Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 12^th November Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1201 Sheep comprising 728 Prime Lambs and 473 Cast Ewes.

PRIME LAMBS

Good show forward.  Returns similar on the week.

Average 306.4p, £140, 45.6kgs

Lambs per head-

Texel (Ave. £138.93)  £190, £186, £176, £170(2) Brown,South Bellshill, £170 Morgan, Sunnyside(2), Davidson, Fenham Hill(2)

Beltex (Ave. £152.48)  £180(3), £172, £170(2), £165(2) Mellor,Annstead Farm

Zwartble (Ave. £165)  £165 Fairbairn,Whitton Hall Farm

Suffolk (Ave. £140.05)  £162 Fleming Livestock, Anvil, £154(2)Morgan, Sunnyside, £154 Turner, East Ditchburn

Charollais (Ave. £160)  £160 Fleming Livestock, Anvil

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £149.16)  £156 Dixon,East Ditchburn Farm

Vendeen (Ave. £132.27)  £138 Renner,South Lyham

Lambs per kilo-

Beltex (Ave. 342p)  400p, 386.4p, 383p, 371.1p, 361.7p, 361.4p, 351.1p, 327.3p Mellor,Annstead Farm, 341.5p Rutter, Burradon

Texel (Ave. 305p)  386.40p, 380p, 377.8p, 372p, 352p Brown,South Bellshill, 355.6p Morgan, Sunnyside, 344.4p(2) Davidson, Fenham Hill

Suffolk (Ave. 303p)  350p, 308.3p, 308p Morgan,Sunnyside

Charollais (Ave. 320p)  320p Fleming Livestock, Anvil

Vendeen (Ave. 304p)  310p, 305.9p Renner,South Lyham

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 294p)  301.10p Dixon,East Ditchburn Farm

Zwartble (Ave. 250p)  250p Fairbairn,Whitton Hall Farm

CAST EWES

More Hill Ewes forward.  Big Ewes easy sold.  Average £122

Texel (Ave. £166.11)  £304, £275, £259, £220 Mellor,Annstead Farm, £223, £203 Bradbury, Black Heddon

Beltex (Ave. £272.50)  £304, £241 Mellor,Annstead Farm

Suffolk (Ave. £158.71)  £201, £199(2) Dunlop,Mayfield, £193, £170 Stott, Elilaw, £180, £174 Sutherland, Ross

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £140.35)  £171 Stott, Elilaw

Greyfaced (Ave. £134.14)  £170 Dunlop,Mayfield, £156 Turnbull, Todrig, £149 Hutchinson, Kettleburn, £139 Whitten, West Longridge

Halfbred (Ave. £160.80)  £167, £155 Stott,Elilaw, £157 Nielson, Moorhouse

Romney (Ave. £151.18)  £163, £142 McKie, Lanton House

Charollais (Ave. £160)  £160 Turnbull,Todrig Farm

Easy Care (Ave. £97.78)  £131 Bradbury,Black Heddon

Wensleydale (Ave. £130)  £130 Elsworth, Whitstlebare

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £82.67)  £127, £108 Herdman, Edlingham Demesne, £117 Wood, Prendwick

Blackface (Ave. £75.78)  £97, £93, £80 Hunter,Reaveley Greens, £80 Wood, Prendwick