Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 13th May 2024
Cattle Prime Stock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 162 cattle comprising 30 bullock and heifers, 75 cast cows and 57 calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to 342p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead or to £2135 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to W Stark, Twechar.
Limousin bullocks sold to 352p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to W Stark, Twechar or to £2097 for the same animal.
Beef cows sold to £2290 per head from Huntlyhill Farms, Huntlyhill Mains, Lanark or to 240p/pk from Messrs Jackson, Badenheath Park, Cumbernauld.
Dairy cows sold to £1510 per head from Broadfield Farming Company, Broadfield Farm, Biggar or to 205p/pk from Messrs Adamson, Swaites Farm, Lanark.
Beef Heifers per head
£2135, £2118, £2041, £2031, £1972 Brockwoodlees
£1899 Nether Abington
£1758 Badenheath
£1650, £1640 Easter Frew
£1549 Gilmeadowland
£1428 Cobblehaugh
Beef Heifers per kilo
342p, 340p (3 Times) 338p, 332p Brockwoodlees
328p, 312p Easter Frew
322p Nether Abington
Beef Bullocks per head
£2097 Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks per kilo
352p Brockwoodlees
325p Nether Abington
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1699 Millhill
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
Chr – £1940 Posso
£1690 Colmslie
AA – £2090, £2040 Huntlyhill
£1670 Collielaw
Her – £1270 Low Drumclog
Lui – £1230 Overcairn
Lim x – £2290 Huntlyhill
£1690 Hole of Kilncadzow
BSH – £1470 Sandilands
Sim – £1930 Badenheath
£1730 Westtown
£1670 Badenheath
BB – £1270 Birkenhead
Beef cows per kilo
Lim x – 239p Birkenhead
220p West Shawtonhill
219p Huntlyhill
211p Birkhill
209p Kilbucho Place
206p Cleugh
201p Posso
Bsh – 212p Watsonhead
211p Sandilands
Chr – 218p Posso
215p Colmslie
AA – 224p Birkenhead
216p Cleugh
207p Colmslie
205p Collielaw
205p, 201p Low Drumclog
203p Huntlyhill
Her – 184p Low Drumclog
Lui – 205p Overcairn
Sim – 239p, 232p Badenheath
224p Overcairn
214p Westtown
BB – 203p Birkenhead
Dairy cows per head
Hol – £1510 Broadfield
£1230, £1150 Swaites
Ayr – £1310, £1210 Newlands
Mont – £1090 Cobblehaugh
Dairy cows per kilo
Ayr – 185p, 176p Newlands
Hol – 204p, 181p Swaites
189p, 173p Broadfield
Mont – 179p Cobblehaugh
Cast bulls per head
Chr – £1870 Colmslie
Cast bulls per kilo
Chr – 187p Colmslie
Calves and Stirks
On Monday 13th May, Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with 57 calves.
Topping the sale was a 7 month old Limousin X rigg from Messrs Paterson, Watsonhead Farm, reaching £680.
On milk calves was topped by a 2 month old Brithish Blue heifer calf from Messrs Adamson, Swaites Farm, reaching £440.
Stirks
Bullocks
LIM X – £680 Watsonhead
Calves on Milk
FRIES- £190 Hayston
HOL- £100 Loanfoot
SHO – £220 Shawhead
BB- £440 & £430 Swaites, £380 & £320 Loanfoot
HER – £230 Swaites
LIM X – £320 Loanfoot
Calves off Milk
AA– £420, £400 & £355 Cronan, £260 Culter Allers
FRIES- £360 & £270 Hayston
HOL- £225, £250 & £230 Machrihanish
SHO – £340 Culter Allers
BB- £610 & £590 Over Kypeside, £600, £590 & £550 Machrihanish, £560, £470, £450, £410, £440 & £400 Craigthorn
CHAR X – £410 Machrihanish
Sheep Prime Stock Report
On Monday 13th May, Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 35 Lambs, 1438 Cast Ewes, 2624 Hoggs and 66 store hoggs through Lanark.
