Wooler Primestock

At Wooler on Wednesday 13^th August Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling  1120 Sheep comprising  800 Prime Lambs and 320 Cast Ewes.

LAMBS

Mixed show forward.  Flesh needed.  Average 339p. £151. 44.5kgs

Lambs per head –

BELTEX (Ave.£153.39) £190, £185, £183, £181(2), £176, £174 Mellor, Annstead, £178 Craigs, Tritlington Old Hall

TEXEL (Ave.£152.05) £185(2), £181(2) Morgan, Sunnyside, £185, £182 , £180 Brown, South Bellshill, £180 Henderson, Glencroft

SUFFOLK (Ave.£159.38) £184, £183, £178, £175, £174, £170(4) Morgan, Sunnyside, £175 Moor, Nesbit

VENDEEN (Ave.£168) £171, £168, £165 Renner, South Charlton

CHEVIOT MULE (Ave. £141)£147 Telford, Low Barton

GREYFACED (Ave.£136.76) £146 Telford, Low Barton

NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT (Ave.£127) £170 Purvis, Newham Hagg

Lambs per kilo-

BELTEX (Ave.363p) 423.8p, 387.5p Craigs, Tritlington, 420.9p, 412.5p, 402.2p, 389.4p, 385.4p, 380p Mellor, Annstead

TEXEL(Ave.339p) 400p, 377.8p(2), 376.6p, 375p, 373.9p Morgan, Sunnyside, 383p, 380p Mellor, Annstead,  377.8p Brown, South Bellshill

SUFFOLK (Ave.340p) 377.8p, 370.2p, 369.6p, 364.6p, 361.7p, 360.5p Morgan, Sunnyside

GREYFACED (Ave. 324p) 329.3p Telford, Low Barton

CHEVIOT MULE (Ave.306.3p) 327.9p Thomson, Hownam Grange

EWES

All classes slightly less on week.  Average - £140

TEXEL (Ave.£160.75) £220, £200 Moor, Nisbet, £200 Davidson, Fenham Hill, £195 Brown, South Bellshill, £180 Low Bleakhope, £180 Morgan, Sunnyside