Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
2nd November 2023
Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their Final Fling Sale of 578 Rams and Ram Lambs of all classes with trade excellent throughout.
Ring Number 1 had forward a catalogued entry of 240 Blackface, Cheviot and Bluefaced Leicesters Rams with all classes reaching a fast selling trade.
Blackface Rams saw quality Rams sell well beyond vendors pre-sale expectations selling to a top of £2600 for a much fancied son of 160k Dyke from Messrs HA Blackwood, Auldhouseburn Farm, Muirkirk with shearlings up to £1700 for a strong ram from Messrs Renwick, Williamhope, Galashiels.
Cheviot Rams again met a huge enquiry, with many men going home without a tup. Cheviots sold to a top of £600 for a South Country Cheviot 2 Shear from Messrs Weir, Mainside Farm, Kelso.
Bluefaced Leicesters met massive demand with many bulk purchasers in attendance with the trade described as one of the dearest ever seen to a top of £950 for Shearlings from Messrs RJ Fallows & Sons, Cockrig Farm, Lanark and £680 for Lambs from Messrs J Bell, Birniehall, Carluke.
Ring 1 - Principal Prices:
Ages Rams:
SCC - £500 & £500 Mainside
NCC - £450 Hillhead
BFL - £700 Skirling Mains, £380 Upper Hindhope
Shearlings:
SCC – £500 Windhill, £350 Tushielaw, £350 (Twice) Windhill, £320 Tushielaw
NCC – £380 & £300 Newton Cottage, £260 Toxside & Greenaton
BFL - £950 Cockrig, £900 Sweetshawhead, £900 & £850 Kirkton of Crawford, £850, £820 & £800 Hartside, £780 Kirkton of Crawford, £750 Leadburn
BF – £1700 & £1100 Williamhope, £550 Parkhall, £520 Challochglass & Williamhope, £500 Corsebank & Borthwickshiels
Ram Lambs:
BFL - £680 Birniehall, £580 & £550 Cockrig, £500 Birnirhall, Broomie Bank (Twice) & East Nethershields
BF - £2600 Auldhouseburn, £1800 Orchilmore, £1600 Auldhouseburn, £650 Orchilmore, £500 Parkhall
Aged Ewes:
BFL - £600 & £400 Midlock
The 338 Texels, Suffolk, Beltex and Crossbred Rams sold in Ring Number 2 realized a flying trade from start to finish well above sellers expectations.
The sale topped at £1100 for an outstanding Texel Shearling from Messrs W & J Boyd, Dechmont Farm, Cambuslang selling to Allanton Farming.
The Texel trade was on fire from start to finish only getting dearer as the sale went on.
A shortage of Suffolk Rams ensured a banaza trade for thise who made the effore to get them here topping at £1000 from Messrs Gimour, Broomknowes Farm, Maybole selling to Messrs Brown, Clachaig Farm, Arran.
Beltex and Crossbreds sold easily also topping at £750 From Messrs Thom, Corrielea, Lockerbie.
Ring 2 - Principal Prices:
Ages Rams:
TEX - £800 Bents, £700 Sauchenhall & Cambwell, £580 Kilmichael
SUF - £450 South Netherburn
CHAR – 400 Dunnabie House
X - £450 Bowmanhurst
Shearling Ram:
BAD X TEX - £400 Newton Cottage
TEX - £1100 & £1000 Dechmont, £1000 Dreva & Kinninghall, £950 Bents, £900 Commonside, £880 Kinninghall & Greenfield, £850 & £820 Dechmont
BEL - £750 Corrielea, £720 Woodside Avenue, £700 Fowler, £680 East Cauldcoats, £650 Woodside Avenue & Fowler, £620 Fowler & Auchenbart, £600 Corrielea & Auchenbart
SUF - £1000 Broomknowes, £900 (Twice) Langside, £880 Broomknowes, £820 Langside, £800, £700 & £620 Broomknowes
X - £720 Newton Cottage, £620 Collielaw, £580 Finnieness, £550 Bogrie, £500 Killail & Perryflatts, £480 Dovecot & Collielaw, £450 Millside & Butterknowes
BTEX - £420 & £400 Strawfrank
MB - £520 Bowmanhurst, £450 Bogrie
DTEX - £320 Whinnybrae
Ram Lambs:
TEX - £900 (Twice) Midlock, £620 Silvermuir, £600 Cambwell, £550 & £520 (Twice) Sauchenhall, £520 Collielaw & Midlock, £500 Silvermuir
BEL - £480, £400 & £300 (Twice) Auchenbart
SUF - £880 Broomknowes, £650 Bents
BTEX - £380 Millside, £320 & £300 Strawfrank, £300 (Twice) Millside
