Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 3rd June 2024
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday the 3rd June, Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 80 cattle comprising of 33 bullocks and heifers and 47 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to 370p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Cairns Butchers, Lanark or to £2271 from the same home to Black Butchers, Lanark.
Beef cows sold to £2110 per head from Hill of Kilncadzow Farm, Carluke or to 242p/pk from West Glespin Farm, Douglas.
Dairy cows sold to £1350 per head from Grangehall Farm, Lanark or to 193p/pk from Muirhouse Farm Libberton.
Beef Heifers per head
£2271, £2092, £2224, £2094, £2079, £2076 & £2065 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers per kilo
370p, 356p, 355p, 350p & 340p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks per head
£2007 & £1833 South Arnloss
Beef Bullocks per kilo
258p Greentowers
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
248p & 242p Greentowers
Young Bulls per head
£2481 West Glespin
£1724 Harvieston
Young Bulls per kilo
282p West Glespin
272p & 262p Harvieston
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
AA – £2110 Hill of Kilncadzow, £1610 Bagmoors
LIM – £1910 West Glespin, £1650 Hill
LIM X – £1970 & £1690 Gillandersland, £1590 Dykehead
SIM – £1550 Easter Goremyre
BB – £1430 Dykehead
GALL – £930 Walston Mill
Beef cows per kilo
AA – 226p Hill of Kilncadzow, 217p Dykehead, 214p Bagmoors, 197p Walston Mill
LIM – 242p West Glespin, 229p Hill
LIM X – 237p Dykehead, 224p (twice) Gillandersland, 210p Walston Mill
SIM – 212p Easter Goremyre
BB – 215p Dykehead
Dairy cows per head
FRIES – £1330 Muirhouse
HOL – £1350 Grangehall, £1290 (twice) Craigthornhill
AYR – £1290 & £1210 Newlands, £1030 Muirhouse
Dairy cows per kilo
FRIES – 192p Muirhouse
HOL – 184p & 164p Craigthornhill, 180p Grangehall
AYR – 183p Newlands
Cast bulls per kilo
GALL – 171p Walston Mill
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 3rd June, Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 137 Lambs and 1687 Cast Ewes and 2073 Hoggs through Lanark.
New Season Lambs
More new season lambs forward and as more firms switch over, trade was firmer. More are now required each week to fulfil demand.
The sale topped at £250 per head for a Texel from Preacher, Holylee Farm, Walkerburn and to 464p/kg for a Texel from Woodmass, Harene Farm, Carlisle.
Overall Average 409pp/kg (SQQ 406p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £168 Lee Meadow, £140 Mount Lothian, £100 Blackpark,
SUF – £162 West Montgarswood
Per Kilo
TEX – 430p Lee Meadow, 368p Mount Lothian, 286p Blackpark
SUF – 415p West Montgarswood
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £209 Harene, £208 Oldwalls, £182 Lee Meadow, £175 Chesterhall Parks, £174 Rowantreehill
BEL – £174 Rowantreehill
SUF – £201 Strawfrank, £185 Rowantreehill, £166 Chesterhall Parks, £149 Nether Brotherston & Lawhead
CHAR – £166 Nether Brotherston
DOR – £146 Whim Park Cottage
Per Kilo
TEX – 464p & 409p Harene, 462p Oldwalls, 443p Lee Meadow, 416p Chesterhall Parks
BEL – 424p Rowantreehill
SUF – 456p Strawfrank, 430p Rowantreehill, 404p Chesterhall Park, 372p Lawhead, 363p Nether Brotherston
CHAR – 415p Nether Brotherston
DOR – 365p Whim Park Cottage
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £220 Harene, £216 Holylee
SUF – £230 (twice) & £217 Kailzie Mains, £210 (twice) West Montgarswood
CHM – 3199 (twice) Lee Meadow
Per Kilo
TEX – 432p Holylee, 423p Harene
SUF – 460p, 452p & 442p Kailzie Mains, 446p (twice) West Montgarswood
CHM – 398p (twice) Lee Meadow
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £250, £230 & £228 Holylee, £220 Hill
SUF – £237 & £208 Kailzie, £235 Oldwalls
Per Kilo
TEX – 434p, 393p & 357p Holylee, 400p Hill
SUF – 443p Oldwalls, 438p & 392p Kailzie Mains
Hoggs
Another large show of 2073 prime hoggs saw trade sharper than at the end of the week. Well fleshed and heavy hoggs a lot dearer with the others meeting realisation.
The sale topped at £230 per head for a Texel from Prior Rigg Farming and to 411p/kg for a Beltex from Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm, Lanark.
