Dumfriesshire Oxford Down breeder, Andrew Rutherford, came home in style from a society show and sale at Worcester when achieving centre record prices of 1550gns for a shearling ram and 1200gns for a gimmer.

Mr Rutherford of the Langrigg flock based at Guards Farm, Gretna, sold the top priced ram, a son of Billesdons Braveheart out of a dam by Beswickhall Cherrytom, to Martin Johnson, buying for the Longfriday flock from Northants.

The Langrigg gimmer was also by Braveheart, but out of a dam by Langrigg Illidan. She made 1200gns selling to Roland Williams, Aberystwyth, for the Greenlands flock.

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On the debit side, Langrigg went to 650gns for a Pauntley shearling ram from Messrs Plante and Amore, Redmarley, Glos. He is sired by Monkstone St Aldwyn.

The pre-sale show champion, a ram lamb from MFS Brown’s Monkstone flock, Pembrokeshire, made 1000gns selling to Jack Richardson and Richard Hampshire of the Rose-Dene and Prospect flocks respectively, both of which are based near York.

Averages: 27 gimmers £359.33; 10 ewe lambs £351.75; 15 shearling rams £508.50; three ram lambs £168.00.

Auctioneers: McCartneys.