AT Lawrie and Symington's Christmas show and sale of 255 prime lambs last Saturday, Texels from Robert, Margaret and Iain Struthers, Collielaw, Carluke, stood overall champion and sold for the top price of the day.

Weighing 44kg, this pen of three tapped out by judge, William Shearer, later sold for £155 to Country Refreshments, Lanark.

The reserve ticket was awarded to a pen of three Beltex crosses scaling 44kg from Jim Padkin, Muirhouse, which made £150 to Robert Lawson on behalf of Vivers Scotland.

LEADINGawards:

Prime lambs – Suff X – 1, R Orr, Lawhead, 42kg, £82; 2, R Orr, Lawhead, 45kg, £84; 3, A Smellie and Part, Kailzie Mains, 59kg, £84. Tex X (43kg and under) – 1, R and M Struthers, Collielaw, 42kg, £106. Tex X (over 43kg) – 1, R and M Struthers, Collielaw, 44kg, £155; 2, W and S Thomson, Bordlands, 48kg, £95; 3, D Gilchrist, Ingraston, 46kg, £95.

Bel X (43kg under) – 1, M Dunlop, Corstane, 42kg, £99; 2, D Baillie, Calla, 42kg, £100; 3,

R Orr, Lawhead, 40kg, £89. Bel X (over 43kg) – 1, TF Padkin and Son, Muirhouse, 44kg, £105; 2, D Baillie, Calla, 47kg, £99; 3, JB Currie, Haswellsykes, 44 kg, £98.

AOB – 1, R and M Struthers, Collielaw, 46kgs, £141 R Lawson; 2, A Legatte, Stramulloch 41kg, £74 Yorkshire Halal. BF (up to 39kg) – 1, R and B Dickie, Spango, 39 kg, £71; 2,

DC and JJ Marshall, Gosland, 38 kg, £67; 3, JA McGarva, Nether Abington, 38 kg, £61.50.

BF(40-43kg) – 1, DC and JJ Marshall, Gosland, 42kg, £78 Janan Meats; 2, JA McGarva, Nether Abington, 42kg, £73; 3, R and B Dickie, Spango, 42kg, £72. BF (44kg and over) – 1,

DC and JJ Marshall, Gosland, 45kg, £86; 2, JA McGarva, Nether Abington, 45kg, £75; 3,

JB Pate and Son, Toxside, 45kg, £79. Chev – 1, HP Jackson, Boat, 45kg, £82; 2, HP Jackson, Boat, 46kg, £82; 3, Stirkfield Farms, 42kg, £77.50. Mule – 1, T French, Balgray, 47kg, £78; 2,

T French, Balgray, 46kg, £72.50.