Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 153 cattle comprising of 48 bullocks and heifers, 57 cast cows and 48 calves.
Calves and Stirks
50 Calves were forward for Todays sale with an exceptional show. Topping the sale was a Limousin cross stirk from Kendall, Back Hareshaw Farm, realising £1100. On milk calves topped at £960 for an excellent beef bred Simmental heifer from Huntlyhill Mains Farm.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £760, £740 & £690 Littlegill, £680 (x3) Hayston
AA – £760 Heatheryhall
AYR – £460 Swaites
HER – £620 Heatheryhall
SIM – £960 Huntlyhill £740 Littlegill
HER – £500 Heatheryhall, £490 (twice) Muirhouse
CHAR X – £560 Heatheryhall
SHO – £580 Heatheryhall
BB – £560 Muirhouse
HOL – £320 & £300 (x3) Hillhead
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £840, £780, £720 Langside
AA – £910, £780 (twice), £770 & £660 (twice), £660, £620, £610 & £600 Auchmeddan
AYR – £470 (twice) Langside
HER – £660 Swaites
CHAR X – £900 & £640 Auchmeddan
BB – £720 Swaites
LIM – £1100 & £820 Back Hareshaw
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2629 from Strawfrank Farm, Carstairs to Telinco Farms, Lockerbie or to 445p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm Canonbie to Collins Butchers, Muirhead
Limousin Bullocks sold to £2695 from Faskine Farm, Airdrie to Henderson Fine Foods or to 385p/pk from Faskine Farm, Airdrie to Henderson Fine Foods.
Young Bulls sold to £2412 per head from Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge or to 380p/kg from Strawfrank Farm, Carstairs.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2232 Traquair Knowe, £2160 West Backs
LIM – £2629 Strawfrank, £2533 & £2492 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £2575 & £2509 Brockwoodlees
CHAR X – £2338 Brockwoodlees
BB – £2296 Muirburn
HER – £2368 Harvieston
CHAR – £2416 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 412p Strawfrank
LIM X – 445p (twice), 442p & 432p Brockwoodlees, 420p Faskine, 405p Collielaw
BB – 410p Muirburn
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM X – £2695 Faskine
BB – £2495 Harvieston
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM X – 385p Faskine
Young Bulls Per Head
LIM – £2378 Strawfrank
LIM X – £2412 Harvieston
Young Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 380p Strawfrank
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2900 per head from Strawfrank Farm, Carstairs or to 351p/pk from Mid Shawtonhill Farm, Strathaven.
Dairy cows sold to £2170 per head from Westtown Farm, Stonehouse or to 353p/pk from Auchmeddan Farm, Lesmahagow.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2870 Oldhill, £2370 Hillhead, £2270 Bankhead
SHO – £2270 & £2070 The Riggs (Gosland), £2270 Birkhill (Lesmahagow)
LIM – £2900 & £2750 Strawfrank, £2410 Mid Shawtonhill
LIM X – £2770 & £2230 Ramoan, £2290 Birkhill
SAL – £2320 Easter Hassockrigg
SHORT – £2290 Hillhead
SIM – £2510 Auchenhard, £2440 The Riggs (Gosland), £2290 Mid Shawtonhill, £2240 Easter Hassockrigg
BB – £2210 Bowridge
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 286p Kittymuirhill, 283p Hillhead
SHO – 297p Bowridge
SHORT – 291p Hillhead
LIM – 351p Mid Shawtonhill, 337p & 328p Strawfrank
LIM X – 326p Ramoan, 310p Bankhead, 295p Ramoan, 292p Birkhill (Lesmahagow)
SAL – 295 & 277p Easter Hassockrigg
SIM – 302p Auchenhard
BB – 290p Bowridge
HER – 279p & 271p Dunglass, 268p Kittymuirhill
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £2000 Letham, £1640 Auchmeddan
HOL – £2170 Westtown, £1640 Harvieston, £1640 Drumglass
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 266p & 253p Auchmeddan, 248p Letham
HOL – 252p Westtown, 247p Harvieston
Sheep Primestock Report
There was 5 Lambs, 1902 Hoggs, 127 Store Hoggs and 705 Cast Ewes sold through Lanark.
