Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 15th April 2024
Cattle Prime Stock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 95 cattle comprising of 30 bullock and heifers, 65 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to 346p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead or to £2176 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Limousin bullocks sold to 318p/pk from Messrs D & E Lockhart, Fauldingcleugh Farm, Lockerbie to W Stark, Twechar or to £1925 from ARK Farming, Hareshawhead Farm, Strathaven to Messrs J Gibb, Biggar.
Beef cows sold to £2370 per head from Messrs Scott, Gateside Farm, Linlithgow or to 268p/pk from Messrs Scott, Gateside Farm, Linlithgow.
Dairy cows sold to £1820 per head from Messrs Currie, Blackbog Farm, Quarter or to 210p/pk from Messrs Currie, Blackbog Farm, Quarter
Beef Heifers per head
£2176, £2119, £2089 Brockwoodlees
£2088, £2035 Strawfrank
£2022, £1984 Bushelhead
Beef Heifers per kilo
346p, 344p (Twice), 338p, 336p, 332p Brockwoodlees
295p, 290p Strawfrank
278p Hareshawhead
Beef Bullocks per head
£1925, £1755 Hareshawhead
£1747, £1742, £1729 Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks per kilo
318p (Twice), 312p Fauldingcleugh
270p Hareshawhead
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
Lim x – £2370 Gateside
£2140 Drumalbin
£1850 Bushelhead
£1590 Toxside
Chr – £2190, £1890 Haughhead
AA – £1940 Midlock
£1610 Toxside
BB – £1790 Heatheryhall
Sho – £1670 Midlock
Lui – £1450 Dunsyre Mains
Sim – £1390 Dunsyre Mains
BSH – £1190 Berryhill
Beef cows per kilo
Lim x – 268p Gateside
262p Bushelhead
254p, 239p, 238p Drumalbin
227p Heatheryhall
217p Toxside
215p Viewfield
213p, 203p Calton
210p (Twice) West Torphin
BB – 261p Heatheryhall
AA – 232p Midlock
214p Toxside
Chr – 226p (Twice) Haughhead
Sho – 225p Midlock
BB – 208p Dunsyre Mains
Lui – 206p Dunsyre Mains
Dairy cows per head
Ayr – £1230 Newlands
FR – £1070 Ainville
Ayr – £1390, £1290 Newlands
£1310 Swaites
Hol – £1820, £1790, £1690, £1350 Blackbog
£1550 Quothquan Mill
£1490 East Law
£1450 Over Dalserf
£1430 Gateside
£1390 Over Dalserf
Dairy cows per kilo
Ayr – 178p Newlands
Fr – 161p Ainville
Ayr – 190p, 189p Newlands
Hol – 209p, 206.7p, 200p Blackbog
194p East Law
192p, 190p Over Dalserf
Calves and Stirks
On Monday Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with 52 quality calves forward. More could have been sold to sellers advantage. The sale was topped at £565 twice for two 4 month old British Blue X bull calf from Bryson, Dykehead Farm, Lesmahagow.
Calves on Milk
Lim x – £440 Heatheryhall,£200, £180 & £170 Littlegill
AA – £210 Culter Allers
BB- £280 Littlegill
CONT X- £270, £220, £210 Woodhead
SHO- £350 Littlegill, £290, £285, £270, £200 Culter Allers
CHAR X- £200 Culter Allers
SIM- £480 & £350 Heatheryhall
Calves off Milk
AA – £510, £490 & £460 Dykehead
BB- £565 Dykehead, £560, £535, £500 Machrihanish, £490, £470, & £410 Dykehead
CONT X- £285 Woodhead
HOL- £225 & £205 Machrihanish
CHAR X- £555, £525, £520 & £430 Machrihanish
Sheep Prime Stock Report
On Monday the 15th April, Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 622 Cast Ewes, 2130 Hoggs and 287 Store Hoggs through Lanark.
Hoggs
A much smaller show of 2130 hoggs forward due to wet weather holding sheep back from finishing properly, however what was offered for sale were well fleshed and met a fast selling trade.
The sale topped at £272 per head for a Charolais from Watson, Westtown Farm, Stonehouse and to 513p/kg for Beltex from Baillie, Broomfield Lodge, Larkhall.
