Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 6^th November Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling  1250 Sheep comprising 876 Prime Lambs and 374 Cast Ewes and Rams.

Prime Lambs

Well fleshed lambs still easy sold.  Average 290.9p, 46.7kgs, £136

Top Price per Head –

Texel: £160 South Bellshill, The Anvil(2), Grange Moor, £156, £155 Grange Moor(2),  Wandon, South Bellshill, Rugley; Beltex: £155, £150(2) Grange Moor, £147, £145, £144 Wandon; Suffolk: £160, £156 Rugley, £154, £148 Brockley Hall, £147, £146(2) Sunnyside; Charollais: £137.50 Buckton; Hampshire: £135 Sunnyside; Cheviot Mule: £134.50 Hethpool; Greyfaced: £130 Hethpool; North Country Cheviot: £127 Hethpool

Top Price per Kilo –

Texel: 355.6p, 347.8p The Anvil, 347.6p Thrunton, 340.7p The Anvil, 335.2p Linden Hill Head, 327.1p Black Heddon, 324.4p Wrangham, 323p Tritlington Old Hall, 320.2p Linnbriggs, 319.3p Tritlington Old Hall; Beltex: 323.5p Tritlington Old Hall, 319.8p Grange Moor, 314.4p Tritlington Old Hall, 312.5p Grange Moor, 311.1p Rugley, 309.3p Grange Moor, 308.9p Tritlington Old Hall, 308.5p, 300p Wandon, 300p Grange Moor; Suffolk: 300p Tritlington Old Hall, 292p Sunnyside, 291.7p Brockley Hall; Charollais: 292.6p Buckton; Cheviot Mule: 288.2p Shipley Smallburn, 287.5p Linbriggs, 286.2p Hethpool, 285.5p Shipley Smallburn; North Country Cheviot: 286.9p Linbriggs; Hampshire: 281.3p Sunnyside; Greyfaced: 277.8p Rugley

Cast Ewes

Mixed show forward.  Extreme returns once more.  Average £137

Texel: £250 Blossom Plantation, £175 Mindrum, £170,£167 South Lyham, £167, £166(2) The Hagg, £165(2) South Lyham; Suffolk: £189 St Helens View, £181 Mayfield, £173 South Lyham, Mayfield, £171 St Helens View; Half Bred: £167, £157 Brandon; North Country Cheviot: £163, £141 East Ditchburn; Lleyn: £163, £143, £141 North Side, Netherton; Greyfaced: £145 Brockley Hall, South Lyham, Kettleburn, £137 Mayfield, £135 Newton, Rothbury; Shropshire: £150 St Helens View; Easycare: £139, £127 North Doddington; Romney: £135 Kettleburn, £123 Thompsons Walls; Swaledale: £106 Low Bleakhope; Blackface: £93 Wrangham

Rams - Texel: £221 Mayfield; Suffolk: £150 Mayfield; Blackface: £137 Hethpool