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Lanark Premier Sale 2011 LEELAW RAM LAMB TOPS LANARK AT 1,700 GNS
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ussell Gray from Langside Farm, Kirkfieldbank near Lanark topped his local sale with a tup lamb from his Leelaw flock. Going to 1,700 gns for this son of Rhaeadr Juror was Messrs J A & H D Craig from Biggar in Lanarkshire. The tup will join their Jami flock. Next in the money was James Clanachan from Marylolm Farm in Dumfries. His January born single tup lamb was the choice of pre-sale judge, Mr James Andrew from Ayrshire. Maryholm Loch Lomond was sired by Castellau Joules, the 2nd prize shearling at the Highland Show in 2010 and Interbreed champion at the Cumberland County Show 2010. Putting the final bid in was David Sloan from Dumfires for his Rigghead flock.
Clearance on the lambs was somewhat disappointing but there was a total clearance for the gimmers and ewe lambs on offer. Several new breeders were present to stock their newly formed flocks. Topping this section was a gimmer from the Parkgate flock of Alan and Herbie Kennedy in Dumfries. Their Foxhill Jake sired ewe was sold for 1,000 gns to J K & F G Smith, Newlands, Maybole, Ayrshire.
Parkgate sold a further ewe for 820 gns to Mr D J Hughes from North Wales. The Maryholm flock was in the money in this section to, with a gimmer going for 850 gns to the Rowanston flock of Messrs R & J Andrew. Howard Davies from Aberdeenshire topped the ewe lamb section at 700 gns for his Logie Durno Eastern Promise sired lamb, going to Mr S Mair, Lockerbie, Dumfries.
Just missing the four figure mark at 950 gns was Banwy Lothario from Welsh breeder, Arwel Owen. His Coventry sired tup lamb was out of a Cairnhill Developer ewe and knocked down to the judge, Mr James Andrew and goes to the Rowanston flock at Maybole in Ayrshire. www.charollaissheep.com