Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 13th November 2023
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday 13th November 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 110 cattle comprising of 40 Bullocks and Heifers and 70 Cast Cows.
Lim Heifers sold to 360 p/pk Twice from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Mitchell Butchers, Glenrothes & Collins Butchers, Muirhead or to £2271 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Black Butchers, Lanark.
Lim Bullocks sold to 320 p/pk from Messrs Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm, Lanark to Bowland Foods, Preston or to £2148 from Messrs Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm, Lanark to C Anderson, Dumfries.
Beef Cows sold to £2000 per head from Meikle Farms, Yondercroft Farm, Darvel or to 179p/pk from Meikle Farms, Yondercroft Farm, Darvel.
Dairy Cows sold to £1130 per head from Messrs Currie, Blackbog Farm, Quarter or to 147p/pk from Messrs Currie, Blackbog Farm, Quarter.
Beef Heifers per head
£2271, £2148 & £2217 Brockwoodlees
£2198 Hill
£1978 Heatheryhall
£1939 Howburn
Beef Heifers per kilo
360p (Twice), 352p, 350p Brockwoodlees
352p Heatheryhall
350p Hill & Howburn
330p Faskine
Beef Bullocks per head
£2148 Heatheryhall
£2013 Hill
£2012 Faskine
£1946 Howburn
Beef Bullocks per kilo
320p Heatheryhall
315p Fauldingcleugh
308p Howburn
304p Faskine
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1653 Westtown
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
286p Westtown
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
Lim – £1330 Townhead, £1250 Corsebank
Char – £200 Yondercroft
AA – £1570 Hill of Kilncadzow, £1290 Scotstounbank, £1270 Skirling Craigs
Her – £1310 Dovecot
Sal – £1430 & £1390 Cloverhill
Luing – £1250 Yondercroft
Sim – £1370 Bogside
Beef cows per kilo
Lim – 175p Corsebank, 171p Townhead
AA – 172p Hill of Kilncadzow, 166p Scotstounbank
Her – 155p Dovecot
Sal – 177p Cloverhill & Carlophill
Luing – 155p Yondercroft
Sim – 170p Bluebell
Char – 179p Yondercroft
Dairy cows per head
Hol – £1130 Blackbog, £1050 Loanfoot
Ayr – £970 Swaites
Dairy cows per kilo
Hol – 147p Blackbog, 136p Broadfield
Ayr – 129p Swaites
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday 13th November 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold Lambs and Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Messrs AF & R Cruickshank, Little Kype Farm, Strathaven and Messrs W Steel & Co, Cumberhead Farm, Lesmahagow have kindly donated Lambs for the Lamb for St Andrews Day Campaign. Over 56,000 pupils have celebrated St Andrew’s Day by cooking and eating Scotch Lamb.
Lambs
On Monday 13th November 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4880 Lambs and 1547 Cast Ewes and Rams though Lanark.
A Larger show of 4880 Prime Lambs were an excellent show for quality with vendors capitalizing on the dear trade. All classes sharper on week and many more could be sold.
The sale topped at £167 per head for Texels from Ferguson Brothers, Gillandersland Farm, Linlithgow and to 342p/kg for Beltex from Messrs W Steel & Co, Cumberhead Farm, Lesmahagow.
Overall Average 273.5p/kg (SQQ 278p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £123 Ladyurd, £108 The Croft, £107 Wallhouse, £106 Ladyurd, £104 Nia-Roo, Ladyurd & Wallhouse, £102 Balcormo, £101 School Green, £100 Ladyurd
BEL – £118, £117 & £112 Cumberhead, £109 High Crewburn, £106 Yeldabrek
BF – £98 Gareland & Barglachan, £94 Kirkstead, £92 Thethwaite, £91 Birthwood, £90 Sweetshawhead, £89 Barglachan, £87 Wallhouse & Thethwaite, £84 Birthwood
SUF – £104 Udstonhead, £99 Brockhouse, £94 Nia-Roo
CHE – £106 Blackwater, £104 High Crewburn, £101 Brockhouse, £97 Parkhouse, £94 Nia-Roo
X – £90 High Crewburn
DOR – £90 Hillhouse
WELSH – £89 Allanton
Per Kilo
