Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 18th November 2024
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 18th November 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 145 cattle comprising of 55 bullocks and heifers and 90 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to 365p/pk twice from Brockwoodlees Farm to Carins Butchers and Stark Butchers, or to £2363 from the same home to Black Butchers.
Limousin bullocks sold to 335p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Chapman Butches or to £2221 from the same home to Chapman Butchers.
Beef cows sold to £1940 per head from Huntlyhill Mains Farm or to 233p/pk from the same home.
Dairy cows sold to £1440 per head from Mid St Colmac Farm or to 183p/pk from Auchmeddan Farm.
Cast bulls sold to £1740 per head from Peel Farm or to 182p/pk from the same home.
Young bulls sold to £2406 per head from Kepscaith Farm or to 315p/pk from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
£2363, £2295, £2135, £2113, £1911 Brockwoodlees
£2265, £2088 Brownsbank
£2163 Gaindykehead
£2072, £2042 Yett
£2038 Easter Frew
£2015 Huntlyhill Mains
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
365p (twice), 362p, 360p, 352p, 350p Brockwoodlees
352p Howburn
345p, 342p Yett
322p Easter Frew
320p Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Head
£2221 Brockwoodlees
£2099, £2028 Gaindykehead
£1952 Kittymuirhill
£1918 Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
335p Brockwoodlees
334p Bushelhead
332p Gaindykehead
324p Brownsbank
Young Bulls Per Head
£2406 Kepscaith
£1970 Auchenhard
Young Bulls Per Kilo
315p Kepscaith
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £1940, £1710 & £1690 Huntlyhill Mains
SHO – £1340 Shawhead
LIM X – £1840 & £1710 Huntlyhill Mains
SIM – £1750 Huntlyhill Mains
B/GR – £1040 Ingraston
LUING – £1270 Easton, £1210 Shawhead
HER – £1440 Drumboy
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 230p, 214p & 207p Huntlyhill Mains, 216p & 211p Couplaw, 211p Haswellsykes, 200p Headsmuir
SHO – 207p Shawhead
LIM – 214p Headsmuir, 202p Calton
LUING – 189p Easton
LIM X – 232p, 229p & 222p Huntlyhill Mains, 213p Ingraston, 204p Newbigging Mill
SIM – 225p Howburn, 220p Huntlyhill Mains, 210p Cleugh
B/GR – 183p Ingraston
CHAR – 203p Back Hareshaw
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1440 & £1010 (twice) Auchmeddan, £1140 Newlands
AYR – £1250 Muirhouse, £1110 & £1070 Swaites
HOL – £1170 Westtown, £1110 Mid St Colmac
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 183p Auchmeddan, 167p Newlands
AYR – 180p Muirhouse, 163p Swaites, 154p Langside
HOL – 175p Westtown, 172p & 164p Mid St Colmac, 165p West Brackenridge
Cast Bulls Per Head
££1740 Peel
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
182p Peel
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 18th November 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4372 Lambs and 1902 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
A larger show of 4372 prime lambs saw trade similar on the week although best types dearer. More Mules and Blackface forward. Heavy lambs coming to good pounds per head especially over 50kg.
The sale topped at £187 per head for Texels from North Garngour Farm and to 346p/kg for MB from Lesserlinn Farm.
