Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 12^th February Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling   746 Prime Sheep comprising  524 Prime Lambs and 222  Cast Ewes and Rams.

Prime Lambs

Nice trade throughout

Topping at £184 Blackadder Mains, 394.5p per kilo for Beltex from Blackadder Mains

Top Price per Head –

Texel: £184 Black Heddon, £179 Blackadder Mains, £174 Village Farm, £171 Wandon, £170 Sunnyside, Berryhill, Black Heddon, Bowshiel; Beltex: £181, £178, £176, £173, £170 Blackadder Mains; Suffolk: £169 Newstead, £168 Springhill, £167 Sunnyside, Doxford, £166 Berryhill, £165 Newstead; Zwartble: £154, £150 Whitton Hall Farm; Half Bred: £153 Doxford; Greyfaced: £130 West Longridge

Top Price per Kilo –

Beltex: 393.5p, 391.1p, 387p, 386.4p Blackadder Mains; Texel: 390.5p, 390p, 381.8p, 381p South Carter Moor, 379.8p Wandon, 375.6p Black Heddon; Half Bred: 283.3p Doxford; Suffolk: 347.6p Newstead, 344.9p Brockley Hall, 340p West Longridge, 339.1p Doxford, 337.5p Berryhill, 334.7p Sunnyside, 332p Berryhill; Cheviot Mule: 302.5p Shipley Smallburn

Cast Ewes

Pleasant trade with more hill ewes forward

Texel: £237 Bowshiel, £223 Chatton Park, £212 Newstead, £207 Craigshouse, £199(2) Newstead; Suffolk: £219 Newstead, £217 Bowshiel, £197 Hunting Hall, £195 Newstead, £187 Hunting Hall, £179 Elwick; Greyfaced: £195 Bowshiel, £187 North End Farm, £185 Springhill, £178 Newstead, £175 Craigshouse; Zwartble: £191 Whitton Hall; Lleyn: £181, £176 Elwick; North Country Cheviot: £147 Thompsons Walls, Hethpool, £132 Thompsons Walls, £129 Hethpool, £127 Bowshiel; Easycare: £129 Chatton Park; Swaledale: £117 Low Bleakhope; Blackface: £100 Blackmountain Farms, £97 Overacres

Cast Rams

Suffolk: £201 Quarry House; Texel: £200 Craigshouse