Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 2^nd July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1239 Sheep comprising 1028 Prime Lambs and 211 Cast Sheep.

LAMBS

Lamb trade easier, inline nationally.

Average 327p, SQQ 330p, £143, 43.7kg

Lambs per head

TEXEL: (Ave. £142.07) £174, £171, £170 Brown, South Bellshill, £170 MacPherson, Castle Hills, £169, £168, £167 Brown, South Bellshill, £165 Sanderson, Greenhead

BELTEX: (Ave. £160.77) £170 (2), £167.50, £164, £163.50, £162, £160 (2) Mellor, Annstead

SUFFOLK: (Ave. £136.25) £165 Marigold Farming Co Ltd, £163, Morgan, Sunnyside, Moor, Nesbit, £163 Morgan. Sunnyside, £158 Moor, Nesbit, £155 Morgan, Sunnyside

VENDEEN: (Ave. £154.27) £165, £164, £161 Renner, South Lyham

ROUGE: (Ave. £146.54) £160 (2), £150 Mellor Annstead

HAMPSHIRE: (Ave. £140.00) £160 Marigold Farming Co Ltd

Lambs per kilo

BELTEX: (Ave. 384p) 400p, 395.3p, 394.9p, 394.1p, 385.5p, 384.7p, 380p Mellor, Annstead

ROUGE: (Ave. 345p) 376.9p, 372.1p, 363.6p Mellor, Annstead

TEXEL: (Ave. 325p) 359.5p Watkin, East Newburn, 359p Riddell, Newstead, 351.8p Robson, Greystone North, 350p Watkin, East Newburn, 347.7p Gregory, Springill, 347.2p Watkin, East Newburn, 346.2p Robson, Greystone North

SUFFOLK: (Ave. 316p) 342p, 340p, 339.6p, 337p, 336.1p Morgan, Sunnyside

EWES

Mixed show, returns as high as ever.  Average £148

TEXEL: (Ave. £131.38) £227 Sanderson, Greenhead, £193, £192 Mindrum Farming Co., Mindrum, £191 Morgan, Sunnyside, £183 MacPherson, Castle Hills

SUFFOLK: (Ave. £179.05) £219 Herdman, Newtown, £207 Dunlop, Mayfield, £197 Morgan, Sunnyside, £191 Whitten, West Longridge, £189 Herdman, Newtown, £183 Mindrum Farming Co, Mindrum

BLUEFACED LEICESTER: (Ave. £213) £213 Herdman, Newtown

GREYFACED: (Ave. £147.80) £179 Dunlop, Mayfield, £167 Whitten, West Longridge, £157 Dunlop, Mayfield

EASYCARE: (Ave. £111.33) £150, £147 Gray, Embleton Steads

BLACKFACE: (Ave. £109) £125 Whitten, West Longridge

RAMS

EASYCARE: (Ave. £158.33) £177 Gray. Embleton Steads