Trade held up well at the Scottish National sale of in-lamb Texels at Lanark, last weekend, with the champion making the day’s top price of 2300gns.

 

That was the best from John and Lucy Stuart’s Denty flock from Castle Douglas, brought out by grandsons John and David Kerr. Their sale leader was a gimmer by Glenside King II, out of an Alticane Glory-sired ewe which was also the mother of the 9000gns Denty Lodestar. Carrying a single to the Milnbank Lyon King son Humeston Outback, she sold to farrier Alistair Smith and his father Ian, for their newly established flock at Greenloaning, Perth.

Next best for the Denty flock was an ET sister of the pen number one, carrying twins to Humeston Outback. She sold at 1000gns to Alasdair Beaton, Wester Crosshill, Slamannan.

Second top price was 1600gns, paid by Andrew Struthers, Boyleston, Cumnock, for the reserve champion, a gimmer from Robert Cockburn, Connachan, Crieff.

 

Averages: 40 gimmers, £479.85. Netherkeir dispersal – 16 gimmers, £313.03.