Lockerbie North Country Cheviot Female Show & Sale

The annual North Country Cheviot in lamb show and sale held at Lockerbie Market on Saturday saw a crowded ringside of buyers from Caithness to South Wales resulting in quality sheep easily finding new homes.

Top price of the day came from Jennifer Cowan’s Hightae flock who achieved £1800 for a hogg sired by Humbleheugh Wham Bam that was purchased by Messrs Burton from Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

[caption id="attachment_26969" align="aligncenter" width="400"] 1800gns top price from Jennifer Cowan[/caption]

The Overall Championship at the pre-sale show was won by local breeders CR Graham & Sons, Carruthers, Waterbeck with their Park gimmer sired by Gilston Rebus. The gimmer has been served by Synton Xplosion and sold for £1500 to Messrs Drew from Whitby, North Yorkshire.

[caption id="attachment_26970" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Hogg sold for 1500gns from CR Graham & Sons[/caption]

Also at £1500 was a hogg from the same flock sired by Philiphaugh Tam O Shanter. This successful purchaser of this lot was Messrs Kerr from Muthill, Crieff.

KO Stones’ Richmond based Nun Cote Nook flock sold their 2^nd prize winning hogg for £1400. She was sired by Belmadurthy Van Dijk and purchased on the day by Messrs Beech from Burnaston, Derbyshire.

[caption id="attachment_26971" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Hogg sold for 1400gns from KO Stones[/caption]

The 1^st prize Hill female was a 2-crop ewe consigned by Kelsocleugh Farming. She was sired by Kelso Talbot and sold scanned in lamb to Hethpool Walter for £1300 to Messrs Maclean from the Isle of Lewis.

[caption id="attachment_26972" align="aligncenter" width="400"] 2-crop NCC Hill ewe sold for 1300gns from Kelsocleugh Farming[/caption]

A gimmer from the same home also broke the £1000 barrier when selling to McCaig Farms from Falkirk. She was sired by Kelso Vice Chancellor and had been scanned in lamb to Cashlie Warlord.

[caption id="attachment_26973" align="aligncenter" width="400"] NCC Hill Gimmer sold for 1000gns from Kelsocleugh Farming[/caption]

The 1^st prize Park Hogg and Reserve Overall Champion was also from Jennifer Cowan and went on to sell for £900 to Messrs Kerr from Crieff. This hogg was sired by Humbleheugh Wham Bam.

[caption id="attachment_26974" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Reserve Champion 1st prize Hogg sold for 900gns from Jennifer Cowan[/caption]

Averages – 9 Aged Ewes £540; 19 Gimmers £567.34; 22 Hoggs £437.73