Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
25th October 2024
The 3806 store lambs forward included 1445 Blackface Lambs in conjunction with livestock marketing (Borders). A good show of strong forward stores was on offer and sold at recent high rates.
The sale topped at £128 for a pen of Suffolk lambs from Fountainside Farm. Cheviot Mules to £122 from Stobo Home Farm, with Beltex to £120 from Yeldabrek Farm. Texels topped at £116 twice from Yeldabrek Farm and Muirhouse Farm.
The 3806 Averaged (£74.12)
2361 Others Averaged (£88.71)
The sale of Blackface Wedder lambs saw many 4 & 5 draw lambs meet a strong demand. Smaller weathered lambs harder to cash.
1445 Blackface Averaged (£56.76)
Principal Prices:
BLACKFACE LAMBS
£88 North Slipperfield
£84 Auchengruith
£79 East Fortissat
£78 East Fortissat
£77 Auchengruith
£77 Cramalt
£76 Flemington
£75 Wolfcrooks
£75 Greenhill
£74 Kirkstead
£73 Auchengruith
£70 Dryhope
£70 Auchengruith
STORE LAMBS
SUF – £128 & £110 Fountainside, £108 Yeldabrek, £107, £99 Stobo, £98 Netherton
CHM – £122, £109, £96 & £90 Stobo
BEL – £120 & £118 Yeldabrek, £99 Netherton, £94 Dalwyne
TEX – £116 Yeldabrek & Upper Muirhouse, £115, £114, £111 & £110 Hardington Mains, £113, £112 & £108 Yeldabrek, £112 Greenhill,
NCC – £109 & £91 Upper Muirhouse, £108, £100 & £92 Yeldabrek
CONT – £104, £97 & £91 Greyside, £81 Westendwood Cottage
BTEX – £98 Hartsop
LLE – £88 Craigdarroch
X – £80 Upper Muirhouse, £78 Easton, £74 Coshogle
OTH – £69 Auchengruith
CHE – £68 Muldron, £60 Flemington
The 669 Breeding Sheep forward sold to a top of £150 for Dutch Spotted Gimmers from Skirling Mains Farm and to £140 for Tex x Aber Ewes from Greyside Farm.
EWES
TEX – £140 (twice), £139, £138, £136 (twice) & £135 (four times) Greyside
CHE – £92 Mount Benger
NCC – £90 Yeldabrek
GIMMERS
DS – £150 Skirling Mains
SHE – £45 Seafield