Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 107 cattle comprising of 28 bullock and heifers, 52 cast cows and 27 calves.
Calves and Stirks
A smaller show of calves with no let up on trade. The sale was topped by a pair of Limousin cross bull calves from Messrs Steel, Over Kypeside Farm achieving £980 each. On milk calves topped at £560 for a 15-day old Angus bull calf from Messrs Warnock, Eastfield Farm.
Next sale 30th March.
Calves On Milk
AA – £560, £540, £520 & £500 Eastfield of Coulter, £480 Nether Affleck
AYR – £460 (x 3), £450 (x3) Newlands
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £980 (twice) Over Kypeside, £760 Swaites, £740 West Mains, £740 Auchmeddan, £680 & £620 Swaites
AA – £840, £820 (twice) Newlands, £780 & £680 Auchmeddan
BB – £760 & £700 Swaites
HOL – £860 (twice) Nether Affleck
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £3027 from Brockwoodlees Farm to Black Butchers, Lanark or to 450p/kg again from Brockwoodlees Farm to Cairns Butchers.
Limousin Bullocks sold to £3088 from The Hill Farm (Strathaven) to Henderson Butchers, Strathaven or to 440p/kg from Faskine Farm to W Stark Twechar
Young Bulls sold to £2424 per head from Laigh Cleughearn Farm or to 380p/kg from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2518 Brockwoodlees
LIM – £2870 Hill
LIM X – £2738, £2678 Brockwoodlees
CHAR – £3027 Brockwoodlees, £2647 Brownsbank
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 445p Brockwoodlees
LIM – 410p Hill (Strathaven)
LIM X – 450p (twice), 445p & 442p Brockwoodlees
CHAR – 440p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
SHO – £2521 Gowmacmorran
LIM – £3088 Hill
LIM X – £2888 Faskine, £2775 Brownsbank
SIM – £2275 Glenrig
BB – £2751 Brocklees
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM – 390p Hill (Strathaven)
LIM X – 440p & 415p Faskine
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £1842 Glenrig, £2537 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 308p Millhill, 305p Glenrig
Young Bulls Per Head
BLO – £2424 Laigh Cleughearn
Young Bulls Per Kilo
BLO – 380p Laigh Cleughearn
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2690 per head from Parkhall Farm, or to 305p/kg from Hillend Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1940 per head from Cobblehaugh or to 253p/kg from Craigends Farm.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2340 Needless Hall Moor, £2190 Robiesland
SHO – £1940 Carmacoup
MONT – £1940 Cobblehaugh
SIM – £2390 Skirling Craigs
CHAR – £2690 Parkhall, £2140 Hillend
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 283p Elsrickle Mains, 281p Fallside
SHO – 290p Carmacoup
MONT – 244p Cobblehaugh
LIM X – 300p Auchenhard, 284p Netherurd, 282p West Torphin
SIM – 283p Skirling Craigs
BB – 283p Fallside
CHAR – 305p Hillend, 285p Parkhall
Dairy Cows Per Head
AYR – £1540 Craigends
HOL – £1890, £1710 Kirklands, £1690 Swaites, £1510 Greentowers
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
AYR – 253p Craigends
HOL – 265 & 259p Greentowers, 235p Kirklands
Sheep Primestock Report
There was 4050 Hoggs, 186 Store Hoggs and 1151 Cast Ewes sold through Lanark.
Hoggs
Another good show of 4050 prime hoggs met the most animated trade seen for some time with all classes realizing a fantastic trade. Many more could be sold to advantage.
