Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Friday 28th September
On Friday 28th September L&S had forward 7300 Store Lambs and Cast & Feeding Ewes, in conjunction with Livestock Marketing (Borders) Ltd, conducted their Show & Sale of 4395 Blackface & 450 Cheviot Wedder Lambs along with 1000 other Store Lambs and 1500 Cast & Feeding Ewes. A full ring of local and distant buyers ensured a buoyant trade throughout in all classes.
The show prior to the sale, was kindly sponsored by the Blackface Sheep Breeders Association and the Borders & Mid Lothian Blackface Sheep Breeders branch, and ably judged by Mr H Jackson, The Boat. The overall champion pen of Blackface Wedder Lambs was awarded to George Irvine, Mount Benger, receiving the R D Cairns Perpetual Salver for the best pen of Blackface Lambs from Border & Mid Lothian area.
The Perpetual Trophy, kindly donated by the Taylor family, Heatheryhall, was won by T Borland, Flemington, for the best pen of Blackface Lambs from the Lanark & Peebles area.
The Cheviot show was also judged by Mr Jackson, a pen of Cheviot Wedders from J Common & Son, Crossdykes, was awarded the overall champion and also received the G Clarke, Wellhead Farms, trophy.
Prize List for today’s Show:
Overall Champion Blackface Wedders:
Messrs J F Irving & Son, Mountbenger - £64
Overall Reserve Champion Blackface Wedders:
T Borland, Flemington - £60
R D Cairns Perpetual Salver:
1st – Messrs J F Irving, Mount Benger - £64
2nd – R & M McIntosh, Outer Huntly - £63
3rd - Messrs J F Irving, Mount Benger - £57
Perpetual Salver:
1st – T Borland, Flemington - £60
2nd – Miss H Fleming, Cronberry - £57.50
3rd – Queensberry Estate - £51.50
4395 Blackface Wedder Lambs averaged £45.44 (+£3.24 on the year)
Other Principal Prices:
Flemington £59
Blackhouse £58.50
Outer Huntly - £58
Broughton Place - £58
Cronberry - £57.50
Kirkstead - £57
Meggethead - £57
The 480 Cheviot Lambs met an excellent selling trade and topped at £65 for the champion pen from Messrs Common, Crossdykes, Lockerbie.
Principal Prices:
£63.50 & £59 Walston Mill
£59.50 & £55.50(2x) Waterloo Drive
£58, £56 & £54.50 Gateslack
£57.50 Stirkfield
£49 Kirkstead & Dryhope (Chev x BF)
1000 other breed Store Lambs met a fast demand and topped at £72 for Texels from Westfield.
Principal Prices:
BEL - £69 Edston.
TEX - £68, £65.50 & £59 Middlepart, £67.50(2x), £66, £65, £62 & £59 Hardington Mains, £67 Westfield, £60 Edston.
SX - £67 Westfield, £65 Hardington Mains.
MULE - £58.50 & £53.50 Middlepart, £56 & £52 Nisbet.
A good show of 1496 Cast & Feeding Ewes were a good show for quality and met an excellent trade for best ewes, with leaner end harder to sell. Sale topped at £142 for Texels from Westfield.
Principal Prices:
TEX - £142, £134, £98 Westfield, £125, £118, £115, £112, £98(2x), £80 & £74 Yeldabrek, £124 & £119 Hilltop, £106 & £104 Rigside, £97 & £95 Hillside, £87 & £85 Chapelton, £82(2x) Bluedial, £77 Topside, £74 & £73 Lister.
SX - £112 Blackside, £92 Hillside, £90 & £84 Yeldabrek, £88 Chapelton, £75 Topside.
MULE - £70 Moredun, £68 Fellend, £61 Whitfield.
BF - £63, £54, £53 & £42 Kirkland, £58 & £40 Farside, £53 Upperton, £49 Walston Mill, £46 Blacksidend, £44 & £39 Queensbury, £40 & £39 Hardridge, £39 Anniston Grange.
CHEV - £40 Anniston Grange, £39 Walston Mill, £37 Barvenan.
SWA - £32 Perryflatts.
