Date: Thursday 18th & Friday 19th July 2024
Sponsors: J C Environmental Solutions and Galloway & MacLeod Auctioneers: Lawrie & Symington
Show Judges: Jane Soulsby, Williamsgill Flock (Pedigree Classes) & Mr James Nisbet, Sornmains (Young Handlers and Elite Class)
Rhaeadr claims Overall Champion and Solwaybank secures top price at 89th Scottish Area Show & Sale.
Gimmers
5 gimmers sold saw a 100% clearance and averaged £1732.50
A fewer than normal show of females this year saw 5 shearlings and 4 ewe lambs on offer and a change to the previous year’s sale these were sold in the morning rather than the Thursday evening to make way for the presentation, dinner and social evening which was a resounding success.
Shearling Gimmers were first away and topping the prices was Finn Christie, Maidenstone with Lot number 4 WHU:23:01625 a single ET lamb sired by Pyeston Prince, she was a full ET sister to the second prize in the Gimmers at this year’s Royal Highland show. Her full ET brother was sold to the Whitestone flock in 2023 and is maternal sister to the Royal Highland show breed Champion in 2023. N McDonald taking the sheep after some fierce bidding back to Bowmore on the Isle of Islay.
Second up was consigned by Graeme Christie, Balquain (father to Finn) who’s Gimmer was sired by Muirton Man of the Moment reached 2000gns at the fall of the hammer. A single ET PDN:23:01481 out of a home bred dam PDN:21:01184 the Dam’s maternal sister was sold to the South of Ireland privately who then went on to breed the Blessington Sale Champion in 2021. This one took the fancy of N Hannaway to become resident on the banks of Loch Lomond at Balloch
Samuel Milne (Grampian) consigned three Gimmers who averaged 683gns in a reluctant sale just to reduce numbers all sired by Bridgeview Belvenie.
Ewe lambs
4 Ewe lambs forward with 2 sold saw 50% clearance and averaged £892.50
Ali Jackson (Topgun) led the field with a daughter of Sportsman’s Masterplan out of a Jalex Dam ZAS:24:02158 changed hands at 1200gns and was the first prize Ewe lamb the show. Its heading south to join the Brompton flock of Anthony Glaves near Scarborough.
Ram lambs
Ram lamb averages were £2634.11 with an 87.8% clearance rate.
40,000gns was the top price ram lamb at the Scottish area branch show and sale at Lanark Auction Market through Lawrie and Symington.
Auctioneer Archie Hamilton in action in the rostrum in front of a packed ring one saw the pop price achieved for Iain and Judith Barbour’s (Solwaybank) lot no 53 and was purchased by TR and C Boden (Sportsmans).
A single ET lamb FHT:24:2508 sold for 40,000gns sired by Limestone Online and stood out as one of the family’s favourite lambs of the Solwaybank 2024 crop. It came from the same family as the 5000gns Solwaybank Saphire 2, who bred the 44000gns Ballintone Show stopper.
Reserve top spot was consigned by Lillia Hutchinson (Howgillfoot)for lot 156 being purchased by D McMenamin from Donegal in the South of Ireland for 30,000gns. Howgillfoot UTZ:24 :00486was a twin lamb derived from ET and was sired by the privately purchased Pyeston Real Deal and its Grand dam was a full sister to Lakeview Harbinger.
Solwaybanks second highest priced in the pen took the third-place spot in the 2024 highest price table. Solwaybank’s first lot through quietened the crowd as the bids rolled in, lot 51 Solwaybank FHT:24:02P1624 taking the experienced eye of Phil Poole (Salopian) at 25,000gns. The ET single lamb was one of the strongest lambs of the year as it grew out and it shares the same famed parentage as the top price lamb above.
Up and coming breeder Finn Christie (Maidenstone)has a good eye for stock as his entry lot number 45 attained 15000gns as the hammer fell. The lamb was first in the Novice class at the show, going on to be reserve overall breed champion. Sired by Castleisle Blackadder the single ET lamb was from a home bred Maidenstone dam WHU:22:01398 which was overall champion at the Royal Highland Show in 2023. He is heading back up from whence he came to join the JC Innes, Strathbogie Flock in Aberdeenshire.
Two further lots at 10,000gns shared the next spots in the price table for 2024.
Jed Sharps (Sharps) entry, lot 33 a single ET lamb WPT:24:00429 a Sportsmans Striker son and a dam that ranks as one of the flocks top dams Hawshill WPT:20:00024. The lamb born 24th January has shown a phenomenal ability to grow and stood out in the crowd. It took the fancy of Gordon Mackie (Drimmie)
Second at 10,000gns and one of the last lots through the ring at lot number195 from JC Innes Strathbogie. SUT:24:08503 a single ET lamb sired by last years top priced lamb at the National sale at Shrewsbury, Rempstone Gambler. Its Dam was Strathbogie show ewe in 2022 and stood third at the Royal Highland Show and its Grand Dam was breed Champion at the Royal Highland in 2018 so it’s from a great breeding family.
