Cast ewes surpassed the £200 mark this week, selling to £205, for a Texel ewe from S Henderson, Weston, Deskford, at St Boswells on Monday (January 11).

The 525 ewes averaged out at £92.36.

Prices were also particularly strong at Longtown, where cast ewes and rams met record prices, with 239 lots out of the 441 forward reaching over £100 and the whole sale averaging a centre record of £100.42. Top price was £187.50 for heavy Texel ewes from Roadside.