Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Wednesday 1st September 2021
Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their Annual Sale of 3700 Breeding Sheep which included a show and sale for Scotch Mule Gimmers and Ewe Lambs. Gimmers and ewe lambs met a flying trade throughout and were easily sold.
The Pre-Sale Show was ably judged by Mr J Linton, Sornfallow who made the following awards.
Mule Gimmers
1st Crookboat – £214 to Glenalmond Est
2nd Cloverhill – £220 to Messrs Armstrong, Dunsyre Mains
3rd – Allanton Farming – £226 to Messrs Steele, Over Kypeside
Mule Ewe Lambs
1st Lochlyoch – £158 to Stobo Home Farm
2nd Perryflatts – £138 to Messrs Patterson, East Dykes
3rd Nisbet – £144 to Messrs Orr, Wester Walston
The sale however topped at £760 for Pure Texel Gimmers from Messrs Smith, Yett and were purchased by Miss H Lawson, Eastmains.
Mule Gimmers topped at £226 for the 3rd prize pen from Allanton Farming and purchased by Messrs Steele, Over Kypeside.
Included in the Sale was the dispersal of the Texel x portion from Ashcraig Partners, Ashcraig whose 256 sheep averaged £180 overall.
Gimmer – £203, £200
1 Crop – £191, £188
2 Crop – £188, £180
3 Crop – £165, £162
4 Crop – £146, £124
Averages
Ewes – £100
Mule Gimmers – £182.35 (+£7.35)
Texel Gimmers – £190.90 (+£22.10)
Mule Ewe Lambs – £135.91 (+£14.70)
Principal Prices:
Gimmers
Pure Tex – £760, £480, £420 x2, £360 Yett, £280 Langside, £220 Craighead
SUFFx – £280 x2 Langside
TEX x CHEV – £242, £234 Hallhill
CHEV x BF – £94 Normangill
CHM – £200 x 2 Hillhead, £190 Newton of Wiston
SM – £226 Allanton, £220, £218 x2 Cloverhill, £214, £212, £210 Crookboat, £210 Glendouran, £210 East Dykes, £208 Nether Abington, £202 Ingraston, £200 Townhead, £200 Cocklaw, £198 x2 Allanton, £196 Crookboat, £196 Tinnis, £194 Cocklaw, £194 Nether Abington, £194 Ingraston
TEX x – £214 Ingraston, £214 Cloverhill, £212 Townhead, £198 Cloverhill, £190 High Dyke, £190 Nunnerie, £182 Newton of Wiston, £182 Ingraston
Ewes
TEX – £134 Lochaber
SUF C/B – £108 Haswellsykes
CHAR x BF – £92 Normangill
X – £142 2 Crop Castlehill, £140 1/3 Crop Lochaber, £140 1 Crop Wardhead, £135 1/3 Crop Lochaber, £122 3 Crop Castlehill, £122 2 Crop Wardhead, £107 C/B Haswellsykes, £106, £101 3/4 Crop Fullarton, £100 4 Crop Castlehill
Ewe Lambs
TEX – £101, £90 Barmulloch, £88 Bedlormie
SM – £158 Lochlyoch, £158 Nunnerie, £148 x3 Lochlyoch. £144 Nisbet, £140 Eastfield of Coulter, £139 Lochlyoch, £138 Perryflatts, £136 Lochlyoch
