Primestock Report Including Show & Sale of Young Handlers Prime Lambs – Monday 5th August 2024

Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 5^th August 2024

Cattle Primestock Report

On Monday the 5^th August Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 149 cattle comprising of 25 bullocks and heifers, 50 cast cows and 74 calves and stirks.

Limousin heifers sold to 332p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Cairns Butchers or to £1990 from the same home to Black Butchers Lanark.

Limousin bullocks sold to 288p/pk from Walkerdyke Farm to Chapman Butchers or to £2079 from the same home, again to Chapman Butchers.

Beef cows sold to £1890 per head from Gateside Farm or to 259p/pk from the same home.

Dairy cows sold to £1670 per head from Kirklands Farm or to 205p/pk from the same home.

Young Bulls sold to £2170 from Skirling Craigs Farm or to 268p/pk from the same home.

Cast Bull sold to £1970 Lawriesmuir Farm or to 188p/pk from the same home.

Beef Heifers Per Head

£1990, £1940 (twice) Brockwoodlees

£1989, £1843 Hill (Strathaven)

Beef Heifers Per Kilo

332p, 330p (three times) Brockwoodlees

322p, 320p Hill (Strathaven)

Beef Bullocks Per Head

£2079, £2017 Walkerdyke

£1948 West Quarter

£1737 Couplaw

Beef Bullocks Per Kilo

288p, 285p Walkerdyke

280p West Quarter

Young Bulls Per Kilo

268p Skirling Craigs

Cast Cows and Bulls

Beef Cows Per Head

AA – £1440 Cloverhill

SHO – £1240 Hills of Dalserf

LIM X – £1890 & £1690 Gateside, £1770 Bushelhead & Biggarshiels Mains

CONT X – £1270 Midhill

SALER – £1570 & £1470 Cloverhill

OTH – £1170 Hills of Dalserf

Beef Cows Per Kilo

AA – 222p Cloverhill, 210p Hills of Dalserf

SHO – 219p Hills of Dalserf

LIM X – 256p & 218p Gateside, 250p Biggarshiels Mains, 238p Bushelhead

CONT X – 216p Midhill

SALER – 222p & 208p Cloverhill

OTH – 199p Hills of Dalserf

Dairy Cows Per Head

HOL – £1670 &£1470 (twice) Kirklands, £1570 & £1360 Grangehall, £1390 Midhil

AYR – £1170 Craigends

Dairy Cows Per Kilo

HOL – 205p, 188p & 182p Kirklands, 190p High Crewburn, 187p Westtown,186p & 182p Grangehall

AYR – 182p Craigends

Cast Bulls Per Head

CHAR – £1970 Lawriesmuir

Cast Bulls Per Kilo

CHAR – 188p Lawriesmuir

Calves and Stirks

On Monday 5^th August Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with 74 exceptional calves forward. A packed ringside of buyers ensured a flying trade throughout.

Topping the trade was a 4 month old British Blue bull calf from Machrihanish Farm, reaching £580.

On milk calves reached a high of £340 twice with a Hereford X bull calf from Swaites Farm and a British Blue calf from Muirhouse Farm, both taking the top spot.

Calves On Milk

LIM X – £320 Swaites

BB – £350 (twice) & £310 St Colmac, £340, £310, £280 & £270 (twice) Muirhouse

GALL – £330 & £270 Skirling Mains

BELT/GALL – £290, £270, £200 & £180 Muirhouse

HER – £340 Swaites, £300 Muirhouse (twice) & Swaites, £290, £270, £250, £230 & £210 Muirhouse

Calves Off Milk

AA – £550 Craigthornhill (twice) & £380, £500 (four times), £470, £440 (twice), £420, £400 (twice), £380, £370 (twice) £360 & £350 St Colmac, £450 High Dyke, £330 Cronan

INRA – £570, £550, £540, £510 (twice) & £490 (twice) Machrihanish

BB – £580, £570 & £500 Machrihanish, £550, £520 & £450 Craigthornhill, £420 & £350 St Colmac

HOL – £240 St Colmac

SIM – £430 & £420 (twice) Craigthornhill

Sheep Primestock Report

On Monday 5^th August Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2531 Lambs and 2136 Cast Ewes through Lanark.

Prime Lambs

A much larger show of 2531 prime lambs were an excellent show for quality with a fast trade seen throughout. Many more required each week to fill demand.

