Scottish Club Sale 2026

SCOTTISH CLUB SHOW & SALE OF HAMPSHIRE DOWN SHEEP, Lanark Auction Mart

(On behalf of Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders’ Association – Scottish Club)

A smaller entry of sheep on the previous year saw trade very sticky apart from the best end of animals on offer. As ever the demand for quality is always there however the lesser end struggles.

Sale topped at 1,000gns for the overall champion from the Powblack flock under judge Louis Stainthorpe from the Whitby Flock. This gimmer is sired by Powblack Imyourman, a prize winner twice at the Royal Highland Show and won at Scottish National Show 2025, he’s a beautiful example of a Hampshire Down. The Dam is well put together and has length plus style which has developed naturally on a grass-fed system at home. Taking home the top price was Mackay Partners, Glaick Ardross, Alness.

Also at 1,000gns was the reserve champion from the Lecropt flock. A ram lamb sired by Norman by Highlander and out of a Lecropt homebred dam. He heads off too Mr Mark Weir, Springbank Farm, Prestwick.

At 900gns was a gimmer again by Mr B Steel of Powblack flock. This gimmer is sired by Whitby Jimmie Crankie, 5th highest indexed tup in the country 2024. Her dam is by one of the top flocks in the country in the past – Eastfortune Furlough, so therefore her pedigree is a guarantee to produce nice lambs. She also heads to Mackay Partners, Glaick Ardross, Alness.

Again, at 900gns was a ewe lamb from the Lecropt flock. This ewe lamb was sired by Normanby Highlander and out of a Lecropt homebred dam. She now heads home to Linnside Farm at Lanark with Mr S Douglas.

SALE REPORT:

Ram Lambs:

£1050– Lecropt from R & J McFarlane and L Rennie, West Lecropt to M Weir, Springbank

£315 – Fintalich from J Mclaren, Fintalich to R & J McFarlen and L Rennie, West Lecropt

Gimmers:

£1050 – Powblack from Mr B Steele, Powblack to Mackay Partners, Glaick Ardross

£945 – Powblack from Mr B Steele, Powblack to Mackay Partners, Glaick Ardross

£525 – Barnhill from Mrs E Dalgliesh, Barnhill Mews to M Weir, Springbank

£399 – Mardun from J & F Bruce, 102 Balmacaan to A Dixon, Killochonoch

Ewe Hoggs:

£945 – Lecropt from R & J McFarlane and L Rennie, West Lecropt to S Douglas, Linnside

£892.50 – Lecropt from R & J McFarlane and L Rennie, West Lecropt to S Douglas, Linnside

£787.50 – Lecropt from R & J McFarlane and L Rennie, West Lecropt to S Douglas, Linnside

£420 – Maranatha from Messer’s Henderson, Maranatha to J & F Bruce, 102 Balmacaan

£399 – Fintalich from J Mclaren, Fintalich to W Lyon & Son, Sherifflatts

£367.50gns – Fintalich from J Mclaren, Fintalich to W Lyon & Son, Sherifflatts

£315gns – Fintalich from J Mclaren, Fintalich to J Strathern & Partners, Hawthorn House

£315 – Fintalich from J Mclaren, Fintalich to J Strathern & Partners, Hawthorn House

Auctioneers – LAWRIE & SYMINGTON LTD, LANARK AGRICULTURAL CENTRE

Averages:

2 Ram Lambs averaged £682.50

4 Gimmers averaged £729.75

10 Ewe Lambs averaged £517.65

Sponsor: Hamilton Ross Group and Galloway & MacLeod Ltd

Overall Champion: Lot 32 Gimmer from Messrs Bruce Steel, Powblack

Reserve Overall Champion: Lot 8 Ram Lamb from Messrs J, R & L McFarlane & Rennie, West Lecropt

Class 1: Shearling Ram

1^st Lot 1 from Mardun

2^nd Lot 2 from Mardun

Class 2: Ram Lamb

1^st Lot 8 from Lecropt

2^nd Lot 6 from Fintalich

3^rd Lot 5 from Fintalich

Class 3: Gimmer

1^st Lot 32 from Powblack

2^nd Lot 30 from Mardun

3^rd Lot 23 from Barnhill

4^th Lot 15 from Powblack

Class 4: Ewe Lamb

1^st Lot 42 from Lecropt

2^nd Lot 37 from Fintalich

3^rd Lot 46 from Maranatha

4^th Lot 39 from Fintalich

Female Champion: Lot 32 Gimmer from Messrs Bruce Steel, Powblack

Reserve Female Champion: Lot 42 Ewe Lamb from Messrs J, R & L McFarlane & Rennie, West Lecropt

Male Champion: Lot 8 Ram Lamb from Messrs J, R & L McFarlane & Rennie, West Lecropt

Reserve Male Champion: Lot 1 Shearling Ram from Messrs J &F Bruce, Mardun