LANARK – Annual Blackface Ewes & Gimmers – 27.09.22

 

Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their Annual Sale of 6011 Blackface Ewes and Gimmers along with 2nd Sale of Ewe Lambs, Blackface Stock Dispersals and all other Lowland Breed Ewes as well as Rams of all classes.

The 4932 Blackface sheep forward saw the sale in two sections today’s, one for SMS and the other for NON-SMS and Ewe Lambs.

A new record set in Lanark was achieved for a Blackface Gimmer from Messrs Blackwood, Auldhouseburn who sold their first for £18,000 to Messrs Coulson, High Staward who has retained a few select ewes to work with at home.

Blackface ewes topped at £1800 from Messrs Blackwood, Dalblair, selling to Messrs Conway, Ireland.

The amount of Irish interest today for the SMS ewes and gimmers ensured a trade not seen before.

Averages:

OVERALL AVERAGES

1759 Ewes Averaged £145.60 (+£10)

841 Gimmers Averaged £208.29 (+£17.50)

1492 Ewe Lambs Averaged £57.65 (-£3.50)

SMS BLACKFACE SHEEP

SMS Ewes                                774                  Top £1800       Average £215.34

SMS Gimmers                         549                  Top £18,000    Average £254.95

SMS Stock (High Staward)      312 Ewes                                 Average £120.80

SMS Stock (High Staward)      172 Gimmers                          Average £131.81

NON SMS BLACKFACE SHEEP

Non SMS Ewes                        985                  Top £136         Average £90.80

Non SMS Gimmers                 467                 Top £210         Average £136.76

Non SMS Ewe Lambs              1542                Top £94           Average £57.65

Non SMS Stock (Acreknowe & Cronberry)                             196 Ewes         Average £110.95

Non SMS Stock (Acreknowe & Cronberry)                               31 Gimmers  Average £128.97

 

Principal Prices: SMS Blackface:

