averages: Seven ewes, £496.50; 28 gimmers, £425.25; five ewe lambs, £384.30

The second prize gimmer from James Cannon, Redbrae, Wigtown, Newton Stewart, led the way at the 29th annual collective show and sale of 76 in-lamb Suffolk females at Harrison and Hetherington's Borderway mart, last week.

The sale leader, a two-year-old home-bred twin is a daughter of Strathbogie Samurai and out of a home-bred dam, which is sired by Ardlea Atomic. Scanned with twins to Burnview Beefeater, she found a new home with Messrs Grice, Staindrop, Darlington, Co Durham, at 850gns.

The same home sold another for 620gns to Messrs Taylor, Kelso. This two-year-old twin is scanned to have two herself, again to Burnview Beefeater and she took third prize in the gimmer class. She is by the same sire as the top priced lot and out of a home-bred ewe by Muirton Sparky.

A triplet-born two-year-old from the same home peaked at 600gns, selling to TJ and JM Powley, Great Strickland, Penrith, Cumbria. She is a daughter of Strathbogie Samurai and out of a home-bred ewe by Lakeview Empire Strikes Back, and in-lamb to the same sire as the previous two lots.

With a 820gns price tag was the best from Pamela Lupton, Greenholme, Galphay, Ripon, North Yorkshire, selling to Messrs Fitton, Burnley, Lancs. The three-year-old triplet is sired by Rhaeadr Reggae and out of a Kexbeck ewe, which is by Safaddan Smarty Pants. She is in-lamb to Perrinpit Game Set And Match.

The same home sold another at 600gns to L Brough, Tallentire, Cockermouth, Cumbria. This January, 2018-born female is a daughter of Drimmie Drama and out of a home-bred ewe by Rhaeadr Skyfall. She is due to Rhaeadr Jet Sky.

Pamela and David Reid, Calfpark, Mouswald, Dumfries, saw the hammer fall at 800gns for their twin-born gimmer, which sold to the Drummonds, from Sorn, Mauchline, Ayrshire.

She is a daughter of Solwaybank Spudulike, out of a home-bred ewe by Cragroe Craftsman, and she has been scanned for two to Rookery Rashford.

The Drummonds also bought the fourth top priced lot at 650gns from the same home, this time for another twin-born ewe which took a third prized ticket in the pre-sale show. She is by the same sire, out of a home-bred ewe by Flodden Magician and in-lamb to the same service sire.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington