Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 27th May 2024
Cattle Prime Stock Report
On Monday 27th May Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 194 cattle comprising of 54 bullock and heifers, 84 cast cows and 56 Calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to 334p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Mitchel Butchers, Glenrothies.
Or to £2100 form the same home to Black Butchers, Lanark.
Limousin bullocks sold to 298p/pk from Fauldingcleugh Farm, Lockerbie to Findlay Wholesale, Wishaw.
Or to £1934 from Hill Farm, Strathaven to N Bark, Skirling.
Beef cows sold to £2110 per head from Buteland Farm, Balerno
Or to 246p/pk from Heatheryhall Farm, Lanark.
Dairy cows sold to £1290 per head from Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge or to 172p/pk from Swaites Farm, Lanark.
Beef Heifers per head
£2099, £2058, £2054, £2026, £1963 Brockwoodlees
£1763 Calla
£1626 Fauldingcleugh
£1602 Muirburn
Beef Heifers per kilo
334p, 330p (twice), 328p, 325p, 300p Brockwoodlees
300p Muirburn
300p Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks per head
£1934 Hill (Strathaven)
£1692 Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks per kilo
298p (twice) Fauldingcleugh
228p Harvieston
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1516 Millhill
Bulls per head
£1715 Bushelhead
Bulls per kilo
268p Bushelhead
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
AA – £1690 (twice) Hill of Kilncadzow, £1630 Darnhall Mains
SHO – £1310 Kilwhipnach, £1270 Midhill, £1210 Kilwhipnach
LIM – £2110 Buteland
LIM X – £2000 Buteland, £1890 Heatheryhall, £1840 Gair
SIM – £1770 Huntlyhill Mains, £1740 Anston
HER – £1090 Greenwall
CHAR X – £1790 Heatheryhall
CONT X – £1170
HIGH – £1010 Noblehall
SALER – £1710 Townhead
Beef cows per kilo
AA – 219p & 216p Hile of Kilncadzow, 212p Darnhall Mains
LIM – 229p Scrogton, 225p Buteland, 219p Muirburn
LIM X – 245p & 219p Heatheryhall, 238p & 212p Buteland, 229p Gair, 223p & 207p West Quarter, 201p Scrogton, 200p Townhead
SIM – 204p Huntlyhill Mains, 200p Bogside, 199p Harestonhill
CHAR X – 228p Heatheryhall
BB – 211p Kilwhipnach
SALER – 213p Townhead
Dairy cows per head
FRIES – £1290 Harvieston
HOL – £1230 Broadfield, £1170 Westtown
AYR – £1270 Swaites
Dairy cows per kilo
FRIES – 167p Harvieston
HOL – 170p Westtown, 168p Broadfield
AYR – 171p Swaites
Cast bulls per head
CHAR – £1970 Darnhall Mains
Cast bulls per kilo
BB – 195p West Montgarswood
Calves and Stirks
On Monday 27th May, Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with 56 outstanding calves forward. A ringside full of buyers ensured a good trade throughout.
Topping the sale at £630 was a 6 month old Hereford heifer stirk from Messrs Laird, The Murrays Farm. A flying trade for on milk calves saw a 2 and a half month old British Blue X bull calf from Messrs Adamson, Swaites Farm, reaching £590. Off milk calves were topped by a 3 month old Aberdeen Angus bull calf from Messrs Bryson, Dykehead Farm, reaching £550.
Stirks
Bullocks
HER – £630, £490 & £480 Murrays
Heifers
HER – £630, £620 & £490 Murrays
Calves on Milk
CHAR X – £430 Dreva
BB- £590 & £470 Swaites, £220 Culter Allers, £200 (three times), £180 & £170 (twice) Muirhouse
HER– £470 & £310, £300, £250 Swaites, £160 (twice) & £150 Muirhouse
SIM- £320 Balglass
AYR – £310 Swaites
Calves off Milk
AA – £550, £490 & £450 Dykehead, £260 & £225 Culter Allers
BB – £490 Dykehead, £475 Grangehall
SIM – £410 & £400 Grangehall
SHO – £230 Culter Allers
HER – £450 & £440 Grangehall
Sheep Prime Stock Report
On Monday 27th May Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 70 Lambs, 919 Cast Ewes and 2656 Hoggs through Lanark.
