LAWRIE & SYMINGTON LTD

LANARK AGRICULTURAL CENTRE

TUESDAY 26^TH SEPTEMBER 2023

Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their annual sale of 4327 Blackface Ewes, Gimmers, Stock Sheep and second sale of Blackface Ewe Lambs as well as 315 dispersal Cheviot Sheep.

Included in the sale was the Final Dispersal of Blackface stock ewes on behalf of Messrs Coulson, High Staward who sold 95 Stock Ewes and 28 Stock Gimmers to average an impressive £796 per head. Topping at £7200 for a Gimmer purchased by Messrs Blackwood, Auldhouseburn and a second Gimmer to £7000 (Owned by shepherd Jimmy Story) selling to Messrs Shaw, Acharonich, Lochgilhead, (A full report and breakdown will follow).

Out with this the Blackface Ewes topped at £440 from Messrs Morrison, Dalwyne to Culmore.

With Gimmers to £550 from Messrs Murray, Crossflatt selling to Messrs Shaw, Acharonich, Lochgilphead.

Ewe Lambs topped at £98 from Queensberry Farms, Mitchellslacks selling to Brisbane Glen, Outerwards.

Blackface Sheep principal prices as follows:

R J COULSON & SON, HIGH STAWARD FARM, HEXHAM

INFORMATION FOR SELECT SINGLE SHEEP

Horn No. 1 – 3 Crop Ewe realising £1,000
Sire – 32k Dalchirla
Dam – ‘Flight Risk’ Show ewe going back to 24k Elmscleugh
This ewe has been a very consistent breeder in flock
Includes 2 doses of 125k Nunnerie semen
Horn No. 2 – 2 Crop ewe realising £4,800
Sire – 150k Auldhouseburn
Dam – 50k Crossflatt, Dam was one of our old favorite’s and most consistent breeding ewes out of Black pearl (65k Auldhouseburn)
This ewe is full sister to 12k High Staward Sold to Aghanlane & Crossbrae in 2020
Includes 2 doses of 125k Nunnerie semen
Horn No. 3 – 2 Crop Ewe realising £2,600
Sire – 150k Auldhouseburn
Dam – 45k Loughash
Dam is one of the pair of 4 crop ewes.
A great breeding family. Mother of gimmer No. 9
Includes 2 doses of 125k Nunnerie semen
Horn No. 4 – 2 Crop Ewe realising £2,100
Sire – 150k Auldhouseburn
Dam – 36k Auldhouseburn
Dam out of ‘Asbo’ going back to 55k Connachan
Daughter in first pen of gimmers
Includes 2 doses of 125k Nunnerie semen
Horn No. 5 – 2 Crop Ewe realising £6,000
Sire – 150k Auldhouseburn
Dam – 90k Blackhouse (11k Auldhouseburn ewe)
Full sister to 15k High Staward sold to Auldhouseburn & The Glen 2020
Includes 2 doses of 125k Nunnerie semen
Horn No. 6 – 2 Crop Ewe realising £3,400
Sire – 150k Auldhouseburn
Dam – 90k Blackhouse (11k Auldhouseburn ewe)
Full Embryo sister to previous ewe
Daughter in first pen of gimmers
Includes 2 doses of 125k Nunnerie semen
Horn No. 7 – 2 Crop Ewe realising £1,400
Sire – 150k Auldhouseburn
Dam – 60k Auldhouseburn
Dam is ‘Bang Tidy’ the same ewe that bred our first shearling ‘£6500 High Staward’ to Glenrath & Auldhouseburn. Bang Tidy was also maternal sister to 65k Auldhouseburn
Includes 2 doses of 125k Nunnerie semen

Horn No. 8 – 1 Crop Ewe realising £2,200

***BEING SOLD IN AID OF Cancer Research UK and Sepsis Research UK***
Sire – 15k Elmscleugh
Dam – 150k Auldhouseburn
Dam was flushed as a lamb and goes back to 160k Dalchirla. A tremendous breeder
Includes 2 doses of 125k Nunnerie semen

