Wooler Primestock

At Wooler on Wednesday 18^th June Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling  1276 Sheep comprising 940 Prime Lambs, 81 Prime Hoggs and 255 Cast Sheep.

LAMBS

Trade as expected.  Average – 355.6p, SQQ 360p, £155.54, 43.7 kgs

Lambs per head

BELTEX (Ave.£165) £180, £177, £175, £172, £170, £165(2) Mellor, Annstead, £170 Lindsay, Cornhill

SUFFOLK (Ave. £158.31) £178.50, £171 Moor, Nesbit,  £172 Brewis, Chesterhill, £171 Stafford, Brockley Hall, £170 Vickers, South Rennington

TEXEL (Ave. £153.93) £180 Robinson, Tughall, £175 Brown, South Bellshill(2), Blackadder Mains, £174, £172 Moor, Nesbit, £174 Morgan, Sunnyside, £170 Whitten, West Longridge, Mellor, Annstead, Morgan, Sunnyside

VENDEEN (Ave.£164.60) £172(2), £164 Renner, South Lyham

Lambs per kilo

BELTEX (Ave.392p) 418.9p, 415.6p, 414.6p, 412.5p, 410.3p, 47p, 405.1p, 400p(2) Mellor, Annstead

TEXEL (Ave. 356p) 381.4p Gregory, Springhill, 381p Watkin, East Newburn, 381p Riddell, Newstead, 380p Whitten, West Longridge, 379.1p Cochrane, Broadmeadows, 375p Hillcrest Livestock,  Strother, Fowberry Moor

SUFFOLK  (Ave.339p) 358.7p, 352.7p Low Middleton Livestock, 355.6p, 352.6p, 352.1p Moor, Nesbit,

VENDEEN (Ave.349p) 356.5p, 355.6p Renner, South Lyham

HOGGS

TEXEL (Ave.£102.65) £150 Hyslop, Newham, £140, £131 Cresswell Farms, £120 Jeffreys, Kimmerston

SUFFOLK (Ave.£125.67) £141, £140 Sparrow, White Cottage

GREYFACED (Ave.£140) £140 Hyslop, Newham

EASYCARE (Ave.£130) £140 Dods, Brandon, Brandon White House

BELTEX (Ave.£116.36) £130 (2) Brown, Hoppen Hall

BLACKFACE (Ave.£110) £110 Hillcrest Livestock

EWES

Returns slightly easier on the week.  Average £152.41

TEXEL (Ave.£166.34) £220 Bradbury, Black Heddon, Young, West Cottage, Moor, Nesbit

HALF BRED (Ave.£191) £191 Moor, Nesbit

SUFFOLK (Ave.£161.54) £190 Renner, South Lyham, £187 Gray, Middle Ord, £181 Lindsay, Cornhill, Robinson, Tughall, £180 Vickers, South Rennington

GREYFACED (Ave.£149.12) £170 Whitten, West Longridge, £165 Robinson, Tughall, £161 Hyslop, Newham. £157 Morgan, Sunnyside, £151 Hyslop, Newham,  £150 Renner, South Lyham, £150(2) Whitten, West Longridge

CHEVIOT MULE (Ave.£140) £140 Cochrane, Broadmeadows

EASYCARE (Ave.£137) £137 Morgan, Sunnyside

NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT (Ave.£121) £121 Pallinsburn

ROMNEY (Ave.£102.50) £120 Short, Humbleton

BLACKFACE (Ave.£86.67) £105 Hyslop, Newham

RAMS

TEXEL (Ave.£125) £150 Harvey, Blackadder Mains