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Making that was the second prize haltered Limousin heifer from Zoe Hall and Mark Batty, Hawick. Sired by Impulsive Pheonix, it sold south to Michael and Melanie Alford, Devon

Next best at £14,000 was one of five from John Smith-Jackson, Haltwhistle, whose run averaged £6,236. The first prize British Blue heifer, Rose, was by Maes Supernova and sold to Allan and Susan Campbell, Ayrshire.

Messrs Smith-Jackson welcomed a further £8,000 from Blair Duffton, Huntly, for the steer champion, a Hightown Ron son named Bat Out Of Hell.

Craig Robertson, Perthshire, saw his reserve champion, a Limousin-sired heifer by Carnew Millreef, sell to Gareth Small, Beth Wilkinson and Julie Sedgewick, Leyburn, for £12,000.Ìý

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Selling a total of 43 to average £3,144, Messrs Robertson sold two at £8,000 apiece including a daughter of Millgate Simba to Wilson Peters, Crieff, and another heifer to Blair Duffton.

The champion from the pre-sale show, Greenwells Hattie from Brian Harper, Falkirk, went on to make £10,000. Selling to Andy Ireland, Darvel, and Northern Ireland's JCB Commercials, it is by the record-priced Limousin bull, Graiggoch Rambo, and out of a Blue cross cow.

Averages – Prize winners – heifers, £6,100; bullocks, £3,245; overall – heifers, £2,709; bullocks, £2,253.

Auctioneer: Harrison and Hetherington.