Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 11th February
114 Cattle Sold
Limousin Heifer sold to 254p/Kg from David Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie, to Hugh Black Butchers, Lanark.
Heifers per Head
LIM – £1487, £1433 & £1405 Brockwoodlees, £1449 & £1392 Auchenstarry, £1298 & £1237 Howburn. CHAR – £1404 & £1369 Dreva.
Bullocks per Head
CHARx – £1478 Glenrath. BBx – £1346 Carlindean. HEX – £1380 & £1305 Carlindean.
Young Bulls
£1336/205p/Kg Newsteadings.
Cast Bulls
£1135 Forrest.
Beef Cow per Head
£1255 Little Kype, £1095 Drochil Castle, £1090 Mossplatt, £1070 & £1015 South Mains.
Beef Cow per Kilo
143.1p South Mains, 142.9p Little Kype, 138p Sornfallow, 131p Mafflatt.
Dairy Cow per Head
£855 & £825 Auchmeddan, £815 Loanfoot, £845 & £835 Carlindean, £815 Forrest.
At their fortnightly calf sale, L&S sold 30 calves. Top price was £290 for a pair of AAx Heifers from Muirhouse Farm.
Other Top Prices:
Beef Bulls
BBx – £220, £215 Boghouse, £145 West Newton.
AAx – £210 West Newton.
Beef Heifers
BBx – £200 Boghouse, £180 (2x) West Newton.
2025 Hoggs and 1099 Cast Ewes sold
The sale topped at £106 per head for Texels from R & M Struthers, Collielaw Farm, and to 241p/Kg for Beltex from Messrs Fleming, Craigthorn Farm. Overall Average 194p/Kg (SQQ 198.5p/Kg).
Lambs
A larger show of prime hoggets saw trade sharper on the week in all classes, although esport and lightweights still keenly sought after.
Principle Price/Head
TEX – £106 Collielaw, £104 Collielaw & East Shawtonhill, £103 Collielaw & Bankfield, £101 Wellheads, £100 Rowantreehill & Weston, £99 Collielaw & Skirling Craigs, £98 Longford, £97.50 Heatheryhall.
BEL – £110 Bankfield, £108 Collielaw, £106 & £104 Drumbuie, £104 Bankfield, £102 Drumbuie, £100 Ashcraig, £98 Heatheryhall & Longford, £94 Craigthorn, £90 Heatheryhall.
NCC – £85.50 Yeldabrek, £81.50 Laigh Alticane.
SUFF – £93.50 Carwood, £92 Mossplatt, £91 Netherhall, £90.50 Blackhall, £90 Yeldabrek & Tippethill, £88.50 Spango, £87.50 Yeldabrek, £86 Langshaw & Yeldabrek.
MULE – £89 Coldwakening, £85 Spango, £84 Laigh Alticane, £83.50 Drochil Castle, £82 Glendouran, £79 Coldwakening, £77 Spango.
BF – £84 & £82 Toxside, £77 Drochil Castle & Spango, £76.50 East Merkland, £74 Heatheryhall, £73.50 Boat, £72.50 Netherhall & Gosland.
CHEV – £82 Heatheryhall, £80 Rowantreehill.
Priciple Price/Kg
TEX – 239p Collielaw, 235p Spango & Boghouse, 231p Collielaw, 230p Bushelhead, 229p Lamington Mains, 227p Yeldabrek, 226p Heatheryhall, 228p Collielaw, 224p Spango, 223p Longford.
BEL – 241p Craigthorn, 240p Collielaw, 237p Drumbuie, 229p High Dykes, 227p Heatheryhall, 222p Longford, 220p Bankfield, 216p Drumbuie, 214p Heatheryhall.
NCC – 203p Yeldabrek, 198p Laigh Alticane.
SUFF – 208p Yeldabrek, 203p Galalaw, 198p Netherurd Mains & Galalaw & Dykecroft, 197p Westmains & Heatheryhall, 196p Gosland, 195p Langshaw & Netherurd Mains.
MULE – 194p Drochil Castle, 190p Kirkton of Crawford, 188p Burnetland, 186p Eastfield & Laigh Alticane, 183p Spango.
BF – 195p Gosland, 194p Heatheryhall, 191p Spango, 190p Netherhall & Gosland, 187p Howes Way & West Millrig, 185p High Dyke, 184p Hillridge.
CHEV – 201p Greentowers, 195p Heatheryhall.
Ewes
Another large show of ewes saw all classes firmer on the week, especially Blackface and Cheviot export type ewes. Best quality ewes in short supply. Sale topped at £161 for Texel’s from Gibson, Cowgrove.
Principle Price/Head
TEX – £161 & £151 Cowgrove, £132 Old Walls, £128 Yeldabrek & West Millrig, £126 Whinnybrae, £122 Cauldcoats, £120 Greenfield.
BEL – £92 & £90 Whinnybrae.
CHAR – £81 Southmains, £80 Heatheryhall.
SUFF – £122 Cowgrove, £100 Toxside, £99 Southmains, £95 Cauldcoats & Bankhead, £90 Cowgrove.
MULE – £76 Mossplatt, £75 Netherton, £73 Southmains, £72 Sornfallow, £70 Mossplatt, £69 Spango & Broomhill, £66 Cowgrove.
BFL – £89 Easter Dawyck, £79 Scrogton, £78 Easter Dawyck.
CHEV – £61 Spango, £60 Heatheryhall, £59 Yeldabrek & Brownhill, £57 Spango.
BF – £66 Howes Way, £65 Swaites, £60 Lamington Mains, £57 Macqueston, £56 Shawhead, £55 Hamildean & Greenfield, £54 Macqueston & Allanton, £53 Townhead.
NCC – £85 Nettlingflatt, £77 Tulloch, £74 Spango, £70 Yeldabrek, £68 Spango, £64 Nettlingflatt.
