Lockerbie North Country Cheviot Sale
Wednesday 21st September 2005

At Lockerbie Market on Wednesday 21st September 2005, Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their annual Prinicpal sale for North Country Cheviot and Cheviot Breeding sheep in the South of Scotland when a total of 3689 were sold out of a catalogue entry of 4019.

Trade was unlike any other sale this year with all averages for every section showed a comparative rise, bucking the trend for other breeds and once again confirming the confidence in the North Country Cheviots and Cheviot Breed.

North Country Cheviots Ewe Lambs sold to £190 & £130 for 2 select pens from M/s Thomson, Hownam Grange. North Country Cheviots Gimmers sold to £128 for 20 from Mrs Swailes, Robellan, Bonchester Bridge with North Country Cheviot Ewes to £71 from Mr Page Udford, Penrith.

South Country Cheviots Ewe Lambs sold to £50 from Mr Douglas, Hownam Grange Cottage with Gimmers from the same home selling to £75. Cheviot Draft Ewes sold to £41 for 50 from M/s Menzies, Chanlockfoot.

One of the features of the sale were the store of 1050 North Country Cheviots Ewes from Crofthead Farms, Moffat with every pen being well bid for selling to £84 for Gimmers with Ewes from the same home to £59.

Leading Prices

North Country Ewes £71 & £64 Udford, Penrith, £59, £52 & £50 x 3 Crofthead, £58 Stoophill, Alnwick, £58 Hethpool, Kirknewton, £58 & £55 Hownam Grange, £55 Annefield, £52 Sorbietrees, £50 x 2 Crawthat, £50 North House, Hawick, £50 Broomhillbank, £50 Townfoot, Thornhill.

North Country Gimmers £128 Robellan, Bonchester Bridge, £100 Udford, Penrith, £98 Ericstane, Moffat, £92 Holly Farm, Barnsley, £92, £90 & £88 Whitcastle, £90, £82 & £80 x2 Broomhillbank, £85 Riggheads, Collin, £84 & £79 Crofthead, £76 Horseclose

North Country Ewe Lambs £190, £130, £76 & £60 Hownam Grange, £75 Knockendon, Dalry, £68 x 2 Carruthers, £66 Wynholm Bridge

Cheviot Ewes £41 & £32.50 Chanlockfoot, £39 Castle Crawford, £35 x 2 Stirkfield, £34 Mount Benger, £33 Cossarshill, £30 Townfoot, £29.50 Jardinehall

Cheviot Gimmers £75 Hownam Grange Cottage

Cheviot Ewe Lambs £50 Hownam Grange Cottage

2004 sale report

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