Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 22nd July
Cattle prime stock report
Limousin heifer sold to 238p/kg from Messrs Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm, Thankerton, to W Stark, Twechar Farm. Beef cows sold to 163p/kg from Messrs Shanks, West Glespin Farm, Douglas. All classesd of cows dearer on the week.
Heifer per head
£1470 & £1396 Brockwoodlees, £1462 Todhall, £1304 Heatheryhall, £1290 Kinneil Mill.
Heifer per kilo
238p Heatheryhall, 236p & 232p Brockwoodlees, 230p Todhall, 224p Kinneil Mill.
Bullock per head
£1480 Todhall, £1320 Kepscaith, £1200 Castlehill.
Bullock per kilo
214p Castlehill, 212p Todhall.
Young bulls per head
£1232 Castlehill, £1230 Dreva.
Young bulls per kilo
202p Castlehill.
Beef cow per head
£1285 & £1155 West Glespin, £1215 Greenhall view, £1165 Newsteadings, £1035 Kilwhipnach & Newton of Wiston.
Beef cow per kilo
163p West Glespin, 151p Kilwhipnach, 141p Newsteadings, 138p Newton of Wiston, 135p Carlophill.
Dairy cow per head
£915 Broadfield, £835 Grangehall, £800 Harviestoun, £755 Haggs & South Brackenridge.
Dairy cow per kilo
124p Over Kypeside, 115p South Brackenridge, 113p Broadfield, 112p Harviestoun, 110p Langside, 105p Muldron.
Sheep prime stock report
2169 lambs and 4222 cast ewes & tups were sold.
A larger show of 2169 prime lambs saw all classes firmer on the week especially for handier weight lambs at 32-38kg. Best quality maintained recent high rates. The sale topped at £98 per head for texels from Messrs McLean, Walesley, and to 228p/kg for blue texels from J Noble, Windy Gowl.
Overall average 180p/kg. (SQQ 181p/kg).
32.1-39kg
Per head
TEX – £84 Bedlormie, Mitchellhill & The Firs, £81 Coldwakening, £79 Dunhill, £78.50 Ardoch, £78 Braeside, £77.50 Ardoch, £77 Bents, £76.50 Bedlormie.
BEL – £79 Burnside, £75 Cloverhill.
CHAR – £81 & £79 Coldwakening.
SM – £64 Burnsaide, £63 Clonrae.
DTEX – £80 Windy Gowl.
Per kilo
TEX – 227p The firs, 222.1p Dunhill, 218.9p Coldwakening, 218.1p Ardoch, 215.4p Bedlormie & Mitchellhill, 210.8p Dunhill, 209.1p Braeside & Dunhill, 207.9p Braeside.
BEL – 213.5p Burnside, 197.4p Cloverhill.
CHAR – 213.5p & 213.2p Coldwakening.
SM – 190.9p Clonrae.
DTEX – 228.6p Windy Gowl.
39.1-45.5kg
Per head
TEX – £96 Craighead, £95 Gillandersland, £88 Walesley, Parkhouse, Little Kype & Dovecot, £87 Peatpotts & Westmains, £86.50 Gillandersland, £86 Little Kype.
BEL – £89 Little Kype, £87 & £85 Blairston Mains.
SUF – £88 Blackbog, £77 Ainville, £76.50 Clatto, £76 Collielaw, £75 Hardington Mains, Mossplatt, West Torphin, Cloverhill & Netherton.
CHE – £75 North Garngour.
SM – £73.50 Cloverhill, £70.50 Nether Abington.
CHM – £76 Brockhouse, £73.50 Newton of Wiston.
X – £72.50 Lochaber.
BDM – £79 Columbie.
MB – £79 & £78 High Parks.
DTEX – £85 Windy Gowl.
Per kilo
TEX – 213.3p Craighead, 211.1p Gillandersland, 209.5p Parkhouse, 205.9p Auldhouseburn, 204.8p Little Kype & Auldhouseburn, 204.7p Dovecot & Little Kype, 202.3p Westmains, 201.2p Gillandersland.
BEL – 207p Little Kype, 202.4p & 202.3p Blairston Mains.
SUF – 205p Blackbog, 181p Collielaw, 177.4p High Tarbeg, 175p Ingraston & Ainville.
CHM – 173.2p North Garngour, 170.9p Newton of Wiston.
SM – 175p Cloverhill.
BDM – 192.7p Columbie.
MB – 175.6p High Parks.
DTEX – 188.9p Windy Gowl.
45.6-52kg
Per head
TEX – £98 Walesley, £97 Craighead, £95 Gillandersland, £94 Thinacre, £91 East Merkland, £90 Nether Abington & Craighead, £89 Over Kypeside, £88 Low Polquheys.
