Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Tuesday 24th September
Lawrie & Symington Ltd held their annual sale of 3000 Blackface ewes and gimmers where trade was flying from start to finish with a huge contingent of irish buyers and a very healthy ringside of commercial buyers also. The sale topped at £1,100 twice, firstly for a pen of ewes from J & J Murray, Crossflatt which sold to Aberuchil Estate, and for gimmers from H A Blackwood, Auldhouseburn selling to Messrs McCurdy, Northern Ireland.
Averages
1971 (+200) BF Ewes av £104.92 (+18.99)
892 (-500) BF Gimmers av £161.75 (+34.29)
Principle Prices
BF Ewes
£1,100 Crossflatt to Aberuchil
£580 (twice) Crossflatt to Messrs McCurdy & C McAteer.
£560 (twice) Allanfauld to Drimsynie Est & Wallace, Broughshane.
£500 Midlock to Mackie.
£440 Blackhouse to Chirmorrie Enterprises.
£380 Midlock to Mackie.
£360 Mitchellslacks to Daly, Castlederg.
£320 Milnmark to Bradley, Draperstown.
£300 Connachan to Auchnafree Estate.
£300 Craigdarroch to McEldowney, Draperstown.
£280 Connachan.
£250 Blackcraig.
£200 Blackhouse & Midlock.
£190 Greenside.
£160 Blackcraig & Connachan.
£150 Craig & Midlock.
£145 Peel & Mitchellslacks.
£140 Milnmark.
£135 Connachan.
£130 Midlock.
£122 Wester Crosswoodhill.
£120 Arnicle & Midlock.
£115 Midlock & Dunruchan.
£110 Greenside.
BF Gimmers
£1,100 Auldhouseburn to Messrs McCurdy.
£700 Shawsknowe to Smith, Ballynasollus.
£700 Glenrath to McGuigan, Swatragh.
£680 Glenrath to McAleer, Pomeroy.
£620 High Staward to Devine, Glenmornan.
£550 Connachan to Shepherd, Riwmore.
£380 Harestone to Nixon, Marbrack.
£380 Crossflatt to Bagan, Waterlands.
£340 Midlock to McEldowney, Maghera.
£240 Nunnerie.
£230 Harestone.
£220 Glenrath & Harestone.
£210 Midlock.
£200 Nunnerie, Toxside & Kirkton of Morton.
£190 Greenside & Tinnis.
£185 Nunnerie.
£180 Burncastle & Midlock.
£175 Blackhouse & Harestone.
£170 Greenside.
£165 (twice) Nunnerie.
£160 Hill of Errol, Greenside & Toxside.