 Blackface Ewes

£1800 Dalblair to Messrs Conway, Ireland

£1700 Crossflatt to Messrs Shaw, Acharonich

£980  Midlock to Cassidy

£950 Midlock to Messrs Harkin, Loughash

£900 Crossflatt to Messrs McAteer, Domara

£900 Crossflatt to Messrs Wallace, Shilnavogie

£720 Midlock to Messrs McGuigan, Corlacky

£720 Midlock to Messrs McCurdy, Carnlough

£650 Dalblair to Messrs Davidson, Gleno

£450 Midlock to Messrs McGuigan, Corlacky

£450 Blackhouse to Messrs Morrison, Dalwyne

£450 Midlock to Messrs McGuigan, Corlacky

£440 Crossflatt to Messrs Smith, Wiley Sike

£410 Midlock to Messrs Alexander, Mains of Mause

£400 Midlock to Messrs McEldowney, Mahera

£380 Milnmark to Messrs Quinn, Carriegenagh

£350 Blackcraig to Messrs Conway, Davagh

£350 Blackhouse to Messrs MacArthur, Nunnerie

£320 Midlock to Birthwood Farm Partnership

£300 Craigdarroch to Messrs O’Mullan, Rasharkin

£280  Blackcraig

£280 Whelphill

£220 Hartside Farms

£220 Milnmark

£190 Greenside

£185 Craig

£180 Whelphill

£180 Midlock

£175 Auchenlongford

£175 Kirkland Farming

£170 Mitchellslacks

£160 East Burnhead

£160 Kirkland Farming

£155 Midlock

£150 Milnmark

Blackface Gimmers

£18000 Auldhouseburn to Messrs Coulson, High Staward

£4000 Auldhouseburn to Messrs Lennox, Cookstown

£2600 Crossflatt to Messrs Curran, Culmore

£850 Nunnerie to Messrs Staunton, Makeary

£520 Upper Wellwood to Messrs McMullan, Maghera

£520 Crossflatt to Messrs McCurdy, Carnlough

£500 Nunnerie to Stroanbrack Farm Ltd

£460 Madrissa to Messrs Morrison, Dalwyne

£420 Crossflatt to Messrs Gibson, Sawerston

£380 Nunnerie to Stroanbrack Farm Ltd

£340 Upper Wellwood to Messrs McQuillan to Cargan

£320 Crossflatt to Messrs Mitchell, Cookstown

£320 Midlock to Birthwood Farm Partnership

£320 Madrissa to Messrs Bowman, Upper Cragabus

£300 Greenside to Messrs Mackenzie, Acharacle

£280 Waterhead to Messrs Greig, Gillespie

£280 Midlock to Messrs Topping, Ballylumford

£250 Crossflatt to Messrs Mitchell, Ballynagilly

£230 Midlock

£210 Nunnerie

£200 Toxside

£200  Toxside

£200 Waterhead

£180 Midlock

£180 Nunnerie

Principal Prices: Non SMS Blackface:

 Blackface Ewes

£136 Kypehill

£128 Kypehill

£120 East Dykes

£120 Haystoun

£105 The Stobbs

£102 Elvanfoot

£100 Sweetshawhead

£100 Haystoun

£100 Kirkhope

£95 Dykefoot

£95 Corsebank

£95 Haystoun

£90 Haystoun

£88 Aberuchill

£88 Gareland

£82 Sweetshawhead

£80 Corsebank

£80 Parisholm

£80 Birkcleugh

£80 Parisholm

Blackface Gimmers

£102 Burncastle

£150 Burncastle

£132 Burncastle

£128 High Tarbeg

£124 Springhill

£120 Aberuchill

£120 Lupus

£120 Aberuchill

Blackface Ewe Lambs

£94 Cronberry

£78 Elvanfoot

£71 Shawhead

£71 Cronberry

£70 Shawhead

£70 Cronberry

£68 Cronberry

£67 Cronberry

£66 Shawhead

£65 Cronberry

£64 Elvanfoot

£64 Kirkton

£63 Dalveen

£60 Syart

£60 Auchengruith

£60 Cramalt

£60 Burnfoot

£60 Sweetshawhead

£60 Dalveen

STOCK SHEEP (SMS) – HIGH STAWARD

 4 Crop             £90  £88

3 Crop             £100 x 2

2 Crop             £160  £152  £152  £132

1 Crop             £280  £250  £162  £138

Gimmers         £260  £162  £148  £142

STOCK SHEEP (NON SMS) – ACREKNOW (ASHCRAIG)

4 Crop             £92  £75

3 Crop             £102

2 Crop             £118  £80

1 Crop             £130  £110

Gimmers         £138  £110

STOCK SHEEP (NON SMS) – CRONBERRY

 4 Crop             £135  £98  £88

3 Crop             £122

2 Crop             £142

1 Crop             £132  £110

Outwith the sale of Blackface’s there was 963 of all classes of Lowland ewes & gimmers.

This section of the sale was topped at £300 for exceptional Texel gimmers from Messrs Brown, Muirhouse Farm and £230 for Texel ewes from the same home.

Also included in this section was 47 tups which were topped £1100 for Texel shearling from Messrs Glasgow, Felton Farm.

Principle Prices:

EWES

TEX - £140 Fruin Drive, £130 Kirkton of Crawford, £122 Cronan

SUF - £135 (Twice) Glenburn, £125 Burnhouse

NCC - £118 Springfield

CHN - £128, £125, £118 Cronan

SM - £118 Burnhouse, £105 Kirkton of Crawford

GIMMERS

SCC - £132 Easterhouse

TEX - £180 Broomfield Lodge, £165 Howpark, £165 Parkgatestone, £152 Hamildean, £150 Easter Dawyck, £150 Glenfarg

SUF - £145 (Twice) Greenwall

CHAR - £155 Mid Brockloch

CHM - £152 Easterhouse

SM - £178 Easter Dawyck, £155 Hamildean, £150 Easterhouse

EWE LAMBS

TEX - £102 Glenfarg

RAMS

TEX - £1100 Felton, £1050 Wester Walston, £700 Felton, £700 Wester Walston, £600 Wester Walston, £600 Craigievern, £600 (Twice) Hartside

BEL  -  £620, £550, £520 Wester Walston

SUF Lambs - £40, £350 Pretts Mill

BLUE TEXELS - £400 (Twice) Wester Walston


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