Tuesday 13th September 2022
Lawrie and Symington Ltd held it’s 2nd sale of Scotch Mule & Texel x Breeding Sheep on Tuesday 13th September where 1241 head changed hands with trade good throughout.
The sale included 3 part dispersals:
First from Mary Lewis, Glendarroch who sold 245 Scotch Mule & Cheviot Mule stock sheep to average £158.70.
Mule Gimmers - £180 1 Crop £175 2 Crop £174 3 Crop £132 4 Crop £108
Cheviot Mules - £186 1 Crop £162 2 Crop £172 3 Crop £130 4 Crop £106
Messrs Glasgow, Felton sold 55 Pure Tex x Beltex Ewes in a change to farming policy.
Pure Texel – Gim £305, £302, £285 1 Crop £272, £240
2 Crop £242, £210, £185 3 Crop £188
Pure Beltex – Gim £292 2 Crop £185 2 Crop £182
Finally the Langland Dispersal of Texel x stock sheep was also a good trade.
Gim £150 2 Crop £160, £140 3 Crop £135, £122 4 Crop £102
Outwith the dispersal sheep trade topped at £220 for Pure Texel Gimmers from Howieson, The Croft and to £180 for Mule Gimmers from Messrs I Fleming, Millbank.
Principal Prices:
GIMMERS
PURE TEX - £220, £200 The Croft, £200, £188 Silvermuir
TEX x - £178 Glendouran, £170 Parkgatestone, £160 Craigend
SM - £180 Millbank, £180 Altarstone, £134 Craigend, £130 Hawthornbank
HAM - £130 Mid Brockloch
EWE LAMBS
SM - £135, £130 Kirkhouse, £128 Spango, £120, £112 Kirkhouse, £110 Hartfield, £102 Kirkhouse, £100 Hartfield, £100 Kirkhouse
EWE
TEX - £178 Fruin Drive, £140 Burnetland, £140 The Law, £132 Chesterhall Parks, £130 Laithes
SUF - £142 Fruin Drive
SM - £170 East Dykes, £135 Braeedge, £135 Burnetland