Lambs
Not many spring lambs forward but were easily sold. Lambs sold to £180 for Suffolk cross from Watson, Westtown Farm or to 405p/kg for Suffolk cross from the same home. More spring lambs required each week. No need to be heavy to cash well.
Overall Average 425p/kg (SQQ 425p/kg)
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £170 Westtown (Stonehouse)
SUF – £180 Westtown (Stonehouse)
HAM – £160 Lamancha Home
Per Kilo
TEX – 405p Westtown (Stonehouse)
SUF – 450p Westtown (Stonehouse)
HAM – 400p Lamancha Home
45.6-52kg
Per Head
SUF – £178 Westtown (Stonehouse)
X – £170 Westtown (Stonehouse)
Per Kilo
SUF – 378.7p Westtown (Stonehouse)
X – 340p Westtown (Stonehouse)
Hoggs
The 1902 hoggs were a mixed, smaller show for quality with better fleshed types selling well. Export weights were cashing well on the week. More hoggs required each week.
The sale topped at £232 per head for Texels from Laird, Cambwell Farm and to 483.7p/kg for Beltex from Baillie, Broomfield Lodge Farm.
Overall Average 382.6p/kg (SQQ 393.95p/kg)
10-25.4kg
Per Head
TEX – £74 High Parks
SUF – £200 Collielaw (Oxton)
Per Kilo
TEX – £296p High Parks
SUF – 411.1p Collielaw (Oxton)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £124 Boghouse, £114 Bushelhead, £70 Brae
BF – £112 Shawhead, £108 High Parks, £74 Hillridge
CHE – £70 Boghouse
X – £123 Whiteside, £70 Hillridge
Per Kilo
TEX – 387.5p Boghouse, 380p Bushelhead, 241.4p Brae
BF – 350p Shawhead, 348.4p High Parks, 255.2p Hillridge
CHE – 233.3p Boghouse
X – 384.4p Whiteside, 259.3p Hillridge
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £161 Newmill & Thripland, £160 Hillhouse (Sandilands), £158 Westmains (Stonehouse), £155 Heatheryhall
BEL – £148 Hillend (Biggar), £134 Hillridge
BF – £150 Cairnie, £136 £129 Whiteside, £130 Shawhead, £128 Mid Tulloch
SUF – £158 Westmains (Stonehouse), £142 Whiteside, £80 High Parks
CHE – £159 Muirhouse (Inverclyde), £152 Dechmont, £150 & £146 Boat, £142 Whiteside
X – £160 Mid Lanrigg, £150 Hilltop, £149 Whiteside, £148 Hillhouse (Sandilands), £140 Dykehead (Chapelton)
BTEX – £156 East Yardhouses, £150 Wellhead (Livingston)
Per Kilo
TEX – £161 Newmill & Thripland, £160 Hillhouse (Sandilands), £158 Westmains (Stonehouse), £155 Heatheryhall
BEL – £148 Hillend (Biggar), £134 Hillridge
BF – £150 Cairnie, £136 £129 Whiteside, £130 Shawhead, £128 Mid Tulloch
SUF – £158 Westmains (Stonehouse), £142 Whiteside, £80 High Parks
CHE – £159 Muirhouse (Inverclyde), £152 Dechmont, £150 & £146 Boat, £142 Whiteside
X – £160 Mid Lanrigg, £150 Hilltop, £149 Whiteside, £148 Hillhouse (Sandilands), £140 Dykehead (Chapelton)
BTEX – £156 East Yardhouses, £150 Wellhead (Livingston)
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £208 & £199 Broomfield Lodge, £199 & £190 Muirburn (Skirling), £186 Threestanes
BEL – £212 & £178 Mid Shawtonhill, £186 Hillend (Biggar), £180 Threestanes, £158 Auchenhard
BF – £189 Birks, £170 Thethwaite, £169 & £162 Heatheryhall, £164 Dechmont
SUF – £181 & £177 Thethwaite, £173 Brownhill (Cleland), £168 Netherhall
CHE – £177 Crow Wood, £176 Thethwaite, £175 Mid Tulloch, £168 Laigh Cleughearn, £167 Heatheryhall
SM – £166 Tower, £154 Lightshaw
X – £162 Mid Tulloch, £159 Cairnie (twice), £155 & £154 Brownhill (Cleland)
