Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 15th January 2024
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday 15th January 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 130 cattle comprising of 45 bullocks and heifers & 85 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to 336ppk from Messrs DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to W Stark, Twechar or to £2009 from Messrs DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Limousin bullocks sold to 308ppk from Barrie Farming, Howburn Farm, Biggar to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to £1972 from Messrs JF & MB Teague, Temple House, Balerno to Bowland Foods, Preston.
Beef cows sold to £2100 per head from Messrs A Campbell, Strawfrank Farm, Carstairs or to 234ppk from Barrie Farming, Howburn Farm, Biggar.
Dairy cows sold to £1510 per head from Broadfield Farming Co or to 172ppk from Messrs TW Brown, Muirhouse Farm, Carnwath.
Beef Heifers per head
£2009 & £1983 Brockwoodlees
£1965 & £1884 Collielaw
£1921 Temple House
Beef Heifers per kilo
336p & 335p Brockwoodlees
315p Temple House
315p Collielaw
312p & 310p Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks per head
£1972 Temple House
£1841 Howburn
Beef Bullocks per kilo
308p Howburn
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1953 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
228p & 222p Millhill
Young Bulls per head
£1706 Calla
Young Bulls per head
242p Calla
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
AA – £1610 Townhead, £1590 Toxside
LIM – £2100 Strawfrank, £1850 Calla
LIM X – £1950 Howburn, £1870 Townhead, £1650 Dreva
LUING – £910 Overcairns
SHORT – £1330 Kingside
SIM – £1570 Hillridge
BB – £1510 Hillridge, £1490 Kingside
Beef cows per kilo
AA – 198p Toxside, 191p Townhead
LIM – 232p Strawfrank, 213p Calla
LIM X – 233p Howburn, 215p Townhead, 207p Dreva, 206p Gair
SHORT – 178p Kingside
SIM – 199p Hillridge, 188p Haywoodhead
BB – 1997p Hillridge
Dairy cows per head
HOL – £1510, £1390 & £1240 Broadfield Farming Co, £1270 Greentowers, £1190 Quothquan Mill
FRIES – £1240 Muirhouse, £1070 Harvieston
AYR – £1330 Langside
Dairy cows per kilo
FRIES – 171p Muirhouse, 153p Harvieston
AYR – 159p Langside
HOL – 169p, 168p & 164p Broadfield Farming Co, 161p Quothquan Mill
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday 15th January 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2830 Hoggs and 1534 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Hoggs
A similar show of 2830 prime haggs were forward with almost 1000 being Blackies. Trade remained good in all classes with heavies again coming to good money.
The sale topped at £173 per head for Texels from Messrs TA & R Laird, Cambwell Farm, Biggar and to 372p/kg for Texels from Messrs R & M Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke.
Overall Average 269pp/kg (SQQ 270p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £80 Heatheryhall
BF – £71 Peel, £67 Kirkstead, £60 Crossflatt
CHE – £81 Allanton
25.5-32kg
Per Kilo
TEX – 250 Heatheryhall
BF – 236p Peel, 223p Kirkstead, 193p Crossflatt
CHE – 261p Allanton
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £118 Northflatt, £110 Walkerdyke, Yardbent, Newton & Biggarshiels Mains, £109 Newton, £105 Mid Hartwood, Carlophill, Yeldabrek, Thethwaite
BEL – £110 Walkerdyke, £109 Haspielaw, £105 Laigh Carnduff, £104 Walkerdyke & The Firs
