Lawrie & Symington Ltd Lanark Agricultural Centre
Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 11th May
Cattle report
Lawrie and Symington sold 114 Cattle comprising 41 Bullocks & Heifers and 73 Cast Cows and Bulls.
Limousin heifer sold to 252p from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to J Cairns Butcher, Law. Bullock sold to 220p from Castlehill Farms, Lockerbie.
Heifer per head
£1554, £1448 Todhall, £1542, £1388 Brockwoodlees, £1408 Hillend, £1392 Auchenstarry, £1237 Castlehill
Heifer per kilo
252p, 248p, 246p Brockwoodlees, 238p, 234p Todhall, 230p Castlehill, 230p Hillend
Bullock per head
£1427 South Arnloss, £1297 Cornhill, £1268 Harvieston, £1236 South Arnloss, £1214 Castlehill
Bullock per kilo
220p Castlehill, 208p Harvieston, 208p Cornhill
Cast Bulls per head
£1320 Spango, £1300 Roberton Mains
Cows sold to £1340 from Messrs Teague, Buteland Farm, Balerno. Holstein Cow sold to £1025 from Messrs Smith, Greentowers Farm, Lanark.
Beef cow per head
£1340, £1245, £1200 Buteland, £1170 Little Galla, £1135, £1065 South Carnduff, £1085 East Millrig, £1035 Todhall, £995 Dunsyre Mains, £995 Bagmoors
Beef cow per kilo
175p South Carnduff, 168p Todhall, 157p, 156p, 152p Buteland, 154p West Glespin, 149p Drumalbin, 145p Birkhill, 141p East Forth, 133p Dunsyre Mains
Dairy cow per head
£1025 Greentowers, £945 Auchmeddan, £835, £775 Millhill, £835 Broadfield, £775, £695 Muldron, £715 Grangehall, £695 Hawksland
Dairy cow per kilo
133p Auchmeddan, 122p Muldron, 114p Greentowers, 113p Broadfield, 113p Millhill, 111p Hawksland, 106p Over Kypeside, 104p Westtown
CALVES
35 calves were forward to a packed ring of buyers. Trade peaked at £330 for a British Blue bull from Hillhead, with heifers reaching a top of £290 for a British Blue from Marshill. Many more could have been sold to sellers advantage.
BEEF BULLS
AA x – £100 Marshill
BBx £330, £310 Hillhead
BSH – £225 Swaites
HER – £180, £175, £170 (x3) Woodhead
LIMx – £250 Woodhead
NR x – £300, £275, £235, £220, £205 Woodhead
BEEF HEIFERS
AA x – £245 Marshill
BBx – £290 Marshill
HER – £120 (x2), £110 Woodhead
LIMx – £160 Langholm
DAIRY BULLS
AYR – £140, £130 Swaites
HOL – £90 (x2) Hillhead, £70, £50 Langholm
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 44 Spring Lambs, 1505 Hoggs and 1303 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Spring Lambs
Spring lambs were a small show but keenly sought after as butchers switch from hoggs. They topped at £136 for Beltex from Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill and to 300p for Texels from Hamilton, Rowantreehill.
Average 272p/kg (SQQ 281p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per head
SUF – £85 Dykehead
Per kilo
SUF – 242.9p Dykehead
39.1-45.5kg
Per head
TEX – £132 Rowantreehill, £131 Hill, £128 x2 Old Walls, £122 x2 Haggs, £120 Rowantreehill, £120 High Crewburn, £118 Auchenbart, £118 Haggs
SUF – £128 Old Walls, £116 Shawtonhill
Per kilo
TEX – 300p Rowantreehill, 298p x2 Haggs, 291.1p Hill, 290.9p Old Walls, 287.8p Haggs, 285.7p Rowantreehill, 284.4p Old Walls, 272.7p High Crewburn, 262.2p Auchenbart
SUF – 297.7p Old Walls, 263.6p Mid Shawtonhill
45.6-52kg
Per head
TEX – £129, £125 Rowantreehill
BEL – £136 Mid Shawtonhill
SUF – £122 Ingraston, £121 Mid Shawtonhill, £120 Balgreen, £116 Hill
Per kilo
TEX – 274.5p, 245.1p Rowantreehill
BEL – 295.7p Mid Shawtonhill
SUF – 260.9p Balgreen Cottage, 252.1p Mid Shawtonhill, 246.8p Hill, 239.2p Ingraston
Prime Hoggs
Another good show of 1505 prime hoggs again saw a great show for quality. All classes easily maintained recent high rates and more could have been sold to advantage.