Top ram lamb prices Lanark 2024
| LOT | FLOCK | PRICE gns | PURCHASER |
| 53 | Solwaybank | 40,000 | Sportsmans |
| 156 | Howgillfoot | 30,000 | D McMenamin |
| 51 | Solwaybank | 25,000 | Salopian |
| 45 | Maidenstone | 15,000 | Strathbogie |
| 33 | Sharps | 10,000 | Drimmie |
| 195 | Strathbogie | 10,000 | Lavenham |
| 167 | Claycrop | 7,000 | Birness, Cranorskie, Pyeston |
| 32 | Sharps | 6,200 | Bridgeview |
| 109 | Middlemuir | 6,200 | Brown, Darling & Wilkie |
| 68 | Sitlow | 6,000 | Collessie & Harpercroft |
| 55 | Solwaybank | 6,000 | Macauley, USA |
PORTRAITS (can be purchased from AgriImages)
SHOW RESULTS – Thursday 18th July 2024
Overall Champion – MA Evans, Rhaeadr
Lot 177 A12:24:02766 by Carony Cha-Ching
Reserve – F Christie, Maidenstone
Lot 45 WHU:24:01716 by Castleisle Blackadder
Scottish Champion – F Christie, Maidenstone
Lot 45 WHU:24:01716 by Castleisle Blackadder
Reserve – M Stuart, Birness
Lot 131 1W:24:04204 by Crewelands Megastar
Female Champion – F Christie, Maidenstone
Lot 4 WHU:23:01625 by Pyeston Prince
Reserve – G Christie, Balquhain
Lot 5 PDN:23:01481 by Muirton Man of The Moment
Male Champion – MA Evans, Rhaeadr
Lot 177 A12:24:02766 by Carony Cha-Ching
Reserve – F Christie, Maidenstone
Lot 45 WHU:24:01716 by Castleisle Blackadder
Gimmer
1st – Lot 4 F Christie, Maidenstone WHU:23:01625
2nd – Lot 5 G Christie, Balquhain PDN:23:01481
3rd – Lot 3 S Milne, Grampian SUZ:23:00295
Ewe Lamb
1st – Lot 8 A Jackson, Topgun ZAS:24:02158
2nd – Lot 7 Mrs JJ Tooze, Spittal DYX:24:00089
3rd – Lot 6 Mrs JJ Tooze, Spittal DYX:24:00092
Novice Ram Lamb
1st – Lot 45 F Christie, Maidenstone WHU:24:01716
2nd – Lot 32 J Sharp & B Lachardrn, Sharps WPT:24:00383
3rd – Lot 122 A Jackson, Topgun ZAS:24:02159
4th – Lot 38 J Ludgate, Rempstone ZNW:24:00518
5th – Lot 149 GM Owen, Morris T31:24:00748
6th – Lot 152 C Whitticase & Son, Glanmarton UPU:24:00233
Open Ram Lamb
1st – Lot 177 MA Evans, Rhaeadr A12:24:02766
2nd – Lot 41 AR Gault, Forkins AOR:24:03968
3rd – Lot 185 S Lathangie, Pyeston LVL:24:01041
4th – Lot 53 I&J Barbour, Solwaybank FHT:24:02520
5th – Lot 68 S Buckley, Sitlow 45Z:24:05625
6th – Lot 130 M Stuart, Birness 1W:24:04207
Group of 3 Rams
1st – M Stuart, Birness (Lots 131, 133 & 137)
2nd – I&J Barbour, Solwaybank (Lots 52, 54, & 55)
3rd – Stewart Craft Fmg, Lakeview (Lots 93, 94 & 95)
4th – J Sharp & B Lachardrn, Sharps (Lots 33, 36 & 37)
5th – J Wallace, Claycrop (Lots 168, 169 & 170)
6th – J Cannon, Redbrae (Lots 14, 15 & 16)
Young Handler under 12yrs
1st – Lara Taylor
2nd – Glenn Henderson
3rd – Milly Shelley
4th – Parker Shelley
Young Handler 12-18yrs
1st – Noah Taylor
2nd – Neil Fleming
3rd – Beau Taylor
4th – Aimee Liggett
Elite Commercial Ram
1st – Lot 134 M Stuart, Birness (sub)
2nd – Lot 42 AR Gault, Forkins AOR:24:03904
3rd – Lot 171 J Wallace, Claycrop (sub)
4th – Lot 109 R&P Machray, Middlemuir AAZ:24:00925
5th – Lot 70 S Buckley, Sitlow 45Z:24:05606
6th – Lot 154 RK Denby, Carnforth A58:24:01114
SHOW GALLERY
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GENERAL GALLERY
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