Lawrie & Symington sale

Lawrie & Symington held their Christmas show and sale of 74 prime cattle, 20 OTMs and 1077 prime lambs, commercial lambs, cast ewes and rams.

A show of 886 prime lambs were forward, and judge for the day was James Stark, Milton of Campsie, Glasgow.

The show champions were three Beltex lambs from C L Wylie, Balbrydie. They scaled 43.5 kg and made £160

Reserve champions were three Texel lambs from D. Stewart & Son, Mains of Dalrulzion.

They scaled 45kg and made £135

PRIME SHEEP

Class 1. Pen of 3 Beltex Cross Lambs – 1 C L Wylie, Balbrydie – 43.4kg - £160; 2 C L Wylie – 47kg - £135; W. Mather & Sons, Shandford – 42 kg - £77. ThreeTexel cross lambs – 1 D Stewart & Son, Mains of Dalrulzion – 45kg - £135; 2 D Stewart & Son – 48 kg - £112; 3 D Stewart & Son – 49 kg - £111. Three Suffolk cross lambs – 1 W. Mather & Sons, Shandford – 42 kg - £76.50; 2 Lednathie Estate – 42.5 kg - £71; 3 Lednathie Estate – 45.5 kg - £74. Three blackface lambs – 1 Lednathie Estate – 38.5kg £58; 2 J & A Lindsay, Runavey – 36kg - £55.50; 3 J & A Lindsay – 35.5kg - £55.50 Three mule lambs – 1 Lednathie Estate – 41.5 kg - £62 ; 2 Lednathie Estate – 40 kg £62; 3 Lednathie Estate – 44kg - £68.

Three Cheviot lambs – 1 J Horne & Son, Clochkan – 44.5kg - £77; J Horne & Son – 44kg - £77.50 ; 2 J Horne & Son – 45 kg - £75. Three any other breed of lambs – 1 Messrs D Smith, Scobshaugh – 43 kg - £96; 2 W. Mather & Sons – 43.5kg.

PRIME LAMBS (886). Overall lamb average 176.6p (plus 6.1p).

Other leading prices: Lambs. Belt. £130 Scobshaugh; X. Belt. £115.

Ewes (191) Suff. £84; Tex.x £80 Whitehills; Cross £73.50 Hillhead of Careston.

Pictures: Ron Stephen. The show champions of three Beltex lambs from CL Wylie, Balbrydie, Kirriemuir. From left: Andrew Wylie, Bryan Wylie, judge James Stark and auctioneer Gregor Hamilton. Below: Champion heifer by a Limousin Sire was shown by D. Lumgair & Sons, The Gask,...