Overall Average 311.29pp/kg (SQQ 304.12p/kg)
10-25.4kg
Per Head
BF – £50 Carterhope
X – £50 Thethwaite
Per Kilo
BF – 156p Carterhope
X – 133p Thethwaite
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BEL – £70 Greyside
BF – £52 Fieldside
SHE – £74 Cairnie, £48 Hillhouse
CHE – £50 Greyside
X – £86 Birks, £76 Hills of Dalserf
Per Kilo
BEL – 225p Greyside
BF – 192p Fieldside
SHE – 231p Cairnie, 184p Hillhouse
CHE – 178p Greyside
X – 268p Birks, 237p Hill of Dalserf
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £159 Broomfield Lodge, £140 & £119 Thethwaite, £120 Newton, £118 East Law
BEL – £140 & £136 Mid Brockloch, £125 newton, £100 Haswellsykes
BF – £128 Brocklees, £114 North Boig, £112 Heatheryhall, £106 East Law, £95 East Kinleith
SUF – £80 Greyside
CHE – £114 Heatheryhall & Allanton, £112 Netherhall, £107 Newton, £106 Greyside
CHAR – £111 Heatheryhall
X – £120 Birks, £116 Mount Lothian, £101 & £94 Mosshead, £92 Thethwaite
SHE – £94 Heatheryhall, £79 Cairnie
EC – £70 Mosshead
HEB – £70 Thethwaite
HW – £112 Thethwaite
Per Kilo
TEX – 407p Broomfield Lodge, 368p & 321p Thethwaite, 322p North Boig, 307p Newton
BEL – 368p & 357p Mid Brockloch, 347p Newton, 285p Haswellsykes
BF – 328p Brocklees, 302p Heatheryhall, 292p North Boig, 278p East Law, 268p Thethwaite
SUF – 216p Greyside
CHE – 308p Heatheryhall, 305p Newton, 300p Allanton, 294p Netherhall, 278p Greyside
CHAR – 300p Heatheryhall
X – 315p Birks, 306p & 254p Mosshead, 305p Mount Lothian, 207p Thethwaite
SHE – 261p Heatheryhall, 239p Cairnie
EC – 212p Mosshead
HEB – 212p Thethwaite
HW – 311p Thethwaite
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £169 Hill, £167 Broomfield Lodge, £165 (twice) Rowantreehill, £160 Dunsyre Mains
BEL – £185 Heatheryhall, £163 Wellhead
BF – £156 Sandford Sheep & Heatheryhall, £155, £148 & £143 Brocklees
SUF – £150 & £148 Heatheryhall, £142 East Law, £142 Newton, £140 Thethwaite
CHE – £137 North Boig, £135 Dovecote, £133 Thethwaite, £120 Sebay & Netherhall
CHM – £110 Greyside
X – £155 Mount Lothian, £128 Mid Lanrigg & North Boig, £123 Mid Lanrigg, £120 Newton
JAC – £112 Laigh Carnduff, £91 Thethwaite, £90 Greyside & East Law
ZWA – £90 East Law
RYE – £100 Fieldside
HEB – £100 Sandford Sheep
HW – £110 & £91 Thethwaite
KHIL – £80 & £70 Hillhouse
DOR – £152 Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 388p Broomfield Lodge, 383p Rowantreehill, 377p North Boig, 375p Hill & Rowantreehill
BEL – 411p Heatheryhall, 370p Wellhead
BF – 354p Heatheryhall, 346p Sandford Sheep, 344p (twice) & 340p Brocklees
SUF – 344p & 340p Heatheryhall, 325p (twice) Thethwaite, 322p Newton
CHE – 334p North Boig, 332p Thethwaite, 321p Dovecote, 307p Netherhall, 266p Sebay
CHM – 250p Greyside
X – 352p Mount Lothian, 320p & 300p Mid Lanrigg, 312p North Boig, 307p Newton
JAC – 248p Laigh Carnduff, 222p Thethwaite, 219p East Law, 209p Greyside
RYE – 250p Fieldside
ZWA – 225p East Law
HEB – 232p Sandford Sheep
HW – 275p & 227p Thethwaite
KHIL – 195p & 170p Hillhouse
DOR – 337p Heatheryhall
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £192 Broomfield Lodge, £190 Sandford Sheep, £188 Rowantreehill & Wellhead (twice)
BF – £170 & £151 Heatheryhall, £165 Hill, £164 Wellhead & Corsebank
SUF – £176 Birks, £172 Sandford Sheep, £171 Heatheryhall, £150 Thethwaite, £146 Fieldside
CHE – £180 Baillieshall, £178 Thethwaite, £161 Dovecote, £154 Crow Wood Cottage, £150 Sweetbit
CHM – £130 Heatheryhall
