Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 18th November
Cattle prime stock report – Prime cattle & cast cows
186 cattle sold comprising of 90 prime bullocks & heifers, 6 young bulls, 90 cast cows & bulls and 40 calves. Limousin heifer sold to 250p/kg from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie, to S Collins butchers, Muirhead. Limousin bullock sold to 232p/kg from Messrs Allison, Muirburn Farm, Biggar, to A Elliot butchers, Lanark.
Heifer per head
£1456 & £1405 Brockwoodlees, £1420 Greenshields, £1400 North Boig, £1370 Bushelhead, £1364 Muirburn, £1357 Howburn, £1355 & £1331 Todhall.
Heifer per kilo
250p & 246p Brockwoodlees, 236p & 230p Muirburn, 232p Bushelhead, 228p & 220p Todhall, 226p Kepscaith, 224p Howburn & North Boig, 220p Greenshields, 216p Castlehill.
Bullock per head
£1530 Greenshields, £1265 Muirburn, £1240 Castlehill.
Bullock per kilo
232p & 222p Muirburn, 220p Castlehill, 216p North Boig, 208p Greenshields.
Young bulls
190p Greenbank.
Beef cow per head
£1015 Thistle, £995 Wester Walston, £975 Harviestoun, £925 Howburn.
Beef cow per kilo
144p Dykehead, 124p Howburn, 120p Newhouse, 119p Wester Walston.
Dairy cow per head
£765 Over Dalserf, £715 Hawksland.
Dairy cow per kilo
108p Over Dalserf.
Calves
40 calves met a busy ringside of buyers at the fortnightly calf sale. Trade remained strong, peaking at £275 for a Simmental x bullock from Messrs Frame, Thinacre Farm.
Beef bulls
AAx – £120, £110 (3x) & £90 Woodhead.
BBx – £230, £220 (3x), £210 (2x), £200, £195, £190 Auchnotroch.
BSWx – £140, £125 & £100 Auchnotroch.
FKVx – £215, £205 (2x) & £200 (3x) Auchnotroch.
SIMx – £275 & £260 Thinacre.
Beef heifers
AAx – £200 & £165 Over Dalserf, £100 Woodhead.
BBx – £245 & £235 Grangehall.
Sheep prime stock report
3402 lambs and 1676 cast ewes and rams were sold. Another large show of 3402 lambs saw trade firmer again especially for the light and export weights. Heavy lambs remained similar with best quality lambs very dear in all weight ranges. The sale topped at £105 per head for Beltex from Taylor, Heatheryhall, and to 232p/kg for Beltex from Hope, Nether Skellyhill. Overall average 185p/kg (SQQ 189p/kg).
25.5-32kg
Per head
TEX – £60 The Meadows, £59 Glenbarr.
BF – £55 Windhill.
Per kilo
TEX – 200p The Meadows, 196.7p Glenbarr.
BF – 171.9p Windhill.
32.1-39kg
Per head
TEX – £84 & £83 Boat, £82 Harestonhill, £81 Kilwhipnach, £79 West Torphin, £78 Harestonhill & Holehouse.
BEL – £78 High Dyke & The Firs.
BF – £75 Boat, £71 East Dykes, £70.50 Killochries.
SUF – £73.50 Muldron.
CHE – £69 Crow Wood.
SM – £66 Coulterhaugh.
Per kilo
TEX – 221.1p & 218.4p Boat, 217.6p Kilwhipnach, 216.7p & 215.8p Harestonhill, 215.8p Holehouse, 207.7p Kilwhipnach, 206.1p Killochries, 202.7p Auchterhead, 202.6p West Torphin.
BEL – 229.4p High Dyke, 200p The Firs.
BF – 201.4p Killochries, 192.3p & 192p Boat, 191.9p East Dykes, 191.7p Crow Wood, 188.2p High Dyke, 185.7p Kilwhipnach, 181.6p Dalefield.
SUF – 198.6p Muldron.
CHE – 181.6p Crow Wood.
SM – 181.8p Windhill, 173.7p Coulterhaugh.
39.1-45.5kg
Per head
TEX – £100 Nether Skellyhill, £98 Lesserlinn & Drumbuie, £97 Collielaw, £96 Cambwell & Collielaw, £95 Collielaw & Little Kype.
BEL – £95 Southholm, £93 Spango, £93 Daviesdykes, £92.50 West Lethans, £92 & £90.50 Blairston Mains, £90 West Lethans, £89.50 Southholm, £88 The Firs.
BF – £79.50 Shawhead, £73 Windhill, £72 High Dyke, £71 Crow Wood, £70 Broomfield.
SUF – £86 Riverview, £84.50 Hartwood, £84 Birks, £82 Carsewell, £80.50 Yardbent, £80 Lawhead, Humbie, Riverview & Mossplatt.
CHAR – £80.50 Altarstone.
NCC – £78.50 Nettling Flatt, £73.50 Woodlands.
CHE – £80 Spittal, £78 High Dyke.
CHM – £74 Blairston Mains.
SM – £80 Broomfield, £79.50 Shawhead, £77 Spango, £76 Laigh Carnduff, £75 Auchenbart & Earlston, £73 Blairston.
BTEX – £82 Stramulloch.
Per kilo
TEX – 232.6p Nether Skellyhill, 231.7p Collielaw, 227.3p Nether Skellyhill, 220.9p Collielaw & Little Kype, 220.7p Biggarshiels, 218.6p Cloverhill, 218.2p Cambwell, 217.8p Drumbuie & Lesserlinn.
