Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their final catalogue sale of 4751 store and breeding sheep with trade strong throughout.
The special sale of blackface wedder lambs (in conjunction with livestock marketing (Borders) many 4 & 5 draw lambs showing the weather still met a strong demand.
Average £55.07
Principal Prices:
Blackhouse £85.50
East Fortisset £83
Kirkton of Morton £76
East Fortisset £75
Achengruith £75
Glenmanna £73
The 2462 Chev, Tex, Suf and other breed store lambs met an excellent trade with a lot of strong forward lambs on offer.
The sale topped at £112 for suffolks from Messrs Cockburn, Fountainside with Texels to £106 from Messrs Semple, Dalbhraddan Farm, Campbeltown.
South country cheviots topped at £94 for a ring full from Messrs Paton, Castle Crawford.
North country cheviots topped at £95 from Messrs Anderson, Upper Muirhouse.
Principal Prices:
TEX – £106, £105 Dalbhraddan, £105, £104, £103, £100 Upper Muirhouse, £100 Linwater, £99 Ferniehaugh, £99 Upper Muirhouse, £98 Felton
Scc – £94 Castle Crawford, £92, £70 West Deloraine
BEL – £81 Muldron, £78 Jeanfield
Suf – £112, £106 Fountainside, £106 Eastfield of Wiston, £105, £96 Glenpark, £96 Linwater, £95 Fountainside, £91 Linwater, £90 Cockrig
Ncc – £95 Howes Way, £95, £86 Upper Muirhouse, £82 Wolfcrooks, £81 Yeldabrek, £81 Craik Farming
CHE – £84 North Shortcleugh, £83 Findlins, £81 North Shortcleugh
Chm – £89 Spittal, £87 Yeldabrek, £82 Drumelzier Haugh, £81 Spittal
X – £105 Upper Muirhouse, £100 Venlaw, £93, £86 Drumelzier Haugh, £85 Dalbhraddan
SHE – £35 Findlins
Bdm – £89 Jeanfield
Jac – £58 Meikle Marr
HW – £74, £67 West Browncastle
Val – £98 Upper Muirhouse
EC – £53 East Fortissat
The 509 breeding sheep were keenly sought after with men looking to top up numbers.
The sale topped at £144 for texel 1 crops from Pathhead.
North country cheviots gimmers to £120 Wester Dawyck.
Mules to £115 for 2 crop from Fieldside.
Principal Prices:
Ewes
Tex – £144 Pathhead, £142 Howmains, £132, £124, Pathhead, £118 Greendykes, £118 Brownrigg, £108 Laithes
BF – £80 East Moorhouses, £70 Kirkland
Suf – £84 Greendykes
Ncc – £110, £106 Wester Dawyck, £100 Townhead
Che – £92 Pathhead
X – £115 Fieldside, £106, £90 Hillfield
Zwa – £92, £90 Hazelcroft
Rom – £102 Rosefield
Val – £96 Upper Muirhouse
Gimmers
Tex – £136 laithes
Suf – £112 Yeldabreck, £106 Pathhead
Ncc – £120 Wester Dawyck, £106 Pathhead
X – £118 Greendykes, £90 Yeldabreck
