Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 11th September 2023
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday 11th September 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 154 cattle comprising of 48 bullocks and heifers, 71 cast cows and 35 calves and stirks.
Lim heifers sold to 340p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to £2128 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Lim bullocks sold to 304p/pk from Messrs Allison, Muirburn Farm, Biggar to W Stark, Twechar or to £1983 from Messrs Torrance & Son, Knowetop Farm, Quarter.
Beef cows sold to £1810 per head from Messrs Aitken, Scotstonbank Farm, Blyth or to 251p/pk from Messrs Gray, Scrogton Farm, Lanark.
Dairy cows sold to £1650 per head from Messrs Russell, Cobblehaugh Farm, Lanark or to 211p/pk from Messrs Russell, Cobblehaugh Farm, Lanark.
Beef Heifers per head
£2128, £2079, £2061 & £2057 Brockwoodlees
£1800 Biggarshiels Mains
£1780 Fauldingcleugh
£1662 Hill (Strathaven)
Beef Heifers per kilo
340p & 338p Brockwoodlees
310p Fauldingcleugh
300p Hill (Strathaven)
Beef Bullocks per head
£1983 Knowetop
£1733 Muirburn
Beef Bullocks per kilo
304p & 300p Muirburn
294p Fauldingcleugh
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1607 Westtown
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
292p Westtown
290p Knowetop
Young Bulls per head
£1870 East Merkland
Young Bulls per kilo
272p East Merkland
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
Lim – £1170 Wester Walston, £1650 Lochurd
AA – £1590 Nether Abington & Robiesland
Sal – £1810 Scotstounbank
Luing – £1750 Midlock
BB – £1540 Mafflat
Char – £1170 Parkhall
Her – £1050 Low Merryton
Belt/Gal – £1330 Posso
Beef cows per kilo
Lim – 251p Scrogton, 237p Wester Walston
AA – 216p Parkhall, 215p Midlock
Char – 239p Scrogton
BB – 223p Mafflat
Luing – 222p Midlock
Sal – 228p Scotstounbank
Dairy cows per head
Mont – £1650 Cobblehaugh
Hol – £1070 Grangehall, £1030 Swaites
Ayr – £1290 Newlands, £1070 Swaites
Dairy cows per kilo
Mont – 211p Cobblehaugh
Hol – 154p Swaites
Ayr – 175p Swaites, 163p Newlands
Cast bulls per head
£1570 Cleugh
Calves and Stirks
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 35 young calves and stirks to a busy ringside of buyers at their fortnightly sale. The sale topped at £720 for an AA x from Messrs Semple, Low Merryton Farm, Larkhall.
Stirks
AA x (BLK)– £720 (Twice), £630 (Twice) & £600 (Twice) Low Merryton
AA x (HFR) – £500 Low Merryton
Bullock Calves
BB x – £400 (Twice) Grangehall
AA x – £390 Newlands, £385 Low Merryton, £380 Newlands
Her x – £300 Swaites
Ayr – £200 & £160 Swaites
Heifer Calves
AA x – £440 & £430 Low Merryton, £380 Newlands
Her x – £310 & £300 Swaites
Belt Gall x – £240 Muirhouse
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday 11th September 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4205 Lambs and 2542 Cast Ewes and Hoggs through Lanark.
Lambs
The largest show of season so far of 4205 lambs were forward with a good show for quality resulting in trade being firmer than end of week.
The sale topped at £158 per head for Texels from Messrs Warnock, Hill Farm, Strathaven and Messrs Baillie, Broomfield Lodge, Larkhall. 321p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Padkin, Muirhouse, Lanark.
