Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 30th December 2024
Sheep Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4315 Lambs and 927 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Another fine show of 4315 prime lambs saw trade again brisk across the board although definitely trying to buy them at less money. All classes sold well and more could have been sold.
The sale topped at £216 per head for Texels from DW Telfer, Glendouran and to 425p/kg for Beltexs from Messrs Frame, High Dyke.
Lambs
Overall Average 336pp/kg (SQQ 338p/kg)
1-25.4kg
BF – £68 Meggathead
X – £90 & £40 Holmhead
Per Kilo
BF – 272p Meggathead
X – 300p & 160p Holmhead
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £100 East Kinleith
BF – £102 Carco, £97 Shawhead, £90 Springfield (twice)
CHE – £108 Allanton, £100 High Dyke, £96 Springfield, £78 Stoneyhill, £70 Upper Cornquoy
X – £84 Springfield, £60 Sandford, £50 Springfield
SHE – £60 Swanbister
Per Kilo
TEX – 312p East Kinleith
BF – 318p Carco, 312p Shawhead, 300p Springfield (twice)
CHE – 337p Allanton, 312p High Dyke, 300p Springfield, 288p Stoneyhill, 241p Upper Cornquoy
X – 271p Springfield, 193p Sandford, 192p Springfield
SHE – 222p Swanbister
32.1-39kg
Per Head
RYE- £117 Dovecot
TEX – £157 Whitehall, £146 East Kinleith, £140 Howburn, £138 Whitehall, £136 Westmains
BEL – £166 High Dyke, £150 Laigh Carnduff, £147, £145 & £144 Carse of Trowan
BF – £130 Heatheryhall, £127 Shawhead, £122 Gosland, £120 Cloverhill, £117 Gosland
SUF – £133 Sornfallow
CHAR – £135 Nether Brotherston
CHE – £138 Nettlingflat, £135 & £133 Sornfallow, £127 Thethwaite, £110 Springfield
CHM £135 Whitehall
X – £140 High Dyke, £130 Carse of Trowan, £130 East Law, £120 Cardon, £118 Shawhead
DTEX – £108 East Law
Per Kilo
RYE- 334p Dovecot
TEX – 413p Whitehall, 374p East Kinleith, 373p & 372p Whitehall, 362p Sornfallow
BEL – 425p High Dyke, 394p Laigh Carnduff, 386p,381p & 376p Carse of Trowan
BF – 334p Shawhead, 333p Heatheryhall, 329p Gosland, 328 Ardoch, 325p Gosland
SUF – 350p Sornfallow
CHAR – 346p Nether Brotherston
CHE -355p Sornfallow, 353p Nettlingflat, 350p Sornfallow, 334p Thethwaite, 314p Springfield
CHM 346p Whitehall
X – 359p High Dyke, 351p East Law, 342p Carse of Trowan, 324p Cardon, 318p Shawhead
DTEX – 327p East Law
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
RYE – £140 Dovecot
TEX – £162 Howburn, £160 Dykehole, High Crewburn, Howburn & West Lethans
BEL – £178, £174 & £170 Walkerdyke, £168 Rowantreehill, £160 Gilmeadowland
BF – £142 Heatheryhall, £133 High Dyke, £132 Shawhead, £130 Whelphill, £127 Cloverhill
SUF – £157 Torbane, £154 Sornfallow, £152, £150 & £148 Thethwaite,
CHAR – £146 Nether Brotherston, £144 Mid Brockloch, £140 High Dyke
CHE – £147 Boat(twice), £146 Jeanfield, £145 Upper Cornquoy, £144 Taiglim
CHM – £137 Lee Meadow
X – £146 Netherhill, £143 Silverrigg & Burnetland, £142 Cardon, £140 Common
BL – £132 & £100 Whitelee Gate
Per Kilo
RYE – 350p Dovecot
TEX – 387p Whitehall, 376p Howburn, 376p Townhead, 371p High Crewburn, 370p Carse of Trowan
BEL – 395p Walkerdyke(twice), 381p Rowantreehill, 377p Walkerdyke, 375p Westmains
BF – 325p Whelphill, 322p Heatheryhall, 315p Meggathead, 314p Shawhead, 309p Cloverhill
SUF – 361p & 355p Thethwaite, 348p Torbane, 348p & 344p Thethwaite
CHAR – 356p Nether Brotherston, 334p Mid Brockloch, 333p High Dyke
CHE – 345p High Dyke, 341p Boat(twice), 340p High Dyke, 339p Jeanfield
CHM – 318p Lee Meadow
X – 348p Carse of Trowan, 346p Cardon, 341p Common, 325p Allanton (twice)
BL – 300p & 250p Whitelee Gate
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £179 Craighead, £178 South Arnloss & Strawfrank, £177 Bridgehouse
BEL – £179 Drumbui(twice), £175 Longford, £173 Broomfield & Burnetland
BF – £145 Heatheryhall, £145 Crosswoodhill, £139 East Kinleith, £136 Glendouran, £134 West Lethans
SUF – £174 Blackhope, £172 North Garngour, £171 Hattonknowe, £168 Walkerdyke, £158 Carwood
CHAR – £164 & £148 Baldastard
CHE – £168 High Dyke, £160 Bridgehouse, £158 Edgehead, £148 Ward Farms
CHM – £166 Strawfrank
X – £168 Baldastard, £162 Glendouran, £160 West Lethans & Nether Brotherston, £158 East Kinleith
BFL – £130 Leadburnlea
DTEX – £177 Boat
BTEX – £164 Strawfrank
Per Kilo
TEX – 360p West Lethans, 356p, 354p(twice) Allanton, 352p Walkerdyke
