Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 21st January 2019
119 Cattle Sold 119
Limousin Heifer sold to 251p/Kg from David Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie, to Allan Elliot Butchers, Lanark. Limousin Bullock sold to 236p/Kg from R Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke, to Hugh Black Butchers, Lanark.
Heifer per Head
£1512 & £1455 Brockwoodlees, £1508 Collielaw, £1432 Auchenstarry, £1420 Gillandersland.
Heifer per Kilo
251p & 250p Brockwoodlees, 245p Kinneil Mill, 238p Auchenstarry, 230p The Hill.
Bullock per Head
£1446 Bushelhead, £1395 Malletsheugh, £1371 Watgateshawhead, £1360 Howburn.
Bullock per Kilo
236p Collielaw, 234p Bushelhead, 228p The Hill.
Young Bulls
200p East Merkland.
Cast Bulls
£1295 Greenshields.
Beef Cow per Head
£1375 Townhead, £1235 Mid Shawtonhill, £1185 Blackhill, £1035 Greenshields.
Beef Cow per Kilo
151p Blackhill, 141p Mid Shawtonhill, 140p Hartwood Home Farm, 137p Greenshields, 136p Townhead, 130p Mayfield.
Dairy Cow per Head
£875 & £815 Marshill.
Dairy Cow per Kilo
111p Silverrig, 101p & 96p Marshill, 91p Draffan Muir.
2736 Hoggs and 1301 Cast Ewes were sold
The sale topped at £99 per head for Texels from R & M Struthers, Collielaw Farm, and to 234p/Kg for Beltex from T Linton, The Firs. Overall average 192p/Kg (SQQ 196p/Kg).
Lambs
A larger show of prime hogs saw export weights up to 44kg dearer on the week, although the heavy weight hogs proved harder to cash. Light hogs also in demand.
Principle Price/Head
TEX – £99 Collielaw, £97 East Shawtonhill & Collielaw, £95 North Garngour & Cairnie, £94 Muirburn, £93 Collielaw & Yeldabrek & Boylston & The Hill, £92 Bengal, £91 East Shawtonhill & Yeldabrek.
BEL – £96 & £95 The Firs, £94 East Shawtonhill, £92.50 & £91.50 Low Polquheys, £91 Heatheryhall & Spango & Silverigg, £90.50 Ingraston, £90 Broomfield & The Firs & East Shawtonhill.
NCC – £90.50 & £86 Traprain, £85 Bengal, £84.50 Malletsheugh & Traprain, £84 Greentowers & Malletsheugh & Ardoch, £83 Laigh Alticane.
SUFF – £89 Yeldabrek, £88 Netherhill, £86 Yeldabrek, £85.50 Newton of Crathie, £85 Cairnie & Yeldabrek & Heatheryhall & Burnetland & Newton of Crathie.
MULE – £83 & £81.50 Toxside, £79.50 Ingraston & Glendouran, £76 Spango, £75.50 Low Polquheys, £74.50 Broomfield, £73.50 Toxside.
BF – £83.50 Mitchellhill, £81 Hallhill, £76 & £75 Glendouran, £75 Netherhill, £74 Blairston Mains, £73 Glendouran, £72 The Boat, £71.50 Gosland, £70.50 Netherhill.
CHEV – £82 The Boat, £81.50 Traprain, £78 Glendouran.
Principle Price/Kg
TEX – 225p & 220p Collielaw, 219p Bengal, 217p Yeldabrek, 216p Collielaw & Boylston & Newton of Crathie, 215p East Shawtonhill, 213p Muirburn, 211p Yeldabrek & Heatheryhall.
BEL – 234p The Firs, 231p Dovecot, 227p Heatheryhall & Silverigg, 222p Heatheryhall, 221p Biggarshiels Mains, 220p Ingraston, 219p Broomfield, 217p Heatheryhall, 215p Biggarshiels Mains.
NCC – 209p Traprain, 206p & 204p Malletsheugh, 204p Greentowers, 202p Laigh Alticane, 200p The Boat.
SUFF – 208p Ingraston, 206p Dykehole, 204p Ingraston & Netherurd Mains, 203p Eastfield of Wiston, 201p Newton of Crathie, 200p Cairnie & West Torphin & Newton of Crathie.
MULE – 184p Gosland, 183p Toxside, 182p Kirkton of Crawford, 181p Toxside, 180p Ingraston & Burnetland.
BF – 191p Clonrae, 189p Blairston Mains, 188p Gosland, 187p Mitchellhill, 185p Netherhill & Glendouran & Clonrae, 182p Cairns & Clonrae & Kirkton of Crawford, 180p Birthwood & The Boat.
CHEV – 209p Traprain, 200p The Boat, 197p Bengal.
Ewes
Another large show of Cast Ewes saw trade for best ewes stay strong with export type Cheviot & Blackface dearer on the week. Again however, fat proved hard to cash. Sale topped at £142 for Texels from Fleming, Nisbet Farm.
Principle Prices
TEX – £142 Nisbet, £140 Hallhill, £134 Kailzie Mains, £132 Yeldabrek, £130 Hallhill, £120 Lesserlinn & Yeldabrek, £112 Overburns.
BEL – £108 Corstane.
SUFF – £87 Nether Stenries, £84 & £80 Yeldabrek.
MULE – £73 Dykehole, £70 Kirkton of Crawford, £65 Lesserlinn & Nisbet, £64 Blyth, £63 Muirhead, £62 Whitesykes, £60 Howburn.
BFL – £77 Spittal & Kailzie Mains.
LLY – £61 North Glen.
CHEV – £59 Jeanfield, £57 Dovecot, £56 Easterhouse, £55 East Millrig, £53 Muirhouse, £50 East Millrig.
BF – £57 Lochlyoch, £54 Toxside & Hallhill, £53 Lochlyoch & Crookboat & Greenfield & Earnockmuir, £52 South Stane, £51 Boylston, £50 Low Polquheys & Lochlyoch & Netherhill.
NCC – £79 Yeldabrek, £75 Hallhill, £67 Nether Stenries, £63 Spittal.