The sale topped at £200 per head for a Texel from Heatheryhall Farm and to 465p/kg for a Texel from the same home.

Overall Average 314pp/kg (SQQ 315p/kg)

25.5-32kg

Per Head

BF – £54 Prior Rigg

Per Kilo

BF – 207p Prior Rigg

32.1-39kg

Per Head

TEX – £122 Haggs & Cleughhead, £120 Blunderfield, £116 Westtown & Dunduff

BEL – £125 & £116 Midtown Cottage, £113 Midtown Farm

BF – £90 Ashcraig

SUF – £111 Blunderfield

X – £125 Dunduff, £116 Midtown Cottage, £113 Midtown Farm, £107 Cleughhead

DTEX – £109 Cleughhead

EC – £110 Cleughhead

Per Kilo

TEX – 316p Blunderfield, 313p Dunduff, 312p Haggs & Cleughhead, 311p Cleughhead

BEL – 347p & 341p Midtown Cottage, 322p Midtown Farm

BF – 272p Ashcraig

SUF – 284p Blunderfield

X – 322p Midtown Farm & Midtown Cottage, 320p Dunduff, 297p Cleughhead

DTEX – 286p Cleughhead

EC – 282p Cleughhead

39.1-45.5kg

Per Head

TEX – £200 Heatheryhall, £151 Dykes, £149 Ingraston & Westpark, £147 Hills of Dalserf

BEL – £149 Conan, £148 Biggarshiels Mains & Nether Abington, £146 Trysting Cottage, £145 Nether Abington

BF – £119 Nisbet, £112 Ashcraig

SUF – £142 Trysting Cottage & North Boig, £141 & £140 Yeldabrek, £138 Bents

CHM – £136 Lee Meadow, £126 Laigh Carnduff

CHAR – £128 Lochhill, £127 Crawcraigs, £124 Hillfield

X – £136 Hartside, £133 Crookboat & Biggar Road, £130 Easter Sills, £128 Spango

BTEX – £130 Strawfrank

DTEX – £136 Hills of Dalserf

EC – £120 & £112 Cleughhead

Per Kilo

TEX – 465p Heatheryhall, 347p & 338p Westpark, 335p Dykes, 332p West Torphin

BEL – 350p High Dyke, 338p Cronan, 336p, 334p & 332p Biggarshiels Mains

BF – 283p Nisbet, 254p Ashcraig, 220p Stoneyhill

SUF – 320p Bents, 315p Trysting Cottage & North Boig, 314p Lawhead & Lee Meadow

CHM – 315p Laigh Carnduff, 309p Lee Meadow

CHAR – 312p Lochhill, 309p Crawcraigs, 302p Hillfield

X – 309p Hartside, 304p Midtown, 302p Crookboat, 295p Biggar Road, 288p Easter Sills

BTEX – 325p Strawfrank

DTEX – 316p Hills of Dalserf, 265p Cleughhead

EC – 294p & 266p Cleughhead

45.6-52kg

Per Head

TEX – £170 The Law, £168 Collielaw, £167 Drumbuie, £165 Hallhill & Bickerton Hall

BEL – £164 Richardton, £162 High Dyke, £161 & £156 Oldwalls, £150 Yeldabrek

SUF – £164, £162 Yeldabrek, £160 Dunsyre Mains, £158 Yeldabrek & Ainville

CHE – £160 Hallhill

X – £142 Stoneyhill, £139 Whinbush, £137 Overburns, £136 Crookboat & Howburn

Per Kilo

TEX – 343p Hallhill, Longford & Collielaw, 342p Collielaw, 339p Craighead

BEL – 348p & 323p Richardton, 342p & 331p Oldwalls, 317p High Dyke

SUF – 329p Lawriesmuir, 316p Sornfallow (twice) & Yeldabrek, 315p Yeldabrek

CHE – 320p Hallhill

X – 297p Overburns, 295p Crookboat, 289p Whinbush, 278p Stoneyhill, 272p Howburn

52+kg

Per Head

TEX – £193 & £188 Yeldabrek, £189 Sornfallow, £188 & £185 Strawfrank

SUF – £190 West Cauldcoats, £172 Yeldabrek & Sornfallow

CHE – £164 Sornfallow

X – £158 Sandford Sheep, £145 Howburn

BFL – £142 Biggar Road, £138 Cockrig

Per Kilo

TEX – 322p Hallhill, 319p Strawfrank, 318p Craighead & Yeldabrek (twice)

