Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
3rd October 2025
Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their weekly sale of 6750 store lambs, including the second Blackface sale (in conjunction with Livestock Marketing Ltd) and the new “Lanark October Cheviot Champion”.
Show & Sale for both North Country Cheviot and South Country Cheviot Lambs saw 2184 head forward to average £89.81. The show was ably judged by Mr Alan Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm who awarded the Champion to a pen of NCC from Bonney, Stobo Home Farm, Peebles. They went on to realise £118 to the judge and received the new Salver. Reserve went to NCC from Pate, Nettlingflat Farm also realising £118.
Judge: Mr Alfie Taylor, Heatheryhall
Salver kindly donated by Mr Haig Murray
OCTOBER CHEVIOT CHAMPIONS
Show & Sale of Both North Country Cheviot and South Country Cheviot Lambs
Class 1: North Country Cheviot Lambs
1st Mr R Bonney, Stobo Home Farm
2nd Messrs J & A Pate & Partners, Nettlingflat
3rd Mr TJC Bradbury, Dronshiel
Class 2: South Country Cheviot Lambs
1st The Firm of IHG Warden, Skelfhill
2nd Messrs W Elliot & Partners, Clenries
3rd Firm of Stirkfield Farms, Stirkfield
Overall Champion Pen: Mr R Bonney, Stobo Home Farm
Reserve Overall Champion Pen: Messrs J & A Pate & Partners, Nettlingflat
Principal Prices:
SCC - £105 Skelfhill, £98 & £90 Clenries
NCC - £118 Nettlingflat & Stobo Home, £114 Nettlingflat, £112 & £104 Kersehopefoot, £109 Stirkfield & Kingside, £107 Nettlingflat, £106 Dronshiel
CHM - £104 Wester Mosshat
CHE X - £109 Kingside, £106 Flemington, £104 Daveen & Flemington
The 1667 Texels/Suffolks/Beltex/Mules & Easy Care lambs sold well especially if strong. Longer keep lambs harder to cash.
Topping at £164 for Suffolks from Lawrie, Ransefield Farm. Beltex to £133 from Guild, O’Laight Farm. Texels sold to £130 from Campbell, Howes Way and Black, Broomlands Farm. Mules reaslised £110 from Kirkpatrick, Barr Farm. East Care to £105 from Wight, Harthope Farm.
Principal Prices:
TEX - £130 Howes Way & Broomlands, £129 Kingside, £126 Whitlieburn, £125 Ferniehaugh, £121 Longformacus, £120 Skelfhill & Carmacoup, £119 O’Laight & Barr
BEL - £133 O’Laight, £131 Wester Mosshat
CONT - £91 Wester Place
ZWA - £138 Ransefield
SUF - £164 Ransefield, £129 Halliburton, £125 Threepwood & Todlaw, £122 Wester Mosshat, £120 & £118 (twice) Halliburton, £119 Kingside
X - £110 Barr, £108 Ferniehaugh
BFL - £118 Hillend
EC - £105, £90 Harthope
DS - £94 Mid Auchengray
At the second sale of Blackface wedder lambs in conjunction with Livestock Marketing (Borders) Ltd, 2921 wedder lambs sold to average £71.73 (up £5.07 on the year) with many 4/5 draws forward. Lambs sold readily to a large ringside of buyers.
Principal Prices:
BF - £110 Halliburton, £106 Glencaple, £103 Ferniehaugh, £99 Snar & Dalblair, £94 Chapelhope, £93 Middle Moneynut & Halliburton, £92 Ferniehaugh, £90 Dalveen
