Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 8^th July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 2086 sheep comprising of 1670 Lambs and 416 Cast Ewes

A good show of lambs with all types catered for.

Overall average 227p

Leading Lamb Prices per head: Texel: £116, £115, £112 Ashington Gardens, £114, £110, £105.50 Wandon, £110, £109 Fenham Hill, £106 Fowberry Moor, £105, £104.50 Pasture Hill, £104.50 Lilburn Estates, The Villa Bowsden and Edlingham Newtown. Vendeen: £105.50, £105 South Lyham, £100 Craigs House. Beltex: £105, £104 Ashington Gardens, £104 (Jethart) Larkhall, £103.50 Springhill, £102.50 Carrhill, Matfen, £102 Annstead and Venchen. Suffolk: £110 Craigs House, £105 Fenham Hill, £104 Auchencrow Mains, £104, £102 Branton Eastside, £101 Nesbit

Leading Lamb Prices per kilo: Beltex: 265p, 260p, 255p, 252p (2) Annstead, 263p, 250p Ashington Gardens, 255p, 253p (2), 251p, 250p Chillingham Home Farm. Texel: 254p East Newburn, 252p, 249p, 248p Ashington Gardens, 250p Tritlington Hall, 248p Wandon, 247p Carrhill, Matfen, 247p Greystones and Fowberry Moor, 245p Bewick Folly

Cast Ewes:

More ewes forward, short of buyer’s requirements to return another great average of £86

Pure Texel: £145, £144, £126, £115 Lilburn Estates (Roseden) (Yorkshire Halal). Texel: £134 Hagdon Moor, £130, £110, £106 Hoprig, £115 (J T Dunn), £115 Brockholes, Ashington Gardens and Todrig, £114 Carrhill. Beltex: £112 Annstead (J T Dunn), £109 Fowberry Moor (Janan Meat). Suffolk: £108 Lochside, £104.50, £100 Brockholes, £103 (2) Hoprig, £99 Fowberry Moor, £97 Mayfield and Edlingham Newtown. North Country Cheviot: £95 Humbleheugh, £88 Hoprig. Mule: £85 Ashington Gardens (C Siswick), £85 Craigs House, £84 Edlingham Newtown and Hoprig. Blackface: £76, £70 Edlingham Newtown, £67 Hagdon Moor. Cheviot Mule: £88, £87 Hoprig and Jethart (Larkhall)