Lanark (Kelso replacement sale

Kelso replacement hits £12,000

Texel rams made a solid trade at the replacement Kelso sale held at Lanark by Lawrie and Symington, in conjunction with Hexham and Northern Marts, with three hitting five-figures and a strong average throughout.

Sale topper, at £12,000, was a shearling ram from the Orr family’s Walston flock, from Wester Walston, Carnwath, Lanark. This was one of the first sons to be sold off the £16,000 Blackadder Albertz, a ram shared with Jim Gibb and Iain Minto. Out of a homebred ewe by Scrogtonhead Yer Man, he sold in a two-way split to John Elliot, Roxburgh Mains, Kelso and Ken Hodge, for the Greenarch flock at Huntlywood, Earlston.

Gordon and David Gray received a strong trade for their Ettrick pen of shearlings, peaking at £11,000 for Ettrick Cocky Bob, a son of the £29,000 Garngour Awesome. A twin brother to the 5500gns Ettrick Cockney Rebel, he is out of a ewe by Castlecairn Vital Spark. He sold north, to Jim Innes, Dunscroft, Huntly and James and Sandy Hunter, Wedderburn, Huntly.

Later in the day, Steven Renwick sold the best from his Peebles-based Craig Douglas flock at £10,000, to the Whitefords, Tercrosset, Brampton. He’s by 2019 Sire of the Year, Knock Bantastic and out of a daughter of Haddo Whisky Galore.

Best for the Wight family’s Midlock consignment, was a £9000 bid for a Bantastic son, out of a ewe by Deveronvale Warrior, which is a full sister to Midlock Yorkie. He sold to Jonathan Watson, Bowsden Moor; Esmor Evans, Maerdy; and Ben Marsden, Liley.

At £8200 was another Blackadder Albertz son from the Orr family out of a dam by Scrogtonhead Uproar. He sold to the Ellis family’s Cressage flock, Shropshire.

Selling at £8000, was the best from Archie and John MacGregor’s Allanfauld pen, from Kilsyth. Sired by Knap You’re The Man and out of a ewe by Garngour Ultimatum, he sold to three Lanarkshire buyers, Meikle Jackson, Wolfclyde; Blair Cockburn, Kingside and David MacArthur, Nunnerie.

Leading the way for the Dunlop family, Elmscleugh, Dunbar, was a son of Plasucha All In One, which sold at £7500 to Steven Renwick’s Craig Douglas flock. His dam is a daughter of Milnbank Wisconsin.

Another hitting the £7500 mark was one from Malcolm Coubrough, Hartside, Biggar, which sold to G V and J A Hardman, The Clamp, Shrewsbury. He is sired by Halbeath VIP and out of a ewe by Sportsmans Unbeatable.

The lamb trade peaked at £3100, for one from Robbie Wilson’s Milnbank flock – a son of Knock Yardsman, which sold jointly to Northern Ireland buyers, Alastair Gault, Forkins and the McAllisters, Artnagullion.

Second best in the lambs was £2100, for an Ettrick son of Brackenridge Commander, which went to Paul Quick, Loosebeare, Devon and Nicky Hartwright, Whitehart, Herefordshire.

Ring 1 (Ex Ring 9 – Lawrie & Symington) – 168 shearling rams, £1297.80 (+£272.92 for 129 fewer); 35 ram lambs, £526.57 (+£156.87 for three more sold). Ring 3 (Ex Ring 7 – Lawrie & Symington) – 142 shearling rams and one aged ram, £1101.69 (+£381.56 for 13 fewer sold); 75 ram lambs, £510.53 (+£36.87 for 37 fewer sold). Ring 2 (Ex Ring 5 – Hexham and Northern) – 219 shearling rams, £839.36.

Highest selling Shearling Ram - Walston flock - James Orr - sold for 12,000gns to John Elliot, Roxburgh and Ken Hodge, Greenarch

2nd highest selling shearling ram - Ettrick Cocky Bob - Gordon Gray - Ettrick - sold for 11,000gns to James Innes & Sons - Strathbogie and J & S Hunter Wedderburn