X – £182 Broomfield Lodge, £164 Newton, £160 East Law & Allanton, £158 Greyside
HW – £164 Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 393p & 384p Broomfield Lodge, 387p Birks, 376p Rowantreehill, 373p Sandford Sheep
BEL – 391p Heatheryhall, 344p Wellhead
BF – 354p Heatheryhall, 351p Hill, 321p Wellhead, 315p Corsebank, 296p Heatheryhall
SUF – 374p Birks, 356p Heatheryhall, 344p Sandford Sheep, 312p Thethwaite, 311p Fieldside
CHE – 346p Baillieshall, 328p Dovecot, 308p Crow Wood Cottage, 288p Sweetbit
CHM – 295p Heatheryhall
X – 371p Broomfield Lodge, 356p Newton, 333p East Law, 332p North Boig, 326p Heatheryhall
HW – 321p Heatheryhall
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £230 & £218 Prior Rigg, £211 Sandford Sheep, £207 & £201 Newbigging
BEL – £220 Carstairs Mains, £206 Cowgrove
BF – £200 Baillieshall, £180 Posso, £176 Chesterhall Parks, £146 Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – £192 Greyside, £189 Baillieshall, £181 Wellhead, £140 Muldron, £110 Sebay
CHE – £178 Sebay, £176 (twice) South Arnloss, £170 Allanton, £160 Thethwaite
X – £180 Muldron, £170 Dovecote & Allanton, £166 Mid Lanrigg
DTEX – £172 Hills of Dalserf
Per Kilo
TEX – 373p Birks, 363p Yeldabrek, 360p South Arnloss, 355p Heatheryhall, 351p Sandford Sheep
BEL – 318p Carstairs Mains, 264p Cowgrove
BF – 363p Baillieshall, 278p Crow Wood Cottage, 251p Chesterhall Parks, 246p Posso
SUF – 343p Baillieshall, 329p Wellhead, 256p Greyside, 212p Muldron, 183p Sebay
CHE – 296p Thethwaite, 293p & 251p South Arnloss, 265p Allanton, 214p Sebay
X – 321p Muldron, 314p Dovecote, 313p Mid Lanrigg, 304p Allanton
DTEX – 330p Hills of Dalserf
Cast Ewes & Rams
A larger show of 1687 cast ewes and rams met an animated trade as the build up to festival continues. All classes easily maintained recent high rates and more could have been sold.
The sale topped at £278 per head for a Texel from Gibson, Cowgrove Farm, Galston and to £138 for Blackface from Smith, Wester Crosswoodhill Farm, West Calder.
Overall Average £120.31
BF Average £100.60 (346)
Cast Ewes
TEX – £278 & £258 Cowgrove, £276 Strawfrank, £275 Sebay, £260 Cambwell
BEL – £180 Cowgrove, £174 Greyside, £170 Oldwalls, £168 Mid Tulloch, £142 Woodside
BF – £138 Wester Crosswoodhill (twice) & Greyside, £134 Newton, £130 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – £225 Sebay, £220 & £188 Cowgrove, £191 & £180 West Montgarswood
CHAR – £175 & £167 Townfoot
NCC – £130 East Law, £124 Allanton, £120 Sebay
CHE – £132 Newton & Glendouran, £130 Dovecote & Rowantreehill, £128 Bents
CHM – £158 Boghouse, Strawfrank & Sweetbit, £154 Carmacoup, £152 Crathie Estates
X – £166 Bents, £157 Weston, £152 Newton, £150 Mid Shawtonhill & East Law
BFL -£100 Eastside
SHE – £92 Sandford Sheep
BTEX – £200 Strawfrank
JAC – £116 Laigh Carnduff, £114 Newton, £100 High Crewburn
ROM – £146 Greyside
HB – £128 Greyside
ZWA – £150 Woodside
BL – £138 Mill Myres
WELSH – £91 Whitegates & Allanton
RYE – £110 High Crewburn
ABE – £148 Allanton
EASY CARE – £140 Whitegates
BEUL – £120 Newton
HAM – £158 Buttercup
DOR – £130 Stobilee
Rams
TEX – £228 Cowgrove, £208 Greyside, £172 Allanton, £155 Hills of Dalserf, £150 Netherurd Home Farm
BF – £135 Greyside, £120 Allanton & Crow Wood Cottage, £114 Walston Mill, £94 Easter Dawyck
SUF – £170 Yeldabrek, £128 Netherurd Home Farm, £112 Muldron
NCC – £120 Allanton
CHE – £120 Duntilland, £114 Walston Mill