TEX – 315p & 279p Ladyurd, 276p The Croft, 274p Wallhouse & Garvald, 273p Nia-Roo, 270p Ladyurd, 269p Yeldabrek, 268p Balcormo
BEL – 325p, 310p & 294p Cumberhead, 286p High Crewburn, 278p Yeldabrek
BF – 265p Barglachan, 257p Gareland & Sweetshawhead, 255p Thethwaite, 254p Kirkstead & Barglachan, 248p Thethwaite, 247p & 246p Birthwood, 241p Wallhouse
SUF – 276p Nia-Roo, 273p Udstonhead, 260p Brockhouse
CHE – 273p High Crewburn, 272p Blackwater, 265p Brockhouse, 262p Parkhouse, 261p Nia-Roo
X – 230p High Crewburn
DOR – 237p Hillhouse
WELSH – 254p Allanton
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £139 Rusha, £135 West Torphin, £134 (3 Times), £133 & £132 West Lethans, £132 Dechmont
BEL – £137 Cumberhead, £136 Jeanfield & West Lethans, £134 Belstane, West Lethans & Ingraston, £133 Broomfield Lodge, £133 & £132 West Lethans
BF – £117 Corsebank, £116 Kirkstead, £110 Corsebank, £108 Nisbet, £107 Ingraston, £106 High Crewburn, £105 Boat, £99 Corsebank, £96 Boylston
SUF – £124 Newton of Wiston, £123 & £122 Perryflatts, £119 Southmains, Nether Brotherston & Netherburn, £118 Howmains, Greenlaws & Newmill, £116 Nether Brotherston
CHAR – £118 Thethwaite, £117 Lochhill, £114 Thethwaite, £107 Yardbent, £105 Crawcraigs
CHE – £118 Newton of Wiston & Thethwaite, £116 & £115 Nettlingflat, £110 Hallhill, £109 Boghouse, £107 Nettlingflat, £106 Jeanfield
CHM – £119 Newton of Wiston & Perryflatts, £112 & £108 Parkhouse, £107 High Crewburn
X – £123 Dykehole, £118 Ingraston, £117 East Kinleith, £116 Allanton, £113 Craigievern & Shawhead, £110 Nisbet, Allanton & Thethwaite, £106 Perryflatts
MB – £117 Jeanfield
HW – £121 & £116 Swaites
Per Kilo
TEX – 315p Rusha, 314p West Torphin, 312p West Lethans, 309p Easterseat, 305p West Lethans, 304p Jeanfield, 302p West Lethans, 300p Boghouse, West Lethans & Dechmont
BEL – 342p Cumberhead, 323p, 322p & 316p Jeanfield, 311p Belstane & West Lethans, 309p & 307p West Lethans, 305p Cumberhead
BF – 268p & 265p Corsebank, 265p High Crewburn, 262p Boat, 261p Ingraston, 257p Kirkstead & Nisbet, 253p Corsebank, 240p Boylston
SUF – 283p Perryflatts, 281p Newton of Wiston, 274p Greenlaw & Newmill, 273p Perryflatts, 270p Southmains, Nether Brotherston & Netherburn, 269p Nether Brotherston & Yardbent
CHAR – 274p Yardbent, 268p & 265p Thethwaite, 260p Lochhill, 256p Crawcraigs
CHE – 280p, 276p & 274p Nettlingflat, 272p Boghouse, 268p Newton of Wiston & Thethwaite, 265p Jeanfield, 261p Hallhill
CHM – 273p Parkhouse, 270p Newton of Wiston, Parkhouse & Perryflatts, 254p High Crewburn
X – 289p Craigievern, 275p Thethwaite, 274p Ingraston, 273p Dykehole, 269p Shawhead, 262p Nisbet, 260p East Kinleith, 257p & 255p Allanton, 252p Perryflatts
MB – 278p Jeanfield
HW – 275p & 269p Swaites
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £150 Broomfield Lodge, £143 Gillandersland & Collielaw, £142 Easterseat & Collielaw, £141 Collielaw, £140 Bogside & Collielaw, £139 Muirhead & Collielaw
BEL – £145 & £144 Broomfield Lodge, £141 West Shawtonhill, £139 Broomfield Lodge, £137 Mid Shawtonhill & Broomfield Lodge, £136 Yeldabrek, £131 Wintermuir, £129 Grangehall & Perryflatts
BF – £118 Whelphill
SUF – £133 Crosswoodhill, £130 Carwood & Feoch, £128 Auldtoun & East Kinleith, £127 Greenlaw & Howford, £126 Brownhill, Peatpotts & Southmains
CHAR – £132 Lochhill, £127 & £125 Altarstone
CHE – £130 & £125 Belstane, £124 Dawyck Mill & Westpark, £122 Hallhill
CHM – £125 Perryflatts
X – £130 Auchterhead, £126 Westpark, £124 Blackburn Mains, £123 Shawhead, £118 West Shawtonhill & Nisbet, £113 Perryflatts
BFL – £90 Hartside
LLE – £117 Burghmuir
MB – £137 Gillandersland
BL – £100 Elsrickle Mains
DOR – £110 Hillhouse
Per Kilo
TEX – 308p Easterseat, 306p Broomfield Lodge, 295p Collielaw, 293p Broomfield Lodge, 291p Edgehead, 289p Craighead, 287p Collielaw, Kepscaith & Mid Shawtonhill, 286p Collielaw
