Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
31st October 2024
Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their Annual Final Fling Sale with a catalogued entry of 750 Rams and Ram Lambs. Trade was brisk from start to finish with a clearance rate of 92%
Ring 1 had forward a catalogued entry of 303 Blackface, Cheviot and Blueface Leister Rams.
Blackface saw strong quality rams sell very well, exceeding all expectations with shearlings selling to a top of £1500 for a son of £30,000 Elmscleugh from Ramsey, Milnmark Farm to Leuscher, Megdale Farm.
A select entry of lambs sold to a top of £1000 for a son of £82,000 Longhash from Muirhead, Orchilmore Farm to Westerhall Farms.
A much-increased entry of Cheviots seen stronger tups forward, topping at £550 from Tennant, Gilmanscleugh Farm to Robertson, Craigdarroch Farm.
Blueface Leister met an animated demand with all fancied rams meeting 4 figures to a top of £1300 from Henderson, Sweetshawhead Farm to Telfer, Glendouran Farm
Ring 1 – Principal Prices:
Ages Rams:
BF – £300 Monkridge, £250 Penchrise
NCC – £520 & £420 Newton Cottage, £450 Upper Chatto, £380 Hillhead
BFL – £1100 Burnhead, £800 Dreva, £700 Whinneyhall
Shearlings:
SCC – £550 Gilmanscleugh, £300 High Dyke
NCC – £350 Hillhead, £320 Toxside, £300 (twice) East Mains
BFL – £1300 Sweetshawhead, £1200 Auchenbart, £1100 Hartside (three times), Kirkton of Crawford (twice), Crookboat, £1000 Leadburnlea, Dreva & Kirkton of Crawford
BF – £1500 Milnmark, £1300 & £1200 Peel
KHIL – £420 & £250 Crosswoodhill
Ram Lambs:
BFL – £900 & £450 Cockrig, £500 Kirkton of Morton, £450 (twice) Auchenbart, £400 Sundown
BF – £1000, £850 & £300 Ptarmigan House, £500 Merkland
Ring 2 saw a catalogued entry of 486 Suffolk, Beltex, Beltex x, Continentals and Texel rams and ram lambs forward.
The best lots on offer met extreme rates with Texel ram lambs in strong demand as well as the best shearlings.
The sale topped at £1400 for a Texel shearling from Boyd, Dechmont Farm selling to Parkhouse Farmers, Parkhouse. Texel ram lambs to £800 from Cockburn, Hill Cottage selling to Mr Simpson, Kirkhouse Farm.
Suffolk shearlings topped at £1100 from Eastmains Farming, Eastmains selling to Mr Mackellar, Auchtenny Farm.
Beltex shearlings topped at £800 from Baillie, Carstairs Mains, going home to Otter Estate, Fearnoch Farm.
Texel x Beltex shearlings to £850 from Hammond, Auchenbart Farm going to Macrea, Kildavaig Farm. Blue Texel shearlings also to £850 from Jamieson, Sauchenhall Farm to Stoddart, Auchencorth Farm.
Ring 2 – Principal Prices:
Ages Rams:
TEX – £550 (twice) 3 Shear Cockrig, £300 2 Shear Carmichael Home
SUF – £400 2 Shear Westmains, £300 (twice) 2 Shear Pitscandly, £300 3 Shear Broomknowes
BEL – £400 2 Shear Bogrie
DS – £450 2 Shear The Banks
Shearling Ram:
TEX – £1400, £1100 & £1000 Dechmont, £1100 Collielaw, Cambwell, Merkland & Kinninghall, £1000 Boghouse, £850 Kirkton of Crawford & Collielaw
BEL – £800 Carstairs Mains, £700 Newton Cottage, £550 Whinnybrae, Woodside, Newfield Mains & Newton Cottage, £500 Auchenbart & Newton Cottage
SUF – £1100 & £750 East Mains, £1000 Langside, £850 &£750 (five times) Traquair Knowe
TEX/BTEX – £850 & £800 Auchenbart
BTEX/BFL – £700 (twice) Knowes, £650 Wester Parkgate
CHAR – £500 Langside & Butterknowes
BTEX – £850 Sauchenhall, £500 Strawfrank
Ram Lambs:
TEX – £800, £650 (twice) & £600 (twice) Hill Cottage, £700 Merkland, £650 Auchenbart & North Garngour, £600 Auchenbart & The Croft
BEL – £350 & £300 Cockrig, £300 Corrielea
SUF – £550 (twice) & £400 Auchenbart, £500 Broomknowes, £400 Haughhead
TEX/BTEX – £500 Little Galla
BTEX – £350 & £300 Millside
