Wooler Prime Sheep Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 31st July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly Primestock sale of sheep comprising of Lambs and Ewes.

Good show forward, trade slightly sharper

Leading Lamb Prices per head: Texel: £95, £85 Wandon, £92 Reavley Greens, £90, £84, £80 Low Middleton, £90, £86 Low Middleton (R McDonald), £90 Shipley Smallburn, £85 Shotton, £82 Kettleburn, £80 (3) Newstead, £80 Auchencrow Mains, Barmoor Ridge, Bewick Folly and East Newburn. Beltex: £87, £79 East Newburn, £79.50, £79 Chillingham Home Farm, £77 Wandon, £76 Bewick Folly. Suffolk: £82.50 Brockley Hall, £80 Low Middleton

Leading Lamb Prices per kilo: Beltex: 203.8p, 202.6p, 191p Chillingham Home Farm, 197.7p, 197.5p East Newburn, 194.9p Bewick Folly, 187.5p Wandon. Texel: 192.7p, 183.7p Shipley Smallburn, 192.5p, 183.7p Yetlington Lane, 191.5p, 183p Low Middleton (R McDonald), 187.8p Black Heddon, 187.5p, 186.9p South Dissington, 187.5p East Newburn, 186.6p Todrig, 183.7p, 181.8p Low Middleton, 180.5p (3) Craigs House and Bewick Folly. Suffolk: 181p Brockley Hall

More ewes forward, trade similar

Leading Ewe Prices: Suffolk: £95  Edlingham Demesne, £94, £85 (2) Lochside, £90 Chillingham Home Farm and Kettleburn, £88 South Dissington, £85, £81 Todrig, £85 Auchencrow Mains. Texel: £93 East Newburn, £89 Lilburn Estates, £87 Todrig, £85, £84 Lochside, £80 Auchencrow Mains and Craigs House. Beltex: £94 Chillingham Home Farm. Cheviot Mule: £84, £75 South Charlton, £84 South Charlton (M Hall). Greyfaced: £76 (2) Branton Eastside, £75 (2) Lochside and Kettleburn, £74, £72 Edlingham Demesne, £73 Craigs House, £71 West Longridge. Blackfaced: £65, £49 Edlingham Newtown