Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 22nd April
Cattle prime stock report – 111 cattle sold
Limousin heifer sold to 245p/Kg from David Dickinson, BrockwoodleesFarm, Canonbie, to Hugh Black butchers, Lanark. All classes of cattle met a firm trade.
Heifer per Head
£1522 & £1400 Brockwoodlees, £1422 Girtridge, £1305 Auchenstarry.
Heifer per Kilo
245p & 244p Brockwoodlees, 242p Girtridge, 239p Harviestoun.
Bullock per Head
£1366 Silverrig.
Bullock per Kilo
230p Silverrig.
Young Bulls
206p West Glespin.
Cast Bulls
£1170 Headsmuir, £1070 Craigends, £1030 Spango.
Beef Cow per Head
£1375 & £1215 Addiewell, £1235 Goodockhill & Parduvine, £1205 Stonebyres, £1150 Dreva.
Beef Cow per Kilo
168p Watsonhead, 166p & 151p Addiewell, 160p Dreva & Headsmuir, 158p Goodockhill, 155p Parduvine, 131p Calton.
Dairy Cow per Head
£1085 Westtown, £1025 & £925 East Mains of Ballencrieff, £905 Greentowers, £895 Hawksland, £845 East Brackenridge & Netherholm, £815 Over Kypeside.
Dairy Cow per Kilo
133p Westtown & Greentowers, 132p Hawksland, 131p East Mains of Ballencrieff, 127p The Boag, 125p & 115p East Brackenridge, 120p Over Kypeside.
Calf report
30 calves were forward to the fortnightly sale, with a busy ringside of buyers. All classes met a good trade. Topping the sale was an excellent Shorthorn x bull from Cairnie Farm, which made £630.
Beef Bulls
CHx – £260 Crookboat. SMx – £210 Archlands. LIMx – £450 Boag. FKVx – £245 & £220 Woodhead. NRx – £160 & £150(2x) Woodhead. AAx – £330 & £270 Craigthornhill. BRBx – £245 & £235 Boghouse. BSHx – £600, £580 & £520 Cairnie.
Beef Heifers
LIMx – £400(2x) Boag. AAx – £270 Craigthornhill. BRBx – £245(2x), £235 & £210 Boghouse.
Sheep prime stock report – 2528 Hoggs and 1084 Cast ewes sold
The sale topped at £135 per head for Texels from J Taylor, Skirling Craigs Farm, and to 300p/Kg for Beltex from Messrs Anderson, Old Walls Farm. Overall average 208p/Kg (SQQ 215p/Kg).
Hoggs Another fine show of 2528 saw well fleshed hoggs in all weight ranges maintain recent high rates although leaner hoggs easier on the week.
Principle Price/Head
TEX – £116 Easterseat, £111 Skirling Craigs & Hill, £109 Skirling Craigs & Bogside & Yeldabrek, £107 Cowgrove & Tippethill, £106 Birks & West Glespin, £105 Wellhead & Longford & Yeldabrek.
BEL – £120 Oldwalls, £118 Newton of Crathie, £116 Wellhead, £111 Heatheryhall, £109 Wellhead, £108 Hill, £107 Newton of Crathie, £106 Wellhead, £105 Heatheryhall.
NCC – £95.50 Grangehall & North Boig, £94 Balleny & Wellhead, £93.50 Wellhead & Grangehall & Auchenhard.
SUFF – £99 Birks & Yeldabrek, £98 & £96 Heatheryhall, £96 Newton of Crathie, £95.50 Carriber Mill, £95 Wellhead & Newton of Crathie, £94 Gillahill.
SM – £98 Heatheryhall, £94 Harestonehill, £93 Easter Manuel, £92 Anston & Heatheryhall & Silverrig, £91.50 Rowantreehill, £91 Hyndfordwells, £90 Holm Farm.
BF – £93.50 & £92.50 Newton of Crathie, £90 Wellhead & Grangehall & Hillridge, £89.50 Holm Farm, £88.50 Barglachan, £88 Grangehall, £87.50 North Auchendrain.
