Records were smashed at Harrison and Hetherington’s two-day sale of breeding sheep at St Boswells, when a pen of 50 Scotch Mule ewe lambs achieved a whopping £210 per head.

The champion pen at the pre-sale show from the Thornborrows – Malcolm, Craig, Gary and Marian – of the Dawyck flock, Stobo, Peebles, headed home with Jimmy and Graeme Sinclair, Crookston Farm, Heriot, who has purchased them for the last seven years.

Scotch Mule gimmers also sold well to £205 from Milrighall, while Scotch half-bred gimmers peaked at £205 from Mains of Auchleuchries.

Gimmers averages held up well with Suffolk crosses at £150; Texel crosses at £152; Scotch Half-breds, £191 and Scotch Mules, £168.

Ewe lambs averages saw Suffolk cross Half-breds at £125 (+£13); 405 Suffolk crosses at £121 (+£20); 643 Half-breds £133 (+£24) and 1234 Scotch Mules at £132.90 (+6.90).

LEADING awards

Gimmers – Suff X – 1, Hermiston, £168; 2, Drinkston, £155; 3, Spotsmains, £175. Tex X – 1, Redden, £190; 2, South Dissington, £175; 3, Drinkstone, £140. Scotch Hb – 1, Mains of Auchleuchries, £205; 2, Mains of Auchleuchries, £192; 3, Headshaw, L, £180. Scotch Mule – 1, Kaeside, £200; 2, Milrighall, £205; 3, Crailing Nook, £192

Ewe lambs – Suff X Hb – 1, Nesbit, £152; 2, Marvingston, £130; 3, Blackhill, C, £142. Suff X Mule – 1, Branton Eastside, £130; 2, Blegbie, £148; 3, Branton Eastside, £125. Hb – 1, Stobshiel Mains, £160; 2, Earlside Whitehill, £138; 3, Stobshiel Mains, £152. Scotch Mule – 1, Easter Dawyck, £210; 2, Tollishill, £130; 3, Burncastle, £160.

LEADING prices

Gimmers – Hb – £200, £190 (x3), £180 Mains of Auchleuchries; £185 Stobshiel Mains; £172 Headshaw. Scotch Mule – £188, £180 Crailing Nook; £170, £165 (x3) Milrighall; £170 Kaeside; £165 Headshaw, L, Branton Eastside. NCC – £200 Humbleheugh. Chev Mule – £165, £155 Over Blainslie. Belt – £155 West Morriston. Stock ewes – Firth Dispersal – Mule – £108, £112, £130, £140, £145, £140 (x2). Suff X – £108, £135, £130, £148, £135. Abberfield – £115, £128, £125, £135. Wardhead Mules – £150, £145.

Ewe lambs – Suff X Hb – £140 (x2) Nesbit; £120 Marvingston. Suff X Mule – £125 Blegbie; £118, £116 Cammerlaws. Hb – £148, £142 Stobshiel Mains; £138 High Moat; £125 Earlside Whitehill. Scotch Mule – £155, £150, £138 Tinnis; £155, £132 Longcroft; £138 Burncastle; £138, £135 Dreva.