Overall Average 249pp/kg (SQQ 251p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BAD – £70 Dalwyne
TEX – £75 Edgefield
BF – £62 Dalwyne
SWA – £47 Greyside
Per Kilo
BAD – 218p Dalwyne
TEX – 234p Edgefield
BF – 200p Dalwyne
SWA – 151p Greyside
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £102 Ferniehaugh, £101 Harburn, £100 Ferniehaugh, Carlophill & Auchtygemmell, £98 Dalwyne, £95 Wallhouse & Hillhouse
BEL – £100 Newmill
BF – £80 Fallside, £72 Dalwyne
SUF – £95 Beecraig
X – £101 Dunduff
DS – £70 Hamilton Road
KHIL – £82 Dalwyne
Per Kilo
TEX – 263p Fallside, Ferniehaugh & Carlophill, 261p Ferniehaigh, 260p Carlophill, 259p Harburn, 257p Dalwyne, 256p Ferniehaugh & 250p Carlophill
BEL – 256p Newmill
BF – 228p Fallside, 200p Dalwyne
SUF – 243p Beecraig
X – 265p Dunduff
DS – 189p Hamilton Road
KHIL – 234p Dalwyne
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £122 Yeldabrek, £120 Bonnington Mains, £117 Netherton & Glendouran, £116 Backolaight & Carlophill, £115 Over Kypeside, High Dyke & East Bangour
BEL – £137 Glendouran, £135 Muirhouse, £134 Little Kype & High Dyke, £133 Ingraston, £131 Backolaight, £130, £129 & £126 Biggarshiels Mains, £125 High Dyke
BF – £90 East Mitchelton, £89 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – £113 Mosshouse, £106 Peatpotts & Rutherend, £105 Greenlaw, Carlophill, Lochhill & South Quarter, £104 Muldron, £102 Wester Whitecastle
CHAR – £112 Lochhill, £111 Coldwakening, £104 Altarstone, £101 South Hillhead, £95 Cairndinnis
X – £109 Dykehead, £105 Burnetland & Cloverhill, £98 Sweetshawhead & Crookboat, £95 Muldron, £92 O’Cathain, £91 Mid Lanrigg, £90 Spango & Dalefield
Per Kilo
TEX – 278p Carlophill, 271p Yeldabrek, 269p Carlophill, 267p Laigh Cleughearn, 266p Bonnington Mains, 265p Cocklaw, 262p Over Kypeside & Castlehill, 261p High Dyke & East Merkland
BEL – 321p Muirhouse, 311p High Dyke, 309p Biggarshiels Mains & Ingraston, 304p Backolaight, Glendouran & Little Kype, 300p Biggarshiels Mains, 284p High Dyke
BF – 219p East Mitchelton, 207p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 251p Mosshouse, 250p Edgefield & Udstonhead, 248p South Netherburn, 246p Peatpotts, 244p Greenlaw, Carlophill & Lochhill, 241p Muldron
CHAR – 258p Coldwakening, 254p Lochhill, 247p Altarstone, 237p Cairndinnis, 234p South Hillend
X – 242p Dykehead, 238p Cloverhill, 233p Burnetland, 227p Mid Lanrigg, 226p Muldron, 217p Sweetshawhead & Crookboat, 214p Spango & O’Cathain, 209p Dalefield
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £146 & £144 Craighead, £144 Hill (Strathaven), £140 & £138 Collielaw, £138 Little Galla, £137 Burnhouse, £136 Birks, £135 Ingraston, £134 Craighead
BEL – £152, £143, £141 & £140 Broomfield Lodge, £138 Little Galla, £135 Ingraston, £134 High Parks, £131 Broomfield Lodge, £130 Little Kype
BF – £107 East Merkland
SUF – £125 Yardbent, £124 Mossplatt, Craigthornhill, Auldtoun & Netherton, £122 Southmains & Carwood, £120 Yeldabrek, Carwood & Ainville
CHAR – £120 & £112 Yardbent, £111 Altarstone
CHE – £115 Newton of Wiston, £114 Little Galla, £113 Newton of Wiston
X – £114 Cloverhill & Little Galla, £113 Broomfield Lodge, £107 Crookboat, £100 Greenfield, £96 Crookboat
BFL – £106 Kirkstead, £95 Greenfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 293p & 291p Collielaw, 288p Craighead & Hill (Strathaven), 286p Craighead, 275p Ingraston, 274p Burnhouse, 273p Collielaw, 270p Little Galla & Collielaw
