Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 24th September
113 Cattle, Sold 113
Limousin Heifer sold to 256p/Kg twice from David Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie, to Hugh Black & Son Butcherds. Bullocks sold to 249p/Kg from Castlehill Farms to Allan Elliott Butchers, Lanark. Dairy cow sold to £875 from Broadfield Farming. Beef Cow sold to £1245 from Buteland Farm, Balerno.
Heifer per Head
£1480, £1444 & £1436 Brockwoodlees, £1450, £1436 & £1421 Northholm.
Heifer per Kilo
256p (twice), 255p & 252p Brockwoodlees, 251p Castlehill.
Bullock per Head
£1370 Castlehill.
Bullock per Kilo
249p Castlehill.
Young Bulls
222p Castlehill.
Beef Cow per Head
£1245 & £1235 Buteland, £1135 Cleugh, £1085 Gillandersland, £1075 Broomhill, £1055 Buteland.
Beef Cow per Kilo
156p Broomhill & Buteland, 153p Cleugh, 151p Buteland, 149p Gillandersland.
Dairy Cow per Head
£875 Broadfield, £755 Grangehall, £725 Midhill, £715 Broadfield, Greentowers & North Garngour.
Calves 40 Calves sold to a top of £270 for a BBx Bull from Auchmeddan Farm.
Beef Bred Bulls
£265 & £260 BBx Auchmeddan.
£210 LIMx Aitkenhead.
Beef Bred Hfrs
£265, £240 & £230 AAx Moatmains.
£155 LIMx Aitkenhead.
Dairy Bred
£275 BF Nether Skellyhill.
£45 HF Wester Board.
£42 Longlea.
2368 Lambs and 1120 Cast Ewes were through Lanark.
The sale topped at £99 per head for Texels from Messrs Caldwell, Low Polquheys, and to 208p/Kg for Texels from R & M Struthers, Collielaw Farm. Overall average 171.4p/Kg (SQQ 174.3p/Kg)
Lambs
Another good show of 2368 lambs saw trade sharper on the week with less export weight lambs on offer. More could be sold to advantage.
Principle Price/Head
TEX – £99 Low Polquheys, £98 Collielaw, £96 Carstairs Mains & Collielaw, £94 High Parks & Drumbuie, £93 Collielaw, £92 Broomfield, £91 Bonnington Mains, £90 Kirkton of Crawford.
BEL – £94 High Parks, £90 Broomfield, £87 & £82 Calton, £82 High Parks.
SUFF – £79 Ingraston, £78.50 Couplaw, £78 Chesterhall, 77.50 Burnetland.
MULE – £77 Broomfield, £76 Kirkton of Crawford, £75.50 West Millrig, £74 Low Polquheys, £72.50 Shawhead & Nether Abington.
BF – £70.50 Shawhead, £68 Hartwood, £66 Nether Abington.
Principle Price/Kg
TEX – 208p Collielaw, 206p Chesterhall, 205p Westtown, 204p Drumbuie & Carstairs Mains & Collielaw, 203p Carstairs Mains, 202p West Millrig.
BEL – 200p Carstairs Mains, Calton & High Parks, 197p Calton, 192p Gillbank.
SUFF – 176p Hartwood, 172p Hutton Inst, Mossplatt, Netherton & Laigh Carnduff.
MULE – 171p Cleughhead, 168p Kirkwood, 167p Northflatt, 166p Hartwood.
BF – 165p & 161p Nether Abington, 160p Shawhead.
Ewes
Another large show of 1120 ewes saw all classes dearer on the week with best quality ewes short of buyers requirements. The sale topped at £143 for Texels from Messrs Parkin, Higher Daviesdykes.
Principle Prices
TEX – £143 Daviesdykes, £142 & £139 Eastfield, £138 Greenwalls, £134 The Firs, £130 East Bangour, £122 Highfield, £118 Townhead, £116 Collielaw & Eastfield.
SUFF – £94 Gosland, £90 Westtown, £87 Lawhead, £82 Greenside.
MULE – £89 Shawhead, £85 Eastfield, £77 Hartwood, £74 Galalaw & Grangehall.
BFL – £96 & £90 Townhead, £80 Perryflatts.
NCC – £70 & £69 West Montgarswood, £61 Craigthorn, £60 Bridgehouse.
CHEV – £59 Boghouse, £56 West Montgarswood & Rowantreehill, £53 Shawhead.
BF – £62 Burnhead, Kilsyth, £60 Shawhead, £49 Hartwood & Shawhead, £47 Hartwood, £46 Nether Abington & Burnhead, Kilsyth.
Rams
TEX – £114 Boghouse.
