Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 19^th November Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 762 Sheep comprising 444 Prime Lambs and Cast 318 Ewes.

PRIME SHEEP

Average 304.6p £138.  45.3kgs

Lambs per head

Texel (Ave. £137.72)  £180(2), £174(2), £172, £168, £161(2) Brown,South Bellshill, £165 Campbell, Thrunton

Suffolk (Ave. £136.92)  £180, £175, £146 Story,Rugley Farm, £165 Teasdale, Farnham Park

Greyfaced (Ave. £143.75)  £155 Story,Rugley Farm

Beltex (Ave. £141.13)  £148, £145 Mavin & Son,Whittle Farm, £140 Reay & Comber, Elwick

Vendeen (Ave. £142)  £142 Renner,South Lyham

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £140.66)  £141 Elliott,South View, Low Barton, £140 Telford, Low Barton

Charollais (Ave. £122)  £140 Corley,The Peels

Lambs per kilo

Beltex (Ave. 331ppkg)  353.70p, 336p, 335p Mavin & Son,Whittle Farm

Texel (Ave. 304ppkg)  341p, 335p(2), 334.6p, 333.3p Brown,South Bellshill, 340.9p Campbell, Thrunton, 333.3p Reay & Comber, Elwick, 330p Story, Rugley

Suffolk (Ave. 301ppkg)  320.50ppkg Reay & Comber, Elwick Farm, 318p, 310p Story, Rugley, 308.7p Teasdale, Farnham Park, 304.3p Riddell, Newstead

Charollais (Ave. 294ppkg)  304.90ppkg Corley,The Peels

Vendeen (Ave. 289ppkg)  289.80ppkg Renner,South Lyham

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. 281ppkg)  282ppkg Elliott,South View

Greyfaced (Ave. 279ppkg)  280ppkg Story,Rugley Farm

CAST EWES

Good show forward.  All classes dearer.  Average £140

Texel (Ave. £180.82)  £247 Campbell & Son,Thrunton Farm, £225 Pallinsburn Estate, £223, £211 Grahamslaw, Craigshouse, £206 Renner, South Lyham, £205 Purvis, Shepherds Cottage, Halterburn

Suffolk (Ave. £170.60)  £207, £200 Renner,South Lyham, £201 McAlpine, Auchencrow Mains, £189 Turnbull, Haredene, £185 Pallinsburn Estate, £161 Reay and Comber, Elwick

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £167.17)  £190, £169 Dixon,East Ditchburn Farm

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £183)  £183 Telford,Low Barton Farmhouse

Charollais (Ave. £179)  £179 Brown & Son,Coldmartin Croft

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £163.50)  £177 Campbell,Thrunton Farm

Greyfaced (Ave. £126.56)  £168 Story,Rugley Farm, £151 Renner, South Lyham, £136 Turnbull, Haredene, £134 McAlpine, Auchencrow Mains

Lleyn (Ave. £140.33)  £165, £161 Reay & Comber, Elwick Farm

Blackface (Ave. £71.88)  £123 Story,Rugley Farm, £105 Telford, Low Barton

Easy Care (Ave. £114)  £114 Bradbury,Black Heddon

Swaledale (Ave. £75.69)  £87 Whitten, West Longridge

CAST TUPS

Texel (Ave.£198.67) £207 Campbell, Thrunton