Overall Average 293p/kg (SQQ 292p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £80 & £74 West Linton, £75 Greyside
BF – £75 Dawyck Estates, £74 Gareland, £70 Sweetshawhead
SUF – £74 West Linton
X – £80 Dawyck Estates
BAD – £60 Forth Mains
GOAT – £70 (twice)West Linton
Per Kilo
TEX – 250p & 231p West Linton, 234p Greyside
BF – 250p Dawyck Estate, 246p Gareland, 218p Sweetshawhead
SUF – 246p West Linton
X – 250p Dawyck Estate
BAD – 206p Forth Mains
GOAT – 269p (twice) West Linton
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £124 Northflatt, £121 Debog, £120 & £119 Roan, £118 Rutherend
BEL – £125 Gilmeadowland, £123 Laigh Carnduff, £108 & £85 Tweedbridge, £104 West Broadshaw
BF – £114 & £106 Walston Mill, £112 Thethwaite, £103 Fallside & Corsebank
SUF – £106 Howmains
CHE – £118 Walston Mill, £104 Hawthornbank
CHM – £110 Laigh Carnduff
X – £112 West Lethans, £110 Laigh Carnduff, £90 Sweetshawhead, £85 Auchencorth
ROUS – £116 Debog
DTEX – £116 Brownhill
JAC – £80 Meiklemar
KHIL – £94 Haspielaw
EC – £80 Laigh Carnduff
Per Kilo
TEX – 326pNorthflatt, 319p Yeldabrek, 318p Debog, 317p Laigh Carnduff, 307p Brownhill
BEL – 323p Laigh Carnduff, 321p Gilmeadowland, 300p Tweedbridge Cottage, 297p West Broadshaw
BF – 302p Thethwaite, 294p & 292p Walston Mill, 278p Fallside, 272p Corsebank
SUF – 279p Howmains
CHE – 310p Walston Mill, 273p Hawthornbank
CHM – 297p Laigh Carnduff
X – 302p West Lethans, 297p Laigh Carnduff, 264p Sweetshawhead, 236p Auchencorth
ROUS – 305p Debog
DTEX – 305p Brownhill
JAC – 222p Meiklemar
KHIL – 241p Haspielaw
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £147 & £146 Yeldabrek, £140 Yeldabrek, Lochurd & Gillandersland
BEL – £147 Tweedbridge Cottage, £142 Carstairs Mains (twice), Gilmeadowland & Ingraston
BF – £124 Whelphill, £123 (twice) Boat, £122 Scrogton, £121 Hartside
SUF – £139 Thethwaite, £137 Traquair Knowe, £136 Moredun, £130 Westmains & Penicuik Estate
CHE – £134 Gilmeadowland, £130 Carlophill, £129, £128 & £127 Boat
CHM – £120 Richardton
X – £134 West Lethans, £123 Greenwall, £122 Allanton, £120 Bogside & Lightshaw
BTEX – £113 Brownhill
JAC – £110 Meiklemar
Per Kilo
TEX – 329p, 327p & 324p Yeldabrek, 324p Greenfield, 323p West Torphin
BEL – 334p Tweedbridge Cottage, 330p Carstairs Mains, 325p Muirhouse, 323p Gilmeadowland, 322p Biggarshiels Mains
BF – 295p Whelphill, 290p Scrogton, 281p Hartside, 279p (twice) Boat
SUF – 310p Chapelhill, 309p Thethwaite, 304p Traquair Knowe, 302p (twice) Moredun
CHE – 298p Gilmeadowland, Nettlingflat & Parkhouse, 295p Boat & Upper Cornquoy
X – 300p Bogside, 297p West Lethans, 290p Allanton, 285p Howes Ways Rutherend
BTEX – 289p Brownhill
JAC – 256p Meiklemar
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £167 & £159 Collielaw, £160 Ladyurd & Gillandersland, £158 Craighead
BEL – £163 & £162 Collielaw, £158 (twice)& £156 Broomfield Lodge
BF – £130 Walston Mill, £120 Toxside
SUF – £155 Traquair Knowe & Shields, £154 Gillandersland, £153 & £152 Hattonknowe
