LAWRIE & SYMINGTON LTD
LANARK AGRICULTURAL CENTRE
THURSDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER 2025
SHOW & SALE OF TEXEL SHEEP
(On behalf of Scottish Texel Sheep Breeders Club)
Topping this year sale was Garngour Idol at 4,000gns from Messrs J & H Clark. A son of Overburns Hector and out of an Allanfauld Flaming Star daughter. He sold jointly to Messrs Duthie, Caterthun; Messrs McKerrow, Uppermill; and Messrs Jarvie, Duncryne after standing 3rd Prize in the Open Ram Lamb Class at the Pre-Sale Show.
Second top in the club sale at 2,000gns, Eastfield Instigator from Messrs J & J Dunlop, Elsrickle. Winning 2nd Prize in the Natural Born Ram Lamb Class in the Pre-Sale Show, James’s leading lamb and by Duncryne Gee Whizz and out of a Cambwell Duke II daughter. He now joins the Toftcombs flock with Messrs Gibb.
Then at 1,900gns was the substitute entry of Garngour I Catcher also from Messrs J & H Clark. A Duncryne Houdini son, and out of a Claybury Dunkirk sired homebred daughter. He now joins the Luneham flock with AJ & LJ Haston, Maryport.
Topping the Shearling trade at 1,800gns was Boghouse Hard Ass from Messrs RM Johnstone, Crawfordjohn, he was 2nd in the Pre-Sale Show. He is by Midlock G-Force and out of a Fordafourie Dynamite homebred daughter. He now heads to Bankhead of Tinwald, Lochmaben with Messrs Nelson.
Leading the Langside Production Sale of Gimmers from Messrs A Gray & Son at 3,800gns, was their GAL2403383 – a embryo daughter out of the 17,000gns Ettrick Everest and out of GAL1601553 sired by Lamb Bros Unbeatable. She now joins Messrs Gray of the Ettrick flock
And topping the Final Dispersal of the Rusha flock on behalf of Messrs JW Gibb & Son was their second catalogue entry at 2,200gns, GJR2402889. A gimmer sired by the loaned sire of Midcombe Firefly from Messrs Gray, Scrogtonhead. She is out of a homebred dam sired by Vallum Admiral. She joins the Toftcombs flock with Messrs JW Gibb, Biggar.
PRIZE LIST:
Judge: Mr Stuart McMaster, Bennan flock
Sponsor: Tithebarn
Shearling Ram (6 forward)
1st 103 Wolfclyde Highlander
2nd 121 Boghouse Hard Ass
3rd 117 Cambwell Horizon
4th 109 Nethervalley Houdini
Open Ram Lamb (16 forward)
1st 215 Knap Into the Light
2nd 262 Garngour Idol
3rd 172 Craigend Irn Bru
4th 258 Tima Ibiza Final Boss
Natural Born Ram Lamb (11 forward)
1st 171 Craigend Ibrox
2nd 147 Eastfield Instigator
3rd 194 Tullylagan Invincible
4th 177 Haddo Investment
Group of Three Ram Lambs (4 forward)
1st Clark, Garngour
2nd Struthers, Craigend
3rd Gray, Ettrick
4th Cockburn, Knap
Aged Ewe (1 forward)
1st 287 Champany
Gimmer (3 forward)
1st 300 Overburns
2nd 301 Overburns
3rd 297 Nethermills
Overall Champion: Lot 215 (Open Ram Lamb) – Knap Into The Light
Reserve Champion: Lot 171 (Natural Born Ram Lamb) – Craigend Ibrox
OTHER LEADING PRICES:
Shearling Rams:
1400gns – HM Jackson & Son, Wolfclyde Highlander to A Baillie, Broomfield, Ashgill
Ram Lambs:
1800gns – I Struthers, Craigend Ibrox to Messrs Minto, Townhead & Messrs MacCorquodale, Achnaba
1800gns – I Struthers, Craigend Im The Man to BG Radley, Loaningfoot, Dumfries
1700gns – Messrs Campbell, Overburns Invincible to J Greasley, Moodersely, Derby
1600gns – I Struthers, Craigend Iru Bru to R & J Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill, Chapelton
1500gns – T & R Laird, Cambwell to J McAulay, Wachope, Hawick
1400gns – R H Wilson, Milnbank Ironman to N & K Gill, Moory Lea, Co Durham
Langside Gimmers:
2400gns to Messrs Minto, Townhead, Dolphinton
2000gns to Messrs R & N Barclay, Harestone, Insch (twice)
2000gns to AC Austin, Woodcroft, New Abbey
1800gns to H M Jackson & Son, Wolfclyde, Biggar
1800gns to B Corcoran, Viewfield, Wigtown
1600gns to DB Fleming, Burnhead, Coulter
1500gns to AC Auston, Woodcroft, New Abbey
1400gns to T & A Cockburn, Kingside, Leadburn
1400gsn to WS Adams & Son, Torhousekie, Wigtown
Rusha Gimmers:
1700gns to M Fulton, Rusha Farm, West Calder
1600gns to K O’Connor, Woodside Avenue, Carstairs Junction
1500gns to J Lyle, Station View, Leven
1400gns to T & A Cockburn, Kingside, Leadburn
SALE AVERAGES:
17 Shearling Rams averaged £940.88
115 Ram Lambs averaged £856.59
1 Aged Ewe averaged £315.00
8 Gimmers averaged £590.63
33 Langside Gimmers averaged £1396.17
8 Rusha Gimmers averaged £1358.44
182 Overall averaged £971.61
92% Clearance
