In-Lamb Blackface – Lanark
Blackface females were in demand at Lanark on Saturday, where 51 lots averaged out at £1644 (up £269 on the year, with only four unsold). The 15 ewes averaged £2317, while gimmers levelled at £1301 for 35 sold and an embryo from Crossflatt sold for £3570.
Trade peaked at 4200gns for an Auldhouseburn gimmer, sired by Bolt and out of a £65,000 Auldhouseburn dam. She sold to Lephinchapel and Pole, carrying twins to £90,000 Blackhouse.
Judge Robert McTaggart’s champion was a four-year-old ewe from Allanfauld. Sired by Tenacious D and carrying twins to The Beast (a son of £25,000 Crossflatt), she sold for 3800gns across the water to D Breslin. Reserve champion went to Midlock’s gimmer, by a home-bred son of £25,000 Nunnerie. At 2800gns, she sold in-lamb to a home-bred son of £50,000 Dalwyne, to Neil and Stuart Barclay, Harestone.
Pictures of the top lots are shown below, followed by a full list of prices and buyers. For the full selection of photographs from the sale, visit the Photosales gallery.
Lot 43 – Auldhouseburn ‘Madonna’, by Bolt, 4200gns to FDA & D McVicar, Lephinchapel and J Jackson & Son, Pole.
Lot 2 – Loughash, by The Buffalo, 4000gns to V Fullerton, Drumard.
Lot 14 – Dalwyne, by £32,000 Crossflatt, 4000gns to Harkin, Loughash and Gallacher.
Lot 39 – Lurg, by £50,000 Pole, 4000gns to Harkin, Loughash.
Lot 8 – Allanfauld, by Tenacious D (£3800 Dyke), 3800gns to D Breslin.
Here is the full list of all lots sold, for full details of breeding view the catalogue.
Lot 1 – Loughash, by £50,000 Pole, 3600gns to EJ MacMillan, Lurg.
Lot 2 – Loughash, by The Buffalo, 4000gns to V Fullerton, Drumard.
Lot 3 – Loughash, by The Buffalo, 2000gns to D Breslin, Cronkeerin, Ardana.
Lot 6 – Marbrack, 400gns to S MacRury, Lewis.
Lot 8 – Allanfauld, by Tenacious D (£3800 Dyke), 3800gns to D Breslin.
Lot 9 – Allanfauld, by £3000 Glenarm, 2600gns to Cadogan Estates.
Lot 10 – Allanfauld, by £6500 Connachan, 1500gns to R & N Barclay, Harestone.
Lot 11 – Allanfauld, by Biffy (son of Tenacious D), 600gns to T Bagan, Waterlands.
Lot 13 – Allanfauld, by £14,000 Nunnerie, 700gns to JA Robertson & Partners, Linthills.
Lot 14 – Dalwyne, by £32,000 Crossflatt, 4000gns to Harkin, Loughash and Gallacher.
Lot 15 – Dalwyne, by £32,000 Crossflatt, 1300gns to W Walker, Cramie.
Lot 16 – Dalwyne, by £32,000 Crossflatt, 2200gns to G Watson, Knockbreck Rd, Straiton.
Lot 17 – Glenrath, by £90,000 Dalchirla, 1100gns to K, A & R Campbell, Drimsynie.
Lot 18 – Grains, by H-B son of Turbo (£25,000 Nunnerie), 650gns to JS Shaw, West Lethans.
Lot 19 – Grains, by £14,000 Dalchirla, 1200gns to G Currie, Upper Craggabus.
Lot 20 – Grains, by Balblythe, 700gns to N MacPhail, Woodside Croft, Mull.
Lot 21 – Netherwood, by £7500 Dalchirla, 1500gns to G Currie.
Lot 22 – Netherwood, by £24,000 Crossflatt, 3200gns to R Loughrey, Limavady.
Lot 23 – Gosland, by £17,000 Dyke, 1000gns to A Williamson, Lewis.
Lot 24 – Gosland, by £17,000 Dyke, 550gns to N MacPhail.
Lot 25 – Gosland, by £14,000 Nunnerie, 350gns to K Kennedy, Lewis.
Lot 26 – Uppercleugh, by £650 Heathermill, 800gns to W Walker, Cramie.
Lot 27 – Uppercleugh, by H-B Kingfisher, 350gns to W Adam, Shankhead, Stirling.
Lot 28 – Uppercleugh, by H-B Kingfisher, 340gns to W Adam.
Lot 29 – Blackhouse, by £55,000 Connachan, 2800gns to Stroanbrack, Donemana.
Lot 30 – Blackhouse, by £13,000 Midlock, 2600gns to G Currie.
Lot 31 – Blackhouse, by £9000 Dalchirla, 700gns to G and L Shearer.
Lot 32 – Blackhouse, by £9000 Dalchirla, 1500gns to C MacGregor.
Lot 33 – Blackhouse, by £2000 Dyke, 500gns to BC Cocker, Knowhead of Auldallan.
Lot 34 – Blackhouse, by son of £55,000 Connachan, 600gns to R Flett, Crakaig, Helmsdale.
Lot 35 – Crimp Cramp, by H-B son of £26,000 Dalchirla, 550gns to T Bagan.
Lot 36 – Crimp Cramp, by £44,000 Crossflatt, 380gns to H MacKay, Lewis.
Lot 37 – Crimp Cramp, by H-B son of The Warrior, 300gns to JS Shaw.
Lot 38 – Lurg, by £18,000 Nunnerie, 2600gns to Harkin, Loughash and C Thornborrow.
Lot 39 – Lurg, by £50,000 Pole, 4000gns to Harkin, Loughash.
Lot 40 – Lurg, by £9000 Lurg, 500gns to McIrvine, Balblythe..
Lot 41 – Crossflatt, by £26,000 Crossflatt, 3000gns to HA Blackwood, Auldhouseburn.
Lot 42 – Crossflatt, by £90,000 Blackhouse, 3400gns to HA Blackwood.
Lot 43 – Auldhouseburn, by Bolt, 4200gns to FDA & D McVicar, Lephinchapel and J Jackson & Son, Pole.
Lot 44 – Auldhouseburn, by Bolt, 2600gns to G & S Watson, Knockbreck Rd, Straiton.
Lot 45 – Midlock, by Blackberry, 1800gns to EM Smith & Sons, Towiemore.
Lot 46 – Midlock, by Blackberry, 850gns to A Smith, Firmuir Avenue, Thornhill.
Lot 47 – Midlock, by Balblythe, 600gns to McIrvine.
Lot 48 – Midlock, by £28,000 Loughash, 1400gns to R & N Barclay.
Lot 49 – Midlock, by H-B son of Dougie £25,000 Nunnerie, 2800gns to R & N Barclay.
Lot 52 – Connachan, by Black Caviar, 800gns to Bowmont, Islay.
Lot 53 – Connachan, by Black Caviar, 600gns to T Rooney, Carmer Rd, Maybridge.
Lot 54 – Connachan, by Son of £5800 Connachan, 500gns to JS Shaw.
Lot 55 – Connachan, by Black Caviar, 650gns to D MacKinnon, Skye.
Lot 56 – Mitchellhill, by £8000 Dyke, 700gns to SP Heads, Aitkenhead.
Lot 57 – Mitchellhill, by £8000 Dyke, 500gns to Bowmont.