhill Greyfaced: £175 West Longridge, £159 Rugley, £154 West Longridge, £151 Todrig North Country Cheviot: £151 Bowmont Farming, £149 Cheviot Farming, £137 Bowmont Farming, Cheviot Farming, £125 Todrig Blackface: £127, £115 Edlingham Newtown Easycare: £129, £121 Chatton Park Shetland: £93 Bellstruther Herdwick: £89 The Villa

Rams

Texel: £177 The Villa, £140 Edlingham Newtown, £107 The Villa Suffolk: £159 Edlingham Newtown North Country Cheviot: £127 Bowmont Farming Herdwick: £91 The Villa.