A single gimmer from Hugh and Alan Blackwood, Auldhouseburn, topped Lawrie and Symington's sale of Blackface ewes, gimmers and ewe lambs at Lanark, which included a stock dispersal and reduction sale of lowland females, selling for £9000, when selling to Messrs McCurdy, Northern Ireland.

Second top price was £2500 paid for a pen of six Blackface gimmers from John Murray, Crossflatt, purchased by Messrs Shaw, Acharonich.

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Draft ewes were topped at £500 from Messrs Wright, Midlock selling to Andrew Campbell, Ben Nevis followed at £460 from Archie and John MacGregor, Allanfauld to Messrs Rankin, Gartachorrans.

Blackface ewe lambs were topped at £110 from H Blackwood, Midtown.

Overall, 1170 Blackface ewes averaged £135.69 with 791 Blackface gimmers cashing in at £190.64 and 1497 ewe lambs at £61.29.

The stock reduction of 183 head from Messrs Fleming, Cronberry sold to average £129.08 with prices peaking at £158 and £152 for three and two-crop ewes respectively.

Daltallochan Hill's dispersal of 1000 head of sheep saw 773 stock Blackface ewes average £104.54; 206 Blackface gimmers at £118.83 and 188 ewe lambs cash in at £60.59.

Ring 2 saw 395 Cheviot and lowland ewes and 68 rams come under the hammer which sold to £250 for Suffolk cross Texel gimmers from Gosland.

Texels from Mains of Tain, topped the ewes at £118.

Texel shearlings from Messrs Orr, Wester Walston, led the ram trade at £800 on three occasions with Blue Texel shearling selling to £720 from Wester Walston and Hartside.

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LEADING prices

Draft ewes – BF – £500, £450, £410 (x2), £220, £192, £185 Midlock; £460, £240, Allanfauld; £400 Whelphill; £360, £225 Blackcraig; £300, £230 Milnmark; £300 to Aberuchill; £210, £200 Dalwyne; £210, £200 Auchenlongford; £200 Blackhouse

Gimmers – BF – £9000, £1600 Auldhouseburn; £2500, £320, £300 Crossflatt; £680, £230, £200 Glenrath; £620, £330, £270, £260 Nunnerie; £430, £200 Madrissa; £300, £200 Greenside; £215, £200 Toxside; £200 Midlock.

Ewe lambs – BF – £110, £75 Midtown Cottage; £88 Elvanfoot; £85, £78, £71 Cronberry; £82 Kirkton; £69, £68, Glenmanna.

Ewes – Tex – £118, £110 Mains of Tain; Suff – £110 Cromarty Hill; Chev – £95, £92 Cromarty Hill; SM – £115 Mains of Tain; Cross – £110 Mains of Tain.

Gimmers – Tex – £180 Mains of Machermore, £180 Glenfarg, £160 Clachaig, £145 The Kiln, £140 Mid Nemphlar; NCC – £182, £165, £162 Jersey Farm; Belt – £172 Mains of Machermore; Chev – £160 The Dairy; SM – £180 The Dairy, £172 Skirling Mains, £170 Mid Nemphlar; Suff X – £250 Gosland

Ewe lambs – SM – £102 Mid Nemphlar

Shearling rams – £800 x3, £780, £750 Wester Walston; £680, £600, £520, Felton; £650 Hartside. Belt – £400 x2 Mid Town Cottage. Suff – £400 Lawhead; £380 Rigfoot. BFL – £300 x2 Muldron;£300 x2 Newfield; Belt – £720 Hartside, £720, £680, £600 Wester Walston.

Auctioneers: Lawrie and Symington