Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Tuesday 1st October 2024
A busy ringside of buyers saw 1140 Autumn born suckled calves forward with bullocks averaging 310.5p/kg and heifers levelling at 298p/kg. Trade peaked at £2180 or 363.3p for the show champion, a 600kg British Blue bullock from Feoch Farm, picked out by the judge Katrina Donaldson. The reserve champion come from Dreva Farm for a 528kg Charolais which made £1780. Heifers sold to a top of £1950 for a pen of 705kg Aberdeen Angus from Easter Howgate, or to 360p for a 450kg Limousin from Scrogton Farm which was also awarded the silver for the highest places Limousin in the pre-sale show.
Judge: Ms Katrina Donaldson, Yorkshire
Sponsor: L S Smellie & Sons Ltd, Strathaven
Class 1: Single Bullock (Haltered) (4 forward)
1st Messrs James H Ireland, Feoch
2nd Messrs T Laird & Son, Sunnyside/Carbello
3rd Messrs A Smellie & Partners, Posso
Class 2: Single Heifer (Haltered) (1 forward)
1st Messrs T Laird & Son, Sunnyside/Carbello
Class 3: Single Bullock (Un-Haltered) (5 forward)
1st Messrs J Warnock & Sons, Dreva
2nd Messrs T Laird & Son, Sunnyside/Carbello
3rd Messrs J & A Gray, Scrogton
Class 4: Single Heifer (Un-Haltered) (2 forward)
Messrs J & A Gray, Scrogton
Messrs J Warnock & Sons, Dreva
Class 5: Pen of Four Bullocks (3 forward)
1st Messrs JO & R Struthers, Greenfield
2nd Messrs T Laird & Son, Sunnyside/Carbello
3rd Messrs T Laird & Son, Sunnyside/Carbello
Class 6: Pen of Four Heifers (0 forward)
Overall Champion
Messrs James H Ireland, Feoch with their Single Haltered Bullock
Reserve Champion
Messrs J Warnock & Sons, Dreva with their Single Un-Haltered Bullock
Best Opposite Sex to Champion
Messrs J & A Gray, Scrogton with their Single Haltered Heifer
Highest Placed Limousin (presented with Scottish Limousin Cattle Breeders Association Salver)
Messrs J & A Gray, Scrogton with their Single Haltered Heifer
Principle Prices:
Steers per head
AA – £1840 & £1680 Netherhill, £1790 & £1680 Headsmuir, £1700 (twice) & £1680 Hazelside, £1660 Barr
LIM – £1840 & £1780 West Glespin, £1710 Scrogton, £1690 Dreva, £1590 Burnbrae
LIM X- £1860 & £1820 Peebles JAC, £1840 West Glespin, £1810, £1710, £1700 & £1670 Corsebank, £1700 Dreva, £1680 & £1670 Buteland
CHAR X – £2080 Peebles JAC, £1910, £1860, £1800 & £1770 Dreva, £1850 & £1840 Netherhill, £1810 Scrogton, £1780 Feoch & Dreva
SHO – £2060 Peebles JAC, £1730, £1550 & £1500 Hazelside, £1520 Mauchline Mains
SIM – £2050 Peebles JAC, £700 Dreva, £1690 & £1560 Hazelside, £1520 Stoneside of Dripps
BB – £2180 Feoch, £2080 & £2020 Peebles JAC, £1690, £1680 & £1600 Nether Abington, £1610 Sunnyside
CHAR – £1800 & £1650 Dreva
SALER – £1590, £1570, £1540 & £1490 Carlophill, £1450 Lawhead
Steers per kilo
AA – 329p Headsmuir, 328p Hazelside & Headsmuir, 325p Crofthills, 316p (three times) Barr
