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

A tremendous run of strong commercial rams were keenly bid for from the minute Mr Jimmy Jeffrey Kersknowe rang the starting bell.

By the time the second ram of the day came in trade had already passed the £1000 mark and reached £1200 from Bowsden Moor.

2017 Kelso Ram Sale was great, having our own ring, where we offered our best run of excellent shearlings who without being overfed looked great. Buyers bid keenly from the very off. Whilst the sky-high prices of the previous year (£5,000) weren’t on the go, there were 7 consignors who sold at over the £1,000 barrier.

Results followed the show, ably judged by Mr Paul Slater with his champion selling at £3,000 from Mr R Rennie, Sydenham, who’s brilliant consignment of 22 ave a very impressive £1,284.

Leading prices and flock averages were: Sydenham £3,000, £2,500; Acreknowe Cottage £2,200 ave £850 for 9 sold. Crumhaughhill £1,800 ave £939 for 25 sold; Falla £1,500 ave £787 for 50 sold; Skelfhill £1,500 ave £950 for 5 sold; Bowsden Moor £1,250; Catslackburn £1,150, £1,100, £1,050 ave £679 for 28 sold; Roxburgh Mains £950 ave £825 for 12 sold; Muircleugh £950 ave 791 for 6 sold.