Store Lambs inc. Second Show & Sale of Blackface & Cheviot Lambs – Friday 3rd October 2025

3 October 2025

Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

3rd October 2025

Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their weekly sale of 6750 store lambs, including the second Blackface sale (in conjunction with Livestock Marketing Ltd) and the new “Lanark October Cheviot Champion”.

Show & Sale for both North Country Cheviot and South Country Cheviot Lambs saw 2184 head forward to average £89.81. The show was ably judged by Mr Alan Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm who awarded the Champion to a pen of NCC from Bonney, Stobo Home Farm, Peebles. They went on to realise £118 to the judge and received the new Salver. Reserve went to NCC from Pate, Nettlingflat Farm also realising £118.

Judge: Mr Alfie Taylor, Heatheryhall

Salver kindly donated by Mr Haig Murray

OCTOBER CHEVIOT CHAMPIONS

Show & Sale of Both North Country Cheviot and South Country Cheviot Lambs

Class 1: North Country Cheviot Lambs

1st Mr R Bonney, Stobo Home Farm

2nd Messrs J & A Pate & Partners, Nettlingflat

3rd Mr TJC Bradbury, Dronshiel

Class 2: South Country Cheviot Lambs

1st The Firm of IHG Warden, Skelfhill

2nd Messrs W Elliot & Partners, Clenries

3rd Firm of Stirkfield Farms, Stirkfield

Overall Champion Pen: Mr R Bonney, Stobo Home Farm

Reserve Overall Champion Pen: Messrs J & A Pate & Partners, Nettlingflat

Principal Prices:

SCC – £105 Skelfhill, £98 & £90 Clenries

NCC – £118 Nettlingflat & Stobo Home, £114 Nettlingflat, £112 & £104 Kersehopefoot, £109 Stirkfield & Kingside, £107 Nettlingflat, £106 Dronshiel

CHM – £104 Wester Mosshat

CHE X – £109 Kingside, £106 Flemington, £104 Daveen & Flemington

The 1667 Texels/Suffolks/Beltex/Mules & Easy Care lambs sold well especially if strong. Longer keep lambs harder to cash.

Topping at £164 for Suffolks from Lawrie, Ransefield Farm. Beltex to £133 from Guild, O’Laight Farm. Texels sold to £130 from Campbell, Howes Way and Black, Broomlands Farm. Mules reaslised £110 from Kirkpatrick, Barr Farm. East Care to £105 from Wight, Harthope Farm.

Principal Prices:

TEX – £130 Howes Way & Broomlands, £129 Kingside, £126 Whitlieburn, £125 Ferniehaugh, £121 Longformacus, £120 Skelfhill & Carmacoup, £119 O’Laight & Barr

BEL – £133 O’Laight, £131 Wester Mosshat

CONT – £91 Wester Place

ZWA – £138 Ransefield

SUF – £164 Ransefield, £129 Halliburton, £125 Threepwood & Todlaw, £122 Wester Mosshat, £120 & £118 (twice) Halliburton, £119 Kingside

X – £110 Barr, £108 Ferniehaugh

BFL – £118 Hillend

EC – £105, £90 Harthope

DS – £94 Mid Auchengray

At the second sale of Blackface wedder lambs in conjunction with Livestock Marketing (Borders) Ltd, 2921 wedder lambs sold to average £71.73 (up £5.07 on the year) with many 4/5 draws forward. Lambs sold readily to a large ringside of buyers.

Principal Prices:

BF – £110 Halliburton, £106 Glencaple, £103 Ferniehaugh, £99 Snar & Dalblair, £94 Chapelhope, £93 Middle Moneynut & Halliburton, £92 Ferniehaugh, £90 Dalveen

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Store Cattle

Dear Breeder,

Please find enclosed details and entry form ahead of this year’s Lanark Ladies. The Inaugural event was a great success with Texel Gimmers selling to a top of 5,800gns – along with a great average and a huge clearance rate.

Sale:

‘Lanark Ladies’

Show & Sale of In-Lamb Texel Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs

followed by Sale of AOB In-Lamb Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs

Show & Sale Date:

Friday 10th January 2025 at 5.30pm (Texel Judging: 4pm)

Classes:

Aged Ewe, Gimmer/Shearling Ewe, Ewe Hogg, Embryo Recipient

Status of Sale:

MV-Accredited and Non-Eligible for Export

(Any pedigree sheep must be fully registered with relevant Breed Society prior to entry)

Closing Date(s):

Texels: Pre-Entries via Texel Website – closing Friday 6th December at strictly 12noon

 

All entries (including Texel Full Entries via iTexel) – Monday 16th December at strictly 9am

Entry Fees:

£12ph (£10+VAT) – (Payable to Lawrie & Symington Ltd and MUST be paid by submission of Entries, otherwise entries will be withdrawn from Catalogue).

