Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 19th July
198 Cattle 198
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 198 cattle comprising 20 bullocks & heifers, 3 young bulls, 84 cast cows & bulls and 91 calves & stirks.
Heifers sold to 266p (three times) from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Strachan Butchers, Blantyre, Strachan Butchers, East Kilbride and H Black Butchers, Lanark or to £1667 for the same animal.
Bullocks sold to 256p per kilo from Messrs Gray, Balquharrage Farm, Lennoxtown to W Stark, Twecher.
Heifer per head
£1667, £1585 Brockwoodlees
£1490 Harvieston
£1312 Carmichael Est
Heifer per kilo
266p (three times) Brockwoodlees
264p (twice) Brockwoodlees
230p Harvieston
Bullock per head
£1681 Balquharrage
£1557 Muirburn
Bullock per kilo
256p, 254p Balquharrage
250p Muirburn
Cast Bulls per head
£1470 Highflat
£1390 Ingraston
Young Bull per head
£1672 Strawfrank
Young Bull per kilo
228p Buteland
All classes of cows in demand.
Beef cow per head
£1485 Auchenhard
£1465 Thripland
£1345 Hills of Dalserf
£1335 Buteland
£1315 Carmichael Est
£1295 Highflat
£1290 Ormiston Mains
£1275 Harestonehill
£1195 Drumboy
£1165 Townhead
£1135 Newton of Wiston
£1285 Headsmuir
Beef cow per kilo
191p Carmichael Est
190p Auchenhard
182p Buteland
175p Newton of Wiston
174p Hills of Dalserf
174p Headsmuir
165p West Montgarswood
163p Highflat
156p Ormiston Mains
152p Townhead
Dairy cow per head
£1035 Midhill
£1015 Little Gill
£985 North Garngour
£975 Loanfoot
£950 Broadfield
£925 Greentowers
£915 Westertoun
£915 Ormiston Mains
Dairy cow per kilo
157p Little Gill
147p Midhill
137p Broadfield
135p Swaites
134p Loanfoot
132p Newlands
125p West Brackenridge
124p Westertoun
CALVES & STIRKS
91 calves & stirks were forward to the fortnightly sale.
Stirks topped at £455 for an Aberdeen Angus heifer from Thripland.
Beef bull calves peaked at £410 for a British Blue from Hillhead, with heifers topping at £380 for a BB from the same home.
Stirks
Beef Stirks
AA – £450, £435 Thripland
BB – £435 West Newton
Calves
Beef Bulls
BB – £410, £380, £370 Hillhead, £345 Loanfoot, £340 Hillhead, £325 Westerboard, £320 Newlands, £320 Loanfoot, £300 Newlands
AA – £345, Over Dalserf, £345 Parkhall, £340 Over Dalserf, £330 Swaites, £295 West Newton, £295 Hillhead, £270 Over Dalserf, £265 x3Over Dalserf
HER – £325, £315 Swaites
Beef Heifers
AA – £350 Westerboard
BB – £380, £370 Hillhead, £355 Westerboard, £350 Hillhead, £345 Loanfoot, £345 Over Dalserf, £340, £330 Loanfoot, £330 West Newton
Dairy Bulls
AYR – £140 Swaites
HOL – £140, £105, £95, £90 Mid St Colmac
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2150 Lambs, 176 Hoggs and 1565 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Lambs
A larger show of 2150 prime lambs were forward with all classes again keenly sought after, with better quality types in demand. Heavy lambs also gaining a premium.
The sale topped at £146 per head for Texels from Messrs Whyte, Whitelee Gate and to 300p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Sanderson, Biggarshiels Mains.
