LANARK – Annual Blackface Ewes & Gimmers – 27.09.22

27 September 2022

 

Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their Annual Sale of 6011 Blackface Ewes and Gimmers along with 2nd Sale of Ewe Lambs, Blackface Stock Dispersals and all other Lowland Breed Ewes as well as Rams of all classes.

The 4932 Blackface sheep forward saw the sale in two sections today’s, one for SMS and the other for NON-SMS and Ewe Lambs.

A new record set in Lanark was achieved for a Blackface Gimmer from Messrs Blackwood, Auldhouseburn who sold their first for £18,000 to Messrs Coulson, High Staward who has retained a few select ewes to work with at home.

Blackface ewes topped at £1800 from Messrs Blackwood, Dalblair, selling to Messrs Conway, Ireland.

The amount of Irish interest today for the SMS ewes and gimmers ensured a trade not seen before.

Averages:

OVERALL AVERAGES

1759 Ewes Averaged £145.60 (+£10)

841 Gimmers Averaged £208.29 (+£17.50)

1492 Ewe Lambs Averaged £57.65 (-£3.50)

SMS BLACKFACE SHEEP

SMS Ewes                                774                  Top £1800       Average £215.34

SMS Gimmers                         549                  Top £18,000    Average £254.95

SMS Stock (High Staward)      312 Ewes                                 Average £120.80

SMS Stock (High Staward)      172 Gimmers                          Average £131.81

NON SMS BLACKFACE SHEEP

Non SMS Ewes                        985                  Top £136         Average £90.80

Non SMS Gimmers                 467                 Top £210         Average £136.76

Non SMS Ewe Lambs              1542                Top £94           Average £57.65

Non SMS Stock (Acreknowe & Cronberry)                             196 Ewes         Average £110.95

Non SMS Stock (Acreknowe & Cronberry)                               31 Gimmers  Average £128.97

 

Principal Prices: SMS Blackface:

 Blackface Ewes

£1800 Dalblair to Messrs Conway, Ireland

£1700 Crossflatt to Messrs Shaw, Acharonich

£980  Midlock to Cassidy

£950 Midlock to Messrs Harkin, Loughash

£900 Crossflatt to Messrs McAteer, Domara

£900 Crossflatt to Messrs Wallace, Shilnavogie

£720 Midlock to Messrs McGuigan, Corlacky

£720 Midlock to Messrs McCurdy, Carnlough

£650 Dalblair to Messrs Davidson, Gleno

£450 Midlock to Messrs McGuigan, Corlacky

£450 Blackhouse to Messrs Morrison, Dalwyne

£450 Midlock to Messrs McGuigan, Corlacky

£440 Crossflatt to Messrs Smith, Wiley Sike

£410 Midlock to Messrs Alexander, Mains of Mause

£400 Midlock to Messrs McEldowney, Mahera

£380 Milnmark to Messrs Quinn, Carriegenagh

£350 Blackcraig to Messrs Conway, Davagh

£350 Blackhouse to Messrs MacArthur, Nunnerie

£320 Midlock to Birthwood Farm Partnership

£300 Craigdarroch to Messrs O’Mullan, Rasharkin

£280  Blackcraig

£280 Whelphill

£220 Hartside Farms

£220 Milnmark

£190 Greenside

£185 Craig

£180 Whelphill

£180 Midlock

£175 Auchenlongford

£175 Kirkland Farming

£170 Mitchellslacks

£160 East Burnhead

£160 Kirkland Farming

£155 Midlock

£150 Milnmark

Blackface Gimmers

£18000 Auldhouseburn to Messrs Coulson, High Staward

£4000 Auldhouseburn to Messrs Lennox, Cookstown

£2600 Crossflatt to Messrs Curran, Culmore

£850 Nunnerie to Messrs Staunton, Makeary

£520 Upper Wellwood to Messrs McMullan, Maghera

£520 Crossflatt to Messrs McCurdy, Carnlough

£500 Nunnerie to Stroanbrack Farm Ltd

£460 Madrissa to Messrs Morrison, Dalwyne

£420 Crossflatt to Messrs Gibson, Sawerston

£380 Nunnerie to Stroanbrack Farm Ltd

£340 Upper Wellwood to Messrs McQuillan to Cargan

£320 Crossflatt to Messrs Mitchell, Cookstown

£320 Midlock to Birthwood Farm Partnership

£320 Madrissa to Messrs Bowman, Upper Cragabus

£300 Greenside to Messrs Mackenzie, Acharacle

£280 Waterhead to Messrs Greig, Gillespie

£280 Midlock to Messrs Topping, Ballylumford

£250 Crossflatt to Messrs Mitchell, Ballynagilly

£230 Midlock

£210 Nunnerie

£200 Toxside

£200  Toxside

£200 Waterhead

£180 Midlock

£180 Nunnerie

Principal Prices: Non SMS Blackface:

