Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Thursday 31st October
The ‘Final Fling’ sale of 1,255 rams of all classes saw trade for the best remain strong in all breeds however the bottom, plainer end in all classes proved harder to cash.
At the second sale of Blackface Rams, breeders sheep were still in demand with a strong commercial trade for sheep with size and power. The sale was topped at £5,000 for a ram lamb from John & Patrick Harkins Loughash flock which was purchased jointly by EJ McMillan, Lurg and NS Parry, Orkney. This was followed at £4,200 for a ram lamb from the Auldhouseburn flock of Hugh and Alan Blackwood, this was purchased by Samantha Leitch, Castlederg. In the shearling sector Messrs W Ramsay, Milnmark, sold at £2,600 to R & M McIntosh, Borthwickshiels, Hawick.
Blackface Ram Lambs
Auldhouseburn - £2,200 & £1,700.
Allanfauld - £1,800.
Glenrath - £1,700.
The Rock - £1,500.
Blackface Shearling Rams
Milnmark - £1,500, £600 & £550.
Ashcraig - £1,000.
Kirkstead - £720 & £450.
Williamhope - £500.
Gosland - £400.
Other leading prices in ring 1
Ram Lamb
BFL - £400 & £300 The Old Nursery.
SUF - £320, £300 & £280 Craigthornhill, £260 No 3 Glenrath, £250 Broomknowes.
Shearling
BFL -£600 Stobo HomeFarm, £500 Kirkton of Crawford, £420 Newbigging Walls, £400 Stobo Home Farm & Glenbuck.
SUF - £420 & £300 Carwood, £300 Broomknowes & Yett.
NCC - £580 Toxside Cottage, £360 Kingside, £280 Toxside Cottage, £200 Hillhead.
SCC - £180 Gilmanscleugh, £160 Crailloch.
ROUS - £280 East Hyndshawland.
Aged Ram
BFL - £220 Dreva, £200 Skirling Mains.
SUF - £360 Lochurd.
NCC - £260 & £180 Waterloo.
ROUS - £200 Strawfrank & East Hyndshawland.
Gimmer
BFL - £300 Stobo Home Farm.
Aged Ewe
BFL - £800, £700 & £450 Midlock.
In ring 2 the 635 rams and ram lambs comprising 183 Beltex & cross bred along with 240 Texel shearlings and 199 ram lambs saw trade peak at £900 for a Beltex shearling from A Taylor, Heatheryhall, purchased by P&M Miller, Haquay, Orkney. Texels topped at £800 for a shearling from A Baillie, Carstairs Mains.
Ram Lambs
TEX - £450 Strawfrank, £420 Meikleholm & Silvermuir, £380 Carlinside, Strawfrank & Midlock, £350 Easterseat & Crimp Cramp, £320 Midlock & Cambwell, £300 Easterseat, Silvermuir, Midlock, Collielaw & Strawfrank.
BEL - £420, £380 & £300 Heiton.
CHAR - £160 Kilpatrick.
X - £300 Mid Brockloch, £260 Townhead & Kirkton of Crawford, £250 Carse of Clary & Kirkton of Crawford.
BTEX - £350 Gateside, £320 Millside, £280 & £260 Gateside, £260 Muir.
Shearling Rams
TEX - £800 Carstairs Mains, £700 Burnton, £680 Sunnyside & Townhead, £600 Cambwell, Townhead & Sunnyside, £550 Townhead & Langside, £520 Carlinbside, Broomknowes & Parkhouse, £500 Langside, Toxside, Cambwell, Riddell Cottage & Robiesland.
BEL - £900 Southholm, £620 Springhill, £600 Crawfordhall, £520 Mid Tulloch & East Cauldcoats, £500 The Firs, Bowmanhurst & Springhill, £480 Morven, £450 Shawtonhill, The Firs & Mid Tulloch.
X - £480 Southholm, £400 Collielaw & Kirkton of Crawford, £380 Collielaw & Eastfield, £350 Robiesland, £350 Duncryne.
