Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 6th January 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 6th January Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 106 cattle comprising of 32 bullocks and heifers, 41 cast cows and 33 calves and stirks.
22 heifers sold to 379p/pk from Brockwoodlees or to £2598 from South Carnduff.
9 bullocks sold to 357p/pk from Howburn or to £2034 for the same beast.
Beef cows sold to £2190 per head from South Carnduff or to 267.7p/pk for the same beast.
Dairy cows sold to £2070 per head from Blackbog or to 224.9p/pk from the same home.
Cast Bulls sold to £1570 per head from Swaites or to 167p/pk.
Young Bulls sold to £1266 per head for a Holstein from Westertoun or to 209p/pk for the same beast.
Beef Heifers Per Head
£2598, £2224 South Carnduff
£2577, £2491 Brownsbank
£2322, £2264 Collielaw
£2295, £2291, £2263, £2228 Brockwoodlees
£2240 Maidencots
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
379p, 376p, 375p (twice), 374p, 373p Brockwoodlees
371p, 370p Collielaw
366p, 360p South Carnduff
363p, 359p Brownsbank
359p Maidencots
Beef Bullocks Per Head
£2034 Howburn
£2033 Greentowers
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
357p Howburn
328p Greentowers
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
£1689, £1633, £1617, £1568, £1562, £1488 Greentowers
£1444 West Brackenridge
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
266p (three times), 264p (twice), 248p Greentowers
225p West Brackenridge
Young Bulls Per Head
£1266 Westertoun
Young Bulls Per Kilo
209p Westertoun
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £1670 & £1270 Carco, £1590 Hazelside
SHO – £2070 West Millrig, £1570 Carco
LIM – £2190 South Carnduff, £1970 West Millrig, £1890 Haswellsykes
LIM X – £1690 & £1570 Haswellsykes
SIM – £2070 Brownsbank, £1690 Hazelside, £1670 Lawhead
HER – £1570 Swaites, £1450 Newton of Wiston
BELT/G – £1470 High Crewburn
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 247p Carco, 214p Hazelside
SHO – 223p Carco, 220p West Millrig
LIM – 267p South Carnduff, 266p West Millrig, 225p Haswellsykes
LIM X – 246p Haswellsykes
SIM – 241p Brownsbank, 235p Lawhead, 224p Hazelside
HER – 231p Newton of Wiston, 167p Swaites
BELT/G – 212p High Crewburn
Dairy Cows Per Head
HOL – £2070 & £1970 Blackbog, £1750 & £1450 Over Dalserf, £1450 Greentowers
AYR – £1690, £1450 & £1130 Newlands
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
HOL – 224p, 208p & 190p Blackbog, 209p & 189p Over Dalserf
AYR – 217p, 190p & 180p Newlands
Calves and Stirks
Calves sold to a top of £610 for a British Blue from Dykehead. Dairy bulls to £160 for Holsteins from Grangehall & Drumtall. The next Calf sale is Monday 20th January.
BULLOCKS
LIM X – £400 (twice) Swaites
AA – £370 Wolfclyde, £330 & £310 Craigthorn
BB – £610 & £500 Dykehead, £480 & £400 Swaites, £450, £440 & £400 Craigthorn
SIM – £380 (three times), £370 & £330 Woodhead
HEFIERS
LIM X – £370 & £300 Swaites
AA – £360 Craigthorn, £350 Swaites, £320 Wolfclyde
BB – £360 Craigthorn, £350 & £340 Swaites
SIM – £350 Woodhead
DAIRY BULLOCKS
HOL – £160 (twice) Grangehall & Drumtall, £110 Drumtall, £100 Grangehall
Sheep Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2728 Hoggs and 693 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Hoggs
A smaller show of 2728 Prime Hoggs were forward due to the inclement weather round about, with a trade dear as ever been. More required weekly.
The sale topped at £206 per head for Texels from Mitchellhill and to 411p/pk fir Texels from Nether Abington and Hillend.
