Kelso Ram Sales 2025

by emma | Sep 15, 2025

Kelso Ram Sales 2025

Ring 18 Sale Report

This was without a doubt one of the best shows ever of Texel Shearlings in Ring 18.

Once again it was Bob & Becca’s “Rennie Livestock” 3 Attonburn Farm Cottages for the third year in a row break the Ring 18’s record price when their Show Champion number 3440 sold for £6,500.

Trade was on fire from the very start, a very full ring of buyers were present throughout the sale. Pen after pen of outstanding quality rams went under the gavel of auctioneer Raymond Kennedy.
Regular buyers both local and travelled were delighted with the incredible high standard again presented by the ring 18 consignors.

The high number of stock rams being selected was very encouraging it was also reflected in the Rings high overall average of £1,320.

Depth of quality was evident when an incredible 18 Rams sold between £2,000 and £6,500 a brilliant result for Ring 18.

Leading Prices

£6,500 Rennie Livestock to Ferguson Bellion Farm Otterburn
£4,200 Rennie Livestock to Douglas Catslackburn
£3,500 Rennie Livestock to Teasdale Coltons
£3,200 Rennie Livestock to Peel Graystones
£3,000 Rennie Livestock to Sharplaw Farms Hownam
£3,000 Muircleugh Partners to Herdman Eglingham
£2,800 Rennie Livestock to Davies Wales
£2,400 Catslackburn to J Floyd Whitby
£2,400 Catslackburn to Campbell Thrunton
£2,400 Crumhaughhill to Allgood Reaveley
£2,400 Crumhaughhill to Walton Grange Moor
£2,400 Cakebread Commonside to Angus Thurso Oldfield
£2,200 Rennie Livestock to Davies Wales
£2,000 Rennie Livestock to Crook Doney Farm
£2,000 Rennie Livestock to Gray Great Ryal
£2,000 Cakebread Commonside to Ridland Orkney
£2,000 Anderson Headshaw L to Wilson Hawthornside
£2,000 Anderson Headshaw L to Scott Falla Jedburgh

Leading averages in Ring 18

£2,077 for 31 Rennie Livestock
£1,662 for 16 Muircleugh Patrners
£1,558 for 12 Headshaw Lauder
£1,475 for 4 Upper Bolton H
£1,331 for 29 Catslackburn Selkirk
£1,300 for Allanshaws Lauder
£1,300 for 10 Hawthornside Hawick
£1,232 for 50 Falla Jedburgh
£1,220 for 35 Crumhaughhill Hawick
£1,108 for 12 Commonside Hawick

Kelso Ram Sales 2024

by emma | Jul 23, 2024

Kelso Ram Sales 2024

Kelso Ram Sale Pre Sale Show 2024

The standard of tups being shown was one of the best , the line up was just outstanding making the judge Ben McSporran’s task a very difficult one .

In the category “ Best Pen “ the first prize went to Alan & Hazel Smith’s Crumhaughhill pen of 40 outstanding rams .

In the main show it was Glen Wilson’s Hawthornside , Hawick tup that took the champion position just ahead of the double 2nd & 3rd winning pair from Muircleugh Partners Muircleugh , Lauder .

Best Pen winner produced the 4th prize place from A & H Smith Crumhaughhill, Hawick .

Show Results

1st. 3191 Hawthornside

2nd. 3293 Muircleugh

3rd . 3300 Muircleugh

4th . 3370 Crumhaughhill

Kelso Ram Sales 2023

by emma | Sep 8, 2023

Kelso Ram Sales 2023

Records fell all day in Ring 18 when Bob & Becca Rennie’s annual consignment of 28 Texel Shearlings from Attonburn Kelso won both the best pen and the show prior to the sale . The champion sold for £6,000 ( an increase of £800 on his previous 2022 Ring 18 record ) with their 28 averaging an incredible £1882 . This amazing average was the highest of any Texel Ring both registered & unregistered for a consignment of over 16 Rams a brilliant achievement.

Two other large consignments also hitting the high spots were A & HC Smith Crumhaughhill with their entry of 25 averaging a very strong £1134 top price £1,900 .

