Kelso Ram Sale 2024

C & D Auction Marts Limited were privileged to sell 140  rams of all breeds at the Solantel Kelso Ram Sales on Friday 13th September 2024.

A fantastic show of MV Cross Bred shearling rams were forward in ring 3, with a quality entry supported by a keen ringside of buyers ensuring tups with power and style met a tremendous demand. Many more top end commercial cross bred rams can be marketed through C&D Auction Marts at this venue to benefit vendors returns.  

The pre-sale show was ably judged by Messrs Lishman, Fell Lane, Hexham who awarded his Champion to a Beltex x Texel shearling shown by regular consignors T & A Taylor, Heathery Hall, Biggar, which went on to sell for £2,200 purchased by the judge.

Other Ring 3 Cross-bred Leading Prices
Beltex x Texel £1,250, £1200 (x2) Toftcombs, £1,150 (x) Corstane.
Beltex x £2,200, £1,500, £1,400 (x3), £1,350 Heathery Hall.
Beltex x Charollais £1,500, £1,300, £1,250, £1,200 Loaningfoot.
Charollais x Texel £1,250, £1,150, £1,100 (x2) Loaningfoot.

Leading Flock Averages
Taylor, Heathery Hall - £1,287.50 (16) to £2,200
Radley Pedigree Livestock, Loaningfoot - £1,100 (12) to £1,500
M Dunlop, Corstane - £965 (10) to £1,400
JW Gibb, Toftcombs - £886.84 (22) to £1,200
CD Timm, West Farm - £818.75 (8) to £1,050

Another fantastic entry of first quality cross bred rams were on offer in ring 16, top price realising £1,550 from J Runciman & Sons, Allanshaws, Stow for a huge Suffolk cross ram, this fantastic run of powerful boys proved to be the call of the day. Power and weight in big demand.  

Other Leading Prices
Suffolk x Texel £1,550, £1,250, £1,200, £1,100 (x4) Allanshaws.
Texel x Leicester £1,500, £1,000 Unthank.
Texel x Beltex £900 Unthank.

Leading Flock Averages
J Runciman & Son, Allanshaws - £1080.00 (13) to £1,550
JP Gray, Unthank - £713.33 (15) to £1,500

A small but quality offering of Texel rams in ring 19 met a strong ring side of buyers late in the sale selling to a top of £2,600 from WJ & JG Bell, Kinninghall, Hawick, who’s powerful run of texel rams went on to average a well deserved £1,330.  

Other Leading Prices
£2,600, £1,300, £1,000, £950, £800 Kinning Hall, £1,000, £800 Maidencots, £800 (x4) Arbourlaw.

Leading Flock Averages
WJ & JG Bell, Kinninghall - £1,330 (5) to £2,600

Oxfords rams enjoyed their best trade in decades at the 2024 Kelso Ram Sales

A shearling by Billesdons Braveheart from Andrew Rutherford's Langrigg flock at Guards Farm, Gretna, Dumfriesshire made the top price of £900, setting a new Oxford centre record for Kelso. The buyer was Rob Boswell of Balnasium Farm at Loch Tay in Perthshire. The Langrigg pen averaged £680 for five, all selling to commercial buyers.