CHEV – £92.50 Heatheryhall, £90 Heatheryhall & Jeanfield, £89.50 Newton of Crathie, £88 Newton of Crathie.
CHAR – £95.50 Old Walls, £92 Newton of Crathie.
Principle Price/Kg
TEX – 256p Tippethill, 252p West Glespin, 250p Wellhead, 248p Tippethill, 247p Easterseat, 246p Hill, 245p Skirling Craigs, 242p Yeldabrek, 238p Wellhead.
BEL – 260p Wellhead & Grangehall, 257p Wellhead, 256p Heatheryhall & Oldwalls, 254p Newton of Crathie, 252p Millside, 248p Birks, 247p Heatheryhall.
NCC – 230p Newton of Crathie, 222p Grangehall, 221p Balleny, 220p North Boig.
SUFF – 218p Newton of Crathie, 216p Netherurd Mains, 215p High Dyke & Boat, 214p Yeldabrek & Gillahill, 213p Heatheryhall, 212p Yeldabrek.
SM – 213p Heatheryhall, 208p Rowantreehill, 206p Easter Manuel, 204p Heatheryhall, 203p Ingraston, 202p High Dyke, 200p Auldtoun.
BF – 224p Langshaw, 220p Turdees & North Auchendrain, 219p Boylston, 214p Cairns & Posso, 213p North Auchendrain, 212p Netherhall, 210p Barglachan & Wellhead.
CHEV – 230p & 229p Newton of Crathie, 222p Grangehall, 221p Balleny, 220p North Boig & Heatheryhall & Newton of Crathie, 219p Heatheryhall, 218p Boat.
CHAR – 212p Harestonehill.
Ewes Another very large show of 1084 cast ewes and rams were forward to a busy ring of buyers with all classes meeting extreme rates. The sale topped at £162 for Texels from A Campbell, Strawfrank, and to £79 for Blackface from Glenview.
Principle Prices
TEX – £162 Strawfrank, £148 Meikle Carleith & Highfield & Auchenbart, £147 Croft, £144 Skirling Craigs, £143 Lawhead, £139 Yeldabrek, £131 No 3 Glenrath, £130 Sandilands & Hillridge.
BEL – £138 Oldwalls, £110 Lawhead & Glenview & Corstane.
CHAR – £120 Boylston, £116 Viewside, £107 Howes Way.
SUFF – £117 Rashieburn, £114 Craigthornhill, £110 Gillahill & Rashieburn, £108 & £106 Gillahill, £106 Rashieburn, £104 Gillahill, £102 Viewside, £100 Nettlingflatt & Carriber Mill.
SM – £89 Gillahill & Townhead, £88 Easter Manuel & Cowgrove & Knockenjig, £87 Auchenhard, £86 Skirling Craigs & Knockenjig, £85 Whitesykes & Burnetland & Ingraston.
BFL – £104 Knockenjig, £100 Townhead, £92 Shawhead & Auchenbart.
NCC – £110 Yeldabrek, £98 Nettlingflatt, £91 & £90 Gillahill, £89 Nettlingflatt.
BF – £79 & £76 Glenview, £70 Forrestfield, £69 Easter Manuel & Townhead, £61 Glendaran, £60 Newton of Crathie & Broomfield & Hillridge & Toftcombs.
SHET – £57 & £50 Yeldabrek, £44 Meikle Carleith.
CHEV – £84 Easter Manuel, £82 Glenview, £80 Gillahill & Brocklees, £79 Glendaran, £75 Easter Manuel.
Rams
TEX – £129 Auchenhard, £118 Skirling Craigs.
BEL – £126 & £124 Oldwalls.
CHAR – £96 Boylston.
SUFF – £96 Posso.
BFL – £108 Posso, £88 Shawhead.
CHEV – £88 Boat Cottage.
BF – £76 Shawhead.
