Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 12th August 2024
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 12th August Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 102 cattle comprising of 45 bullocks and heifers and 57 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to 336p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Mitchel Butchers, Glenrothies or to £2215 from the same home to Black Butchers, Lanark.
AA bullocks sold to 298p/pk from West Backs Farm to J Gibb, Biggar or to £2084 from Walkerdyke Farm to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Beef cows sold to £1970 per head from Carlophill Farm or to 172p/pk from Craigends Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1230 per head from Blackbog Farm or to 172p/pk from Craigends Farm.
Cast bulls sold to £2170 per head from Kepscaith Farm or to 197p/pk from the same home.
Young bulls sold to £2084 per head from Midlock Farm or to 275p/pk from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
£2215, £1986, £1973, £1942, £1908 Brockwoodlees
£2131 Kepscaith
£1824 Mafflat
£1782 Temple House
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
332p, 336p, 332p, 330p (twice) Brockwoodlees
330p Kepscaith
270p West Backs
Beef Bullocks Per Head
£2084, £2081 Walkerdyke
£1898 High Dyke
£1774 West Backs
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
298p 295p West Backs
282p, 275p Walkerdyke
280p High Dyke
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
£1494 West Backs
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
235p West Backs
Young Bulls Per Head
£2084 Midlock
Young Bulls Per Kilo
275p, 270p Midlock
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £1870 Hill of Kilncadzow
LIM – £1870 Gillbank, £1770 Temple House
LIM X – £1870 Temple House, £1670 Kilwhipnach
BB – £1770 & £1590 Coxydene
BLONDE – £1210 Nether Balgray
CHAR – £1690 Blackhill
HIGH – £770 Dykeneuk
SALER – £1970 & £1790 Carlophill
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 223p Newton of Wiston, 216p Netherhill, 214p & 208p Hill of Kilncadzow, 201p High Machriemore
LIM – 242p Temple House, 226p Gillbank, 208p East Millrig
LIM X – 241p Temple House, 240p & 237p Kilwhipnach, 231p & 215p Gillandersland, 211p Coxydene, 202p Mafflat
BB – 207p Over Quarter, 206p, 204 & 203p Coxydene, 205p Knowetop
CHAR – 224p Blackhill
HIGH – 142p Dykeneuk
MRI – 181p Dykeneuk
SALER – 231p, 218p & 211p Carlophill
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1050 Kilkivan
AYR – £1140 Craigends
HOL – £1230 & £1090 Blackbog
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
AYR – 171p Craigends
HOL – 164p, 163p(twice) & 159p Blackbog 161p & 145p Grangehall
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £1890
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
196p Kepscaith
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 12th August Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2583 Lambs and 2384 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
A similar show of 2583 prime lambs were forward with trade slightly easier on the week but in line with the end of week trading. Best quality, well fleshed lambs still easily sold.
The sale topped at £192 per head for a Texel from North Garngour Farm and to 354p/kg for a Beltex from Auldtoun Farm.
Overall Average 303p/kg (SQQ 304p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £100 Cleughhead
BF – £74 (twice) Ashcraig
Per Kilo
TEX – 312p Cleughhead
BF – 238p (twice) Ashcraig
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £123 (twice) Spittal, £120 Ashcraig & Ferniehaugh, £119 Ferniehaugh
BEL – £120 & £110 Springfield
CHE – £117 Nettlingflat
X – £115 Blackpark & Spital, £100 Spital & Clonrae
DOR – £114 Springfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 318p (twice) Springfield, 315p (twice) Spittal, 314p Cleughhead
BEL – 333p & 315p Springfield
CHE – 300p Nettlingflat
X – 302p & 285p Spittal, 294p Blackpark, 277p Clonrae
DOR – 308p Springfield
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £159 Auldtoun, £146, £145 & £143 Ingraston, £144 High Crewburn
BEL – £144 Biggarshiels Mains, £140 Muirhouse, £139 Ingraston, £138 Netherton & Muirhouse
