A pair of Texels from John and Archie MacGregor, Allanfauld, Kilsyth, attracted the top price of £650 at a small but select sale of ewe hoggs at Scotsheep.

Champion overall at the pre-sale show, the duo, embryo sisters bred from a home-bred ewe and sired by Mullan Firefly, were purchased by Messrs Bryson, Laigh Logan.

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The Scottish Farmer: Lynn Ronaldson won the SAYFC National Sheepdog Pro Handler Ref:RH050624101 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...Lynn Ronaldson won the SAYFC National Sheepdog Pro Handler Ref:RH050624101 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

Second top price was £420 paid for a pair of Suffolks from Stewart Shaw, Smailholm Mains. They are sired by a Midhope sire bought from John Keys at Shrewsbury and sold to Adam Grieve.

Blackface ewe hoggs reached £350 for a duo from Andrew Kay and sons Robert and Andrew, Gass, Straiton, purchased by T MacNaughton, Dalmore, Kintyre.

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The Scottish Farmer: Ben McSporran took the SAYFC Sheepdog intermediate Handler title Ref:RH050624102 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...Ben McSporran took the SAYFC Sheepdog intermediate Handler title Ref:RH050624102 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

Leading Awards

Trade stands – Breed Stands – 1, Blackface Sheep Breeders Association; 2, Beltex Sheep Society; 3, Dalesbred Sheep Breeders Association

Indoor stands – 1, Agrii; 2, Kate Simpson Art; 3, BHC.

Outdoor trade stands – 1, ATV Services Scotland; 2, GP Smart and Son; 3, Quad Crate.

The Scottish Farmer: Best Breed stand went to the Black-faced sheep association, Alan McClymont, Derek Redpath, Sandy Smith and Aileen McFadzean Ref:RH050624045 Rob Haining / The Scottish FarmerBest Breed stand went to the Black-faced sheep association, Alan McClymont, Derek Redpath, Sandy Smith and Aileen McFadzean Ref:RH050624045 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Speed Shear – Senior – 1, Jacob Taylor, 29.38; 2, Stuart Robson , 35.39; 3,Kev Sutherland, 36.98.

Team – 1, Simon Bedwell (28.93) and Adam Berry (30.38) 59.31.

Open – 1, Simon Bedwell, 29.66; 2, Adam Berry 32.80; 3, Hamish Mitchell, 35.97; 4, Andrew Baillie, 40.96; 5, Nathan Bee, 44.93; 5, Nathan Bee; 6, Calum Shaw DQ

SAYFC – 1, Lynn Ronaldson, pro handler winner; 2, Daniel Worthington; 3, Ben McSporran, intermediate handler winner; 4, Laura Moore; 5, Donald McDermid.

The Scottish Farmer: Fencing winner were Aaron Laidlaw (left) and Mark Stewart (right) and sponsor Andrew Bryce Ref:RH050624100 Rob Haining / The Scottish FarmerFencing winner were Aaron Laidlaw (left) and Mark Stewart (right) and sponsor Andrew Bryce Ref:RH050624100 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Next Generation Shepherd overall – 1, Ian Armstrong; 2= Tyler McKinlay and Harry Gemmil; 4, Ben McSporran; 5, Morgan Reynolds; 6, William Fotheringham.

Best under 21 – Tyler McKinlay.

Sheep dog element – 1, Tyler McKinlay; 2, Morgan Reynolds; 3, William Fotheringham; 4, Ben McSporran; 5, Anna Baynes; 6, Calum Paterson.

Sheep dog trial – 1, John Allan; 2, Fan Brownlie; 3, David Wallace; 4, Andrew Dickman; 5, Bill Elliot.

Fencing – 1, M and A Fencing; 2, Sampson Fencing; 3, HVB Fencing.

Stock judging – 1, Maureen Hamilton.