Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 22nd July 2024
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday the 22nd July 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 150 cattle comprising of 17 bullocks and heifers, 79 cast cows and 54 calves and stirks.
12 heifers sold to 330p/kg from Dickinson, Brockwoodlees to S Collins or to £1997.12 from Dickinson, Brockwoodlees to H Black.
5 bullocks sold to 336p/kg from Dickinson, Brockwoodlees to Mitchell Butchers, Glenrothes or to £2189.60 from Cunningham, Walkerdyke to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Beef cows sold to £2000 per head from Pate, Toxside or to 230.5p/kg from Smellie, Browntod.
Dairy cows sold to £1450 per head from Rutherford, Loanfoot or to 175.4p/kg from Struthers, Moatmains.
Beef Heifers Per Head
£1997, £1952 & £1937 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
330p, 324p, 320p, 316p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
£2189 Walkerdyke
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
336p Brockwoodlees
282p Walkerdyke
Young Bulls Per Head
£2192 Haughhead
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £1970, £1950 & £1870 Hill of Kilncadzow, £1850 Ormiston Mains
LUING – £1390 Kingside
LIM – £1450 & £1350 Hole of Kilncadzow
LIM X – £1840 Tofthill, £1490 Headsmuir
CHAR X – £1950 East Kinleith
SIM – £2000 Toxside, £1470 Hartfield
HER – £1770 Hills of Delserf, £1410 North Brackenridge
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 230p Browntod, 225p Hill of Kilncadzow, 224p Collielaw, 219p Hill of Kilcadzow, 216p Ormiston Mains
HER – 220p Hills of Delserf, 192p North Brackenridge
LIM – 206p & 197p Hole of Kilncadzow, 187p Back Hareshaw
LIM X – 228p Tofthill, 206p Headsmuir
CHAR X – 227p East Kinleith
SHO – 195p Hills of Dalserf
LUING – 190p Kingside
SIM – 225p Toxside, 210p Hartfield, 198p Whitehill
Dairy Cows Per Head
AYR – £1230 Langside
HOL – £1450 Loanfoot
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
AYR – 171p Langside
HOL – 174p Loanfoot
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £1690 Moatmains
LIM – £1970 Greentowers
CHAR – £2270 Blackhill
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 189p Greentowers
CHAR – 185p Blackhill
Calves and Stirks
Lawrie & Symington Ltd held their last calf sale of July with 53 quality calves on offer. Topping the trade was an exceptional 2.5 month old British Blue bull calf from Messrs J Bryson & Son, Dykehead reaching £560.
On milk calves topped at £450 for a June born Charolais X bull calf from Messrs Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £370, £340 & £320 Heatheryhall
AA – £440 Heatheryhall & Dykehead, £420 Dykehead, £400 Heatheryhall, £380 & £350 Dykehead, £310 & £240 Heatheryhall
HER – £290 & £270 Muirhouse
CHAR X – £450 & £400 Heatheryhall
BB – £330 Loanfoot, £300 Muirhouse
BELT/GALL – £250 Muirhouse
BB – £320 Loanfoot, £270, £260, £250 & £240 Muirhouse
Calves Off Milk
AA – £450, £400 & £380 Dykehead
FRIES – £250, £230, £220 & £210 Hayston
BB – £560 Dykehead, £430 Craigthorn
SIM – £510 Kingside
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday the 22nd July 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 1495 Lambs and 921 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
New Season Lambs
A few more lambs forward on the week but still short of requirements and behind where numbers were this time last year. Again well fleshed lambs with a bit of weight were best to sell.
The sale topped at £188 per head for Texels from Campbells, Overburns and to 351p/kg for Beltex from Steele, Cumberhead.
Overall Average 307p/kg (SQQ 306.5p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £127 Boghouse, £125 Cumberhead, £122 Ferniehaugh, £119 Laigh Carnduff, £118 Cairnie, £114 Ferniehaugh, £111, £108 £107 Cleughhead, £107 Holehouse
BEL – £132 & £130 Cumberhead, £123 Cloverhill
SUF – £90 Firth Home
CHE – £90 Firth Home
X – £110 Howes Way, £80 Tinnis & Firth Home
JAC – £100 Laigh Carnduff
Per Kilo
TEX – 325p Boghouse, 320p Cumberhead, 312p Ferniehaugh, 305p Laigh Carnduff, 302p Cairnie, 300p Cleughhead & Ferniehaugh, 289p Cleughhead
BEL – 351p & 347p Cumberhead, 315p Cloverhill
SUF – 264p Firth Home
CHE – 257p Firth Home
X – 289p Howes Way, 228p Tinnis, 222p Firth Home
JAC – 256p Laigh Carnduff
