Monday 15th August
158 Cattle 158
Lawrie and Symington had forward 158 cattle comprising of 35 bullocks and heifers, 65 cast cows and 58 calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to 302p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to A Mitchell Butchers, Glenrothes or to £1848 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Limousin bullocks sold to 290p/pk twice from Messrs Gray, Balquharrage Farm, Lennoxtown to Elliot Butchers Lanark and Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to A Mitchell Butchers, Glenrothes or to £1851 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to A Mitchell Butchers, Glenrothes.
Beef cows sold to £1590 per head from Messrs Mitchell, Newton of Wiston Farm or to 222p/pk from Messrs Hamilton, Crewburn Farm, Strathaven.
Dairy cows sold to £1390 per head from Messrs Barr, Harelaw Farm, Lanark or to 180p/pk also from Messrs Barr, Harelaw Farm, Lanark.
Beef Heifers per head
£1848, £1788 Brockwoodlees
£1506 Heatheryhall
Beef Heifers per kilo
302p, 300p, 298p Brockwoodlees
280p Balquharrage
268p Heatheryhall
Beef Bullocks per head
£1856 Brockwoodlees
£1735 Balquharrage
Beef Bullocks per kilo
290p Brockwoodlees
290p Balquharrage
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1131 Broadfield
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
188p Broadfield
176p Craigthorn
Young Bulls per head
£2098 Strawfrank
£1843 Midlock
£1632 East Merkland
Young Bulls per kilo
254p Strawfrank
240p East Merkland
240p Midlock
Beef cows per head
LIM – £1510 Strawfrank
£1410 Hillhead
£1205 Midlock
AA – £1290 Lightshaw
£1110 Newton of Wiston
HER – £1590 Newton of Wiston
SHO – £1330 High Dyke
£995 dykeneuk
LUI – £1385 Mitchelhill
BG – £1045 Dykeneuk
BB – £1290 High Crewburn
Beef cows per kilo
LIM – 198p Strawfrank
197p Hillend
180p Midlock
AA – 175p Lightshaw
HER – 185p Newton of Wiston
SHO – 171p Dykeneuk
LUI – 178p Mitchelhill
BG – 178p Dykeneuk
BB – 222p High Crewburn
Dairy cows per head
£1390 Harelaw
£1375 Broadfield
£1355 Greentowers
£1290 Netherholm
£1165 Westtown
£1105 Over Dalserf
£1085 Newland
£1070 Harvieston
Dairy cows per kilo
180p Harelaw
173p Greentowers
172p Muirhouse
167p Broadfield
165p Netherholm
160p Harvieston
152p Newland
150p Nether Affleck
Cast Cows
£2170 Muirhead
£1590 Canniehole
Calves
A smaller show of 58 calves met a quiter ringside of buyers, with a mixed show of ages.
Older calves still more sought after, and meeting a buoyant trade.
Beef bulls topped at £320 for a British Blue from Longlea, with beef heifers peaking at £370 from the same home.
Beef Bulls
AA – £315 Longlea, £225 West Tarbrax, £220 Westerboard, £205 West Tarbrax, £200, £185, £180 Over Dalserf
BB – £320 Longlea, £315 Machrihanish, £300 Gartclush, £290 Swaites, £275, £250 Gartclush, £200 Muirhouse, £190 Machrihanish, £175 Muirhouse
CHAR x – £370 Machrihanish
Beef Heifers
AA – £340, £325 Machrihanish, £225 Westerboard, £190 West Tarbrax
HER – £235 Swaites
BB – £370 Longlea, £325 Swaites, £315 Longlea, £310 Swaites, £305 Longlea, £305 Gartclush, £300 Machrihanish, £300 Swaites, £295 Longlea, £260 Gartclush
CHAR x – £290 Machrihanish
Dairy Bulls
FRI – £55, £50 Muirhouse
HOL – £50 Machrihanish
Danish Red – £50 Eastfield
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2928 Lambs and 2240 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Lambs
Another good show of 2928 lambs were a better show for quality and flesh and maintained recent rates especially the heavy lambs over 47kg realising a premium.
The sale topped at £156 per head for Texels from Messrs Clark, Blackhill and to 291p/kg for a Beltex from Messrs Cockburn, Kingside.
