Wooler Primestock Sale

1029 Sheep forward comprising-

633 Prime Lambs

396 Cast Sheep

633 PRIME LAMBS

Improved trade throughout.  Topping at £220

Pence per kilo to 418.6p for Beltex Lambs

Lambs per head

Texel (Ave. £153.57)  £220 MacPherson,Castle Hills, £182 Purvis, Newham Hagg, £180 Rutter, Burradon Mains(3), Whitecross, Clarabad Mill, Purvis, Newham Hagg, £174 Morgan, Sunnyside, £173 Whitecross, Clarabad Mill, £171 Burn, Fenham Le Moor, £170 Dods, Brandon Whitehouse, A & S Livestock, Moorpark and Whitecross, Clarabad Mill

Beltex (Ave. £166.47)  £190(2), £180 (5), £170 (4), £172, £161 Mellor,Annstead Farm, £171 Dixon, East Ditchburn

Suffolk (Ave. £152.19)  £179, £176, £162, £160.50, £158, £157 Morgan,Sunnyside, £164 Burn, Fenham Le Moor, £157 Dixon, East Ditchburn, £153 Whitten, West Longridge, Telford, Low Barton and Moor, Nesbit

Vendeen (Ave. £165.40)  £171, £164 Renner,South Lyham

Greyfaced (Ave. £137.66)  £152, £133 Herdman,Edlingham Newtown

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £136.44)  £139.50, £135.50 Telford,Low Barton

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £136)  £136 Telford,Low Barton

Lambs per kilo

Beltex (Ave. 362p)  418.60p, 417.6p, 395.3p, 380p, 380.3p, 373.6p, 362.1p, 360p(3) Mellor,Annstead Farm, 369.2p Watkin, East Newburn

Texel (Ave. 334p)  388p, 354.8p Whitecross, Clarabad Mill, 369.4p, 365.9p, 360.2p, 359.6p Mavin, Whittle, 366.3p, 365.2p, 353.2p, 350p(2) Morgan, Sunnyside, 357.1p Rutter, Burradon Mains

Suffolk (Ave. 328p)  358p, 352p, 344.7p, 337.9p, 337.6p, 332.6p Morgan,Sunnyside, 343.8p Telford, Low Barton, 341.6p, 337.6p Dixon, East Ditchburn, 332.6p Whitten, West Longridge, 329.2p Moor, Nesbit, 328p Burn, Fenham Le Moor

Vendeen (Ave. 325p)  328p Renner,South Lyham

Cheviot Mule (Ave. 315p)  317p, 315.1p Telford,Low Barton

Greyfaced (Ave. 290p)  292.30p Herdman,Edlingham Newtown

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. 283p)  283.30p Telford,Low Barton

CAST SHEEP

EWES

Similar trade on the week with another large proportion of hill ewes forward.

Texel (Ave. £200.46)  £288, £281, £260, £254, £248, £243, £236 Mellor,Annstead Farm, £280, £243, £233 Whitecross, Clarabad Mill, £240 Brown, South Bellshill, Bradbury, Black Heddon

Suffolk (Ave. £188.40)  £226 Mellor,Annstead Farm, £215 Hutchinson, Kettleburn, £214 Brown, South Bellshill, £213, £195 Moor, Nesbit, £212, £191 Prentice, Brockholes, £208 McAlpine, Auchencrow Mains, £201 Sutherland, Ross

Beltex (Ave. £226)  £226 Mellor,Annstead Farm

Halfbred (Ave. £197)  £197 Moor, Nesbit

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £168.33)  £195 Herdman, Edlingham Newtown, £155 McFayden, Newtown Farm Cottages

Zwartble (Ave. £187)  £187 Ferneycastle Farming

Greyfaced (Ave. £114.08)  £171 Burn, Fenham Le Moor, £170 McAlpine, Auchencrow Mains, £165, £160 Hutchinson, Kettleburn, £151 Whitten, West Longridge

Blackface (Ave. £101.49)  £140(2) Lilburn Estate, North Middleton, £131, £114 Herdman, Edlingham Newtown, £126 Rock Farming, Hethpool

Swaledale (Ave. £110.06)  £133 Lilburn Estates, North Middleton

Herdwick (Ave. £110)  £110 Todrig Farming

RAMS

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £213)  £213 Rock Farming,Hethpool

Zwartble (Ave. £174)  £174 Ferneycastle Farming

Roussin (Ave. £160)  £160 Cockcroft,Felkington

Romney (Ave. £147)  £157 Cockcroft,Felkington

Jacob (Ave. £117)  £117 Sutherland,Ross

Blackface (Ave. £90)  £90 Lilburn Estate, North Middleton

Texel (Ave. £80)  £80 Sutherland,Ross

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £80)  £80 Rock Farming, Hethpool House