Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 20th May
Cattle prime stock report
Prime cattle
179 cattle sold
Limousin heifer sold to 258p/kg from David Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, to Hugh Black butchers, Lanark. Bullocks sold to 234p/kg from Messrs Gray, Balquharrage Farm, to S Cooper butchers, Bellshill.
Heifer per head
£1491 Brockwoodlees, £1440 South Arnloss, £1404 Calla, £1360 Todhall, £1305 Headsmuir, £1205 Drochil Castle.
Heifer per kilo
258p & 254p Brockwoodlees, 250p Balquharrage, 246p Auchenstarry, 240p Todhall, 238p Calla.
Bullock per head
£1460 South Arnloss, £1305 The Law.
Bullock per kilo
234p Balquharrage, 232p Blindburn & East Revoch.
Young bulls
210p East Merkland.
Cast bulls
£1340 East Millrig.
Beef cow per head
£1205 & £1045 Addiewell, £1075 & £1045 St johns kirk, £1075 Millmoor & Lochurd, £1055 Newton of Wiston, £1045 Birkhill, £1025 Logan & Crosswoodhill, £1005 Canderside.
Beef cow per kilo
164p Newton of Wiston, 153p Drochil Castle, 147p Addiewell, 145p Crosswoodhill, 142p St johns kirk, 136p Millmoor.
Dairy cow per head
£975 Westtown, £960 Blyth, £935 Moatmains, £915 Burnfoot, Greentowers & Boghall.
Dairy cow per kilo
129p Moatmains, 124p Blyth, 121p Westtown, 115p Burnfoot, 111p Boghall & Greentowers.
Calves
20 calves were forward to the fortnightly sale. Top price was £420 for a 1 month old Simmental heifer from Messrs Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm. More could have been sold to vendors satisfaction.
Other top prices
Beef bulls
BBx – £380 Swaites, £285 Whitelairds.
SMx – £290 & £210 Heatheryhall.
BSH – £320 Swaites.
HERx – £160 & £140 Whitelairds.
Beef heifers
BBx – £290, £270 & £260 Whitelairds.
AAx – £285 & £240 Whitelairds.
HERx – £155 Whitelairds.
Sheep prime stock report
109 lambs, 1216 hoggs and 670 cast ewes were sold.
Lambs
The sale topped at £122 per head for Texels from R Laird, Cambwell, and to 265p/kg for Texels from the same home. Overall average 225p/kg (SQQ 228p/kg).
Another nice show of lambs sold well in all weight ranges with more buyers now requiring lambs. They do not need to be too heavy to come to good money.
Per head
32.1-39kg
TEX – £93 Newton of Wiston, £88 Wester Whitecastle.
BEL – £96 Bridgestone.
SUF – £93 Newton of Wiston.
CHE – £85 Ardoch.
39.1-45.5kg
TEX – £116 Cowgrove, £112 Bridgestone, £109 Ingraston & Cowgrove, £105 (2x) Rowantreehill, £103 East Millrig, £102 Hill.
SUF – £116 Ingraston, £95 Cauldcoats (Blackness).
45.6-52kg
TEX – £122 Cambwell, £112 Rowantreehill, £108 Land.
SUF – £120, £114 & £102 Land.
52+kg
SUF – £110 Land.
Per kilo
32.1-39kg
TEX – 238.5p Newton of Wiston, 225.6p Wester Whitecastle, 225.6p Wester Whitecastle.
BEL – 252.6p Bridgestone.
SUF – 244.7p Newton of Wiston.
CHE – 230p Ardoch.
39.1-45.5kg
TEX – 259.5p Cowgrove, 257.8p Cowgrove, 254.5p Bridgestone, 247.7p Ingraston, 244.2p Rowantreehill, 238.6p Rowantreehill, 236.6p Cowgrove, 234.1p Cauldcoats (Blackness), Haggs & East Millrig.
SUF – 263.6p Ingraston, 224.4p Land, 220.9p Cauldcoats (Blackness).
45.6-52kg
TEX – 265.2p Cambwell, 24.5p Rowantreehill.
SUF – 244.9p, 237.5p & 221.7p Land.
52+kg
SUF – 200p Land.
The sale topped at £99 per head for Texels from W Steele, Over Kypeside, and to 228p/kg for Texels from H Jackson, Boat. Overall average 188p/kg (SQQ 209p/kg).
A mixed show of hoggs saw well fleshed handy weighted hoggs meet a fast trade but heavier sortsd easier. Heavy hoggs also a bit easier on the week.
Per head
25.5-32kg
TEX – £70 Silverrig.
BF – £55.50 Dallowie.
CHE – £65 Southholm, £64 Home Farm cottage.
32.1-39kg
TEX – £80.50 Langshaw, £80 Sandford, £80 Boat, £78 Whiteside, £77 Dykehole, £75.50 St Johns kirk.
BF – £80.50 Southholm, £80 Whiteside, £77.50 Cakeswell, £76.50 Home Farm cottage, £76 North Boig, £75.50 Cakeswell, £75.50 Craigdarroch.
CHE – £82 Southholm, £79 (2x) St johns kirk, £78 North Boig, £77.50 Whiteside, £76.50 Whiteside.
SM – £78 Cakeswell, £76 North Boig, £72 Netherhill.
SHE – £67 North Boig.
HEB – £74 Beecraigs.
SWA – £73.50 Whiteside.
39.1-45.5kg
TEX – £97.50 & £96.50 Priestgill, £95 St johns kirk, £93.50 Southholm, £93 Mid Hartwood, £91.50 & £91 The Kiln, £90 Rowantreehill, £90 St johns kirk & Silverrig.
