Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
30th September 2025
Lawrie & Symington Ltd held their Annual Sale of 4980 Breeding Sheep including the Annual Sale for Blackface Ewes and Gimmers, Second Sale for Blackface Ewe Lambs and Cheviot Ewes. The Blackface section topped at £850 for a pen of Gimmers from Messrs CC MacArthur & Co, Nunnerie and were purchased by Messrs J Jackson & Son, Pole, Lochgoilhead.
Blackface Ewes topped at £600 from Aberuchill Management Ltd and were purchased by Messrs McAteer, Drumbog.
Blackface Ewe Lambs sold to £172 from Messrs Crozier, Fallburns selling to Messrs LJ & AL Jones, Penllan, Builth Wells.
Cheviots topped at £200 for North Country Cheviot Gimmers from Mr J Straughan, Waterloo Drive.
Blackface Ewes Averages/Top Prices:
| Vendor | No. | Top | Average |
| Blackcraig | 5 | £450 | £450 |
| Aberuchill | 6 | £600 | £340 |
| Midlock | 93 | £500 | £278 |
| Dalwyne | 16 | £300 | £242 |
| Tinnis | 20 | £200 | £200 |
| Whelphill | 73 | £240 | £178 |
| Kirkland | 99 | £175 | £162 |
| Haystoun | 115 | £180 | £143 |
Blackface Gimmers Averages/Top Prices:
| Vendor | No. | Top | Average |
| Tinnis | 20 | £360 | £360 |
| Midlock | 25 | £480 | £320 |
| Muldaddie | 51 | £280 | £264 |
| Nunnerie | 150 | £850 | £258 |
| Greenside | 20 | £360 | £240 |
| Mitchellslacks | 41 | £220 | £211 |
| Gosland | 66 | £240 | £210 |
Blackface Ewe Lambs Averages/Top Prices:
| Vendor | No. | Top | Average |
| Fallburns | 27 | £172 | £156 |
| Cronberry | 116 | £138 | £117 |
| Elvanfoot | 65 | £114 | £92 |
| Syart | 150 | £118 | £91 |
Blackface Averages:
1465 Blackface Ewes averaged £138 (+£20)
470 Blackface Gimmers averaged £235 (+£75)
1327 Blackface Ewe Lambs averaged £86 (+£16)
430 Cheviot Females averaged £120 (+£11)
127 Stock Sheep (Blackface) averaged £150
Principal Prices:
BF EWES
£600 & £360 Aberuchill, £550 Crossflatt, £500 Midlock, £450 Blackcraig, £420, £350 (twice) & £300 Midlock, £300 Dalwyne & Midlock
BF GIMMERS
£850, £540, £310 & £260 Nunnerie, £480 Midlock, £360 Greenside & Tinnis, £310 Midlock, £280 (twice) Drumnagreagh
BF EWE LAMBS
£172 Fallburns, £150 Kirkland Farming, £138 Cronberry & Fallburns, £132 & £110 Cronberry, £118 Syart, £114 Cronberry & Elvanfoot
BF STOCK EWE
£175 & £160 Broughton Place, £165, £155, £150, £145 & £140 Cronberry,
BF STOCK GIMMER
£190 Broughton Place
CHEVIOT EWES
NCC - £125 Muirhouse, £125 Duntilland
CHE X- £130, £102 Craigdarroch
SCC - £135, £115 Mossholm, £120 (three times), £118 Mellerstain Estate
CHEVIOT GIMMERS
NCC - £200 Waterloo Drive, £188 North Slipperfield
CHE - £155 East Burnhead
73 Rams sold to a packed ringside with an 100% clearance witnessed, topping twice with £1200 for Texel Tups from Orr, Wester Walston Farm.
Lowland ewes met an animated demand with classes well surpassing all local centres with Gimmers topping at £320 from Stevenson, Linburn Farm.
EWES
TEX - £202 Kirkton of Crawford, £168 Pentland Mains
CHEV X - £112 Easterhouse
X - £195 Kirkton of Crawford, £162 Pentland Mains, £155 Middle Moneynut
GIMMERS
TEX - £320 & £315 Linburn, £300 Gosland, £285 & £275 Rusha
X - £285 Dreva
EWE LAMBS
X - £185, £178 (twice), £168 & £160 Kirkhouse, £170 Spango, £165 Dreva, £158 Culter Allers
RAM LAMBS
SUF - £600 (twice) & £550 Pretts Mill
RAMS
TEX - £1200 (twice), £900 (three times) & £850 Wester Walston, £950 & £850 Hartside, £850 Hillridge
BEL - £500 (twice) Muirhouse
SUF - £650 & £600 Somerville
X - £950 & £900 (twice) Whim Park Cottage, £900 & £750 (twice) Wintermuir
BFL - £800, £700 & £650 Whim Park Cottage
BTEX - £750 Wester Walston, £550 East Yardhouses
