Monday 18th July
209 Cattle 209
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 209 cattle comprising of 35 bullocks and heifers, 91 cast cows and 83 calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to 300p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead or to £1959 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Belgium Blue bullocks sold to 292p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to £1958 from Messrs Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm to Chapman Butchers.
Beef cows sold to £2050 per head from Messrs Taylor, South Arnloss Farm or to 260p/pk from Messrs Bannatyne, Drumalbin Farm, Lanark.
Dairy cows sold to £1700 per head from Greentower Farms or to 193p/pk from Greentowers Farm.
Beef Heifers per head
£1959, £1940, £1861 Brockwoodlees
£1641 Heatheryhall
£1550 Holm
£1455 High Dyke
£1435 South Arnloss
Beef Heifers per kilo
300p, 298p, 296p, 294p Brockwoodlees
286p, 282p Heatheryhall
285p Holm
Beef Bullocks per head
£1958 Heatheryhall
£1822 Brockwoodlees
£1630 South Arnloss
£1507 Harvieston
Beef Bullocks per kilo
292p Brockwoodlees
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1090 Quothquan Mill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
220p Letham
198p Quothquan Mill
Young Bulls per head
£2187 Over Hillhouse
Young Bulls per kilo
258p Over Hillhouse
248p Hillridge
Beef cows per head
LIM – £1630 Hillridge
£1610 Drumalbin
£1530 Kirkwood
£1510 Kilbucho Place
AA – £2050, £1970 South Arnloss
£1670, £1565 Robiesland
£1465 Cloverhill
HER – £1910 Kirkwood
SAL – £1530 Cloverhill
SIM – £1630 Kirkwood
£1630 Over Hillhouse
£1570 Mid Shawtonhill
CHAR – £1900 Kingside
SHORT – £1390 Letham
£1150 Wester Braco
Beef cows per kilo
LIM – 260p Drumalbin
207p Hillridge
206p Kilbucho Place
185p Drumalbin
AA – 213p South Arnloss
192p Cloverhill
HER – 215p Kirkwood
SIM – 210p Mid Shawtonhill
197p Kirkwood
CHAR – 230p Kingside
SHORT – 184p Wester Braco
Dairy cows per head
£1700, £1470, £1390 Greentowers
£1570, £1490 Cobblehaugh
£1350 Caskerdo
£1325 Newland
£1270 West Brackenridge
£1170 Byretown
£1110 Loanfoot
Dairy cows per kilo
238p Cobblehaugh
192p Greentowers
182p West Brackenridge
181p Newlands
179p Caskerdo
172p Byretown
Cast Cows
£1800 Calton
Calves & Stirks
83 calves & stirks were forward where older calves remain more sought after.
Stirks sold to a top of £460 for an Angus heifer from Nether Affleck.
Beef calves peaked at £470 twice, for a Charolais x heifer and Charolais x bullock from Kirkwood.
Dairy bred bulls sold to a top of £365 for a British Blue from Longlea, with heifers selling to £350 for a Blue from the same home.
Stirks
Beef Bullocks
BSH – £395 Balavagr
Beef Heifers
AA – £460, £410 x2, £385 x2 Nether Affleck
Calves
Beef Bullocks
AA – £270 Meadowbank, £195 Newlands, £190 x2 Grangehall, £170 Newlands, £170 Muirhouse, £155 Over Dalserf, £140 Newlands, £130 Marshill, £130 Muirhouse
CHAR x – £470, £460 x2 Kirkwood
BSH – £270, £230 Heatheryhall
SIM – £215 Heatheryhall
BB – £365, £340, £325 Longlea, £300 Loanfoot, £285 Grangehall, £280, £245 Loanfoot
Beef Heifers
AA – £275, £260, £240 Meadowbank, £240, £225 Moatmains
LIM x – £295 Hartside (Lauder)
CHAR x – £470, £450 x4 Kirkwood
BB – £350, £330, £315, £305 Longlea, £300 Loanfoot, £280 Longlea, £280 Newlands, £245 Grangehall, £235, £200 Marshill
Dairy Bullocks
HOL – £85 Loanfoot, £50 Over Dalserf
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2244 Lambs and 1374 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Lambs
A larger show of 2244 prime lambs were forward with trade strong throughout especially for the 45kg + lambs. Common lambs 38-42kg slightly easier.
