Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 12th February, 2024
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday 12th February 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 135 cattle comprising of 40 bullocks and heifers and 95 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to 330p/kg from Messers DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead or to £2158 from Messers DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Limousin bullocks sold to 282p/kg from Messers R Warnock and Son, Hill Farm, Strathaven to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to £2160 from Messers R Warnock and Son, Hill Farm, Strathaven to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Beef cows sold to £2030 per head from Messers D & J Aitken, Hill of Kilncadzow Farm, Carluke or to 236p/kg from Messers J & J Bannatyne, Drumalbin Farm, Biggar.
Dairy cows sold to £1490 per head from Greentowers Farm, Lanark or to 190p/kg from Greentowers Farm, Lanark.
Beef Heifers per head
£2158, £2028, £1900 Brockwoodlees
£1940, £1854 Yett
£1878, £1867 Collielaw
£1822 Fauldingcleugh
£1790 Whitecraigs
Beef Heifers per kilo
330p, 328p, 325p Brockwoodlees
322p Collielaw
318p Howburn
312p Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks per head
£2160, £1971 Hill (Strathaven)
£1738 Holms of Glengavel
Beef Bullocks per kilo
282p, 270p Hill (Strathaven)
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1643 Millhill
£1264 East Gartmillan
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
218p East Gartmillan
200p, 198p Millhill
Young Bulls per head
£2001 Kepscaith
£1736 Harvieston
Young Bulls per kilo
268p Quothquan Mill
262p Harvieston
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
AA – £2030 & £1890 Hill of Kilncadzow, £1870 Scotstounbank, £1570 Robiesland, £1530 Birkenhead
Saler – £1470 Scotstounbank, £1310 Carlophill
Lim – £1970 Southmains, £1890 Kepscaith, £1640 Drumalbin
Lim x – £1650 Drumalbin, £1590 Goodockhill, £1550 Drumalbin
Sho – £1490 Howburn
Sim – £1530 & £1450 Newsteadings
Beef cows per kilo
AA – 230p Scotstounbank, 212p Hill of Kilncadzow, 209p Robiesland, 205p Scotstounbank & Birkenhead, 203p Scotstounbank
Saler – 200p Scotstounbank, 195p Carlophill
Lim – 233p Kepscaith, 221p Drumalbin, 209p Southmains
Lim x – 235p & 207p Drumalbin, 207p Birkenhead, 201p Drumalbin, 198p Goodockhill, 190p Southmains
Sho – 186p Howburn
Sim – 203p & 198p Newsteadings
B/Gre – 164p Low Knochrioch
Dairy cows per head
Ayr – £1250 & £1170 Newlands, £1150 Swaites, £1110 Newlands
Hol – £1490 & £1410 Greentowers, £1390 Auchmeddan, £1270 North Garngour, £1250 Quothquan Mill & Greentowers, £1190 Grangehall, £1150 Haggs
Mont – £1410 & £1250 Cobblehaugh
Fries – £1370, £1250, £1210 & £1030 Auchmeddan
Dairy cows per kilo
Ayr – 174p, 167p & 164p Newlands
Hol – 189p, 182p & 180p Greentowers, 180p Netherholm, 174p Auchmeddan, 172p Haggs, 167p North Garngour, 165p Craigthornhill, 160p Haggs
Mont – 168p Cobblehaugh
Fries – 184p, 172p & 169p Auchmeddan
Cast bulls per head
£2600 Skirling Craigs
Cast bulls per kilo
218p Skirling Craigs
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday 12th February 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4086 hoggs, cast ewes and 294 store hoggs through Lanark.
Hoggs
A much larger show of 4086 prime hoggs including 1000 Blackface saw trade strong again in all classes, with the heavy weights and best flesh all cleaner on the week. Many more needed to fill Scotlands largest ringside of prime sheep buyers.
The sale topped at £212 per head for texel from Mr J D Simpson, Hillridge Farm, Biggar and to 397p/kg for Texel from The Firm of A M Hope, Nether Skellyhill Farm, Lesmahagow.