The sale topped at £127 per head for Beltex from Thomson, Mid Tulloch and to 275p/kg for Beltex from Clark, Wellheads
Overall Average 218pp/kg (SQQ 227p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per head
TEX – £40 Laigh Cleughearn
BF – £68 Swaites, £59 Mount Lothian
HEB – £57.50 Beecraig Country Park
Per kilo
TEX – 153.8p Laigh Cleughearn
BF – 212.5p Swaites, 190.3p Mount Lothian, 153.8p Swaites
HEB – 191.7p Beecraig Country Park, 162.5p New Parks
32.1-39kg
Per head
RYE – £72 Middletown
TEX – £95 Dillars House, £95 West Lethans, £94 Newton of Crathie, £92 Swaites, £89 High Dyke, £86 Cumberhead, £83 Blair Cochrane, £81 West Montgarswood, £79 Hillhouse, £79 West mains
BEL – £106 High Dyke, £104 West Lethans, £102 Wellhead, £100 West Mains, £92 Eastfield, £88 Newton of Crathie, £88 Nether Brotherston, £87 Wellhead, £73.50 Cumberhead, £60 Corstane
BF – £86 Blair Cochrane, £81 Sweetshawhead, £80.50 East Millrig, £78 Gair, £77 Dykefoot, £76 Swaites, £74 Calla, £73 Holylee House
SUF – £84 Newton of Crathie, £79 East Millrig, £79 Mount Lothian, £76 Blair Cochrane, £72.50 Legholmshiels
CHE – £88.50 Southholm, £87.50 High Dyke, £85 Eastfield, £85 Newton of Crathie, £83.50 Nether Brotherston, £81.50 Eastfield
CHM – £86 Thripland
SM – £80 Holylee House
X – £71 Gair, £69 Grangehall
SHE – £76 East Millrig
Per kilo
RYE – 205.7p Middletown
TEX – 247p Newton of Crathie, 243.6p West lethans, 238.9p Cumberhead, 238.2p West Montgarswood, 235.9p Swaites, 234.2p High Dyke, 230.3p Hillhouse, 225.7p Westmains, 219.4p Hillhouse, 215.3p Legholmshields
BEL – 275.7p Wellhead, 271.8p High Dyke, 270.3p Westmains, 267p Newton of Crathie, 266.7p West Lethans, 255.9p Wellhead, 248.6p Eastfield, 231.6p Nether Brotherston, 222.7p Cumberhead, 166.7p Corstane
BF – 223.5p Swaites, 220.5p Blair Cochrane, 213.9p Dykefoot, 211.4p Calla, 210.8p Gair, 207.7p Sweetshawhead, 206.4p East Millrig, 192.1p Holylee House
SUF – 227p Newton of Crathie, 219.4p East Millrig, 217.1p Blair Cochrane, 207.9p Mount Lothian, 201.4p Legholmshiels
CHE – 236.1p Newton of Crathie, 230.3p High Dyke, 226.9p Southholm, 219.7p Nether Brotherston, 217.9p Eastfield, 214.5p Eastfield
CHM – 226.3p Thripland
SM – 210.5p Holylee House
X – 202.9p Gair, 181.6p Grangehall
SHE – 217.1p East Millrig
39.1-45.5kg
Per head
TEX – £121 Wellhead, £109 Newton of Crathie, £106 Kepscaith, £106 High Dyke, £104, £102 Silverrig, £101.50 Craigievern, £101.50 Boat, £101 Boghouse, £100.50 Newton of Crathie
BEL – £107 High Tarbeg, £106 Wintermuir, £106, £104 Wellhead, £104 Haughton, £102 West lethans, £101 Wellhead, £90 Hillhouse
BF – £94.50 Silverrig, £93.50 Southholm, £89 Gair, £88 Crosswoodhill, £88 Mount Lothian, £85.50 Townhead of Priestgill, £85 Crossflatt, £84 Boat, £83.50 Dykefoot, £83 Boat