 Blackface Ewes

£136 Kypehill

£128 Kypehill

£120 East Dykes

£120 Haystoun

£105 The Stobbs

£102 Elvanfoot

£100 Sweetshawhead

£100 Haystoun

£100 Kirkhope

£95 Dykefoot

£95 Corsebank

£95 Haystoun

£90 Haystoun

£88 Aberuchill

£88 Gareland

£82 Sweetshawhead

£80 Corsebank

£80 Parisholm

£80 Birkcleugh

£80 Parisholm

Blackface Gimmers

£102 Burncastle

£150 Burncastle

£132 Burncastle

£128 High Tarbeg

£124 Springhill

£120 Aberuchill

£120 Lupus

£120 Aberuchill

Blackface Ewe Lambs

£94 Cronberry

£78 Elvanfoot

£71 Shawhead

£71 Cronberry

£70 Shawhead

£70 Cronberry

£68 Cronberry

£67 Cronberry

£66 Shawhead

£65 Cronberry

£64 Elvanfoot

£64 Kirkton

£63 Dalveen

£60 Syart

£60 Auchengruith

£60 Cramalt

£60 Burnfoot

£60 Sweetshawhead

£60 Dalveen

STOCK SHEEP (SMS) – HIGH STAWARD

 4 Crop             £90  £88

3 Crop             £100 x 2

2 Crop             £160  £152  £152  £132

1 Crop             £280  £250  £162  £138

Gimmers         £260  £162  £148  £142

STOCK SHEEP (NON SMS) – ACREKNOW (ASHCRAIG)

4 Crop             £92  £75

3 Crop             £102

2 Crop             £118  £80

1 Crop             £130  £110

Gimmers         £138  £110

STOCK SHEEP (NON SMS) – CRONBERRY

 4 Crop             £135  £98  £88

3 Crop             £122

2 Crop             £142

1 Crop             £132  £110

Outwith the sale of Blackface’s there was 963 of all classes of Lowland ewes & gimmers.

This section of the sale was topped at £300 for exceptional Texel gimmers from Messrs Brown, Muirhouse Farm and £230 for Texel ewes from the same home.

Also included in this section was 47 tups which were topped £1100 for Texel shearling from Messrs Glasgow, Felton Farm.

Principle Prices:

EWES

TEX – £140 Fruin Drive, £130 Kirkton of Crawford, £122 Cronan

SUF – £135 (Twice) Glenburn, £125 Burnhouse

NCC – £118 Springfield

CHN – £128, £125, £118 Cronan

SM – £118 Burnhouse, £105 Kirkton of Crawford

GIMMERS

SCC – £132 Easterhouse

TEX – £180 Broomfield Lodge, £165 Howpark, £165 Parkgatestone, £152 Hamildean, £150 Easter Dawyck, £150 Glenfarg

SUF – £145 (Twice) Greenwall

CHAR – £155 Mid Brockloch

CHM – £152 Easterhouse

SM – £178 Easter Dawyck, £155 Hamildean, £150 Easterhouse

EWE LAMBS

TEX – £102 Glenfarg

RAMS

TEX – £1100 Felton, £1050 Wester Walston, £700 Felton, £700 Wester Walston, £600 Wester Walston, £600 Craigievern, £600 (Twice) Hartside

BEL  –  £620, £550, £520 Wester Walston

SUF Lambs – £40, £350 Pretts Mill

BLUE TEXELS – £400 (Twice) Wester Walston

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Store Cattle

Dear Breeder,

Please find enclosed details and entry form ahead of this year’s Lanark Ladies. The Inaugural event was a great success with Texel Gimmers selling to a top of 5,800gns – along with a great average and a huge clearance rate.

