St Boswells Breeding sheep sale and Cheviot Show & Sale

Second Breeding Sale of the season met a brisk trade with quality stock well in demand.

All classes similar on the fortnight, remaining up on the year.

BREEDING SHEEP

EWES Texel £230 Glennie, Threeburnford Suffolk £195 Fleming, Hardacres North Country Cheviot £175 Fleming,Hardacres Romney £175 Morley, Mount Ulston

GIMMERS Romney £175 Morley, Mount Ulston Greyfaced £255, £235 Thornborrow, Easter Dawyck   EWE LAMBS Suffolk (Ave. £202.10)  £245, £220, £218 Lowrie,Blegbie, £230 Stott, Elilaw Greyfaced (Ave. £168.79)  £200, £185 Coltman, Haystoun, £190, £180 Lauderhill Sheep Co, Beltex (Ave. £198)  £198 Lylestane Farming Texel (Ave. £182.27)  £195(2) Lylestane Farming, £180 Pate, Mossilee

STORE LAMBS

Another full ringside of buyers were treated to a superb show of Store Lambs that included the North Country Cheviot Show and Sale.

Purchasers had their pick from one of the premier shows of Cheviot Lambs anywhere in the Country, kindly sponsored by the North Country Cheviot Sheep Society.

Thanks to Mr John Tilson, Wedderlie for judging and casting an expert eye

Show Results

1^st           Thomson, Hownam Grange       £127 (CHAMPION)

2^nd          Tweedie, Buchtrig                           £130 (RESERVE CHAMPION)

3^rd           Hamilton, Birneyknowe               £126

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £116.74) 

Leading Consignors –

Elliot, Bedshiel – 375 to average £110.41

Hamilton, Birneyknowe – 167 to average £121.90

Tweedie, Buchtrig – 150 to average £122.67

Leading prices –

£130 Tweedie, Buchtrig, £128 Hill, Carcant, £127 Thomson, Hownam Grange, £126, £123 Allen, Stouphill, £126, £120 Hamilton, Birneyknowe, £121 Oliver, Middlesknowes,

Texel (Ave. £120.28) 

Leading Consignors –

Ainslie, Spottiswodde – 147 to average £132.49

Leading prices –

£137, £136, £133, £131 Ainslie,21 Scott Road, £135(2) Sinclair, Crookston

Beltex (Ave. £128.00)  £135.00 Manderson, Kilknowe

Suffolk (Ave. £124.46)  £132.00 Fairnilee Farming, £131 Dundas, West Mains, Hunter, Reaveley, Mabon, Lustruther, £126 Anderson, Parkhill, £126 Cockburn, Kingside,  £125 Harvey, Shotton

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £119.66)  £121 Glennie,Threeburnford Farm, £119 Cockburn, Kingside

Hampshire (Ave. £120.00)  £120.00 Oliver,Middlesknowes

Greyfaced (Ave. £119.00)  £119.00 Cockburn,Kingside Farm

Charollais (Ave. £117.26)  £118.00 Findlay, The Neuk