Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Lawrie & Symington Ltd held their Main Sale of 3,645 Lowland Breeding Sheep including the Annual Show & Sale of Scotch Mule Gimmers and Ewe Lambs.
The show was kindly sponsored by the Scotch Mule Association and ably judged by Mr Harry Griffies, Black Barn whose awards were as follows:
Pen of Scotch Mule Gimmers – McCue Quaich
1st Messrs Stewart, Crookboat - £350 to Glenalmond Estates (photographed)
2nd Mr J Paterson, East Dykes - £350 to Glenalmond Estates
3rd Messrs R & F McKie, Finnieness - - £270 to Messrs T & J Linton, Sornfallow
Pen of Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs – L&S Trophy
1st Messrs J & A Galloway, Lochlyoch - £245 to Messrs DWA & NJ Parrish, Hassendean Burn (photograhped)
2nd Messrs Stewart, Crookboat – £205 to RJ Fry, Porterstown
3rd Messrs CC MacArthur & Co, Nunnerie - £240 to Messrs Barrie, Howburn
The 1,414 Scotch Mule Gimmers saw the top end even dearer on last year’s huge trade which was seen nowhere else but the commercial end would be similar trade.
The sale topped at £400 for Pure Texel Gimmers from Messrs CC MacArthur & Co, Nunnerie with a 1-Crop Scotch Mule Show Ewe from the renowned showman Mr J Guild, Laight making £370. Mule Gimmers were flying especially the best top end realizing £350 on three separate occasions. Firstly, from Mr J Paterson, East Dykes and twice from Messrs Stewart, Crookboat.
Also held today were two dispersals firstly on behalf of Mr W A Wilson, Hutlerburn (251 heads):
4-Crop Scotch Mule £142
3-Crop Scotch Mule £185 / 3-Crop Texel £198
2-Crop Scotch Mule £215 (twice) / 2-Crop Texel £212
1-Crop Scotch Mule £235, £220
Gimmers £168, £152
And from Messrs W & G Coulter, East Hyndshawland (261 heads):
Suffolk – Gimmers £230 / 1-Crop £240 / 2-Crop £240 / 3-Crop £185 / 4-Crop £175
Texel – Gimmers £225 / 1-Crop £245 / 2-Crop £240 / 3-Crop £200 / 4-Crop £180
Dutch Spotted – Gimmers £240, £232 / 1-Crop & 2-Crop £185
Roussin – Gimmers £230 / 1-Crop & 2-Crop £168 / 3-Crop & 4-Crop £188
Scotch Mule – Gimmers £220 / 3-Crop £238 / 4-Crop £198
Averages:
313 Ewes averaged £144.00
Hutlerburn Dispersal – 251 heads averaged £193.00
East Hyndshawland Dispersal – 261 heads averaged £209.00
1414 Scotch Mule Gimmers averaged £257.00
618 Texel X Gimmers averaged £239.00
384 Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs averaged £196.00 (up £40 on the year)
Principal Prices:
EWES
TEX - £290 (1cr), £245 (1cr), £185 (1cr) Langside
SUF - £245 (1cr) Haughhead, £175 (4cr), £165 (4cr) Haswellsykes
SM - £370 (1cr) & £300 (1cr/2cr) Laight, £148 (4cr) Dawyck Est, £132 (4cr) Haswellsykes
BTEX - £185 (1cr/2cr) East Yardhouses
GIMMERS
TEX - £400 (Pure) Nunnerie, £330 Rusha & Townhead, £315 Hallhill, £312 Toftcombs, £295 (twice) Nunnerie, £280 & £275 Glendouran, £265 Townhead
SUF - £225 Haughhead, £200 Easterhouse
NCC - £170 Mousebank
CHE - £140 Forrestfield
CHM - £255 Hillhead
SM - £350 & £300 & £265 East Dykes, £350 (twice) & £280 Crookboat, £340 Laight, £335 (twice) & £330 Cloverhill, £335 & £330 & £315 & £260 Tinnis, £310 & £275 Nether Abington, £295 Porterstown, £290 Glendouran, £270 Finnieness & Cocklaw
X - £225, £200 (twice) Millglen
EWE LAMBS
SUF - £150 Gilmeadowland
SM - £245 & £215 & £205 & £200 & £195 Lochlyoch, £240 Nunnerie, £205 Crookboat & Cockrig, £195 Dreva, £185 Nisbet
STOCK EWES
TEX - £245, £240, £200, £180 East Hyndshawland, £212 Hutlerburn
DS - £185 East Hyndshawland
CHE - £198 Hutlerburn
SM - £238, £225, £220 (twice), £198, £188 East Hyndshawland. £235, £220, £215 (twice) Hutlerburn
SUF - £240 (twice), £185, £175 East Hyndshawland
ROUS - £188, £168, £125 East Hyndshawland
STOCK GIMMERS
TEX - £225 East Hyndshawland
DS - £240 & £232 East Hyndshawland
SUF - £230 East Hyndshawland. £172 Hutlerburn
SM - £195, £168, £152 Hutlerburn
ROUS - £230 East Hyndshawland