CHE – £148 & £144 Yeldabrek, £140 Boat, £131 Greenwall
CHM – £140 Whitehall, £138 Westpark
X – £140 Bogside, £137 & £136 West Lethans, £132 Toxside & Townfoot
BFL – £110 Scrogton
MB – £166 & £144 Lesserlinn
DTEX – £139 Greenwall
Per Kilo
TEX – 333p, 327p, 320p & 318p Collielaw, 320pGillandersand
BEL – 326p & 324p Collielaw, 325p (twice) Broomfield, 322p Townfoot
BF – 260p Walston Mill,244p Toxside
SUF – 306p Thethwaite, Lesserlinn & Traquair Knowe, 300p Hattonknowe & Thethwaite
CHE – 297p Greenwall, 296p & 294p Yeldabrek, 285p Boat
CHM – 293p Westpark, 292p Whitehall
X – 297p Bogside, 296p & 291p West Lethans, 287p Townfoot, 286p Traquair Knowe
BFL – 234p Scrogton
MB – 346p & 306p Lesserlinn
DTEX – 295p Greenwall
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £187 North Garngour, £180 Upper Cornquoy, £179 North Garngour, £175 Meadowflatt & Yeldabrek
BEL – £179 Tweedbridge, £158 Townfoot & Skirling Craigs
BF – £124 Haspielaw
SUF – £158 Laigh Braidley, £157 Greenbank & Moredun, £154 Ash Cottage, £153 Toxside
CHE – £170, £162 & £154 Hallhill
X – £147 Hartside
BDM – £169 Woodside
DOR – £160 Sandford Sheep
Per Kilo
TEX – 312p & 305p Sandilands,303p North Garngour & Meadowflatt, 300p Dykehole
BEL – 298p Skirling Craigs, 293p Tweedbridge, 282p Townfoot
BF – 229p Haspielaw
SUF – 290p Moredun, 288p Toxside, 285p Greenbank, 283p Penicuik Estate, 282p Laigh Braidley
CHE – 293p, 290p & 279p Hallhill
X – 253p Hartside
BDM – 264p Woodside
DOR – 296p Sandford Sheep
Cast Ewes & Rams
A larger show of 1902 cast ewes and rams were a mixed show for quality with more smaller, plainer ewes on offer. The big ewes upheld recent rates but were short of requirements.
The sale topped at £212 per head for Texels from Yeldabrek Farm and to £106 for Blackface from Wester Crosswoodhill Farm.
Overall Average £86.21
BF Average £62.26 (564)
Ewes
TEX – £212 Yeldabrek, £200 Overburns & Hartside, £190 Hartside & Overburns
BEL – £116 West Broadshaw, £114 (twice) Wintermuir
BF – £106 Wester Crosswoodhill, £100 Flemington, £90 Silverrig, £90 Greyside, £90 Allanton
SUF – £232 Yeldabrek, £168 Feoch & Greyside, £167 Carlophill, £148 Greyside
CHAR – £150 & £144 Yeldabrek, £144 Dunsyre Mains
NCC – £148 Yeldabrek, £138 Upper Cornquoy, £132 Lochaber, £128 Yeldabrek, £120 Nettlingflat
CHE – £150 Bickerton Hall, £125 Rowantreehill, £100 Newton of Wiston, Ladyurd & Bickerton Hall
CONT – £128 Allanton, £124 & £100 Yeldabrek
CHM – £152, £138 & £120 Greyside
X – £150 Overburns, £149 Greyside, £136 Howmains, £132 Silverrig, £130 Carlophill
BFL – £130 Hattonknowe
LLE – £124 & £98 Carlophill
ZWA – £116 Thethwaite
ROM – £116 Thethwaite
Rams
TEX – £160 (twice) Robiesland, £158 Eilean, £135 Townhead, £110 Dovecot
BEL – £142 Wintermuir, £100 Greyside
BF – £108 Toxside, £82 Sandford Sheep
SUF – £182 Yeldabrek, £132 Overburns, £90 Woodside
NCC – £160 Yeldabrek, £115 Woodside, £110 Yeldabrek
CHE – £118 Wolfcrooks
CONT – £70 Greyside
X – £68 Dalmahoy Estate
DS – £120 Forth Mains