Three farm sales conducted by Border Livestock Exchange, achieved prices way above expectations, which with the assistance of a massive online audience, saw items bound for new destinations all over the UK and Europe.

The sales, from John Shedden and Partners East Garleton Farm, Drem, North Berwick; Traquair Farms Ltd, Wellington Farm, Millerhill, Dalkeith and JT and M Carlaw, Baillieknowe Farm, Kelso, were topped at £52,300 by a Valtra 174 tractor from East Garleton.

Leading Prices

East Garleton – £52,300 Valtra 174 tractor; £30,000 MF 6485 Dyna 6 tractor; £23,900 Kellands 295 multi-drive sprayer; £20,700 NH TS 115A tractor; £19,900 Kubota U484 excavator; £15,400 Bryce Suma XL post knocker; £12,600 Sumo trio 3 cultivator; £11,200 KV EG100 5f rev plough; £8100; JPM 14 TMP tipping trailer and ramps; £8100 NH 575 baler; £6800 Amazone combi-drill; £5,800 NH BR7060 super feed II baler; £5200 Krone Easycut 320 CVQ mower; £5100 Dal-Bo 6-3 Maxi roll rollers; £4900 Lely Lotus Stabilo spreader and holder; £4700 Wootton 25ft flat bale trailer; £4600 Marston 10t tipping trailer; £4100 14ft Ifor Williams stock trailer and decks 2007; £4000 Cousins hydraulic folding roller; £3700 KW root bucket and auger; £3700 Kuhn HR4003D power harrow; £3500 Albutt heavy duty grab; £3000 Kuhn BPR280 topper; £2300 Honda quad four trax 3641hrs 420cc. 35300km 2011; £2100 Conor wuffler 2.5mtr; £2,000 Star Fire 3000 Universal steering wheel and screen; £2000 Sitrex SR420/11 hay rake; £1800 Toyota industrial forklift; £1600 Wolagri mini bale wrapper; £1500 Cook bale sledge; £1500 Murray bale spike; £1200 Agriquip 2.5m Cube grain bucket; £1100 low loader; £1100 Murray front folding spikes; £980 Kranzle CA11-130 power washer; £900 Grays bale tippler; £800 KV plough metal;£760, Hudson trailer 10ft with twin axle; £760 seven galvanised gates; £740, furrow press; £700 38 motorway barriers; £660 Sands sprayer; £640 Portequip calf creep; £640 20 x Amazone Tungsten points and bolts; £620, Spalding sub soiler; £620 Albutt bale squeeze; £620 Agriquip road sweeper and bucket; £600 1t tractor weight.

Wellington Farm – £21,200 Thorburn 200’ x 50’ shed; £21,000 Thorburn 75’x 50’ shed; £20,100 Case JXU 95 tractor; £10,500 Stewart GX11 grain trailer; £10,200 Portapig 10 space farrowing unit/building; £5500 60ft x 30ft steel framed Shufflebottom shed; £5500 Joskin 8400 ME slurry tanker; £3900 Arm farrowing shed and farrowing crates; £3700 75ft x 30ft pole barn;£2600 30ft x 45ft pole barn; £2200 Marshall flat bed trailer 21ft; £2100 International 454 tractor and ALO Quicke 2000 loader; £1900 Lawdenis mixer and skiold operating system bins; £1800 36 x individual sow feeders – Galvepor; £1300 stock board 12 x galvanised gates; £1200 17 x galvanised gates; £1100 Farm King C X 8-51 electric 3 phase; £1100 wooden garage; £1000 Manitou bale grab and folding travel forks; £960 Bateson stock trailer 8ft with spare wheel; £900 Sellarc 3000 psi diesel cold washer; £900 centre augers; £880 plastic penning; £820 wooden summer house; £720 five metal gates galvanised; £700 concrete slurry tank 640 cubic meters; £640 3t hopper; £600 Collinson 8t feed bin; £600 Collinson 8t feed bin.

Baillieknowe Farm –£10,700 Kubota RTV buggy; £7500 Pratley sheep handling system; £4600 OBE 20’ flat trailer; £2,300 Penderfeed dog kennels; £2100 Gold pressure washer; £1900 Collinson 7.5t snacker feed bin; £980 electric fencing equipment and various; £780 100 lambing flakes; £780 100 lambing flakes (x2); £760 Swaldale ATV quad sheep trailer with sections; £740 100 lambing flakes; £740 IAE sheep turnover crate; £720 100 lambing flakes (x2); £720 mobile water bowser; £700 100 lambing flakes (x2); £620 Ritchie lamb weight; £620 Logic snacker; £600 mobile quad water bowser.

Inputs – £45,000 JD7430 tractor; £38,000 JCB 526-56 teleporter; £22,000 NH TX68 combine; £18,000 Stewart 18t grain trailer; £12,100 Sumo trio 3m;£7100 Lely Welgar RP 245 baler; £6400 Kubota mini digger; £5800 Vaderstad carrier 650; £3200 10t Marsden hydraulic tipping trailer; £2200 Knight airtec sprayer 24m; £2000 Palisade fencing; £2000 NH small square baler; £1600 20ft AS Marston flat bed trailer; £1200 5m Quantock harrows; £1000 Ifor Williams DP120 trailer sheep deck; £960 6 x galvanised silage feeding frames; £860 KV 6.3 Cambridge rollers; £860 NH 376 baler; £800 Albutt F450 bale squeeze handler; £780 Pottinger rowing up machine; £700 Parmiter bale unroller; £700 Murry can stacker; £68 Ritchie lamb weigher dial is included; £620 diesel clark generator; £600 30 - 4ft haylage bales; £600 discs.