Lambs
The first new season lambs were forward meeting a steady trade. The lighter 38-44kg in strong demand, with more required each week now.
The sale topped at £230per head for Suffolks from Messrs Stevenson, Langshaw Farm and to 504p/kg for a Texel from Messrs Wilkins, Wester Whitecastle.
Overall average 450p/kg (SQQ 455p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £170 & £150 Westtown
Per Kilo
TEX – 435p & 384p Westtown
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £222 Wester Whitecastle, £200 Rowantreehill
SUF – £220 Wester Whitecastle, £190 Kailzie Mains, £160 Westtown
X – £180 Westtown
Per Kilo
TEX – 504p Wester Whitecastle, 476p Rowantreehill
SUF – 488p Wester Whitecastle, 441p Kailzie Mains, 390p Westtown
X – 400p Westtown
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £214 Rowantreehill
SUF – £220 Kailzie & Rowantreehill, £210 Whim Park Cottage, £200 Lawhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 455p Rowantreehill
SUF – 456p Whim Park Cottage, 431p Rowantreehill, 425p Lawhead, 423 Kailzie Mains
52+kg
Per Head
SUF – £230 Langshaw
Per Kilo
SUF – 434p Langshaw
Hoggs
A larger show of 2624 prime hoggs saw trade remain strong for anything that was well fleshed in any weight range. Other plainer types met realisation.
The sale topped at £260 per head for a Texel from Messrs Renwick, Glenrath Farm and to 461p/kg for a Texel from Messrs Smith, North Boig.
Overall Average 372p/kg (SQQ 373p/kg)
10-25.4kg
Per Head
BF – £60 Woolfords
Per Kilo
BF – 315p Nisbet, 250p Woolfords
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £142 high Crewburn, £100 East Crookedstone
BF – £84 Ardoch
X – £106 Ardoch, £98 Mount Lothian, £60 Robiesland
JAC – £80 Dalefield
SWA – £70 Birniehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 443p High Crewburn, 333p East Crookedstone
BF – 271p Ardoch
X – 331p Ardoch, 306p Mount Lothian, 230p Robiesland
JAC – 250p Dalefield
SWA – 225p Birniehall
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £164 & £158 Newtonhill, £157 Midseat, £156 Westmains & Wormiston
BEL – £163 Barglachan, £142 Perryflatts & High Dyke, £126 Dykeneuk
BF – £151 Heatheryhall, £150 Thethwaite & Boat, £148 Crow Wood Cottage, £146 Whiteside
SUF – £154 & £147 Waterloo, £130 North Garngour
CHE – £156 North Slipperfield, £154 Whiteside, £150 & £140 Hillhouse, £145 Midseat
SHE – £136 Newton, £134 Heatheryhall, £132 & £90 Cairnie, £110 Orchardfield
X – £134 Waterloo, £130 Newton, £128 Waterloo & Whiteside, £125 Menzies Avenue
BL – £102 Queyfirth
HW – £138 Thethwaite, £80 Menzies Avenue
RYE – £100 Waterloo
Per Kilo
TEX – 420p & 415p Newtonhill, 413p The Firs & Midseat, 410p Westmains
BEL – 417p Barglachan & High Dyke, 394p Perryflatts, 331p Dykeneuk
BF – 387p Heatheryhall, 384p Thethwaite & Boat, 379p Crow Wood Cottage, 378p Thethwaite
SUF – 394p & 386p Waterloo, 342p North Garngour
CHE – 410p North Slipperfield, 405p Whiteside, 402p Midseat, 394p & 378p Hillhouse
