Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 18th February
151 Cattle Sold
Limousin Heifers sold to 252p/Kg from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie, to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead. Limousin Bullocks sold to 227p/Kg from R Warnock, Hill Farm, Strathaven, to W Wales Butchers, Kilmarnock.
Heifer per Head
£1470 Auchenstarry, £1451 Brockwoodlees, £1421 Girtridge, £1360 Gillandersland, £1345 Straven House, £1335 Kinneil Mill, £1315 Hill.
Heifer per Kilo
252p & 250p Brockwoodlees, 245p & 240p Straven House, 238p Auchenstarry, 235p Kinneil Mill, 230p Girtridge & Hill.
Bullock per Head
£1383 Carlindean, £1350 & £1308 Silverrig.
Bullock per Kilo
227p Hill.
Young Bulls
208p & 204p Greenbank.
Cast Bulls
£1290 Sunnyside.
Beef Cow per Head
£1245 Kepscaith, £1205 Lookaboutye, £1145 Bushelhead, £1075 Buteland, £1055 Birkenhead, £995 Toxside.
Beef Cow per Kilo
165p Bushelhead, 161p Kepscaith, 143p Lookaboutye, 136p Buteland, 130p Birkenhead, 126p Toxside, 120p Upper Inchwood.
Dairy Cow per Head
£1025 Longlea, £895 & £855 Shotlinn, £855 Greentowers, £805 Ormiston Mains.
Dairy Cow per Kilo
110p Longlea, 109p Shotlinn, 108p Ormiston Mains, 106p Greentowers.
2685 Hoggs and 1513 Cast Ewes
The sale topped at £112 per head for Texels from R & M Struthers, Collielaw, Carluke, and to 261p/Kg for Beltex from Messrs Hamilton, High Crewburn Farm. Overall Average 188p/Kg (SQQ 191p/Kg).
Lambs
A larger show of hogs met a good selling trade with more buyers in attendance. All classes sought after, especially lighter & export weights.
Principle Price/Head
TEX – £108 Yeldabrek, £105 West, £103 Collielaw, £102 Highfield, £100 Collielaw & High Crewburn, £99.50 High Crewburn, £99 Yardbent, Highfield & Crookedstonemuir.
BEL – £112 Collielaw, £110 Broomfield, £109 Collielaw, £107 High Crewburn, £104 Collielaw, £100 Carstairs Mains, £99 Broomfield & Collielaw, £98 High Parks.
NCC – £95 & £88 Jersey, £87 Arnloss, £85 & £80 Jersey, £79 Alticane.
SUFF – £101 Posso, £91 Birks, £90 Yeldabrek, £89.50 Blackhill, £88 Kilwhipnach, £87.50 East Crookedstone & St Johns Kirk, £87 Birks & Avoncrook, £85 High Dyke.
MULE – £82.50 Yardbent & Holylee, £81.50 Crookedstonemuir, £76 Island View, £75 Greenbank, £74 Low Polquheys.
BF – £87, £84 & £82.50 Wellhead, £80 Holylee, £78 Toxside & Spango, £75.50 West Lethans, £75 Heatheryhall & Auldhouseburn, £74.50 Boylston.
CHEV – £82.50 & £80 Lochurd, £80 & £79.50 Heatheryhall, £76 Blairston Mains, £75.50 & £75 St Johns Kirk.
Principle Price/Kg
TEX – 239p Collielaw, 238p Sorn Mains, 237p East Shawtonhill, 232p & 231p High Crewburn, 231p West Lethans, 230p Bowridge, 228p Biggarshiels, 227p Collielaw.
BEL – 261p High Crewburn, 241p Biggarshiels, 238p Collielaw, 235p Broomfield, 231p Collielaw, 227p High Parks & Cumberhead, 225p Collielaw, 223p Biggarshiels.
NCC – 200p Jersey, 197p St Johns Kirk, 194p Jersey, 193p St Johns Kirk.
SUFF – 194p Yeldabrek, 190p Galalaw & Eastfield, 185p Birks & West Torphin, 184p Lochurd, 183p Yeldabrek, 182p Toxside.
MULE – 194p High Cairnduff, 186p Island View.
BF – 188p West Lethans, 184p Spango, Auldhouseburn & Bordlands, 183p & 182p Wellhead.
CHEV – 190p Heatheryhall, 189p Arnloss.
Ewes
Another large show of 1513 Cast Ewes and Rams saw an increased ring of buyers and a buoyant trade throughout, selling to a top of 145 for Texels from J Gibb, Toftcombs Farm, and to £61 for Blackface from B Campbell, Howes Way.
Principle Prices
TEX – £145 Toftcombs, £144 Holylee, £135 Toftcombs, £134 Carlinside, £128 Carbello, £126 High Parks, £120 Yeldabrek, £120 Laigh Carnduff.
BEL – £128 & £100 Carbello.
CHAR – £80 Alfournought.
SUFF – £96 Laigh Carnduff, £94 Yeldabrek, £92 West, £87 Muirhouse, £86 West & Yeldabrek.
MULE – £69 & £67 Alfornought, £64 West & Low Polquheys, £63 Carlinside, £62 Whinbush, Auchenbart & Earnockmuir.
BFL – £91 South Slipperfield, £90 Macqueston, £84 Thirstane, £80 Hamildean & Alfornought.
CHEV – £63, £59 & £58 Alfornought.
BF – £61 Howes Way, £60 Toxside, £57 Calla, £55 Macqueston, £52 Carbello & Auldhouseburn, £51 Brockwoodlees, £50 Dreva, £49 Little Galla, Kailzie Mains & Greenfield.
NCC – £95 Alfornought, £83 & £80 West, £74 Kingside.
Rams
TEX – £88 Ingraston, £86 Yeldabrek.
SUFF – £100 Yeldbrek, £80 West.
NCC – £80 West, £70 Easter Dawyck.
BFL – £75 Macqueston.
BF – £72 Toxside, £61 West.
