Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 16^th  October Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling  1174 Sheep comprising 892 Prime Lambs and 282 Cast Ewes and Rams.

Prime Lambs

Great show forward.  Plenty heavy lambs.  Average 281p £135.55, 48.2kgs

Top Price per Head – Beltex: £170, £160(3), £152, £150 Craiglea; Texel: £170, £164(2) Branton Middlestead, £160 Thrunton, Branton Middlesteads, £158 Branton Middlesteads, £156 Hoppen Hall, £155 South Bellshill, Thrunton; Suffolk: £160, £150(2) The Anvil, £146 Sunnyside, £145 East Ditchburn, £144.50, £142 Sunnyside; North Country Cheviot: £150 East Ditchburn; Charollais: £139, £137, £135 Craigshouse; Vendeen: £135 South Lyham

Top Price per Kilo – Beltex: 359.8p The Village, 347.8p, 345.5p, 340.4p, 333.3p(2) Craiglea, 333.3p Village, Craiglea; Texel: 350p Todrig, 336.9p Tritlington Old Hall, 335p Todrig, 328.9p Lochside, 314.6p Wrangham, 313.3p Lochside, 313p, 312.5p Anvil, 310.4p Lochside; Suffolk: 301p Sunnyside, 288.5p, 283p The Anvil, 282p West Longridge, 280.9p Tritlington Old Hall; Charollais: 300p Buckton; North Country Cheviot: 289.1p East Ditchburn; Vendeen: 281.3p South Lyham

Cast Ewes

Strong trade again.  Average £113.61

Texel: £260 Bothal Barns, £200 Black Heddon(3), Lochside; Millenium Bleu: £220(2), £170(2), £155(2) Craiglea; Suffolk: £175 Lamberton Holding(Waite), £163 South Lyham, £159 Village, £155 Tritlington Old Hall, £137 Haughhead, Brandon Whitehouse, £135 Kettleburn, £121 Brandon Whitehouse; Greyfaced: £137 Lochside, £135 Bothal Barns, £131 South Lyham, £127 Brockley Hall, Shotton, £123 Haughhead; North Country Cheviots: £129 Alnham, £115 Haughhead, £105 White Gable, £95 Edlingham Demesne(2), Alnham, £93 Alnham; Romney: £129 Kettleburn, £101 Doune Brae; Blackface: £93, £70 Edlingham Demesne, £78 Alnham; Easycare: £75 Alnham