Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 11th March 2024
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday the 11th March 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 100 cattle comprising of 32 bullocks and heifers and 68 cast cows.
Limousin Heifers sold to 342p/pk from Messrs DM Dickenson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Black Butchers Lanark.
Or to £2190 from Messrs DM Dickenson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Black Butchers Lanark.
Limousin bullocks sold to 330p/pk from Messrs D & E Lockhart, Fauldingcleugh, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Lockerbie to MJ Stark (wholesaler), Glasgow.
Or to £2114 from Messrs R Warnock, Hill Farm, Strathaven to Chapman Butchers Wishaw.
Beef cows sold to £2000 per head from Mr T Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm, Biggar.
Or to 249p/pk from Messrs J & J Bannatyne, Drumalbin Farm, Biggar.
Dairy cows sold to £1650 per head from Messrs R Hamilton & Sons, High Crewburn Farm, Strathaven o to 175p/pk from Messrs Dunbar, Cromlet Farm, Airdrie.
Beef Heifers per head
£2189, £2134, £2048, £1942, £1894, £1859 Brockwoodlees
£2087 Hill (Strathaven)
£1746, £1415 Carmichael Home
£1744, £1730 Fauldingcleugh
£1626 Collielaw
£1602 Auldtoun
£1198 Woodhead
Beef Heifers per kilo
342p, 340p, 338p, 336p Brockwoodlees
340p Hill (Strathaven)
338p, £328 Fauldingcleugh
332p Collielaw
Beef Bullocks per head
£2114 Hill (Strathaven)
£1808 Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks per kilo
330p Fauldingcleugh
302p Hill (Strathaven)
Young Bulls per head
£2277, £2257 West Glespin
Young Bulls per kilo
278p West Glespin
278p Millmoor
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
AA – £1870 Heatheryhall, £1650 Scotstounbank
SALER – £1170 Whitesykes
LIM X – £2000 Heatheryhall, £1970 Dreva, £1670 Headsmuir
BSH – £1110 Midhhill
SHORT – £1330 Roan
CONT X £1650 High Crewburn, £1170 Midhill
B/GREY – £1310 & £1230 Posso
BB – £1110 North Quarter
Beef cows per kilo
AA X – 226p Heatheryhall, 223p & 219 Scotstounbank
SALER – 181p Whiteskyes
LIM X – 248p,238p, 234p, 229p, 216p Drumalbin, 240p Dreva, 237p Heatheryhall, 219p Collielaw, 211p Headsmuir
BSH – 210p Midhill
SHORT – 186p Roan
CONT X – 218pp Midhill, 202p High Crewburn
B/GREY – 201- North Quarter
Dairy cows per head
FRIES – £1310 & £1270 Harelaw, £1210 Cromlet, £1050 Auchnotroch
HOL – £1370 Harelaw, £1170 Wolfclyde, £1150 Loanfoot, £1090 Grangehall, £1010 New Greentowers
Dairy cows per kilo
FRIES – 174p Cromlet, 167p & 164p Harelaw
HOL – 174p Harelaw, 158p Loanfoot, 154p New Greentowers
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday 11th March 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 1478 Cast Ewes and 4259 Hoggs through Lanark, as well as 346 Store Hoggs.
A much larger show of 4259 including 1449 Black Face prime hoggs have an excellent run for quality and again met the dearest average seen in Lanark so far.
