ANNUAL RAM FAIR

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward 732 head at their Annual Ram Fair at Longtown on Wednesday 9th October 2013.

The Ram Sale of 165 Charollais, Beltex & Crossbred, 119 Suffolk and 280 Texel rams which were presented to a packed ring of buyers from beginning to end, with one of the best quality shows of commercial rams being presented in Longtown, resulting in a superb trade all day long.

The sale topped at £1,050 for a Texel shearling from annual consignor A.R. Bell, Kirkton, Hawick and purchased by Messrs Davies, North Synton.  Mr Bell also sold the next two top prices both at £900 with an average of £681 for 16 rams sold.

The pre-sale show of Texel rams, kindly sponsored by Trojan 4 x 4, Linstock, was ably judged by Mr Faulkner and Mr Hockenhull who awarded the Championship to a Texel shearling ram from R. Darling, Riddle Cottage, Lilliesleaf which realised £700 to the judge.  The reserve champion went to another shearling from Messrs Runciman, Allanshaws which later realised £760 to Messrs Tweedie, Brownbank, Peebleshire.

Prize list:-

Shearling ram:- 

1^st Prize and Champion – R. Darling, Riddle Farm, £700 to D. Faulkner.

 2^nd Prize and Reserve – Messrs Runciman, Allanshaws, £760 to Messrs Tweedie, Brownbank

 3^rd Prize – G. Cakebread, Commonside, £580 to Mr Peart, Weeds.

Ram lamb:- 

1^st Prize – J. & M. Tough, Easterseat £620 to A.J. MacGregor, Relief.

 2^nd Prize – J. & M. Tough, Easterseat £550 to Messrs Tweedie, Brownbank.

 3^rd Prize – Messrs Runciman, Allanshaws £450 to J. Corrie, Eskdale Street.

Principal prices:-

Shearlings - £1,050, £900 (x2) Kirkton, £760 Allanshaws, £750, £720 Kirkton, £700 Riddle Cottage, £680 Commonside, £620 Mossband House, Riddle Cottage and Kirkton, £600 Falla, Townhead and Kirkton.

Ram lambs - £750, £620, £600, £550, £500 (x2) Easterseat, £450 Allanshaws, £400 (x2) Easterseat, £350 Allanshaws, £320 Sandilands, Arkleby House, Hillhead and Searigg, £300 Arkleby House.

Leading flock averages:-

Bell, Kirkton (10) £1,050 £677

Runciman, Allanshaws (4)  £760  £560

Darling, Riddell (4) £700  £555

Cakebread, Commonside (4) £680  £540

Tough, Easterseat (9 lambs) £750  £511

North Deanhead (4)  £580  £500

Robertson, Becks (6)  £580  £495

Scott, Falla (10)  £600  £480

Harris, Auchengool (5) £550  £472

The show for Suffolk Rams was also judged by the same two persons who this time awarded the Championship to annual consignors Messrs Martindale, The Lands, Ecclefechan, whose shearling went on to realise £720 to Messrs Bradbury, Satchells, Lilliesleaf.  The reserve went to the first prized ram lamb from Messrs Sisson, Fenton, realising £400 to Messrs Armstrong, Sceughdyke.

Prize list:-

Shearling ram:- 

1^st Prize and Champion – Messrs Martindale, Land Farm, £720 to Satchells.

 2^nd Prize– R.G. Laing, Oxmuir, £420 to Netherhall.

 3^rd Prize – W.J. & J.G. Bell, Kinning Hall, £500 to Crairlaw House.

Ram lamb:- 

1^st Prize and Reserve – Messrs Sisson, Fenton, £400 to Sceughdyke.

  2^nd Prize – Messrs Hewson, Burgh Head, £300 to Hallburn.

  3^rd Prize – Messrs Hewson, Burgh Head, £320 to Dairy House.

