St Boswells Sale Draft Ewes, Gimmers and Ewe lambs

SALE OF DRAFT EWES, GIMMERS, EWE LAMBS and STORE LAMBS

EWES: Texel: £220 Rawburn, £150 Pennyhill; Greyfaced: £180 (3 crop) Crailing Nook, £152 Huntershall, £150 Craigend;Suffolk:  £145 Pennyhill; North Country Cheviot: £145(2) Carcant

GIMMERS: Cheviot Mule: £218 Springhill, Coldingham; North Country Cheviot: £210 Bowershields, £200(2) Springhill, Coldingham; South Country Cheviot: £170 (2) Springhill, Coldingham; Suffolk: £170 Hardacres

EWE LAMBS: Suffolk: £180, £178, £170 Blackhill, Coldingham, £170 Marvingston, £165 Blegbie, £162 Blackhill, Coldingham, £160 Blegbie; Greyfaced: £175 Wester Dawyck, £172, £168 Burncastle, £152 Haystoun; Texel: £155 Berryhill; Cheviot Mule: £135 Borthwickshiels; North Country Cheviot: £112 Carcant

STORE LAMBS

The sale included The North Country Cheviot Wedder Show, kindly sponsored by The North Country Cheviot Sheep Society

The show was expertly judged by Mr B.Gillespie, Quarry, Wigton

1^st           Stouphill £114 to the Firm of R.Reid, Bengall
2^nd          Buchtrig £110 to the Firm of R.Reid, Bengall
3^rd          Birneyknowe £106 to the Firm of R.Reid, Bengall

Fantastic run of 206 Cheviot Wedders from Messrs Allen, Stouphill  to average £107

Beltex: £132 Threeburnford; Texel: £130, £128 Reaveley Greens, £124.50, £121 Greenhead,Selkirk, £120 (2)Hillend (Forsyth), £119.50, £118 Reaveley Greens; Suffolk: £122, £120 Reaveley Greens, £118.50 Craigend, £108 Spottiswoode, £107.50, £102, £82.50 Hillend (Forsyth); North Country Cheviots: £108, £106 Stouphill, £101.50 Huntershall, £100 Gilston, Carcant, Buchtrig, Stouphill; Easycare: £91 Inchkeith; Cheviot Mule: £90 Gilston