Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 9^th July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1452 Sheep comprising 1128 Prime Lambs and 324 Cast Sheep.

LAMBS

Good show forward, meat easily sold.

Average 360pk, SQQ 363.8pk, £161, 44.1kg

Lambs per head

BELTEX: (Ave. £171.39) £190 (2), £189, £180 (3) Mellor, Annstead

TEXEL: (Ave. £161.83) £190, £181, £180 (3) Brown, South Bellshill, £180 R. McDonald, Low Middleton, £179 (2) Brown, South Bellshill, £179 Moor, Nesbit

SUFFOLK: (Ave. £158.81) £178 Gregory, Springhill, £175 (3) Morgan, Sunnyside, £175 R. McDonald, Low Middleton, £173 Shell, Brandon, £172 Moor, Nesbit

VENDEEN: (Ave. £173.93) £177, £175 Renner, South Lyham

CHAROLLAIS: (Ave. £158.09) £170 Leiper, Bank Top

HAMPSHIRE: (Ave. £144) £144 Marigold Farming, Marigold Farmhouse

Lambs per kilo

BELTEX: (Ave. 382p) 419.8p, 409.1p, 404.8p, 402.4p 395.3p, 381.2p, 381p Mellor, Annstead

TEXEL: (Ave. 364p) 400p Bradbury, Black Heddon, 395p Hillcrest Livestock, Hillcrest, 388.9p Moor, Nesbit, Watkin, East Newburn 386.8p Watkin, East Newburn, 386.4p Morgan, Sunnyside, 383.7p, 383p Brown, South Bellshill, 383p R. McDonald, Low Middleton

SUFFOLK: (Ave. 347p) 388.9p Morgan, Sunnyside, 378.6p Fairbairn, Marshall Meadows, 373.2p Riddell, Newstead, 369p Whitten, West Longridge, 364.6p, 363p Morgan, Sunnyside, 362.8p Riddell, Newstead, 360.9p Shell, Brandon

VENDEEN: (Ave. 358p) 360.8p Renner, South Lyham

CHAROLLAIS: (Ave. 348p) 350p Leiper, Bank Top

HAMPSHIRE: (Ave. 343p) 343p Marigold Farming, Marigold Farmhouse

HOGGS

TEXEL: (Ave. £169.18) £171, £167 Charlton Mires Farm Ltd, Charlton Mires

SUFFOLK: (Ave. £159.66) £164, £155 Charlton Mires Farm Ltd, Charlton Mires

EWES

Ewes as dear as ever, all classes wanted.  Average £144.64

TEXEL: (Ave. £169.53) £295 (2) Mair, Kypie, £213 Brown, South Bellshill, £201, £200, £195, £189 Fairbairn, Marshall Meadows, £181 Brown, South Bellshill

SUFFOLK: (Ave. £181.74) £209 Morgan, Sunnyside, £207 Brown, South Bellshill, £197 Fairbairn, Marshall Meadows, Waite, 26 Lamberton, £195 Morgan, Sunnyside, Whitten, West Longridge, £190 Waite, 26 Lamberton Holding

BLUE TEXEL: (Ave. £169) £190 Mair, Kypie

CHEVIOT MULE: (Ave. £193) £195 Hillcrest Livestock, Hillcrest, £191 Armstrong, Milfield Demesne

GREYFACE: (Ave. £112.12) £179 Harvey, Shotton, £175 Fairbairn, Marshall Meadows, £163 Harvey, Shotton

NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT: (Ave. £92.43) £173, £130 Iley, Shirlaw Hope

ROMNEY: (Ave. £154.03) £167, £137 Thompson Walls Ltd, Thompson Walls

EASYCARE: (Ave. £144.27) £168, £151 Ord, Chatton Park

WELSH MOUNTAIN: (Ave. £73) £115 What the Flock Ltd, Stickle Heaton

BLACKFACE: (Ave. £77.91) £85 (2) Wood, Prendwick

RAMS

TEXEL: (Ave. £200) £200 (2) Mair, Kypie