Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 30th October 2023
Cattle prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 175 cattle comprising of 60 bullocks and heifers, 115 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to 348p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to A Mitchell Butchers, Glenrothes or to £2112 from Messrs Warnock, Hill Farm, Strathaven to Collins Butchers, Muirhead.
Limousin bullocks sold to 305p/pk from Messrs Pettigrew, Faskine Farm, Airdrie to W Stark, Twechar or to £2177 from Messrs Warnock, Hill Farm, Strathaven to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Beef cows sold to £1830 per head from Messrs Harper, Southmains Farm, Biggar or to 235p/pk from Messrs Wight, Midlock Farm, Biggar.
Dairy cows sold to £1030 per head from Messrs Millar, Newlands Farm, Uddingston or to 155p/pk from Messrs Gray, Langside Farm, Lanark.
Beef Heifers per head
£2112 Hill (Strathaven)
£2022, £2015 Brockwoodlees
£1965, £1824 Walkerdyke
£1897 Dreva
£1826 Howburn
£1739 Toxside
Beef Heifers per kilo
348p, 345p, 344p Brockwoodlees
318p Fauldingcleugh
312p, 302p Walkerdyke
Beef Bullocks per head
£2177 Hill (Strathaven)
£1780 Faskine
£1710 Fauldingcleugh
£1676 Howburn
Beef Bullocks per kilo
306p, 304p Faskine
296p Fauldingcleugh
292p Howburn
285p Hill (Strathaven)
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1390 Westertoun
£1180 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
205p Westertoun
Young Bulls per head
£1989 Midlock
£1925 Collielaw
Young Bulls per kilo
286p Collielaw
266p Midlock
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
Lim – £1830 South Mains, £1710 Hartside, £1650 Dreva
Blo – £1430 Haswellsykes
AA – £1530 Wolfcrooks
Her – £1150 Hills of Dalserf
Luing – £1350, £1290 Allanton
Bsh – £1350 Ingraston
Sim – £1730 Dreva
Beef cows per kilo
Lim – 235p Midlock, 220p South Mains, 200p Hartside
AA – 203p Wolfcrooks
Her – 164p Hills of Dalserf
Lui – 170p Allanton
Bsh – 178p Ingraston
Sim – 201p Newhouse
Dairy cows per head
Ayr – £1030 Newlands
Dairy cows per kilo
Ayr – 155p Langside, 138p Newlands
Cast bulls per head
£1810 Sunnyside
Cast bulls per kilo
235p Carbello
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday 30th October 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4274 Lambs and 2991 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Lambs
Another grand show of 4274 prime lambs were forward with quality good although still a lot of weight. Lighter leaner lambs easy to sell and short requirements.
The sale topped at £152 per head for Suffolks from Messrs Linton, Sornfallow Farm, Wiston and to 309p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Murray, Calton Farm, Cumnock.
Overall Average 249pp/kg (SQQ 252p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £106 Biggarshiels Mains, £100 High Dyke, £94 Auchencorth, £91 Hillhouse Terrace, £90 Carlophill, £87 Hiullhouse Terrace, £85 Coulterhaugh, £82 & £81 Barglachan, £80 Hillhouse Terrace
BEL – £108 The Riggs, £104 Spango, £100 Newton of Inshewan, £90 Haswellsykes
BF – £93 Boat, £92 Raahead, £87 Peel, £85 Thethwaite, £83 Dryhope, £80 Dalefield, Coulterhaugh & Nisbet, £72 Birthwood
CHE – £97 & £96 Thethwaite
X – £79 Haswellsykes
HW – £60 Greenwall
KHIL – £91 High Dyke
Per Kilo
TEX – 271p Biggarshiels Mains, 256p High Dyke, 250p Couleterhaugh, 247p Auchencorth, 245p Hillhouse Terrace & Barglachan, 243p Carlophill, 234p Barglachan, 228p Hillhouse Terrace
BEL – 281p Spango, 276p The Riggs, 272p Haswellsykes, 270p Newton of Inshewan
BF – 248p Peel, 238p Boat, 236p Thethwaite, 235p Raahead & Coulterhaugh Terrace, 216p Dalefield, 210p Nisbet, 194p Birthwood
CHE – 253p & 249p Thethwaite
X – 232p Haswellsykes
