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Record-breaking trade tops at £35,000 at Kelso

With just short of £4 million exchanging hands, it was a record-breaking trade at this year’s Kelso Ram Sales

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
clock • 4 min read
A new record average was set once again at this year's Kelso ram sales, with an average of £1,229.18 for the 3,254 tups sold.
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A new record average was set once again at this year's Kelso ram sales, with an average of £1,229.18 for the 3,254 tups sold.

With 190 fewer tups sold than last year, the record average was broken once again with 3,254 tups sold to an average of £1,229.18, up £172.83 on the year with a clearance rate of 86%. Leading the trade...

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