Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 30th September 2024
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday the 30th September Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 145 cattle comprising of 18 bullocks and heifers, 70 cast cows and 57 calves and stirks.
13 heifers sold to 360p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Hugh Black Butchers or to £2227 from the same home to Collins Butchers.
5 Bullocks sold to 292p/pk from Walkerdyke Farm to Chapmans Butchers or to £1991 from the same home to Chapmans Butchers.
Beef cows sold to £1950 per head from Sandilands Farm or to 220.4 p/pk from Hill Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1550 per head from Tanhill Farm or to 184.5p/pk from the same home
Beef Heifers Per Head
£2227, £2203, £2138, £2097, £2072, £2045, £2006, £1995, £1978, £1841 Brockwoodlees
£1355 Westtown
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
360, 355p, 352p, 350p, 348p, 342p, 340p (twice), 335p, 332p (twice) Brockwoodlees
252p Westtown
Beef Bullocks Per Head
£1991 & £1979 Walkerdyke
£1730 High Dyke
£1557 Holms of Glengavel
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
292p, 275p Walkerdyke
264p Holms of Glengavel
250p High Dyke
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
£1195 Westtown
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
212p Westtown
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £1950 Hareburn, £1850 Hillhead, £1750, £1710, £1690 Hill of Kilncadzow
LUING – £1510 Allanton
LIM X – £1650 Townhead, £1490 & £1470 Traquair Knowe
SIM – £1950 Sandilands, £1430 Bankhead
HER – £1410 Hills of Dalserf
SHO – £1390 Bankhead
CHAR – £1910, £1730 Carwood
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 220p, 212p (twice) & 209p Hill of Kilncadzow, 211p Bagmoors
SHO – 190 Bankhead
LIM X – 203p Townhead, 201p Blackhill
SIM – 206p Sandilands
HER – 194p Hills of Dalserf
LUING – 215p Allanton
CHAR – 208p Carwood
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1550 Tanhill
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 184p Tanhill
Cast Bulls Per Head
CHAR – £2070 Townhead
LIM – £1990 Bankhead
Calves and Stirks
Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with 57 quality calves and stirks on offer.
Reaching top spot this week at £620 was a pair of four month old Aberdeen Angus bullocks from Woodcockdale Farm. On milk calves peaked at £540 for an outstanding two and a half month old British Blue heifer calf from Kingsbeck LTD, Culter Allers. Off milk calves reached a high of £610 for a four month old Aberdeen Angus heifer calf from Heatheryhall Farm.
Stirks
Bullocks
AA – £620 (twice), £530 (twice), £520, £410 Woodcockdale
Heifers
AA – £580, £570, £560 (twice), £530 Woodcockdale
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £400 & £370 Swaites
BB – £540 Culter Allers, £390 & £330 Swaites
FRIES – £190 Over Kypeside
HER – £390, £380 & £330 Swaites
Calves Off Milk
AA – £610 & £590 Heatheryhall, £440 Cronan
BB – £480, £470, £440 & £410 Dykehead, £430 & £410 Over Kypeside, £400 Cronan, £250 & £220 Culter Allers
Shep Primestock Report
On Monday 30th September Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3838 Lambs and 3324 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
Another large show of 3838 prime lambs saw more weight forward today with a lot of lambs between 46kg and 50kg. They are still coming to good pounds per head. Best export types dearer. Plainer lighter sorts easier.
The sale topped at £184 per head for Suffolk from Southmains Farm and to 338p/kg for Beltex from Jeanfield Farm.
