Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Wednesday 25^th September

L&S held their sale of 1,300 breeding sheep of all classes and 120 rams including the special sale of Bluefaced Leicester rams. Sheep met a fast selling trade and many more could have been sold to advantage, selling to a top of £132 was a pen of mule gimmers from G Gardner, Lupus, with Texel gimmers to £130 from Ingraston. Ewes topped at £100 for 1 crop Suffolks from Messrs Stevenson, Langshaw, with Blackface to £78 from Sweetshawhead and Blackface ewe lambs to £74 from Cronberry.

Principle Prices:-

Ewes

TEX – £96 Langshaw, £80 Newbigging.

SUF – £100 Langshaw, £95 The Meadows.

CHE – £75 Eastmains.

X – £85 Langshaw, £75 & £72 Westside, £65 The Meadows.

HW – £50 Cedar House.

Gimmers

TEX – £130 & £128 & £124 Ingraston, £118 Liscleugh.

X – £132 Lupus, £130 & £128 Ingraston, £128 Wardhead & Dreva, £125 Easter Dawyck, £122 Dreva, £120 (2x) Wardhead, £120 Ingraston.

HW – £56 Cedar House.

Ewe Lambs

X – £70 Burnton, £66 Crookboat, £65 Burnton.

BF Ewes

1 & 2 crop – £78 Sweetshawhead, £76 & £70 Broughton Place, £58 Sweetshawhead, £50 Broughton Place.

6yo – £45 Normangill.

C/B – £40 Birthwood.

BF Gimmers

£102 Sweetshawhead.

BF Ewe Lambs

£74 Cronberry, £56 Parisholm, £50 Carco, Elvanfoot, Birkcleugh, Peel & Garpel.

The annual show & sale of 58 Bluefaced Leicester rams and females were a mixed show for quality with only the best end easily cashed. The pre-sale show was ably judged by Mr Alan MacLarty who awarded the championship to a ram lamb from Messrs Fallows, Burnton, which realised £500 selling to the judge.

SHOW OF BLUEFACED LEICESTERS

Judge – Mr Alan MacLarty, The Mill Flock (4732)

Class 1 – Aged Ram (3 forward)

1^st – Lot 2 – Yelland 3980/J003 from TJ Bark, Skirling Mains

2^nd – Lot 3 – Coultermuir 2770/K005 from J Warnock & Sons, Eastfield

3^rd – Lot 1 – Ivy Cottage 4475/K003 from TJ Bark, Skirling Mains

Class 2 – Shearling Ram (9 forward)

1^st – Lot 22 – Burnbank 4072/L010 from D, L, J & J Graham, Mains of Burnbank

2^nd – Lot 9 – High Craigs 4334/L from D MacNiven, Craigfarg

3^rd – Lot 15 – Laigh Logan 1364/L006 from DM Bryson, Grassmillees Way

Class 3 – Ram Lamb (7 forward)

1^st – Lot 42 – Burnton 4724/M012 from S & T Fallows, Burton

2^nd – Lot 30 – Firth 1574/M014 from C & D Hall, Lilyburn

3^rd – Lot 34 (SUB) – Garscube 3161/M015 from N Laing, Perryflatts

Class 4 – Aged Ewe (3 forward)

1^st – Lot 44 – Parkgatestone 1386/K024 from J & L Cunningham, Blueacres

2^nd – Lot 47 – Parkgatestone 1386/K020 from J & L Cunningham, Blueacres

3^rd – Lot 44 – Parkgatestone 1386/K024 from J & L Cunningham, Blueacres

Class 5 – Gimmer (4 forward)

1^st – Lot 52 – Parkgatestone 1386/L024 from J & L Cunningham, Blueacres

2^nd – Lot 54 – Clyde 4226/L005 from D Stewart, Crookboat

3^rd – Lot 53 – Parkgatestone 1386/L028 from J & L Cunningham, Blueacres

Class 6 – Ewe Lamb (3 forward)

1^st – Lot 56 – Coultermuir 2770/M033 from J Warnock & Sons, Eastfield

2^nd – Lot 58 – Coultermuir 2770/M035 from J Warnock & Sons, Eastfield

3^rd – Lot 57 – Coultermuir 2770/M034 from J Warnock & Sons, Eastfield

Overall Champion –

Lot 42 (Ram Lamb) Burnton 4724/M012 from S & T Fallows, Burton

Reserve Champion –

Lot 22 (Shearling Ram) Burnbank 4072/L010 from D, L, J & J Graham, Mains of Burnbank

Principle Prices:-

Aged Ram

£300 Skirling Mains.

Shearling Ram

£320 Grassmilless Way, £320 Perryflatts, £300 (2x) Mains of Burnbank.

Aged Ewe

£280 & £150 Blueacres.

Gimmer

£220, £200 & £180 Blueacres.

Ram Lamb

£500 Burnton.

Ewe Lambs

£140 Eastfield.

Other breed rams followed the same pattern with only the best easily cashed to a top of £400 for Texels from J Gibb, Toftcombs and T Linton, The Firs.

Principle Prices:-

TEX – £400 Toftcombs & The Firs, £300 Easterseat, Auchenbart, High Crewburn.

BEL – £360 Toftcombs.

BFL – £380 Mid Shawtonhill.

BXT – £300 High Crewburn.

SUF – £250 Pretts Mill.