Donald MacPherson and family saw their ewe lamb sell with a bang when setting a new Texel ewe lamb record at 20,000gns at the Lanark Crackers sale.
Their new record holder and sale topper was MZH2000651. Am ET-bred daughter of Procters Chumba Wumba out of a dam by Castlecairn Vavavoom. After spirited bidding, this one found a new home with Bruce Renwick, Castlecairn.
Second best of the sale at 10,000gns was a gimmer from Archie and John MacGregor’s Allanfauld flock XMM1917493. This Hilltop Brigadier daughter its out of a Tullylagan Tonka dam and sold carrying to Claybury Dunkirk when bought by James Draper, Claybury.
Another from the same home then made 8200gns, with this being XMM1917459, a Garngour Bullet daughter out of a dam by Knap You’re The Man and in-lamb to Dunkirk again. She was knocked down to E Jones, Ynystoddeb.
And at 5200gns was another Allanfauld gimmer XMM1917419. She’s by Bullet again and also out of a You’re the Man daughter. In-lamb to Douganhill Desperado she was bought by S McNeilly.
The Knox family then sold their best from the Haddo flock at 4800gns, with this being KWJ1901855. She’s by Hexel Born To Be Wild and out of a dam by Garngour Vintage. Sold carrying to the 65,000gns Hexel Django, this one headed to Northern Ireland with Cyril and Martin Millar.
The MacGregors then saw two of theirs sell at 4200gns, with the first of these being XMM1917443, a Garngour Bullet daughter out of a Knap You’re The Man daughter. She was another in-lamb to Dunkirk and sold to W Baird.
The other Allanfauld gimmer to make this money was XMM1917444, a full sister to the last which is again in-lamb to Dunkirk and sold to A K Rhind and Son.
Allan Campbell, Strawfrank, then took the same price for his best CNK1901360, an ET-bred daughter of Garngour Awesome out of a dam by Tima Valentino. In-lamb to Allanfauld Dances With Wolves, she was bought by J H Christie and Son.
At at 3800gns was another from the Haddo pen, KWJ1901854. This Hexel Born To Be Wild daughter is out of a Garngour Vintage daughter and sold to S Scullion and in-lamb to Garngour Vintage.
Averages; 57 gimmers £1920.12, 11 ewe lambs £2787.27 (Lawrie and Symington).