The sale topped at a centre record for a hogg, £278 per head for a Texel from Messrs TA & R Laird, Cabmwell Farm, Biggar and to 465p/pk for Beltex from Messrs G Clark, Wellheads Farm, Livingston
Hoggs
Overall Average 360pp/kg (361 p/kg)
10-25.4kg
Per Head
SHE – £40 Vementry, £30 Yeldabrek
CHE – £55 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
SHE – 173p Vementry, 150p Yeldabrek
CHE – 220p Yeldabrek
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £119 40 West Hemming Street, £113 Wintermuir, £100 63 Menzies Avenue, £88 Yeldabrek
BF – £179 East Kinleith, £96 Debog, £94 Spango, £92 Lightshaw, £91 Auchencorth
CHE – £105 Yeldabrek
SM – £100 Nether Brotherston, £94 Leithenwater
SWA – £90 Birniehall
SHE – £90, £80 & £71 Vementry, £60 63 Manzies Avenue
Per Kilo
TEX – 396p 40 West Hemming Street, 364p Wintermuir, 357p 63 Menzies Avenue, 293p Yeldabrek
BF – 313p Spango, 307p Leithenwater, 303p Auchencorth
CHE – 328p Yeldabrek
SM – 312p Nether Brotherston, 303p Leithenwater
SWA – 381p Birniehall
SHE – 296p, 281p & 273p Vementry, 193p 63 Menzies Avenue
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £154 Yeldabrek, £154, £151 & £148 Thethwaite, £146 Yeldabrek
BEL – £166 Wintermuir, £156 Wellhead, £150 High Dyke, £146 Wintermuir, £128 Cleughhead
BF – £136 Heatheryhall & Boat, £129 Gareland & Kirkland, £126 Spango
SUF – £144 & £133 Yeldabrek, £139 Blackhill, £126 Ardoch, £100 Cambwell
CHE – £147 & £142 Thethwaite, £130 Welphill, £126 North Slipperfield & Yeldabrek
ROUS – £123 Debog
X – £135 Bushelhead, £132 Whim Park Cottage, £118 Nether Brotherston, £113 Auchencorth
BDM – £134 Threestanes
BTEX – £137 Sunnycroft
JAC – £124 Noblehall
SWA – £125 Birniehall
DOR – £122 Noblehall
SHE – £120 Heatheryhall, £92 Craigdarroch
GOAT – £112 Stoneypath Tower
Per Kilo
TEX – 411p Kepscaith, 397p Thethwaite, 394p Yeldabrek & Thethwaite, 391p High Dyke
BEL – 425p & 374p Wintermuir, 421p Wellhead, 384p The Firs, & High Dyke
BF – 358p Boat, 350p Spango, 349p Kirkland, 348p Heatheryhall & Gareland
SUF – 378p 7& 341p Yeldabrek, 365p Blackhill, 350p Ardoch, 263p Cambwell
CHE – 376p & 373p Thethwaite, 361p Welphill, 340p North Slipperfield & Yeldabrek
BTEX – 370p Sunnycroft
JAC – 317p Noblehall
SWA – 320p Birniehall
DOR – 329p Noblehall
X – 355p Bushelhead, 347p Whim Park Cottage 337p Nether Brotherston, 332p Auchencorth
SHE – 307p Heatheryhall, 262p Craigdarroch
ROUS – 351p Debog
GOAT – 339p Stoneypath
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £198 Collielaw, £191 Grangehall, £188 Wellhead, £183 West Glespin
BEL – £206 Grangehall, £198 Kepscaith, £192 Townfoot, £186 Wellhead, £182 High Dyke
BF – £164 Welphill, £163 Heatheryhall, £162 Hartside, £159 West Lethans
SUF – £171 Grangehall, £169 Mid Brockloch, East Crookedstone & Netherurd Mains, £165 The Riggs
CHE – £166 Yeldabrek, £165 Grangehall, £161 Mid Tulloch, £157 Welphill, £156 Yeldabrek
ROUS – £147 Whinbush
BTEX – £174 Kepscaith, £140 Townfoot
JAC – £90 Mount Pleasant
SWA – £132 Heatheryhall, £110 Birniehall
X – £164 & £158 Silverrig, £154 Sandilands, £153 West Lethans, £149 63 Menzies Avenue
CHAR – £163 Yeldabrek
RYE – £98 East Netherton
KHIL – £152 Mid Tulloch
DOR – £148 Cleughhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 460p Collielaw, 435p & 427p Wellhead, 425p Blackhill, 424p Grangehall
