Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Tuesday 15th October 2024
Lawrie and Symington sold 408 Spring born suckled calves to a packed ringside of buyers. Today’s trade peaked at £2600 or 984.8p for a smart 264kg Limousin x from Jean Mackay, Harelaw/Auchenairney, with bullocks topping at £1780 or 564.5p for a 352kg Limousin x from High Crewburn. Overall, 237 bullocks sold to average 353.44p and 171 heifers levelled at 345.9p.
The pre-sale show was ably judged by Mr Anderson Waddell, Hermiston who picked out a Limousin x bullock from High Crewburn as his Champion, which later scaled 310kg and sold at £1750 to the judge. Reserve Champion was awarded to a red Limousin x heifer from Sunnyside/Carbello which went on to sell at 344kg to £2150.
Thanks must also go to our show sponsors Flexi-bins, Stephen and Rosemary Hunter for presenting the prizes.
Principle Prices:
Steers per head
AA – £1220 Hillhead, £1120, £1040 & £1000 Highflat, £1040 & £980 Greens, £990 Sorn Mains
HER – £1160, £1110, £1090, £1060 & £1000 St Clements Well
SALER – £1010 Lawhead
LIM – £1260 Scrogton
LIM X – £1780 & £1750 (Champion) High Crewburn, £1600 Oldwalls, £1550 & £1500 Stonebyres Mains, £1500 Dykehead & Sunnyside
CHAR X – £1550 (twice) Posso, £1460, £1380 & £1320 Laidlawstiel, £1400 Laidlawstiel & Lawhead
SHO – £1050 Heads Inn
SIM – £1160, £1140, £1110, £1090, £1060 & £1000 St Clements Well
BB – £1550 (twice) Stonebyres Mains, £1260 Sunnyside, £1100 Dykehead
Steers per kilo
AA – 365p & 337p Highflat, 344p Colmslie, 333p (twice) & 321p Greens, 322p Sorn Mains
HER – 327p, 325p, 318p, 290p & 283p St Clements Well
SALER – 286p Lawhead
LIM – 348p Scrogton
LIM X – 564p, 505p & 503p High Crewburn, 524p Sunnyside, 489p & 467p Wester Middleton, 413p Cumberhead
CHAR X – 473p, 441p, 411p & 407p Lightshaw, 465p Laidlawstiel, 445p & 414p Posso
SHO – 262p Heads Inn
SIM – 327p, 325p, 318p, 300p, 290p & 283p St Clements Well
BB – 369p (twice) Stonebyres Mains, 335p Sunnyside, 321p Dykehead
Heifers per head
AA – £1110, £940 & £870 Highflat, £1040, £910, £900 & £890 Greens
LIM – £1020 Mid Shawtonhill
LIM X – £2600 Harelaw, £2150 (Reserve Champion) & £1400 Sunnyside, £1750 Wolfcrooks & Stonebyres Mains, £1500 High Crewburn & Burnbrae
CHAR X – £2000 Posso, £1460 Scrogton, £1380 Sorn Mains, £1300 Lightshaw & Sorn Mains, £1200 (twice) Laidlawstiel
SHO – £820 Colmslie
SIM – £910 Sorn Mains, £820 Colmslie
BB – £1650 Stonebyres Mains, £1550 Wester Middleton
OTH – £1020 Auchenairney
Heifers per kilo
AA – 333p, 321p, 308p & 297p Greens, 283p, 262p & 254p Highflat
LIM – 404p Mid Shawtonhill
LIM X – 984p Harelaw, 625p Sunnyside, 579p Wolfcrooks, 510p High Crewburn, 439p Stonebyres Mains, 411p High Crewburn, 392p, Mid Shawtonhill
CHAR X – 534p Posso, 411p & 377p Lightshaw, 400p, 376p& 371p Laidlawstiel, 366p Colmslie
SHO – 307p Colmslie
SIM – 335p Sorn Mains, 307p Colmslie
BB – 394p Stonebyres Mains, 379p Wester Middleton
OTH – 364p Auchenairney
Top Price Steers (per head/per kilo)
0-250kg: £1050 Lightshaw ; 441p Lightshaw
251-300kg: £1500 Sunnyside ; 524p Sunnyside
301-350kg: £1750 High Crewburn ; 564p High Crewburn
351-400kg: £1780 High Crewburn ; 505p High Crewburn
401-450kg: £1600 Oldwalls ; 377p Stonebyres Mains
451-500kg: £1500 Stonebyres Mains ; 321p Stonebyres Mains
Top Price Heifers (per head/per kilo)
0-250kg: £890 Lightshaw ; 377p Lightshaw
251-300kg: £2600 Harelaw ; 984p Harelaw
301-350kg: £2150 Sunnyside ; 625p Sunnyside
351-400kg: £2000 Posso ; 534p Posso
401-450kg: £1650 Stonebyres Mains ; 394p Stonebyres Mains
Show Results
Judge: Mr Anderson Waddell
Sponsor: Flexi-Bins
Class 1: Single Bullock (Haltered) (3 forward)
1st Messrs A & CS Comrie, Stonebyres Mains
2nd Messrs T Laird & Son, Carbello/Sunnyside
3rd Messrs A & CS Comrie, Stonebyres Mains
Class 2: Single Heifer (Haltered) (5 forward)
1st Messrs T Laird & Son, Carbello/Sunnyside
2nd Messrs A & CS Comrie, Stonebyres Mains
3rd Mr A Muirhead, Wolfcrooks
Class 3: Single Bullock (Un-Haltered) (11 forward)
1st Messrs R Hamilton & Sons, High Crewburn
2nd Messrs R Hamilton & Sons, High Crewburn
3rd Messrs Ross Farms & Co, Wester Middleton
Class 4: Single Heifer (Un-Haltered) (9 forward)
1st Messrs R Hamilton & Sons, High Crewburn
2nd Messrs R & J Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill
3rd Messrs R Hamilton & Sons, High Crewburn
Class 5: Pen of Four Bullocks (1 forward)
1st Lightshaw Farming Co, Lightshaw
Class 6: Pen of Four Heifers (1 forward)
1st Lightshaw Farming Co, Lightshaw
Overall Champion
Messrs R Hamilton & Sons, High Crewburn with their Limousin X Bullock (Un-Haltered)
Reserve Champion
Messrs T Laird & Son, Carbello/Sunnyside with their Heifer (Haltered)
Best Opposite Sex to Champion
Messrs T Laird & Son, Carbello/Sunnyside with their Heifer (Haltered)
Next Sale: Store Cattle, Tuesday 22nd 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