Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 5^th August

Cattle prime stock report

117 cattle sold, comprising of 38 prime bullocks & heifers, 3 young bulls and 76 cast cows & bulls. Limousin heifer sold to 252p/kg from David Dickinson, Brockwoodlees farm, Canonbie, to S Collins butchers, Muirhead. Charolais bullock sold to £1442 from Messrs Wainwright, Todhall farm, Cupar, to Chapman butchers, Shotts.

Heifer per head

£1442 & £1421 Brockwoodlees, £1420 Todhall, £1386 Auchenstarry, £1375 Castlehill, £1150 Harviestoun.

Heifer per kilo

252p & 250p Brockwoodlees, 240p Todhall, 234p Castlehill, 228p Auchenstarry.

Bullock per head

£1442 Todhall, £1417 Dyke, £1290 Hill.

Bullock per kilo

213p Hill.

Young bulls

214p Castlehill.

Beef cow per head

£1315 Bogside, £1235 Hill of Kilncadzow, £1205 & £1155 Gateside, £1185 Scotstounbank, £1005 Gilmeadowland.

Beef cow per kilo

160p & 154p Gateside, 155p Bogside, 151p Scotstounbank, 150p Gair.

Dairy cow per head

£985 Greentowers, £895 Harelaw, £775 Ainville.

Dairy cow per kilo

121p Greentowers, 106p Ainville, 105p Harelaw, 104p Newlands.

Cast bulls

£1150 Maidencoates.

Sheep prime stock report

2691 lambs and 2203 cast ewes & rams were sold. A larger show of 2691 prime lambs saw trade sharper in the week in all classes. More could have been sold to advantage. Best quality still realizing premium. The sale topped at £110 per head for texels from R & M Struthers, Collielaw, and to 250p/kg for texels from the same home. Overall average 177p/kg (SQQ 178p/kg).

Also included today was the show and sale of texel prime lambs on behalf of the Scottish Texekl club where 30 pens of lambs were forward to the judge Mr R Lawson, Eastmains, who awarded the championship to regular consignor Mr R Struthers, Collielaw, which scaled 44kg and realised £110 or 250p/kg to S Collins butchers, Muirhead. Reserve champion went to Messrs Cullen, Craighead, whose lambs realised £102 or 231p/kg and scaled 44kg.

CLASS 1 – TEXEL X TEXEL (43kg and Under) (4 pens forward)

1^st – Messrs AF & R Cruickshank, Little Kype – £90

2^nd – Messrs J Cullen, Craighead – £87

3^rd – Messrs W & I McGregor, Chesterhall Parks – £78

CLASS 2 – TEXEL X TEXEL (Over 43kg) (6 pens forward)

1^st – Messrs R & M Struthers, Collielaw – £110

2^nd – Messrs J Cullen, Craighead – £102

3^rd – Messrs R & M Struthers, Collielaw – £94

CLASS 3 – TEXEL X MULE (43kg and Under) (2 pens forward)

1^st – Mr J Goudie, Blairston Mains – £75

2^nd – Mr A Waddell, Dewshill – £72

CLASS 4 – TEXEL X MULE (Over43kg) (3 pens forward)

1^st – Messrs J Cullen, Craighead – £80

2^nd – Messrs J Cullen, Craighead – £80

3^rd – Mr K I Johnstone, Boghouse – £83

CLASS 5 – TEXEL X BELTEX (43kg and Under) (1 pen forward)

1^st – Messrs R & M Struthers, Collielaw – £85

CLASS 6 – TEXEL X BELTEX (Over 43kg) (None forward)

CLASS 7 – TEXEL X ANY OTHER BREED (43kg and Under) (2 pens forward)

1^st – Mr D Walker, Laigh Alticane – £80

2^nd – Messrs J & J Frame & Co, High Dyke – £80

CLASS 8 – TEXEL X ANY OTHER BREED (Over 43kg) (1 pen forward)

1^st – Firm of T Moffat, Hillend – £87

CHAMPION – Messrs R & M Struthers, Collielaw with 44kg Texel X Texel Lambs

RESERVE CHAMPION – Messrs J Cullen, Craighead with 44kg Texel X Texel Lambs

25.5-32kg

Per head

TEX – £49 North Auchenbrain.

32.1-39kg

Per head

TEX – £80 High Dyke, £78 Chesterhall Parks, £75 Kirkwood, £71 Bents, £70 Columbie.

BEL – £81 Calla, £70 Felton.

BF – £65 Scrogton.

SUF – £70 High Dyke.

BDM – £70 Columbie.

Per kilo

TEX – 205.1p High Dyke, 200p Chesterhall Parks, 192.3p Kirkwood, 188.6p Muirhouses, 185.7p Bents, 185p Crawcraigs, 184.2p Columbie.

BEL – 213.2p Calla, 184.2p Felton.

