Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 2^nd October Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1401 Sheep comprising 952 Prime Lambs and 449 Cast Ewes and Rams.

Prime Lambs

Quality easily sold.  Flesh needed.  Average 279.9p, £127, 45.4kgs

Top Price per Head –

Beltex: £181, £180, £175, £172, £168, £164.50, £159, £156, £155 Annstead; Texel: £150 Springhill, Seahouses, £150 South Bellshill, Sunnyside, £149 Bothal Barns (2), £147 Thrunton, £145(2) South Bellshill, Low Barton; Suffolk: £150, £140 Sunnyside, £140 Springhill, Seahouss, Sunnyside, Elilaw, £138 Elilaw, £137.50 East Ditchburn, £137 Sunnyside; Greyfaced: £135 Rugley; Dorset: £135 Sunnyside; Vendeen: £130 Overacres; Charollais:L £114 Southfield

Top Price per Kilo –

Beltex: 407p, 402.2p, 400p, 395.3p, 387.8p, 387.1p, 371.4p Annstead; Texel: 325.6p Black Heddon, 312.8p Bothal Barns, 310.8p Black Heddon, 307p Bothal Barns, 301.3p Bewick Folly, 300p Tritlington(2), Thurnton, Bewick Folly; Suffolk: 280p Nesbit; Vendeen: 278.5p Overacres; Charollais: 278p Southfield; Greyfaced: 266.7p Low Barton

Cast Ewes

Good show forward selling to a strong return.  Average £116.45

Texel: £222 Annstead, £220 Edlingham Demesne, £217, £209 Annstead, £200 Rugley, Edlingham Demesne; Beltex: £200, £140 Annstead; Rouge: £181 Annstead; Suffolk: £155 (2) South Lyham, £154, £149 Southfield, £147 Tritlington, Mindrum, Annstead, £141 Springhill, Seahouses, Sunnyside; Greyfaced: £149 West Hall, £136 South Lyham, £131 Edlingham Demesne, Bothal Barns, New Etal Cottage, West Hall, £129 West Hall, £125 Prendwick, £123 Mordington; North Country Cheviot: £139, £129 East Ditchburn,£125 Linbriggs, £108 Edlingham Demesne; Zwartble: £137 Ferneycastle; Half Bred: £137 Nesbit; Charollais: £127 Berryhill; Blackface: £101 Edlingham Demesne, £100 West Longridge

RAMS

Texel: £180 Blackadder Mains