Wooler Weekly Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 5^th February Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling  793 Prime Sheep comprising 545 Prime Lambs and  248 Cast Ewes and Rams.

Prime Lambs

All classes similar on the week.  Average 336p, £157, 46.7kgs

Top Price per Head –

Texel: £182, £181, £180 Buckton, £180 Shepherds Cottage, £178 Fleurs, Buckton, £177 Whittle; Beltex: £182 East Ditchburn, £179, £177, £170 Craiglea, £173 East Ditchburn; Suffolk: £181, £177 East Ditchburn, £180, £172(2) Doxford, £176(2), £171, £170 Fleurs; Zwartble: £180 Berryhill (Minto), £170 Berryhill(Skeen); Vendeen: £180(2), £176 North Lyham, £170, £169 Craigshouse, £166 North Lyham; Blue Texel: £178 Shepherds Cottage (K.Smith); North Country Cheviot: £167, £157 East Ditchburn; Half Bred: £161 Doxford; Easycare: £149, £140 Embleton Steads; Greyfaced: £147 West Longridge; Blackfaced: £144 West Longridge

Top Price per Kilo –

Beltex: 447.5p, 416.5p, 415p, 407.5p, 395.3p, 390.2p Craiglea, 384.1p East Ditchburn; Texel: 410.3p, 397.3p Village Farm, 395.5p Whittle, 391.1p Buckton, 388.2p West Longridge, 387p Buckton, 386.7p, 384.8p Whittle, 383p Buckton, 381.8p Black Heddon; Suffolk: 359.8p East Ditchburn, 353.3p East Ditchburn (D.Turner), 349.5p West Longridge, 340.4p East Ditchburn; Vendeen: 347.9p South Lyham, 345.8p, 338.5p North Lyham, 338p Craigshouse; North Country Cheviot: 348.9p East Ditchburn; Greyfaced: 341.9p West Longridge; Blue Texel: 342.3p Shepherds Cottage (K.Smith)Blackface: 330p West Longridge; Zwartble: 324p Berryhill (Skeen)

Cast Ewes

All ewes in demand.  More leaner types about.  Average £130

Beltex: £300, £220 (2) Craiglea; Suffolk: £211, £210, £200, £191, £187, £185, £180 Nesbit, £177 Ross Farm; Texel: £200, £198, £187 Nesbit, £180 Crookham Dairy; Half Bred: £200, £173 Nesbit, £159 North Lyham, £149 Doxford, £145 Nesbit; Vendeen: £180(2), £160 North Lyham; Greyfaced: £167 Edlingham Newtown, £147 Howtel; Zwartble: £167(2) Berryhill (Skeen); Border Leicester: £165 North Lyham; Romney: £140(2) Lanton; Blackface: £120 Edlingham Newtown, £100 (2)Hedgley Farms, £100 Overacres

Cast Rams

Texel: £220 Edlington Newtown, £180 Shawdon Woodhouse; Blue Texel: £200 Shepherds Cottage (K.Smith)