Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
15th September 2021
Lawrie and Symington Ltd held the Annual Show/Sale of 113 Border Leicester Sheep with a good attendance of buyers, both in person and on the telephone, a great trade prevailed throughout with a 95% clearance.
The sale was topped at £3000 for a Ram Lamb sired by Alticane Hitman being purchased by Duncan Whyte for his Mearns Flock. Tom Tennant’s Westforth Flock sold two Ram Lambs for £2100, the first going to Sandy & Alex Watson’s Intock Flock, with Keith Hourston secured the other at this price for the Didcot Flock. Another lamb realised £2000 this being sold by John Barrowman’s, Knockglass with David & Ian Walker purchasing him for the Alticane Flock.
The female section saw 100% clearance with many buyers going home empty handed. Top price was £1400 for a Gimmer from Neil Howie’s Lyham Flock being purchased by David Potter, Molash, Canterbury.
Principal Prices:
Ram Lambs
£3000 – Clola to Whyte, Mearns
£2100 – Westforth to Watson, Intock
£2100 – Westforth to Hourston, Didcot
£2000 – Knockglass to Walker, Alticane
£1200 – Alticane to Potter, Canterbury
£1100 = Knockglass to Morgan, Ceredigion
£1100 – Knockglass to Reid, Calfpark
£1050 – Intock to Barclay, Harestone
£1000 – Intock to Lamb, Bairnkine
£900 – Lyham to Barrowman, Knockglass
Gimmers
£1400 – Lyham to Potter, Canterbury
£850 – Alticane to M Abram, Peetley
£780 – Alticane to Barclay, Harestone
£780 – Alticane to Barclay, Harestone
£600 – Lyham to Stanley, Derny
Ewe Lambs
£900 – Kilphin to Stanley, Derny
£580 – Tynwald to Aiken, Springview
£550 – West Forth to Thomson, Eaglesfield
£540 – Kilphin to Stanley, Derny
Averages
73 - Ram Lambs av £561.37 (2020 £507.19 for 65)
10 – Gimmers av £653 (2020 £550 for 10)
12 Ewe Lambs av £511.67 (2020 £478.47 for 19)