Records were broken at the Hampshire sheep sale as a shearling ewe sold for 1500gns.

Adrian Rundle's Treworthal B832000130 set a new record for the south west at Exeter Market on October 8.

This shearling ewe by Treworthal Savea and sold in lamb to Thornfalcon Thatcher, heads to Hertfordshire to join Harry Elsden’s Hertford flock.

Two senior in lamb ewes sold for 700gns for Jon Barnard and Justine McPherson's Stourfield Flock.

Both in scanned with twins, one heads off to County Durham and one remains in Devon.

Ewe lambs achieved 100 per cent clearance, averaging £406, with four making the top price of 450gns for Lucy Heywood, Thornfalcon and Robin and Sue Small Goodstone.

Later born ewe lambs sold well, with two April lambs sired by Maes Glas Captain Tom, from Charles and Jan Hurst from Worcester, making 320gns both sired by Maes Glas Captain Tom.

One shearling ram was cashed in for 300gns after making his way from Wiltshire for the Clarendon flock and sold to a local commercial farmer to run on his continental ewes.

The sale took place at Exeter Market on October 8.