Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Thursday 4th November
The Annual ‘Final Fling’ sale of 485 rams of all classes in Lanark on Thursday 4th November.
Ring 1
A smaller show of Blackface Rams saw a buoyant trade throughout and tups being well short of requirements.
The sale was topped £2200 for a shearling from Messrs Ramsay, Milnmark to Riskenhope Trust, Cramalt, with lambs topping at £400 from Messrs Robson, Tofthouse.
Bluefaced Leicesters were also in good demand, with this section being topped at £1700 for a shearling from Messrs Hamilton, Kirkton of Crawford, selling to Messrs Shanks, Weston. Lambs sold to a top of £950 from Messrs McInnes, Greystoneknowe Cottage going to Shawhead.
Cheviots were topped at £420 for a South Country Cheviot from Messrs T Tennant, Gilmanscleugh with North Country Cheviot selling to a top of £280 from Messrs McCaig, Wester Jawcraig.
Ring 2
The Final Fling Sale of all classes of rams saw 307 Texel, Beltex, Suffolk & Crossbred rams change hand.
The Suffolks and Texels were easily sold although the crossbred sheep especially the smaller end were harder to cash.
The sale in Ring 2 topped at £1050 for a Beltex Shearling from Messrs D Padkin, Muirhouse selling to Messrs Fotheringham, Drumcairn.
Texels topped at £1000 for a 2 shear stock tup from Messrs Tough, Easterseat selling to Messrs Ferguson, Auchenlongford.
Principal Prices in Ring 1
Blackface Shearlings
Peel £2100, £2000, £950, £700
Glenrath £1100
Milnmark £950
Blackhouse £700
Blackface Ram Lambs
Tofthouse £400, £300
Bluefaced Leicester Shearlings
Hartside £950, £900, £800, £720
Kirkton of Crawford £850, £800
Leadburnlea £780
Scrogton £750
Bluefaced Leicester Ram Lambs
Greystoneknowe £950
Auchenbart £700 x2, £580, £550
Broomie Bank £520
South Country Cheviot Shearlings
Gilmanscleugh £420 x2, £400 x2, £340
North Country Cheviot Ram Lambs
Wester Jawcraig £280
Stobshiel £280
Stobo Home £260, £240
Hillhead £260
Principal Prices in Ring 2
Texel Aged Ram
Easterseat £1000
The Croft £700
No3 Cottage, Glenrath £500
Texel Shearlings
Kinninghall £800
Langside £750, £720
Mitchellhill £700, £620
Easterseat £700
Boat £700
Collielaw £620
No 3 Cottage, Glenrath £580
Kirkhouse £550
Texel Ram Lambs
Midlock £780, £680, £480, £400
Thinacre £550, £420
Easterseat £500, £400
Collielaw £450
Auchenbart £400
Beltex Shearlings
Muirhouse View £1050, £900, £850
Felton £700, £600, £450
Suffolk Shearlings
Broomknowes £620, £500, £450
Lochurd £550
Craigthornhill £450
Toxside £450 x2
Springfield £450
Howford £450
Suffolk Ram Lambs
Craigthornhill £400, £350, £300
Pretts Mill £320
Langalbuinoch £300
Charolais Ram Lambs
Kilpatrick £250
Beltex x Texel Shearlings
Grassmainston £500, £450, £400 x5
High Crewburn £420
Sunnyside £400
Beltex x Texel Shearlings Ram Lambs
Auchenbart £480, £250 x2
Mid Brockloch £280, £250
Swaites £250
Blue Texel Shearling
Dreva £500
Blue Texel Ram Lambs
Millside £200 x4
Millennium Blue Ram Lamb
Mid Brockloch £200