Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 16th September
Cattle prime stock report
138 cattle sold comprising 52 prime bullocks & heifers, 7 young bulls, 79 cast cows & bulls. Limousin heifer sold to 250p/kg from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie, to H Black butchers, Lanark. Limousin bullock sold to 233p/kg from Messrs Allison, Muirburn, Skirling, to Chapman butchers, Wishaw.
Heifer per head
£1460 Brockwoodlees, £1371 Kinneil Mill, £1350 Todhall, £1308 Muirburn, £1125 Birkhill.
Heifer per kilo
250p & 244p Brockwoodlees, 240p & 236p Todhall, 234p & 228p Kinneil Mill, 230p & 228p Muirburn.
Bullock per head
£1356 Muirburn, £1190 Canderside.
Bullock per kilo
233p Muirburn, 208p Canderside.
Young bulls
190p Bogside, 180p Greenbank.
Beef cow per head
£1275 Gillbank, £1265 Midlock, £1045 Knockenjig, £1015 Lee Meadow, £1005 Parkhall.
Beef cow per kilo
156p Knockenjig, 152p Gillbank, 150p Midlock, 147p Lee Meadow.
Dairy cow per head
£955 & £855 Greentowers, £795 Ormiston Mains.
Dairy cow per kilo
126p Langside, 115p Greentowers, 107p Ormiston Mains.
Cast bulls
115p Ingraston.
Sheep prime stock report
2801 lambs and 2014 cast ewes were sold.
Lambs – A larger show of lambs saw trade slightly sharper on the week and got dearer as the day went on. Best quality lambs obtained a definite premium. Could vendors please be aware of lean lambs as these are affecting averages, we have a Friday store sale for these types of lambs. The sale topped at £100 per head for Beltex from J Currie, Haswellsykes, and Texels from R Struthers, Collielaw, and to 238p/kg for Beltex from Haswellsykes. Overall average 162p/kg (SQQ 164.5p/kg).
32.1-39kg
Per head
TEX – £68 Auchenraith & Auchencorth, £65.50 Columbie, £65 Cleughhead.
BEL – £63 Cleughhead.
BF – £64 Debog, £55 Normangill.
SUF – £54 Legholmshiels.
Per kilo
TEX – 178.9p Auchenraith, 174.4p Auchencorth, 170.3p Legholmshiels.
BEL – 172.2p.
BF – 173p Debog.
39.1-45.5kg
Per head
TEX – £90 Collielaw, £88 Yeldabrek, £86 Dovecot & Collielaw, £85 Collielaw, £84 Westmains, £83 Yardbent & Longford, £81 Bonnington, £80 West Nerston.
BEL – £100 Haswellsykes, £88.50 Broomfield, £88 Nether Brotherstone, £86 Woodlands.
BF – £66 Hartside, £63.50 Whelphill, £60 Toxside.
SUF – £73.50 Whitehall, £72 Blackburn & Newton of Wiston, £71 Netherton, £70 Mossplatt & Haswellsykes.
CHAR – £65 Crawcraigs.
BFL – £60 Newton of Wiston.
SM – £71 Northflatt, £66 Hartside.
X – £64 Broomfield.
ROUS – £72.50 Whinbush.
Per kilo
TEX – 200p Collielaw & Dovecot, 195.6p Yeldabrek, 193p Yardbent, 190.9p Westmains, 188.9p Collielaw, 188.6p Longford, 185.4p Dovecot, 185p Ryelandside.
BEL – 238.1p Haswellsykes, 201.1p Broomfield, 200p Woodlands, 195.6p Nether Brotherstone, 190.2p Blairston Mains, 182.5p Calton, 180p Harestonehill.
BF – 147.7p Whelphill, 146.7p Hartside.
SUF – 170.9p Whitehall, 164.6p Yeldabrek, 163.6p Newton of Wiston.
CHAR – 158.5p Crawcraigs.
ROUS – 165p Whinbush, 160p Debog.
SM – 157.8p Northflatt, 150p Hartside.
45.6-52kg
Per head
TEX – £91 Toxside, £90 Lesserlinn, £87 Collielaw, £86.50 Yeldabrek, £85 Collielaw, £84 Craighead, £82 Ryeflatt, £80 Lesserlinn & Ryeflatt.
BEL – £100 & £99 Collielaw, £95 Haswellsykes, £94 & £92 Broomfield, £88 Haswellsykes.
SUF – £78.50 Carwood, £77.50 Nettlingflat, £77 Peatpotts, £76.50 Toxside, £76 Broomfield & Netherhill, £75 Woodlands & Toxside.
CHAR – £77.50 Blairston Mains.
NCC –
CHE –
SM – £70 Kypehill, £69.50 East Brackenridge, £69 Sunnyside, £68.50 Mount Lothian, £68 High Crewburn, £67 Whinbush & Shawhead.
Per kilo
TEX – 191.5p Lesserlinn, 189.1p Collielaw, 188p Yeldabrek, 180.9p Collielaw.
BEL – 215.2p & 208.3p Collielaw, 200p Broomfield, 197.9p & 191.3p Haswellsykes.
SUF – 162p Cardon, 161.5p Nettlingflat, 160.9p Burnetland, 160.4p Peatpotts.
CHAR – 161.5p Blairston Mains.
SM – 148.9p Kypehill, 147.9p East Brackenridge, 147.8p High Crewburn, 145.7p Shawhead & Mount Lothian.
52+kg
Per head
TEX – £88 Dreva, £85 Carwood, £81 Dreva.
SUF – £81 Dreva, £79.50 Nettlingflat.
SM– £75 Lawriesmuir.
Per kilo
TEX – 157.4p Carwood.
SUF – 150p Nettlingflat.
Ewes – Another large show of 2014 cast ewes and rams saw trade sharper on the week especially for export type Blackface ewes. With best quality still very dear others remained similar. Sale topped £158 for Texels from A Cullen, Craighead, and to £58 for Blackface from Wight, East Fortissat.
Goat
£56 South Muasdale, £40 Maghera.
Ewes
EASY CARE – £45 Bankhead & East Fortissat, £35 Stagehall & East Fortissat.
TEX – £158 Craighead, £156 Normangill, £148 Toxside, £142 Greenbank, £140 Westwood lane, £136 Ryelandside, £132 Yeldabrek & Newbigging, £128 Westfield, £120 Robiesland.
BEL – £120 & £90 Greenbank, £80 Westfield.
BF – £58 East Fortissat, £57 Nether Abington, £54 Greyside & Bellowmill, £53 Gosland, £52 East Fortissat & Ingraston, £50 Dreva & Greyside, £49 East Fortissat.
SUF – £81 Greyside & Kepscaith, £80 Blackside, £79 Cardon, £75 Blackside, £74 Toxside.
CHAR – £92 Hilltop.
NCC – £65 Longford & Over Glaisnock, £60 West Browncastle.
CHE – £55 Ryelandside.
CHM – £72 Craighead, £69 Greyside.
X – £73 Mossplatt, £69 Netherton, £67 Hillhouse, £65 Greyside, £63 Cardon, Galalaw & Haswellsykes.
ZWA – £87 Mollinhillhead.
Ram
TEX – £90 Greyside, £85 Yeldabrek, £80 Halmyre.
BEL –
BF – £81 Blackhill, £79 Halmyre, £65 Greyside.
SUF – £80 Maghera.
CHAR – £114 Yeldabrek & Maghera, £70 Yeldabrek.
BFL – £100 Sweetshawhead.
ZWA – £82 Yeldabrek.