BF – £100 Greenfield, £97 Gareland, £96 Carco, £95 Netherhill, Toxside, Carco & Gareland £94 Innerleithen
SUF – £100 Blackhill & Carnduff, £80 South Quarter
CHE– £99 Heatheryhall,
X – £95 Cleughhead, £94 Howburn, £90 Carnduff, £77 Forrestfield, £70 Forrestfield
BFL– £70 Sorn Mains
BL– £81 Whitelee Gate
ROM-£95 Tintoview
Per Kilo
TEX – 302p Northflatt, 289p Walkerdyke, 286p Newton of Crathie, 283p Carlophill, 282p Yardbent, Newton of Crathie & Biggarshiels Mains, 276p Mid Hartwood, Yeldabrek & Thethwaite
BEL – 286p Haspielaw, 283p Laigh Carnduff, 282p & 281p Walkerdyke, 273p The Firs
BF – 269p Gareland, 263p Netherhill, Gareland & Greenfield, 260p Gareland, 259p Carco, 256p Netherhill, Toxside & Carco
SUF – 263p Blackhill & Laigh Carnduff, 235p South Quarter
CHE – 267p Heatheryhall
X – 247p Howburn, 243p Cleughhead & Laigh Carnduff, 208p Forrestfield
BFL – 194p Sorn Mains
BL – 213p Whitelee Gate
ROM – 250p Tintoview
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX– £133 Craighead, £131 Allanton, £129 Merkland, £128 Allanton, Craighead, Dykehead, £127 Ingraston, Ryeflatt, Walkerdyke, £126 Allanton
BEL – £140 Yeildabrek, £134 Yeildabreak, £125 Sanderson, Walkerdyke, Cloverhill, Auchenbart £120 Walkerdyke & Auchenbart
BF– £121 Gair, £120 Heatheryhall, £117 Gareland & Parkhall, £115 Corsebank & Cloverhill, £114 Cronan, £113 Kirkton of Crawford, £111 Corsebank
SUF – £125 Muldron, £115 Heatheryhall, £111 Drewshill, £110 Walkerdyke, Yardbent & Thethwaite, £105 Thethwaite & Sorn Mains, £100 South Quarter
CHAR-£113 Yeldabrek
CHE – £127 Greentowers, £125 Heatheryhall, £114 Yeldabrek, £109 Thethwaite
BFL – £90 Sorn Mains
ZWA – £100 Newton of Crathie
X – £124 Heatheryhall, £117 Allanton, £115 Kirkton of Crawford, Netherhill & Dykehead, £113 Nunnerie, £112 Ingraston, £111 Cloverhill, £107 Allanton & Bents
Per Kilo
TEX – 309p Craighead, 302p Bents, 300p Yeldabrek, 297p Allanton, 295p Ingraston, Walkerdyke & Northflatt, 293p East Metkland, 292p Hill of Harthill, 290p Allanton
BEL – 311p & 304p Yeldabrek,300p Auchenbart, 297p Biggarshiels Mains & Auchenbart, 290p Walkerdyke, 287p Yeldabrek, 285p Walkerdyke & Allanton
BF – 271p Cronan, 269p Kirkton of Crawford, 268p Gair, 267p Netherhill, Corsebank & Cloverhill, 266p Heatheryhall, 265p Gareland, Boylston & Parkhall
SUF – 280p Heatheryhall, 277p Muldron, 269p & 268p Thethwaite, 264p Dewshill, 263p South Quarter, 262p Sorn Mains, 261p Walkerdyke & Yardbent
CHAR – 269p Yeldabrek
CHE – 290p Heatheryhall, 285p Yeldabrek, 282p Greentowers, 265p Thethwaite
X – 281p Heatheryhall, 273p Kirkton of Crawford, 272p Allanton, 271p & 267p Netherhill, 266p Ingraston, 264p Cloverhill, 261p Dykehead & Bents, 254p Allanton
BFL – 200 Sorn Mains
ZWA – Newton of Crathie
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £154 Broomfield Lodge, £153 Collielaw, £151 Collielaw, £150 Broomfiled Lodge& Collielaw, £147 Broomfield Lodge& O’Cathain, £144 Collielaw, £143 Kirkton of Crawford, £140 Blackpark
BEL – £157 Broomfield Lodge, £152 Broomfield Lodge, £151 Mid Hartwood, £148 Broomfeild Lodge,
BF – £123 Peel, £108 Netherhill
SUF – £136 South Mains, £133 Lawriesmuir, £129 Heatheryhall, £124 Soth Mains, £123 Muldron, £120 Muldron, £115 Yardbent
CHE – £142 Allanton
CHAR– £120 Yeldabrek
X – £139 Lawriesmuir, £135 O’Cathain, £133 Glendouran, £132 Glendouran, £128 Heatheryhall, £124 Northflatt, £122 Williams Lee & Netherhill
