Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 11th November 2024
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 11th November 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 216 cattle comprising of 58 bullocks and heifers, 90 cast cows and 68 calves.
Limousin heifers sold to 368p/pk twice from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Cairns Butchers, Law and Stark Butchers Buckhaven or to £2534 from Hill Farm, Strathaven to Black Butchers, Lanark.
Limousin bullocks sold to 340p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to MJ Stark Wholesaler, Paisley or to £2171 from Howburn Farm, Biggar to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Beef cows sold to £1970 per head from Buteland Farm, Balerno or to 249p/pk from the same home.
Dairy cows sold to £1710 per head from Blackbog Farm, Hamilton or to 184p/pk from the same home.
Cast bulls sold to £2410 per head from Fairview Farm, Lanark or to 210p/pk from Watsonhead Farm, Newmains.
Dairy bred young bulls sold to £1637 per head from Hills of Dalserf Farm, Lanark or to 245p/pk from Westtown Farm, Stonehouse.
Beef Heifers Per Head
£2534, £2099 Hill (Strathaven)
£2314, £2274 £2231, £2186, £2184 Brockwoodlees
£2077, £1928 Townhead
£2041 High Crewburn
£1963 Howburn
£1937 Easter Frew
£1921 Harvieston
£1907 Carmichael Estate
£1568 Fauldingcleugh
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
368p, 364p, 360p, 355p, 352p, 350p Brockwoodlees
342p, 330p Hill (Strathaven)
335p Howburn
335p, 328p Townhead
330p Fauldingcleugh
325p Easter Frew
315p Gaindykehead
315p Harvieston
Beef Bullocks Per Head
£2171 Howburn
£2150, £2068 Gaindykehead
£1903 Carmichael Est
£1815 Brockwoodlees
£1871 Brackendale
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
340p Brockwoodlees
338p, 322p, 318p Gaindykehead
330p Howburn
312p Carmichael Est
298p Brackendale
Dairy Heifers Per Head
£1413 Newlands
£1193 Meadowbank
Dairy Heifers Per Kilo
192p Newlands
190p Meadowbank
Beef Bull Per Head
£1637 Hills of Dalserf
Beef Bull Per Kilo
245p Westtown
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £1870 Hillhead
SHO – £1440 Yondercroft
LIM – £1870 & £1510 Buteland
LIM X – £1970 Buteland, £1870 Hillend, £1790 Overton, £1690 Haswellsykes
SIM – £1490 Penicuik Est
HER – £1490 Hills of Dalserf, £1450 Overton
BELT/GALL – £1370 Kirkland
LINRED – £1170 Colmslie
LUING – £1670 Townhead, £1540 Yondercroft
CONTX – £1350 Midhill
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 211p Hillhead
SHO – 200p Yondercroft, 198p Midhill
LIM – 248p & 204p Buteland, 201p Bickerton Hall
LIM X – 235p Buteland, 223p Overton, 220p Haswellsykes & Hillend, 215p Haywoodhead, 213p Haswellsykes, 206p Elsrickle Mains, 201p Cumberhead
LUING – 215p Townhead, 205p Yondercroft
SIM – 212p Brownsbank, 203p Penicuik Est
HER – 209p Hills of Dalserf
BELT/GALL – 191p Kirklands
CHAR X – 209p Birkenhead
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1190 Harelaw, £1110 Hillend
AYR – £1710 Blackbog
HOL – £1370 & £1310 Harelaw, £1290 Broadfield, £1240 Kirklands & Blackbog
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 175p Hillend
AYR – 183p Blackbog
HOL – 182p & 177p Harelaw, 173p Broadfield, 170p Blackbog
Cast Bulls Per Head
LIM – £2410 Fairview, £2070 Watsonhead
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 209p Watsonhead, 208p Fairview
Calves and Stirks
68 calves were forward for our fortnightly sale. Topping the sale was an Aberdeen Angus steer from Mid St Colmac who reached £840.
On milk calves topped at £350 for a Fleckvieh bull calf from Woodhead Farm.
Off milk calves reached £700 for an exceptional 4 month old Simmental cross bull calf from Colmslie Farm.
