Kelso Ram Sale 2023
C & D Auction Marts Limited were privileged to sell 196 rams of all breeds at the Solantel Kelso Ram Sales on Friday 8th September 2023.
We were favoured to market a fantastic show of some of the finest Cross Bred shearling rams that have graced ring 3.
The pre-sale show was ably judged by Jonta Walton, Grangemoor Farm, Scots Gap, Northumberland, after much deliberation he awarded his champion tup to the pen leader consigned by Allan & Alfie Taylor, Heathery Hall. The champion ram went on to top the sale realising £3,200. This pen of Beltex x rams again caught the eye of many top end prime lamb producers achieving an average of £1,297.05.
Many more top end commercial cross bred rams can be marketed through C&D Auction Marts at this venue to benefit vendors returns.
Other Cross-bred Leading Prices
Beltex x £3,200 & £2,000 & £1,700 & £1,500 & £1,400 & £1,200 & £1,150 & £1,100 (x2) & £1,050 (x2) & £1,000 (x2) Heathery Hall, £2,800 Dykes, £2,200 & £1,600 & £1,400 & £1,200 (x3) & £1,100 & £1,000 Corstane.
Beltex x Texel £1,600 & £1,400 & £1,100 (x2) & £1,000 (x3) Toftcombs.
¾ Beltex £1,050 West Farm, £1,000 Loaningfoot.
Beltex x Charollais £1,050 Heathery Hall.
Leading Flock Averages
Taylor, Heathery Hall - £1,297.05 (18) to £3,200
M Dunlop, Corstane - £1,039.28 (14) to £2,200
JW Gibb, Toftcombs - £797.62 (22) to £1,600
D Hodge, Dykes - £786 (12) to £2,800
CD Timm, West Farm - £762.50 (5) to £1,050
Radley Pedigree Livestock, Loaningfoot - £678.57 (12) to £1,000
Another fantastic entry of first quality cross bred rams were on offer in ring 16, top price realising £1,300 from JP Gray, Unthank, Whittingham for a tremendously put together ¾ bred Beltex. Cross bred tups certainly strongly contended for with the stronger heavier tups proving to be purchasers pick of the runs.
Other Leading Prices
¾ Beltex £1,300 Unthank.
Suffolk x Beltex £1,000 Whitstonehill, £1,000 (x2) & £900 (x3) Flex.
Bluefaced Leicester £1,000 Frankstown House.
Leading Flock Averages
GW Young, Flex - £845.45 (12) to £1,000
C Goddard, Frankstown House - £750 (6) to £1,000
JP Gray, Unthank - £650 (13) to £1,300
JR & CJ Ward, Whitstonehill - £634.67 (15) to £1,000
CD Scott, Falla - £555 (8) to £850
R Runciman, Allanshaws - £533.33 (6) to £550
G Smith, West Bolton - £530 (10) to £650
A small but quality offering of Texel rams in ring 19 met a strong ring side of buyers early in the sale, many more Texel rams could have been sold under C&D Auction Marts to meet buyer’s requirements. Top priced Texel coming from also previously mentioned from the Non MV Cross Bred ring 16 JP Gray, Unthank, Whittingham, fetching the final hammer price of £2,100. Many thanks to Miss Zoe Hall, Horsley Hill, Hawick, for the very challenging task of judging ring 19. A very well done must also go to Ryan Roddan, Springfield Farm for placing 3rd out of the 305 unregistered Texel tups forward in Ring 19.
Other Leading Prices
£2,100 & £1,100 Unthank, £1,500 & £1,200 & £1,000 Springfield, £1,200 & £1,000 Kinninghall,
Leading Flock Averages
R Roddan, Springfield Farm Court - £1,028.33 (8) to £1,500
WJ & JG Bell, Kinninghall - £920 (5) to £1,200
JP Gray, Unthank - £743 (10) to £2,100