BFL – 3119 Haystoun
BL– £100 Whitelee Gate
Per Kilo
TEX – 332p, Collielaw, 326p Collielaw, 314p Collielaw, 313p Collielaw, 310p Kirkton of Crawford, 306p Broomfield Lodge, 296p Broomfiled Lodge, 295p Collielaw, 294p O’Cathain
BEL – 321p Mid Hartwood, 316p Broomfeild Lodge 314p Broomfeild Lodge, 308p Broomfield Lodge
BF – 246p Peel, 234p Netherhill
SUF – 277p Lawriesmuir, 274p Heatheryhall, 267p Muldron, 263p Southmains, 261p Sothmains, 255p Yardbent, 240p Muldron
CHE – 284p Allanton
CHAR – 260p Yeldabrek
X – 278p Lawriesmuir, 266p Heatheryhall & Glendouran, 265p Netherhill, 264p Glendouran, 259p Jackson Est & Williams Lee, 258p Northflatt
BFL – 233p Haystoun
BL – 200p Whitelee Gate
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £173 Camberwell, £162 Southmains, £160 Townhead, £157 Townhead, £156 Camberwell & Yeldabrek, £154 Camberwell & Hallhill, £150 Hallhill & East Merkland
BFL – £126 Haystoun
SUF – £160 Mossplatt, 3154 Southmains
CHM– £155 Glendouran
X– 3133 Mid Hartwood
Per Kilo
TEX – 283p East Merkland, 277p Hallhill, 274p High Crewburn, 273p Cambwell, 272p Hallhill &Blackhill, 270p Hallhill, 269p High Crewburn, 266p Heatheryhall
SUF – 265p Southmains, 258p Mossplatt
CHM – 271p Glendouran
X – 246p Mid Hartwood
BFL – 188p Haystoun
Cast Sheep
The 1534 cast ewes and rams were a larger show with trade similar on week. Best ewes and strongest ewes coming to good pounds per head. Blackface ewes remain easy to sell.
The sale topped at £280 per head for Texels from Messrs HA Blackwood, Auldhouseburn Farm, Muirkirk and to £90 for Blackface from Messrs Haddow, Lawriesmuir Farm, Lesmahagow.
Overall Average £86.91
BF Average £60.88 (450)
Ewes
TEX – £280 Auldhouseburn, £272 Jeanfield, £258 Cambwell & Sandilands, £228 Auldhouseburn, £222 Lawhead, £202 Townhead, Thinacre & Vestrafiold, £190 Auldhouseburn
BEL – £178 & £172 Oldwalls, £92 Jeanfield, £90 & £85 The Firs, £80 Walkerdyke, £54 Jeanfield
BF – £90 Lawriesmuir, £79 Greyside, £78 Crookboat & Hallhill, £77 Hartside, £74 Greysode, £71 Brocklees, £69 Hamildean, Ingraston & Walston Mill
SUF – £158 Strawfrank, £153 Greyside, £150 Auldhouseburn & Richardton, £146 Auldhouseburn, £142 & £140 Carwood, £140 Auldhouseburn, £138 Gillandersland
NCC – £114 Yeldabrek
CHE – £92 Greyside, £83 Wintermuir, £78 Heatheryhall, £75 Spittal, £72 Brocklees, £66 Heatheryhall & Greyside, £65 Avoncrook, £60 Heatheryhall
CONT – £40 Yeldabrek
CHM – £92 Heatheryhall, £88 Cronan, £86 Strawfrank, £83 East Doura
X – £113 Westpark, £109 Strawfrank & Wester Whitecastle, £108 Townhead, £106 Fountainside & Howburn, £105 Brocklees, £102 Ingraston, £99 Westpark, £98 Midtown
BFL – £132 Hamildean, £116 Townhead, £110 Hedgelee, £104 Hamildean, £90 Greyside & Hillend
LLE – £84 & £79 Yeldabrek, £77 Brocklees, £76 & £63 Heatheryhall
BDM – £108 & £88 Jeanfield
ZWA – £89 Yeldabrek, £56 Avoncrook
BL – £82 Silvermuir
HW – £65 Yeldabrek
Rams
TEX – £136 Hill of Harthill, £122 Lawhead, £120 Wester Whitecastle, £108 Thinacre, £106 Wester Whitecastle, £100 Yeldabrek, £94 Dewshill, £82 New Harestanes, £60 Westparks
BEL – £100 Craighead & Greyside, £84 Wester Whitecastle
BF – £83 Kirkstead, £78 & £69 Mitchellslacks, £68 Haystoun, £60 Mitchellslacks
SUF – £100 Newton of Crathie, £70 Yeldabrek, £66 Middlehouse, £50 Fountainside
CHE – £78 Rosebery
BFL – £120 Bents, £76 Newton of Crathie
SHE – £50 Greyside
DS – £50 Yeldabrek