Stirks
SIM – £840 Mid St Colmac, £620 & £500 Kirkland, £450 Midhill
CONT X – £400 Midhill
Calves On Milk
FRIES – £70 (twice) Westertoun
HOL – £100 (twice) Craigthorn, £70 Westertoun
CONT X – £350, £330, £310, £300 (3 times), £240, £210 & £200 Woodhead
AA – £280, £270, £260 (twice) & £200 Newlands
Calves Off Milk
Bullocks
AA – £410 Drumtall, £400 (3 times) Mid St Colmac, £390 Beeches, £330 Mid St Colmac
LIM X – £410 Over Kypeside
SHO – £500 & £400 Beeches
SIM – £700 & £450 Colmslie
BB – £450 Dykehead, £410 Craigthorn, £360 Newlands
Heifers
AA – £450 Mid St Colmac, £420 Kirklands, £410 Drumtall, £310 Craigthorn, £300 Mid St Colmac
LIM X – £630 Cumberhead, £380 Colmslie
CHAR X – £510 (twice) Colmslie
SIM – £470 & £410 Colmslie
BB – £610 Wolfcrooks Cottager, £560 & £490 Mid St Colmac, £380 Craigthorn, £310 (twice) Newlands
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 11th November 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3711 Lambs and 1587 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
The 3711 prime lambs were an excellent show for quality and flesh but again a lot of weight was forward. Export lambs in strong demand and got dearer all day.
The sale topped at £194 per head for Texels from Smellie, Kailzie Mains and to 353p/kg for Beltex from Smith, Cloverhill.
Overall Average 300p/kg (SQQ 303p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £50 Garvald Home
BF – £76 Spango, £65 Coulterhaugh
X – £87 Coulterhaugh
SHE – £45 Garvald Home
Per Kilo
TEX – 172p Garvald Home
BF – 237p Spango, 209p Coulterhaugh
X – 271p Coulterhaugh
SHE – 166p Garvald Home
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £129 Roan, £124 Spango, £116 Yeldabrek, £110 Lamancha Home, £104 Spango, £100 Yeldabrek, £90 Hillhouse (Lamington) & Harestonehill, £80 Hillhouse (West Linton), £70 Harestonhill
BEL – £117 Burnfoot
BF – £106 Thethwaite, £103 Spango, £97 Barglachan, £90 Shawhead, £85 Barglachan, £80 Heatheryhall
SUF – £105 Coulterhaugh, £90 High Cleughearn
CHE – £113 Yardbent, £112 High Dyke
X – £90 Heatheryhall, £70 Spango
Per Kilo
TEX – 330p Roan, 317p Spango, 297p Lamancha Home & Yeldabrek, 281p Spango, 256p Yeldabrek, 250p Hillhouse (Lamington) & Harestonhill, 235p Hillhouse (West Linton), 205p Harestonhill
BEL – 307p Burnfoot
BF – 279p Thethwaite, 271p Spango, 264p Shawhead, 255p & 242p Barglachan, 242p Heatheryhall
SUF – 283p Coulterhaugh, 243p High Cleughearn
CHE – 289p Yardbent, 287p High Dyke
X – 264p Heatheryhall, 212p Spango
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £153 Goodsburn, £145 Yeldabrek, £144 Biggarshiels Mains, £143 Thethwaite, £142 Newmill, £141 Yeldabrek, £140 South Arnloss & Dovecot
BEL – £159 Cloverhill, £153 Westpark & Walkerdykes, £148 Biggarshiels Mains, £147 Mid Brockloch & Walkerdyke, £144 Toftcombs & High Dyke
BF – £122 & £118 Whelphill, £117 East Kinleith, £115 Upper Wellwood, £102 Hartside, £85 Barglachan
SUF – £138 Yeldabrek, £136 Thethwaite, Dykehole & North Quarter, £135 The Hayloft, £133 Peatpotts & Thethwaite, £132 Heatheryhall, £131 Townhead of Priestgill, £130 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £133 Altarstone, £126 Mid Brockloch
CHE – £132 Boat, £128 Muirhouse, £127 Thethwaite, £120 Boghouse
CHM – £134 Rowantreehill, £130 Heatheryhall
X – £136 & £135 Nether Brotherston, £126 Shawhead & Hartside, £123 Nether Brotherston, £122 Allanton, £120 Mid Brockloch, £117 Shawhead & Heatheryhall, £115 Northflatt
BTEX – £126 Nether Brotherston
HAM – £121 Newmill
Per Kilo
TEX – 342p Biggarshiels Mains, 340p Goodsburn, 338p Newmill, 337p & 336p Yeldabrek, 333p Thethwaite, 329p Boghouse, 328p Columbie, 326p Newmill & Rowantreehill
