Midscale - £2,000

The judge, Mr Barry Brass, Maulds Meaburn had a difficult task with some good sorts put forward for the show, he awarded the championship to Messrs Little, Cannerheugh for their ram lamb, by a homebred sire, which was later sold for £800 to Messrs H Ivinson, Hole House, Ousby.

Top price of the day however was paid to JH Bowman from the Midscale flock, whose shearling ram sold for £2000 purchased by Messrs Parker, Spittal Shield, Hexham. Also from the same flock was another Lunesdale sired shearling ram selling at £1000 and purchased by Messrs Raine, Old Parks, Kirkoswald.

Messrs Bowman went on to have an overall sale average of £747 for 10 shearling rams. Ram lambs sold to £1050 from the Ayside flock of Messrs S & EM Driskall, by a homebred sire the ram lamb was sold to Mr AW McArthur, Balfon, Stirlingshire. Also from the same flock was a ram lamb by a homebred sire selling for £900 and purchased by Mr CJ Thomas, Carmarthen.

Mr W Watson, Saunders Close sold ram lambs to £950, by a Morley Hill sire and purchased by Mr FA Waugh, Kilnstown, Roweltown, Messrs Watson ending with the best sale average for ram lambs of £607.50.

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