Averages up and records set at Kelso Ram Sales – Watch Sale Ring Stories Ep. 4 now

In this latest video of our Sale Ring Stories, Farmers Guardian head of livestock, Angela Calvert, visits Kelso Ram Sales, the biggest ram sale in the UK

Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales

15 September 2026 • 1 min read

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Farmers Guardian's Sale Ring Stories series highlights the complexity and diversity of the UK's sheep industry showcasing the many aspects of the sector and the role that auction marts play. 

In this episode, Angela Calvert catches up with some sellers of the top price lots, John MacGregor and Finlay Robertson, buyer Paul Slater, chairman of the Ram Sales committee, David Neil and auctioneer, Drew Patrick of Hexham and Northern Marts.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for the next instalments as we follow the annual sales cycle, visiting different types of sales, starting with the first store lamb sales, through to pedigree rams and commercial breeding sheep, heading behind the scenes, to meet vendors, buyers, auctioneers and people that make these sales happen.

For all the latest show and sale reports from around the country, visit our Shows and Sales hub.

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