The sale topped at £250 per head for both a Texel and Suffolk from Campbell, Overburns Farm and to 546p/kg for Beltex from Fox, St Johns Kirk Farm
Overall Average 410p/kg (SQQ 419p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £125 Ardoch, £112 Sandilands, £90 High Crewburn
BEL – £100 Westmains
BF – £123 Midlock, £118 Ardoch, £117 Debog, £110 Whelphill, £106 Debog
CHE – £128 Morningside, £127 Glendouran, £109 Greyside
X – £129 Carse of Trowan, £114 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 390p Ardoch, 361p Sandilands, 290p High Crewburn
BEL – 344p Westmains
BF – 384p Midlock, 380p Ardoch, 377p Debog, 366p Whelphill, 353p Debog
CHE – 403p Greyside, 400p Morningside, 396p Glendouran
X – 416p Carse of Trowan, 356p Yeldabrek
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £178 Collielaw, £172 Easter Clevage, £161 Carse of Trowan, £159 East Burnhead, £158 St Johns Kirk
BEL – £200 Grangehall, £178 Westmains, £178 Braeside, £174 Brims Mains, £166 Kepscaith
BF – £158 Thethwaite, £158 Craigdarroch, £158 East Burnhead, £15 Boat, £154 Glendouran
SUF – £166 St Johns Kirk
CHE – £172 Sonoma, £166 Easterhouse, £166 Sonoma, £159 Mid Tulloch, £158 St Johns Kirk
SM – £148 Ardoch
X – £140 Menzies Avenue, £138, £134 Auchencorth, £126 Mid Tulloch
ROUS – £150, £134 Debog
BAD – £148 Craigdarroch
Per Kilo
TEX – 481p Collielaw, 454p East Burnhead, 451p High Crewburn, 441p Easter Clevage, 428p Greyside
BEL – 526p Grangehall, 468p Westmains, 456p Braeside, 446p Brims Mains, 427p Kepscaith
BF – 427p East Burnhead, 415p Thethwaite, 415p Craigdarroch, 407p Boat, 405p Glendouran
SUF – 425p St Johns Kirk
CHE – 441p Sonoma, 436p Easterhouse, 436p Sonoma, 427p St Johns Kirk, 421p Morningside
SM – 389p Ardoch
X – 406p, 394p Auchencorth, 388p Menzies Avenue, 381p Mid Tulloch
ROUS – 405p, 394p Debog
BAD – 411p Craigdarroch
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £220 Collielaw, £216, £214, £208 Muirburn, £202 Collielaw
BEL – £226 East Cauldcoats, £226 Mid Tulloch, £224 St Johns Kirk, £197, £190 Kepscaith
BF – £186 Heatheryhall, £186 Boylston, £183 Kirkland, £180 Craigdarroch
SUF – £194 Allanton, £188 Brims Mains, £188 Gibsley, £178, £174 Brims Mains
CHE – £195 Edgehead, £194 Thethwaite, £194 Glendouran, £194, £190 Netherhill
CHM – £158 Parkhouse
SM – £180 Broomfield Lodge, £168 Hattonknowe
X – £190 Allanton, £186 Thethwaite, £183 Heatheryhall, £175 Glendouran, £170 Braeside
BTEX – £194 East Cauldcoats
DTEX – £193 Allanton
RYE – £172 High Dyke
Per Kilo
TEX – 523p Collielaw, 486p Muirburn, 481p Collielaw, 480p, 472p Muirburn
BEL – 546p St Johns Kirk, 525p East Cauldcoats, 513p Mid Tulloch, 463p High Dyke, 450p Brims Mains
BF – 424p Cronan, 422p Heatheryhall, 422p Boylston, 421p Posso, 418p Craigdarroch
SUF – 440p Allanton, 435p Brims Mains, 427p Gibsley, 423p Brims Mains, 419p St Johns Kirk
CHE – 443p Edgehead, 440p Glendouran, 440p Common, 439p Brims Mains, 432p Netherhill
CHM – 395p Parkhouse
SM – 409p Broomfield Lodge, 381p Hattonknowe
X – 425p Braeside, 422p Carse of Trowan, 422p Allanton, 413p Thethwaite, 407p Glendouran
BTEX – 431p East Cauldcoats
DTEX – 448p Allanton
RYE – 409p High Dyke
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £230 Belstane, £228 Broomfield Lodge, £224, £220 Hill (Strathaven)
BEL – £228 Westmains, £220 Broomfield Lodge, £216 Wellhead
BF – £188 Craigdarroch, £188 Heatheryhall, £188, £181 Kirkland
SUF – £216 Glenside, £200 Allanton, £199 Thethwaite, £196 Middlehouse
CHE – £195 Netherhill, £192 St Johns Kirk, £191 Westmains
SM – £198 Glenside, £93 Crow Wood Cottage, £178 Posso
X – £198 Carse of Trowan, £194 Westpark, £189 Craigdarroch
SWA – £160 Muirburn
CLU – £186 Cambwell
Per Kilo