HW – 157p Greenwall
KHIL – 233p High Dyke
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £127 Collielaw, £123 Auchenhard, £122 Wester Whitcastle, £120 High Parks, West Torphin, Newton of Inshewan, Easter Sills & Peatpotts, £119 Whitehall & Haspielaw
BEL – £134 Broomfield Lodge, £130 Calton, £129 Broomfield Lodge, £127 Ingraston & Cumberhead, £125 Cumberhead, £124 Haspielaw, £123 Newton of Inshewan, £121 Jeanfield, £120 Newton of Inshewan
BF – £102 & £100 Scroton, £98 High Dyke, Haspielaw & Whelphill, £96 Hartside, The Riggs & Bellow Mill, £92 The Riggs & Haystoun
SUF – £114 Yeldabrek, £113 Raahead, £110 South Quarter, £108 Greenlaw & Yeldabrek, £107 Lawhead, £106 Netherton, £105 High Dyke, £103 Cockburnhill
CHAR – £116 East Merkland & Carwood, £113 Altarstone, £110 Yeldabrek, £104 High Dyke
NCC – £109 Sornfallow, £106 & £100 Upper Cornquoy
CHE – £116 Newton of Wiston, £105 & £104 High Crewburn Cottage, £104 Jeanfield & High Dyke, £101 High Crewburn Cottage, £97 Brockhouse, £92 Greenwall
X – £114 Scrogton & West Lethans, £112 Nisbet, £108 Newmains Home, £106 Hartside, £102 Auchencorth & Newmains Home, £100 Lawhead & Swaites,
ROUS – £105 Debog
HW – £110 Swaites
KHIL – £108 Yeldabrek
HAM – £92 Wester Whitecastle
DS – £98 Brownhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 283p Wester Whitecastle & Haspielaw, 282p Collielaw, 279p Newton of Inshewan, 278p Wester Whitecastle, 276p Haspielaw, 273p Auchenhard & Peatpotts, 272p Northflatt, 271p Haspielaw
BEL – 309p Calton, 305p Broomfield Lodge, 304p Cumberhead, 292p Haswellsykes, 288p Jeanfield, 287p Calton, Cumberhead & Broomfield Lodge, 282p Cumberhead & Ingraston
BF – 245p High Dykes, 233p Whelphill, 231p Scrogton, 230p Haystoun, 228p Bellow Mill & Hartside, 228p & 224p The Riggs, 222p Haspielaw
SUF – 263p & 253p Yeldabrek, 251p Raahead, 249p Cockburnhill & Lawhead, 245p Cockburnhill, Yeldabrek & Greenlaw, 244p South Quarter, 243p Yeldabrek
CHAR – 262p Yeldabrek, 260p High Dyke, 258p Carwood & East Merkland, 251p Altarstone
NCC – 259p Sornfallow, 250p & 246p Upper Cornquoy
CHE – 257p Newton of Wiston, 253p & 250p High Crewburn Cottage, 248p Jeanfield, 246p High Crewburn Cottage, 242p High Dyke, 235p Greenwall, 231p Brockhouse
X – 260p Nisbet, 253p Scrogton & West Lethans, 246p Hartside, 240p Spango & Newmains Home, 237p Newmains Home & Auchencorth, 230p March Cottage
ROUS – 256p Debog
HW – 244p Swaites
KHIL – 240p Yeldabrek
HAM – 224p Wester Whitecastle
DS – 251p Brownhill
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £144, £141 & £139 Craighead, £136, £132 & £130 Collielaw, £129 Glendouran, £127 Yeldabrek & Collielaw
BEL – £145, £144, £140 & £136 Broomfield Lodge, £134 Haswellsykes, £130 Ingraston, £128 Bowridge, £125 Broomfield Lodge & Ingraston
SUF – £123 & £122 Yeldabrek, £121 Carwood, £118 Sornfallow, Ainville & Yeldabrek, £117 Peatpotts, £115 Southmains
CHAR – £119 Sornfallow, £117 Yeldabrek, £116 Altarstone, £110 Laigh Cleughearn
CHE – £125 & £122 Hallhill, £121 Lower Daviesdykes, £118 Yeldabrek, £117 Hallhill, £114 Little Galla, £113 Yeldabrek
CHM – £119 Little Galla
X – £117 Peatpotts, £114 Auchencorth & Little Galla, £113 Greenwall & Nisbet, £112 Scrogton & East Merkland, £109 Newmains Home
BFL – £100 Whitehill House, £99 Overburns, £98 Scrogton
Per Kilo
TEX – 300p, 284p & 282p Craighead, 277p, 276p & 275p Collielaw, 273p Craighead, 270p Collielaw, 267p & 265p Yeldabrek
BEL – 304p, 300p & 295p Broomfield Lodge. 283p Ingraston, 272p Broomfield Lodge, Ingraston & High Parks, 265p Redburn, 262p Haswellsykes
SUF – 251p Sornfallow & Yeldabrek, 250p Newton of Wiston & Lower Loncaskule, 249p Peatpotts, 246p Yeldabrek, 245p Greenaton, 244p Yeldabrek, 242p Carwood, 241p Yeldabrek