Overall Average 256pp/kg (SQQ 256p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
SUF – £70 Knockrivoch Cottage
Per Kilo
SUF – 225.8p Knockrivoch Cottage
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £106.50 Westmains, £104 Yeldabrek, £103.50 Haggs, £102.50 Stevenson Ave, £100 Blackhill, £100 Stevenson Ave, £99 Smiddyhill, £98.50 Haswellsykes, £98 Dovecot, £97 High Dyke
BEL – £117 Biggarshiels Mains, £97 High Dyke
BF – £83 Plan
SUF – £95 Wolfcrooks, £92 Haswellsykes, £75 The Meadows
CHE – £95 Smiddyhill, £85 Blair Cochrane
SM – £90 St Johns Kirk, £87 Crosswoodhill, £86 Plan
X – £93 Henryton
BTEX – £106.50 Blackhill
HAM – £77, £75 Blair Cochrane
DOR – £94 Blair Cochrane
Per Kilo
TEX – 273.7p Yeldabrek, 273.1p Westmains, 265.4p Haggs, 263.2p Stevenson Ave, 263.2p Blackhill, 262.8p Stevenson Ave, 259.2p Haswellsykes, 256.8p Southholm, 255.3p High Dyke, 254.1p Knockrivoch Cottage
BEL – 300p Biggarshiels Mains, 255.3p High Dyke
BF – 212.8p Plan
SUF – 243.6p Wolfcrooks, 242.1p Haswellsykes, 227.3p The Meadows
CHE – 250p Smiddyhill, 236.1p Blair Cochrane
SM – 235.1p Crosswoodhill, 230.8p St Johns Kirk, 226.3p Plan
X – 244.7p Henryton
BTEX – 273.1p Blackhill
HAM – 227.3p, 208.1p Blair Cochrane
DOR – 247.4p Blair Cochrane
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £128 Richardton, £124 Collielaw, £124 Elibank, £123 Mid Shawtonhill, £120.50 High Parks, £120 Westmains, £119 Peatpotts, £119 Westparks, £119 High Parks, £119 Westmains
BEL – £127 Ingraston, £120 Longford, £117.50 Little Kype, £115 The Law, £114.50 Little Kype, £114 Mossdale, £114 Ingraston, £114 Strawfrank, £110 x2 Dykehead
SUF – £117 Sornfallow, £115, £113.50 Hardington Mains, £113.50 Southholm, £112.50 Peatpotts, £111.50 Hardington Mains, £111.50 Eight Acres Cottage, £111 Strawfrank, £110 Southmains, £109 Strawfrank
CHM – £113.50 Brockhouse, £105 Spittal, £103.50 Lee Meadow, £103 Spittal, £98 Laigh Carnduff
SM – £105 x2 Townfoot (Symington), £103.50 Hartside, £100 Scrogton, £95 Easter Deans, £95 Crosswoodhill
X – £114 Crosswoodhill, £112 Craigiehall Bungalow, £90 Plan
BFL – £76 Rockhall
MB – £118 High Parks
Per Kilo
TEX – 287.8p Richardton, 287.8p High Crewburn, 285.7p Westmains, 284.4p Richardton, 282.5p Goodockhill, 281.8p Collielaw, 281.8p Elibank, 277.4p Nether Abington, 276.7p Peatpotts, 275.6p Columbie
BEL – 288.6p Ingraston, 286.6p Little Kype, 275p Dykehead, 273.8p The Law, 271.4p Strawfrank, 271.4p Mossdale, 270p Smiddyhill, 268.8p Muirhouse, 268.3p Richardton, 268.3p Muirhouse
SUF – 274.4p Peatpotts, 265.5p Eight Acres Cottage, 264p Southholm, 260p Sornfallow, 259.5p Ingraston, 259.5p Burnetland, 258.1p Strawfrank, 258p Hardington Mains, 257.1p Newton of Wiston, 256.1p Wolfcrooks
CHM – 258.8p Lee Meadow, 258p Brockhouse, 245p Laigh Carnduff, 234.1p Spittal, 233.3p x2 Spittal
SM – 246.4p Hartside, 244.2p x2 Townfoot (Symington), 238.1p Scrogton, 237.5p Crosswoodhill, 237.5p Easter Deans
X – 254.5p Craigiehall Bungalow, 253.3p Crosswoodhill, 225p Plan
BFL – 176.7p Rockhall
MB – 274.4p High Parks
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £146 Whitelee Gate, £136 Hardington Mains, £130 Collielaw, £130, £129 Hallhill, £128 Ashcraig, £127 x3 Hallhill, £126 Sandilands
BEL – £135 Collielaw, £120, £119, £117 Mossdale
SUF – £120 Sornfallow, £118 Netherton, £116.50, £116 Southmains, £116 Eight Acres Cottage
SM – £110.50 Whinbush
ROUS – £119.50 Whinbush
DOR – £109 Spittal
Per Kilo
TEX – 298p Whitelee Gate, 277.6p Hardington Mains. 272.3p Ashcraig, 270.2p x2 Hallhill, 267.4p Hardington Mains, 267.4p Sornfallow, 265.3p Hallhill, 265.3p Collielaw, 263p Hallhill
BEL – 287.2p Collielaw, 255.3p, 248.9p, 228.8p Mossdale
SUF – 255.3p Sornfallow, 253.3p, 252.2p Southmains, 252.2p Eight Acres Cottage, 236p Netherton
SM – 240.2p Whinbush
ROUS – 249p Whinbush
DOR – 231.9p Spittal
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £134 Elibank, £131 the Croft, £130 Elibank, £120 Plan
ZWA – £95 Craigiehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 240.7p Elibank, 226.4p Plan, 225.9p The Croft, 212.7p Elibank
ZWA – 166.7p Craigiehall Bungalow
Hoggs
176 hoggets were a mixed show although the heavy hoggs and good meat sold well, leaner types cheaper.
The sale topped at £126 per head for Texels from Messrs Cranston, Eastside and to 235p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Swinside, Rockhall.
