Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 9^th  October Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1135 Sheep comprising 793 Prime Lambs and 342 Cast Ewes and Rams.

Prime Lambs

More flesh forward, returns in line

Top Price per Head –

Texel: £160, £158(4), £154, £150 South Bellshill, £153, £151, £150 Sunnyside; Suffolk: £151(2), £150 (2) Sunnyside, £146.50, £145 Doxford, £141.50 East Ditchburn (D.Turner), East Ditchburn; Beltex: £145, £140 (2) Wrangham, £139 Oak Dene, £135 Wester Ulston, Oak Dene, £133 .50 Oak Dene, £132, £130.50 Wester Ulston; Vendeen:  £140 (3) North Lyham; Hampshire:  £137 Sunnyside; Blue Texel: £132 Marshall Meadows

Top Price per Kilo –

Beltex: 336.4p  Whittle, 334.9p, 329.3p, 326.5p, 313.6p Oak Dene, 329.5p Wrangham, 311.1p Wrangham; Texel: 317.3p Whittle, 314.6p Berryhill, 314p Wester Ulston, Grange Moor; Vendeen: 311.1p North Lyham; Suffolk: 294.8p East Ditchburn (D.Turner), 292.7p Oak Dene, 286.8p East Ditchburn, 283p Sunnyside, East Ditchburn, 281p Sunnyside;  Blue Texel: 287p Marshall Meadows; Hampshire: 279.6p Sunnyside

Cast Ewes

Good show forward. Trade strong once again

Texel: £230, £200, £190 Black Heddon, £180, £173 Elilaw, £167, £159, £153(2) Whittle; Suffolk: £160(2) Elilaw, £155 Newton, Rothbury, £147 Alnham, £142 Low Barton; North Country Cheviot: £159 East Ditchburn, £155 Edlingham Demesne, £113 Alnham, £109 Linbriggs; Half Bred: £159, £145 Elilaw; Cheviot Mule: £158, £153 Elilaw; Bluefaced Leicester: £145 Low Barton; Greyfaced: £143 Low Barton, £130 Fenham le Moor, £125 Newton, Rothbury