Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 19th August 2024
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday the 19th August Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 189 cattle comprising of 40 bullocks and heifers, 75 cast cows and 74 calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to 342p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Cairns Butchers or to £2281 from the same home to Black Butchers.
Limousin bullocks sold to 300p/pk from Brocklees Farm to Stark Wholesale or to £2062 from Walkerdyke Farm to Chapman Butchers.
Beef cows sold to £1710 per head from Scotstounbank Farm or to 222p/pk from Middle Mains Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1370 per head from Rigghead Farm or to 185p/pk from Harelaw Farm.
Cast bulls sold to £1810 per head from Corsebank Farm or to 195 p/pk from the same home.
Young bulls sold to £2151 per head from Collielaw Farm or to 315p/pk from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
£2281, £2270, £2096, £2002 Brockwoodlees
£2197, £2158 Hill
£1999 Kepscaith
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
342p (twice),340p, 338p Brockwoodlees
330p Kepscaith
330p, 325p Hill
Beef Bullocks Per Head
£2062, £2053 Walkerdyke
£2003 Couplaw
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
300p, 290p Brocklees
290p Walkerdyke
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
£1785 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
212p (twice) Millhill
Young Bulls Per Head
£2151, £2047 Collielaw
£1950 Biggarshiels Mains
£1749 Harvieston
Young Bulls Per Kilo
315p, 310p Collielaw
270p Harvieston
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £1710 Scotstounbank, £1630 Bagmoors, £1470 Newton of Wiston
CHR – £1690 Parkhall
LIM X – £1690 Toftcombs, £1450 Hole of Kilncadzow
SIM – £1290 & £1140 Overcairn
BB – £1070 South Quarter
HER – £1110 Newton of Wiston
LUING – £1110 Overcairn
SALER – £1670 Scotstounbank, £1640 Middle Mains
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 219p Bagmoors, 215p Scotstounbank, 206p Headsmuir, 203p Robiesland, 202p Parkhall
LUING – 169p Overcairn
LIM X – 231p Hole of Kilncadzow, 209p Wintermuir, 202p Birkenhead, 200p Toftcombs
SIM – 199p Overcairn
CHR – 217p Parkhall
SALER – 222p Middle Mains, 217p & 213p Scotstounbank
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1290 Harelaw, £1090 East Mains of Ballencrieff, £1070 Nether Affleck, £1010 East Mains of Ballencrieff
HOL – £1370 Rigghead, £1310 New Greentowers, £1040 New Greentowers & Rigghead
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 184p Harelaw, 167p Nether Affleck, 162p East Mains of Ballencreiff
HOL – 180p Rigghead, 169p New Greentowers, 165p New Greentowers
Cast Bulls Per Head
£1810 Corsebank
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
194p Corsebank
Calves and Stirks
Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale of calves and stirks with a bumper entry of 74 quality calves forward.
Reaching the top spot was an exceptional four and a half month old Charolais bull calf from Birkenhead Farm at £680.
On milk calves reached a high of £460 for a two month old British Blue heifer calf from Muirhouse Farm.
The next sale is 2nd September.
Calves On Milk
AA – £270, £250, £245 & £235 Over Lethame, £250 Heatheryhall
BB – £460 & £360 Muirhouse, £440, £390, £370 & 340 Swaites, £390 & £370 Drumglass
CHX – £385 Sandilands
HER – £360, £330 (three times), £320 (five times), £310, £300 & £280 Muirhouse, £300 Swaites
FRIES – £250, £240, £210, £190 & £180 Hayston
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £410 Over Kypeside
AA – £520, £490, £470 (twice), £450, £390, £385 & £370 Heatheryhall, £400 & £360 (twice) Dykehead, £400 Harestonhill
BB – £480, £470, £460, £410 & £400 Dykehead, £360, £350 & £330 Culter Allers
CHX – £680 Birkenhead, £600 Birkenhead
SIM – £480, £460, £370 Cronan
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 19th August Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2877 Lambs and 1932 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
A few more lambs forward again this week as we play catch up, although some lacking flesh and others would be better sold store.
Heavy lambs still best to sell with top quality also dearer.
The sale topped at £196 per head for Texels from Blackhill Farm and to 339p/pk for a Beltex from Calton Farm and Biggarshiels Mains Farm.
