Date: Friday 22 November 2024
Location: Lanark Agricultural Centre
Auctioneer: Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark welcomed back the Suffolk Supremes for their Third Sale of In-Lamb Females and Empty Ewe Lambs with 46 heads on offer out of the 50 catalogued and an excellent clearance rate of 89% with an overall average of £1026.95 for 41 sold. Bidding was brisk coming from both the live ring and a large number of online buyers via Marteye.
Top price of 3,000gns was achieved for Mr J Douglas, Woodhead of Cairness for their 1-Crop Ewe sired by the 75,000gns Cairnton Prince and out of a Middlemuir daughter by the Cairness Dunkirk. She heads back north with M Patterson, Gun Cottage, Banffshire, carrying twins to Cairness Five Star.
John Gibb, Cairnton took the next top price and led the Ewe Lamb trade at 2,000gns for their Cairness Five Star daughter. Out of a homebred daughter by Creagislay Cracker. She found a new home with the Findowrie flock belonging to Senga Barron, Brechin.
This was closely followed by 1,900gns three times. Firstly for J H Christie & Son, Westcarse for his ewe lamb, the first daughter to be offered for sale off the homebred sire, Westcarse Immaculate. Out of a homebred daughter by Cairness Lucky Strike. Staying local, she now joins the Langside flock with Messrs Gray.
First time consigner at Supremes, G Christie from the Balquhain flock received 1,900gns twice for two of his three gimmers entered. First was the Muirton Man of the Moment daughter, and out of a Howgillfoot Sniper sired homebred dam, she sold carrying Twins to the 28,000gns Castleisle Blackadder to Messrs Mitchell, Grassknop, Skelton.
His second at 1,900gns was the Castleisle Comedian daughter, this time out of a Strathisla Stifler homebred dam, said to be carrying single also to Castleisle Blackadder, she travels to Lochgilphead with N McArthur, Highbank Park.
John Christie was back amongst the highlights receiving 1,600gns for his first gimmer entry. A Forkins Firefly daughter, and out of a Ballyboe Boe sired dam, she sold carrying twins to the 3,800gns Harpercroft Goliath to S P Herraty & M MacPhee, Low Ranachan, Campbeltown.
Other Top Prices:
Gimmers –
1,300gns from Messrs Scott, Strathview to S J Duncan, Pennan (due Single to Forkins Faultless)
1,200gns from Messrs Douglas, Cairness to F McNaughton, Dalmore (due Single to Strathbogie Showman)
1,100gns from Messrs Scott, Strathview to R Innes, Crossburn (due Twins to Forkins Faultless)
1,100gns from Messrs Scott, Strathview to JA Robertson & Partners, Mid Linthills (due Twins to Forkins Faultless)
1,100gns from Messrs Christie, Westcarse (Sub) to F Ronald, Duntuim (due Twin to Cairness Star Buck)
1,100gns from Messrs Christie, Westcarse to R Mackay, Clyth Mains (due Twins to Westcarse Immaculate)
1,000gns from Messrs Christie, Maidenstone to J Hibberd, Floors (due Twins to Castleisle Blackadder)
1,000gns from Messrs Christie, Westcarse to F Ronald, Duntuim (due Single to Harpercroft Goliath)
Ewe Lambs –
1,400gns from Messrs Evans, Jubilee to J Scott, Strathview
1,200gns from Messrs Evans, Jubilee to K Galloway, Cob Clough
1,100gns from Messrs Scott, Strathview to S P Herraty & M MacPhee, Low Ranachan
Averages:
41 Overall to average £1026.95 (46 forward)
1 Aged Ewe to average £3150.0 (2 forward)
30 Gimmers to average £922.25 (32 forward)
10 Ewe Lambs to average £1128.75 (11 forward)
Thanks to Isla and Kirsty Campbell for photographs.
