North Country Cheviot Sheep Society

Lockerbie In-Lamb Sale Report 2025

The Annual Sale of North Country Cheviot In-Lamb Ewes and Ewe Hoggs held at Lockerbie Auction on Saturday 8th February went off with a bang, huge demand across all sections meant a total of 104 females sold to average £761.

Stealing the show and receiving top price in the sale was Lot 74, a suberb three crop ewe sired by Wester Wildcat from well known breeder Jim Thomson, Kelso - standing out as soon as she entered the show ring, she later sold in lamb to Symington Auld Lang Syne to Pam Tapson for £4000 to join her Pam's Pack flock with a second bred the same way, Lot 71, going to the same home for £1800. The Kelso pen also received £2600 & 1900 for two more with the same breeding, Lot 72 heads to Holmrook in Cumbria with Mr Harrison while Lot 73 finds her new home in Banffshire with Messrs Johnstone. Lot 67 a gimmer sired by Humbleheugh C 25360 travels to Wigton, Cumbria with G Wilkinson for £2000. Overall 12 Kelso females sold to average £1583.

Park Hoggs topped at £1800 for the Reserve Champion from Jenifer Cowans Hightae flock, a super stylish girl sired by Carruthers Dancing Brave, heading to Argyll with S MacGill. The Stones Family, Nun Cote Nook also received £1100 for an Allanshaws Brazilian sired hogg from G Wilkinson, Cumbria.

In the Hill section, Bob and Becca Rennie's Attonburn flock took the the Champion rosette for Lot 75, an Achentoul Bilbo sired gimmer scanned in lamb to Dorrery Dynamite she later sold to D Renwick, Badcaul £1000, a second bred the same way made the same money, again heading North, this one to Thurso with Messrs Henderson. While their own pick of their pen, Lot 76, a Mowhaugh Constricter sired gimmer in lamb to Badanloch Xtra Special who stood third in the show heads to Wales with T Ellis, Hiraethog for £2200. Again their total consignment of 6 females sold to average £1100.

Averages

35 Ewes                           £884.28
53 Shearling Gimmers     £743.86
13 Ewe Hoggs                 £560.00
3 Black Ewes/Gimmers £523.33

SHOW RESULTS

Judges -
Park - Miss Katy Davies, Pen Y Bont
Hill - Mr Michael Elliot, Woodside

Park Ewe

1st Kelsocleugh Farming, Kelso Lot 74 (£4000)
2nd Kelsocleugh farming, Kelso Lot 72 (£2600)
3rd J Page, Edenhall Lot 4
4th Kelsocleugh Farming, Kelso Lot 71 (£1800)

Park Gimmer

1st G Milne, Kinaldy Lot 47
2nd G Milne, Kinaldy Lot 45 (£1300)
3rd Kelsocleugh Farming, Kelso Lot 66 (£800)
4th S Turnbull, Jethart Lot 15 (£550)

Park Ewe Hogg

1st J Cowan, Hightae Lot 81 (£1800)
2nd KO Stones, Nun Cote Nook Lot 42 (£900)
3rd N MacDonald, Gothigill Lot 12 (£350)
4th KO Stones, Nun Cote Nook Lot 41 (£1100)

PARK CHAMPION

Kelsocleugh Farming, Kelso
Lot 74 3 Crop Ewe sired by Wester Wildcat

PARK RESERVE CHAMPION

J Cowan, Hightae
Lot 81 Ewe Hogg sired by Carruthers Dancing Brave

Hill Ewe

1st McCaig Farms, McCaig Lot 57 (£500)
2nd CR Graham, Carruthers Lot 27 (£500)
3rd McCaig farms, McCaig Lot 56 (£400)
4th CR Graham, Carruthers Lot 26 (£500)

Hill Gimmer

1st Bowmont Farming, Attonburn Lot 75 (£1000)
2nd G Milne, Kinaldy Lot 53 (£400)
3rd Bowmont Farming, Attonburn Lot 76 (£2200)
4th G Milne, Kinlady Lot 52 (£500)