BEL – 300p & 289p Broomfield Lodge, 285p Mid Shawtonhill, 282p Lawhead, 280p Grangehall, 278p Perryflatts, 278p Broomfield Lodge & Wintermuir, 272p Yeldabrek
BF – 251p Whelphill
SUF – 270p Howford, 268p Brownhill, 267p East Kinleith, 266p Auldtoun, 264p Greenlaw, 262p Peatpotts, 260p Feoch, 257p Southmains, 255p Crosswoodhill, 250p Carwood
CHAR – 276p Altarstone, 264p Lochhill, 250p Altarstone
CHE – 275p Westpark, 265p Hallhill, 260p & 250p Belstane, 248p Dawyck Mill
CHM – 266p Perryflatts
X – 270p Nunnerie, 267p Shawhead, 262p Westpark & Nisbet, 260p Auchterhead, 253p Blackburn Mains, 251p West Shawtonhill, & Perryflatts
BFL – 187p Hartside
LLE – 238p Burghmuir
MB – 269p Gillandersland
BL – 200p Elsrickle Mians
DOR – 234p Hillhouse
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £167 Gillandersland, £154 Skirling Craigs, £150 Dechmont, £148 Skirling Craigs & Dechmont, £147 Skirling Craigs & Gillandersland, £145 Gillandersland & Blackpark, £143 Blackpark
BEL – £140 Cumberhead
BF – £119 East Kinleith
SUF – £153 Auldtoun, £152 West Shawtonhill, £141 Nunnerie, £135 Southmains, £134 Howford & Nether Brotherston, £124 Greenlaw
CHE – £153 Hallhill
X – £137 Blackburn Mains
BFL – £126 & £116 Hartside, £100 Biggar Road
BL – £100 The Meadows
HAM – £130 West Shawtonhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 274p Skirling Craigs, 272p Dechmont, Skirling Craig & Gillandersland, 264p Dechmont, Broomfield Lodge, Skirling Craigs & Yeldabrek
BEL – 254p Cumberhead
BF – 224p East Kinleith
SUF – 261p Nunnerie, 257p West Shawtonhill, 255p Auldtoun, 254p Southmains, 252p Howford & Nether Brotherston, 229p Greenlaw
CHE – 273p Hallhill
X – 258p Blackburn Mains
BFL – 200p & 190p Hartside, 166p Biggar Road
BL – 142p The Meadows
HAM – 232p West Shawtonhill
Cast Sheep
A smaller show of 1547 Cast Ewes saw all classes sharper on the week with trade up £10 across the board. More could have been sold to advantage. Best Texel and Beltex Ewes met extreme rates.
The sale topped at £286 per head for Texels from Messrs R & J Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill Farm, Chapelton and to £74 for Blackface from Messrs CC MacArthur & Co, Nunnerie Farm, Elvanfoot.
Overall Average £80.14
Blackface Average £49.89 (320)
Ewes
TEX – £286 Mid Shawtonhill, £280 Rusha, £248 Cowgrove, £245 Rusha, £235 Skirling Craigs, £230 & £210 Rusha, £200 Boylston, £185 Yeldabrek, £178 Wintermuir
BEL – £242 Mid Shawtonhill, £235 Corstane, £222 Feoch, £165 Cowgrove, £126 Corstane, £120 Mid Shawtonhill, £118 Cowgrove, £92 Feoch
BF – £74 Nunnerie & Dalefield, £71 Townhead, £70 Shawhead, Rockhall & Glendouran, £69 Boylston & Kirkstead, £67 Little Kype, £65 Blackburn Mains
SUF – £162 Yeldabrek, £160 Mid Shawtonhill & Crosswoodhill, £146 Yeldabrek, £140 Carwood, £132 Burnhouse, £130 Mid Shawtonhill & Rusha, £128 Feoch, £120 Mid Shawtonhill
CHAR – £86 Lochhill
NCC – £109 Brockhouse, £108 & £104 Yeldabrek, £98 Glebe Park, £89 Yeldabrek, £87 Newton of Wiston, £86 Brockhouse, £85 Yeldabrek, £84 Nia-Roo, £81 Yeldabrek
CHE – £94 Parkhouse, £90 Boreland, £78 East Law, £74 Yeldabrek, £73 Craigmad, £67 Balavagr, £66 Thethwaite, £65 Yeldabrek, £62 Glebe Park
CHM – £110 Rockhall & Burnhouse, £79 Carmacoup, £70 Glebe Park, £68 Brockhouse, £56 Glebe Park
X – £110 Carwood, £109 Burnhouse, £108 Lupus, £106 Bonnington Mains, £104 Boylston, £99 East Law & Burnhouse, £98 Easterseat, £96 Rockhall, £89 The Meadow
BFL – £60 Rusha
LLE – £70 Ladyurd
ZWA – £82 Yeldabrek
BL – £50 Greenbank
BERR – £90 Burnhouse
ROM – £82 & £70 Yeldabrek
HB – £76 Dalefield
Rams
TEX – £180 West Shawtonhill, £160 Gareland, £150 Cowgrove, £112 Auldtoun, £96 Yeldabrek
BEL – £80 Feoch
BF – £85 Nunnerie, £76 Gareland
SUF – £120 Richardton, £108 Auldtoun
WELSH – £59 Tardoes
HW – £68 & £50 Tardoes
