Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 26^th February Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling   906  Prime Sheep comprising 618 Prime Lambs and 288 Cast Ewes and Rams.

Prime Lambs

Plenty meat and weight forward, handy weights still in demand.

Average 329p, £161, 48.9kgs, SQQ 354p

Top Price per head –

Texel: £180 The Anvil, Village Farm, Springhill, South Dissington(2), Bowshiel, £178 Halterburn, £177 Bowshiel, £175 The Anvil; North Country Cheviot: £180, £176, £170, £165 East Ditchburn; Suffolk: £176(2) Brandon, £175 East Ditchburn, East Ditchburn Farm Cottage (D.Turner), £170 Brandon, East Ditchburn, Springhill; Beltex: £170(3), £168 Craiglea, £166 East Ditchburn, £165 Craiglea, East Ditchburn; Dorset: £170 Springhill; Bluefaced Leicester: £165 Shepherds Cottage, Halterburn; Greyfaced: £157 Overacres; Blue Texel: £151 Fowberry Moor

Top Price per kilo-

Beltex: 414.6p(2), 400p (2)392.9p Craiglea, 377.10 Fowberry Moor, 376.50p, 372.1p Craiglea; Texel: 400p Springhill, 365.3p Village Farm, 383.7p Wandon, 383p The Anvil, 378p South Dissington, 377.8p, 377.5p The Anvil, 372.1p East Newburn; North Country Cheviot: 355.6p The Anvil, 346.7p East Ditchburn; Suffolk: 354.5p Traprain, 354.3p The Anvil, 343.5p Sunnyside, 334.8p Newsted, 334p The Anvil; Blue Texel: 335.6p Fowberry Moor; Greyfaced: 324.4p West Longridge

Cast Ewes

Mixed show forward.  All types sought after.

Average £142.62

Bleu de Maine: £265 Craiglea; Texel: £230 Sunnyside, £219 Doune Brae, £201 Newstead, £195, £193 Lochside, £191 Sunnyside, £189 Bowshiel, £187 Fowberry Moor, £185 Doune Brae; Greyfaced: £200 Glencroft, £195 Lochside, £183 Bowshiel, £179 Lilburn, £175 The Peels; Suffolk: £193 Lochside, £183 Fleurs, £180 Springhill, £170 (2) Newstead; Lleyn: £187, £167 Northside Netherton; Bluefaced Leicester: £167 Shepherds Cottage, Halterburn; North Country Cheviot: £153 Biddlestone Home Farm; Blackface: £137, £111 West Longridge, £111 Hedgeley Hall; Easycare: £140 Black Heddon, £139 Brandon Whitehouse