Sale:

‘Lanark Ladies’

Show & Sale of In-Lamb Texel Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs

followed by Sale of AOB In-Lamb Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs

Show & Sale Date:

Friday 10th January 2025 at 5.30pm (Texel Judging: 4pm)

Classes:

Aged Ewe, Gimmer/Shearling Ewe, Ewe Hogg, Embryo Recipient

Status of Sale:

MV-Accredited and Non-Eligible for Export

(Any pedigree sheep must be fully registered with relevant Breed Society prior to entry)

Closing Date(s):

Texels: Pre-Entries via Texel Website – closing Friday 6th December at strictly 12noon

 

All entries (including Texel Full Entries via iTexel) – Monday 16th December at strictly 9am

Entry Fees:

£12ph (£10+VAT) – (Payable to Lawrie & Symington Ltd and MUST be paid by submission of Entries, otherwise entries will be withdrawn from Catalogue).

Bacs Details: Sort Code 80-17-02 / Account Number 00110611 (Ref: Surname, Ladies)

Pedigree Texels, please note: Entry Fees will be collected by Texel Sheep Society

 

Pedigree Certificates:

If applicable, please forward with entries

Substitutes:

To Lanark Office no later than Wednesday 8th January 2024

(Substitutes Catalogue will be available on website/day of sale)

Online Bidding:

Via Marteye (www.marteye.ie)

Ensure any new buyers are pre-registered prior to commencement of sale with FULL DETAILS, otherwise it will result in rejection

NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Entries can be returned to the Lanark office or can be emailed to jenna@lawrieandsymington.com or Whatsapp on 07799 845923. No entries will be accepted over the phone.

We thank you in anticipation of your entries, and if we can be of further assistance, then please do not hesitate to contact myself on 07778 449383, Archie Hamilton on 07917 624409; or Jenna Ballantyne on 07799 845923.

Yours faithfully

For LAWRIE & SYMINGTON LIMITED

Nick Woodmass F.I.A. (Scot)

Sheep Auctioneer

Lanark ladies entry form

SALE OF MV-ACCREDITED IN-LAMB FEMALES AND EMTPY EWE HOGGS

SALE: Friday 10th January 2025 at 5.30pm                                                                                                 

ENTRIES CLOSE: Monday 16th December 2024 at strictly 9am

(Pedigree Texel Entries are to be submitted directly via iTexel)

Store Cattle

ATTENTION
FOR VENDOR’S BENEFIT PLEASE STATE WHETHER ABERDEEN ANGUS OR BEEF SHORTHORN SIRES ARE SOCIETY REGISTERED. SIRE’S EARTAG NUMBER MUST BE ON THE PASSPORT
PLEASE ENSURE THAT THIS FORM IS COMPLETED AND HANDED IN AT LEAST ONE HOUR PRIOR TO CATTLE BEING SOLD.

I/We hereby declare that the above animals are declared negative of BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhoea) on the day of sale either by leaving a negative holding or having been individually tested. Please tick

Live Implement Sale Entry Form

Bank Details
Images for sale items to be sent to implements@lawrieandsymington.com, entries will be advertised with photographs on our social media platforms.

Conditions of sale


PLEASE NOTE:
There will be NO sundry section within the sale and we reserve the right not to accept entries which we feel are unfit for the sale.

COMMISSION RATES
• Commission will be charged on all lots at 10% on FIRST £200 of any lot and 5% thereafter (e.g., Sold at £350 = £20+£7.50=£27.50), capped at £350 per lot. Minimum £5 per lot. • All purchases will be subject to a 3% plus VAT buyer's premium on all lots capped at £350 per item sold by auction or by private treaty.

ENTRY FEES
Tractors, Gators, Quads and Vehicle (To be sold online) £10 + VAT per lot DELIVERY OF ITEMS TO SALE YARD All Farm Machinery and Implements must be delivered to our saleyard by 3 pm on the day before the sale with the exception of Tractors, Vehicles and Quad which may arrive no later than 10.00am on the Thursday. Due to ongoing Health and Safety issues, there will be NO unloading facility available on Sale Day with loading permitted only after the conclusion of the sale.

ONLINE FACILITY
Tractor, Telehandlers, Gators, Quads and Vehicles will also be offered for sale through our online facility alongside the live sale via a drive through, any machine which cannot be driven through will be sold in the line with no online facility.

All items are sold as seen and will be conducted under the Lawrie & Symington and IAAS General Conditions of Sale which are available for inspection at our office.

Vendors Declaration

  • I have read and understood the TERMS AND CONDITIONS and undertake to present the above (and those on continuation sheets) for sale and to abide by these Terms and Conditions of Sale.
  • I certify that the items entered for sale are my/our sole property and are not subject to any hire purchase agreement or any other contract.

Expression of Interest to Sell Shares

Expression of Interest to Purchase Shares

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