Sales Reports

Lawrie & Symington Ltd held their Spring Show & Sale of pedigree dairy cattle on the 4th May 2012.  The pre-sale show was judged by Mr R Wilson, Mayfield Farm, Castle Douglas.  The reserve champion was from Messrs J Adamson & Son, Swaites Farm, Pettinain.  She was by Sterndale Rosman Red and was purchased by Hugh Watson & Co, Laigh Tarbeg, Ochiltree for 1900 gns.  Messrs Adamson also sold Swaites Bubbles 2 by Swaites Duport by 2100 gns.

Topping the Ayrshire trade on the 18th April at Harrison & Hetherington was a fantastic bull consigned by David & Christine Sanderson, Thackthwaite Hall, Wigton selling for 3,400gns to F A Brown & Son of Halfway House, Lancashire. The well named Sanderson Nick was sired by Sanderson Break Away and bred from Middle Georgette MM EX95 3E twice Grand Champion at the Cumberland Show and regarded by many as one of the best cows in the breed.

The Annual Spring Sale of Coloured Breed Dairy Cattle took place at Beeston Castle Auction, Cheshire on Friday, 20th April resulting in an almost total clearance, several high prices and generally a very good trade. There were plenty of buyers in attendance with cattle going to farms from Scotland to South Wales as well as Northern Ireland.

Parkhead Jody 3 VG 86

A really good crowd of buyers were in attendance at Beeston Castle Auction for a major reduction of cows
and heifers from the Parkhead Herd of pedigree Ayrshire and blended red and white cattle the property of
H Tinker & Sons and removed from their Ashes Farm, Wentworth, Nr.Rotherham, South Yorskshire to

 
Sponsors of the Northern National Ayrshire Show and Sale

Lawrie & Symington held their Inaugural Technicolour Show and Sale on Friday 30^th September 2011. Despite experiencing perhaps one of the most summers like days of the year that reduced numbers forward, the cattle forward were of great quality and were well received by the busy ringside. The pre-sale show was judged by Mr Callum Innes, Drumduan Farm, Nairn.

The dispersal of virtually the entire ACTON Herd of Ayrshires took place at Beeston Castle Auction on Friday, 9th September on behalf of John Tomlinson of Church Farm, Acton, Nantwich who was selling due to his current illness. What an amazing day it proved to be with incredible prices being achieved for animals in all age groups. The cattle were of the highest quality with many having great depth of pedigree; many too had graced the showring with considerable success which also helped to attract more people to the sale. 

Bidding was brisk at Exeter Livestock Centre for the collective sale of over 130 head, almost all 100% Ayrshire, with consignments from Messrs Nicholls (Hilltown); East Church Partnership (East Church); Messrs Roskilly (Trenhayle); Mr Tevor Howe (Gadles); Messrs Marnham (Warmhill) and others.

The April Pedigree Dairy Sale at Borderway on Wednesday 20th April included a great variety of good quality Ayrshires.