BEL – 226.8p Spango, 220.2p West Lethans, 216p Southholm, 214.6p The Firs, 214.3p West Lethans, 214p Blairston Mains, 211.4p Daviesdyke, 209.8p Blairston Mains, 208.1p Southholm, 205.7p Blairston Mains.
BF – 182.5p Windhill, 180.7p Shawhead, 177.5p Crow Wood, 175.6p High Dyke.
SUF – 191.1p Riverview, 191p Carsewell, 187.8p Hartwood, 186.7p Birks, 186p Mossplatt & Lawhead, 185.7p Broomfield, 183.7p Mid Brockloch, 183.3p Netherton, 183p Yardbent.
CHAR – 185.7p Stramulloch, 183p Altarstone.
NCC – 182.6p Nettling Flatt, 179.3p Woodlands.
CHE – 186.3p Nettling Flatt, 181.4p High Dyke, 177.8p Spittal.
CHM – 172.1p Blairston Mains.
SM – 182.5p Blairston Mains, 181.8p Broomfield, 180.7p Shawhead, 179p Auchenbart, 178.6p Earlston, 175p Spango.
BTEX – 200p Stramulloch.
45.6-52kg
Per head
TEX – £100 Birks, £97.50 Galalaw, £94.50 Holehouse, £93 Lawhead, £92 Auchenhard, £91.50 Yeldabrek, £91 Birch Av, £90 Cambwell, Craighead & Skirling Craigs.
BEL – £105 Southholm, £98 Daviesdyke, £96 Holehouse, £90 Howford.
BF – £81 Windhill, £79 Glendouran, £77 High Dyke.
SUF – £87.50 Toxside, £86.50 Carwood, £85.50 Southholm, £85 Toxside & Riverview, £83 Herbertshaw, Riverview, Cloverhill, Lawhead & Carwood.
CHAR – £82.50 Altarstone, £82 Southmains.
CHM – £82.50 Brockhouse.
SM – £82 Northflatt & Glendouran.
Per kilo
TEX – 205.4p Holehouse, 202p Lawhead, 200p Birks, 192.4p Cloverhill, 190.2p Cambwell, 188.3p Yeldabrek, 187.5p Galalaw, 187p Nether Skellyhill, 185.4p Daviesdykes, 185p Broomfield.
BEL – 223.4p Southholm, 213p Daviedykes, 200p Holehouse.
BF – 171.7p Glendouran, 168.8p Windhill.
SUF – 180.4p Carwood, 177.1p Toxside, 176.6p Riverview, 175p & 174.5p Southholm.
CHAR – 175.5p Altarstone.
CHM – 175.5p Brockhouse.
SM – 170.8p Northflatt.
52+kg
Per head
TEX – £92 Auchenbart, £91 Riverview, £90 Birch Av, Birks, Thinacre & Lawhead, £89 Glendouran, £88 Skirling Craigs.
SUF – £90.50 Carwood, £89 Southmains, £87.50 Skirling Craigs, £87 Lawhead, Southmains & Yeldabrek, £86 Silverrig, £85 Yeldabrek.
CHAR – £85 Southmains.
CHE – £84 Hallhill.
Per kilo
TEX – 170p Lawhead, 169.8p Thinacre & Birch Av.
SUF – 167.6p Carwood.
A larger show of 1676 cast ewes and rams saw all classes dearer on the week and numbers short of buyer requirements. The sale topped at £168 for Texels from Laird, Cambwell, with Blackface to £58 from Greyside & Crow Wood.
Cast Ewes
TEX – £168 Cambwell, £166 North Garngour, £163 The Firs, £162 Nether Skellyhill, £159 Daviesdyke, £156 Toxside, £150 Mid Shawtonhill, Riverview & Eastfield, £146 Nether Skellyhill, £132 Lesserlinn, £130 Yeldabrek & Greyside, £128 Eastfield, £126 Greyside, £120 The Firs, £104 & £100 Riverview.
BEL – £143 Mid Shawtonhill, £132 Carstairs Mains, £124 Corstane, £100 Mid Shawtonhill.
BF – £58 Greyside & Crow Wood, £57 Lawhead & Blackpark, £56 Lower Muirhouse, £55 & £54 Blackpark, £54 Snar & Blackpark.
SUF – £100 Nia-Roo & Yeldabrek, £93 Mid Shawtonhill, £90 Peatpotts & Howford, £89 Greyside, £88 Newhouse, £85 Toxside, £84 Hartwood, £82 Bonnington Mains.
NCC – £84 Waterloo, £77 Yeldabrek, £76 Westpark, £73 Howmains, £64 Waterloo.
CHE – £77 Glendouran, £64 Hamilton Hall, £57 Blackburn Mains, £55 Blairston Mains.
CHM – £69 Greyside.
X – £74 Greenhill, £73 Southmains, £72 Netherton & Lawhead, £71 Harestonhill, £70 Easter Sills, £69 Blackfield, Couplaw, Greyside & Howmains.
BFL – £94 Macqueston, £92 Hillfield.
SHE – £36 Nie-Roo.
LLE – £64 & £55 Glenbarr.
BDM – £100 Riverview.
ZWA – £88 Easter Sills, £84 Westpark.
JAC – £54 Yeldabrek.
HW – £44 Grayside.
SWA – £45 Blackfield, £41 Craigievern.
Rams
TEX – £100 Hillfield, £94 Muirhouse, £92 Lee Meadow, £89 Hardridge, £86 Upper Muirhouse.
BEL – £87 Upper Muirhouse.
BF – £68 Hillend, £56 Muirhead Hill.
SUF – £130 Toxside.
CHAR – £78 Greyside.
BFL – £103 Hillend, £98 Macqueston, £84 Lower Muirhouse.
