Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Lawrie & Symington Ltd had forward 450 Cast Ewes and 600 Store Lambs at their weekly sale on Friday 7th December. The best ewes remained dear, to a top of £132 for Texels from JW Frame, Little Gala, and to £126 (2x) for Texels from I Laird, Yeldabrek. Fat ewes proving harder to sell, although Blackface Ewes enjoying a lift in trade.
Principal Prices
Ewes
TEX - £132 & £80 Little Gala, £126 (2x), £100, £96 (2x), £88, £78 Bonnington & Yeldabrek, £76 East Merkland, £72 Bonnington, £70 Bordlands.
SX - £82 & £80 Yeldabrek, £75 Bordlands.
X - £45 Bordlands & Waterhead of Dryfe, £36 Bordlands.
CHE - £44 Yeldabrek & Bonnington.
NCC -£55 Yeldabrek.
BF - £47.50 Pirleyhill, £47 Easter Manuel, £41.50 East Merkland, £40 Waterhead of Dryfe, £39 Bordlands, £38 The Meadows, £37 Pirleyhill, £34 & £32 Auchenbrack.
The 600 Store Lambs also met an animated trade, to a top of £69 for Texels from Messrs Orr, Dykehead Farm. All classes remain dear and keenly sought after.
Lambs
TEX - £69 Dykehead, £68 The Home Farm, Hamilton Hall & Dykehead, £64 Blackburn, £63 Easter Manuel, £62.50 Hamilton Hall & Blackburn, , £60.50 Thankerton Camp, £60 Dykehead, £59.50 Netherton, £59 Muldron.
BEL - £67 & £64.50 Jeanfield.
SX - £63.50 Mossplatt, £63 Muldron, £61 Thankerton Camp & Dykehead, £59.50 Mossplatt.
X - £54 Little Gala, £53 Hamilton Hall, £51 Blackburn, £50 Little Gala, £40 The Home Farm.
CHE - £38 Blackburn.
BF - £60 Haystoun (2x), £60 Dykehead, £46 Nisbet, £42 Blackburn & Auchenbrack, £40 & £37 Auchenbrack.