The sale topped at £169 per head for Texels from Messrs Cullen, Craighead and to 372p/kg for a Beltex from Messrs Baillie, Carstairs Mains.
Overall Average 293pp/kg (SQQ 292p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
X – £64 Greyside
Per Kilo
X – 228.6p Greyside
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £118, £115 Laigh Carnduff, £110 Whitesykes, £107 Kypeside, £100 Eastfield of Wiston, £99 Overcairn, £94 Blaircochrane, £93 Eastfield of Wiston
BF – £84 Hartfield, £82 Blaircochrane
SUF – £114 Laigh Carnduff, £114 Hartfield, £95 Eastfield of Wiston, £95 Beecraig Country Park
CHE – £95 Blaircochrane
X – £94 Knowehead, £94, £90 Blaircochrane
JAC – £90 Rowanbank
Per Kilo
TEX – 302.6p Laigh Carnduff, 289.2p Over Kypeside, 282.1p Whitesykes, 277.8p Eastfield of Wiston, 267.6p Overcairn, 265.7p Eastfield of Wiston, 247.4p Blaircochrane
BF – 227p Hartfield, 221.6p Blaircochrane
SUF – 292.3p Hartfield, 292.3p Laigh Carnduff, 271.4p Eastfield of Wiston, 243.6p Beecraig Country Park
CHE – 256.8p Blaircochrane
X – 247.4p Knowehead, 243.2p, 241p Blaircochrane
JAC – 243.2p Rowanbank
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £148 Skirling Craigs, £147 Burnetland, £147 Little Kype, £145, £144, £143 Richardton, £138 An-Glasach, £137 St Johns Kirk Estate
BEL – £160 Drumcork, £149, £148 Carstairs Mains, £138 Muirhouse, £138 Biggarshiels Mains, £130 Netherton, £126 Balgreen Cottage, £126, £123 Muirhouse
SUF – £144 Netherton, £134 Burnetland, £134 Linnhead, £134 Knockenhair, £133 Crookboat, £131 Netherton, £130 Herbertshaw, £129 Eastshield, £129 Knockenhair
CHAR – £131 Whinbush
CHM – £120 Newton of Wiston
SM – £100 Hartfield
X – £129 Crookboat, £118 Southmains, £114 Crookboat
MB – £147, £121 Bridgestone
JAC – £105 Rowanbank
HAM – £100 Wester Whitecastle
OTH – £134 The Law
Per Kilo
TEX – 344.2p Skirling Craigs, 342.9p Richardton, 335p Cumberhead, 34.9p Richardton, 334.1p Little Kype, 332.6p Richardton, 326.7p Burnetland, 322.2p Richardton, 321.4p Boghouse
BEL – 372.5p Carstairs Mains, 355.6p Drumcork, 336.6p Biggarshiels Mains, 336.4p Carstairs Mains, 313.6p, 307.3p Muirhouse, 300p Balgreen Cottage, 300p Muirhouse, 300p Balgreen Cottage, 295.5p Netherton
SUF – 320p Netherton, 307.1p Knockenhair, 297.8p Burnetland, 297.8p Knockenhair, 297.8p Linnhead, 297.7p Netherton, 295.6p Crookboat, 293.2p Eastshield, 292.9p Leemeadow
CHAR – 291.1p Whinbush
CHM – 272.7p Newton of Wiston
SM – 250p Hartfield
X – 286.7p, 265.1p Crookboat, 262.2p Southmains
MB – 350p, 288.1p
JAC – 244.2p Rowanbank
HAM – 227.3p Wester Whitecastle Bridgestone
OTH – 311.6p The Law
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £158 Craighead, £158 Dovecot, £157 An-Glasach, £157 Over Kypeside, £156 Peatpotts, £155 Eastfield, £153 Peatpotts, £152 Burnetland, £152 Craigpark
BEL – £136 Balgreen Cottage
SUF – £150 Southmains, £149 Craigpark, £148 Netherton, £147 Crookboat, £147 North Boig, £144 Kailzie Mains, £143 Mossplatt, £141 Stobo Home, £140 Dykeneuk
CHAR – £150 Craigpark
CHE – £137 Brockhouse
X – £132 Crookboat, £130 The Law, £126 Whinbush