BEL – £92 Ashcraig, £85 & £80 Townfoot.
SUF – £85 Blackbog, £84 Sunnyside, £82.50 Daviesdyke, £77 Sornfallow.
SM – £74 Low Polquheys.
X – £74.50 Hardington Mains.
MB – £84 High Parks.
Per kilo
TEX – 210.9p Craighead, 206.5p Gillandersland, 192.2p Walesley, 191.8p Thinacre, 191.5p Craighead, 191.3p Low Polquheys & Thinacre, 185.1p Parkhouse.
BEL – 200p Ashcraig.
SUF – 182.6p Sunnyside, 177p Blackbog.
MB – 182.6p High Parks.
Lambs 52+kg
Per head
TEX – £80 Hartside.
SUF – £95 Lawhead, £91 Carwood, £90 Sunnyside, £84 Lawhead, £83.50 Collielaw, £82 Clatto, £81.50 Carwood, £79.50 Collielaw.
Per kilo
SUF – 206.8p Carwood, 194.7p Ingraston, 194.3p The Law, 193.9p & 190.9p Lawhead, 181p Ingraston.
Show and sale of Suffolk prime lambs
Also this day saw the show and sale of Suffolk prime lambs for the west and central Scotland Suffolk breeders. The show was ably judged by W Shearer, Burnbrae, who awarded the championship to 3 outstanding lambs from R Orr, Lawhead, Tarbrax, which scaled 49kg and realised £95 to Hugh Black & son butchers, Lanark. The reserve went to J Wight & sons, Carwood, scaling at 44kg and realising £91 also to Hugh Black.
Other principal prices:
£85 Blackbog to Chapman butchers, Wishaw
£84 Lawhead, to West Scottish
£83.50 Collielaw, to R Stewart
£81.50 Carwood, to W Shearer
Ewes
A record show of 4222 cast ewes and rams saw all classes maintain a fast selling trade apart from the plainest end. New buyers helped in handling the volume on offer and ensured we are capable of handling large numbers. The sale topped at £152 per head for texels from A Neilson, East Brackenridge, and to £65 for blackface from Gilchrist, Stonerigg.
GOAT – £70 Castlemains
ECR – £53, Burnside
TEX – £152.00 East Brackenridge, £148 Overburns, £146 Auchenraith, £144 Dovecot, £140 Highfield,
£138 Boghouse, £136 Bents, £134 Eastfield, £132 Silverrig, £132 Silvermuir.
BEL – £94 Townfoot.
BF – £69 Holehouse, £65.00 Stonerigg, £64 Castlemains, £62 Wyllieland, £61 Mitchellhill, £60 Burnside, £59 Laigh Carnduff, £59 East Kinleith, £58 Easter Howgate, £56 Brackenridge.
SUF – £90 Sunnyside, £90 Cumberhead, £90 Brotherston, £86 Yeldabrek, £84 Brotherston, £82 Gillahill,
£80 High Tarbeg.
CHAR – £110 Hillridge.
NCC – £68 Hyde Park, £64 Stobo Home Farm, £61 Mid Tulloch.
CHE – £67 Allanton, £63 Newton of Wiston, £60 Allanton, £60 Blairston Mains, £60 Bonnington Mains, £59 Dawyck Mill, £57 Gillahill.
CONT – £67 Ardoch.
CHM – £75 Gillahill, £75 East Brackenridge, £69 Castlemains, £68 Ashcraig.
X – £83 Stobo Home Farm, £78 East Brackenridge, £78 Grangehall, £76 Broomfield, £76 Silverrig, £75 Auldhouseburn, £75 Laigh Alticane, £75 Allanton, £75 Stobo Home Farm, £75 Broomfield.
BFL – £90 Hartside, £80 Auchenbart.
SHE – £50 Redburn, £29 Mid Brockloch, £24 Mid Brockloch.
LLE – £65 Brotherston, £60 Newlands.
BTEX – £104 Windy Gowl, £88 Gillahill.
ZWA – £60 Knockendon.
HW – £43 Allanton, £38 Easter Manuel.
KHIL – £56 Ainville.
Rams
TEX – £122 Sandilands, £122 Ryeflatt, £90 Nether Brotherston, £88 Crathie est, £86 Silvermuir.
BF – £78 Sweetshawhead, £74 Cliftoncote, £66 Castlemains.
SUF – £74 Leholmshiels.
BFL – £120 Cliftoncote, £96 Sweetshawhead.
DOR – £95 Cliftoncote.