Overall Average 409p/kg (SQQ 400p/kg)
10-25.4kg
Per Head
TEX – £60 Howburn
Per Kilo
TEX – 240p Howburn
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF – £118 Parkhall, £115 Nunnerie, £107 The Firs, £46 Parkhall
Per Kilo
BF – 393p Parkhall, 383p Nunnerie, 334p Muirhouse
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £173 Rowantreehill, £158 East Law, £150 Crow Wood Cottage
BF – £153 Crow Wood Cottage, £152 Mitchellhill, £147 Waterloo, £146 Dalwyne, £144 Thethwaite
SUF – £159 & £141 Waterloo
CHE – £160 Thethwaite, £159 & £142 Waterloo, £147 Netherhill, £100 Blaircochrane
CHM – £150 Waterloo
X – £149 Mid Tulloch, £148 & £137 Waterloo
SHE – £126 Orchardfield
SM – £128 Hawthornbank
HW – £156 Waterloo
SWA – £131 Birniehall, £120 Birniehall, £98 Birniehall
DOR – £146 Waterloo
Per Kilo
TEX – 443p Rowantreehill, 427p Muirhouses & Sandilands, 418p & 405p East Law
SHE – 331p Orchardfield
BF – 392p Crow Wood Cottage, 389p Mitchellhill & Thethwaite, 384p Dalwyne, 380p Thethwaite
SUF – 407p & 402p Waterloo
CHE – 421p Thethwaite, 407p & 405p Waterloo, 386p Netherhill, 256p Blaircochrane
CHM – 405p Waterloo
X – 400p & 391p Waterloo, 382p Mid Tulloch
SM – 355p Hawthornbank
HW – 411p Waterloo
SWA – 335p & 297p Birniehall, 333p Birniehall
DOR – 394p Waterloo
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £218 Broomfield Lodge, £210 Easterhouse, £202 Silverrig, £198 Heatheryhall, £194 Waterloo
BEL – £210, £180 & £170 Wellhead, £188 Broomfield
BF – £181 Faulds & Midseat, £180 Carnduff, £179 Heatheryhall, £171 Faulds
SUF – £204 & £194 Waterloo, £187 East Crookedstone, £176 Thethwaite
CHE – £192 Wellhead, £182 Waterloo, £180 Heatheryhall & Netherhill, £178 Sornfallow
SM – £140 Westmains
X – £184 Sandilands, £178 Heatheryhall, £160 Thethwaite & Carwood, £158 Waterloo
CHM – £183 Rowantreehill, £169 Waterloo
CHAR – £188 Easterhouse
ZWA – £164 Southmains
HW – £149 Waterloo
VAL – £120 Waterloo
Per Kilo
TEX – 495p Broomfield Lodge, 488p Easterhouse, 459p Silverrig, 450p Heatheryhall, 444p Balleny
BEL – 470p Broomfield Lodge, 466p, 439p & 425p Wellhead
BF – 402p Faulds & Midseat, 400p Carnduff, 397p Heatheryhall, 388p Faulds
SUF – 453p & 440p Waterloo, 425p East Crookedstone, 409p Thethwaite
CHE – 436p Wellhead, 434p Sornfallow, 424p & 423p Waterloo, 418p Netherhill
SM – 350p Westmains
X – 418p Sandilands, 410p Carwood, 404p Heatheryhall, 400p Thethwaite, 395p Waterloo
CHAR– 427p Easterhouse
CHM – 425p Rowantreehill, 422p Waterloo
ZWA – 364p Southmains
HW – 372p Waterloo
VAL – 300p Waterloo
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £229 Broomfield Lodge, £221 & £218 Waterloo, £220 Crow Wood Cottage
BEL – £252 Waterloo, £236 Broomfield Lodge, £232 & £220 Waterloo, £214 Wellhead, £208 Heatheryhall
BF – £192 Mitchellhill, £189 Heatheryhall, £188 Easterhouse, £186 Toxside, £185 Carnduff
SUF – £228 & £223 Waterloo, £220 Easterhouse, £210 Burnhouse, £198 Toxside
CHE – £232 Wellhead, £212 Waterloo, £205 Heatheryhall & Sornfallow, £198 Netherhill
X – £190 Heatheryhall, £186 Thethwaite & Birks, £183 Silverrig, £171 Crow Wood Cottage
BFL – £154 Anniston Grange
SWA – £170 Heatheryhall
KHIL – £178 Dalwyne
Per Kilo
TEX – 467p Broomfield, 463p Waterloo, 460P West Nerston, 459p Wellhead
BEL – 494p, 446p & 440p Waterloo, 475p Wellhead, 424p Heatheryhall, 394p Broomfield Lodge