MB – £147 Bridgestone
RYE – £128 Mill Myres
Per Kilo
TEX – 336.2p, 329.2p Craighead, 325.5p Peatpotts, 321.7p Over Kypeside, 321.3p Bridgestone, 318.4p Peatpotts, 316.7p Craigpark, 315.2p North Boig, 314.6p Townhead
BEL – 295.7p Balgreen Cottage
SUF – 308.3p Netherton, 306.1p, 300p Southmains, 300p North Boig, 297.9p Mossplatt, 294p Crookboat, 292.2p Craigpark, 291.7p Linnhead, 291.7p Dykeneuk, 288p Kailzie Mains
CHAR – 300p Craigpark
CHE – 297.8p Brockhouse
X – 265.3p The Law, 264p Crookboat, 252p Whinbush
MB – 294p Bridgestone
RYE – 272.3p Mill Myres
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £169 Craighead, £167 Boat, £166 Craighead, £162 Mayfield, £161 Yeldabrek, £161 Mill Myres, £160 Crookboat, £106 Fieldside
SUF – £160 Lawhead, £160 Southmains, £158 Kailzie Mains, £150 Craigpark
Per Kilo
TEX – 313.2p Craighead, 300p Mayfield, 292.7p Mill Myres, 285.7p Crookboat, 282.5p Yeldabrek, 272.6p Craighead, 269.4p Boat, 181.8p Fieldside
SUF – 275.9P Lawhead, 272.7p Craigpark, 263.3p Kailzie Mains, 262.3p Southmains
Cast Ewes
The 1374 cast ewes and rams on offer were again dear, showing little sign of easing up especially if well fleshed.
Sale topped at £228 for Texels from Messrs Howieson, The Croft and to £120 for Blackface from Messrs Hamilton, Aikengall.
Average £106
TEX – £228 The Croft, £218 Kailzie Mains, £212 Greyside, £208 Carstairs mains, £208, £202 Braeedge, £200 Dreva, £198 Greyside, £196 The Croft, £190 Braeedge
BEL – £156 Greyside, £128 Drumcork, £110 Greyside
BF – £120 Thurston Mains, £118 Macqueston, £117 Thurston Mains, £112 Lawhead, £111 Craigpark, £109 Haystoun, £108 Thurston Mains, £108 Greyside, £103 Macqueston, £100 Thurston Mains
SUF – £166, £158 Greyside, £158 Lawhead, £152 Bridgestone, £150, £147 Greyside, £140, £137 Fieldside, £130 Craigpark
CHAR – £136 Craigpark, £120 Greyside
NCC – £136 Craighead, £127 Newton of Wiston, £119 Dreva, £118 Whitesykes, £116 Stobo Home, £112 Yeldabrek, £109 Newton of Wiston, £104 Craigpark, £102, £90 Whitesykes
CHE – £93 Muirhouse, £89, £88 Craigpark, £82 Eastfield of Wiston, £81 Yeldabrek, £80 North Boig, £76 Stobo Home, £74 Yeldabrek, £74 Muirhouse, £70 Knowehead
CONT – £84 Greyside
CHM – £140, £135 Carsewell, £125 Greyside, £117 Knowehead, £100 Carsewell, £88 Craighead
X – £139 Dreva, £136 Greyside, £132 Netherton, £130 Stobo Home, £130 Blairmulloch, £130 mayfield, £130 Mossplatt, £130 Westpark, £130 Wolfcrooks, £130 North Boig
BFL – £150 Dreva, £148 Greyside, £135 Dreva, £124 Easter Dawyck, £111 Dreva, £60 The Harrow
SHE – £78 Netherhall, £52 Pentland View Rd, £48 Bigton
BDM – £145 Braeedge, £90 Greyside
ZWA – £127 Greyside, £100 Linnhead
BL – £110 Beecraig Country Park
DOR – £130 Greyside
OTH – £108 Craigpark, £90, £88, £76 Hilltop
WELSH – £50 Greyside
RYE – £100 Greyside
Rams
TEX – £188 Greyside, £140 Yeldabrek, £120 Felton
BF – £117 Corsebank, £115 Thurston Mains, £112 Easter Dawyck, £84 Nisbet
SUF – £120, £98 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £156 Greyside
NCC – £116, £80 Stobo Home
BFL – £80 Thurston Mains
SWA – £98 Greyside