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £149 Langholm, £148 Strawfrank, £146 Burnetland & Overburn, £145 Whinbush & East Merkland, £143 Dykehead, Drumbuie & Haspielaw, £142 Penmanshiel
BEL – £141 Corstane, £140 The Firs, Raahead, Cloverhill & Mossplatt, £139 Cronan, £138 Wester Whitecastle, £136 Cumberhead, £133 Haspielaw
SUF – £140 Auldtoun, £137 Gillbank, £135 Little Galla, £134 Strawfrank, £133 Mid Auchengray & Peatpotts, £132 Chesterhall Parks, £131 Overburns, £130 Bents, £129 Pentland Hills
CHAR – £133 Nether Brotherston, £129 Nettlingflat, £117 Crawcraigs
CHE – £126 Howes Way
X – £134 Strawfrank, £126 Gillbank & Hartside, £122 Dykehead, £118 Townfoot & Cairnie
BTEX – £130 Kepscaith
DTEX – £130 Pentland Hills, £120 Auchtygemmell
Per Kilo
TEX – 336p Strawfrank, 331p Overburns & Waterhead, 325p Drumbuie, 324p Burnetland, 323p Little Galla, 322p Whinbush & East Merkland, 319p Kepscaith, 318p Dykehead
BEL – 331p Cumberhead, 330p Cloverhill, 328p & 325p Wester Whitecastle, 323p Cronan, 320p Knowehead, 318p Cloverhill, 317p The Firs, 316p Haspielaw & Wester Whitecastle
SUF – 311p Gillbank & Auldtoun, 309p Wester Whitecastle, 307p Blackhill, 306p Little Galla, 304p Overburns & Strawfrank, 302p Mid Auchengray & Peatpotts, 300p Chesterhall Parks
CHAR – 309p Nether Brotherston, 307p Nettlingflat, 285p Crawcraigs
CHE – 300p Howes Way
X – 304p Strawfrank, 297p Dykehead, 293p Gillbank, 286p Hartside, 281p Townfoot, 274p Cairnie
BTEX – 325p Kepscaith
DTEX – 309p Pentland Hills, 292p Auchtygemmell
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £165 Strawfrank, £164 Peatpotts, £160 Dykehead, Mossplatt & Hartside, £159 Cockrig & Richardton, £158 Whinbush
BEL – £159 Corstane
SUF – £162 Kailzie Mains, £157 Lochurd, £156 Peatpotts, £149 Carwood, £148 Nettlingflat, £147 & £145 Carwood, £145 Penmanshiel, £141 Strawfrank, £138 Nether Brotherston
CHE – £146 Lochurd
X – £139 Mid Hartwood, £136 Cockrig, £131 Howes Way, £130 Strawfrank
BTEX – £159 Strawfrank
DTEX – £143 Auchtygemmell
Per Kilo
TEX – 338p Richardton, 334p Peatpotts, 331p Richardton, 323p Laigh Carnduff & Strawfrank, 319p Ingraston, 318p Cockrig
BEL – 324p Corstane
SUF – 320p Lochurd, 315p Carwood & Penmanshiel, 312p Carwood & Peatpotts, 311p Kailzie Mains, 310p Carwood, 300p Strawfrank, Nether Brotherston & The Firs
CHE – 304p Lochurd
X – 302p Mid Hartwood, 284p Howes Way, 283p Cockrig, 282p Strawfrank
BTEX – 338p Strawfrank
DTEX – 310p Auchtygemmell
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £188 Overburns, £186 Hartside, £172 Richardton, £171 Pentland Hills, £170 Strawfrank & Blackhill, £160 Midlock
X – £166 East Millrig
Per Kilo
TEX – 314p Strawfrank, 312p Richardton, 310p Pentland Hills & Hartside, 309p Blackhill, 298p Overburns, 290p Midlock
X – 291p East Millrig
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 921 cast ewes were well short of what is required as men are later to spean with lambs needing to thrive. The biggest heavy fat ewes making serious money with others in line.
The sale topped at £302 per head for Texel from K Wight, Midlock and to £114 for Blackface from Stewart, Crookboat.
Overall Average £108.85
Blackface Average £72.19 (195)
Cast Ewes
TEX – £302 Midlock, £292 Toxside, £280 Midlock, £270 Crimp Cramp, £262 Bankhead Rd, £250 High Crewburn, £235 Wester Whitecastle, £230 & £228 Toftcombs, £208 Cumberhead
BEL – £182 Nettlingflat, £145 & £115 Toftcombs, £100 Corstane, Cronan & Hilltop
BF – £114 Crookboat, £110 Wester Crosswoodhill, £107 Newmains Home, £103 Overburns, £100 Townfoot & Newmains Home, £98 Blairmulloch, £94 Townfoot, £92 Ashcraig & Midlock
SUF – £190 Carwood, £179 Peatpotts, £178 Hutlerburn, £162 Carwood, £154 Overburns, £150 Wester Whitecastle, £148 Hutlerburn, £146 Overburns, Greenhead & Cowgrove
CHAR – £116 Raahead
NCC – £176, £168 & £138 Nettlingflat, £133 Rowantreehill, £127 Meikle Carleith, £120 Braeedge, £112 Meikle Carleith, £110 Rowantreehill, £109 Braeedge
CHE – £100 & £80 Mayfield, £80 Meikle Carleith
CONT – £90 Hilltop
CHM – £168 Hillhead, £164 Cowgrove, £152 Rowantreehill, £148 Meikle Carleith & Cronan, £128 Hillhead, £124 Meikle Carleith, £118 Cronan
X – £168 Cowgrove, £150 Carwood, £144 Lochurd, £141 Hillhead, £140 Crookboat, Meikle Carleith & Cowgrove, £139 Toxside, £132 Kailzie Mains & Chesterhall Parks
BFL – £192 & £154 Midlock, £140 Hutlerburn, £122 Kailzie Mains
ZWA – £104 Auchtygemmell
KHIL – £82 Holehouse
Rams
TEX – £150 Cowgrove, £120 Lochurd
CHE – £100 Lochurd
BFL – £60 Tinnis