A ram lamb from an Aberdeenshire breeder led the Beltex Sheep Society’s September sale Carlisle, when Woodies Hero ET from Stuart Wood realised 3000gns.

This March-born son of the 30,000gns BorderEsk Finders Keepers is out of Mr Wood's imported 1443 V/D Harlembois ewe from the flock near Skene, Westhill, and was knocked down to Gordy Harrison for his Gordy’s Flock near Carnwath, Lanarkshire.

Son Murray Wood, was also in the money, taking 2000gns for the first prize ram lamb and reserve male, Woodies Horatio ET, another similarly aged lamb by Finders Keepers, purchased by Zoey Rennie, Grange, Banff.

Jamie and Richard Jerman’s Brilley flock from Whitney-on-Wye, secured the male and supreme championship with a shearling ram, but it was their ram lamb, Brilley Huntsman ET that sold for the second top price of 2500gns to Jock McMillan for his Clary flock near Newton Stewart. A full brother to the 25,000gns Brilley Hulk ET sold in August, he is by Ardstewart Fred Flintstone and out of the Topflite Al Pacino-sired Hackney Dior.

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The Jermans’ champion, Brilley Gold Finger, sold to the judge, Andrew Bishop, of the Bishops Flock near Eldersfield, Gloucestershire, for 2000gns. His pedigree features another Al Pacino daughter in the shape of Greenfield Candy, and the record-holding Airyolland Castro.

Another two lots sold for 2000gns to include two shearlings from local breeder, TC Whiteford. First was Tercrosset Ginger Ninja, a triplet-born son of Airyolland Dipstick, purchased by Messrs Hall, Gilling West, Richmond, followed by Tercrosset Ginger Ale, by the same sire, which was knocked down to John Wilson, Kirkmabreck, Creetown, Newton Stewart.

Averages: 38 shearling rams, £637 (+£9.00 for 39 fewer sold); 25 ram lambs, £890 (-£19 for 10 fewer); 28 gimmers, £554 (-£120 for 18 fewer); six ewe lambs, £495 (+£227 for one less).

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.