Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 30^th  October Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling  981 Sheep comprising 782 Prime Lambs and 199 Cast Ewes and Rams.

Prime Lambs

Following National trend.  Average – 275.98p

Top Price per Head –

Suffolk: £145 Sunnyside, £144, £142 Tritlington Old Hall, £141.50 Brockley Hall, £141 Sunnyside, £140.50 Brandon Whitehouse; Texel: £155, £152 The Anvil, £152 West Lane End, £151 Sunnyside, The Anvil, £150 Sunnyside, £146 Brandon Whitehouse; Beltex: £132 Tritlington Old Hall; Hampshire: £128 A & S Livestock

Top Price per Kilo –

Beltex: 330p Tritlington Old Hall, 316.9p, 314.7p Todrig; Texel: 320p Lochside, 317.9p Tritlington Old Hall, 315.8p, 312.5p Todrig, 306.7p Tritlington Old Hall, 305.3p Todrig, 303.9p The Anvil, Suffolk: 276p Brockley Hall, 271.2p Sunnyside

Cast Ewes

Great demand

Beltex: £285, £230, £208, £205, £202, £200 Craiglea; Texel: £265 Black Heddon, £250 Newham Hagg, £239, £209 Black Heddon; £200 Tritlington Old Hall; Millenium Bleu: £187, £175, £160 Craiglea; Suffolk: £181 Newstead, £179 Middle Ord, £151 Newstead, £149 Middle Ord; North Country Cheviot: £157, £141 North Lyham; Border Leicester: £124 North Lyham; Greyfaced: £117 Lochside; Blackface: £104, £89 Linhope, £87 Alnham