St Boswells Breeding Sheep Sale

Harrison and Hetherington held their Annual Breeding Sale at St Boswells Auction Mart.

A superb show of 7000 Breeding and Store Sheep were on offer to a packed ringside with buyers from throughout the UK. A buoyant trade was seen throughout most sections.

Thank you to Tarff Valley for sponsoring this sale and to all our judges, purchasers and vendors for your continued support.

(234) Texel, Beltex and Cross Gimmers.  Averaged £255

Judge:Mr J. Craigs, Tritlington Old Hall, Morpeth

1^st           Craiglea                                                £260

2^nd          Traprain                               £280

3^rd           Craiglea                                                £280

Other leading prices: £320, £300 Clarabad Mill, £260 Threeburnford

(235) Suffolk.x Gimmers.  Averaged £250

Judge:Mr J. Craigs, Tritlington Old Hall, Morpeth

1^st           Cortleferry                          £265

2^nd          Cortleferry                          £255

3^rd           Cortleferry                          £250

(624) Scotch Half Bred Gimmers – Averaged £261 (+£3)

Judge: Mr T.Raynor, Freckleton, Dewsbury

1^st           Mains of Auchleuchries £330      

2^nd          St Johns Wells                    £265

3^rd           Headshaw, Lauder           £310

Other leading prices: £322, £300(2) Mains of Auchleuchries

(595) Scotch Mule Gimmers – Averaged £273 (-£3)

Judge: Mr M.Halligan, Nether Stewart, Eddleston, Peebles

1^st           Kaeside                                £310      

2^nd          Hamildean                          £320

3^rd           Headshaw, Lauder           £305

Other leading prices: £310 Hamildean, £305 Crailing Neuk, £300 Huntershall

North Country Cheviot £225, £220 St Johns Wells, £200 Hardacres

Bluefaced Leicester £200 Howden, Jedburgh

EWE LAMBS

(482)Suffolk.x Ewe Lambs.  Averaged £205 (+£9)

Judge: Mr J.Wallace, Claycrop Farm, Newton Stewart

1^st           Blegbie                                 £275

2^nd          Marvingston                      £260

3^rd           Wester Middleton           £200

Other Leading prices: £250, £235 Blegbie, £235 Marvingston, £220 Blackhill, Coldingham

(511)  Continental Ewe Lambs.  Averaged £174

Judge: Mr Thomas, Bryn Farm, Llanrwst, Gwynedd

1^st           Wedderlie                           £230

2^nd          Wedderlie                           £220

3^rd           Earlside Whitehill             £175

Other leading prices: £210 Wedderlie, £180 Mossilee

(393) Half Bred Ewe Lambs.  Averaged £220 (+£54)

Judge: Mr T.Raynor, Freckleton, Dewsbury

1^st           Stobshiel Mains                £230      

2^nd          Earlside Whitehill             £300

3^rd           Over Whitlaw                     £141

Other leading prices: £270 Earlside Whitehill, £230 Stobshiel Mains

(307) Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs.  Averaged £198 (+£20)

Judge: Mr M.Halligan, Nether Stewart, Eddleston, Peebles

1^st           Dreva                                    £245      

2^nd          Tinnis                                    £230

3^rd           John Collins Crescent     £220      

Other leading prices £220 Dreva, £210 Tinnis, £195 Lauderhill

Zwartble £265 Whitlaw Cottage

Cheviot Mule £250, £225 Nisbet Mill, £185 Borthwickshiels

North Country Cheviot £188 Earlston Road, Stow

STORE LAMBS 

Attonburn – 1144 sold to average £102

Texel-£130, £117, £110

Beltex - £125, £122

Suffolk - £124, £123

North Country Cheviot - £109, £104

Bedshiel – sold 398 to average £102

North Country Cheviot £109, £104

Other leading prices-

Suffolk £124 Philiphuagh, £116.50 Mid Edrom

Texel £125, £122, £121, £120.50 Spottiswoode

Beltex £119 Threeburnford

Cheviot Mule £108.50 Borthwickshiels

North Country Cheviot £106 Philiphaugh, £105 Birneyknowe

SEPSIS UK

Charity Crook Auction raised a total of £560 for Sepsis UK.  Kindly bought by Mrs Kirkman, Leicester

*Photographs by Robert Smith Photography*