New Season Lambs
Another 70 spring lambs were forward with trade easier on the week, in line with rest of the country. Best lambs still easily sold.
The sale topped at £190 (four times) per head for texel from North Garngour Farm & Auchenhard Farm and for Suffolks from Kailzie Mains Farm & Dreva Farm. 425p/kg for Texel from Wallhouse Farm.
Overall average 384p/kg
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £90 The Coach
SUF – £100 Whitegates
Per Kilo
TEX – 310p The Coach
SUF – 333p Whitegates
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £166 Wallhouse, £150 Mayfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 425p Wallhouse, 394p Mayfield
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £180 Mayfield, £178 & £174 North Garngour, £174 Auchenhard, £172 Rowantreehill, £170 Balgreen Cottage, Muirhouse, Howburn & Wester Whitecastle, £168 Rowantreehill
BEL – £170 Balgreen Cottage
SUF – £175 & £170 Wester Whitecastle
X – £130 Cleughhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 395p North Garngour, 409p Mayfield, 404p Wester Whitecastle & North Garngour, 400p Rowantreehill, 395p Auchenhard, 390p Rowantreehill & Mayfield
BEL – 395p Balgreen Cottage
SUF – 404p & 397p Wester Whitecastle
X – 317p Cleughhead
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £190 North Garngour, £180 Mayfield, £178 Kailzie Mains, £170 Wallhouse, Howburn & Auchenhard, £150 Cleughhead
SUF – £188 & £178 Kailzie Mains
Per Kilo
TEX – 395p North Garngour, 375p Mayfield, 370p Kailzie Mains, 369p Wallhouse, 354p Howburn & Auchenhard, 319p Cleughhead
SUF – 400p & 370p Kailzie Mains
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £190 Auchenhard
SUF – £190 Kailzie Mains & Dreva
Per Kilo
TEX – 333p Auchenhard
SUF – 339p Kailzie Mains & Dreva
Hoggs
A large show of 2656 prime hoggs were forward being a very mixed show if quality. Best fleshed hoggs and heavy hoggs easily sold and the others met realisation in line with national trend.
The sale topped at £214 per head for Texel from Currie, Bogside Farm and to 414p/pk for Texel from Baillie, Broomfield Lodge.
Overall Average 330p/kg (SQQ 330p/kg)
10-25.4kg
Per Head
TEX – £60 Eastside, £50 Sandilands
BF – £40 eastside
ROUS – £60 Debog
CHE – 340 Greyside
Per Kilo
TEX – 295p Sandilands, 250p Eastside
BF – 160p Eastside
ROUS – 250p Debog
CHE – 278p Greyside
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £103 The Beeches
BEL – £78 The Firs
BF – £87, £83 & £80 Whiteside, £83 The Beeches
SHE – £93 & £80 The Beeches, £90 Heatheryhall & The Beeches
X – £60 Greenbank
Per Kilo
TEX – 321p The Beeches
BEL – 243p The Firs
BF – 280p, 267p & 250p Whiteside, 276p The Beeches
SHE – 310p (twice) & 275p The Beeches, 290p Heatheryhall
X – 200p Greenbank
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £137 West Montgarswood, £128 Thethwaite & Alton, £126 Thethwaite, £121 Westmains
BEL – £112 Greyside
BF – £127 Heatheryhall, £122 Thethwaite, £119 East Law & Whiteside
SUF – £119 The Beeches, £108 Harestonhill, £80 East Doura
CHAR – £136 Heatheryhall, £119 The Beeches, £80 Mid Tulloch£139 Heatheryhall, £131 Thethwaite, £128 Alton, £124 Netherhall, £120 Edgehead
X – £129 east Law, £126 Middlehouse & The Beeches, £123 The Beeches, £116 The Beeches & East Law
SHE – £86 (twice) Rosebank
ZWA – £80 East Law
HEB – £80 Thethwaite
HW – £110 Thethwaite, £100 Brownhill
SWA – £100 Greyside
Per Kilo
TEX – 360p West Montgarswood, 350p & 336p Thethwaite, 345p Alton, 334p The Beeches, 322p Newtonhill, 318p, 307p & 303p Westmains
BEL – 294p Greyside
BF – 334p, 308p & 305p (twice) & 303p Heatheryhall, 318p Whiteside, 313p East Law, 312p Thethwaite
SUF – 340p The Beeches, 284p Harestonhill, 235p East Doura
