Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Friday 16th August
The opening show & sale of 1340 store lambs, cast & feeding ewes saw the lambs get of to a flyer with plenty customers keen for sheep. A tremendous show of texel lambs saw trade top at £68 for a ringful of super texels from McGregor, Chesterhall Parks. The pre-sale show ably judges by R S Lambie, Selkirk, saw 1st prize go to the above pen from Chesterhall Parks. 2nd prize was awarded to a pen of Roussin also from Chesterhall Parks realizing £67.50, and 3rd prize to MacDougall, Muirhouse for a pen of North Country Cheviots realizing £60.
Principal prices:-
Store lambs
TEX - £68 Chesterhall Parks, £65.50 Yieldshields, Thirstane & Chesterhall Parks, £63.50 Thirstane & Yieldshields, £63 & £62 Forth Mains.
BF - £55 Kirkton, £52 Burnside.
CHE - £66.50 & £60 Muirhouse.
SM - £57.50 Middlepart, £52 Burnside, £50.0 Forth Mains.
ROUS - £67.50 Chesterhall Parks.
Feeding ewes
BF - £39 Mitchellslacks, £37 Burnside, £32 Mitchellslacks.