BF – 417p Mitchellhill, 402p Carnduff, 400p Easterhouse, 391p Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – 447p & 446p Waterloo, 423p Easterhouse, 403p Burnhouse, 388p Toxside
CHE – 455p Sornfallow, 454p Wellhead, 426p Easterhouse, 424p Heatheryhall, 421p Netherhill
SWA – 361p Heatheryhall
X – 404p Heatheryhall, Thethwaite & Birks, 389p Silverrig, 371p Crow Wood Cottage
BFL – 314p Anniston Grange
KHIL – 378p Dalwyne
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £268 Dalwyne, £247 & £246 Sornfallow, £244 Waterloo, £240 Silverrig
BEL – £248 Carwood, £244 Waterloo, £236 Heatheryhall, £226 The Firs
BF – £268 & £208 Mitchellhill, £214 Hartside
SUF – £242 Woodhouse, £206 Heatheryhall
CHE – £250 Wellhead, £224 Blackwater, £212 Waterloo
SM – £227 & £209 Sornfallow
X – £227 Waterloo, £224 Muirhead, £212 Heatheryhall, £202 Ardoch
CHAR – £272 Westtown
SWA – £120 Birniehall
KHIL – £248 & 231 Swaites
Per Kilo
TEX – 466p, 455p & 439p Sornfallow, 437p Birniehall, 428p Waterloo
BEL – 460p & 443p Waterloo, 442p Carwood, 426p The Firs
BF – 364p & 343p Mitchellhill,289p Hartside
SUF – 412p Heatheryhall, 372p Woodhouse
CHE – 454p Wellhead, 407p Waterloo, 350p Blackwater
SM – 401p & 391p Sornfallow
X – 428p Waterloo, 385p Heatheryhall, 381p Ardoch, 379p Muirhead
SWA – 226p Birniehall
CHAR – 406p Westtown
KHIL – 381p & 378p Swaites
Store Hoggs
The 287 Store hoggs were easily sold to a top of £147 for A Texel from Hamilton, Dillars House, Lesmahagow.
TEX – £147, £146 & £75 Dillars House, £70 Greyside
SUF -£116, £112, £96, £88 & £58 Greyside
X – £70 Greyside
EC – £75 Greyside
OTH – £82 Greyside, £70 Dillars House, £54 Greyside
Cast Ewes
A larger show of 622 cast ewes and rams met the dearest trade seen for some time as demand remains high and numbers short. More needed each week.
The sale topped at £300 per head for Texel from Clark, North Garngour Farm, Lesmahagow and to £135 for Blackface from Stewart, Crookboat Farm, Sandilands.
Overall Average 137p/kg
BF Average £103.72
Ewes
TEX – £300 North Garngour, £290 Thinacre & Toxside, £278 & £260 Yeldabrek
BEL – £175 The Firs
BF – £135 Crookboat, £130 Swaites, £127 Hartside, £126 Robiesland & Netherhill
SUF – £188 Sorn Mains, £178 Yeldabrek, £158 Silverrig, £150 Greyside
NCC – £176 Waterloo, £166 Yeldabrek & Nettlingflat, £164 Nettlingflat, £160 Faulds
CHE – £150 Dillars House, £149 Parkhouse, £143 & £135 Greyside, £126 Heatheryhall
CONT – £136 Heatheryhall, £112, £78 & £71 Greyside
CHM – £168 Toxside, £148 Yeldabrek, £146 Hillhead
X – £158 Muirhead, £154 Toxside, £148 Faulds & Greyside, £147 Auchenhard
SHE – £87 Orchardfield, £46 Prior Rigg
BDM – £134 Bushelhead
BTEX – £200 Greyside, £137 Nether Brotherston, £110 Southmains
ZWA – £138 Wintermuir, £102 Southmains, £60 Greyside
BL – £130 Silvermuir
HW – £56 Dillars House
SWA – £73 Birniehall
BAD – £84 Dillars House
GOAT – £82 Dalwyne
EASY CARE – £112 Silverrig, £80 & £77 Greyside
Rams
TEX – £200 Swaites, £134 Westtown, £130 Greyside
BEL – £140 West Broadshaw
BF – £116 Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – £170 Westtown, £158 Greyside
BFL – £130 Greyside
Motherless Lambs
A massive 168 lambs were forward for todays sale of motherless lambs. Trade was back on the week with a lot of smaller types forward. Topping the sale was a texel x tup lamb from Campbell, Overburns farm, Biggar
£13 Overburns, £12 Mossend & O’Cathain, £10 Over Kypeside & Newton of Wiston