Overall Average 277p/kg (SQQ 278p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £80 South Grange Barn, £66 Cleughhead
SHE – £54 & £52 Yeldabrek
X – £70 & £60 Moonlight
DTEX – £73 Cleughhead
HEB – £50 Gilkerscleugh Mains
DOR – £65 Cleughhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 250p South Grange Barn, 212p Cleughhead
X – 218p & 206p Moonlight
SHE – 192p (three times) Yeldabrek
DTEX – 228p Cleughhead
HEB – 172p Gilkerscleugh
DOR – 216p Cleughhead
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £119 & £108 Dalwyne, £110 Craigiehall, £106 Lamancha Home, £105 Sandford Sheep
BEL – £124 Cumberhead, £110 Burnfoot
BF – £86 Greyside
SUF – £100 & £70 Yeldabrek
CHE – £100 Yeldabrek, £80 Carcant
CHM – £80 Dalwyne
X – £94 Cleughhead, £85 Lamancha
ROM – £65 Hillhouse
DOR – £75 Cleughhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 305p Dalwyne, 288p Dillars House, 283p Sandford Sheep, 282p Craigiehall, 276p Dalwyne
BEL – 326p Cumberhead, 282p Burnfoot
BF – 252p Greyside
SUF – 270p & 212p Yeldabrek
CHE – 270p Yeldabrek, 242p Carcant
CHM – 276p Dalwyne
X – 247p Cleughhead, 223p Lamancha Home
ROM – 191p Hillhouse
DOR – 214p Cleughhead
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £140 Trysting Cottage, £138 Gilliland, Dillars House & Galalaw, £136 Dovecot
BEL – £149 & £136 Jeanfield, £147 Dovecot, £135 Fieldside
BF – £110 Cloich, £108 & £107 Hartside & Barglachan, £104 Whelphill
SUF – £130 Trysting, £129 Millmoor, £128 Peatpotts, £127 Netherton, £126 Lawhead
CHE – £129 Newton of Wiston, £128 Brockhouse
CHAR – £124 Newmill, £118 Crawcraigs, £116 Nether Brotherston
CHM – £127 Newton of Wiston, £125 High Crewburn, £123 & £115 Lee Meadow, £118 Wester Mosshat
X – £130 Mossdale, £120 Nether Brotherston, £120 Hartside, £115 Allanton, £114 Sandford Sheep
BFL – £103 Scrogton
ROUS – £118 Debog
BTEX – £112 Burnfoot
DTEX – £90 Cleughhead
DOR – £100 Cleughhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 318p Trysting Cottage, 314p Dillars House & Galalaw, 311p Haspielaw, 309p West Torphin
BEL – 338p & 317p Jeanfield, 327p Dovecot, 319p Cronan, 313p Cumberhead
BF – 268p Hartside, 263p Barglachan, 250p Cloich, 241p Whelphill, 240p Hartside
SUF – 295p Trysting Cottage, 293p Lawhead, 291p Peatpotts, 288p Netherton, 286p Millmoor
CHE – 290p Brockhouse, 286p Newton of Wiston
CHAR – 290p Nether Brotherston, 288p Newmill, 287p Crawcraigs
CHM – 292p & 280p Lee Meadow, 289p Newton of Wiston, 281p Wester Mosshat, 278p High Crewburn
X – 288p Mossdale, 285p Nether Brotherston, 278p Sandford Sheep, 273p Ladyurd, 266p Hartside
BFL – 234p Scrogton
ROUS – 274p Debog
BTEX – 280p Burnfoot
DTEX – 236p Cleughhead
DOR – 232p Cleughhead
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £151 & £149 Collielaw, £150 Collielaw, Walesley & Meadowsyde
BEL – £149 Dovecot, £148 & £146 Ingraston, £145 Mid Shawtonhill, £138 Craighead
BF – £116 Nunnerie, £110 Overburns
SUF – £144 Carwood, £140 Blackburn Mains, Hattonknowe & Millmoor, £139 Hattonknowe
