Only 53% of the catalogued entry of 103 multi-breed females changed hands at the first Lanark Ladies sale where prices peaked at 5800gns for a Texel gimmer.

The sale comprised in-lamb gimmers and ewe hoggs from the Texel, Beltex, Dutch Spotted, Blue Texel, and Suffolk breeds.

Sale leader was an in-lamb gimmer from Hugh and Alan Blackwood, Auldhouseburn, Muirkirk. A daughter of the 100,000gns Auldhouseburn Expression, she is out of a Deveronvale dam by Mullan Armani and changed hands carrying twins to the 130,000gns Haymount Fan Dabi Dozi. She sold down to Exeter with Angus Howie of the Millhouse flock from Sunrise Farm.

The pre-sale champion, a gimmer from Alan Clark, North Garngour, Lesmahagow, made 2500gns when purchased by the judge, Jack Austin, Woodcroft, Dumfries. She is a daughter of Ettrick Earthquake with a Procters Chumba Wumba-sired dam and sold due with a single next month to the 20,000gns Sportsmans Grand Slam.

The same home took 1600gns from MC Collins of the Logram flock based in York, for another gimmer. Her pedigree features Cambwell Duke II, and a Procters Chumba Wumba-sired dam. She also due to Grand Slam and carrying twins.

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The third prize Texel gimmer made 2000gns for Jack Arnott, Haymount, Kelso when purchased by Graham Morrison of the Deveronvale flock, Banff, who got for his money, a daughter of Rhaeadr Entrepreneur, bred from a ewe by Usk Vale Crackerjack. She sold in lamb to the £120,000 joint private purchase, Strathbogie Gladiator.

Blue Texels were topped at 450gns for an in-lamb gimmer from Andrew Struthers and Moray Young, of the Glenhill flock, Boylston, New Cumnock. Scanned a pair to Cairnrock Gyspy King, the gimmer is sired by Matt’s Ee By Gum and out of a Craigalbert daughter by Saltire Blue Avitar. She sold to young Charlotte Nicolson, Knock Farm, Duns.

Auctioneers: Lawrie and Symington.

Averages: 44 Texel gimmers, £803.97; six Texel ewe hoggs, £985.25; three Blue Texel gimmers, £437.50