LAWRIE & SYMINGTON LTD, LANARK AGRICULTURAL CENTRE

 THURSDAY 18^TH – FRIDAY 19^TH JULY 2024

 SHOW & SALE OF SUFFOLK SHEEP (On behalf of The Scottish Area Branch of Suffolk Sheep Society)

Lawrie & Symington Ltd conducted the 89^th Scottish Area Show & Sale of Suffolk Sheep on behalf of the Scottish Area Branch where 173 entries were forward for sale with an 86% clearance rate and six prices crossing the five-figure barrier to a top of 40,000gns

At the pre-show sales, the judges, James Nisbet, Orchardton and Jane Soulsby, Williamsgill had the hard task of whittling the entries down and awarded the following prizes:

Judge: James Nisbet, Orchardton

Class 1: Young Handlers (under 12) (4 forward)

1^st Lara Taylor

2^nd Glen Henderson

3^rd Milly Shelly

4^th Parker Shelly

Class 2: Young Handlers (12 – 18) (4 forward)

1^st Noah Taylor

2^nd Neale Fleming

3^rd Beau Taylor

4^th Aimee Liggett

Class 3: Elite Commercial Ram Lamb (19 forward)

1^st 134 Birness (sub)

2^nd 42 Forkins

3^rd 171 Claycrop (sub)

4^th 109 Middlemuir

5^th 70 Sitlow

6^th 154 Carnforth

Judge: Jane Soulsby, Williamsgill

Class 4: Gimmer (3 forward)

1^st 4 Maidenstone

2^nd 5 Balquhain

3^rd 3 Grampian

Class 5: Ewe Lamb (3 forward)

1^st 8 Topgun

2^nd 7 Spittal

3^rd 6 Spittal

Class 6: Novice Ram Lamb (10 forward)

1^st 45 Maidenstone

2^nd 32 Sharps

3^rd 121 Topgun

4^th 38 Rempstone

5^th 149 Morris

6^th 152 Glenmarton

Class 7: Open Ram Lamb (32 forward)

1^st 177 Rhaeadr

2^nd 41 Forkins

3^rd 185 Pyeston

4^th 53 Solwaybank

5^th 68 Sitlow

5^th 130 Birness

Class 8: Group of Three Ram Lambs (6 forward)

1^st 131 133 137 Birness

2^nd 52 54 55 Solwaybank

3^rd 93 94 95 Lakeview

4^th 33 36 37 Sharps

5^th 168 169 170 (sub) Claycrop

6^th 14 15 16 Redbrae

Female Champion – 4 Maidenstone (gimmer)

Reserve Female Champion – 5 Balquhain (gimmer)

Male Champion – 177 Rhaeadr

Reserve Male Champion – 45 Maidenstone

Scottish Breed Champion – 45 Maidenstone

Reserve Scottish Breed Champion – 131 Birness

Overall Champion – 177 Rhaeadr

Reserve Overall Champion – 45 Maidenstone

Leading the trade at 40,000gns was brother and sister duo, Iain and Judith Barbour, Beechgrove, Annan who run the Solwaybank flock. A son of the Limestone Online, and out of a homebred dam sired by Crewelands Carolus, he heads to the Sportsmans flock with Charlie and Tom Boden, Stockport.

Next at 30,000gns was Lilia Hutchinson, Howgillfoot’s first entry. By Pyeston Real Deal, she is out of a homebred dam by the 25,000gns Frongoy Rocket. Final bidders on this were Mark and Darragh McMeniman of the Mullinvale flock, Donegal.

Solwaybank then achieved their second five-figure price of 25,000gns for their 4^th Prize Open Ram Lamb who is another Limestone Online son, a full ET Brother to the 40,000gns. He heads to Shrewbury with Phillip and Russell Poole for their Salopian flock.

Finn Christie, Newton of Balquain, Inverurie who runs the Maidenstone flock had a good couple of days with winning Female Champion as well as 1^st Prize in the Novice, Reserve Male Champion, Scottish Breed Champion and then Reserve Overall Champion, with his first ram lamb which realised 15,000gns selling to Messrs Innes, Strathbogie, Huntly. They take home a son of the Castleisle Blackadder, out of a homebred dam by 5,500gns Howgillfoot Sniper.

Two lambs then reached the 10,000gns mark. The first came from Messrs Sharp, Frith, Tenbury Wells who owns the Sharps flock. Sold early in the day, he is sired by Sportsmans Striker, and out of the homebred Hawshill dam by Strathbogie A Kind of Magic, with the final bid coming from Gordon Mackie for his Drimmie flock up in Forfar.

In the last consignment of the day from Messrs Innes, Strathbogie, whose first lamb was the other at 10,000gns. A son of the 30,000gns Rempstone Gambler and his dam a homebred ewe by Crewelands Kingpin. This lad heads to Suffolk with final bid coming from Steven Cobbald, Acton Hall for his Lavenham flock.

Other leading prices:

Gimmers:

4200gns Maidenstone to N McDonald, High Street, Isle of Islay

2000gns Balquhain to M Hannaway, Turichmore

Ewe Lambs:

1,200gns Topgun to BW & DJ Glaves, Cayley Lane, Scarborough

Ram Lambs:

7000gns Claycrop to Stuart, Birness; Lathangie, Pyeston; and Paterson, Cranorskie

6200gns Middlemuir to Brown, Springfield; Darling, Howeburn House; and Wilkie, Shaw Cottage

6,000gns Solwaybank to B MacCauley, McCauley Suffolks, USA

6,000gns Sitlow to Black, Collessie and Goldie, Harpercroft

6,000gns Forkins to Lathangie, Pyeston and Stuart, Birness

5,500gns Birness to Roth, Tolgus

5,200gns Ballynacannon to Bowdler, Tombridge

5,000gns Sharps to Bignal, Smaladh

4,500gns Forkins to Barron, Findowrie

4,500gns Solwaybank to Killilea, Cregcarragh

4,500gns Lakeview to Paterson, Cranorskie

4,200gns Claycrop to Hunter, West Cairnhill; Jackson, Maulscastle; and Black, Collessie

4,000gns Redbrae to Wallace, Claycrop

4,000gns Lakeview to Roth, Tolgus

4,000gns Howgillfoot to S W Cobbald, Lavenham

Averages:
5 gimmers averaged £1732.50 (5 forward)
2 ewe lambs averaged £892.50 (4 forward)
144 ram lambs averaged £2634.11 (164 forward)