Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 31ST July
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday 31st July 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 84 cattle comprising of 36 bullocks and heifers, 45 cast cows and 40 calves and stirks.
Lim heifers sold to 338p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Mitchell Butchers, Glenrothes or to £2092 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Black Butchers, Lanark.
Lim bullocks sold to 310p/pk from Messrs Gray, Balquharrage Farm, Lennoxtown to W Stark, Twechar or to £1820 from Messrs Gray, Balquharrage Farm, Lennoxtown.
Beef cows sold to £2030 per head from Messrs Clark, Blackhill Farm, Lesmahagow or to 216p/pk from Messrs Clark, Blackhill Farm, Lesmahagow.
Dairy cows sold to £1610 per head from Messrs Quigley, Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge or to 185p/pk from Messrs Quigley, Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge.
Beef Heifers per head
£2092, £2028, £2015 Brockwoodlees
£1848 Heatheryhall
Beef Heifers per kilo
338p, 330p, 325p Brockwoodlees
320p Balquharrage
300p Heatheryhall
Beef Bullocks per head
£1823 Balquharrage
£1775 Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks per kilo
308p Fauldingcleugh
310p Balquharrage
Young Bulls per head
£2003 West Glespin
£1896 Haughhead
Beef cows per head
LIM – £1710 West Glespin, £1490 Hillend
AA – £1270 Hillend
BSH – £1430 Birkhill
BB – £1330 Blackhall
SIM – £1510 Gillandersland
CHAR – £2030 Blackhll
Beef cows per kilo
LIM – 214p West Glespin, 197p Hillend
AA – 180p Hillend
BSH – 184p Birkhill
BB – 177p Blackhall, 180p Over Quarter
SIM – 192p Gillandersland
CHAR – 216p Blackhill
Dairy cows per head
HOL – £1190 Over Dalserf
AYR – £1170 Swaites
JER – £590 Hillend
MONT – £1610 Harvieston
Dairy cows per kilo
HOL – 170p Over Dalserf, 152p Ainville
AYR – 159p Swaites
MONT – 185p Harvieston
Calves
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 40 calves at their fortnightly sale. The sale topped at £590 for a Char x bullock from Messrs Forrest, Hillend Farm, Roberton. Many more could have been sold to sellers advantage.
Stirks
LIM X – £380 Swaites
CHAR X – £590 Hillend
Bullock Calves
BB – £380 & £360 Swaites, £355 Loanfoot, £290 & £270 Muirhouse
AYR – £230 Swaites
HER – £410 Grangehall, £300, £280, £270 & £260 Muirhouse
HOL – £200 Swaites
CHAR X – £310 Heatheryhall
Heifer Calves
AA – £430 Grangehall
HER – £410 Grangehall, £360, £290, £260 & £250 Muirhouse
LIM X – £560 Hillend
HOL – £430 Loanfoot
CHAR X – £385 Heatheryhall
BB – £420, £410 Loanfoot, £410 Muirhouse, £370 & £340 Swaites, £340 Loanfoot, £270 Swaites & Muirhouse
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday 31st July 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2144 Lambs and 1375 Cast Ewes and Hoggs through Lanark.
Lambs
The 2144 prime lambs were an excellent show for quality today and averaged exactly the same as last week. Lighter weight lambs also sought after today.
The sale topped at £160 per head for Texels from Messrs Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke and to 333p/kg for Texels from the same home.