Overall Average 353pp/kg (SQQ 355p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £78 Brackendale, £70 Nether Abington
BF – £101 & £100 Rosebery Estate, £75 Dalwyne, £70 Debog & Nether Abington
CHE – £100 Rosebery Estate
WELSH – £104 Allanton
Per Kilo
TEX – 288p Brackendale, 241p Nether Abington
BF – 315p & 312p Rosebery Estate, 259p Debog, 241p Dalwyne, 233p Nether Abington
CHE – 333p Rosebery Estate
WELSH – 325p Allanton
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £155 Carlophill, £150 Hillend, £148 Wintermuir, £140 Dykes & Heatheryhall
BEL – £147 & £136 Newton of Wiston
BF – £136 Netherhill, £130 East Merkland, £122 Auchencorth, £120 Greenwall, £117 Thethwaite
CHAR – £114 Brockhouse
CHE – £142 Dykes, £134 Newton of Wiston, £128 Heatheryhall
X – £131 Northflatt, £114 & £108 Auchencorth
WELSH – £108 Allanton
Per Kilo
TEX – 397p Carlophill, 394p Hillend, 379p Wintermuir, 370p Northflatt, 368p Dykes
BEL – 376p & 367p Newton of Wiston
BF – 348p Netherhill, 342p East Merkland, 325p Mitchellhill & Thethwaite, 324p Greenwall
CHAR – 308p Brockhouse
CHE – 364p Sykes, 352p Newton of Wiston, 345p Heatheryhall
X – 335p Northflatt, 335p & 291p Auchencorth
WELSH – 327p Allanton
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £173 Nether Abington, £173 Thinacre & Hillend, £170 Ormiston & Broomfield Lodge
BEL – £178 Lower Daviesdyke, £177 Little Galla, £166 Biggarshiels Mains, £164 East Merkland & Walkerdyke
BF – £154 Netherhill, £149 Greenfield & Boat, £147 Hartside, £146 Boat
SUF – £160 Carlophill & Thethwaite, £158 Walkerdyke & Southmains, £155 Hamildean
CHE – £166 Rowantreehill, £159 Ward Farms, £156 Craigside, £150 Thethwaite, £145 Boghouse
CHM – £136 Parkhouse
X – £154 Townfoot, £147 Greenfield, £146 Thethwaite, £145 Lawhead & Traquair Knowe
BFL – £102 Greenfield
DTEX – £144 Greenwall
ROM – £130 Muirhouses
Per Kilo
TEX – 411p Nether Abington & Hillend, 410p Hillend, 402p Rowantreehill, 387p Nether Abington
BEL – 402p Little Galla, 395p Lower Daviesdyke, 390p East Merkland, 386p Biggarshiels Mains, 380p Muirhouse
BF – 358p Netherhill, 357p Heatheryhall, 256p Boat, 354p Greenfield & Boat
SUF – 363p Carlophill & Thethwaite, 359p Walkerdyke & Southmains, 344p Hamildean
CHE – 378p Ward Farms, 377p Rowantreehill, 362p Craigside, 351p Tulloch, 348p Thethwaite
CHM – 323p Parkhouse
X – 356p Thethwaite, 348p Allanton, 342p Townfoot, 341p Greenfield, 340p East Merkland
BFL – 237p Greenfield
DTEX – 342p Greenwall
ROM – 325p Muirhouse
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £184 Craighead, £184 & £182 (twice) Collielaw, £180 Broomfield Lodge
BEL – £175 Walkerdyke
BF – £160 Mitchellhill, £152 Downie Farming, £148 Ashcraig, £140 Sweetshawhead
SUF – £172 & £167 Greenbank, £168 Southmains & Greenbank, £166 Eastfield
CHE – £172 & £162 (twice) Little Galla, £157 Greenwall
X – £165 Hattonknowe, £150 Eastfield, £149 Cleughhead
BL – £164 Greenbank
Per Kilo
TEX – 391p Broomfield Lodge, 384p Gilmeadowland, 383p Craighead, 380p & 379p Collielaw
BEL – 380p Walkerdyke
BF – 340p Mitchellhill, 310p Downie Farming, 291p Sweetshawhead, 284p Ashcraig
SUF – 357p Greenbank, 350p Ormiston, 347p Traquair Knowe & Greenbank (twice)
CHE – 352p, 337p (twice) Little Galla, 334p Greenwall
X – 343p Hattonknowe, 323p Cleughhead, 319p Eastfield
BL – 334p Greenbank
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £206 & £198 Mitchellhill, £204 Hattonknowe, £200 Langside & Dreva
BEL – £182 Skirling Craigs
SUF – £200 Southmains, £178 Lawhead
CHE – £174 Little Galla
BFL – £148 Sweetshawhead
BTEX – £200 Dreva
DOR – £186 Stobilee
Per Kilo
TEX – 357p Hattonknowe, 354p Craighead, 353p Mitchellhill, 352p Muirhead, 347p Collielaw
BEL – 343p Skirling Craigs
SUF – 323p Lawhead, 322p Southmains
CHE – 322p Little Galla
BFL – 246p Sweetshawhead
BTEX – 333p Dreva
DOR – 344p Stobilee
Cast Ewes & Rams
A smaller show of 693 cast ewes and rams were forward with all classes very dear on the week and short of requirements.
The sale topped at £288 per head for Texels from Robiesland and to £126 for Blackface from Hattonknowe.
Overall Average £138.48
BF Average £98.36 (127)
Ewes
TEX – £288, £265 & £245 Robiesland, £275 Townfoot, £238 Hattonknowe
BEL – £150 Townfoot
BF – £126 Hattonknowe, £124 Midtown, £120 Woolfords, £116 Mitchell Farms
SUF – £215 Downie Farming, £200 Victoria Park, £172 Traquair Knowe, £120 North Quarter, £112 Craigmad
NCC – £170 West Shawtonhill, £144 & £118 (twice) Thethwaite, £140 Ward Farms
CHE – £144 Faulds, £136 Thethwaite, £134 Whitesykes, £126 Ward Farms, £116 Downie Farming
CONT – £114 Wormiston, £100 Downie Farming
CHM – £178, £174 & £166 Lochaber, £164 Ward Farms, £148 Netherurd
X – £180 West Shawtonhill, £168 Howburn & Hamildean, £162 Dreva, £146 Haswellsykes
BFL – £182 Hattonknowe, £172 Whim Park Cottage, £144 Hamildean
LLE – £134 Burghmuir
BTEX – £180 Dreva
ROM – £114 Thethwaite, £100 Muirhouses
DS – £100 Greenwall
EASY CARE – £102 Wormiston
Rams
TEX – £230 Robiesland, £225 Newton of Wiston, £175 & £130 Hills of Dalserf, £172 Netherurd
BEL – £150 Townfoot, £140 & £128 Dykes, £100 Greenbank
BF – £138 Mitchellhill, £115 Woolfords
SUF – £180 Hattonknowe, £140 Netherurd, £132 Hamildean
CHAR – £162 Sandford Sheep
NCC – £120 Newton of Wiston
BFL – £150 Robiesland, £140 Dreva
BTEX – £165 Dykes