North Country Cheviot rams top at £22,000

Martyn Cook's Dorrery flock, Halkirk, dominated the sale of North Country Cheviots at Lairg with his consignment of 10 two-shear rams which averaged £7,750

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Dorrery Dizzee Rascal
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Dorrery Dizzee Rascal

 The sale topper at £22,000 was Dorrery Dizzee Rascal, a son £10,000 Attonburn Antidote which joined the Auldallan flock of R. Adam and Son, Newhouse of Glemis.


Next at £20,000 was Dorrery Dynamite same way bred as the top price, which sold to Bob and Becca Rennie, Attonburn.
Mr Cook also took £8,000 for Dorrery Dazzler selling to Paul Spencer, Rhifail,  with another at £7,000, which  joined the Brachmont flock of John Blackhall, Banchory. Both were sons of Attonburn Antidote.

Dorrery Dynamite

Next at £18,000 from Wilma Robertson's Borgie flock,  Thurso,was a son of Inverbroom Thor which was knocked down to Andrew Elliot, Balnakeil.
Two tups made £11000. The first from D.I. Rock Farming, Wooler, was Hethpool Danger Mouse, a Hartside Hill Baxter son, which sold to the Dunlop's, Commonside, Hawick.  

The other at £11,000 from Hugh Mackenzie, Kinbrace, was Badanloch Destroyer by Stouphill B 22568 which sold to George Irving, Benger, Selkirk.

From the same home making  £10,000 was Badanloch Champion, a three-shear Badanloch Xtra Special son which was bought by W.N. Douglas, Whitehope.

 Another two rams realised £10,000. Firstly, a two-shear ram by St Johns Kirk Awesome, from Lesley Robertson, Inkstack, Thurso, which went home with Hugh and Sandy Wilson, Newbank, Moffat.

 Bob and Becca Rennie, Attonburn, also took £10,000 for Attonburn Drop Out, son of £16,000 Badanloch Xtra Special which sold to Hugh Mackenzie.
Martyn Cook's Dorrery flock also topped the female trade with a pen of three gimmers which made £450/head, followed by his second pen of four gimmers at £350/head.
Hugh Mackenzie took £260/head and £280/head for his first two pens and Messrs Mackay, Balkeith sold his best at £260.

Ewes sold to £350/head for a pen from Achentoul Farms, Kinbrace.

 Four-crop ewes from Andrew Elliot, Balnakeil,  sold to £230/head who also took £190/head for another pen the same age.

Averages - 271 rams, £1,776.

Auctioneers: United Auctions.

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