Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 15th April
Cattle Primestock report
110 cattle sold
Limousin heifer sold to 254p/Kg from David Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie, to W Wales Butchers, Kilmarnock. Limousin bullock sold to 231p/Kg from Barrie Farmers, Howburn Farm, Elsrickle, to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw. All classes of cattle dearer on the week.
Heifer per head
£1537 & £1521 Todhall, £1522 & £1511 Brockwoodlees, £1460 Auchenstarry, £1430 Dreva, £1420 Collielaw.
Heifer per kilo
254p, 252p & 251p Brockwoodlees, 251p Dreva, 249p, 248p & 244p Todhall, 248p & 245p Kinneil Mill, 244p Collielaw, 241p Auchenstarry.
Bullock per head
£1455 Howurn, £1302 West Backs.
Bullock per kilo
231p Howburn.
Cast Bulls
£1350 Toxside.
Beef cow per head
£1175 & £1135 Lupus, £1135 Toxside, £1105 Bushelhead.
Beef cow per kilo
170p Lupus, 157p Bushelhead, 142p Springbank, 135p Lesserlinn, 128p Toxside.
Dairy cow per head
£1045 Swaites, £975 & £965 Mid Hartwood, £955 Cobblehaugh, £955, £935 & £915 High Cattadale, £895 West Brackenridge.
Dairy cow per kilo
171p Cobblehaugh, 137p & 136p High Cattadale, 129p Swaites, 127p Mid Hartwood, 114p West Brackenridge, 107p Grangehall.
Sheep Primestock report
2973 hoggs and 835 cast ewes were sold
The sale topped at £127 per head for Beltex from J & J M Cochrane, Richardton Farm, Darvel, and to 297p/Kg for Beltex from A Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm, Pettinain. Overall average 204.5p/Kg (SQQ 214.5p/Kg).
Hoggs
Another large show of 2973 prime hoggets were forward with all classes remaining dear, especially with good meat. Leaner types are easier on the week.
Principle Price/Head
TEX – £116 Craighead, £112 Nochnary & Muirburn, £111 Sandilands, £110 Overburns & Craighead, £109 Wellhead & Thinacre, £107 Nunnerie, £106 Wellhead, £105 Thinacre, Hill & Wellhead.
BEL – £127 (2x), £126 & £123 Richardton, £120 Lower Killernie, £119 Heatheryhall, £118 Rowantreehill & Heatheryhall, £115 Heatheryhall, £114 Windshiels & Heatheryhall.
NCC – £99 Windshiels, £98 Balleny, £96.50 Windshiels, £96 Dunjop, £93.50 Netherhill.
SUFF – £97.50 Wellhead, £97 Dunjop, £96.50 Wellhead, £95.50 Kettlehill & Dunjop, £95 Kettlehill, Gillahill & Netherhill, £94.50 Dewshill & Dunjop, £93 Dewshill.
SM – £96 Dewshill & Gibblaston, £93.50 Dunjop & Gibblaston, £93 Dewshill & Weston, £91.50 Ardoch, £91 Dunjop, Gibblaston & Blackwater, £90.50 Shawhead.
BF – £91.50 & £91 Nunnerie, £90 Fallburns, £85 Holm Farm & Gosland, £84.50 Gillahill & Shawhead, £84 Heatheryhall, £83 Sweetshawhead, £82.50 Toxside, £81 Carterhope & Nunnerie.
CHEV – £93.50 Netherhill, £93 Heatheryhall, £92 Wellhead, £91 Heatheryhall, £89.50 Balleny & Blackwater, £87 Boat.
CHAR – £96 Heatheryhall, £95 Lochhill, £92 East Millrigg.
Principle Price/Kg
TEX – 279p Wellhead, 260p Nochnary & Muirburn, 258p Sandilands, 248p Muirburn, 247p Wellhead, 238p Easter Clevage, 236p Heatheryhall, 234p Hardridge, 233p Wellhead & Hill.
BEL – 297p Heatheryhall, 295p & 286p Richardton, 281p Heatheryhall, 274p Rowantreehill, 273p Lower Killernie, 268p Heatheryhall & Richardton, 265p Hill & Wellhead, 264p Richardton.
NCC – 222p Netherhill & Balleny.
SUFF – 225p & 219p Heatheryhall, 23p Humbie, 212p & 211p Netherhill, 209p Easter Clevage, 207p Dunjop, 205p Priestgill, 204p Powcroft, 202p Lochhill & Dewshill, 200p Ardoch.
SM – 202p Gibblaston, 198p Humbie, 196p Blackburn Mains, 194p Gibblaston.
BF – 217p Easterhouse, 216p Ardoch, 215p & 214p Heatheryhall, 213p Blackburn Mains, 211p Holm Farm, 210p Blackburn Mains, 208p Netherhall & Nunnerie, 207p Carterhope.
CHEV – 226p Maidencoates, 224p Heatheryhall, 223p Balleny, 219p Wellhead, 218p Boat, 216p Heatheryhall, 213p Easterhouse.
CHAR – 218p Newfield, 214p Turdees & East Millrigg, 210p Gillahill, 208p Heatheryhall.illeifer per Head
Ewes
A fine show of 835 cast ewes & rams were forward with all classed again sharper on the week. Selling to a top of £154 for Texels from W Boyd, Overburns, and to £74 for Blackface from N C Smith, Logan.
Principle Price/Head
TEX – £154 Overburns, £150 Craighead, £148 Thinacre, £140 Craighead & Hillridge, £134 High Parks, £130 Gillahill, £125 Dykehead & Daviesdyke.
BEL – £136 Lower Killernie, £130 Richardton.
SUFF – £110 Gosland, £15 & £99 Gillahill, £95 Boat Cottage, £93 Nether Brotherstone.
SM – £84 High Parks & Craigthornhill, £82 Lochhill & Mossplatt, £81 Gillahill & Brownhill & Hillend, £80 East Craigthorn, £79 Easter Dawyck, Hillhouse & Blackwater.
BFL – £92 Hillridge, £91 Gibblaston, £90 Hamildean & Nunnerie.
CHEV – £77 & £70 Dunjop, £69 Threestanes, £68 Gillahill.
BF – £74 Logan, £72 Netherwood, £70 Fallburns, £68 Gosland & Hillend, £65 East Millrigg, £63 Middlepart & Hillend, £62 Nethercairn, £61 Netherwood.
SHET – £32 Blackburn Mains.
NCC – £85 Threestanes, £82 Dunjop & Dykehead, £80 & £78 Dunjop.
Rams
BEL – £102 Netherwood.
SUFF – £84 Forrestfield.
NCC – £80 Killochries.
BFL – £81 Hamildean, £80 Hillridge.
CHEV – £72 Hardridge.
BF – £68 & £63 Hillend, £59 Middlepart, £54 Nethercairn.