Overall Average 259pp/kg (SQQ 260p/kg)
SHOW & SALE OF TEXEL PRIME LAMBS
(ON BEHALF OF SCOTTISH TEXEL SHEEP BREEDERS CLUB)
MONDAY 31ST AUGUST 2023
JUDGE: Mr W Shearer, Burnbrae Farm, Sandford
SPONSOR: Scottish Texel Sheep Breeders Club
CLASS 1: TEXEL X TEXEL (up to 43kg) (3 forward)
1st Firm of RM Johnstone, Boghouse
2nd Firm of RM Johnstone, Boghouse
3rd Firm of RM Johnstone, Boghouse
CLASS 2: TEXEL X TEXEL (43kg plus) (10 forward)
1st Messrs R & M Struthers, Collielaw
2nd Messrs AF & R Cruickshank, Little Kype
3rd Barrie Farmers, Howburn
CLASS 3: TEXEL X AOB (up to 43kg) (0 forward)
CLASS 4: TEXEL X AOB (43kg plus) (0 forward)
CLASS 5: TEXEL X HILL EWE (up to 41kg) (0 forward)
CLASS 6: TEXEL X HILL EWE (41kg plus) (0 forward)
CHAMPION: Messrs R & M Struthers, Collielaw
RESERVE CHAMPION: Messrs AF & R Cruickshank, Little Kype
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £80 Midtown Cottage
Per Kilo
TEX – 250p Midtown Cottage
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £108 & £105 Nether Brotherston, £104 Brownhill, £102 Nether Brotherston, £97 Midtown Cottage, £96 Greenhill, £95 Midtown
BF – £83 Dalwyne
SUF – £102 Hampton, £101 Nether Brotherston, £97 Beecraig
CHE – £99 Nether Brotherston
X – £93 Eight Acres Cottage
KHIL – £93 Dalwyne
GOAT – £73 Dalwyne
Per Kilo
TEX – 277p Midtown Cottage, 276p & 269p Nether Brotherston, 268p Midtown, £267p Greenhill, £266p Brownhill, 264p Midtown Cottage & Greenhill, 261p Nether Brotherston
BF – 224p Dalwyne
SUF – 262p Beegraig, 261p Eight Acres Cottage, 259p Nether Brotherston
CHE – 267p Nether Brotherston
X – 238p Eight Acres Cottage
KHIL – 251p Dalwyne
GOAT – 208P Dalwyne
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £134 Little Kype, £128 High Parks & Boghouse, £125 Little Kype, £124 Ingraston, £123 High Crewburn, Yeldabrek & Boghouse, £121 Rowantreehill & Howburn
BEL – £139 Ingraston, £133 Mossplatt, £123 Drumbuie, £119 Strawfrank, £118 Dovecot & Strawfrank, £117 Muirhouse & Strawfrank
SUF – £116 Lawhead, £115 Newton of Wiston, £112 Brockhouse, Glenparks & Craigallan Cottage, £110 Howford, £109 Cockrig, £108 Muirhouse & Muldron, £105 Muldron
CHE – £110 Brockhouse
X – £110 Carco, £97 Lawhead, £96 Cockrig, £95 Overburns, £90 Glendouran & Spango
DS – £109 Auchtygemmell
ROUGH – £105 Haughhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 297p Little Kype & Boghouse, 286p Boghouse, 284p High Parks & Little Kype, 280p Boghouse, 279p Yeldabrek, 278p Longhouse, 276p Lawhead, 275p Ingraston
BEL – 308p Ingraston, 295p Mossplatt, 274p Dovecot, 273p Drumbuie, 272p Muirhouse, 271p Drumbuie, 270p Netherton, 269p Muirhousr, 267p Drumbuie
SUF – 262p Hopestead, 260p Craigallan Cottage & Eight Acres Cottage, 259p Cockrig, 257p Lawhead, Linwater & Muldron, 255p Newton of Wiston, 254p Brockhouse, 254p Glenpark
CHE – 250p Brockhouse
X – 255p Carco, 243p Lawhead, 223p Cockrig, 220 Overburns, 219p Spango, 200p Glendouran
ROUGE – 256p Haughhead
DS – 259p Auchtygemmell
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £160 Collielaw, £148 & £146 Craighead, £146 Collielaw, £145 Kirkwood & Corrielaw, £143 Richardton, £141 Little Kype, £140 Collielaw