BF – £86 Southholm & Wellhead, £85 Craigdarroch, £84 Southholm, £80 Wester Crosswoodhill, Dallowie, Ardoch, Wellhead & East Merkland.
SUF – £93.50 Priestgill, £90.50 Wellhead, £90 Southholm.
CHE – £85 Wellhead.
SM – £89 Southholm, £80 Eastfield (Symington).
45.6-52kg
TEX – £94 (2x) Silverrig, £93.50 Bowridge, £92 Westmains & Langshaw, £91 Chesterhall parks & East Cauldcoats.
BF – £90.50 East Merkland, £85 East Millrig, £84 Home Farm cottage.
SUF – £88.50 Langshaw, £87 Westmains, £82 Eastshield, £80 Westmains.
CHE – £89 St Johns kirk.
CONT – £90 Langshaw.
52+kg
TEX – £99 Over Kypeside, £96 Mid Hartwood, £92.50 Birks, £90 Cairnie.
BF – £89 Craigview, £78 Dallowie, £76 Home Farm cottage, £75 Greendyke, Southholm & Craigview.
SUF – £89.50 Langshaw, £85 Birks, £84 Craigview.
CHE – £90 Wellhead, £82 St johns kirk.
CONT – £74 Mount Lothian.
DSM – £84 & £79.50 Cairnie.
Per kilo
25.5-32kg
TEX – 218.8p Silverrig.
BF – 173.4p Patna.
CHE – 209.7p Southholm, 200p Home Farm cottage.
32.1-39kg
TEX – 228.6p Sandford & Boat, 217.6p Langshaw, 210.8p Whiteside, 209.7p St johns kirk, 202.6p Dykehole.
BF – 217.6p Southholm, 211.10p North Boig, 210.6p Southholm, 209.7p Carsewell, 208.6p Whiteside, 207.1p Craigdarroch, 205.1p Whiteside, 203.9p Carsewell, 201.4p Langshaw & Netherhill.
CHE – 222.9p North Boig, 221.6p Southholm, 213.5p (2x) St johns kirk, 209.5p Whiteside, 206.8p Whiteside, 200p Home Farm cottage.
SM – 211.1p North Boig, 200p Carsewell & Netherhill.
SHE – 203p North Boig.
HEB – 189.7p Beecraigs.
SWA – 188.5p Whiteside.
39.1-45.5kg
TEX – 224p & 221.6p Priestgill, 219.5p Rowantreehill, 214.3p Silverrig, 212.5p Southholm, 211p St johns kirk.
BF – 209.8p & 204.9p Southholm, 200p Wellhead, Ardoch & Dallowie.
SUF – 214.3p Southholm, 208p Priestgill, 201p Wellhead.
CHE – 193.2p Wellhead.
SM – 207p Southholm.
45.6-52kg
TEX – 204.3p (3x) Silverrig.
BF – 196.7p East Merkland.
SUF – 188.3p Langshaw.
52+kg
TEX – 176.7p The Kiln, 174.5p Mid Hartwood.
BF – 181.6p Langshaw, 176.3p Sandford.
SUF – 165.7p Langshaw.
Another good show of 670 cast ewes and rams saw lean, good selling ewes and hill ewes meet a fast trade with heavier, fatter ewes, especially mules, easier on the week. Selling to a top of £137 for Texels from R Laird, Cambwell, and Blackface to £66 from A P Johnston, Blindburn.
Ewes
TEX – £137 Cambwell, £135 Cowgrove, £130 Culdoach, £124 Over Kypeside, £122 Langshaw, £120 & £118 Culdoach, £115 Glenboig, £114 Craigievern, £112 Old Walls.
BEL – £122 Culdoach, £118 Old Walls.
BF – £66 Blindburn, £65 Dykehole, Old Spittal & Dreva, £64 East Millrig & Hillend, £63 Logan, Silverrig & Avoncrook, £60 Bleachfield.
SUF – £113 Land, £105 Old Walls, £100 Todhall.
CHAR – £89 Bleachfield, £80 Greenbank (Darvel).
NCC – £78 Greenbank (Darvel), £76 Bridgehouse, £74 Logan, £72 Newton of Wiston, £70 Bridgehouse.
CHE – £72 Bridgehouse, £71 Cairnie, £69 Broompark & Rowantreehill, £68 Greenbank (Darvel) & Avoncrook, £66 Rowantreehill, £65 Old Spittal.
CHM – £78 Greenbank (Darvel), £74 Old Spittal & Hillend.
SM – £75 Broompark & West Glespin, £71 Howford & Carmacoup, £70 Logan, East Merkland & Orchardfield.
BFL – £92 Ardoch.
SHE – £64 Bleachfield, £58 Blindburn, £56 Avoncrook.
BTEX – £128 Millside.
ZWA – £90 Craigiehall, £86 Bowridge.
HW – £54 Greenbank (Darvel), £49 Logan.
SWA – £62 St johns kirk.
Rams
TEX – £103 Bowridge, £100 Woodhouse & Woodlands (Carmichael).
BEL – £78 Woodlands (Carmichael).
BF – £64 Woodhouse.
SUF – £88 Powflatts, £79 Kepscaith.
CHAR – £96 Overfield, £89 Woodlands (Carmichael).
NCC – £80 Woodlands (Carmichael).
CHE – £70 Woodlands (Carmichael).
SWA – £75 Home Farm.
