North Country Cheviot Park Sale

On Wednesday 14^th September Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held its Annual Sale of North Country Cheviot Park Rams & Females at Lockerbie Mart.

*FEMALES ON FIRE AND RAMS AVERAGE £1180*

FEMALES: The day began with the ewes that sold to average £229 and topped at £300 from Messrs McCormick, Boreland.

Gimmers averaged a whopping £350 and topped at £850 from Messrs Davies, North Synton.

Ewe Lambs were the highlight of the females section, exceeding all expectations, and topping at £700 from Messrs WD Allen, Humbleheugh and averaged a stunning £263.

RAMS: Rams sold exceptionally well, selling more on the year and averaged £1178.67.

Topping this section at £6500 was the first ram in the Carruthers run from Messrs CR Graham, Carruthers Farm. An Allenshaws Aristocrat son out of an Jethart Xtra Special daughter, he now joins the Philiphaugh flock in Selkirk.

The next best came from the first prize single consigned by R & T Dun, Gilston Flock, with their shearling ram, Gilston Champagne Supernova. He was an Overacres Xtreme son out of a Broomhillbank Tough Lad daughter and sold to G Davies & Partners, North Synton Farm, Selkirk.

The Humbleheugh flock owned by WD Allen, followed on next at £4500 with a Carruthers Zavi son out of a Gospelhall Wiggy daughter, he goes to the Kelso Flock, Kelsocleugh Farming, Yetholm.

The 2^nd prize single ram sold to the next top of £4000, the pen leader in the Allanshaw flock of J Runciman & Sons. This ram also won 1^st prize Kelso show 2022 and sold to R T Dun, Gilston Flock.

The Carruthers flock purchased Wandylaw Chance from the Diana Walton for £4000. He was sired by Wandylaw Appeal and out of an Overacres Ryan.

The next price of £3800 was attained twice, firstly by the Synton flock belonging to Scott Davies with a Synton Bravesheart son selling to Eric Graham, Sheltland, followed by the Nettlingflatt flock of Andrew pate, with Nettlingflat Carling, by a Synton bred sire out of an Overacres Vannistelroy daughter, selling to Messrs Jordan, Devon.

Next week at Lockerbie sees 5052 North Country Cheviot Hill females on Tuesday 20^th and 370 Hill Rams on Wednesday 21^st September.

Average
218 Park Rams £1178.67
254 Park Gimmers £349.50
157 Park Lambs £262.81
40 Park Ewes £228.33

Prize List
Class 1 Single Rams
1^st       R & T Dun, Gilson, Heriot, Midlothian
2^nd      Mr R Runciman & Son, Allanshaws, Stow, Galashields
3^rd       WD Allen, Humbleheugh, Alnwick, Northumberland

Group of Three
1^st      Scott Davies, North Synton, Selkirk
2^nd     S Anderson, Earlston Road, Stow, Galashiels
3^rd     G Milne, Kinaldy, Sat Andrews, Fife

Ewe Lambs: £700 £280 Humbleheugh Farm, £450 Boghead of Greenhill, £420 Dalmakethar Farm, £400 £300 Jethart, £350 North Synton Farm, £330 Nun Cote Nook Farm, £320 £300 Boreland Farm, £300 Hownam Grange Farm.

Gimmer:   £850 £700 North Synton Farm, £700 £550 Nun Cote Nook Farm, £550 £500 Dunrod Farm, £520 Hownam Grange, £500 Soutra, £500 Humbleheugh Farm, £500 Soutra, £480 Parsonage Farm.

Ewe: £300 Boreland Farm, £280 £190 Humbleheugh Farm, £220 Hownam Grange, £210 West Blackbyres Farm £170 Kelsocleugh

Rams: £6500 Carruthers Farm, £5500 Gilston Farm, £4500 Humbleheugh, £4000 High Fodderlee, £4000 Allanshaws, £3800 Nettlingflat, £3800 £3500, £3200 North Synton Farm, £3500 Wester Dunnet, £3500 Hownam Grange, £3500 £3500 £3200 Sebay Cottage, £3200 Croftheads, £3200 Carruthers Farm, £3000 Smerlie, £3000 Gilston Farm, £3000 Earlston Road.