Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 23^rd June Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1501 Prime Sheep comprising 1178 Lambs and 323 Hoggs, Cast Ewes and Rams

Lambs:

All classes well back in line with the national trend, another good selection with an excellent show of quality heavy butcher lambs

Leading prices per head: Texel: £130 Berryhill, £128 South Lyham, £126, £125, £120 Pasture Hill, £124 New Heaton, £121 Greenhead, £119, £118, £117.50 Annstead, £116 Marshall Meadows, £115 Reaveley Greens and Lochside. Beltex: £130, £126 Annstead, £121 Nesbit. Suffolk: £123, £114 Ditchburn Cottage, £115 Branton East Side, £112 Pasture Hill, £110 Berryhill. Vendeen: £126 Crookham Dairy, £113 South Lyham. Millennium Bleu: £112 Islay Hill

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 298p, 290p Annstead, 271p East Newburn, 268p Huntington. Texel: 291p, 270p Pasture Hill, 276p Marshall Meadows, 274p, 265p Annstead, 269p Black Heddon

Cast Ewes:

A varied show of Cast Sheep received a solid trade from start to finish to average £93 overall

Topping the sale at £160 was a superb Suffolk Tup from East Town Farm who had an impressive run of Cast Sheep which averaged £137.50 also a pen of Suffolk.x Ewes @ £136 Hoprig.

Texel: £136 Hoprig, £123 Berryhill, £121 Hoprig, £117 Berryhill, Newstead, £115 Hoprig, Marshall Meadows, £113 East Newburn, Newstead, Suffolk: £125 Lochside, Branton Eastside, West Longridge, North Country Cheviot: £121, £109 East Ditchburn, Greyfaced: £110 Branton Eastside, West Hall, £103 Marshall Meadows, £102 Berryhill, Greenhead, R, £101 West Hall, £97 West Longridge, £95 Kettleburn, Cheviot Mule: £103 Hoprig, Romney: £96, £90 Lanton Estate, Blackface: £95 Branton Eastside, Swaledale: £60 Springhill, Berwick