SOLANTEL KELSO RAM SALES – RING 9 – TEXELS
Record averages throughout ring 9 with 238 Texel Shearling Rams leveling at £1808.61 and the 26 Texel Ram Lambs averaging £882.69. No fewer than 20 consignors averaged over four figures.
Top price of the day was £52,000 from Mrs Karen Wight, Midlock Flock, purchased jointly by Mr S Renwick, Craig Douglas and Messrs W Dunlop, Elmscleugh. This helped Midlock achieve the top average of £6662.50.
The Ettrick Flock of David & Gordon Gray also enjoyed an outstanding trade selling to a top of £17,000, this was purchased in a four way split to the Uppermill, Blackhouse, Mitchellhill and Dalchirla Flocks. The Ettrick Flock attained the second highest average of £4350 for 14 sold achieving heir highest price to date was Dougie Fleming’s Burnhead Flock who sold their pen leader for £14,000 to Mr T C Whiteford, Tercrosset and Messrs Wales, Thakewood.
Top price in the lamb section was £3200 from the Teiglum Flock of Andrew Clark, which sold to L Forster & Son, West Nubbock, Hexham.
238 Shearling Rams averaged £1808.61 (98.3% clearance)
26 Ram Lambs averaged 882.69 (79% Clearance)
Other Principal Prices:
£10,000 B Gilchrist, Midlock
£10,000 G Gray, Ettrick
£9,000 G Gray, Ettrick
£8,000 Mrs L Gray, Scrogtonhead
£6,500 (twice) Messrs Green, The Craggs
£5,000 Hartside Farms
£4,500 Firm of JW Gibb, Toftcombs
£4,500 & £4,000 G Gray, Ettrick
£4,200 Mrs K Wight, Midlock
Top Averages – Shearlings
Midlock £6662.50 (12 Sold)
Ettrick £4684.61 (13 Sold)
The Craggs £2990.00 (10 Sold)
Burnhead £2764.29 (7 Sold)
Scrogtonhead £1825.00 (28 Sold)
Kingledores £1900.00 (3 Sold)
Langside £1483.33 (12 Sold)
Dyke £1450.00 (8 Sold)
Hartside £1358.33 (12 Sold)
