Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre

Thursday 16^th September

Lawrie and Symington Ltd held its Annual Show & Sale of 285 Pedigree Beltex Rams and Females on Thursday 16^th September, where trade was animated from start to finish with a great show for quality and the best end keenly bid for.

The show kindly sponsored by Davidsons Animal Feeds was ably judged by Mrs Mary Dunlop, Corstane who found her champion in the ram lamb section.  The single entry from Messrs Bell, Highfields Cottage Flock which went on to realise 2000gns and was purchased jointly by the judge and Messrs Morrison for his Tarbrax Flock.

Reserve Champion went to the female champion from Messrs Millers Farms, Lurg Flock and went on to sell for 1600gns the days top female price to Messrs Carroll, Edendick, Huntly.

Class 1 – Aged Ram (3 forward)

1^st – Lot 301 from K O’Connor, Kenny’s with Riggroad Edinburgh

2^nd – Lot 302 from J & JM Cochrane, Cochrane’s with Hackney Comb Over

3^rd – Lot 303 from G & F Burke, Pentland with Gregor’s Brutus

Class 2 – Shearling Ram (17 forward)

1^st – Lot 358 from T & A Taylor, Heatheryhall with Heatheryhall Father Ted

2^nd – Lot 353 from J & JM Cochrane, Cochrane’s with Cochrane’s Foo Fighter

3^rd – Lot 444 from A & E Lawrie, Grangehall with Grangehall Felix

4^th – Lot 403 from J Hodge, Riggroad with Riggroad Fredo

5^th – Lot 356 from T & A Taylor, Heatheryhall with Heatheryhall Focus

Class 3 – Ram Lamb (15 forward)

1^st – Lot 474 from J Bell, Cottage with Cottage Gangster

2^nd – Lot 496 from K O’Connor, Kenny’s with Kenny’s Golden Balls

3^rd – Lot 511 from R & P Machray, Bilboa with Bilboa Great Nephew

4^th – Lot 499 from I Reid, Osprey with Osprey with Osprey Glen Lyon

5^th – Lot 477 from G Harrison, Gordy’s with Gordy’s Gandolf

Class 4 – Gimmer (11 forward)

1^st – Lot 584 from Miller Farms, Lurg with Lurg Flash

2^nd – Lot 548 from K O’Connor, Kenny’s with Kenny’s Fancy

3^rd – Lot 542 from I Reid, Osprey with Osprey Freckle

4^th – Lot 568 from J Barclay & Son, Beachy with Beachy Fair & Square

5^th – Lot 526 from R & G Hiddleston, Irongray with Irongray with Floss

Female Champion – Lot 584 from Miller Farms, Lurg with Lurg Flash

Reserve Female Champion – Lot 548 from K O’Connor, Kenny’s with Kenny’s Fancy

Male Champion – Lot 474 from J Bell, Cottage with Cottage Gangster

Reserve Male Champion – Lot 301 from K O’Connor, Kenny’s with Riggroad Edinburgh

Overall Champion – Lot 474 from J Bell, Cottage with Cottage Gangster

Reserve Overall Champion – Lot 584 from Miller Farms, Lurg with Lurg Flash

The sale topped at 6500gns for the number 3 shearling from Messrs T & A Taylor, Heatheryhall, the son of Buckles Dark Dawn which stood 1^st in the shearling class found a new home with Messrs Glasgow, Felton & Messrs Linton, The Firs.  Close behind at 6200gns was the 1^st from the same pen by Lurg Emperor which stayed local again finding its way back to Messrs Gibb, Toftcombs.

Aged rams topped at 2800gns from Kenny O’Connors, Kenny Flock and headed home to Messrs Campbell, Strawfrank.

Ram lambs topped at 5800gns again from Kenny O’Connor, this son of Broughton Enricher was purchased in a three way split to   Messrs Taylor, Heatheryhall, Messrs Baillie, Carstairs Mains & Messrs Harrison, Park Road.

Averages

3 Aged Rams – Top 2800gns av £1365 (+£394)

123 Shearlings – Top 6500gns av £818.35 (+£112)

17 Ram lambs – Top 5800gns av £1621 (+£553)

35 Gimmers – Top 1600gns av £501 (-£166)

Aged Ram

2800gns O.Connor, Woodside to Campbell, Strawfranl

800gns Cochrane, Richardton to Williamson, North Walton

Shearling Ram

6500gns Taylor, Heatheryhall to Glasgow, Felton & Linton, The Firs

6200gns Taylor, Heatheryhall to Gibb, Toftcombs

3200gns Lawrie, Grangehall to Rennie, Attonburn

1700gns Lawrie, Grangehall to Gibb, Toftcombs

1700 Wainwright, Todhall to Gibb, Toftcombs

1600gns Wainwright, Todhall to Simpson, Hillridge

1600 Hodge, Dreghorn to Brown, Claughton Hall

1500gns Mair, Muirfield to Dun, Jeanfield

1350gns Meikle, Helentongate to Struthers, Collielaw

1350 Lawrie, Grangehall to Livingstone, Kirtkle Vale

1300gns Taylor, Heatheryhall to Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill

1300gns Lawrie, Grangehall to MacKinnon, Low Tirfergus

1200gns Cochrane, Richardton to Shanks, West Glespin

1200gns Taylor, Cochrane to Hyslop, Netherton

1150gns Hiddleston, Rigghead to Hall, Ainstable Hall

1100gns Cousar, Howcomman to Walker, Mindork

1050gns Taylor, Heatheryhall to Graham, Easterton

1050gns Wainwright, Todhall to Smith, Cloverhill

1000gns Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill to Munro, Invercharron

1000gns Hodge, Dreghorn

1000gns Cochrane, Richardton

1000gns O’Connor, Woodside

1000gns Wainwright, Todhall

Ram Lamb

5800gns O’Connor, Woodside to Taylor, Heatheryhall, Baillie, Carstairs Mains & Harrison, Park Road

3600gns Reid, Osprey to Gray, Sunnycroft & Faughhill Farming

2800gns Harrison, Park Road to Buckle, Buckles Farm

2000gns Bell, Highfield to Morrison, Tarbrax & Dunlop, Corstane

1600gns Hammond, Auchenbart to Mair, Muirfield & Tillbrook, Tillylodge

1600gns O’Connor, Woodside to Cousar, Howcomman

1300gns Machray, Beech Lodge to Wright, West Lundie

1100gns O’Connor, Woodside to Young, Muirton & Williams, Upper Tullochbeg

1100gns Robertson, Kilbucho to Palmer, Springbank

1000gns Machray, Beech Lodge to Howieson, Thorne

900gns Hodge, Dykes to Farquharson, Horn

800gns Reid, Osprey to Graham, Greenshields

750 Hammond, Auchenbart to Frame, High Dyke

Gimmer

1600gns Miller Farms, Lurg to Carroll, Edendick

1100gns Mair, Muirfield to Gill, Cumbria

1000gns Baillie, Carstairs Mains to Cormack, Oxham Neuk

900gns O’Connor, Woodside to MacKinnon, Low Tirfergus

680gns Mair, Muirfield to Pirie, Machrihanish

650gns Baillie, Carstairs mains to Campbell, Succothmore

650 Reid, Osprey to Kennedy, Borlick

600gns MacLean, Heylipol to DF Contracting Ltd