Border Livestock Exchange held their monthly online general machinery auction including the reduction of potato equipment on behalf of J & W Jenkinson, Harperdean, Haddington.

Bidding was reassuringly brisk for the potato equipment with a top price of £44,100 for the Grimme Web Destoner 2020. This was followed by the Claas Arion 420 Tractor 68 Reg at £33,200 which was part of the general machinery auction. Next from Harperdean came the Miedema 2 Row Potato Planter at £19,900.

Other leading prices:

£18,000 – K-Two Bio 1400 Spreader
£17,900 – Case IH 1056XL Tractor
£10,000 – Enviro-Mounder
£7,600 – Wrag Commander XL300 Mounted Post Driver
£7,500 – JD 3040 Tractor
£6,100 – Simba Flatliner Subsoiler
£4,700 – Manitou 628 Turbo
£4,700 – Kuhn Flail Topper BPR 305 2021
£3,200 – OBE Flat Bed 24ft Trailer
£3,200 – Howard Delta HSF300 Terra-Disc
£3,200 – Lynx Streamline D 3m Front Mounted Press
£2,400 – McConnel Power Arm 470 Hedge Cutter
£2,100 – 3B Bulker Potato Grader
£1,900 – Prodig Shear Bucket
£1,850 – David Brown 996 Tractor, 1972
£1,800 – Box Tippler
£1,600 – Fast Tow Twin Axle Fuel Bowser
£1,500 – Irrimax Irrigator
£1,500 – 12ft Ifor Williams Stock Box
£1,400 – AS Marston 5/6t Tipping Trailer
£1,300 – Marston Flat Bed 24ft Trailer
£1,200 – Polymag Stubble Cultivator
£1,200 – Wrag Power Shift Post Knocker
£1,100 – David Brown 880 Implematic Tractor
£1,000 – KRM Bogballe M2Q Fertiliser Spreader
£1,000 – Dowdeswell DP8R 4 Furr Rev Plough 1987
£1,000 – Thorburn Cattle Feed Trailer

Border Livestock Exchange conducted the Online Farm Sale on behalf of Loanknowe Farm Ltd, Loanknowe Farm Kelso .
Trade was excellent with prices for popular brands of well maintained machinery being exceptionally well bid for .
Another record number of buyers from both near and far logged on to ensure all lots were keenly bid giving a 100% clearance rate .

Loanknowe Prices

£56,500 Valtra T234 tractor 68 reg
£39,600 Valtra T194 tractor 67 reg
£15,800 Manitou MLT 741 – 120 58 reg
£10,600 KV ES85 5 F Rev Plough
£8,100 KV ES95 5 F Rev Plough
£7,100 Richard Western 16 t Trailer
£4,600 Spaldings 90/150 subsoiler
£3,000 Kuhn TB211 Topper
£3,000 Cleanacres Atlas 3000 sprayer
£2,800 Heva front press 3m
£2,200 Cleanacres Atlas 3000 sprayer

Another impressive entry of inputs were also well bid for with a local Class Tucano 480 Combine making the top price at £65,000.
Selling percentages were again high particularly for popular brands of well serviced machinery .

Input prices
£65,000 Claas Tucano 480 Combine
£47,100 Case 175 CVX Tractor
£12,300 CAT 312C Excavator
£9,700 Kuhn Primor 3570M straw blower .
£4,200 JPM Trailer
£3,100 Redrock Trailer
£3,000 Agleader Incommand 1200
£2,800 JD 582 Round Baler
£1,900 Wessex BFR 180 Bale feeder
£1,800 Renn Roller Mill
£1,600 Honda 250 Quad 2w/d 2017
£1,500 Hypertherm Power Max 125
£1,400 Bomford B468 hedge cutter
£1,400 Philip Watkins 1200kg weight
£1,300 Amazone ZA-M fert spreader
£1,300 Kuhn Power Harrow 3.5m