Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 23rd September
Cattle prime stock report
Limousin heifer sold to 242p from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie, to S Collins butchers, Muirhead. Limousin bullocks sold to 236p from I Wainwright, Todhall, Cupar, to Hastie butchers, Markinch.
Heifer per head
£1527 & £1406 Todhall, £1470 & £1444 Brockwoodlees, £1357 West Park, £1287 Auchenstarry, £1206 Under Shieldhill.
Heifer per kilo
242p & 240p Brockwoodlees, 235p & 232p Todhall, 234p Auchenstarry, 232p & 222p Muirburn, 224p West Park, 210p Under Shieldhill.
Bullock per head
£1450 Todhall, £1407 Muirburn, £1130 Gilmeadowland.
Bullock per kilo
236p Todhall, 230p & 222p Muirburn.
Young bulls
£1191 Mackiesmill; 186p Newsteadings.
Beef cow per head
£1350 Auchenbart, £1125 Mayfield, £955 Browntod.
Beef cow per kilo
163p Auchenbart, 140p Corsebank, 127p Browntod, 125p Mayfield.
Dairy cow per head
£805 Wolfclyde, £785 Cromlet.
Dairy cow per kilo
115p Cromlet, 107p Wolfclyde.
Cast bulls
£1190 Westmains.
27 calves & stirks were forward to the fortnightly sale and met a good trade throughout. Topping the sale was a British Blue bullock from Messrs Hunter, West Tarbrax, Shotts, selling at £470. More could have been sold to vendors advantage.
Stirks
Bulls
BB (Blks) – £470, £440, £430 & £415 West Tarbrax.
BSH – £430 Craigside.
Heifers
LM – £310 Archlands.
BB – £370 Archlands.
Calves
Bulls
BB – £305 (2x), £300, £295 (2x), £250, £240 Airthrey Kerse, £265 Grangehall, £235 Swaites.
BSH – £190, £180 & £120 Swaites.
Heifers
AA – £150 & £140 Over Dalserf.
BB – £290 & £260 Airthrey Kerse.
HER – £170 Over Dalserf.
SM – £260 & £240 Grangehall.
Sheep prime stock report
3116 lambs and 2468 cast ewes were sold.
Lambs – A larger show of 3116 saw trade easier in all classes apart from the best quality lambs which were still sought after. Again to many lambs lacking flesh, would be better marketed in the Friday store sale. The sale topped at £88 per head for Texels from H & A Blackwood, Auldhouseburn, and to 195p/kg for Beltex from I Laird, Yeldabrek. Overall average 155p/kg (SQQ 157p/kg).
32.1-39kg
Per head
TEX – £66 Harestonehill, £62 Lochaber, £60 Arniston, £60 Gilkerscleugh, £60 East Millrig.
BF – £57 Corsebank, £55 Mitchellhill.
Per kilo
TEX – 173.7p Harestonehill.
BF – 150p Corsebank.
39.1-45.5kg
Per head
TEX – £81 Mitchellhill, £80 Broomfield, £79 Broomfield & Grangehall, £77.50 Strawfrank, Drumbuie & Boghouse, £77 Strawfrank.
BEL – £86 Townfoot, £83 Mid Tulloch, £80 Yeldabrek, Townfoot & Northflatt, £79 Westfield, £78.50 Carstairs Mains & Biggarshiels, £78 Yeldabrek & Haspielaw.
BF – £65 Haspielaw, £60 Greenfield, £58.50 Corsebank.
SUF – £70 Netherhill, £69 West Torphin & Mossplatt, £67 Lochhill & Netherton, £66 Yeldabrek.
CHAR – £67.50 Blairston Mains, £66 Dunduff & Altarstone.
SM – £69 Dykehole, £65 Whinbush, £61 Hartside.
ROUS – £70 Whinbush.
Per kilo
TEX – 188.4p & 187.5p Mitchellhill, 184.5p Boghouse, 183.7p Broomfield, 183.3p Strawfrank, 182p Broomfield, 180.2p Drumbuie & Strawfrank.
BEL – 195.1p Yeldabrek, 192.7p Westfield, 191.1p Townfoot, 188.6p Mid Tulloch, 187.5p Calton, 186.9p Carstairs Mains, 186p Northflatt, 182.6p Biggarshiels, 181.4p Haspielaw.
BF – 147.7p Haspielaw, 146p Greenfield.
SUF – 165p & 161p Yeldabrek.
CHAR – 160.7p Blairston Mains.
SM – 156.8p Dykehole.
45.6-52kg
Per head
TEX – £87 Craighead, Collielaw & Broomfield, £86 & £85.50 Collielaw, £80.50 Darnhall, £80 Strawfrank & Collielaw.
BEL – £80 Yeldabrek, £78 East Law & Rutherend.
BF – £63.50 Dykehead.
SUF – £77.50 Rutherend, £77 Darnhall, £75 Yeldabrek.
CHAR – £77 Yeldabrek.
SM – £67 Hartfield & Kirkton of Crawford, £66 Nether Abington.
Per kilo
TEX – 189.1p Collielaw, 185.1p Broomfield & Craighead, 181.9p Collielaw.
BEL – 173.9p Yeldasbrek.
SUF – 155p Rutherend, 154.3p Howford.
SM – 145.7p Kirkton of Crawford.
52+kg
Per head
TEX – £88 Auldhouseburn, £80 Whinnybrae, Woodpark & Newbigging, £79 Rutherend, £78 East Law.
SUF – £78.50 Yeldabrek.
BEL – £75 Laight.
Per kilo
TEX – 149.1p Rutherend, 148p Newbigging.
SUF – 145.4p Yeldabrek.
Ewes – Another very large show of 2468 cast ewes and rams saw all classes apart from heavy mules maintain recent high rates. Sale topped at £152 for Texels from I Laird, Yeldabrek, and to £58 for Blackface from L Steel, Liscleugh.
Goat
£74 Primside Mill.
Ewes
EASY CARE – £56 Sandford.
TEX – £152 Yeldabrek, £150 Greenfield & Nunnerie, £148 Toxside, £140 Woodpark, £138 Auldhouseburn, £131 Greenwall, £126 Yeldabrek.
BEL – £120 Richardton.
BF – £58 Liscleugh, £56 Walston Mill, £55 Craigdarroch Afton, £54 Low Polquheys, Cliftoncote, Greenwall & Smiddyhill, £53 Auldhouseburn, £52 Dalmeny, £51 Dreva.
SUF – £108 Toxside, £90 Auldhouseburn, £88 Nether Brotherstone, £86 Hartwood, £81 Birch Av & Auldhouseburn, £80 Loanfoot & Birch Av.
NCC – £66 Belford on Bowmont, £63 Craightorn, £60 Boghouse & Belford on Bowmont.
CHE – £66 Muldron, £65 Hillridge & Muldron, £62 Arniston.
CHM – £70 Hilltop, £60 Belford on Bowmont.
X – £66 Spango, £65 Muldron, Birch Av & Auldhouseburn, £64 Cliftoncote & Westpark, £63 Toxside, Low Polquheys & Newhouse.
BFL – £80 Hillend, £76 Cliftoncote, £75 West & Greenfield.
SHE – £31 & £27 Sworthoul.
Ram
TEX – £84 Yeldabrek, £79 Whinnybrae.
BEL – £84 Richardton.
BF – £76 West, £65 Parkhall, £60 Nunnerie.
BFL – £130 Tower, £98 The Beeches, £96 West.
SHE – £50 Yeldabrek.
