Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 10^th  September Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling  779 Prime Sheep comprising   451 Prime Lambs and  328 Cast Ewes.

LAMBS

Nice show, plenty flesh.  Returns similar.  Averages – 300p per kilo, £140 per head, £46.6kgs

Lambs per head

Beltex (Ave.£154.63) £188, £158, £150(3) McGowan, Craiglea,

Texel(Ave.£137.65) £169 Brown, South Bellshill, £166, £160 Green, Wandon, £165(2), £161, £160, £159.50(2) Brown, South Bellshill

Zwartble(Ave.£164) £164 Skeen, Berryhill

Suffolk(Ave.£145.96) £160, £156(2), £153 Morgan, Sunnyside, £150 (2) Hunter, Reaveley

Lleyn(Ave.£145.15) £150 Blakey, Northside Netherton

Lambs per kilo

Beltex(Ave.351p) 376p, 363.2p, 357.1p, 348.8p, 346.5p, 340.9p, 323.9p McGowan, Craiglea

Texel (Ave.299p) 337.8p Brown, South Bellshill, 327.7p, 327.2p, 327.1p, 324.5p, 320.7p Morgan, Sunnyside, 323.8p Singer, Linbriggs, 321p Purvis, Newham Hagg

Suffolk(Ave.305p) 329p, 325p(2), 320p Morgan, Sunnyside, 303.3p Whitten, West Longridge

Lleyn(Ave 288p) 288.5p Blakey, Northside Netherton

EWES

Mixed show, more lean types forward

Texel (Ave £144.76) £250 Hunter, Reaveley Greens, £172 Harvey, Shotton, £171 Morgan, Sunnyside, £167 Rutter, Burradon Mains, £155 Mindrum Farming, Charlton Mires

Half Bred(Ave £164.96) £176, £163 Shell, Brandon

Suffolk (Ave £149.67) £170, £161 Sutherland, Ross Farm, £159 Mindrum Farming, £157 Charlton Mires, £155 Hunter, Reaveley Greens

Zwartble (Ave.£167) £167 Skeen, Berryhill

Lleyn (Ave.£78.19) £160 Blakey, Northside Netherton, £129 Jeffreys, Kimmerston

Beltex (Ave.£151) £151 Charlton Mires

Greyfaced (Ave.£109.63) £150 Charlton Mires, £147 Harvey, Shotton, £141 Hunter, Reavley Greens, £137 Whitten, West Longridge

Easycare (Ave.£142.38) £150, £138 Burn, Barmoor Redhoue

Charollais (Ave.£140) £140(2) Morgan, Sunnyside

Blackface (Ave.£74.30) £107, £100 Whitten, West Longridge