Overall Average 314p/kg (SQQ 318 p/kg)
10-25.4kg
Per Head
TEX – £54 Greenhill,
BF – £80 Overburn
Per Kilo
BF – 267p Overburn
X- 80p Burnhead
TEX – 225p Greenhill
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £102 Cumberhead, £100 Nether Brothersoton, £90 & £78 Laing Carnduff, £89 Turdees
BF – £92 & £91 Midlock, £91 Parkhall, £87 Haystoun
SHE– £70 Cairnie, £60 Hawthornbank
X – £85 Hawthornbank & Cloich
DS– £80 381 Hamilton Road
Per Kilo
TEX – 340p Cumberhead, 312p Nether Brothersron, 296p Newhouse, 281p & 260p Carnduff
BF – 303p parkhall, 290p Haystoun, 289p Cloverhill, 287p & 284p Heatheryhall,
SHE – 218p Cairnie, 214p Hawthornbank
X – 283p Cloich, 265p Hawthornbank
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £129 Thethwaite, £126 Wintermuir, £124 & £123 Springfield, £122 Newton
BEL – £128 Chapelhill
BF – £128 Walston Mill, £127 Boat, £120 Thethwaite & Crow Wood, £116 Scrogton
SUF – £116 Dalwyne, £100 Greenhill
CHAR – £130 Thethwaite, £112 Altarstone
CHE– £129 Thethwaite, £117 Newton, £116 Dalwyne, £106 Altarstone
Welsh- £107 Allanton
X – £114 Overburn, £109 High Dyke, £108 Newton, £107 Burnhead, £104 Hillridge
LLE– £120 Hillend
JAC– £79 Laing Carnduff
Per Kilo
TEX – 333p Springfield, 331p & 327p Wintermuir & Carlophill, 330p Thethwaite
WELSH- 314p Allanton
BEL – 328p Chapellhill
BF – 328p Walston Mill, 325p Boat, 324p Thethwiate, 312p Carco, 308p Boylston
SUF – 313p Dalwayne,256p Greenhill
CHAR – 333p Thethwaite, 294p Altarstone
CHE- 339p Thethwaite, 325p Newton, 322p Dalwayne, 311p Altarstone
X – 305p Hillridge, 302p High Dyke, 300p Overburn, 281p Burnhead, 276p Newton
LLE- 324p Hillend
JAC- 232p Laigh Carnduff
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £163 North Garngor, £159 Nether Skellyhill, £157 Gillandersland, £155 Feoch & Gillandersland
BF – £145 Corsebank, £142 Faulds, £140 heatheryhall, £139 Walston Mill
BEL- £160 Heatheryhall, £156 Newton of Wiston, £154 feoch, £148 Heatheryhall
SUF – £150 & £147 Grangehall, £139 Sorn Mains & Newton, £137 North Glen
CHAR– £127 Laigh Cleugheran
CHE- £149 Thethwaite, & Grangehall, £143 Rowntreehill, £140 Walston Mill
CHM- £143 6 Kirk Place, £141 & £132 Faulds, £119 Spittal
SM- £136 Cloverhill
X- £147 Dykehead, £142 Heatheryhall, £139 Northflatt, £136 Grangehall, £131 Shawhead
BFL- £100 Scrogton
ZWA- £126 Dalwyne
HAM- £130 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 397p Nether Skellyhill, 382, Hillend, 378p West Lethans, 373p Gillandersland, 370p hill
BEL – 371p Newton of Wiston, 363p Heatheryhall, 358p Feoch, 344p Heatheryhall
BF- 326p Cloverhill, 323p Corsebank & Walston Mill, 322p Faulds
SUF – 340p & 326p Grangehall, 330p Dalwyne, 323p Sorn Mains, 322p Thethwaite
CHE – 338p Thethwaite, 334p Heatherhall, 333p Walston Mill, 331p Grangehall & Faulds
CHAR- 309p Laigh Cleughearn
CHM – 327p & 322p Faulds, 325p 6 Kirk Place, 276p Spittal
SM – 316p Cloverhill
X – 347p Northflatt, 326p Dykehead, 320p Wintermuir, 317p Burnhead, 315p Heatherhall
BFL- 227p Scrogton
ZWA- 307p Dalwyne
HAM- 309p Yeldabrek
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £175 Wellhead, £174, £173 & £170 Collielaw
BEL – £172 Collielaw, £167 Newton of Wiston, £166 & £162 Hill, £161 Heatheryhall
BF – £151 The Riggs, £147 East Kinleit, £143 Corsebank, £141 & £140 Crow Wood
SUF – £159 Traquair, £157 Peatpotts, Bents, Netherurd & Hareshawmuir
CHE – £161 Prior Rigg, £152 Walston Mill, £148 Glendouran
CHM- £154 Hareshawmuir
SM – £153 Silverrig
X – £156 Tower, £153 & £139 Whinbush, £146 Scrogton, £137 Shawhead
Rom- £139 Peatpotts, £138 Lowerbigswell
Per Kilo
