Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
29th September 2020
Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their annual sale of 5000 Blackface ewes, gimmers and ewe lambs along with 3 stock dispersals and breeding sheep of all other classes.
Blackface ewes and gimmers met a flying trade from start to finish with a large contingent of Irish buyers present.
It was however a new Blackface enthusiast from London, Messers Kofali Hot Nuts Ltd who set a new centre record when he purchased a single gimmer from Messrs Blackwood, Auldhouseburn for £16,000.
The same purchaser also paid £4000 for the 2nd gimmer from Auldhouseburn.
Blackface ewes topped at £750 from Messrs Blackwood, Dalblair to Stevenson, Balrazzie.
Blackface ewes sold to £94 from Messrs H Blackwood, Midtown.
Averages
1810 Average £130.13 (+£25.50)
928 Average £215.76 (+64.19)
975 Average £57.29
Principal Prices:
Ewes
£750 Dalblair to Stevenson, Balrazzie
£620 Allanfauld to McEldowney, Maghera
£600 Dalblair to Harrison, Annalong
£520 Blackhouse to McAlister, Glenarm
£480 Midlock to MacMillan, Lurg
£440 Connachan to Alexander
£420 Midlock to McGuigan, Swatragh
£300 Blackcraig to Conway, Omagh
£300 Midlock to Campbell, Drimsynie
£260 Midlock to Campbell, Drimsynie
£260 Craigdarroch, Sanquhar to Donald, Windhill
£250 Midlock to Auchnafree Estate
£250 Mitchellslacks to McClusky
£230 Craig
£215 Milnmark
£210 Blackhouse
Gimmers
£16,000 Auldhouseburn to Kofali Hot Nuts Ltd, London
£4000 Auldhouseburn to Kofali Hot Nuts Ltd
£1300 Glenrath to Wallace, Broughshane
£1200 Crossflatt to McPherson, Balliemeanoch
£950 Nunnerie to Paul
£900 Nunnerie to Paul
£800 Greenside to Davidson, Larne
£650 Glenrath to O’Mullan, Rasharkin
£620 Shawsknowe to McPherson, Balliemeanoch
£520 Midlock to Phillips, Finglen
£500 Glenrath to Steel, Kepculloch
£500 Hartside to Montgomery
£500 Hills of Errol to Hammond, Cairncross
£500 Shawsknowe to Carruthers, Merkland
£500 Nunnerie to Fegan, Castlewellan
£460 Nunnerie to McAleer, Dungannon
£440 Shawsknowe to Scott, Eastfield Cottage
£420 Marbrack to McCullough, Dromara
£360 Midlock to Reive, Hirsel
Ewe Lambs
£94 Midtown
£86 Kirkton
£80 Sweetshawhead
£76 Haystoun
£72 Peel
£70 Cronberry
£70 Cronberry
£68 Peel
£68 Haystoun
£68 Peel
£66 Haystoun
£65 Cronberry
£64 Birkcleugh
£62 Parisholm
Dispersal sheep were also in demand and met an animated trade. Details as follows:
D & D Aitken, Upper Cleugh (BF)
Gimmers
£500 to Auchnafree Est
£320 to McCullough, Co Down
£300 to McCune, Cumbria
£170, £150
Ewe (2/3 Crop Mix)
£360 to Toner, Drimsynie
£260 to Philips, Finglen
£220 to O’Brannigan, N I
£210 to Anderson, Upperwellwood
£190, £170, £160, £150, £130, £100
Steele, Liscleugh (BF)
1 Crop £130
2 Crop £100 & £98
3 Crop £90
Straughan, Jersey Farm (NCC)
NCC Gimmer £188
1 Crop £150
2 Crop £140
3 Crop £140
NCCX x Shet Gimmer £145
1 Crop £110
2 Crop £88
3 Crop £89
In the other Breeding Sheep section. Tex x Sx Gimmers topped at £192 from Gosland with NCC 2-3 crop ewes to £138 from S Bourman, Middlehouse. Suffolk ewes to £156 from Frame, East Quarter.
Principal Prices:
Gimmers
TXS - £192 Gosland
MULE - £168 Easter Dawyck
TEX - £114 Tinto View
SUF - £100, £98 Tinto View
Ewes
SUF - £156 High East Quarter
NCC - £138 Middlehouse
CHE - £90 Craigdarroch, £85, £84 Hazelfield
X - £96, £90 Millgate, £90 High East Quarter, £89, £82 Howmains, £80 Fountainside
Rams sold to £400 for a Texel Shearling from Jackson, Wolfclyde.
Principal Prices:
Rams
TEX - £400 x2, £350 x2 Wolfclyde
BEL - £250 Dillars
SUF - £200 Drumgrange
BTEX - £340, £300 Hartside
Ram Lambs
TEX - £320, £300 x2 Easterseat