CHE – £135 South Arnloss, £125 Jeanfield
CHM – £127 Richardton, £126 Netherhill, £124 Brockhouse
X – Nether Brotherston, £140 Sandford Sheep, £128 Nunnerie, £124 Howburn, £121 Hartside
BFL – £116 greenfield
BTEX – £152 & £150 Strawfrank
BL – £124 Millmoor
HAM – £134 Yeldabrek, £115 Nether Cairn
Per Kilo
TEX – 319p, 317p, 315p, 314p & 312p Collielaw
BEL – 310p Ingraston & Dovecot, 308p Mid Shawtonhill & Ingraston, 300p Craighead
BF – 234p Overburns, 232p Nunnerie
SUF – 300p Carwood, 290p Knockenhair, 285 Strawfrank, 284p Newton of Wiston, 283p Hattonknowe
CHE – 281p South Arnloss, 260p Jeanfield
CHM – 276p Richardton, 269p Brockhouse, 247p Netherhill
X – 292p Nether Brotherston, 272p Millside, 269p Sandford Sheep, 263p Hartside, 258p Howburn
BFL – 236p Greenfield
BTEX – 292p & 288p Strawfrank
BL – 253p Millmoor
HAM – 279 Yeldabrek, 244p Nether Cairn
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £179 Southmains, £172 Dalwyne, £171 Blackburn Mains, £166 & £160 Hill
SUF – £184, £170 & £160 Southmains, £144 & £142 Netherurd Mains
CHE – £139 Bowridge
X – £138 Netherhill, £132 Lower Daviesdyke
BTEX – £166 Strawfrank, £157 Hill
Per Kilo
TEX – 288p Southmains, 286p Dalwyne, 281p Craighead, 277p Walesley & Hill
SUF – 264p Carwood, 263p & 261p Netherurd Mains, 250p Southmains & Ballantyne
CHE – 267p Bowridge
X – 249p Lower Daviesdyke, 233p Netherhill
BTEX – 275p Hill, 267 Strawfrank
Cast Ewes & Rams
The largest show of the season so far of 3324 cast ewes and rams saw trade remain good for the number forward. Hill ewes maintained recent high rates even though they anticipated buying them cheaper.
The sale topped at £258 per head for Texel from Strawfrank Farm and to £94 for Blackface Woolfords Farm.
Overall Average £82.09
BF Average £56.62 (1158)
Ewes
TEX – £258 Strawfrank, £255 The Beeches, £250 (twice) Highfield, £238 Ladyurd
BEL – £180 & £140 the Beeches, £136 West Millrig, £116 Greyside
BF – £94 Woolfords, £90 Sandford Sheep, £88 Ladyurd, £84 Greyside, £82 Mitchellslacks
SUF – £180 Sunnyside, £172 Overburns, £158 Strawfrank, £150 Sebay, £147 Greyside
CHAR – £175 Sebay, £168 Yeldabrek
NCC – £135 Sebay, £129 Gill, £126 & £110 West Millrig
CHE – £148 Hallhill
CHM – £140 & £106 Greyside, £109 Meikle Carleith, £108 Cronan,
X – £142 Mossplatt, £131 Blackpark, £130 Hillend & Strawfrank, £126 Overburns
BFL – £168 Tower, £142 Prior Rigg
LLE – £89 Prior Rigg
BTEX – £166 Millside, £160 Greyside
ROM – £95 Greyside
HW – £69 East Yetts
KHIL – £98 Sandford Sheep, £90 & £88 Gill
VAL – £80 East Yetts
DS – £140 Sunnyside
EASY CARE – £96 & £74 Greyside, £70 Bankhead
Rams
TEX – £228 Hillend, £210 Sunnyside, £194 The Beeches, £184 Greyside, £172 Yeldabrek
BEL – £170 The Beeches, £100 Greyside
BF – £146 Haspielaw, £92 Parkhall, £82 East Burnhead, £80 Mitchellslacks
CHAR – £80 Howpark
X – £88 Ladyurd, £70 March Cottage
ROM – £104 Braeedge
HW – £70 Yeldabrek
KHIL – £84 East Yetts
BAD – £100 Hillend
EASY CARE – £168 & £148 Greyside