A packed ringside of buyers forward for a show and sale of 10,005 Cheviot Mule gimmers and ewe lambs at Longtown on Tuesday, saw averages soar to record levels.

The 2686 Cheviot Mule gimmers averaged £255.01p (+£67.25 on 2023) and sold to £315 for a pen of 20 from Mrs L McIvor, Hartree Mill, Biggar.

Gimmers from Robert and Hazel McNee, Over Finlarg sold to £310 on two occasions to average £293 for 197.

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The 4191 Cheviot Mule ewe lambs averaged £177.24 (+£40.11p) having sold to £300 for the overall champion winners, a pen of 20 from Peter and Vicky Hedley, Swinside Townfoot, Oxnam. Swinside sold 150 ewe lambs to average £240.

The Hedley family also donated a Cheviot Mule ewe lamb with all proceeds going to Mcmillan Cancer Support. This lamb went on to raise £1630, firstly bought by Daniel Lynn for £650 who put it up for sale again, secondly to be bought by C and D Auction Marts for £500 who put it back up for sale, finally to be bought by Daniel Lynn again at £480.

Swinside also topped the Texel cross Cheviot Mule gimmers at £328 and £322, with the section seeing a £96 per head increase on the year.

Half-bred gimmers peaked at £250 from GB Hislop, Ladylands Drive, Selkirk.

An increased entry of 2505 cross Cheviot Mule ewe lambs sold to £202 for Suffolk crosses from A Ferrie and R Peden, Douglas Square, Newcastleton with Texel crosses reaching £200 from D Hodgson and Son, Swinhoe North, Alnwick.

Overall gimmer averages saw Cheviot Mules level at £255.01p (+£67.25); Texel cross Cheviot Mules, £284.23 (+£96.27); Suffolk cross Cheviot Mules, £265.98 and Half-breds levelled at £250.00.

Ewe lamb averages saw Cheviot Mules balance out at £177.24 (+£40.11); Texel cross Cheviot Mules, £154.80 (+£17.82) and Suffolk cross Cheviot Mules levelled at £161.61 (+£7.40).

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Leading Prices

Gimmers – Cheviot Mule – £315 Hartree Mill; £310 (x2), £300 (x2), £290 Over Finlarg; £298 Hartree Mill; £285 Dormansteads; £280 Longburgh Fauld; £275 (x3) Skelfhill, Commonside, Todhillmuir; £272 Boreland; £270 (x2) Marwhirn; Piel View and Longburgh Fauld. Texel X Chev Mule – £328, £322 Swinside Townfoot; £322 Kopje; £322, £314 Aldermanseat; £302 Glencairn and Kopje; £300, £280, £275 Aldermanseat. Suff X Chev Mule – £275 Seymour House; £270 High House; £270 (x4), £268 (x3), £265, £260 Seymour House.

Ewe lambs – Cheviot Mule – £300, £265, £250 Swinside Townfoot; £260, £250, £245 Skelling; £245 Dormansteads; £240 Swinside Townfoot and Ranbeck; £235 (x2) Crossdykes and Dormansteads; £230 Skelling; £220 Swinside Townfoot. Suff X ChevMule – £202 Douglas Square; £200 Shaw Head and Whitchesters; £195 Pit Farm and Shaw Head; £190 Newlands; £190, £185 Stuart Street. Tex X ChevMule – £200, £195 Swinhoe North; £195 (x3) West Bolton; £185 (x2) Swinhoe North; £175 Kingside; £170 Errington and Swinhoe North.

Leading Flock Averages

Gimmers

Cheviot Mule gimmers

Farm (No) Average (£)

Hartree Mill (40) 306.00

Over Finlarg (197) 293.00

Longburghfauld (79) 270.00

Dormanstead (11) 269.00

Piel View (35) 267.00

Commonside (50) 266.00

Boreland (20) 266.00

Seymour Farms (11) 265.00

Skelfhill (152) 265.00

Ryemuir (125) 263.00

Capeverde (85) 260.00

Marwhirn (302) 255.00

Texel cross ChevMule gimmers

Swinside Townfoot (30) 325.00

Kopje (25) 303.00

Glencairn (3) 302.00

Aldermanseat (159) 292.00

Suffolk cross ChevMule gimmers

Leapsrigg (8) 240.00

High House (30) 261.00

Seymour Farms (131) 267.00

Ewe lambs

Cheviot Mule ewe lambs

Swinside Townfoot (150) 240.00

Shepherds Cottage (17) 218.00

Dormansteads (84) 209.00

Crossdykes (74) 206.00

Nisbet Mill (108) 201.00

Ranbeck (213) 200.00

Boreland (110) 197.00

Bankend (45) 197.00

Kingside (107) 195.00

Skelling (316) 194.00

High Wood (56) 192.00