BL – 261p Queyfirth
HW – 363p Thethwaite, 228p Menzies Avenue
X – 383p Bowridge, 372p & 345p Waterloo, 356p Whiteside, 347p Menzies Avenue
SHE – 368p Newton, 347p & 264p Cairnie, 297p Orchardfield
RYE – 303p Waterloo
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £194 & £190 North Boig, £191, £190 & £185 Waterloo
BEL – £182 High Dyke, £179 Heatheryhall, £170 Greyside, £168 Dalwyne
BF – £173 & £168 Heatheryhall, £164 Woolfords, £163 Newton & High Dyke
SUF – £170 Thethwaite, £169 & £160 East Crookedstone, £166 Birks, £165 Waterloo
CHE – £179 Heatheryhall, £173 Newton & Thethwaite, £171 Netherhall, £164 Newton
DTEX – £146 Greyside
JAC – £120 Greyside
HW – £167 Waterloo
KHIL – £100 Dalefield
X – £168, £164 & £161 Bowridge, £159 Menzies Avenue, £157 Waterloo
SHE – £131 & £129 Heatheryhall
CHM – £175 Greyside, £146 Stobo Home
Per Kilo
TEX – 461p North Boig, 431p Waterloo & North Boig, 424p & 420p Waterloo
BEL – 436p Heatheryhall, 420p Dalwyne, 414p Greyside, 404p High Dyke
BF – 390p & 384p Heatheryhall, 385p Midseat & Heatheryhall, 379p Newton
SUF – 392p Waterloo, 386p Thethwaite, 384p East Crookedstone, 382p Whiteside, 381p East Crookedstone
CHE – 407p Netherhall, 406p Heatheryhall, 393p Thethwaite, 390p Newton, 385p Waterloo
CHM – 388p Greyside, 356p Stobo Home
X – 397p Menzies Avenue, 383p & 381p Bowridge, 382p Waterloo
DTEX – 356p Greyside
JAC – 300p Greyside
HW – 379p Waterloo
KHIL – 243p Dalefield
SHE – 354p & 322p Heatheryhall
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £213 & £206 Wellhead, £208 Waterloo, £207 Yardbent
BEL – £222 Wellhead
BF – £184 Wellhead, £169 Glenrath, £164 Burnfoot, £160 Easter Sills, £150 Nisbet
SUF – £203 North Boig, £199 Woodhouse, £192 Waterloo, £187 Heatheryhall, £186 Thethwaite
CHE – £203 Wellhead, £187 Crow Wood Cottage, £186 Heatheryhall, £183 & £177 Kettlehill
CHAR – £171 & £165 Greyside
X – £188 Holehouse, £185 Waterloo, £178 Dewshill, £170 Birks, £160 Mount Lothian
BFL – £120 Glenrath
BDM – £184 Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 426p Lesserlinn & Wellhead, 417p Birks & North Boig, 414p Wellhead
BEL – 444p Wellhead
BF – 400p Wellhead, 367p Glenrath, 347p Easter Sills, 341p Burnfoot, 319p Nisbet
SUF – 408p & 384p Waterloo, 397p Heatheryhall, 395p Thethwaite, 390p North Boig
CHE – 413p Heatheryhall, 406p Wellhead, 381p & 376p Kettlehill, 374p Crow Wood Cottage
CHAR – 358p & 342p Greyside
X – 411p Waterloo, 368p Holehouse, 359p Kettlehill, 356p Dewshill, 354p Newton
BFL – 250p Glenrath
BDM – 400p Heatheryhall
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £260 Glenrath, £252 Midlock, £248 North Boig, £242 Merkland, £238 High Crewburn
BEL – £232 & £228 Lamington Livestock, £230 Waterloo, £220 Fieldside
BF – £180 Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – £250 Sunnyside, £246 & £240 Wellhead, £228 Cowgrove, £225 Lesserlinn
CHE – £228 Wellhead, £180 Yeldabrek