BEL – 353p Cloverhill, 352p Biggarshiels Mains, 351p High Dykes, 347p Walkerdyke, 341p Mid Brockloch, 340p Westpark, 334p High Dyke, 326p Walkerdyke, Burnfoot & Biggarshiels Mains
BF – 283p Whelphill, 272p East Kinleith, 267p Upper Wellwood, 262p Whelphill, 242p Hartside, 217p Barglachan
SUF – 314p Yeldabrek, 311p Townhead of Priestgill, 309p Thethwaite, 302p Peatpotts, Dykehole, North Quarter & Thethwaite, 300p The Hayloft, Lawhead & Heatheryhall
CHAR – 309p & 302p Altarstone, 300p Mid Brockloch
CHE – 307p Boat, 302p Thethwaite, 297p Muirhouse, 272p Boghouse
CHM – 304p Rowantreehill, 295p Heatheryhall
X – 309p & 300p Nether Brotherston, 293p Shawhead, 287p Northflatt, 286p Hartside, 285p Mid Brockloch, 283p Allanton, 278p Shawhead & Heatheryhall
BTEX – 300p Nether Brotherston
HAM – 288p Newmill
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £165 Collielaw, £164 Craighead, £163 Collielaw, £163 & £161 Craighead, £160 Muirhead & Collielaw
BEL – £163 Broomfield Lodge, £162 & £160 Carstairs Mains, £158 Broomfield Lodge, £153 Dovecot, £144 Ingraston, £138 Toftcombs
BF – £130 Boat, £127 Cloverhill, £122 Wester Crosswoodhill & Upper Wellwood
SUF – £154 Toxside, £153 Blythbank, £152 Hattonknowe, £151 Yeldabrek, £146 Toxside & Nether Brotherston, £145 Heatheryhall, Nether Brotherston & Westpark, £143 Belstane
CHE – £142 Heatheryhall, £130 Muirhouse
X – £145 Greenfield, £141 Nether Brotherston & Newmill, £134 Townfoot & Edgehead, £132 Sandilands, £130 Cloverhill
BFL – £120 Spittal
LLE – £142 Burghmuir
ZWA – £142 Ainville, £135 Yeldabrek
DOR – £130 Halbeath
Per Kilo
TEX – 350p Craighead, 344p, 336p, 333p, 332p & 329p Collielaw, 326p Redburn, Collielaw & Dovecot, 325p Redburn
BEL – 340p Carstairs Mains, 313p Broomfield Lodge & Ingraston, 311p Carstairs Mains, 306p Dovecot, 303p Broomfield Lodge, 300p Toftcombs
BF – 282p Boat, 271p Wester Crosswoodhill, 270p Cloverhill, 260p Upper Wellwood
SUF – 304p Cambwell, Ainville & Toxside, 296p Toxside, Yeldabrek & Heatheryhall, 294p Blythbank & Yeldabrek, 293p Netherurd Home, 292p Hattonknowe
CHE – 290p Heatheryhall, 288p Muirhouse
X – 307p Nether Brotherston, 300p Newmill, 284p Greenfield, 276p Cloverhill, 273p Townfoot & Edgehead, 269p Sandilands
BFL – 240p Spittal
LLE – 302p Burghmuir
ZWA – 315p Ainville, 270p Yeldabrek
DOR – 265p Halbeath
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £194 Kailzie Mains, £184 Heatheryhall, £180 Cloverhill, £178 Kailzie Mains, £177 Mossplatt & Cambwell, £174 Sandilands, £171 Tower, £168 Broomfield Lodge
BEL – £174 Broomfield Lodge, £160 Carstairs Mains
BF – £128 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – £189 & £183 Kailzie Mains, £175 The Firs, £172 Wolfcrooks Cottage, £169 Southmains, £162 Haswellsykes, £158 Westpark, £154 Toxside
CHE – £171 Yondercroft
LLE – £177 Burghmuir
Per Kilo
TEX – 305p Blythbank & Broomfield Lodge, 303p Skirling Craigs, 301p Broomfield Lodge & Blythbank, 300p Collielaw & Haswellsykes, 298p Skirling Craigs & Muirhead
BEL – 301p Carstairs Mains, 300p Broomfield Lodge
BF – 206p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 296p Wolfcrooks Cottage, 294p Haswellsykes, 292p Westpark, 291p Southmains, 286p Kailzie Mains, 282p The Firs, 281p Kailzie Mains, 256p Toxside
CHE – 294p Yondercroft
LLE – 276p Burghmuir
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1587 cast ewes and rams were short of requirements and sold to extreme rates especially for the heaviest and best ewes. All other classes easily cashed and more needed each week.
