North Country Cheviot 'Park Ram and Female show and sale

On Wednesday 13^th September Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held its Annual Sale of North Country Cheviot Park Rams & Females at Lockerbie Mart.

*AVERAGES UP FOR RAMS YET AGAIN *

FEMALES: With a huge increase of entries of females, a very pleasing trade, bucked the current trend of breeding sheep. The best of the sheep fetching a flying trade. While bigger pens of straight sheep sold to a good commercial trade. Topping the sale at £700 from Messrs Davies, North Synton for a pair of gimmers.

RAMS: Rams were also a tremendous trade overall, especially for the best sorts, seeing a very good average. However the bottom end of rams being slightly harder to shift.

Topping the sale at £12,000 was Messrs Dun Gilston, with Gilston Definitely Yes a Belmaduthy Blaze sone who sold to joint purchasers Messrs Thomson of the Hownam Grange flock and the  Kelso flock owned by Kelsocleugh Farming.

The next best came from the Allanshaws flock of Messrs Runciman. Allanshaws Destiny was a Carruthers Admiral son and joins the Philiphaugh flock for £11,000.

The Allanshaw flock sell the next best at £7500 this time a Wandylaws Belter son, selling to Messrs McAllister, Northern Ireland.

Messrs Robinson, Benrafton flock picked up a Sebay ram sired by Overacres Alert son for £6500.

Messrs Dun, Gilston sell Gilston Duke, a synton bred ram to Messrs Graham, Carruthers for £5000

The second ram to fetch £5000 was in the Allanshaw flock, sired by Sebay Xcitible, he sold to Messrs Armstrong, Northern ireland shared with Messrs Irvine, Northern Ireland.

Leading Flock Averages:
Runciman – Allanshaws 12 @ £3862.50
Dun – Gilston 8 @ £3114.29
Baillie – Sebay 12 @ £2625
Cowan – Hightae 4 @ £2425
Graham – Carruthers 10 @ £1907.14
McCallum – Belmaduthy 4 @ £1625

Prize List
Class 1 Single Rams
1^st WD Allen, Humbleheugh, Alnwick, Northumberland        
2^nd A Pate, Netlingflat, Heriot, Midlothian
3^rd Philiphaugh Estates, Old Mill Farm, Philiphaugh, Selkirk                

Group of Three
1^st Mr R Runciman & Son, Allanshaws, Stow, Galashields
2^nd Scott Davies, North Synton, Selkirk          
3^rd A Pate, Netlingflat, Heriot, Midlothian     

Ewe Lambs: £440, £260, £240, £200 Sebay Cottage, £380 Old Mill Farm, £270 North Synton Farm, £210 Humbleheugh Farm, £210 Boreland Farm, £200 Little Sneeds.

Gimmer:  £700 North Synton Farm, £460, £340, £320 Smerlie, £450, £440 Soutra, £420, £340 Humbleheugh Farm, £400 Brimley Farm, £400 South Road, £400 Poppets Cottage, £340, £300 Kinaldy Farm, £320, £280 Old Mill Farm, £200 Parsonage Farm, £300 Boghead Of Greenhill, £290 Hownam Grange,£290 Nettlingflat, £290, £280 Dunrod Farm, £280 West Blackbyres Farm, £280 Humbleheugh Farm.    

Ewe:  £480, £280, £240, £220 Old Mill Farm, £260 (Cowen) Old Mill, £240, £200 Pengroes, £200 West Blackbyres Farm.  

Rams: £12,000, £5000 Gilston Farm, £11,000, £7500, £5000 Allanshaws, £6500, £3500 (x3), £3200 Sebay Cottage, £4500 Boghead of Greenhill, £3500 (x2) Carruthers Farm, £3400 Belmaduthy, £3200 Jethart, £3000 Dalmakether Farm.