Some 8000 breeding and store sheep forward for Harrison and Hetherington’s annual sale at St Boswells met a flying trade with all averages up on the year.
Highlight of the day was the sale of a black Texel gimmer, kindly donated by the Grieve family selling on behalf of Sepsis UK in memory of Catherine Croxford-Adams. The gimmer sold on several occasions and alongside other donations raised £4000.
Top price was £360 for a pen of Blue Texel gimmers from The Chapel, followed by £350 for Texel cross gimmers from Clarabad Mill.
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Ewe lambs peaked at £235 for the first prize pen of Scotch Mules from Easter Dawyck.
Scotch Half-bred gimmers (567) averaged £258.52 (+£38.05) while Scotch Mule gimmers (550) levelled at £276.12 (+£64.59).
Ewe lamb averages also improved with Suffolk cross Half-breds (369) rising £40.20 to £196.69; Suffolk cross Mules (298) averaged £178.34 (+£43.09); Half-breds (522) cashed in at £166.30 (+£6.07); and Scotch Mule ewe lambs balanced out at £178.17 (+£26.80).
Leading Awards
Gimmers – Suff, Tex, cont cross-bred – 1, The Chapel, £300 (BTex); 2 and 3, Clarabad Mill, £350 (Tex) and £280 (Belt).
Scotch Hb – 1, Headshaw, Lauder, £315; 2, Mains of Auchleuchries, £300; 3, St Johns Wells, £260.
Scotch Mule – 1, Crailing Nook, £305; 2, Hamildean, £320; 3, Kaeside, £315.
Ewe lambs – Suff X Hb – 1, Nesbit, £220; 2, Blackhill, £220; 3, Marvingston, £215
Suff X Mule – 1, Blegbie , £205; 2, Herbertshaw, £182; 3, Windy Gowl, £150
Cont – 1, Philiphaugh, £250; 2, Wedderlie, £200; 3, Wester Ulston, £170.
Chev Mule – 1, Earlside Whitehill, £200; 2, Stobshiel Mains, £210; 3, High Moat, £152.
Scotch Mule – 1, Easter Dawyck, £235; 2, Dreva, £185; 3, Burncastle, £200.
LEADING prices
Gimmers – Suff, Tex, Belt and cross-bred – £360, £300, The Chapel; £350, £280 Clarabad Mill; £200, South Dissington. NCC – £230 Bowershields; £200 Rawburn. Chev Mule – £255, £250 Prendwick. BFL – £240 Howden, Jedburgh. Scotch Hb – £315, Headshaw, Lauder; £300, £295, £280 (x2) Mains of Auchleuchries; £260, St Johns Wells. Scotch Mule – £320, £290 Hamildean; £315, £290 Kaeside; £305, Crailing Nook; £305, £300, £290 Headshaw, Lauder.
Ewe lambs – Suff X Hb – £220, Nesbit and Blackhill; £215 (x2) Marvingston; £195, Nesbit. Suff X Scotch Mule – £205, £195 Blegbie; £190, Wester Middleton; £182, Herbertshaw; £150, Windy Gowl. Cont – £250, £180, Philiphaugh; £200, Wedderlie; £180, Mossilee; £170, Wester Ulston. Chev Mule – £170 Hethpool, Borthwickshiels.
Hb – £210, £165, £160, Stobshiel Mains; £200, Earlside Whitehill; £192, Earlside; £175, £152, High Moat; £160, Dalveen.Scotch Mules – £235, Easter Dawyck; £200, £188 Burncastle; £195, Haystoun; £185 (x2), £180 Dreva; £185 (x2) Tinnis.
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