SUF – 312p Yeldabrek, 307p Sornfallow, 279p West Cauldcoats

CHE – 309p Sornfallow

X – 298p Sandford Sheep, 273p Howburn

BFL – 246p Cockrig, 225p Biggar Road

Cast Ewes & Rams

Again, a much larger show of 2136 cast ewes and rams were forward which witnessed a tremendous trade never seen in August before. Big heavy ewes were a serious trade! More required to fulfil demand.

The sale topped at £278 per head for a Texel from Strawfrank Farm and to £148 for a pen of outstanding Blackface ewes from Hamilton Organics, Aikengal.

Overall Average £114.12

BF Average £84.69 (580)

Cast Ewes

TEX – £278 & £255 Strawfrank, £250 Braeedge Farming, £238 Braeedge Farming & Hallhill

BEL – £248 & £208 Dykes, £166 Midtown, £164 Greyside, £154 Richardton

BF – £148, £124 & £114 Hamilton Organics, £112 Allanton, £110 Snar

SUF – £210 Hilltop, £204 Greyside, £200 Hilltop, Dykes & Lawhead

NCC – £150 Cowgrove, £147 & £136 Allanton, £140 Yeldabrek, £136 Meikle Carleith

CHE – £129 Sandford Sheep, £112 Boghouse & Sandford Sheep, £104 Parkerston

CHM – £177 Cowgrove, £170 & £140 Meikle Carleith, £167 Thripland, £148 Sandford Sheep

X – £180 Biggarsheils Mains & Cowgrove, £170 Ingraston, £162 Gill, £161 Scotstounbank

BFL – £158 Biggar Road, £140 High Dyke, £130 Dykeneuk, £100 Easter Dawyck

ZWA – £142 Clyde Valley Family Park, £130 Broomfield Lodge, £110 Lyster Mains

JAC – £84 Clyde Valley Family Park

BTEX – £182 Yeldabrek, £158 Strawfrank

BL – £100 Silvermuir

HW – £90 Fenton Place

SWA – £85 Birniehall

KHIL – £110 High Dyke

WELSH – £89 Tardoes

EASY CARE – £127, £109, £91 & £78 Greyside

Rams

TEX – £248 Strawfrank, £196 & £164 Yeldabrek, £182 Eilean, £170 Halbeath

BEL – £138 Broomfield Lodge, £120 Yeldabrek

BF – £100 Spango, £82 Hamilton Organics

SUF – £108 Yeldabrek

BFL – £118 Easter Dawyck, £80 Dykeneuk

LLE – £118 Greyside

HW – £80 Cedar House

DOR – £114, £106 & £100 Yeldabrek

EASY CARE – £104 Sandford Sheep

Show & Sale of Young Handlers Prime Lambs

Judge: Mr D Fleming, Nisbet Cottage

CLASS 2: 8-12 years old (3 forward)

1st Thomas Taylor

2nd Archie Baillie (10)

3rd Robert Watson (11)

CLASS 3: 13-16 years old (4 forward)

1st Erin Watson (13)

2nd Cameron Boyd (14)

3rd Henry Gracie (13)

4th Tom Gracie (13)

CHAMPION: Thomas Taylor

RESERVE CHAMPION: Erin Watson (13)

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Dear Breeder,

Please find enclosed details and entry form ahead of this year’s Lanark Ladies. The Inaugural event was a great success with Texel Gimmers selling to a top of 5,800gns – along with a great average and a huge clearance rate.