BEL – £149 Richardton, £124 Rowantreehill, £119 Richardton
SUF – £128 Sornfallow, £127 Kirkwood, £125 Sornfallows, £123 Strawfrank, £115 Easter Sills & Glenpark, £114 Middlehouse & Linwater, £113 Overburns
CHE – £116 Cocklaw, £115 Nettlingflat
CHM – £115 Brockhouse
X – £115 Glendouran
BFL – £100 Cockrig, £90 Overburns
ROUS – £118 Whinbush
Per Kilo
TEX – 333p, 310p & 302p Collielaw, 302p Craighead, 300p Little Kype, 297p High Parks, 295p Kirkwood, 292p Craighead, 289p Westpark
BEL – 304p Richardton, 269p Rowantreehill, 258p Richardton
SUF – 261p Glenparks, 256p & 255p Sornfallows, 254p Kirkwood, 251p Strawfrank & Sornfallows, 250p Easter Sills, 247p Linwater, 245p Overburn, 242p Middlehouse
CHE – 250p Nettlingflat, 241p Cocklaw
X – 239p Glendouran
BFL – 208p Cockrig, 191p Overburns
ROUS – 251p Whinbush
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £159 Bonnington Mains, £136 Yeldabrek, £136 Dalwyne, £131 Middlehouse, £130 Glenparks
SUF – £155 Richardton, £148 Sornfallows, £128 Haughhead
CHAR – £141 Walesley
ROUGE – £134 Haughhead
SD – £120 Thornyhills
Per Kilo
TEX – 259p Yeldabrek, 256p Bonnington Mains, 247p Dalwyne, 238p Middlehouse, 236p Glenpark
SUF –262p Richardton, 255p Sornfallows, 241p Haughhead
CHAR – 261p Walesley
SD – 222p Thornyhills
ROUGE – 248p Haughhead
Cast Ewes
The 1375 cast ewes and rams were a similar trade on the week with less hill ewes forward. Best quality ewes were easily sold and short of requirements.
The sale topped at £246 per head for Texels from Laird, Yeldabrek. £86 for Blackface from Campbell, Overburns.
Overall average £83.31
Blackface Average £60.69
TEX – £246 & £238 Yeldabrek, £214 Blackhill, £210 Westtown, £206 & £202 Yeldabrek, £200 Nunnerie & Yeldabrek, £196 & £192 Yeldabrek
BEL – £116 Yeldabrek, £110 & £50 Midtown Cottage
BF – £86 Overburns, £81 Spango, £79 Carco & Tower, £77 Middlehouse & Hazelside, £75 Drumelzier Haugh, £70 Tower & Dochil Castle, £69 Overburn
SUF – £142 Haughhead, £139 & £134 Yeldabrek, £130 Longhouse, £128 Haughhead, £110 Greyside & West Torphin, £102 Eilean, £89 Middlehouse, £66 Cockrig
NCC – £133 Yeldabrek, £118 Lower Daviesdykes, £112 Yeldabrek, £110 Greyside, £100 Nettlingflats, £98 Greyside, £82 Brockhouse, £80 Newton of Wiston, £74 Nettlingflat
CHE – £91 Cowgrove, £90 Midtown, £86 Middlehouse, £84 Meikle Carleith, £80 Rockhall, £76 Green Road, £71 Newton of Wiston, £60 Cowgrove, £38 Greens Road
CONT – £94, £92, £90 & £79 Greyside, £69 Dawyck Mill
CHM – £125 Greyside, £116 Meikle Carleith, £114 Blackhill, £96 Cowgrove, £95 Greens Road, £90 Middlehouse, £68 Eight Acres Cottage & Greens Road
X – £123 Overburn, £112 Midtown, £108 Yeldabrek, £107 Drochil Castle, £104 Cowgrove, £100 Eilean, £93 Cumberhead, £92 Spango & Lower Daviesdykes, £90 Tower
BFL – £107 Overburns, £98 Drumelzier Haugh
LLE – £115 & £48 Burghmuir
BTEX – £100 & £80 Longhouse
ZWA – £105 Greyside
KHIL – £70 Dalwyne, £46 Kirkwood
WELSH – £40 Greyside
EASY CARE – £87, £76, £55 & £40 Greyside
Rams
TEX – £122 Green Road, £118 Townhead, £109 Cumberhead, £98 Nether Brotherston
BF – £78 Middlehouse
CHAR – £130 Yeldabrek
X – £100 Rockhall