SUF – £102 Southholm, £91 Silverrig, £85 Legholmshiels
NCC– £102.50, £89 West Montgarswood
CHE– £102 x2 Calla, £97.50 Southholm, £96.50 Wellhead, £93.50 Newton of Crathie, £88 East Millrig, £85 Mark
SM – £78 Silverrig
X – £83 East Millrig, £82.50 Blackbog
Per kilo
TEX – 258.5p High Dyke, 257p Wellhead, 255p Silverrig, 252.4p Kepscaith, 251p Newton of Crathie, 247.6p Craigievern, 242p Newton of Crathie, 241.7p Boat, 240p Haughton, 236.4p Silverrig
BEL – 265p Wintermuir, 260p Wellhead, 260p Haughton, 254.8p High Tarbeg, 252.4p Wellhead, 248.8p West Lethans, 246.3p Wellhead, 225p Hillhouse
BF – 217.4p Southholm, 213.8p Townhead of Priestgill, 210p Boat, 210p Silverrig, 209.5pMount Lothian, 207.5p Boat, 205p Wester Crosswoodhill, 203.7p Dykefoot, 197.8p Gair, 193.2p Crossflatt
SUF – 226.7p Southholm, 216.7p Silverrig, 212.5p Legholmshiels
NCC – 233p, 202pWest Montgarswood
CHE – 231.8p x2 Calla, 229.8p Wellhead, 228p Newton of Crathie, 226.7p Southholm, 220p East Millrig, 207.3p Mark
SM – 181.4p Silverrig
X– 206.3p Blackbog, 202.4p East Millrig
45.6-52kg
Per head
TEX – £120 Southholm, £120 Overburns, £118 West Glespin, £114 Hill, £112 West Mains, £112 Hill, £112 Wellhead, £111 West Glespin, £110.50 Hill, £110 Haughton
BEL – £127 Tulloch, £121 West Glespin, £118 Hill, £117 Corstane, £105 Hill
BF – £103 Station Road, £103 Southholm, £100 Wellhead, £99.50 Overburns, £99 High Tarbeg, £97.50 Sweetshawhead, £81 Silverrig
SUF – £107 Wellhead, £105 High dyke, £103.50 East Crookedstone, £103.50 Wellhead, £96 High Tarbeg
CHAR – £102 Mark
CHE – £104.50 Calla, £103.50 Mark, £101.50 Overburns, £99 x2, £88 Mark
SM – £95 Silverrig
X– £100 Mid Lanrigg, £98 Laigh Cleughearn, £94 Watermeetings, £85 Auchenbart
KHIL– £98 Wester Crosswoodhill
Per kilo
TEX – 260.9p Southholm, 247.8p Hill, 245.8p West Glespin, 244.9p Overburns, 243.5p Westmains, 238.3p Wellhead, 233.7p Craigievern, 233.3p Hill, 231.5p Southholm, 230.2p Hill
BEL – 264.6p Mid Tulloch, 263p West Glespin, 251.1p Hill, 225p Corstane, 205.9p Hill
BF – 219.1p Southholm, 214.6p Station Road, 212p Sweetshawhead, 211.7p Overburns, 206.3p High Tarbeg, 192.3p Wellhead, 172.3p Silverrig
SUF – 225p East Crookedstone, 225p Wellhead, 214.3p High Dyke, 209.8p Wellhead, 184.6p High Tarbeg
CHAR – 221.7p Mark
CHE – 215.2p Mark, 211.5p Overburns, 209p Calla, 207p, 200p, 198p Mark
SM – 202.1p Silverrig
X – 213p Laigh Cleughearn, 204.1p Mid Lanrigg, 180.8p Watermeetings, 166.7p Auchenbart
KHIL – 192p Wester Crosswoodhill
52+kg
Per head
TEX – £123 Thinacre, £113 High Tarbeg, £111 West Glespin, £110 Thinacre, £110 Mid Shawtonhill, £109 Gryfeside, £108 Blackpark, £108 West Glespin, £108 Gryfeside, £107 Craigievern