BEL – 465p Wellhead, 457p Grangehall, 443p High Dyke, 440p Kepscaith, 436p Townfoot
BF – 370p Heatheryhall, 369p West Lethans & Kirkland
SUF – 412p & 402p East Crookedstone, 385p Thethwaite, 384p Netherurd Mains, 380p Grangehall
CHE – 400p Yeldabrek, 390p Walston Mill, 386p Yeldabrek, 383p Grangehall & Mid Tulloch
CHAR – 408p Yeldabrek
X – 381p & 359p Silverrig, 364p West Lethans, 363p 63 Menzies Avenue, 352p Grangehall
ROUS – 358p Whinbush
BTEX – 387p Kepscaith, 333p Townfoot
JAC – 225p Mount Pleasant
SWA – 300p Heatheryhall, 261p Birniehall
RYE – 245p East Netherton
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £206 Longford, £200 Kepscaith, £197 & £196 Collielaw, £196 Blackhill, £190 Wellhead
BEL – £206 The Firs, £195 Heatheryhall, £194 High Dyke, £183 Kepscaith, £182 Cronan
BF – £174 & £168 Craigdarroch, £167 Drumlanrig mains, £165 Heatheryhall
SUF – £194 Blackhill, £184 Mid Brocklock, £176 Yeldabrek, £175 Thethwaite, £174 Ardoch
CHE – £193 & £184 Craigdarroch, £187 Dykehead, £179 Glendouran, £172 Hallhill
SM – £160 Whinbush, £145 Lightshaw
X – £184 Blairmulloch, £166 Heatheryhall, £160 Blaircochrane, £140 North Slipperfield
BDM – £175 & £171 Threestanes
BTEX – £193 Sunnycroft
DTEX – £178 Riverview House
ROM – £168 Heatheryhall
CLU – £171 Cambwell
CHM – £171 Whitesykes
BAD – £140 Craigdarroch
GOAT – £128 Stoneypath
Per Kilo
TEX – 415p West Glespin, 396p Longford, 395p Wellhead, 394p Collielaw, 392p Kepscaith, 389p Mid Tulloch
BEL – 429p The Firs, 404p High Dyke, 395p Cronan, 390 Heatheryhall, 381p Kepscaith
BF – 362p & 329p Craigdarroch, 347p Drumlanrig Mains, 336p Heatheryhall
SUF – 380p Blackhill, 374p Yeldabrek, 368p Mid Brockloch, 364p Thethwaite, 362p Ardoch
CHE – 383p Craigdarroch, 380p Glendouran, 378p & 371p Craigdarroch, 366p Hallhill
SM – 333p Whinbush, 315p Lightshaw
X – 353p Blairmulloch, 340p Blaircochrane, 332p Heatheryhall, 304p North Slipperfield
CHM – 363p Whitesykes
BAD – 304p Craigdarroch
BDM – 380p & 371p Threestanes
DTEX – 349p Riverview
ROM – 336p Heatheryhall
CLU – 335p Cambwell
GOAT – 272p Stoneypath
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £278 Cambwell, £260 Drumlanrig, £244 Over Kypeside & Longford, £241 Longford
BEL -£238 Townfoot
BF – £18 Heatheryhall, £178 Toxside, £165 Glenmanna & Drumlanrig
SUF – £236 & £180 4 Victoria Park Drive, £226 Toxside, £208 Langside, £189 Little Kype
CHE – £236 South Arnloss, £219 Dykes, £210 & £203 Yeldabrek
CHM – £222 Cronan, £204 Blackhill, £195 Whitesykes
X – £218 Heatheryhall, £190 Craigdarroch
SM – £168 Leithenwater
DTEX – £196 The Firs
Per Kilo
TEX – 407p & 403p Blackhill, 385p Toxside, 380p South Arnloss, 374p Dechmont
BEL – 340p Townfoot
BF – 320p Heatheryhall, 311p Drumlanrig Mains, 305p Nunnerie, 300p Drumlanrig & Glenmanna
SUF – 376p Toxside, 350p Little Kype, 305p & 298p 4 Victoria Park Drive, 266 Langside
CHE – 374p South Arnloss, 350p & 323p Yeldabrek, 336p Dykes
CHM – 364p Blackhill, 361p Whitesykes, 352p Cronan
X – 330p Heatheryhall, 311p Craigdarroch
DTEX – 356p The Firs
SM – 300p Leithenwater
Store Hoggs
The 346 store hoggs on offer were a mixed show but still sold to extreme rates. Topping at £130 for Texel form Messrs Laird, Yeldabrek Farm and £110 for BF from Messrs RS Gilmour, Greenhead Farm, Sanquhar.
