Lockerbie NCC Hill Sale Report 2018

The annual sale of North Country Cheviot Hill rams & females took place on Wednesday 26th September, top price in the rams came from the Hartside Hill pen of Linhope Farming Partnership, Lot 14 Hartside Hill Vettel a two shear by Whitehope Phantom sold for £9000 to JM Elliot & partners, Woodside. With an execllant run of rams forward the same pen took the second top price of the day, Lot 13 Hartside Hill Vardy by Langdale Pedro, this two shear was knocked down to Bowmont Farming Ltd, Attonburn.

From the Kelso pen, Lot 261 Kelso Viceroy, a two shear sired by Bedshiel Rockall sold for £4200 & goes the the Sourhope flock of R & S Flintoff.

Leading Prices –

Lot 14 – Hartside Hill £9000
Lot 13 – Hartside Hill £4500
Lot 261 – Kelso £4200
Lot 195 – Hethpool £4000
Lot 50 – Newbank £4000
Lot 12 – Hartside Hill £3200
Lot 264 – Kelso £3200

Averages

Rams - 257 averaged £861.95 (-£175.86 on the year with 33 more sold)
Draft Ewes 2301 averaged £88.99 (-£6.86)
Gimmers 1734 averaged £103 (-£20)
Ewe Lambs 659 averaged £86.27 (+£2.05)