Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
13th October 2023
Lawrie and Symington Ltd held its weekly sale of 6066 Store and Breeding Sheep, where demand was strong in all classes and trade brisk throughout, the 4158 Store Lambs saw the best end dearer as the fat trade rises, selling to a top of £117 for Texel from Messrs Hamilton, Dillars and BF to £80 from Messrs Welsh, Snar & Messrs Steele, Walston Mill.
Principal Prices:
TEX - £117 Dillars, £111 Moredun, £110 Howes Way, £109 Tippethill, £108 South Grange Barn & Tippethill, £106 Hearthstanes, £105 Tippethill, £104 Moredun & Easter Bush
BF - £80 Snar & Walston Mill, £79 & £78 Snar & Syart, £73 Mount Benger, £70 Ferniehaugh, £67 Cramalt
SUF - £116, £112 & £96 Dillars, £95 West Browncastle, £93 Yeldabrek, £92 Waterhead of Dryfe, £87 Dillars House, £80 Merkland
CHE - £97 Melsetter, £95 High Dyke, £87 Melsetter, £84 Mount Benger & The Beeches, £80 Dillars, £77 & £75 Melsetter, £72 & £70 Hopsrigg
CHM - £100 Tippethill, £90 Parkhouse
MULES - £94 South Grange Barn, £92 Meikle Westland & Howes Way, £87 Crookboat, £85 The Beeches, £84 High Dykes, £82 Easter Howgate, £80 Merkland
BAD - £58 South Grange, £51 Dillars House
The 2144 Breeding Sheep were also in demand and included the dispersal of BF Stock Ewes from Coshogle and the reduction of Blackface Ewes from Jemima Elliot, Broughton Place. Sale topped at £172 for Mule Gimmers from Thornborrow, Easter Dawyk and Ewes to £170 for Suffolk x 3/4 Crops from The Longlands.
The Coshogle Dispersal sold as follows:
3 Crop: £80 & £78 (Twice)
2 Crop: £103, £94 & £88
1 Crop: £114, £95 & £70
Gim: £104, £82 & £68
Ewe Lambs: £64, £60 & £54
The Broughton Place Reduction sold as follows:
4 Crop: £83, £78 & £70
3 Crop: £80
2 Crop: £82
1 Crop: £90 & £86
Gim: £88 & £82
Ewe Lambs: £70
Principal Prices:
Ewes
BF - £85 Mitchellslacks, £84 Kirkland, £81 Mitchellslacks, £80 & £76 Hopsrigg, £75 Mitchellslacks, £74 Hopsrigg, £70 Sweetshawhead, Cademuir & Hopsrigg
SUF - £170 Longlands
NCC - £104 Muirhouse
CHE - £96 Cromarty Hill
MULE (1 Crop) - £150 Dalwyne, £120 The Laithes
MULE (2/3 Crop) - £122 Dalwyne
MULE (4 Crop) - £112 Birchcraig
SWA - £54 & £52 High Dyke
Gimmers
DS - £230 Woodhall
TEX X CHEV - £150 & £132 Laing Terrace
TEX X BDM - £130 Yeldabrek
TEX - £128 Brieredge
BEL - £132 & £116 Mains of Machermore
BF - £100 Nunnerie, £98 Cademuir, £90 Nunnerie
SUF - £120 Brieredge
NCC - £150 Mains of Machermore
CHE - £126 Brieredge
CHM - £140 Easterhouse
MULE - £172 Easter Dawyk, £160 Mid Nemphlar, £142 Greenbank Farms, £140 Millbank, £130 Easterhouse Farms
LLE X BF - £122 & £100 Easton
ROM - £110 Woodhall
SWA - £84 & £80 Fairnley Hill
KHIL - £122, £112 & £102 Dalwyne
Rams met an animated trade with the best on offer easily sold. Plainer sorts hard to cash. Sale topped at £850 for a Suf x Bel Shearling from Messrs Muirhead, Wolfcrooks Cottage
Principal Prices:
Rams
ABE - £400 Easter Howgate
TEX - £580, £550 (Twice), £500, £420 & £400 Toftcombs, £320 Mains of Machermore
BEL - £450 & £350 (5 Times) Wintermuir
BFL - £550, £520 & £480 Perryflatts, £480, £450 & £420 Kirkton of Crawford, £320 & £300 Tappitlane
BTEX - £250 Millside (Lambs)
BXT - £480, £420 & £400 Toftcombs
SXB - £850 & £620 Wolfcrooks