Overall Average 302p/kg (SQQ 303p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £123 Greenhill, £120 & £117 Ferniehaugh, £114 Yeldabrek & Glenhighton
BF – £95 Hartfield
SUF – £115 Yeldabrek, £108 High Cleughearn Equestrian
CHE – £115 Yeldabrek
CHM – £105 Knowehead
X – £116 Muldron, £110 Glenhighton, £108 High Cleughearn Equestrian, £96 & £85 South House
HAM – £102 High Cleughearn Equestrian
Per Kilo
TEX – 325p & 308p (twice) Yeldabrek, 316p Forrestfield, 315p Greenhill
BF – 263p Hartfield
SUF – 308p High Cleughearn Equestrian, 295p Yeldabrek
CHE – 276p Knowehead
X – 317p High Cleughearn Equestrian, 314p Glenhighton, 305p Muldron, 266p & 236p South House
HAM – 300p High Cleughearn Equestrian
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £149 Nether Skellyhill, £144 Ingraston, £143 (twice) Bonnington Mains, £141 Mid Hartwood
BEL – £146 & £144 Calton, £141 Biggarshiels Mains, £140 Ingraston & Biggarshiels Mains
BF – £115 Robiesland, £107 & £94 Overburns
SUF – £134 Blackhill, £133 Bents, £132 Lawhead & Yeldabrek, £130 Dykes
CHE – £133 & £130 Castle Crawford, £123 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £129 Crawcraigs
X – £134 Nisbet, £133 Carco, £127 Hartside & Overburns, £126 Lawhead
BAD – £126 Bridgestone
CHM – £137 & £133 Parkhouse, £124 (twice) Brockhouse
Per Kilo
TEX – 331p Nether Skellyhill, 326p Fowler, 320p & 318p Ingraston
BEL – 339p Calton & Biggarshiels, 334p Calton, 333p & 331p Biggarshiels
BF – 255p Robiesland, 248p & 235p Overburns
SUF – 312p Yeldabrek, 302p Tister, Dykes, Bents & Brockhouse
CHE – 316p & 309p Castle Crawford, 292p Yeldabrek
CHAR – 307p Crawcraigs
CHM – 311p & 302p Parkhouse, 288 (twice) Brockhouse
X – 311p Nisbet, 209p Carco, 302p South Quarter, 300p Gillbank, 288p Hartside
BAD – 315p Bridgestone
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £162 Robiesland, Hillhouse & Blunderfield, £160 Skirling Craigs & Sunnyside
BEL – £159 Townfoot, £158 Laigh Carnduff & Nether Abington, £156 Woodside, £155 Bridgestone
SUF – £156 Ainville, £149 Bents, £148 Kirkwood & Middlestead, £147 Netherton
CHE – £135 Yeldabrek
CHM – £150 Yeldabrek
X – £147 Sunnyside, £141 Nunnerie & Whinbush, £138 The Cottage (Nisbet), £136 Birks
BDM – £140 Woodside
MB – £145 High Parks
BAD – £150 Bridgestone
Per Kilo
TEX – 331p & 325p (twice) Collielaw, 324p Skirling Craigs, 321p Nether Skellyhill
BEL – 326p & 324p Townfoot, 323p Grangehall, 321p Calton, 320p Townfoot
SUF – 306p Knockenhair, 304p Carwood & Yeldabrek, 302p Middlestead, 300p Carwood
CHE – 287p Yeldabrek
CHM – 288p Yeldabrek
X – 300p The Cottage (Nisbet), 294p Sunnyside, 283p Birks, 282p & 276p Nunnerie
BAD – 312p Bridgestone
BDM – 285p Woodside
MB – 302p High Parks
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £196 & £178 Blackhill, £171 Yeldabrek, £167 Robiesland & £166 Birks
BEL – £172 Bridgestone
SUF – £161 Middlestead, £159 South Mains, £138 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £168 Yeldabrek
X – £167 Glendouran
DOR – £140 Stobilee
Per Kilo
TEX – 311p Yeldabrek, 309p Robiesland, 307p Blunderfield, 303p Over Kypeside & Nether Skellyhill
BEL – 301p Bridgestone
SUF – 287p Middlestead & Yeldabrek, 274p Southmains
CHAR – 300p Yeldabrek
X – 309p Glendouran
DOR – 264p Stobilee
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1932 ewes were less in the week in line with end of week sales. Heavy ewes still coming to good pounds per head but the hill ewes and plainer ewes are definitely cheaper.
The sale topped at £300 per head for a Texel from Greyside Farm and to £115 for Blackface from Wester Crosswoodhill Farm.
Overall Average 94.65p/kg
BF Average £61.18 (418)
Ewes
TEX – £300 & £252 Greyside, 292p & £270 Thinacre, £290 Woodhead
BEL – £202 Townfoot, £198 Nether Skellyhill, £186 Greyside, £180 Muirhouse View, £170 Dykes
BF – £115 Wester Crosswoodhill, £100 Lochlyoch, £89 Whelphill, £88 West Auchenlongford & Greyside
SUF – £218 Muirhouse, £208, £200 & £188 Greyside, £196 Bents
CHAR – £120 Yeldabrek, £80 Laigh Carnduff
NCC – £115 Hillhead, £110 Yeldabrek, £106 Greyside & Brockhouse, £105 Hillhead
CHE – £145 Castle Crawford, £138 Boghouse, £120 Mossdale, £100 Yeldabrek & Castle Crawford
CHM – £147 Bogside, £143 Greyside, £142 Grangehall, £130 Yeldabrek £122 Toftcombs
X – £228 The Cottage (Nisbet), £172 Sunnyside, £160 Mossplatt, £148 Howburn & Bogside
BFL – £158 Yeldabrek
LLE – £138, £108 & £92 Burghmuir
JAC – £80 Upper Muirhouse
DOR – £100 Stobilee
Rams
TEX – £150 The Cottage (Nisbet), £134 Yeldabrek, £130 Boghouse, £115 Carwood, £100 Greyside
BEL – £120 Mid Brockloch
SUF – £120 & £110 Greyside
CHE – £80 Greyside & Yeldabrek
BFL – £168 Sunnyside