BEL – 373p Gilmeadowland, 368p & 367p Broomfield, 353p Collielaw & Burnetland
BF – 315p Heatheryhall, 302p East Kinleith, 295p Glendouran, 291p West Lethans, 284p Crosswoodhill
SUF – 349p Hattonknowe, 344p Carwood, 339p Strawfrank & Mid Brockloch, 337p North Garngour
CHAR – 334p & 321p Baldastard
CHE – 343p Edgehead, 336p High Dyke, 328p Ward farms, 320p Bridgehouse,
CHM – 332p Strawfrank
X – 343p East Kinleith, 336p Baldastard, 326p Nether Brotherston, 326p West Lethans, 317p Shawhead
BFL – 270p Leadburnlea
BTEX – 348p Strawfrank
DTEX – 340p Boat
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £216 Glendouran, £208 Cowgrove, £206 Strawfrank, £200 Silverrig, £199 Cowgrove
BEL – £190 Walkerdyke, £180 Longford, £178 Dovecot,
BF – £160 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – £188 High Dyke, £181 Blackhope, £116 Gillbank
CHE – £166 Upper Cornquoy
X – £180 & £166 Blackhope, £160 Hattonknowe, £146 Sandford
BFL – £146 High Dyke, £130 Steading Cottage Crosswoodhill
DTEX – £174 Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 349p Hill, 343p Sandilands, 343p Strawfrank, 342p Collielaw, 341p Lee Meadow
BEL – 327p Longford, 323p Dovecot, 322p Walkerdyke
BF – 254p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 324p High Dyke, 323p Blackhope, 232p Gillbank
CHE – 286p Upper Cornquoy
X – 313p Blackhope, 290p Hattonknowe, 290p Blackhope, 275p Sandford
BFL – 239p High Dyke, 197p Steading Cottage Crosswoodhill
DTEX – 328p Heatheryhall
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 927 Cast Ewes and Rams were another good trade and well short of what was needed, a sign of things to come!!!
The sale topped at £290 (twice) per head for Texels from Messrs Gibb, Toftcombs and Messrs R Warnock, Hill and to £132 for Blackfaces from Messrs Brown, Cardon.
Overall average £129.80.
Blackface average £107.02 (168).
Ewes
TEX – £290 (twice) Toftcombs & Hill (Strathaven), £260 Laigh Cleughearn, £255Muirhead (Cleghorn) & Sandilands, £250 Toftcombs, £230 Skirling Craigs & Sandilands, £222 Balgreen Cottage, £212 Hill (Strathaven).
BEL -£200 Toftcombs, £185 West Lethans, £155 Laigh Cleughearn, £148 Feoch, £130 Thethwaite & Toftcombs, £100 Laigh Cleughearn.
BF – £132 Cardon, £127 Greenfield (Cobbinshaw), £123 Greyside, £122 Whinbush, £121 Shawhead & Easterhouse (Bonkle), £120 Chesterhall Parks & Northflatt, £118 Glendouran, £114 Crawfordjohn Mill.
SUF – £228 (twice) Feoch, £212 Toxside, £200 Balgreen Cottage, £198 Gillandersland, £180 Yeldabreck, £178 Gillandersland, £170 Toxside, £160 Gillbank, £150 Springfield (Duns).
NCC – £157 Upper Cornquoy, £140 Yeldabreck, £136 Sornfallow, £134 Westmains (Newbigging), £132 Upper Cornquoy & Springfeild (Duns), £85 Sornfallow.
CHE – £132 Bickerton Hall, £131 Easterhouse (Bonkle), £130 Bridgehouse (Westfield), £118 Thethwaite, £106 Springfield (Duns) & Bushelhead, £100 Yeldabreck & Rowantreehill, £90 The Firs, £88 Springfield (Duns).
CHM – £150 Rowantreehill, £120 Easterhouse (Bonkle), £110 Westmains (Newbigging).
X – £150 Biggarshiels Mains, £148 (twice) Muirhead (Cleghorn), £144 Shawhead, £140 Sandilands & Crawfordjohn Mill, £139 Greyside, £138 Skirling Craigs, £132 Springfield (Duns), £130 Laigh Cleughearn.
BFL – £140 Steading Cottage (Crosswoodhill).
SHE – £65 Greyside, £50 Crawfordjohn Mill, £45 Greyside, £40 Swanbister, £30 Link Road, £20 Ingsay.
LLE – £128 East Law.
BDM – £100 Bushelhead.
ZWA – £100 Springfield (Duns).
HW – £88 Millmoor.
K.HILL – £90 Nether Brotherston.
EASY CARE – £122 Ingsay.
WELSH – £100 & £74 Allanton.
Rams
TEX – £245 Biggarshiels Mains, £195 Westmains (Newbigging) & Broomfield Lodge, £190 Broomfield Lodge, £180 Westmains (Newbigging), £160 Greyside & Hall of Torbane, £150 Little Galla, £140 Laigh Braidley, £100 Craighead (Carluke).
BEL – £188 The Law, £165 Biggarshiels Mains, £140 Broomfield Lodge, £120 Cowgrove, £100 The Firs.
BF – £150 Wester Crosswoodhill, £145 Corsebank, £125 Greyside.
SUF – £150 The Law & Nether Brotherston, £145 Nettlingflat, £130 Lee Meadow, £120 Ingsay, £100 Gillbank.
NCC – £165 Yeldabreck, £140 Nettlingflat, £110 Ingsay.
X – £125 Ingsay.
BFL – £200 Crookboat, £125 Greyside.
SHE – £80 & £70 Swanbister, £65 Crawfordjohn Mill.
B.TEX – £130 Auchtygemmell.
ZWA – £140 The Law.
DOR – £140 Collielaw.
D.SPOT – £160 Auchtygemmell.
ABER – £185 & £155 Blackhill (Crossford), £150 Crookboat.
