Three ram lambs sold for the joint top price of £2000 at a Border Leicester sheep sale at Lanark, where a strong demand ensured averages improved on the year, albeit for fewer sold.
John Barrowman’s Knockglass flock, from Stranraer, enjoyed the best of the day’s trading selling two at £2000, with the first of those a son of Drennans Class Act and out of a home-bred ewe by Eildon Epic. He headed home with Alex and Sandy Watson, buying for their Intock flock, from Culticheldoch, Muthill, Crieff.
Knockglass BL32U S10 from John Barrowman sold for 2000gns Ref:RH160920243
Another lamb by the same sire but bred from a home-bred show ewe by Kingfisher Klondike, made the same money selling to Summerfield Holsteins, New Yew Tree, Whitmore.
The last of the £2000 sales came for an entry from Duncan Whyte’s Mearns flock, from Newton Mearns, Glasgow, which sold in a two-way split to Pete Brown, Bonniebraes, Arran, and Tom Tennant, for his Forth flock, Gilmanscleugh, Ettrick, Selkirk. A son of Muirmouth Morelos, he is bred from a home-bred ewe by Clola Double Deal.
Duncan Whyte sold his Means ram lamb for 2000gns Ref:RH160920244
Bonniebraes and Forth also teamed up with J Struthers, Greenbank, Carluke, to purchase a lamb from Messrs Stewart of Kininmonth, Cupar, at £1700. He is by Didcot Drover and out of a Kininmonth Crusader daughter.
Top price for David and Iain Walker, Laigh Alticane, Girvan, was £1200 for an Intock Boris son purchased by J and M Kinloch, Elsrickle Mains, Biggar.
Leading the female trade at £1600 and £1200 were two gimmers by Westforth Barbarian, from Neil Howie, Lyham, Chatton, Alnwick, with both selling to F and R Farms, Piper Hole, Ravenstonedale, Cumbria.
Ewe lambs sold to £950 from W and T Nelson, High Kilphin, Ballantrae, for an Alticane Celebrity daughter purchased by WJ Penny, Tureagh, Larne, Co Antrium.
Auctioneers: Lawrie and Symington.
averages: 65 ram lambs, £507.19 (+£19.33 for five fewer sold); 10 gimmers, £550 (+£278.67 for five fewer); 19 ewe lambs, £478.47 (-£9.39 for six fewer).
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