TEX – 360p, 356p, 354p Collielaw, 353p Hill, 348p Hareshawmuir
BEL – 366p & 339p Collielaw, 342 Heatheryhall, 338p Hill, 330p Wellhead
BF – 304p & 300p Crow Wood, 297 Corsebank, 294p East Kinleith, 290p The Riggs
SUF – 334p Hareshawmuir, 329p & 320p Netherurd, 322p Yeldabrek, 314p Traquair Knowe
CHE –330p Walston Mill, 328p Glendouran, 309p Prior rigg
CHM- 327p Hareshawmuir
SM – 306p Silverrig
X – 310p Scrogton, 306p & 302p Whinbush, 300p Tower, 297p Shawhead
Rom- 302p Peatpotts
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £212 Hillridge, £208 Hallhill & Southmains, £188 Peatpotts & Dechmont
BEL – £167 Weston
BF – £155 Hillridge & Blackhope, £154 Haystoun, £153 Midlock, £152 Blackhope
SUF – £193 Southmains £181 & £178 Millmoor
CHM- £157 Hareshawmuir
X – £163 Cloich
BFL – £150 Millmoor & Midlock, £140 Kirkton of Crawford & The Harrow, £115 Scrogton
ZWA – £140 Craigiehall, £130 West Shawtonhill
BL-£150 Millmoor, £119 Spittal
ROM- £164 Peatpotts
Per Kilo
TEX – 306p Silverrig, 32p Ingraston & Hallhill, 314p Netherurd, 313p Hallhill
BEL – 315p Weston
BF – 303p Hillridge, 280p Haystoun, 276p Blackhope, 268p Midlock, 261p Welphill
SUF – 291p Millmoor , 288p Southmains
ROM– 303p Peatpotts
CHM – 296p Hareshawmuir
X – 307p Cloich
BFL – 267p Millmoor, 241p Kirkton of crawford, 233p The Harrow, 221p Scrogton, 205p Midlock
BL – 263p Millmoor, 224p Spittal
ZWA – 233p Craigiehall, 185p West Shawtonhill
Store Hoggs
TEX – £115 & £99 Ingraston, £80, £40 Kirkton of Crawford
BF – £97 & £75 Raahead, £87 Ingraston, £60 The Law, £56 Dawyck Mill
SUF – £127 Yeldabrek, £91 the Law, £71 & £61 Linnburn
NCC – £96 Nettlingflat,
CHE – £112 Faulds, £94 & £70 The Law, £62 Upper Heads
SHE – £73 & £50 Swanbister
Cast Sheep
A much larger show of 1978 cast ewes and rams saw trade similar on the week with all classes heavily bid for. Best quality short of requirements. Hill ewes easily cashed. More plainer, leaner ewes forward today.
The sale topped at £288 per head for texel from Messers JA Gibson, Cowgrove, Galston and to £92 for Blackface from Hartside Farms, Biggar.
Overall Average £91.02p/kg
Blackface average £71.16 p/kg (568)
Ewes
TEX – £288 & £250 Cowgrove, £280 Strawfrank, £248 posso
BEL – £150 & £130 Cowgrove, £120 & 3110 Mid Tulloch, £80 Nether Brotherston
BF – £114 Cloich, £92 Hartside, £91 Robiesland, £90 Posso & Townhead
SUF – £152 & £150 Cowgrove, £140, £134 & £132 West
CHAR –
BTEX- £100 Yeldabrek
NCC – £130, £116 & £113 Yeldabrek, £118 West, £108 Toxside Cottages
CHE – £105 Craigmad, £99 Newton of Wiston, £94 Parkhouse & Yeldabrek
CHM – £126 Stobo Home & West, £124 COwgrove, £119 Yeldabrek, £112 4 Lochaber
X – £142 Newton of Wiston, £116 Cowgrove, 3112 Laigh Cleughearn, £110 Glendarroch, £108 Skirling Craigs
BFL – £130 Yeldabrek, £114 Stobo Home, £84 Cloich & Spittal
SHE – £61, £49 Springfield, £57 Lowerbigswell, £40 Walton, £39 Yeldabrek
CONT- £98 Yeldabrek, £80 Lowerbigswell
ZWA –£126 West Shawtonhill
DS- £94 Lowerbigswell,
HB- £97 Mid Tulloch
JAC – £88 Laigh Carnduff, £71 Hills of Dalserf
BL- £115 West
HW – £57 Burnhead
LLE- £58 Muirsland
SWA- £44 Cloich
KHIL- £86 Dalwyne
DOR- £88 Nobblehall
EASY CARE – £80 & £66 Broomhill
Rams
TEX – £172 Hallhill, £130 Cowgrove & Ingraston, £128 Muirsland & West Torphin
BF – £84 Corsebank, Cloich & Ingraston, £70 mid Tulloch, £57 Crossflatt
BEL- £64 West Torphin
SUF –
NCC – £126 West, £100 Stobo, Hallhill & West, £80 Stobo
CHAR- £130 West
BFL – £100 The Harrow, £82 Burnhead
SHE – £40 yeldabrek
LLE – £90 Mid Tulloch
EC- £96 Broomhill
BTEX- 150 Yeldabrek
BL- £110 West
JAC- £78 Noblehall
DS- £102 Hamilton Road