Overall average 180p/kg
25.5-32kg
Per head
BF – £33 Edgefield
Per kilo
BF – 110p Edgefield
32.1-39kg
Per head
BEL – £87 Rockhall
BF – £66, £58, £53 Edgefield
X – £54 Edgefield
SHE – £40 Pentland View
Per kilo
BEL – 235.1p Rockhall
BF – 173.7p, 160.6p, 152.6p, 135.1p Edgefield
X – 142.1p Edgefield
SHE – 117.6p Pentland View
39.1-45kg
Per head
TEX – £70 Rockhall
BEL – £86 Greyside
BF – £95 Eastside, £58 Rockhall
SUF – £98 Rockhall
X – £78 Greyside, £75, £72 Hilltop
SWA – £50 Edgefield
Per kilo
TEX – 170.7p Rockhall
BEL – 215p Greyside
BF – 211.1p Eastside, 145p Rockhall
SUF – 217.8p Rockhall
X – 190.2p Greyside, 178.6p, 167.4p Hilltop
SWA – 122p Edgefield
45.6-52kg
Per head
TEX – £112 Rockhall, £106 x2 Greyside
BF – £106 High Dyke
CHE – £109 Eastside, £100 Greyside
SM – £104 Greyside
X – £107 Rockhall
Per kilo
TEX – 219.6p Rockhall, 217.4p, 216.3p Greyside
BF – 220.8p High Dyke
CHE – 227.1p Eastside, 217.4p Greyside
SM – 216.7p Greyside
X – 214p Rockhall
52+kg
Per head
TEX – £125 Eastside
SUF – £126 Eastside
X – £118 Ashcraig, £110 Eastside
Per kilo
TEX – 204.9p Eastside
SUF – 210p Eastside
X – 203.7p Eastside, 166p Ashcraig
Cast Ewes
The 1565 cast ewes again met a fast selling trade especially for the festival type ewes and best ewes. The plainer ewes were slightly cheaper.
Sale topped at £186 for Texel from Messrs Struthers, Greenfield and to £113 for Blackface from Messrs Smith, Wester Crosswoodhill.
TEX – £186 Greenfield, £183 Carstairs Mains, £170 toftcombs, £170 Hillridge, £166 Greyside, £166 Spango, £162 Toftcombs, £161, £159, £157 Hallhill
BEL – £142 Toftcombs, £132 Greyside, £131 Crathie Est, £130 Mid Shawtonhill, £128 Greyside, £128 Newton of Wiston, £108 Highfield
BF – £113 Wester Crosswoodhill, £102 Greenfield, £100 High dyke, £99 Scrogton, £98 St Johns Kirk, £98 Hartside, £97 Drochil Castle, £96 Townfoot (Symington), £95 Wester Crosswoodhill, £95 Braeedge
SUF – £130, £127, £124 Greyside, £124 Lesserlinn, £123 Carstairs Mains, £120 Crathie Est, £114, £112 Greyside, £110 Mid Shawtonhill, £110 Ardross
CHAR – £132 x2 Greyside
NCC – £145, £132 Hallhill
CHE – £120 Hallhill, £115 Greyside, £114 Whitesykes, £113 Jeanfield, £102 Eastfield of Coulter, £98 Jeanfield, £95 Whitesykes, £92 Laigh Carnduff, £91 Bushelhead, £88 Langshaw
CHM – £129 Newton of Wiston, £112 Hilltop, £108 St Johns Kirk, £102 Westmains, £94 Haywoodhead, £70 Strawfrank, £66 St Johns Kirk
X – £123 High Parks, £120 Greyside, £119 Yeldabrek, £117 St Johns Kirk, £116 Lesserlinn, £115 Nether Abington, £114 Cambwell, £114 Greyside, £114 Calton, £112 Ashcraig
BFL – £125 Greenfield, £120 Burnton, £118 Eastfield of Coulter, £105 Burnton, £96 High dyke, £70 Newton of Wiston, £64 Hillridge
BDM – £128 Toftcombs, £119 Carstairs Mains, £116 Toftcombs, £108 Jeanfield, £100 Carstairs Mains, £90 Jeanfield
ZWA – £50 Craigiehall Bungalow
JAC – £76 Yeldabrek, £50 Hillside
BERR – £105 Greyside
BWM – £61 Bushelhead
HW – £46 Crathie Est
SWA – £91 Highfield, £88 Edston, £86 HIghfield, £76 St Johns Kirk, £54 Highfield
CONT – £70 Howburn House
RYE – £70 Crathie Est
EASY CARE –
Rams
TEX – £146 Yeldabrek, £140 Knockrivoch Cottage, £124 Yeldabrek, £120 Hillend, £110 Boat, £110 Yeldabrek
BF – £62 Spango
SUF – £154, £118 Carwood, £110 Yeldabrek, £100 Dykehead
CHE – £130 Knockrivoch Cottage
CONT – £124 Knockrivoch Cottage
BTEX – £118 Hartside
BL – £130 Whitelee Gate