SHE – £158 Orchardfield
JAC – £160 & £152 Noblehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 483.7p & 442.2p Broomfield Lodge, 442.2p. 425.6p & 422.2p Muirburn (Skirling)
BEL – 471.1p & 445p Mid Shawtonhill, 442.9p Hillend (Biggar), 400p Threestanes, 395p Auchenhard
BF – 420p Birks, 410p Dechmont, 386.4p Thethwaite, 385.7p Heatheryhall, 381p South Carnduff
SUF – 411.9p Brownhill (Cleland), 411.4p & 393.3p Thethwaite, 402.4p Mid Lanrigg,
CHE – 417.5p Heatheryhall, 415p Westmains (Stonehouse), 411.6p Crow Wood, 410p Brownhill (Cleland), 409.3p Thethwaite
SM – 368.9p Tower, 350p Lightshaw
X – 405p Mid Tulloch, 387.5p & 375.6p Brownhill (Cleland), 361.4p Cairnie (twice)
SHE – 359.1p Orchardfield
JAC – 380p & 355.6p Noblehall
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £228 Broomfield Lodge (twice), £216 & £212 Hill (Strathaven), £202 Upper Muirhouse
BEL – £224 Dovecot, £210 Mid Shawtonhill, £206 Heatheryhall, £188 East Yardhouses
BF – £176 (twice) & £170 Heatheryhall, £174 Crow Wood
SUF – £200 Collielaw (Oxton), £192 Heatheryhall, £190 Birks, £183 Thethwaite,
CHE – £190 Upper Muirhouse, £182 Heatheryhall, £181 Thethwaite, £180 Birks & Kettlehill
SM – £170 & £169 Shawhead
X – £188 Shawhead, £178 Noblehall, £176 & 174 Heatheryhall, £171 Brownhill (Cleland)
BFL – £138 Shawhead
BTEX – £188 & £184 East Yardhouses, £170 Hawthornbank
JAC – £180 Noblehall
KHIL – £150 Noblehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 456p & 438.5p Broomfield Lodge, 440.8p & 424p Hill (Strathaven), 412.8p Heatheryhall
BEL – 447.8p Heatheryhall, 439.2p Dovecot, 420p Mid Shawtonhill, 400p East Yardhouses
BF – 378.3p Crow Wood, 374.5p, 366.7p & 361.7p Heatheryhall
SUF – 397.8p Thethwaite, 384.6p Collielaw (Oxton), 376.5p Heatheryhall, 372.5p Birks
CHE – 395.7p Heatheryhall, 391.3p Birks, 380p Upper Muirhouse, 367.3p Kettlehill, 362p Thethwaite
SM – 367.4p & 340p Shawhead
X – 378.7p Noblehall, 361.5p Shawhead, 352p Heatheryhall, 349p Brownhill (Cleland)
BFL – 281.6p Shawhead
BTEX – 400p & 376p East Yardhouses, 369.6p Hawthornbank
JAC – 360p Noblehall
KHIL – 326.1p Noblehall
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £232 Cambwell, £230 Hill (Strathaven) & Broomfield Lodge, £226 Dechmont & Hill (Strathaven)
BF – £202 Castlehill (Durisdeer)
SUF – £217 Dovecot, £190 Midseat, Brownsbank & Carlophill, £188 Kettlehill
CHE – £194 Noblehall, £190 Collielaw (Oxton), £188 Heatheryhall
X – £198 Shawhead, £196 Cairnie, £180 Heatheryhall
BFL – £180 Cockrig
BTEX – £228 Hill (Strathaven), £210 Mid Shawtonhill
KHIL – £174 Noblehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 434p Broomfield Lodge, 418.5p (twice) & 403.5p Hill (Strathaven), 381.1p Wellhead (Livingston)
BF – 252.5p Castlehill (Durisdeer)
SUF – 361.7p Dovecot, 354.7p Kettlehill, 316.7p Brownsbank, 306.5p Midseat, 260.3p Carlophill
CHE – 323.3p Noblehall, 313.3p Heatheryhall, 279.4p Collielaw (Oxton)
X – 341.4p Shawhead, 321.3p Cairnie, 295.1p Heatheryhall
BFL – 230.8p Cockrig
BTEX – 430.2p Hill (Strathaven), 375p Mid Shawtonhill
KHIL – 310.7p Noblehall
Store Hoggs
127 store hoggs sold to average £88.18 with more Blackface and Cheviot hoggs forward. Top price Blackface was £80 from Firm of Shawhead Farm and to £119 for Suffolks from Kinlock, Ardoch Farm.