BEL – 316p Broomfield Lodge, 300p Ingraston, 291p Broomfield Lodge & High Parks, 287p & 285p Broomfield Lodge, 285p High Dyke, 284p Broomfield Lodge, 278p Blackbog, 277p Little Kype
BF – 218p East Merkland
SUF – 258p Mossplatt, 250p Newton of Wiston & Ainville, 248p Craigthornhill, 248p Auldtoun, 247p Knockenhair & Mosshouse, 245p Muldron, 244p Southmains & Carwood
CHAR – 248p Yardbent, 241p Altarstone, 240p Yardbent
CHE – 250p & 245p Newton of Wiston, 237p Little Galla
X – 237p Little Galla, 230p Broomfield Lodge, 228p Cloverhill, 217p Greenfield, 214p & 204p Crookboat
BFL – 203p Kirkstead, 193p Greenfield
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £158 Hill (Strathaven), £153 Yardbent, £149 & £146 Broomfield Lodge, £145 Castlehill Knowe, £142 & £136 Yeldabrek, £133 East Mains, £132 Yeldabrek, £131 Cloverhill
BEL – £158 Broomfield Lodge
SUF – £146 Yeldabrek, £143 Knockenhair, £140 Carwood, £136 & £133 Yeldabrek, £130 Yardbent, £128 East Mains, £127 Rutherend
BFL – £117 Kirkstead, £104 Greenfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 275p & 270p Broomfield Lodge, 263p Hill (Strathaven), 255p Yardbent, 250p Castlehill Knowe, 247p Yeldabrek & Cloverhill, 245p Ingraston, 242p East Mains, 241p Ingraston
BEL – 287p Broomfield Lodge
SUF – 242p East Mains, 241p Yeldabrek, 240p Yardbent, 238p Knockenhair, 237p Carwood, 235p Yeldabrek, 181p Yeldabrek
X – 206p Knockenhair
BFL – 191p Kirkstead, 173p Greenfield
Cast Ewes
A larger show of 2542 cast ewes and rams saw more smaller hill ewes forward and with trade for well fleshed ewes still good. Best types still dear and sought after.
The sale topped at £220 per head for Texels from Messrs Laird, Yeldabrek and to £90 for BF from Messrs Spurways, Dykefoot.
Overall Average £71.82 p/kg
BF Average £52.43
TEX – £220 Yeldabrek, £215 The Riggs, £210 Blackhill, £194 Hillridge, £190 Yeldabrek, £184 The Riggs, £180 Little Galla, £174 & £160 Yeldabrek, £152 Greyside
BEL – £156 & £120 Greyside, £74 Hillridge, £70 Midtown Cottage, £60 Yeldabrek
BF – £90 Dykefoot, £80 The Riggs, £78 Dykefoot, £75 Cockrig, £73 The Riggs, £72 Dykefoot, £70 Greyside, Halliburton & Cloverhill, £69 Corsebank
SUF – £130 Blackburn Mains & The Riggs, £125 & £120 Greyside, £120 Lesserlinn & Blackhill, £118 Hill (Strathaven)
CHAR – £60 Braeedge
NCC – £94 Greyside, £92 Little Galla, £85 & £70 Yeldabrek
CHE – £90 Braeedge, £80 Castle Crawford, £79 Rowantreehill, £76 Blaircochrane, £75 Satchells, £70 Midtown Cottage, £68 Haas Side, £64 Yeldabrek, £62 High Crewburn, £60 Hartfield
CHM – £116 Blackhill, £100 Eastshield, £98 Midtown Cottage, £97 & £84 Greyside
X – £118 & £110 Greyside, £100 Lesserlinn & Greyside, £95 Greyside, £94 Mid Auchengray, Greyside & Fieldside, £93 Dovecot, £92 Little Galla
BFL – £54 Muldron & Rockhall
BDM – £88 Yeldabrek
BTEX – £145, £140 & 78 Gateside
ZWA – £100 Yeldabrek
ROM – £100 Yeldabrek, £87 Hillhouse, £85 Yeldabrek, £82 Greyside, £74 & £70 Yeldabrek
HW – £54 Skellyhill
BAUL – £60 Kirkwood
KHIL – £88 Wester Hassockrigg
HAM – £140 & £100 Gascoigne
EASY CARE – £48 Rowantreehill
Rams
TEX – £118 Greyside, £110 Yeldabrek, £108 Greyside, £88 Wormiston, £70 Yeldabrek
BEL – £80 Greyside
BF – £70 Corsebank, £62 Yeldabrek
SUF – £140 Yeldabrek, £78 Wormiston
X – £64 Wormiston
BFL – £110 Greyside
HW – £66, £56 Yeldabrek
DS – £68 Hamilton Road
