LAWRIE & SYMINGTON LTD
LANARK AGRICULTURAL CENTRE
THURSDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2026
The firm were favoured with the instructions to conduct the On-Farm Blackhaugh Ram Sale, held on behalf of Messrs A Elliot, Blackhaugh Farm, Galashiels. 45 Signet-Recorded Suffolk Shearlings and 40 Wool-Shedding ‘Cheavease Shearling Rams were offered for sale. The sale was held in conjunction with Livestock Marketing (Borders) Ltd with Scott Lambie over-seeing the auctioneering. A flurry of live bids were taken with the assistance of online bidding via MartEye.
Topping the sale early doors at £2,400 (photographed below) was a Suffolk Shearling sired by Houndshall 01745. With an 8-week-weight of 1.83, a muscle index of 1.14 and a Terminal Index of 257, he was purchased by Messrs PD Hook, Bowland Ltd, Crosslee Farm, Galashiels.

Another by the same sire and similar index fingers, realised £2,200, with a Terminal Index of 290. This one heads to Cheshire with Messrs MG Kay, Haresteads Farm.
Topping the Cheavease Shearlings at £1,800 (photographed below) Out of the ‘Newhall’ family, he has a Index of 35.6. He joins Messrs JM & VJ Howard Ltd, Lane Farm, Holmfirth.

Next top amongst the Cheavease Shearlings at £1700 was out of the ‘Bowland’ family, and an index of 34.8. He sold to Messrs T & JW Renner, Yetlington Farm, Whittingham.
Other Leading Prices:
Suffolk:
£2100 to W A Penny, Harehead Farm, Cranshaws
£2100 to D McEwan, Arnprior Farm, Kippen
£2000 to R & L Howat, Kinnard Farm, Cupar
£1800 to R & L Howat, Kinnard Farm, Cupar
£1700 to HR Graham & Son, Currie Inn Farm, Gorebridge
£1700 to R & L Howat, Kinnard Farm, Cupar
£1700 to J & TF MacFarlane Limited, Flass Farm, Weststruther
£1600 (twice) to W A Penny, Harehead Farm, Cranshaws and PM & AC Gordon, Northfield Farm, Eyemouth
£1500 (twice) to A & G Rodger, Stobswood Farm, Duns and Hodge Livestock, Lesserlinn Farm, Lanark
Cheavease:
£1600 (twice) to J & TF MacFarlane Limited, Flass Farm, Weststruther and J Wilkinson, Newton Peveril Farm, Dorset
£1500 (x 6) to J & SE Woof, Rhumes, Sedbergh; and Glenbarr Farms, Glenacardoch, Tarbert (twice); and R Bailey, Spital Tower, Hawick; and RJ & LA Acton, Bradley Farm, Hexham; and Scalpsie Limited, Scalpsie Farm, Rothesay
£1400 to R Bailey, Spital Tower, Hawick and D Clark, Earlston Stables, Borgue
Averages:
42 Suffolk Shearling Rams averaged £1290.48
39 Cheavease Shearling Rams averaged £1256.41
81 Overall averaged £1274.07