TEX – £118 Ardoch
BF – £80, £76 & £62 Shawhead, £68 Ardoch
SUF – £119 Ardoch
NCC – £96 Duntilland
X – £54 Shawhead
Cast Ewes & Rams
706 cast sheep sold through Lanark with a strong selling point with bigger fitter ewes making good money. Leaner types a little back. Tups remain dear.
The sale topped at £350 per head for a Texels from Parker, Prior Rigg Farm and to £152 for Blackface from Fallows, Cockrig Farm.
Overall average £151.26
BF average £112.16 (239)
Ewes
TEX – £350 Prior Rigg, £315 Boghouse, £302 Wintermuir, £298 Borthwick Livestock, £290 Thinacre
BEL – £272 Muirhouse View (Auchenheath), £218 & £198 Hilltop, £215 Birniehall, £200 Borthwick Livestock
BF – £152 Cockrig, £146 Hillridge, £144 Tower, £136 Biggar Road, £132 Rockhall
SUF – £270 Southmains (Biggar), £260 Bickerton Hall, £232 Prior Rigg, £216 Muirhouse (Auchenheath), £200 Brownhill (Harthill)
NCC – £160 Fenton Place, £154 Westmains (Stonehouse), £150 Kettlehill & Westmains (Stonehouse), £142 Howes Way
CHE – £168 Bushelhead, £144 Thripland, £138 Crow Wood, £126 Westtown (Nemphlar), £120 Howes Way
CHM – £210 Dovecot, £178 Craigmad, £162 & £158 Hillridge
X – £190 Mid Shawtonhill, Cockrig & Whinbush, £178 Dovecot, £176 Ingraston
BFL – £220 Cockrig, £196 Biggar Road, £78 Whim Park
SHE – £90 Woodside Avenue, £85 Orchardfield, £30 Noblehall, £20 Woodside Avenue
LLE – £130 Muirburn (Skirling)
JAC – £142 Noblehall
HEB – £84 Woodside Avenue
ROM – £150 Brae, £130 Collielaw (Oxton)
HW – £112 Crow Wood
SWA – £136 Muirburn (Skirling)
KHIL – £170 Noblehall
EC – £158 Brae
DS – £185 Brownhill (Harthill), £148 Borthwick Livestock
GOAT – £140 Newton of Wiston
Rams
TEX – £300 Tower, £298, £170 & £144 Borthwick Livestock, £186 Muirburn (Skirling)
BEL – £125 Dykehead (Chapelton)
BF – £155 Rockhall, £145 Fieldside
NCC – £185 Fieldside, £170 Hilltop
BFL – £150 Townhead (Dolphinton)
Motherless Lambs
90 lambs were sold at our final sale this year. Topping the sale was a Bluefaced Leicester ewe lamb achieving £50.
£50 Cockrig, £30 Lower Daviesdykes & Muirhouse (Inverclyde), £26 Gilmeadowland (x4), £24 Kirkwood (x3), £20 Collielaw (Oxton) (x4) & Brownhill (Harthill)
