The second rescheduled 'Kelso Ram Sales' at C and D Auction Marts' at Longtown, saw 220 Charollais and cross-bred rams sell to average £526 with an 84% selling rate.

Topping the sale at £1500 was a Beltex cross Texel shearling ram from the Gibb family, Toftcombs, Biggar, purchased by Easterhouse Farms, Wishaw.

The Taylors from Heathery Hall, Thankerton, achieved £1250 and £1100, twice, for their Beltex cross rams purchased by JM Retson and Co Maidencots; EB Lishman, Barrasford and J and A McCulloch, Glentoo, respectively, to average £933 for nine.

Charollais shearlings averaged £532 with lambs at £420, having sold to £800 for a shearling from Jonathan Wales, Thackwood, Raughtonhead, purchased by S Griffiths, Maes Alyn.

FLOCK averages

Flock (No) Average (£)

Cross-bred rams

Heathery Hall (9) 933.00

Kingside (4) 650.00

Toftcombs (10) 643.00

Cracrop (7) 621.00

Thackwood (3) 616.00

Corstane (10) 598.00

Hallrigg (6) 591.00

Allanshaws (7) 554.00

Auchenlay (13) 543.00

Radley Livestock (6) 538.00

Whitstonehill (3) 516.00

Kinninghall (6) 456.00

Charollais rams

Thackwood (12) 602.00

Muce Farm (6) 508.00

Radley Livestock (9) 484.00

Langside (4) 470.00

Riggheads (11) 450.00