BEL – £126, £112 Mid Shawtonhill, £110 Hill, £109, £104 Corstane
BF – £100 Wester Crosswoodhill, £96 Overburns, £92 West, £90 Sweetshawhead, £90 x2 Parkhall, £85 Grayside, £75 Boat, £70 Woolfords
SUF – £105 Mid Tulloch, £90 Mid Shawtonhill
NCC – £89 High Dyke
CHE– £86 Wintermuir
SM – £98 Silverrig, £96 East Millrig, £86, £74 Silverrig, £52 East Millrig
X – £100 Dillars House
HAM – £96, £90 Grayside
Per kilo
TEX – 209.3p High Tarbeg, 201.9p Craigievern, 201.9p Boghouse, 201.8p West Glespin, 200p Silverrig, 200p West Montgarswood, 198.2p Gryfeside, 198.1p East Law, 196.4p Gryfeside, 196.3p Hill
BEL – 220p Hill, 198.2p Corstane, 193.1p Mid Shawtonhill, 192.6p Corstane, 155.6p Mid Shawtonhill
BF – 192.3p Boat, 181.4p Overburns, 175p Woolfords, 163.6p Sweetshawhead, 157.4p, 150.8p Grayside, 150p, 136.4p Parkhall, 108p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 198.1p Mid Tulloch, 183.7p Mid Shawtonhill
NCC – 161.8p High Dyke
CHE – 195.5p Wintermuir
SM – 214.6p East Millrig, 169p Silverrig, 168.4p East Millrig, 156.4p, 145.1p Silverrig
X – 181.8p Dillars House
HAM – 163.6p, 154.8p Grayside
Cast Ewes
A large show of 1130 cast ewes and rams were dearer on the week and the best quality and lean selling ewes met an animated trade to a top of £188 for Texels from Laird, Cambwell and to £85 from Greyside.
TEX – £188 Cambwell, £184 Toftcombs, £182 Fieldside, £173 Lawhead, £171 Toftcombs, £168 Robiesland, £168, £164 Toftcombs, £164 Hilltop, £162 Lawhead
BEL – £162 Southholm, £148 Kepscaith, £146 Toftcombs, £146 Muirhouse, £141 Hilltop, £122 Southholm
BF – £85 Greyside, £82 Auldhouseburn, £78 Lawhead, £75 Greyside, £74 Silverrig, £74 Ingraston, £73 Southholm, £73 Greenbank, £72 Boghouse, £72 Greenbank
SUF – £127 Lawhead, £118 Fieldside, £116 High Crewburn, £115 Auchenbart, £114 Old Walls, £111 Balgreen Cottage, £107 Westmains, £106 Old Walls, £106 Fieldside
CHAR – £141, £136, £130 Braeedge, £129 Haughton, £120 Southholm, £117 x2, £112, £111 Seathill
NCC – £103 Greyside, £90 Holmside, £89 Greyside
CHE – £89 Seathill, £88 Blackhill, £86 Bankfield, £81 Allanton, £81 Thripland, £78 Millands, £77 Newton of Crathie
CHM – £92 Rowantreehill
X – £101 Haggs, £90 Parkhall, £90 Blackpark, £86 Greenbank, £85 Easter Sills, £85 Allanton, £85 Nunnerie, £85 Blackpark, £85 Greenbank
BFL – £100 Auchenbart, £94 Hamildean
BDM– £108 Newfield
BTEX – £81 Mid Tulloch
JAC – £76 Easter Sills
HAM – £94 Gascoigne
Rams
TEX – £121 Newfield, £98 Haughton, £94 Greyside
BEL – £100 Hilltop
BF – £90 Robiesland, £80 Mid Tulloch
SUF – £115 Hilltop
CHAR – £108 Sandholm
HAM – £118 Wester Whitecastle