TEX – £130 Yeldabrek, £110 Brownhill, £104 & £100 The Hayloft, £95 Greenhead
BF – £110 Greenhead, £99 & £90 Greyside, £92 & £86 Drumlanrig
SUF – £105 & £81 Legholmshiels, £60 Drumclog
CHAR – £99 The Hayloft
CHE – £108 Legholmshiels
X -£113 & £95 Greenhead, £76 March Cottage
SHE – £58 Kirkigarth
BDM – £118 & £88 West Broadshaw
JAC – £99 Brownhill
EASY CARE – £40 Broomhill
Cast Ewes
The 1478 cast ewes and rams were a plainer show for quality but still met a fast-selling trade. Best quality short of requirement with well fleshed Black Face & Cheviot ewes in strong demand.
The sale topped at £310 per head for Texel from Messrs H Griffies, 3 Drumalbin Farm Cottages, Biggar and to £108 for Blackface from Messrs I & N Gallacher, Knockenhair Farm, Sanquhar.
Overall average £90.82
BF Average £79.30 (464)
TEX – £310 & £260 3 Drumalbin Cottages, £299 Heatheryhall, £290 & £260 Sunnycroft
BEL -£185 Dykes, £182 Heatheryhall, £160 Greyside, £150 Yeldabrek, £110 Cambwell
BF – £108 Knockenhair, £105 Glendouran, £103 Fallside, £100 Eastfield Cottage & Woolfords
SUF – £194 Langside, £180 Yeldabrek, £172 Riverview House, £170 Netherurd, £166 Sunnycroft
CHAR – £168 Langside, £110 Yeldabrek
NCC -£160 South Arnloss, £126 Kirkigarth, £116 & £105 Yeldabrek, £108 Greyside
CHE -£160 Lochurd, £111 Knock, £104 Heatheryhall, Greyside & Thethwaite
CHM – £140 3 Drumalbin Cottages, £116 Rowantreehill
X -£140 Knowehead, £137 Greyside, £135 Ardoch, £130 Knockenhair, £128 Sunnycroft
BFL -£164 Greyside, £148 Shawhead,
SHE – £81 March Cottage, £60 & £35 Griesta, £40 Gibsonhall
LLE – £110, £108 & £76 Greyside
BDM – £170 Heatheryhall
BTEX – £180 Sunnycroft
BL – £130 & £120 37 Whitelee Gate, £96 Greyside
HW – £60 & £42 Tardoes, £37 63 Menzies Avenue
SWA – £92 Hirst Road, £66 & £60 Birniehall, £58 & £41 Greyside
DOR – £88 East Netherton
DS – £146 Yeldabrek, £118 Birniehall
BAD – £62 Craigdarroch
WELSH – £40 Tardoes
OTH – £80 Gibsonhall
EASY CARE – £110 Hirst Road, £100 Stagehall, £94 Greyside, £92 Stagehall, £87 Broomhill
Rams
TEX – £140, £126 & £122 Yeldabrek, £140 Knowehead, £122 Greyside
BF – £120 Toxside, £116 Woolfords, £75 & £64 Drumlanrig Mains
SUF – £118 Yeldabrek, £70 The Firs
CHAR – £158 Greyside, £126 Yeldabrek, £108 Hill (Strathaven)
BEL – £128 Kepscaith, £110 Greyside, £60 Gibsonhall, £40 Yeldabrek
NCC – £156 Yeldabrek, £146 Lochurd, £120 South Arnloss, £114 Rowentreehill, £100 South Glen
CHE – £128 Dykes, £110 Lochurd, £88 The Firs
BFL – £120 Knowehead, £115 Rowantreehill, £108 Dykenuk
SHE– £58 Yeldabrek, £50 Kirkigarth, £44 Smiddy House, £40 7 Nikkavord Lea
LLE – £106 Greyside
BTEX – £70 Eastfield of Wiston
BL– £128 37 Whitelee Gate
HW – £70 Blackhall
DOR – £118 Blaircochrane
OTH – £60 Greyside
