Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 17th July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly Primestock sale of sheep comprising of Lambs, Ewes and Rams

597 lambs forward and sold, with trade harder work

Leading Lamb Prices per head: Texel: £94 Wellhouse Farm, £85 Low Middleton (R McDonald), £83.50 Bewick Folly, £82 Fawdon Farms, £82, £80 Low Middleton, £80 South Dissington, £80 (2) Kettleburn, £80 Mid Edrom and Branton Eastside. Beltex: £85, £75 East Newburn, £84, £82, £78 Chillingham Home Farm. Suffolk: £80 Edlingham Newtown, £76 (2) Newstead, £75 Fawdon Farms

Leading Lamb Prices per kilo: Beltex: 221.1p, 215.8p, 195p Chillingham Home Farm. Texel: 208.9p Wellhouse Farm, 200p, 180p Mid Edrom, 197.5p East Newburn, 194.2p Bewick Folly, 191.5p Black Heddon, 187.8p Primside, 187.5p Shipley Smallburn, 181.8p Low Middleton, 180p Brackenside

Ewes, again a buoyant trade

Leading Ewe Prices: Texel: £134, £98 Edlingham Newtown, £119, £107, £89, £85 Wellhouse Farm, £93 Lochside, £92 Primside, £91 Greenhead, Reston, £85  Mid Edrom. Suffolk: £115 Edlingham Newtown, £95 (2), £85  Branton Eastside, £93 Lochside, £93 Primside, £93 Chillingham Home Farm, £91 Greenhead, Reston, £89 Kettleburn, £87 Doune Brae, £85 Primside and Mid Edrom. Beltex: £87, £83 Chillingham Home Farm. Charolais: £81 Chillingham Home Farm. Greyfaced: £75 Primside, £73 Edlingham Newtown, £73 Doune Brae, £70 West Longridge. Easy Care: £68, £63 Dowlaw Farmers

Rams: Texel: £103 Edlingham Newtown