CHAR – 252p Altarstone, 244p Laigh Cleughearn, 243p Yeldabrek, 228p Sornfallow
CHE – 246p Yeldabrek, 245p, 244p & 243p Hallhill, 242p Lower Daviesdyke, 232p Little Galla, 230p Yeldabrek
CHM – 238p Little Galla
X – 254p Peatpotts, 248p Little Galla, 245p Greenwall, 243p Scrogton, 235p Nisbet, 231p Newmains Home, 228p Auchencorth, 224p East Merkland
BFL – 200p Whitehills House & Scrogton, 198p Overburns
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £149 Strawfrank & Wester Whitecastle, £147 Couplaw & West Lethans, £146 & £145 Cambwell, £143 Southmains & Mossplatt, £141 Yeldabrek, £140 Nunnerie
BF – £113 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – £152 Sornfallow, £144 The Riggs, £140 Netherton, £132 Auchencorth, £126 Sornfallow, £120 Southmains
CHAR – £134 Walesley, £132 Yeldabrek, £125 Walesley
NCC – £122 Yeldabrek
BFL – £120 Overburns
Per Kilo
TEX – 250p Cambwell, 245p Yeldabrek, 243p Haininghead & Yeldabrek, 242p, 240p & 239p Yeldabrek, 239p Cowgrove, 238p Lower Daviesdykes & South Arnloss
BF – 205p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 240p The Riggs, 237p & 223p Sornfallow, 226p Southmains, 222p Netherton, 220p Auchencorth
CHAR – 244p Yeldabrek239p & 227p Walesley
NCC – 225p Yeldabrek
BFL – 193p Overburns
Cast Ewes
A much larger show of 2991 cast ewes and rams saw trade similar on the week. Best quality Texel ewes in short supply, overfat ewes hard to sell. Blackface ewes were a lot poorer, lean end today.
The sale topped at £266 per head for Texels from Messrs Laird, Cambwell Farm, Skirling and to £76 for Blackface from Messrs Telfer, GLendouran Farm, Crawfordjohn
Overall Average £70.96
BF Average £46.69 (1112)
Ewes
TEX – £266 Cambwell, £242 & £222 Toxside, £202 Cowgrove, £195 Toxside, £186 Townhead, £175 Cambwell, £172 Whitehall, £170 Townhead, £168 Strawfrank
BEL – £148 Greenaton, £116 Richardton, £98 Haspielaw, £90 Yeldabrek
BF – £76 Glendouran, £74 Greyside, £70 Wester Crosswoodhill & Greyside, £69 Calla, £67 Cloverhill & Newmains Home, £65 Rosebery, £64 Greyside & Burnetland
SUF – £145 Yeldabrek, £138 Cowgrove, £136 Toxside, £127 Dreva, £126 Greyside, £120 Southmains, £119 Toxside, £117 Greyside, £116 Cowgrove & Greyside
CHAR – £129 Southmains
NCC – £100 Sornfallow, £92 Brockhouse, £88 & £86 Yeldabrek, £85 Sornfallow, £84 Hillhead, £83 Greenwall, £80 Greyside, Brockhouse & Sornfallow
CHE – £86 Calla, £74 Greyside, £73 Glendouran, £70 Belstane, £68 Yeldabrek, £65 Greenaton, £58 Newton of Wiston & Hundleshope, £40 Yeldabrek
CONT – £62 & £58 Greyside
CHM – £108 Newton of Inshewan, £108 Cowgrove, £107 Greyside, £97 Gilmeadowland, £82 Newton of Inshewan, £81 Gilmeadowland, £80 Brockhouse
X – £98 Southmains, £96 Richardton, Drumbuie & Greyside, £95 Sornfallow, £91 Walesley & Midlock, £90 Belstane, £89 Greyside & Southmains
BFL – £110 Yeldabrek, £106 Townhead, £94 Midlock, £74 Ammiston Grange, £54 Newton of Wiston
SHE – £48 Ford, £28 Vallendale, £25 March Cottage, £24 The Firs
BTEX – £110 Yeldabrek
ZWA – £68 Forf
JAC – £40 Sornfallow
HEB – £40 Kirkdean, £30 Greyside
ROM – £89 & £74 Greyside
SWA – £60 Greyside, £52 March Cottage, £49 Haswellsykes
KHIL – £52 Haspielaw, £50 & £25 Oliverbank
RYE – £44 Greenaton
EASY CARE – £58 Greyside & Rowantreehill
Rams
TEX – £150 Cowgrove, £148 Yeldabrek, £145 Midlock, £130 Townhead & Ingraston, £110 Midlock, £94 Windy Gowl
BEL – £96 Ingraston
BF – £104 Birthwood, £100 Midlock, £104 Calla, £100 Midlock, £68 Glenaple, £58 Belstane, £52 Outerston Hill, £50 Greyside
SUF – £132 Greyside
NCC – £108 Yeldabrek & Calla
CHE – £77 Greyside, £72 Yeldabrek
BFL – £92 Sweetshawhead, £40 Midlock
SHE – £50 Vallendale
LLE – £100 Laga
BTEX – £130 Yeldabrek
BL – £60 Greyside
JAC – £54 Greenaton
EC – £40 Greyside
