Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 23^rd July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1570 Sheep comprising 1249 Prime Lambs and 321 Cast Ewes.

LAMBS

Average 337.14p, SQQ 335.02p

Followed national trend.  Weight and flesh still in demand.  Those lacking flesh harder to place

Lambs per head –

TEXEL (Ave.£150.32) £200, £190(2), £187, £186, £185 (2) Brown, South Bellshill. £192 Morgan, Sunnyside, £188,  £185 Blackcruik Farming

BELTEX: (Ave. £153.55) £185(2) Green, Wandon, £181, £180, £175, £173 McGowan, Craiglea

DUTCH SPOTTED (Ave.£167.50) £180 Russell, Muirton

VENDEEN(Ave.£160.73) £175, £173 Renner, South Lyham

SUFFOLK (Ave.£151) £173 (2)Moor, Nesbit, £172 Herdman, Edlingham Newtown, £170.50 Morgan, Sunnyside, £170 Dixon, East Ditchburn

DORSET (Ave.£149) £149 Johnson, Fowberry Moor

CHEVIOT MULE (Ave.£136) £140 Telford, Low Barton

NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT (Ave.£108.50) £140 Brown, Second Linthaugh

CHAROLLAIS (Ave. £132) £132 A & S Livestock, Moorpark

Lambs per kilo-

BELTEX (Ave.364p) 409.6p, 390.2p, 387.5p Mellor, Anstead, 409.1p, 404.9p, 397.6p, 395.3p, 388.9p, 388.4p, 386.4p, 386p McGowan, Craiglea

TEXEL(Ave.335p) 384p, 370.8p, 369.6p(2), 368.9p, 368.8p Morgan, Sunnyside, 377.3p Davidson, Fenham Hill, 371.1p Bradbury, Black Heddon, 368.6p Herdman, Edlingham Newtown, Davidson, Fenham Hill

DUTCH SPOTTED (Ave.332p) 363.6p Russell, Muirton

SUFFOLK (Ave.328p) 368.1p, 363.7p, 362.8p, 359.8p, 350p (2)Morgan, Sunnyside

VENDEEN(Ave.337p) 347.4p Renner, South Lyham

CHAROLLAIS (Ave.314p) 314.3p A & S Livestock, Moorpark

CHEVIOT MULE (Ave.310p) 311.8p Telford, Low Barton

DORSET (Ave.301p) 301p Johnson, Fowberry

EWES

Good trade throughout  

TEXEL (Ave. £161.90) £220, £210, £206 Bridgewater,Edrom Mains, £200 Herdman, Edlingham Demesne

SUFFOLK (Ave.£174.23) £220, £208 Brown, South Bellshill, £206 Russell, Muirton, £204 Bridgewater, Edrom Mains, £200 Brown, South Bellshill

VENDEEN(Ave.£206) £206 (2) Howie, North Lyham

LLEYN (Ave. £80.06) £175 Armstrong, Milfield Demesne

BELTEX (Ave.£259.56) £270 Mellor, Annstead

GREYFACED (Ave.£155.77) £180 Herdman, Edlingham Demesne, £177 Bridgewater, Edrom Mains, £176 Herdman, Edlingham Newtown

BLUEFACED LEICESTER (Ave. £160.67) £180, £164 Herdman, Edlingham Newtown

BORDER LEICESTER(Ave. £154.67) £174, £170 Howie, North Lyham

NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT (Ave. £91.50) £170 Dixon, East Ditchburn, £154 Telford, Low Barton

SWALEDALE (Ave.£100) £100 Low Bleakhope

BLACKFACE (Ave. £61.91) £160 Telford, Low Barton, £154 Watkin, East Newburn

RAM

NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT (Ave.£124) £124 Low Bleakhope Farm

DORSET (Ave £150.22) £180, £166 Johnson, Fowberry Moor

SUFFOLK (Ave £177.33) £180 Bridgewater, Edrom Mains, £176 Russell, Muirton

TEXEL (Ave £140) £140 Brodie, Routin Lynn