Records fell all day in Ring 18 when Bob & Becca Rennie’s annual consignment of 28 Texel Shearlings from Attonburn Kelso won both the best pen and the show prior to the sale . The champion sold for £6,000 ( an increase of £800 on his previous 2022 Ring 18 record ) with their 28 averaging an incredible £1882 . This amazing average was the highest of any Texel Ring both registered & unregistered for a consignment of over 16 Rams a brilliant achievement.

Two other large consignments also hitting the high spots were A & HC Smith Crumhaughhill with their entry of 25 averaging a very strong £1134 top price £1,900 .

 

Also CD Scott Falla’s annual pen of 50 also selling to £1,900 to average £959

 

“14 Flocks selling over £1,000 “

 

Top prices

Attonburn £6,000 £3,800

£3,800 £3,400 £2,600 £2,500 £2,400

Crumhaughhill £1,900

Falla £1,900

Hawthornside £1,600

Headshaw L £1,600

Catslackburn £1,500

Upper Bolton £1,500

Sharplaw £1,400

Allanshaws £1,400

Unthank £1,200

Aimshaugh £1,100

Woodcroft £1,100

Muircleugh £1,100

Roxburgh Mains £1,000

Amazing Show results

1st Attonburn £6,000

2nd Allanshaws £1,400

3rd Headshaw L £1,400

4th Sharplaw £1,400

Ring 18 overall average £987.31

Border Livestock Exchange sold 308 Texel Shearling Rams in Ring 18 to average £811 ( increase of £211 on 2019 ) to a top of £2,100 .

This was for an outstanding ram from Mr Glen Wilson, Hawthornside Farm , Hawick .

Trade was fast from lot 1 from Hawthornside to the final lot from Lynn Gray Unthank who had a top of £1,300 and a very respectable £880 average .

The overall quality of naturally brought out rams was clearly reflected with over 30 rams passing the £1,000 mark .
Regular buyers many of them local were met with fierce competition from enthusiastic purchasers who had travelled from Orkney , the Midlands , Yorkshire and a very strong representation from Wales .

Mr Paul Slater Cheshire our “Border Livestock Best Pen” judge awarded – 1st prize : Rennie Livestock , 3 Attonburn Farm Cottages , Kelso ( ave £1,122 ) 2nd Prize : Sharplaw Farms , Sharplaw , Kelso ( £1,009 ) 3rd Prize : A & HC Smith , Crumhaughhill, Hawick ( £992 )

Top Prices :

£2,100 Hawthornside, Hawick; £1,900 Falla , Jedburgh; £1,900 3 Attonburn Farm Cottages , Kelso; £1,800 Crumhaughhill, Hawick; £1,700 3 Attonburn Farm Cottages , Kelso; £1,500 Headshaw Lauder; £1,400 Sharplaw , Kelso; £1,300 Rawburn, Duns £1,300 Unthank , Alnwick; £1,200 Catslackburn, Selkirk; £1,120 Skelfhill , Hawick; £1,000 Commonside, Hawick.

Leading averages :

£1,122 3 Attonburn Farm Cottages Kelso ( 17 )
£1,055 Headshaw Lauder ( 9 )
£1,009 Sharplaw Farm Kelso ( 22 )
£992 Crumhaughhill, Hawick ( 25 )
£987 Hawthornside, Hawick ( 10 )
£954 Skelfhill , Hawick ( 5 )
£880 Unthank , Alnwick ( 14 )
£858 Commonside, Hawick ( 6 )
£813 Falla Farm , Jedburgh ( 50 )
£800 Rawburn , Duns ( 21 )

There was lots of positives to take from this years sale .

16 Flocks break the £1,000 barrier