CHE – 356p Heatheryhall, 345p Alton, 335p Thethwaite, 324p & 323p Whiteside
SWA – 256p & 142p Greyside
X – 350p & 341p The Beeches, 341p & 330p East Law, 340p Middlehouse
CHAR – 348p Heatheryhall, 340p The Beeches, 235p Mid Tulloch
SHE – 245p, 232p & 162p Rosebank
ZWA – 228p East Law
HEB – 235p Thethwaite
HW – 282p Thethwaite
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £178 & £164 Broomfield Lodge, £167 & £166 Wellhead, £166 North Boig, £165 Silverrig,
BEL – £164 Haswellsykes, £160 North Boig, £155 Mid Brockloch, £138 Harestonhill
BF – £154 Silverrig & Heatheryhall, £153 (twice) & £149 Brocklees
SUF – £148 Thethwaite, £130 Boat, £100 Bonnington Mains
CHE – £160 (twice) Heatheryhall, £158 North Boig, £149 West Montgarswood, £143 Carlinside
X – £159 Blinderfield, £158 North Boig, £151 Thethwaite, £140 Blinderfield, Heatheryhall & Mid Brockloch
SHE – £108 & £80 Orchardfield
HW – £100 Rosebank, £80 Brownhill
SWA – £120 Rosebank
Per Kilo
TEX – 414p & 372p Broomfield Lodge, 395p Wellhead, 386p North Boig, 379p Wellhead
BEL – 381p North Boig, 364p Haswellsykes, 360p Mid Brockloch, 336p Harestonhill
BF – 358p Silverrig, 350p Heatheryhall, 347p (twice) & 346p Brocklees
SUF – 344p Thethwaite, 288p Boat, 232p Bonnington Mains
CHE – 363p & 355p Heatheryhall, 359p North Boig, 346p West Montgarswood, 335p Brownhill
SHE – 263p & 200p Orchardfield
X – 367p North Boig, 353p & 318p Blinderfield, 335p Thethwaite, 325p Heatheryhall
HW – 250p Rosebank & 200p Brownhill
SWA – 285p Rosebank
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £198 Sandford, £190 Bogside, £188 & £184 Broomfield Lodge, £185 Silverrig
BEL – £191 (three times) Haswellsykes, £180 Wellhead
BF – £166 Cloverhill, £159 Sandford Sheep & Weston, £150 Thethwaite & Sandford Sheep
SUF – £185 Broomfield Loge, 3178 Blinderfield, £164 Thethwaite, £150 East Law, £140 Boat£
CHE – £181 & £175 Gibsley, £160 Easterhouse, £150 Toxside Cottages, £143 Carlinside
CHM – £159 Greyside
X – £190 Sandford Sheep, £180 Bowridge, 3174 Haswellsykes, £170 Blinderfield, £168 Broomfield Lodge
BTEX – 3150 Dalwyne
Per Kilo
TEX – 391p North Boig, 383p Broomfield Lodge, 380p Sandford Sheep, 379p Broomfield Lodge, 373p Wellhead
BEL – 382p (three times) Haswellsykes, 352p Wellhead
BF – 345p Sandford Sheep, 332p Cloverhill, 322p Easter Happrew, 321p Flemington, 318p Weston
SUF – 370p Broomfield Lodge, 356p Blinderfield, 326p East Law, 280p Boat
CHE – 364p & 362p Gibsley, 320p Easterhouse, 317p Carlinside, 300p Toxside Cottages, 269p Greenbank
CHM – 318p Greyside
X – 365p Sandford Sheep, 360p Bowridge, 355p Haswellsykes, 346p Blinderfield, 344p Easterhouse
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £214 Bogside, £213 Sandford Sheep, £210 Silverrig & Wellhead, £200 Nunnerie, Silverrig & Boghouse
BEL – £198 Hillend
BF – £174 Toxside, £170 (twice) Corsebank, £168 Weston
SUF – £205 Gibsley, £199 Broomfield Lodge, £194 Haswellsykes, £190 Bowridge, £188 Blinderfield
CHE – £190 Boghouse, £178 Wellhead
BL – £160 High East Quarter
X – £178 Middlehouse, £168 Prior, £166 Silverrig, £162 Haswellsykes, £148 Weston
BFL – £156 Nunnerie
Per Kilo
TEX – 368p Sandford Sheep, 359p & 357p Silverrig, 356p & 355p Wellhead
BEL – 330p Hillend
BF – 320p (twice) Corsebank, 317p Weston, 294p Flemington, 235p Toxside
SUF – 375p Broomfield Lodge, 351p Bowridge, 348p Blinderfield, 330p Gibsley, 308p Haswellsykes
CHE – 345p Boghouse, 317p Wellhead
X – 335p Middlehouse, 307p Silverrig, 306p Haswellsykes, 305p Prior Rigg, 246p West Glespin
BFL – 283p Nunnerie
BL – 296p High east Quarter
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 919 cast ewes and rams met a fast-selling trade being dearer than expected with the best quality ewes in strong demand. More required before festival.
