Lanark – Blackface Lambs ’19
A total of 152 lambs sold on day two of the annual Blackface Ram Sale at Lanark, to average £5075 (-£485.58 for three fewer sold). Trade topped at £150,000, for an Auldhouseburn lamb, sired by last year’s £160,000 Elmscleugh purchase. He sold to Crossflatt and High Staward, with the Blackwoods retaining a third share.
Below are head shots of most of the top priced lots – we’ll head out to take them all properly on-farm over the next couple of weeks.
Leading flock averages:
Flock (no) Top Av.
Auldhouseburn (6) £150,000 £36,333
Crossflatt (5) £38,000 £20,400
Glenrath (6) £13,000 £7316
Loughash (6) £24,000 £7200
Elmscleugh (7) £24,000 £7144
Easter Happrew (4) £20,000 £6225
Dyke (4) £16,000 £5750
Allanfauld (3) £10,000 £5467
Midlock (7) £17,000 £5329
The Rock (6) £9000 £4250
Dalblair (4) £5800 £4200
Nunnerie (3) £10,000 £3866
Tinnis (3) £4500 £3600
Little Larg (3) £6000 £3433
Hartside (3) £4500 £3000
Mitchellhill (3) £4800 £2567
Gass (5) £4000 £1350
Blackhouse (4) £2200 £1350
Upper Wellwood (3) £1900 £1133
£150,000 Auldhouseburn, by £160,000 Elmscleugh, sold to Crossflatt and High Staward (third share retained)
£38,000 Crossflatt, by £32,000 Dalchirla, sold to Crammie, Dalwyne and Lurgan
£35,000 Crossflatt, by 7000gns McCurdy, to Auldhouseburn and Hartside
£35,000 Auldhouseburn, by £160,000 Elmscleugh, to Messrs Harkin, Devine and Grant, NI
£24,000 Elmscleugh, by £45,000 Midlock, to Loughash
£24,000 Loughash, by £26,000 Auldhouseburn, to Veronica Fullerton, NI
£22,000 Auldhouseburn, by £160,000 Elmscleugh, to Aberuchill, Dollarbank, The Glen and Upper Wellwood
£20,000 Easter Happrew, by £75,000 Dalchirla, sold to Blackhouse and Burncastle
£18,000 Mitchellslacks, by £5200 Auldhouseburn, to Blackhouse, Elmscleugh and Glenrath
£17,000 Midlock, by £24,000 Connachan, to Dyke
£16,000 Dyke, by £70,000 Glenrath, to Hartside, Lauder, Moorfoot and Toxside
£10,000 Midlock, by a home-bred son of £25,000 Elmscleugh, to Elmscleugh and Harestone