SM – £200 Westpark
X – £198 Millmoor, £192 Wormiston, £170 Greyside
BFL – £166 Glenrath, £160 Fieldside & Midlock, £150 Midlock, £136 Greyside
BL – £230 & £218 Yeldabrek, £198 Greenbank
KHIL – £220 Dalwyne
HB – £180 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 406p Holehouse, 400p Waterloo & North Boig
BEL – 400p & 386p Lamington Livestock, 389p Waterloo, 379p Fieldside
BF – 365p Parkhall, 285p Corw Wood Cottage
SUF – 387p, 381p & 378p Wellhead, 383p Heatheryhall & Kettlehill
CHE – 380p Wellhead, 321p Yeldabrek
SM – 333p & 317p Westpark
X – 373p Millmoor, 325p Wormiston, 320p Greyside
BFL – 237p Glenrath, 235p & 214p Midlock, 209p Greyside, 181p Fieldside
BL – 369p & 365p Yeldabrek, 360p Greenbank
KHIL – 314p Dalwyne
HB – 315p & 314p Yeldabrek
Store Hoggs
TEX – £126 Crathie Estates, £100 & £68 Greyside, £70 Glendarroch
SUF – £125 Yeldabrek, £114 Stobo Home
CHAR – £92 & £50 Greyside
CHM – £86 Stobo Home
X -£80 Crathie Estates
SHE – £120 Glendarroch
Cast Ewes
A larger show of 1438 cast ewes and rams were a mixed show which saw the heaviest ewes easier but the export types, Cheviots and Blackface, as well as leaner plain ewes were still as dear.
The sale topped at £272 per head for a Texel from Messrs Sanderson, Biggarshiels Mains and to £146 for a Blackface from Messrs Smith, Cloverhill Farm.
Overall average 118.98p/pk
BF Average £99.53 (332)
TEX – £272 Biggarshiels Mains, £268 Dalwyne, £262 Birniehall, Crathie Estates & Collielaw
BEL -£238 Greyside, £212 Muirhouse, £188 Dalwyne, £170 Townfoot of Heads, £164 Sunnyside
BF – £146 Cloverhill, £133 Sunnyside, £130 Woolfords & Lochlyoch, £129 East Merkland
SUF – £200 & £198 Yeldabrek, £186 Midlock
CHAR – £144 Hilltop
NCC – £156 & £148 Nettlingflat, 3140 Taldale & Yeldabrek, £130 Manson
CHE – £125 Newtonhill, £124 & £120 Waterloo Drive, £120 Dreva, £119 Rowantreehill
CONT – £115, £118 & £70 Greyside
CHM – £170 & £134 Yeldabrek, £88 Crathie Estates
X – £162 & £146 Cobblehaugh, £142 Braeedge Farming, £140 Lochlyoch & Yeldabrek
BDM -£158 Lesserlinn
ZWA – £130 Newton, £128 & £102 Yeldabrek
JAC – £104 Yeldabrek, £85 & £84 Greyside
HEB – £140 Yeldabrek
HW – £130 & £80 Greenbank, £72 Greyside
SWA – £124, £100 & £90 Birniehall, £105 Hilltop, £92 Muirhouse
KHIL – £120 Holehouse, £104 Dalwyne
WELSH – £100 North Lanrigg
EASY CARE – £120 Greyside, £80 Muirhouse
BFL – £130 Greenfield
Rams
TEX – £210 Lesserlinn, £200 Manson, £190 & £165 Cloich, £160 Cowgrove
BF – £138 Lochurd, £118 Dalefield, £108 Crathie Estates, £86 East Mitchelton
SUF – £170 North Garngour, £150 Greyside, £130 Greenbank, £120 Yeldabrek
NCC – £200 Manson, £140 Stobo Home, £128 Yeldabrek
BEL – £164 Cockrig, £150 Greyside
SHE – £74 Dykefoot, £68 Glendarroch
BDM – £165 Lesserlinn
BTEX – £165 Lesserlinn
JAC – £122 Greyside
CHE – £88 Crathie Estates
BFL – £150 Lochlyoch, £82 East Mitchelton
DS – £150 Lesserlinn
HEB – £80 Yeldabrek
ABE – £162 North Lanrigg