Sale:	‘Lanark Ladies’ Show & Sale of In-Lamb Texel Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs followed by Sale of AOB In-Lamb Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs
Show & Sale Date:	Friday 10^th January 2025 at 5.30pm (Texel Judging: 4pm)
Classes:	Aged Ewe, Gimmer/Shearling Ewe, Ewe Hogg, Embryo Recipient
Status of Sale:	MV-Accredited and Non-Eligible for Export (Any pedigree sheep must be fully registered with relevant Breed Society prior to entry)
Closing Date(s):	Texels: Pre-Entries via Texel Website – closing Friday 6^th December at strictly 12noon All entries (including Texel Full Entries via iTexel) – Monday 16^th December at strictly 9am
Entry Fees:	£12ph (£10+VAT) – (Payable to Lawrie & Symington Ltd and MUST be paid by submission of Entries, otherwise entries will be withdrawn from Catalogue). Bacs Details: Sort Code 80-17-02 / Account Number 00110611 (Ref: Surname, Ladies) *Pedigree Texels, please note: Entry Fees will be collected by Texel Sheep Society*
Pedigree Certificates:	If applicable, please forward with entries
Substitutes:	To Lanark Office no later than Wednesday 8^th January 2024 (Substitutes Catalogue will be available on website/day of sale)
Online Bidding:	Via Marteye (www.marteye.ie) Ensure any new buyers are pre-registered prior to commencement of sale with FULL DETAILS, otherwise it will result in rejection

NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Entries can be returned to the Lanark office or can be emailed to jenna@lawrieandsymington.com or Whatsapp on 07799 845923. No entries will be accepted over the phone.

We thank you in anticipation of your entries, and if we can be of further assistance, then please do not hesitate to contact myself on 07778 449383, Archie Hamilton on 07917 624409; or Jenna Ballantyne on 07799 845923.

Yours faithfully

For LAWRIE & SYMINGTON LIMITED

Nick Woodmass F.I.A. (Scot)

Sheep Auctioneer

Lanark ladies entry form

SALE OF MV-ACCREDITED IN-LAMB FEMALES AND EMTPY EWE HOGGS

SALE: Friday 10^th January 2025 at 5.30pm

ENTRIES CLOSE: Monday 16^th December 2024 at strictly 9am

(Pedigree Texel Entries are to be submitted directly via iTexel)

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ATTENTION
FOR VENDOR’S BENEFIT PLEASE STATE WHETHER ABERDEEN ANGUS OR BEEF SHORTHORN SIRES ARE SOCIETY REGISTERED. SIRE’S EARTAG NUMBER MUST BE ON THE PASSPORT

PLEASE ENSURE THAT THIS FORM IS COMPLETED AND HANDED IN AT LEAST ONE HOUR PRIOR TO CATTLE BEING SOLD.

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I/We hereby declare that the above animals are declared negative of BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhoea) on the day of sale either by leaving a negative holding or having been individually tested. Please tick

The holding which these animals have moved onto the market from is a BVD NEGATIVE holding.

The holding which these animals have moved onto the market from is BVD NOT NEGATIVE, all animals presented for sale are individually tested.

I/We hereby declare that the above cattle are correctly matched with their Ear-Tag Number(s) and Passports and presented in strict order of sale and as detailed above.

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Conditions of sale

PLEASE NOTE:
There will be NO sundry section within the sale and we reserve the right not to accept entries which we feel are unfit for the sale.

COMMISSION RATES
• Commission will be charged on all lots at 10% on FIRST £200 of any lot and 5% thereafter (e.g., Sold at £350 = £20+£7.50=£27.50), capped at £350 per lot. Minimum £5 per lot. • All purchases will be subject to a 3% plus VAT buyer's premium on all lots capped at £350 per item sold by auction or by private treaty.

ENTRY FEES
Tractors, Gators, Quads and Vehicle (To be sold online) £10 + VAT per lot DELIVERY OF ITEMS TO SALE YARD All Farm Machinery and Implements must be delivered to our saleyard by 3 pm on the day before the sale with the exception of Tractors, Vehicles and Quad which may arrive no later than 10.00am on the Thursday. Due to ongoing Health and Safety issues, there will be NO unloading facility available on Sale Day with loading permitted only after the conclusion of the sale.

ONLINE FACILITY
Tractor, Telehandlers, Gators, Quads and Vehicles will also be offered for sale through our online facility alongside the live sale via a drive through, any machine which cannot be driven through will be sold in the line with no online facility.

All items are sold as seen and will be conducted under the Lawrie & Symington and IAAS General Conditions of Sale which are available for inspection at our office.

Vendors Declaration

I have read and understood the TERMS AND CONDITIONS and undertake to present the above (and those on continuation sheets) for sale and to abide by these Terms and Conditions of Sale.
I certify that the items entered for sale are my/our sole property and are not subject to any hire purchase agreement or any other contract.

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