Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Friday 9th August 2024
Lawrie and Symington LTD held its opening sale of store lambs where the 1373 heads forward met one of the best store lamb trades witnessed in some time, averaging £105.21, up £32 on year.
1119 Texel/Beltex/Suffolk lambs averaged £116.66
254 Blackface Tup lambs averaged £54.76
The sale topped at £149 for a pen of outstanding Beltex lambs from MacDonald, Taldale Farm. The brilliant 239 Beltex cross lambs averaged £121.18
The pre-sale show was ably judged by Mr W Thomson, Tulloch Farm, who awarded the 1st prize ticket to a pen of Beltex lambs from MacDonald, Taldale Farm which realised £142 to Clark, Wellhead Farm.
The 2nd and 3rd prize pens were awarded to tremendous Beltex lambs from Steele, Cumberhead Farm which realised £136 and £137 respectively also selling to Clark, Wellheads Farm. This excellent run of 312 Beltex lambs averaged £128.05
Principal Prices:
TEX – £126 Blackburn, £125 Hills of Dalserf & Thornyhills, £123 Hills of Dalserf, £122 Birniehall, £188 Smiddyhill, £155 Thornyhills
BF – £73 & £60 (twice) Mitchellslacks
BEL – £149, £142 (twice) & £134 Taldale, £137, £136, £131 (twice), £130 & £126 Cumberhead
SUF – £123 (twice) Smiddyhill
X – £108 & £97 Leithenwater, £102 Biggar Road
BTEX – £118 Hartsop
NCC – £106 Muirhouse