Northumberland Livestock

Wooler

June 8

Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly Primestock sale of sheep.

Sold 1156 Lambs, 50 Hoggs and Young Sheep and 123 Ewes and Rams.

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Lambs now starting to come forward in bigger numbers, so seeing a slight ease in all classes along with national trend.

Lambs per Head: Texel: £98 Lorbottle, £90 South Falaknowe, £88 South Charlton, £87 Chesterhill and Shotton, £86 Holy Island, £85 Castlehills, Village Farm, Chesterhill and Fowberry Moor. Suffolk: £94 Shipley Lane, £90 Ladykirk and Fowberry Moor, £87 (two) Holy Island, £86, £85 Lilburn Estates (Roseden). Beltex: £77 (two) Chillingham Home Farm.

Lambs per kg: Beltex: 212.7p, 211p, 208.1p Chillingham Home Farm. Texel; 212p Village Farm, Seahouses, 210p South Falaknowe, 208.1p, 207p Fowberry Moor, 207.8p Ladykirk, 207.3p Castlehills, 205p Lorbottle. Suffolk: 208.2p Milfield Demesne, 202.5p Stamford, 202.4p Fowberry Moor, 202.3p (two) Holy Island.

Hoggs and Young Sheep easily sold– Leading Prices:- Per Head: Cheviot: £93.50, £92 Reavley. Texel: £92.50, £90 Ladykirk. Per kg: Texel: 176.3p Teviotdale, 169p, 165.3p, 163.6p (three) Ladykirk.

Ewes short of requirements and a touch dearer.

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Ewes: Suffolk: £110, £96 Kypie. Suffolk: £97 Fowberry Moor, £90 Lilburn Estates and Great Ryle. Texel: £103, £98 Kypie, £92 Fawdon Farms. Mule: £69 Great Ryle. Cheviot: £65 Reavley. Blackfaced: £65 Ladykirk.

Ram: Texel: £102 Lorbottle. Cheviot: £99 Hethpool.

Vendeen: £99 Reavley. Suffolk: £98 Reavley.