BF –  166.7p Scrogton.

SUF – 185.1p Bents, 184.2p High Dyke.

BDM – 184.2p Columbie.

39.1-45.5kg

Per head

TEX – £110 Collielaw, £102 Craighead, £92 Over Kypeside, £90 Little Kype & Westmains, £89 West Millrig & Dovecot, £88 West Brockloch.

BEL – £89 Calton, £87 Ashcraig, £85 Townfoot, £84.50 Calton.

SUF – £81 Ainville, £80 Lawriesmuir, £79.50 Burnetland, £79.50 Sornfallow, £79 Herbertshaw.

BF – £75 Standhill, £73 Crosswoodhill.

SM – £74 Hartside, £72 Low Polquheys, £70 Lower Dalvey.

NCC – £69 Nettlingflatt.

CHE – £69.50 Muldron, £68 Muirend.

CHM – £78 Little Galla.

Per kilo

TEX – 250p Collielaw, 231.8p Craighead, 217.1p Dovecot, 214.3p Little Kype, 207.1p Craighead, 204.4p Over Kypeside, 203.8p Cruickshank, 202.4p Collielaw, 200p Bordlands & Chesterhall Parks.

BEL – 211.9p & 206.1p Calton, 200p Muirend, 197.7p Ashcraig & Townfoot, 197.6p Calla, 195.1p Muirend, 190.7p High Dyke.

BF – 178.6p Standhill.

SUF – 195.1p Lawriesmuir, 180p Ainville, 178.6p Yeldabrek, 178.4p Hill, 177.3p Netherhill, 176.7p Burnetland, Sornfallow & Dykehead, 176.2p Laigh Carnduff & Herbertshaw.

NCC – 172.5p Nettlingflatt.

SM – 168.2p Hartside, 165.5p Scrogton.

CHM – 177.3p Little Galla.

45.6-52kg

Per head

TEX – £95 Ainville, £94 Collielaw & Fowler, £92 Castlehill, £89.50 Liscleugh, £89 Lower Dalvey, Little Kype & Hartside.

BEL – £95 Low Polquheys.

SUF – £84.50 Belstane, £83 Little Galla, £81.50 Mid Auchengray, £80 Lawriesmuir & Southmains.

CHE – £80 Hallhill.

Per kilo

TEX – 200p Fowler & Collielaw, 190.2p Liscleugh & Dykehead, 189.4p Little Kype.

BEL – 220.9p Low Polquheys.

SUF – 176.6p Little Galla, 170.2p Lawriesmuir.

Lambs 52+kg

Per head

TEX – £97 Liscleugh, £86 Glenrath, £83 Silverrig, £80 Fallside.

Per kilo

TEX – 179.6p Liscleugh.

Ewes

Another large show of 2203 cast ewes & rams saw trade firmer again on the week for all classes on the build up to quirbani. Sale topped at £168 for texels from Messrs McArthur, Nunnerie, and to £72 for Blackface for the same home.

TEX – £168 Nunnerie, £156 St johns kirk, £150 North Garngour, £146 St johns kirk, £145 Sunnyside, £140 East Shawtonhill, £138 North Garngour, £132 & £130 The Croft, £128 Maghera.

BEL – £128 Feoch, £120 Riverside, £118 St johns kirk, £114 Easter Clevage.

BF – £72 Nunnerie, £67 Blackwater & Calla, £65 Thurston Mains, £64 Upper Newby, £63 Easterhouse & Nunnerie & Drochil Castle.

SUF – £97 Maghera, £94 Nunnerie, £91 Howford & Maghera, £90 Rusha, £88 Southmains, £87 Wintermuir.

CHAR – £97 & £85 Maghera, £90 Yeldabrek.

NCC – £82 & £78 Nettlingflatt, £76 Laigh Alticane, £70 Hyde Park.

CHM – £90 North Garngour, £80 Thripland & Lee Meadow.

CONT – £74 Maghera.

X – £89 Scrogton, £80 Mid Auchengray, £78 Drochil Castle & Auchenbart, £76 Scrogton, Drochil Castle, Laigh Alticane, Bogside & Stevensaon Av, £75 Threepwood.

BFL – £97 & £81 Perryflatts, £80 Nunnerie & St johns kirk.

SHE – £39 Forestfield.

HW – £52 North Auchenbrain, £40 Highfield.

Rams

TEX– £112 Glenrath, £100 Yeldabrek, St johns kirk & East Shawtonhill, £90 Blackwater & Wintermuir.

BEL – £86 St johns kirk, £82 Easter Clevage.

BF – £76 Thurston Mains, £70 Hazelside.

SUF – £90 Lochurd, £84 Yeldabrek.

CHE – £84 St Johns Kirk.

BFL – £86 Thurston Mains.

DOR – £84 Collielaw