Overall Average 242pp/kg (SQQ 239p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £79, £71 Cleughhead
BF – £62 Eastside
Per Kilo
TEX – 246.9p, 244.8p Cleughhead
BF – 206.7p Eastside
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £94 Overcairn, £93.50, £93 Ferniehaugh, £90 Silvermuir, £88, £87.50 Cleughhead, £84 Beecraig Country Park, £83.50, £82 Cleughhead
SUF – £88 Beecraig Country Park
CHE – £79 Greyside
X – £94 Cleughhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 258.8p, 257.4p Cleughhead, 244.7p Ferniehaugh, 243.2p Silvermuir, 241p Overcairn, 239.7p Ferniehaugh, 238.6p Cleughhead, 233.3p Beecraig Country Park, 227.8p Cleughhead
SUF – 231.6p Beecraig Country Park
CHE – 232.4p Greyside
X – 241p Cleughhead
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £120 Collielaw, £118.50 Townhead, £118 Upper Carlston, £116 Blackburn Mains, £115.50 Allanton, £115 Collielaw, £115 Ingraston, £114 O’Cathain, £114 Upper Carlston, £114 Parkhouse
BEL – £123 Cronan, £122 Calton, £122 Yeldabreck, £119 Ingraston, £117 Netherton, £116 Dovecot, £115, £114 Calton, £112 Mossplatt, £111 Carstairs Mains
BF – £91 Hareburn View, £90 Howes Way
SUF – £118 Yeldabrek, £107 Netherton, £107 Southmains, £106 Chesterhall Parks, £104 Howford, £104 Bents, £104 Muldron, £103 Crookboat, £100 Lawriesmuir, £100 Newmill
CHAR – £110 Columbie
CHE – £97 Parkhouse, £90 Skirling Mains
CONT – £99 Kilnhills
CHM – £100 High Crewburn, £99 Craigrowan, £98 Kilnhills
X – £108 South Netherburn, £102.50 Hartside, £99 Coldcothill, £99 Haystoun, £97 Crookboat, £94 Spango, £93 Overburns, £92.50 Scrogton
BFL – £70 Scrogton
DTEX – £100 Mid Brockloch
KHIL – £100 Bents, £85 Holehouse
Per Kilo
TEX – 269.8p Blackburn Mains, 266.7p Collielaw, 263p Townhead, 262.5p Silvermuir, 262.2p Upper Carlston, 261.4p Collielaw, 259.1p Upper Carlston, 259.1p Parkhouse, 256.7p Allanton, 256.1p Boghouse
BEL – 290p Calton, 286p Cronan, 274p Calton, 271.1p Yeldabrek, 271p Calton, 264.4p Ingraston, 261.9p Mid Brockloch, 260p Netherton, 258.1p Carstairs Mains, 257.8p Dovecot
BF – 211.6p Hareburn View, 204.5p Howes Way
SUF – 262.2p Yeldabrek, 246.5p Chesterhall Parks, 238.1p Dalefield, 237.8p Southmains, 237.8p Netherton, 236.4p Howford, 236.4p Muldron, 235p Hopestead, 234.1p Crookboat, 232.6p Lawriesmuir
CHAR – 244.4p Columbie
CHE – 231p Parkhouse, 225p Skirling Mains
CONT – 235.7p Kilnhills
CHM – 235.7p Craigrowan, 222.2p High Crewburn, 217.8p Kilnhills
X – 240p South Netherburn, 235.7p Coldcothill, 230.2p Haystoun, 227.8p Hartside, 218.6p Spango, 216.3p Overburns, 215.6p Crookboat, 215.1p Scrogton
BFL – 162.8p Scrogton
DTEX – 238.1p Mid Brockloch
KHIL – 227.3p Bents, 212.5p Holehouse
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £140 Craighead, £137 Greenfield, £136 High Parks, £130 Hill (Strathaven), £132 Gillandersland, £132 Craighead, £131 Hill (Strathaven), £130 Boghouse, £130 Dovecot, £130 Yeldabrek
BEL – £140 Kingside, £138 Carwood, £133 Ingraston, £130 Carwood, £129 Carstairs Mains, £126 Little Kype, £124 Blackburn Mains, £123 Ingraston, £118 Whinnybrae
SUF – £129, £128 Carwood, £127 Netherton, £125.50 Sornfallow, £125 Southmains, £124 O’Cathain, £124 Mid Brockloch, £122 Kailzie Mains, £119 Mossplatt, £119 Carwood
CHE – £129 Cronan, £107 Nettlingflat
CHM – £109 Cragrowan
X – £117 Whinbush, £113.50 Skirling Mains, £110, £94 Crookboat
BFL – £90 Greenfield
HAM – £112 Mid Brockloch
Per Kilo
