Livestock

January 7

Harrison and Hetherington, sold 16 store cattle, 1,802 feeding lambs, cast ewes and cast tups. A good show sold well to a ring full of buyers. More numbers required.

Bullocks per head: Charolais £1180, £1150 and £1100 Hoprigshiels, Aberdeen Angus cross £1090 and £1085 Hoprigshiels, Limousin cross £1000 (two) and £990 Monklaw. Bullocks averaged £1070 per head.

Heifers per head: Limousin cross £860 Monklaw.

At its annual sale of feeding lambs, cast ewes and cast tups, Harrison and Hetherington all classes sold well.

Hoggs: Suffolk cross £70 and £68.50 Harelawside, £65 (two) Belmont, £61.50 Venchen, £61 Newton H, Texel £68 Mervinslaw and Harelawside, £65 Sunnybraes, £64 Newton H and Kilknowe, £63 Harelawside and Hawthornside, £60.50 Colmslie and Kilknowe Cheviot £70 Attonburn, £64.50 Birnieknowe, £64 and £63.50 Attonburn, £60 Adderstonshiels, £59 (two) Belford on Bowmont, Charolais £58.50 Hallrule Mill, Mule £55 Edgerston Trading.

Rams: Texel £107 Greenend, £103 Ruletownhead, £93 Greenend, £80 Myreside, Blackface £100 Craig Douglas, £80 Ashcraig and Mountbenger, £77 Craig Douglas, £73 Tinnis, £65 Peel (two), Zwartble £93 Sunnybraes, Bluefaced Leicester £89 Tinnis, Morebattle Tofts £79 and £75, Cheviot £77 Morebattle Tofts, £63 Birnieknowe, South Country Cheviot £69 Mountbenger, Suffolk cross £77 Belmont, £71 Venchen, £66 Chapelhill, Charolais £69 Venchen.

Ewes: Texel £77 Acreknowe Cottage, £71 Ashcraig, £71 Carterhaugh, £67 Newhouses, Mule £63 (two) Newhouses, £61 Ashcraig, £59 Myreside, Suffolk cross £77 Kilknowe, Easycare £71 Kilknowe, Blackface £51 Ashcraig, £49 Kirkhope.