LIM – 362p Scrogton, 332p & 322p West Glespin, 313p Burnbrae
LIM X – 345p & 328p (twice) Buteland, 338p Corsebank & Buteland, 337p & 329p Sunnyside, 332p & 329p Corsebank, 327p Barr
CHAR X – 351p & 334p Scrogton, 337p & 334p Dreva, 336p, 329p & 327p Cloverhill, 326p & 324p Greenfield
SHO – 320p & 306p (twice) Hazelside
SIM – 313p Dreva, 301p & 300p Silvermuir, 299p & 288p Hazelside
BB – 363p Feoch, 337p, 315p & 308p Sunnyside, 322p, 317p & 312p (twice) Nether Abington, 316p Peebles JAC
CHAR – 314p & 304p Dreva
SALER – 295p Lawhead, 294p, 284p (twice), 283p Carlophill, 283p Darnhall, 276p Lawhead
Heifers per head
AA – £1950 & £1790 Easter Howgate, £1680 & £1580 Netherhill, £1490 Oldhill
LIM – £1670 West Glespin, £1620 & £1620 Scrogton, £1470 Burnbrae
LUING – £1100 Easter Howgate
SALER – £1230 Lawhead
LIM X – £1690, £1650, £1600 & £1540 Buteland, £1590 Dreva, £1540 Tippethill, £1520 Oldhill, £1500 Bickerton hall & Bankhead, £1490 Sunnyside
CHAR X – £1660 Midlock & Netherhill, £1650 & £1580 (twice) Dreva, £1640 Scrogton, £1600 Spango, £1590 Crofthills, £1590 & £1580 Netherhill
CHAR – £1640, £1580 & £1530 Dreva
SIM – £1580 Dreva
BB – £1940, £1700, £1580, £1560 Nether Abington, £1550 Oldhill
Heifers per kilo
AA – 307p Netherhill, 295p & 292p Headsmuir, 293p Oldhill, 288p Oldhill & Crofthills
SALER -281p LAwhead
LIM – 360p Scrogton, 319p West Glespin, 311p Burnbrae, 310p Scrogton, 302p Oldhill & west Glespin, 288p Sunnyside
LUING – 234p Easter Howgate
LIM X – 344p, 337p, 328p & 321p Buteland, 337p, 319p & 317p Sunnyside, 334p Oldhill, 327p Tippethill, 323p Dreva
CHAR X – 415p Cleughhead, 345p, 334p, 32p & 319p (twice) Dreva, 344p Crofthills, 335p & 323p Lawhead, 316p Scrogton
SIM – 291p Dreva, 289p Silvermuir, 265p Cloverhill
BB – 336p, 314p, 297p, 295p & 286p Nether Abington, 334p Oldhill
CHAR – 334p, 319p, 315p, 304p & 291p Dreva, 314p Scrogton
Top Price Steers (per head/per kilo)
301-350kg: £910 Bagmoors ; 276p Barr
351-400kg: £1270 Greenfield ; 325p Greenfield
401-450kg: £1560 Scrogton ; 351p Scrogton
451-500kg: £1710 Scrogton ; 362p Scrogton
501-550kg: £1780 Dreva ; 337p Dreva
551-600kg: £2180 Feoch ; 363p Feoch
601-650kg: £2020 Peebles JAC ; 316p Peebles JAC
651+kg: £2080 Peebles JAC ; 309p Peebles JAC
Top Price Heifers (per head/per kilo)
301-350kg: £900 Barr ; 271p Barr
351-400kg: £1260 Sunnyside ; 319p Sunnyside
401-450kg: £1620 Scrogton ; 360p Scrogton
451-500kg: £1690 Buteland ; 345p Dreva
501-550kg: £1680 Netherhill ; 328p Buteland
551-600kg: £1940 Nether Abington ; 336p Nether Abington
601-650kg: £1790 Easter Howgate ; 285p Easter Howgate
651+kg: £1950 Easter Howgate ; 276p Easter Howgate
Next Sale: Tuesday 15th October
Contact one of the sales team below to advise entries.
Cattle:
Primrose Beaton: 07717 503841
Sandy Moore: 07747 443260
Mungo Guthrie: 07785 901977
Lucy Pittendrigh: 07467 863168
Amy Haddow: 07769 398366