Principal prices:-

Shearlings - £720, £600 The Land, £580 Kinning Hall, £550 The Land and Guards Mill, £520 Guards Mill, £500 (x2) The Land, £500 Guards Mill, £500 (x3) Kinning Hall, £480 Catslackburn, £480 (x2) Guards Mill.

Ram lambs - £400 Fenton, £380 The Land and Burgh Head, £320 The Land, £310 Burgh Head, £300 Fenton, The Land and Burgh Head.

Leading flock averages:-

Martindale, Lands (5) £720  £574

Bell, Kinning Hall (4)  £580  £520

Beattie, Guards Mill (8) £550  £470

Douglas, Catslackburn (3)  £480  £400

In the Continental section Charollais’ sold to £450 for a shearling from Messrs Kennedy, Westerparkgate, with lambs to £320 from Messrs Trafford, Springfield.  Beltex to £650 for a shearling from Messrs Paterson, Upper Auchenlay.  Crossbred rams to £980 for a Millenium Blue x Texel shearling from Messrs Bell, Kirkton, Hawick selling to Mr McGimpsey, D’Mainholm.

Principal prices:-

Shearlings –

Millenium Blue x Texel - £980, £680, £600, £550 Kirkton.

Beltex - £650 Upper Auchenlay, £420 (x2) South Corbelly, £400 Nether Ernambrie, £380 Upper Auchenlay, £360 Nether Ernambrie, £340, £320 Nether Brotherstone.

Texel x Beltex - £620, £500, £400 Walkerdyke, £400, £380 (x4) Dormansteads.

Charollais - £450 Wester Parkgate, £380 Thackwood and Fowrass, £360 Thackwood, £350 Wester Parkgate, £340 Peela Hill, £300 (x4) Thackwood.

Blue Texel - £350 Kinning Hall.

Charollais x Beltex - £350, £340 Upper Auchenlay.

Charollais x Texel - £320 Uppercleuch.

Dutch Texel x Beltex - £240 Nether Ernambrie.

Bleu d’Maine - £220, £200 Ormiston Lodge.

Ram lambs –

Charollais - £320 Springfield, £280 Wester Parkgate.

Beltex x Texel - £160, £140 Newton Cottage.

Aged rams –

Texel 2 shear - £520 Auchengool.

Lleyn 3 shear - £420 Housebyres.

Beltex 3 shear - £380 Nether Ernambrie.

Charollais 3 shear - £320 Brisco Meadows, £240 Glebelands.

The Annual Show & Sale of non-registered Blue Faced Leicester Rams, Ram Lambs and Females saw 168 head forward.

An excellent show of sheep was ably judged by Mr Walter Waugh, The Flatt, Roadhead, whose awards were as follows:-

Shearling Ram –

1^st & Champion (awarded the G.E. Carter Silver Challenge Trophy) Mr Tristan Davidson, Bellmount, Irthington, sold at £750 to Craig Farming Co.

2^nd – D. Coulter, North Deanhead, sold at £460 to Auchencheyne Ltd.

Ram Lamb –

1^st & Reserve Champion (awarded the Robert Telford Memorial Trophy) Mr D. Watkin, East Newburn, Norham, Berwick upon Tweed, sold at £300 to Messrs Dent, Beamwham.

2^nd – D. Watkin, East Newburn, sold at £400 to D. Story, Greenburn.

In general sheep were a very good commercial trade throughout with the majority making between £400 to £850.

Top price of the day went to Mr A. Carruthers, Peela Hill, Bewcastle whose two shearlings sold at £1,200 and £1,000 to Crowhall Farms, others £550 Side, £540 Snowden Close, £520 Old Police House and Shielsknowe and Burgh Head, £500 Low Struthers and North Deanhead.

Other Ram lambs to £340, £320 (x2) Low Struthers, £320 Crossdykes.

Aged rams to £900 Peela Hill, £520 Albie Rigg.

Gimmer shearlings to £280, £260 Peela Hill.

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