Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 19^th September Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly primestock sale of sheep comprising of Prime Lambs, Ewes and Rams with a small show forward, trade slightly sharper.

Leading Lamb prices per head: Texel: £85, £84, £82 Black Heddon, £85, £80 (x2) East Newburn, £80 Elwick.

Leading Lamb prices per kilo: Texel: 195p, 193p East Newburn, 190p, 189p Elwick, 186p Bellstruther, 185p, 182p Black Heddon.

Ewes, returns similar on the week

Suffolk: £99 Primside, £93 Bellstruther, £85 Lilburn Estates. Texel: £97 Bellstruther, £85 (x2) Black Heddon, £83, £81 Primside. Zwartble: £79 Bellstruther. Mule: £71 (x2) Primside. North Country Cheviot: £55 Bellstruther. Blackfaced: £61 East Newburn.

Rams: Zwartble: £100 Bellstruther