BF – £120 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – £135 Cambwell, £133 Strawfrank & Wester Crosswoodhill, £132 Lawriesmuir, £130 Peatpotts
CHE – £130 Little Galla, £124 Nettlingflat
CHAR – £136 Bangour, £130 & £125 Nether Brotherston
X – £135 Bangour, £132 Nether Brotherston, £130 Howes Way, £126 & £125 Crookboat
BFL – £100 Tower
JAC – £80 Pardovan Holdings
CHM – £123 Mayfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 354p Auldtoun, 350p Boghouse, 324p & 322p Ingraston, 320p Dechmont
BEL – 331p, 327p, 323p (twice) & 317p Biggarshiels Mains
BF – 266p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 309p Auldtoun, 304p South Netherburn, 302p Bangour & Wester Crosswoodhill, 300p Lawriesmuir
CHE – 288p Little Galla & Nettlingflat
CHAR – 302p Nether Brotherston & Bangour, 297p Nether Brotherston
X – 307p Nether Brotherston, 300p Bangour, 288p Howes Way, 285p Spittal, 284p Crookboat
BFL – 227p Tower
JAC – 200p Pardovan Holdings
CHM – 292p Mayfield
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £160 Craighead (twice) & Redburn, £159 Blunderfield & Collielaw
BEL – £165 Woodside, £155 Jeanfield, £154 Netherton, £148 Mossplatt, £140 Redburn
SUF – £158 Traquair Knowe, £150 Middlestead, £149 Easter Sills, £148 Middlestead, £141 Newton of Wiston
CHAR – £140 Nether Brotherston, £139 & £138 Parkhouse
CHE – £150 Yeldabrek, £130 Newton of Wiston
X – £156 & £137 Lawriesmuir, £151 Easter Sills, £146 Bangour, £140 Spittal
BFL – £140 Lee Meadow
Per Kilo
TEX – 331p Langside, 327p Birniehall, 326p (twice) Craighead, 322p Blunderfield
BEL – 330p Woodside, 314p Mossplatt & Netherton, 311p Redburn, 310p Jeanfield
SUF – 306p Netherton, 303p Traquair Knowe, 302p Traquair Knowe & Middlestead, 300p Bangour
CHE – 300p Yeldabrek, 288p Newton of Wiston
CHAR – 300p & 283p Parkhouse, 297p Nether Brotherston
X – 310p Bangour, 300p & 291p Lawriesmuir, 296p Easter Sills, 289p Sunnyside
BFL – 291p Lee Meadow
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £192 North Garngour, £186 Crow Wood Cottage, £180 Yeldabrek, £173 Blunderfield, £165 Midlock
BF – £130 Calla
SUF – £162 Easter Sills
HAM – £165 Yeldabrek
X – £163 (twice) Easter Sills, £161 Birniehall, £160 Muldron
BFL – £142 Wester Crosswoodhill
DTEX – £168 Birniehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 303p Blunderfield, 301p Langside, 300p Langside, North Garngour & Muirhead
BF – 228p Calla
SUF – 300p Easter Sills
HAM – 289p Yeldabrek
X – 307p (twice) Easter Sills, 290p Muldron, 287p Birniehall
BFL – 253p the Beeches
DTEX – 305p Birniehall
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 2384 cast ewes and rams again met a good selling trade. The biggest heavy ewes still at extreme rates but more hill type forward. Flesh still well sold.
The sale topped at £295 per head for a Texel from Greyside Farm and to £142 for a Blackface from Sunnyside Farm.
Overall Average 104.93p/kg
BF Average £79.10 (655)
Ewes
TEX – £295 Greyside, £290 & £285 Cowgrove, £280 Carlinside, £270 Hallhill
BEL – £205 Birniehall, £204 Greyside, £200 Collielaw, £140 Glenalmond, £138 High Dyke
BF – £142 Sunnyside, £132 & £109 Wester Crosswoodhill, £122 Robiesland, £110 Hartside
SUF – £224 Yeldabrek, £220 Sunnyside, £212 Cowgrove, £210 Langshaw, £200 Gillbank
CHAR – £208 Yeldabrek
NCC – £218 & £198 Hallhill, £164 Nettlingflat, £136 Yeldabrek, £133 Taldale
CHE – £130 Newton of Wiston, £116 Faulds, £111 Easterhouse, £110 Lochurd
CHM – £146 Cowgrove, £140 Whitesykes, £138 Middlehouse, £130 Haywoodhead, £106 Easterhouse
X – £171 Mitchellhill, £170 Kailzie Mains, £161 Howburn, £156 Haspielaw, £154 Carwood
BFL – £220 Birniehall, £190 & £166 Woodhall, £148 O’Cathain, £140 Dykeneuk
CONT – £98 & £83 Greenbank, £90 Howes Way
JAC – £98 Hills of Dalserf, £87 South Netherburn, £81 & £76 Pardovan Holdings
HW – £83 & £70 Nether Falla
EASY CARE – £158 & £110 Greyside
GOAT – £90 (three times) Stoneypath Tower
Rams
TEX – £180 & £130 Glenalmond, £160 Crow Wood, £145 Greyside, £140 Sunnyside
BEL – £178 Sunnyside, £152 Carstairs Mains
BF – £150 Calla, £102 Hartside
SUF – £160 Glenalmond, £148 & £104 Yeldabrek, £114 Muldron
CHAR – £160 Glenalmond
NCC – £104 Yeldabrek
CHE – £136 Calla
BFL – £140 Midlock, £80 Perryflatts
RYE – £80 Dovecot