The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Texel ram lambs to the fore at Lanark
sheep: Top price of the day chalked up was 70,000gns for Lesmahagow sheep
Texel ram lambs proved popular at the Scottish National show and sale at Lanark, selling to 70,000gns, with a further 15 lots reaching five-figures.
Overall, 351 lambs sold to average £2,812.24, an increase of £500 on the year, but for 33 fewer sold.
Bids came easily for the best lambs on offer but for the commercial end, buyers were selective, according to Lawrie and Symington auctioneer, Brian Ross.
Top price of the day came half way through the sale, with Teiglum Young Gun, from brothers Alan, Andrew and David Clark, of North Garngour, Lesmahagow, soaring to 70,000gns.
He sold to the Procters flock, managed by Jeff Aiken at Wennington, Lancashire and Charlie Boden’s Sportsmans flock at Stockport.
This one’s dam has had a memorable year, taking the breed championship at the Royal Highland and the inter-breed sheep title at the Great Yorkshire.
Much later in the day, the Buchan family – Brian Jr and sons Gavin and Calum, of Clinterty, New Aberdour – had plenty to celebrate, when they received 60,000gns and 52,000gns for their best two lambs.
A team of eight buyers forked out 60,000gns for Clinterty Yuga Khan, a son of the 32,000gns Tophill Wall St, out of a ewe by Ettrick Smasher. He now joins the Midlock, Ettrick, Knap, Auldhouseburn, Scrogtonhead, Haymount, Haddo and Carlinside flocks.
The other, Clinterty Yogi Bear, also by the Tophill tup, sold at 52,000gns to Charlie Boden, Sportsmans.
He is out of the best breeding ewe in the flock, a Clinterty Par One daughter.
Huntly breeder Jim Innes, of Dunscroft, enjoyed a strong trade for his Strathbogie consignment, with four hitting five-figure prices.
Top there was Strathbogie Your Tupped, a son of Glenside Wild Boy, out of a ewe by Strathbogie Untouchable.
He went at 42,000gns to the Campbells’ Cowal flock at Drimsynie, Lochgoilhead, and Bruce Renwick, Castlecairn, Kelso.
Next in, Strathbogie Ya Belter reached 35,000gns, to the Procters flock, along with Will Davies, Uskvale, Wales.
One of those hitting the 20,000gns mark was the best from Robert Cockburn’s Crieff-based Knap flock, Knap Yeah Ram. A Tamnamoney Ultimate son, he is out of the same ewe that bred the 145,000gns Knap Vicious Sid. Buyers were Archie Hamilton, Smyllum; Kerr Jarvie, Duncryne, Crieff, Cammy Gauld, Cairnam, Crieff; Archie and John MacGregor, Allanfauld, Kilsyth, and Jam Robinson, Kaker Mill, Lancaster.
Meanwhile, a full brother to that one, Knap Yorkie, sold at 12,000gns, to James Hair, Drumbredden, Stranraer and I and L Galloway, Glenart, Clantibuies.
Best for Charlie Boden’s Sportsmans flock from Mellor Hall, Stockport, was a 16,000gns bid for Sportsmans You’re A Winner, a Strathbogie Wiplash son out of a 9,000gns Cowal ewe by Cairnam Talisman. He sold to Northern Ireland buyer John Leitch, Castlederg, Co Tyrone. Overall, 72 gimmers sold to average £1,303.31.