TEX – 280.4p Collielaw, 271p Townhead, 270.8p Gillandersland, 269.2p Craighead, 269p Townhead, 268p Hill (Strathaven), 266.7p High Parks, 264p Craighead, 263.5p Greenfield, 262p Hill (Strathaven)
BEL – 291.7p Kingside, 283p Ingraston, 276p Carwood, 269.6p Blackburn Mains, 268.8p Carstairs Mains, 260p Carwood, 257.1p, 256.5p Little Kype, 256.5p Whinnybrae, 256.3p Ingraston
SUF – 254.3p Collielaw, 252.9p Carwood, 250p Southmains, 248.9p Burnetland, 248p O’Cathain, 247.8p Whinbush, 247.8p Richardton, 246.2p Carwood, 245.8p Cleughhead, 244.7p Whinbush
CHE – 252.9p Cronan, 232.6p Nettlingflat
CHM – 237p Craigrowan
X – 246.7p Skirling Mains, 234p Whinbush, 229.2p, 204.3p Crookboat
BFL – 180p Greenfield
HAM – 238.3p Mid Brockloch
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £156 Blackhill, £150 Silverrig, £139 Gillandersland, £135 Yeldabrek, £135 Over Kypeside, £135 Whinbush, £134 O’Cathain, £134 Thinacre, £130 Lawriesmuir
BEL – £151 Townfoot (Symington), £135 Little Kype
SUF – £151 Kailzie Mains, £144 Yeldabrek, £144 Kailzie Mains, £131 Muldron, £130 HIll
Per Kilo
TEX – 281.3P Yeldabrek, 262.3p Gillandersland, 254.7p Over Kypeside, 248.1p Thinacre, 245.3p Lawriesmuir, 243.6p O’Cathain, 241.1p Whinbush, 238.1p Silverrig, 236.4p Blackhill
BEL – 254.7p Little Kype, 235.9p Townfoot (Symington)
SUF – 252.6p Yeldabrek, 247.5p Kailzie Mains, 245.3p Hill (Strathaven), 242.6p Muldron, 236.1p Kailzie Mains
Cast Ewes
The 2240 cast ewes and rams (Inc 1000 Blackface and Shetland) were a mixed show for quality with more smaller leaner types forward. The best end of Blackface and Cheviot with meat still easily sold. Heavy ewes and best quality in shorter supply.
Sale topped at £254 for Texels from Messrs Clark, Blackhill and to £91 for Blackface from Hartside Farms (Average £70.82).
TEX – £254 Blackhill, £218 Greenfield, £206 Greyside, £190 Thinacre, £190 Whitelee Gate, £188 Thinacre, £176 Ryeflatt, £172 Craighead, £170 Aikerness, £160 Whitlee Gate
BEL – £146, £114 Greyside, £86 Yeldabrek
BF – £91 Hartside, £87 Craig Douglas, £85 Peel, £85 Aikengall, £80 Birthwood, £78 Townhead, £76 Rockhall, £75 Shawhead, £75 aikengall, £74 Hartside
SUF – £178 Hill (Strathaven), £140 Carwood, £132 Hilltop, £130 Taldale, £129, £120 Greyside, £118 Bankfield, £114 Taldale, £110 Hilltop, £108 Greyside
CHAR – £110 Yeldabrek
NCC – £118 Nettlingflat, £110 Taldale, £98 Wester Dawyck, £88 Taldale, £85 Greyside, £80 Jeanfield, £80 Claish, £78 Townhead, £78 Taldale, £77 Claish
CHE – £91 Claish, £80 Midseat, £79 Howes Way, £78 Craigrowan, £75 Greyside, £75 Satchells, £73 Kilnhills, £70 Coldcothill, £70 Midtown Cottage, £70 Howes Way
CHM – £120 Greyside, £119 Cowgrove, £105 Greyside, £99 Kilnhills, £94 Bogside, £76 Cronan, £76 Redland
X – £120 Cowgrove, £110 Townfoot (Symington), £110 Richardton, £103 Braeedge, £100 Kirkwood, £100 Bogside, £96 Greyside, £94 Little Galla, £94 Calton, £90 Gair
BFL – £128 Greenfield
SHE – £50 Yeldabrek, £50 Greenlaw, £48 Satchells, £40 Claish, £40 Yeldabrek
BTEX – £218 Braeedge, £124 Yeldabrek
JAC – £66, £44 Greyside
ROM – £94 Greyside
HW – £46 Greenlaw
SWA – £64 Overcairn, £55 Greenlaw
KHIL – £74 Mid Brockloch
OTH – £87 Skirling Mains, £77 Cronan, £70 Little Galla
GOAT – £112 Stoneypath
EASY CARE – £78, £60 Greyside
Rams
TEX – £158 Yeldabrek, £130 Hillridge, £108 Westpark, £90 Bogside
BF – £98 Dounfield, £95 Gair, £70 Thurston Mains, £64 Rockhall, £52 Kingside
SUF – £128 Yeldabrek
NCC – £136 Taldale
X – £92 Greyside
BFL – £100 Satchells
SHE – £60 Gair
BL – £122 Whitelee Gate
EASYCARE – £90 Greyside
