KELSO RAM SALES
Lawrie & Symington had catalogued 1361 Rams for the Annual Kelso Ram Sale. With a large attendance of buyers from all over the UK and Ireland showing continued optimism in the sheep trade despite the uncertainty of Brexit all averages maintained last years levels
BLUEFACED LEICESTER
Top price was a Shearling consigned by Messrs WH Sharp & Son Newbigging Walls which realised £15,000 to T Dick & Son, Hamildean, A Campbell, Drimsynie, C & D Hall, Firth, J Herdman, Adlingham and RE Wood & Sons, Kingledores this was followed at £12,000 by a Shearling from the Midlock Flock of Messrs J Wight & Sons which was purchased by F Robertson, Beeches and M Coubrough, Hartside Flocks. The 277 Registered Bluefaced Leicester’s in Ring 15 averaged £1,043.68 with the 30 Lamb Rams levelling at £634.67
Other principal Prices - SHEARLINGS
Newbigging Walls - £6,000, £3,000, £2,600, £2,300 (twice)
Kirkstead - £5,800, £2,800, £2,400
MacQueston - £5,200, £2,000
Auchengray - £3,300
Townhead - £3,400
Midlock - £3,000 (3 times), £2,400, £2,000
Blanavald - £3,000 (twice), £2,500
Lilyburn - £2,600 (twice)
Finniness - £2,000
Riccalton - £2,000
Easter Dawyck - £2,000
LAMBS
Midlock - £1,700
Shitlington - £1,500
Carryhouse - £1,400
Nisbets - £1,400
Greystone Knowe - £1,100
Parkgatestone - £1,000
TEXELS
The Texel trade was topped at £8,500 for a shearling from Messrs Green, The Craggs, purchased by Messrs R Thornton, Cornhills, Kirkwhelpington At £7,200 Messrs M Seed & Son, Auchry sold their top shearling to Esmor Evans, Mold. This was followed by two at £7,000 the first from Messrs A Gray & Sons Langside purchased jointly by Messrs B & W McAlistair, Artnagullion and G Beacom, Lakeview Flocks in Northern Ireland and from the Hartside flock of Malcolm Coubrough purchased by W Wearmouth & Son, Rosehill, Bishop Auckland. The 452 Shearlings in Ring 7 and 9 averaged £920.37 with the 144 Ram Lambs levelling at £520.27
Other Principal Prices - SHEARLINGS
Langside - £6,200, £1,900
Scrogtonhead - £5,800, £4,200, £2,000
Elmscleugh - £5,500
Artnagullion - £5,000
Hartside - £4,800
Wester Walston - £4,400
Procters - £4,000, £3,100, £2,200
Midlock - £4,000
Nabb Point - £3,000
Harestones - £2,600
Ettrick - £2,400
Kingside - £2,300
Teviot - £2,300, £2,000
Toftcombs - £2,300
Allanfauld - £2,200, £2,000
The Craggs - £2,100, £2,000
LAMBS
Garngour - £4,800, £3,400
Ettrick - £3,400
Milnbank - £2,800, £1,450, £1,300, £1,050
Cambwell - £1,400
Crookholm - £1,200
Courthill - £1,150, £1,000
Strawfrank - £1,000 (twice)
Plasucha - £1,000
CHAROLLAIS
The Charollais Rams were topped by Messrs A Gray & Sons, Langside for a Shearling which sold for £1,000 to PG Perrings, Hoprig, Cockburnspath. The 107 Charollais Shearling and Lamb Rams averaged £453.27
UNREGISTERED TEXELS
The Yett - £900 & £560
High Crewburn - £780 & £540
Felton - £750 & £520
Wester Walston - £720, £700 & £520
The Firs - £650 & £620
CROSS BRED
Sunnyside/Carbello - £720 & £700
The Yett - £580
