Records were broken at last week’s Scottish National Texel sale with a top price of 110,000gns (€120,415) for Midlock Inferno from the Wight family of Biggar. Sired by Claybury Hotshot and out of a dam by the noted Sportsmans Cannon Ball, this one was quickly off the mark and chased hard all the way to the sale-topping mark, eventually falling in a two-way split to Alan Blackwood, Auldhouseburn, Ayrshire, and Charlie Boden and family, Sportsmans and Mellor Vale, Cheshire.

Alan Blackwood was then on the other end of the equation when taking a 65,000gns (€71,154) call for Auldhouseburn Imperial King. This son of Okehall Hammerhead, the champion junior stock ram in last year’s National Flock Competition, is ET-bred, out of a ewe lamb by Hilltop Goliath. Buying this one were the McKerrow family, Uppermill and Tillycairn, Robbie Wilson, Milnbank and the Knox family, Haddo. Another of the Auldhouseburn pen, Auldhouseburn Illusion, then took the next best bid of 55,000gns (€60,207), with this one again by Okehall Hammerhead and out of a dam by Haymount Fan Dabi Dozi. He was shared in a six-way split, with two fifths taken by Stuart Barclay, Harestone and equal shares bought by Sandy Hunter, Wedderburn, Robert Cockburn, Knap, the Arnott family, Haymount and Allan Campbell, Strawfrank. Next in line at 42,000gns (€45,977) was yet another from Alan Blackwood, Auldhouseburn Impression. He’s a full ET brother to the 55,000gns ( €60,207) Illusion and helped the Auldhouseburn pen to an average of £35,763 (€41,106) for five sold.

The sale recorded an average price of £4799 (€5516) with a record 82% clearance.

See photos of the sale online on farmersjournal.ie.