Friday 14th October 2022
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3379 store lambs, breeding sheep & tups. 2374 store lambs were sold, where all classes were in good demand, with strong types dearer.
Trade was topped at £110.50 for a pen of Beltex lambs from Messrs Ballantyne, East Cauldcoats.
Included in the sale was the second special sale of 1652 Blackface Wedder Lambs in conjunction with Livestock Marketing (Borders) Ltd. All classes were easily sold, especially middle draws.
1652 Average £61.29
Principal Prices:
Blackface Wedder Lambs
£84.50 Cronberry
£81 Skelfhill
£78 Meggathead
£75 Cronberry
£73.50 Flemington
£73 Blackhouse & Cronberry
£72 Meggathead & Flemington
TEX – £97 Carmacoup, £95 Shaw of Dryfe, £94 Carmacoup, £91 Clachaig, £89 Carmacoup, £86 East Cauldcoats, £84 Barmulloch
BEL – £98 West Cauldcoats, £98 East Cauldcoats, £97 Bankhead, £90 Kypehill, £89 Bankhead
SUF – £83.50 Shaw of Dryfe
CHE – £75 Skelfhill, £75 Flemington, £69, £63 Jeanfield, £60 Clachaig
NCC – £90 Pentland Holdings
Also included today was the 2nd sale of 1005 Blackface & other breeding sheep , where all classes of sheep met a buoyant trade throughout.
The 2nd sale of Blackface ewes and gimmers topped at £112 for a pen of 5 Yr Olds from Kirkland Farming and gimmers to £131 from Messrs Lindsay, Castlebrocket.
The Lowland section topped at £188 for Scotch Mule gimmers from Messrs Drife, Netherhill,
Texel gimmers to £160 from Messrs Baillie, Broomfield, Cheviot Mule gimmers to £148 from Easterhouse Farms.
Principal Prices:
Ewe Lambs
BF – £66 Eastside, £58 Henderland
Ewes
SCC – £95 Lower Gaufron
BF – £112 Kirkland, £84 Kindrochet, £82 Sweetshawhead, £74 Middle Moneynut, £72 Parisholm, £72 The Dairy
NCC – £128 Mossdale
Gimmers
Aberfield x – £132 Overton
Tex – £156 Blackhill, £156 Easton, £138, £132 Blackhill
BF – £131, £130 Castlebrocket, £122 Clachaig, £120 Nunnerie
CHM – £148 Easterhouse
X – £188 Netherhill, £185 Heatheryhall, £170 Woodside Ave, £146, £140 Easter Dawyck, £130 Easterhouse
SHE – £68 Yeldabrek
SWA – £64 Bankhead
57 Tup lambs & shearlings sold to a top of £680 for a Beltex from Messrs J Glasgow, Felton Farm and £400 for a Texel Ram lamb from Messrs J & M Tough, Easter Seat.
Shearlings
TEX – £580 Langside, £520, £500 Toftcombs, £480 Langside, £450 Toftcombs, £420 Langside
BEL – £680, £520 Felton, £400 Heatheryhall, £380, £300 Greenbank
SUF – £300 Pretts Mill, £280 Muldron
BFL – £320, £300, £280 Muldron
BXT – £580, £480 Heatheryhall
Ram Lamb
TEX – £400, £350, £320, £300 Easterseat