The sale topped at £302 per head for a Texel form Clark, North Garngour Farm and to £136 for Blackface from Warnock, Dreva Farm.
Overall Average 127.76p/kg
BF Average £105.75 (127)
Cast Ewes
Cast Ewes & Rams
Cast Ewes
TEX – £302 North Garngour, £300, £290, £276 & £268 Cowgrove, £262 Dykehole, £260 Hilltop, £252 Cowgrove, £250 Scrogton
BEL – £250 & £235 Carstairs Mains, £228 Hillend, £220 & £215 Carstairs Mains, £180 Cowgrove, £178 Greyside, £170 Wellhead, £150 Braeedge
BF – £136 Dreva, £129 Dalwyne, £128 Sandford Sheep, £127 The Coach House, £123 West Auchenlongford, £121 Dykehole, £120 Greyside, Dalwyne & Whitegates, £118 Toxside
SUF – £235 & £230 Cowgrove, £194 Nettlingflat, £184 Greyside, £174 Hilltop, £172 Greyside, £170 North Garngour & Nettlingflat, £166 Nettlingflat
NCC – £154 Jeanfield, £150 Kingside, £143 & £141 Stagehall, £140 Braeedge & Waterloo, £134 Kingside, £130 Stagehall, £120 Greyside, £118 Jeanfield
CHE – £146 High East Quarter, £145 Herbertshaw, £133 Rowantreehill, £131 Walton, £128 Greyside, £124 Haswellsykes, £122 Sandford Sheep, £119 Carmacoup, £117 Boghouse
CHM – £160 Stobilee, £150 Braeedge, £148 West Montgarswood, £104 Carlinside
X – £160 Bogside, £157 West Montgarswood, £155 Kepscaith, £150 Muirhead & Ainville, £149 Haswellsykes, £145 Herbertshaw, £143 Harestonhill & Auchenhard, £142 Calton
BFL – £180 Birniehall, £130 Cloverhill
SHE – £74 Newtonhill, £70 Rosebank, £66 Orchardfield, £64 Newtonhill, £58 Kingside, £56 & £44 Newtonhill, £44 The Kiln
LLE – £140 & £130 Eastside, £100 Avoncrook, £88 Greyside, £64 Alton
ROUS – £90 Debog
BDM – £100 Jeanfield
ZWA – £92 Hamilton Road
ROM – £152 Cleughhead, £136, £109 & £104 Greyside
HW – £73 Greenbank, £47 Blaircochrane
SWA – £68 East Mitchelton
KHIL – £124 Haswellsykes, £116 Dalwyne
DOR – £160, £150 & £120 Stobilee
DS – £114 Hamilton Road
RYE – £110 Greyside
WELSH – £106 Whitegates, £80 Cleughhead
OTH – £108 Stobilee
GOAT – £122 & £80 Avoncrook
EASY CARE – £142 Whitegates, £118 & £112 Cleughhead, £102 Muirhouse
Rams
TEX – £215 Hillend, £198 Haswellsykes, £190 Muirhead, £168 Venlaw, £166 West Montgarswood, £142 Harestonhill, £130 Greyside, £122 Venlaw, £108 Greyside
BEL – £130 Greyside
BF – £128 Cloverhill
SUF – £180 Dykehole, £170 Hilltop, £138 West Montgarswood, £130 Greyside, £110 Haswellsykes
NCC – £152 Greyside
BFL – £160 Scrogton
SHE – £74 & £44 Rosebank
DS – £150 East Doura
SD – £148 Fenton Place
KHIL – £150 Dalwyne