Wooler Primestock Sale

876 Sheep forward comprising-

543 Prime Lambs   333 Cast Sheep

PRIME LAMBS

Lambs – plainer show forward with a lot of weight.

Topping at £181 x 2 from Messrs Brown, South Bellshill.

Top pence per kilo went to W Davidson & Sons, Fenham Hill at 378p.

Average 314p per kilo.

Lambs per head

Texel (Ave.£150.23) £181 (2), £177, £170 (2), £168 Brown, South Bellshill, £174, £172, £168 Davidson, Fenham Hill, £170 (3), £169 Morgan, Sunnyside, £170, £168.50 Pallinsburn Estate.

Suffolk (Ave. £144.97) £176, £160 (3), £155 Morgan, Sunnyside, £152 Howie, North Lyham, £150 (2) Pallinsburn Estate, Stott, Elilaw, Neil, Howtel.

Blue Texel (Ave. £147.60) £170 Smith, Shepherds Cottage, £158 Brown, South Bellshill.

Vendeen (Ave. £155.34) £160, £158 (2) Howie, North Lyham.

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £125.14) £146, £143, £142 Snaith, Biddlestone Home Farm.

Jacob (Ave. £129.25) £134 Swanston, Grants Bank Farm.

Blackface (Ave. £112.88) £125, £121 Lilburn Estates.

Herdwick (Ave. £121) £121 Davidson, Fenham Hill.

Greyface (Ave. £115.20) £120 Lilburn Estates.

Lambs per kilo

Texel (Ave.321p) 378p, 360p, 351p Davidson, Fenham Hill, 367.40p Bradbury, Black Heddon, 366.70p Pallinsburn Estate, 362p Brown, South Bellshill, 361.70p (3), 359.60p Morgan, Sunnyside, 355.30p, 351.20p Lilburn Estates, 353.50p, 350p Green, Wandon.

Suffolk (Ave.318p) 366.70p, 333.30p Morgan, Sunnyside, 354.80p, 352.40p, 340.90p Stott, Elilaw, 344p Pallinsburn Estate, 330p Anderson, 7 Harelaw Cottage, 325p Neil, Howtel.

Blue Texel (Ave. 313p) 340p Smith, Shepherds Cottage.

Vendeen (Ave. 299p) 333.30p, 305.90p Howie, North Lyham.

Jacob (Ave. 302p) 305p Swanston, Grants Bank Farm.

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 275p) 304.30p, 302.20p, 302.10p Snaith, Biddlestone Home Farm.

Blackface (Ave. 274p) 302.50p Lilburn Estates.

Herdwick (Ave. 295p) 295p Davidson, Fenham Hill.

Greyface (Ave. 272p) 279.10p Lilburn Estates.

CAST SHEEP

EWES

A good show met a pleasing trade.

Top price of £260 for a Texel Tup from Murray, Shepherds Cottage.

Texel Tups (Ave. £177) £260 Murray, Shepherds Cottage.

Texel (Ave. £162.53) £220, £188, £180, £170 (2) Pallinsburn Estate, £194, £186 Stott, Elilaw, £190 Burn, Barmoor Red House, £172 Morgan, Sunnyside, Nielsen, Moorhouse Farm.

Suffolk (Ave. £176.03) £210, £198 Dunlop, Mayfield, £196 Hunter, Reaveley Greens, £194 Pallinsburn Estate, £190, £162 Stott, Elilaw, £186 Mindrum Farming, Prentice, Brockholes, £166, £164 Morgan, Sunnyside.

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £170) £200 Stott, Elilaw.

Greyface (Ave. £148.12) £188 Dunlop, Mayfield, £176 Anderson, 7 Harelaw Cottage, £170 Nielsen, Moorhouse Farm, £168, £146 Hunter, Reaveley Greens, £148 Turner, 2 East Ditchburn Cottage.

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £164.52) £186, £166 Dixon, East Ditchburn, £146 Nielsen, Moorhouse Farm, £142 Spark, The Old Sawmill, £140 Purvis, Newham Hagg.

Dorset (Ave. £171.33) £182 Johnson, Fowberry Farm.

Halfbred (Ave. £162) £162 Stott, Elilaw.

Easycare (Ave. £133.84) £160 Burn, Barmoor Red House, £140 Dods, Brandon White House.

Blackface (Ave. £123.33) £130 Low Bleakhope Farm.

Blackface Tups (Ave. £130) £130 Low Bleakhope Farm.