A top price of 3000gns was achieved at the Suffolk Supremes sale at Lanark, where the entry of 41 in-lamb females and ewe lambs averaged £1026.95 with and 89% clearance.
Sale leader was a one-crop ewe from Jimmy Douglas, Woodhead of Cairness, Fraserburgh. Sired by the 75,000gns Cairnton Prince and out of a Middlemuir ewe by the Cairness Dunkirk, she sold to M Patterson, Gun Cottage, Banffshire, carrying twins to Cairness Five Star.
John Gibb, Cairnton, Fraserburgh sold a ewe lamb for 2000gns to Senga Barron of the Findowrie flock, Brechin. This Cairness Five Star daughter, is out of a home-bred daughter by Creagislay Cracker.
Westcarse also sold a gimmer for 1600gns to SP Herraty and M MacPhee, Low Ranachan, Campbeltown. A Forkins Firefly daughter, out of a Ballyboe Boe-sired dam, she sold carrying twins to the 3800gns Harpercroft Goliath.
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First time consigner, Graeme Christie of the Balquhain flock, Inverurie received 1900gns twice for gimmers. First was a Muirton Man of the Moment daughter, out of a Howgillfoot Sniper sired dam. She sold carrying twins to the 28,000gns Castleisle Blackadder to Messrs Mitchell, Grassknop, Skelton.
Minutes later, a Castleisle Comedian daughter, out of a Strathisla Stifler home-bred dam, made the same money carrying a single lamb by Castleisle Blackadder. The gimmer was knocked down to N McArthur, Highbank Park, Lochgilphead.
Auctioneers: Lawrie and Symington.
Averages: 30 gimmers, £922.25; 10 ewe lambs, £1128.75; 41 overall, £1026.95
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