Kelso Ram Sales 2015

C & D Auction Marts Limited sold a record entry of 765 rams of all breeds at the Cydectin Kelso Ram Sales on Friday 11th September 2015.

The favourable weather meant there were maybe a few buyers missing who are behind on harvest and this was noticeable in the trade.  The best quality rams in any breed were easily sold and demanded a premium.  The next draw of rams were hard work and very steady all day with the bottom end very difficult to shift.  Most buyers wanted to have the best rams in an attempt to better their prime lamb quality.

Vendors were generally happy with their trade as most had already accepted the fact that trade was going to be back on last year’s bonanza.  Even though we still saw 23 four figure prices with 21 of them coming in the MV Crossbreds (ring 3) where 443 were sold compared to only 294 last year.  Our Charollais in ring 4 were up by 50 and unregistered Crosses in ring 16 by 50 also, a positive sign that the company is being recognised for providing a competitive service to its vendors.

Our sales topped at £2,300 for a Beltex x Charollais shearling from Messrs McAllister, Parkgate Road, Northern Ireland, selling to Messrs Peart, Woodcroft, Bishop Auckland.

Also on Thursday evening along with Border Livestock Exchange, we held the annual show for unregistered Texels in ring 18, where consignors from both firms were invited to the show.  The event was kindly sponsored by Tarff Valley and 15 shearling rams were presented to the judge, Mr Neil Hamilton, Earlside, Hawick who awarded the championship to ram number 5190 Catcune (Border Livestock Exchange) which realised £2,200, 2nd place to Mr Bell, Kinning Hall (C&D Auction Marts Limited) realising £750 and 3rd to Bowsden Moor (Border Livestock Exchange) realising £800.

Principal Prices:-

MV Crosses - £2,300, £1,200, £1,100, £1,050, £1,000 (x2) Parkgate Road, £1,550, £1,400, £1,320 Toftcombs, £1,200 (x2), £1,100, £1,05, £1,000 (x2) Carstair Mains, £1,100 Heathery Hall, £1,150, £1,050 Wester Parkgate, £1,200 Woolhillock, £1,200, £1,000 Loanhead.

Charollais - £820 (x2), £800, £780, £720, £700 Upper Auchenlay, £780, £720 Riggheads, £620, £580, £520 Wester Parkgate.

Blue Texel - £480, £450, £400 Nether Pratis.

Suffolk - £400 (x4) Lands.

Unregistered Crosses - £600, £550, £500, £400 (x4) Maidencots, £500, £450, £400 Crumhaugh Hill.

Unregistered Texel - £1,300, £950, £720, £700 (x4) Crumhaugh Hill, £1,200, £950, £800 Allanshaws, £700, £680, £600 Flex, £750, £720, £680, £650 Kinning Hall, £600 Upper Cleuch.

Flock Averages:-
  No. Top Average
RING NO. 1 – BLUE TEXELS (8)
Lyle, Nether Pratis 8 £480 £384.28
RING NO. 3 – MV ACCREDITED CROSSES (443)
Taylor, Heathery Hall 10 £1,100 £565
Baillie, Carstairs Mains 20 £1,200 £778.23
Fox, St Johns Kirk 10 £450 £341
Geldard, Low Foulshaws 10 £350 £297
Paterson, Upper Auchenlay 30 £820 £510.76
Carlile, Fowrass 25 £650 £507
Jewitt, Gracies 11 £280 £280
Snaith, Great Tosson 14 £300 £300
Ryder, No 2 Newton Cottage 15 £580 £437.50
Kennedy, Wester Parkgate 6 £1,150 £786
Bourman, Middle House 3 £500 £500
Wood, Woolhillock 20 £1,200 £667
Ingram, Loanhead 45 £1,200 £498
Williams, Upper Tullochbeg 8 £500 £440
Cunningham, Walkerdyke 24 £550 £407
Coghill, Muce 7 £400 £333
Kennedy, Lyon Park 17 £380 £290
Barclay, Mid Brocklock 13 shlgs
-do- -do- 17 lambs £500 £317.64
Lyle, Nether Pratis 3 £400 £300
Dunlop, Corstane 14 £620 £533
Gregor, Oakfield 10 £680 £500
Gibb, Toftcombs 25 £1,550 £737.50
Douglas, Catsclackburn 2 £520 £500
Harbinson, Ringsend Road 12 £360 £325
Clanachan, Maryholm 3 £700 £626.66
Kennedy, Whitehill 6 £300 £300
McAllister, Parkgate Road 40 £2,300 £815.31
Wales, Thackwood 15 £650 £463.63
Ryder, Blackhamilton 6 £600 £533.33
RING NO. 4 – CHAROLLAIS (106)
Foster, Garriston 7 £300 £253
Kennedy, Lyon Park 5 shlgs
-do- -do- 8 lambs £500 £307
Carlile, Fowrass 10 £280 £270
Paterson, Upper Auchenlay 25 £820 £577
Hodgson, Northfield 10 shlgs
-do- -do- 4 lambs £300 £252.72
Sloan, Riggheads 5 £780 £650
Parkhouse, Inverae 9 shlgs
-do- -do- 4 lambs £350 £302
Kennedy, Wester Parkgate 15 shlgs
-do- -do- 5 lambs £620 £413.12
RING NO. 14 – UNREGISTERED SUFFOLK (14)
Martindale, Lands 14 £400 £340
RING NO. 16 – UNREGISTERED CROSS BRED (88)
No. Top Average
Rennie, South Street 25 £350 £330
Smith, Crumhaughhill 5 £500 £412.50
Retson, Maidencots 50 £600 £347.50
Clark, Broomhillhouse 8 £280 £247
RING NO. 18 – UNREGISTERED TEXEL (106)
Aitken, Uppercleuch 10 £600 £438
Runciman, Allanshaws 5 £1,200 £860
Young, Flex 12 £700 £469
Fleming, Heriot House 10 £350 £342
Warden/Pringle, Skelfhill/Caverslea 14 £550 £443.75
Robertson, Becks 10 £550 £459
Bell, Kinning Hall 12 £750 £597.50
Wester Ulston Sheep 8 £480 £378
Smith, Crumhaugh Hill 25 £1,300 £651.88

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