Also CD Scott Falla’s annual pen of 50 also selling to £1,900 to average £959

“14 Flocks selling over £1,000 “

Top prices

Attonburn £6,000 £3,800

£3,800 £3,400 £2,600 £2,500 £2,400

Crumhaughhill £1,900

Falla £1,900

Hawthornside £1,600

Headshaw L £1,600

Catslackburn £1,500

Upper Bolton £1,500

Sharplaw £1,400

Allanshaws £1,400

Unthank £1,200

Aimshaugh £1,100

Woodcroft £1,100

Muircleugh £1,100

Roxburgh Mains £1,000

Amazing Show results

1st Attonburn £6,000

2nd Allanshaws £1,400

3rd Headshaw L £1,400

4th Sharplaw £1,400

Ring 18 overall average £987.31

Kelso Ram Sales 2022

by adminHawk | Sep 8, 2022

Kelso Ram Sales 2022

With no fewer than 13 flocks breaking the £1,000 barrier, trade could only be described as being on fire .

Records fell again as Rennie Livestock Attonburn sold their show champion x £5,200 to James Herdman Edlingham Newtown .

It was Glen Wilson Hawthornside next x £2,600 followed closely by James Anderson Headshaw L x £2,500 and again it was local Hawick Texel breeder G & W Young Flex x £2,200 . The Muircleugh Partnership were next at £2,000 with 2 stalwarts Sharplaw Farms Hownam & Graham Cakebread Commonside both selling x £1,900 .

Top averages

£1562 Attonburn

£1325 Hawthornside

£1235 Headshaw L

£1036 Sharplaw

£991 Commonside

£950 Flex

£945 Allanshaws

£904 Falla ( 45 )

£900 Muircleugh

Ring average for 301 sold a very strong £862.45

Kelso Ram Sales 2021

by emma | Sep 8, 2021

Kelso Ram Sales 2021

Border Livestock Exchange sold 308 Texel Shearling Rams in Ring 18 to average £811 ( increase of £211 on 2019 ) to a top of £2,100 .

This was for an outstanding ram from Mr Glen Wilson, Hawthornside Farm , Hawick .

Trade was fast from lot 1 from Hawthornside to the final lot from Lynn Gray Unthank who had a top of £1,300 and a very respectable £880 average .

The overall quality of naturally brought out rams was clearly reflected with over 30 rams passing the £1,000 mark .
Regular buyers many of them local were met with fierce competition from enthusiastic purchasers who had travelled from Orkney , the Midlands , Yorkshire and a very strong representation from Wales .

Mr Paul Slater Cheshire our “Border Livestock Best Pen” judge awarded – 1st prize : Rennie Livestock , 3 Attonburn Farm Cottages , Kelso ( ave £1,122 ) 2nd Prize : Sharplaw Farms , Sharplaw , Kelso ( £1,009 ) 3rd Prize : A & HC Smith , Crumhaughhill, Hawick ( £992 )

Top Prices :

£2,100 Hawthornside, Hawick; £1,900 Falla , Jedburgh; £1,900 3 Attonburn Farm Cottages , Kelso; £1,800 Crumhaughhill, Hawick; £1,700 3 Attonburn Farm Cottages , Kelso; £1,500 Headshaw Lauder; £1,400 Sharplaw , Kelso; £1,300 Rawburn, Duns £1,300 Unthank , Alnwick; £1,200 Catslackburn, Selkirk; £1,120 Skelfhill , Hawick; £1,000 Commonside, Hawick.

Leading averages :

£1,122 3 Attonburn Farm Cottages Kelso ( 17 )
£1,055 Headshaw Lauder ( 9 )
£1,009 Sharplaw Farm Kelso ( 22 )
£992 Crumhaughhill, Hawick ( 25 )
£987 Hawthornside, Hawick ( 10 )
£954 Skelfhill , Hawick ( 5 )
£880 Unthank , Alnwick ( 14 )
£858 Commonside, Hawick ( 6 )
£813 Falla Farm , Jedburgh ( 50 )
£800 Rawburn , Duns ( 21 )