Horn No. 9 – Gimmer realising £7,200
Sire – 125k Elmscleugh
Dam – 150k Auldhouseburn
Embryo daughter of select ewe No.3. A fantastic breeding family with her mother & grandmother being sold today.
Includes 2 doses of 82k Loughash semen
Horn No. 10 – Gimmer realising £6,200
Sire – 125k Nunnerie
Dam – 150k Auldhouseburn
Dam is in our first pen of four 2crop ewes. Going back to 45k Loughash and is also full sister to the Ewe that bred 11k High Staward sold to Elmscleugh 2021
Includes 2 doses of 82k Loughash semen
Horn No. 11 – Gimmer realising £1,900
Sire – 125k Nunnerie
Dam – 150k Auldhouseburn
Dam is in leading pen of four 2crops, going back to a fantastic 45k Loughash ewe
Includes 2 doses of 82k Loughash semen

Horn No. 12 – Gimmer realising £2,600
Sire – 125k Nunnerie
Dam – 150k Auldhouseburn
Dam was full sister to 15k High Staward and also bred 5k High Staward sold 2022 to McCurdy & Harkin and also full sisters to horns 5 & 6
Horn No. 13 (Jimmy’s) – Gimmer realising £7,000
Sire – 125k Nunnerie
Dam – 150k Auldhouseburn
Dam flushed as a lamb and is mother to this year’s best shearling, she is in the second pen of 2 crop ewes. Plenty of character

Outwith the single lots others sold to:

1 Crop – £680, £500, £170

2 Crop – £800, £660, £600, £540 (3 times), £460, £300

3 Crop – £160

4 Crop – £1550

Gimmers – £500, £400, £320, £260, £180

The 2 North Country Cheviot dispersals were well bid for also.

Mr Straughan, Waterloo sold as follows:

Gim – £180, £175

1 Crop – £165, £150

2 Crop – £160

3 Crop – £120

4 Crop – £100

5 Crop – £85

Messrs McGowan, Duntilland sold as follows:

Gim – £70

2 Crop – £102, £92

3 Crop – £90, £80

A catalogued entry of 496 Lowland Breeding Ewes, Gimmers and Ewe Lambs along with 93 Rams of all classes. Breeding sheep sold to extreme rates  and short of buyer requirements with Texel Gimmers from Messrs Brown, Muirhouse Farm, Libberton selling to £220.

Mule Gimmers from Messrs Thornborrow, Easter Dawyck Farm, Stobo selling to £185 and Cheviot Mule Gimmers from Messrs Beattie, Capel Farm, Closeburn selling to £180. 4 Crop Texel X Ewes from Messrs Hamilton, Kirkton of Crawford Farm, Abington realised to £152 with Mule Ewes from the same home selling to £148.

Good Rams with power and length met animated demand selling to a top of £950 and £900 from Messrs Orr, Wester Walston, Carnwath with smaller tups proving hard to place.

Principal Prices:

Gimmers:

ABE – £115 High Crewburn

TEX – £220 Muirhouse, £162 & £158 Blackhill, £150 Spittal, £148 & £145 Laing Terrace, £142 East Overton

SUF – £180 Gosland

NCC – £170 High Crewburn, £144 Mossdale

CHM – £180 & £170 Chapel

MULE – £185 Easter Dawyck

HAM – £138 East Overton

Ewes:

TEX – £152 Kirkton of Crawford, £124 & £116 The Laithes, £115 (Twice) East Overton

SUF – £98 Pathhead

NCC – £150 Yeldabrek

SM – £148 Kirkton of Crawford

Averages

1403 Ewes averaged £104.43

1034 Gimmers averaged £129.95

1376 Ewe Lambs averaged £61.76

Stock Dispersal Averages

95 Ewes averaged £685

28 Gimmers averaged £1172