TEX – 489p Belstane, 465p, 456p Broomfield Lodge, 455p, 452p Muirburn
BEL – 478p Broomfield Lodge, 447p Westmains, 415p Wellhead
BF – 402p, 400p Kirkland, 383p Craigdarroch, 378p Whelphill, 376p Heatheryhall
SUF – 423p Glenside, 421p Broomfield Lodge, 419p Thethwaite, 416p Allanton, 415p Silverrig
CHE – 406p Westmains, 398p Netherhill, 376p St Johns Kirk
SM – 393p Crow Wood Cottage, 388p Glenside, 378p Posso
X – 388p Carse of Trowan, 388p Westpark, 378p Craigdarroch
SWA – 340p Muirburn
CLU – 379p Cambwell
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £250, £248 Overburns, £248 Nunnerie, £238 South Arnloss, £236 Strawfrank
BEL – £222 Wellhead
BF – £207 Overburns, £204 Toxside, £188 Nunnerie, £186 Mitchellhill, £168 Meggathead
SUF – £250 Overburns, £180 East Cauldcoats
CHE – £194 Crow Wood Cottage, £194 South Arnloss, £180 Yeldabrek
SM – £188 Belstane
X – £202 Hattonknowe
BFL – £186 Birniehall, £184 Overburns
BTEX – £216 Dreva
Per Kilo
TEX – 421p Strawfrank, 415p Skirling Craigs, 403p Hill (Strathaven), 401p Glenside
BEL – 411p Wellhead
BF – 340p Toxside, 311p Meggathead, 310p Mitchellhill, 308p Nunnerie
SUF – 315p East Cauldcoats, 208p Overburns
CHE – 359p South Arnloss, 340p Crow Wood Cottage, 321p Yeldabrek
SM – 354p Belstane
X – 325p Hattonknowe
BFL – 344p Birniehall, 235p Overburns
BTEX – 392p Dreva
Store Hoggs
The 186 store hoggs were a mixed show for quality, selling to £158 for Texels from Ballantyne, East Cauldcoats Farm. Blackface to £120 from Robertson, Craigdarroch Farm.
Cast Ewes & Rams
A smaller show of 1151 cast ewes and rams were a mixed show for quality and an unbelievable trade in all classes leaving men short of requirements. The sale topped at £400 per head for Texels from Kennedy, Mitchellhill farm and to £162 for Blackface from Auldhouseburn Farm.
Overall Average £148.50
BF Average £128.18 (366)
Ewes
TEX – £400 Mitchellhill, £375 Cambwell, £365 St Johns Kirk, £310 High Crewburn, £290 Sandilands,
BEL – £180 Wellhead, £165 East Cauldcoats, £120, £116 Birniehall
BF – £162 Auldhouseburn, £159 Carco, £158 Toxside, £153 Woolfords, £147 Carco
SUF – £270 Lochlands, £265 St Johns Kirk, £240 Dillars House, £220 Strawfrank, £220 Hardington Mains
NCC – £195, £174 Yeldabrek, £168 St Johns Kirk, £164, £162 Brims Mains
CHE – £168 Raws, £164 Fenton Place, £162 Raws, £158 High Crewburn
CONT – £175 Brims Mains, £152, £130 Raws
CHM – £178 Strawfrank
X – £192 Cambwell, £190 Hardington Mains, £190 Carse of Trowan, £182 Hattonknowe, £180 Toxside
BFL – £218 Midlock, £200 Hattonknowe, £164 Birniehall
ZWA – £108 Yeldabrek
EC – £158, £102 Greyside
RYE – £170 Winningbank
DS – £180 Dillars House, £102 East Cauldcoats
JAC – £94 Dunduff
ROM – £150 Muirhouses
SWA – £142, £135 St Johns Kirk, £132 East Mains, £128 Greyside
HAM – £192, £145 Gascoigne
VAL – £120 Greyside
Rams
TEX – £240 Bedlormie Mains, £212 East Mains, £210 Crow Wood Cottage, £200 Winningbank
BEL – £265 Winningbank, £178 Kepscaith
BF – £172 Toxside, £168 Crow Wood Cottage, £150 Woodhouse, £148 Dreva, £140 Auldhouseburn
SUF – £310 Strawfrank, £270 St Johns Kirk, £200 Hardington Mains, £175 Raws, £160 East Mains
CHAR – £295 Strawfrank
NCC – £182 St Johns Kirk, £156 East Mains
CHE – £140 Raws, £135 Greyside
X – £276 Headsmuir, £200 Strawfrank, £120 Dillars House, £108 The Firs
LLE – £200 Kepscaith, £170 Raws
BTEX – £152 Raws
HW – £100 Raws
RYE – £165 Winningbank
Motherless Lambs
70 motherless lambs were forward for our first sale of the year. A fiery trade throughout due to the recent climate. The sale was topped by two Suffolk tup lambs from Orr, Hillhead Farm, achieving £82 each.
£82 (twice) Hillhead, £72 (twice) Tippethill, £52 Crosswoodhill (x4) & Blackbarn (x6), £42 Little Galla