The sale topped at £255 per head for Texels from Gibson, Cowgrove Farm and to £100 for Blackface from Warnock, Dreva Farm.
Overall Average £99.95
BF Average £66.73 (376)
Ewes
TEX – £255 Cowgrove, £238 Yeldabrek, £230 Toftcombs, £228 Yeldabrek, £218 Toftcombs, £200 Yeldabrek, £198 Collielaw, £184 Yeldabrek
BEL – £160 Walkerdyke, £140 Cowgrove, £100 Haswellsykes, £98 Eastfield, £80 Walkerdyke, £40 Cowgrove
BF – £100 Dreva, £98 Wester Crosswoodhill, £89 Hillend, £88 Ingraston, £81 Culter Allers, £80 Wester Crosswoodhill, Dalefield, Shawhead & Hillend, £78 Dewshill
SUF – £180 Victoria Park, £154 Woodhouse, £148 & £146 Lochaber, £140 Yeldabrek, £130 Nether Brotherston & woodhouse, £120 The Firs, £118 Broomfield Lodge
CHAR – £162 Southmains, £90 Longlea
NCC – £182, £178 & £144 Yeldabrek, £128 Sornfallow, £118 Brockhouse, £116 Muirhouse, £112 High Cleughearn, £100 Spittal, Sornfallow & Thethwaite
CHE – £118 Silverrig, £111 Yeldabrek, £110 The Firs & Dukeston of Brux, £100 Yardbent, £89 Rosebery Est, £88 Thethwaite, £80 East Law, & Ladyurd
CONT – £115 Jeanfield, £112, £99, £80 & £79 Yeldabrek, £70 & £30 The Firs
CHM – £140 Brockhouse, £134 Toftcombs, £124 Gilmeadowland, £80 Walkerdyke
X – £149 Rutherend, £147 Hattonknowe, £144 Hillend, £140 Southmains, £138 Biggarshiels Mains & Kailzie Mains, £136 Bonnington Mains, £135 Heatheryhall & Dykes, £134 Ferniehaugh
BFL – £150 Hillend, £140 Birniehall
SHE – £72 & £60 Yeldabrek, £50 Garvald
LLE – £100 Lochaber
BTEX – £150 & £100 Yeldabrek
ZWA – £80 Torview
JAC – £60 Hills of Dalserf
ROM – £114 Yeldaberk, £110 Thethwaite
SWA – £54 Craigievern, £46 The Firs, £37 Craigievern
KHIL – £60 Dalefield
DS – £80 Hills of Dalserf
HB – £134 Dalefield
Rams
TEX – £170 Hattonknowe, £130 Yeldabrek, £100 Craigievern
BF – £80, £70 & £60 Auchengruith, £58 Culter Allers
SUF – £130 Yeldabrek, £70 High Cleughearn
BFL – £200 Tower, £130 Dreva
LLE – £100 Greenfield