Bacs Details: Sort Code 80-17-02 / Account Number 00110611 (Ref: Surname, Ladies)

Pedigree Texels, please note: Entry Fees will be collected by Texel Sheep Society

 

Pedigree Certificates:

If applicable, please forward with entries

Substitutes:

To Lanark Office no later than Wednesday 8th January 2024

(Substitutes Catalogue will be available on website/day of sale)

Online Bidding:

Via Marteye (www.marteye.ie)

Ensure any new buyers are pre-registered prior to commencement of sale with FULL DETAILS, otherwise it will result in rejection

NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Entries can be returned to the Lanark office or can be emailed to jenna@lawrieandsymington.com or Whatsapp on 07799 845923. No entries will be accepted over the phone.

We thank you in anticipation of your entries, and if we can be of further assistance, then please do not hesitate to contact myself on 07778 449383, Archie Hamilton on 07917 624409; or Jenna Ballantyne on 07799 845923.

Yours faithfully

For LAWRIE & SYMINGTON LIMITED

Nick Woodmass F.I.A. (Scot)

Sheep Auctioneer

Lanark ladies entry form

SALE OF MV-ACCREDITED IN-LAMB FEMALES AND EMTPY EWE HOGGS

SALE: Friday 10th January 2025 at 5.30pm                                                                                                 

ENTRIES CLOSE: Monday 16th December 2024 at strictly 9am

(Pedigree Texel Entries are to be submitted directly via iTexel)

Store Cattle

ATTENTION
FOR VENDOR’S BENEFIT PLEASE STATE WHETHER ABERDEEN ANGUS OR BEEF SHORTHORN SIRES ARE SOCIETY REGISTERED. SIRE’S EARTAG NUMBER MUST BE ON THE PASSPORT
PLEASE ENSURE THAT THIS FORM IS COMPLETED AND HANDED IN AT LEAST ONE HOUR PRIOR TO CATTLE BEING SOLD.

I/We hereby declare that the above animals are declared negative of BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhoea) on the day of sale either by leaving a negative holding or having been individually tested. Please tick

Live Implement Sale Entry Form

Bank Details
Images for sale items to be sent to implements@lawrieandsymington.com, entries will be advertised with photographs on our social media platforms.

Conditions of sale


PLEASE NOTE:
There will be NO sundry section within the sale and we reserve the right not to accept entries which we feel are unfit for the sale.

COMMISSION RATES
• Commission will be charged on all lots at 10% on FIRST £200 of any lot and 5% thereafter (e.g., Sold at £350 = £20+£7.50=£27.50), capped at £350 per lot. Minimum £5 per lot. • All purchases will be subject to a 3% plus VAT buyer's premium on all lots capped at £350 per item sold by auction or by private treaty.

ENTRY FEES
Tractors, Gators, Quads and Vehicle (To be sold online) £10 + VAT per lot DELIVERY OF ITEMS TO SALE YARD All Farm Machinery and Implements must be delivered to our saleyard by 3 pm on the day before the sale with the exception of Tractors, Vehicles and Quad which may arrive no later than 10.00am on the Thursday. Due to ongoing Health and Safety issues, there will be NO unloading facility available on Sale Day with loading permitted only after the conclusion of the sale.

ONLINE FACILITY
Tractor, Telehandlers, Gators, Quads and Vehicles will also be offered for sale through our online facility alongside the live sale via a drive through, any machine which cannot be driven through will be sold in the line with no online facility.

All items are sold as seen and will be conducted under the Lawrie & Symington and IAAS General Conditions of Sale which are available for inspection at our office.

Vendors Declaration

  • I have read and understood the TERMS AND CONDITIONS and undertake to present the above (and those on continuation sheets) for sale and to abide by these Terms and Conditions of Sale.
  • I certify that the items entered for sale are my/our sole property and are not subject to any hire purchase agreement or any other contract.

Expression of Interest to Sell Shares

Expression of Interest to Purchase Shares

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