Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 15^th January Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1362 Sheep comprising 1045 Prime Lambs and  317 Cast Ewes and Rams.

Prime Lambs

More meat on offer.  Returns slightly easier.  Average £157, 46.8kgs, 334.9p

Top Price per Head –Texel: £192(2), £188 Edglingham Demesne, £190 Traprain, £185 Springhill, £184 Berryhill, £182 South Bellshill(2); Suffolk: £192 Rugley, £180 Springhill, £175(2) North Lyham, £174 North Doddington, £173 Springhill, £171 Berryhill; Beltex: £180 Rugley, £175 Clarabad Mill, £170 Tritlington Old Hall, Clarabad Mill, Routin Lynn, £167 Clarabad Mill, £166 Springhill; Vendeen: £170, £166 North Lyham; Greyfaced: £170 Bowshiel; North Country Cheviot: £169, £165 East Ditchburn, £163 North Lyham; Border Leicester: £165 North Lyham; Easycare: £164 North Doddington; Half Bred: £163 North Lyham; Cheviot Mule: £141 Reaveley, Overacres

Top Price per Kilo –Beltex: 414.6p Clarabad Mill, 410.3p, 367.6p, 392.8p, 390.2p Tritlington Old Hall, 395.1p Clarabad Mill; Texel: 389.5p The Peels, 377.8p(2) Traprain, 375.3p Wandon, 373.2p Auchencrow Mains, 370.2p West Longridge, 368.9p Wrangham, 367.8p Black Heddon, 367.4p Auchencrow Mains, 367.1p Shipley Smallburn; Suffolk: 368.2p Tritlington Old Hall, 345.8p Traprain, 344.9p Overacres, 344.4p North Lyham, 343.6p Barmoor Red House; North Country Cheviot: 350p, 343.8p East Ditchburn; Vendeen: 332p North Lyham; Cheviot Mule: 335.7p Reaveley; Greyfaced: 325.5p Brockley Hall; Half Bred: 310.5p North Lyham; Easycare: 309.4p North Doddington

Cast Ewes

A strong show of Ewes forward sold well once again.  Average £176

Texel: £285, £253, £246 South Bellshill, £227 Rugley, Sunnyside, Tritlington Old Hall, £225 Clarabad Mill; Beltex: £254 Clarabad Mill, £183 Routin Lynn, £180 Clarabad Mill, £175 Tritlington Old Hall, £160, £159 Routin Lynn; Suffolk: £247 South Bellshill, £243 Wrangham, £237 South Lyham, £235, £217 South Bellshill, £217, £215 A & S Livestock; Zwartble: £217, £211 Ferneycastle; Half Bred: £209 Brandon, £193 Berryhill, £185 Brandon, £183 Marigold; Greyfaced: £197 West Hall, £191 Shotton, £189 Tritlington Old Hall, £187 Bowshiel, £183 South Lyham, £181 Barmoor Red House; North Country Cheviot: £197 Edlingham Demesne, £143 Reaveley; Cheviot Mule: £162 Routin Lynn; Vendeen: £145 Routin Lynn; Romney: £146 Routin Lynn; Blackface: £127(2) Rugley; Swaledale: £95 West Longridge

Cast Rams: Texel: £219 Edlingham Demesne; North Country Cheviot: £200 , £191 East Ditchburn; Zwartble: £179 Ferneycastle