Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 14th January
177 Cattle Sold 177
Heifer per Head
£1520 Collielaw, £1475 Kinneil Mill, £1465 Brockwoodlees, £1350 South Flakefield, £1343 Howburn.
Heifer per Kilo
250p Collielaw, 250p & 249p Brockwoodlees & Kinneil Mill, 236p Harvieston & Howburn.
Bullock per Head
£1230 The Hill.
Bullock per Kilo
230p The Hill.
Young Bulls
211p West Glespin, 205p Newsteadings.
Cast Bulls
£1465 Cobblehaugh, £1095 Craigends, £1015 Browntod.
Beef Cow per Head
£1145 Glenrath, £1075 Carlophill & Muirburn, £1045 Newton of Wiston.
Beef Cow per Kilo
154p Carlophill, 143p Muirburn, 140p Glenrath.
Dairy Cow per Head
£795 Broadfield, £785 Auchmeddan, £735 Byretown, £725 Greentowers.
Dairy Cow per Kilo
106p Auchmeddan, 97p Broadfield, 93p Byretown.
40 Calves were forward for the first calf sale of the year. Top price of £310 was achieved by an AAx Bull from Nether Pirn Farm, Innerleithen. Next calf sale will be held on Monday 28th January.
Beef Bulls
AAx – £295 Nether Pirn.
BRBx – £270, £255 & £240 Alderston Mains, £260 (twice) Boghouse, £215 Airthrey Kerse & Over Dalserf.
Beef Heifers
BRBx – £240 & £220 Alderston Mains, £210 Boghouse.
Dairy Bred
£90 Nether Pirn, £38 Broadfield.
2309 Hoggs and 969 Cast Ewes were sold.
The sale topped at £109 per head for Texels from Ferguson Bros, Gillandersland Farm, and to 231p/Kg for Beltex from Messrs Struthers, Boylston. Over Average 193p/Kg (SQQ 197p/Kg).
Lambs
Another good show of Hoggs for quality, saw export and lightweight maintain recent rates, although heavier hoggs cheaper unless best quality. Best end hoggs remain scarce.
Principle Price/Head
TEX – £109 Gillandersland, £108 Mid Shawtonhill & Gillandersland, £106 Strawfrank, Toxside & Mid Shawtonhill, £104 Mid Shawtonhill, £103 Collielaw, £102 Silverigg, £101 Muirburn & Gillandersland, £100.50 Gillandersland, £100 Auchenstarry.
BEL – £106 & £100 Corstane, £99.50 Boylston, £93 Bushelhead, £92 Corstane.
NCC – £89 Bengal, £87.50 Arnloss, £87 & £86.50 Bengal, £85 East Law, £82 & £81 Bengal.
SUFF – £92 Yeldabrek, £90 Dreva, £89.50 Southmains & Lochhill, £89 Lochurd & Lochhill, £88 Southmains & Lochurd.
MULE – £85 Mid Shawtonhill, £83.50 Ashmark, £80 Kirkton of Crawford, £78 Toxside.
BF – £87 Troloss & Craig Douglas, £84.50 Netherhall, £78 Boylston, £77 Netherhill, £75.50 Boat, £75 Craig Douglas, £73.50 Netherhill, £72 Troloss.
CHEV – £83 (2x) Boat.
Principle Price/Kg
TEX – 230p Mid Shawtonhill, 228p Collielaw, 225p Newton of Wiston, 223p Haspielaw, 222p Collielaw & Haspielaw, 220p Collielaw, Craighead & Northflatt, 219p Westmains, 218p Cumberhead.
BEL – 231p Boylston, 221p Muirhouse, 220p Corstane & Bushelhead, 216p Little Kype & Bushelhead.
NCC – 190p & 188p Bengal, 184p East Law, 182p Arnloss, 181p Bengal.
SUFF – 203p Eastfield of Wiston, 202p Hartwood, 200p Newton of Wiston, 198p Brotherstone, 195p Lochurd.
MULE – 193p Ashmark, 187p Whinbush, 185p Ashmark, 181p Kirkton of Crawford & Newton of Wiston.
BF – 193p Boat & Netherhill, 192p Netherhill, 190p Netherhall, 189p Barglachan, 187p Netherhill, 185p Boylston, 184p Toxside, 181p Troloss.
CHEV – 207p Boat, 202p Dundas, 202p Boat.
Ewes
Another large show of ewes saw trade remain good, although the dizzy heights of last week were not repeated. Good ewes still in demand with export type BF & Cheviot sharper. Fat ewes still hard to sell. Sale topped at £154 for Texels from Cauldcoats.
Principle Prices
TEX – £154 Cauldcoats, £153 Strawfrank, £146 Dreva, £144 Mid Shawtonhill, £142 Strawfrank & Collielaw, £140 Westwoodlane, £138 Parkhouse & Muirhead.
BEL – £144 Mid Shawtonhill.
CHAR – £118 Yeldabrek.
SUFF – £100 Yeldabrek, £84 Strawfrank & Peatpotts, £82 Dreva.
MULE – £70 Newton of Wiston, £67 Dreva, £66 Hazelside, £65 Biggarshiels Mains & Muirhead, £64 Dykehead & Scone, £62 Southmains.
BFL – £89 Muldron, £86 Harrows, £83 Hamildean, £80 Dreva.
NCC – £78 Yeldabrek.
CHEV – £62 & £60 Yeldabrek, £60 Dykehead, £59 Dundas.
BF – £53 Colmslie, £52 Dreva, £50 Cloverhill & Netherhill, £49 Silverigg, £46 Easterhouse, £44 & £43 Hazelside, £43 Boylston & Netherhill, £42 Ardoch.
Rams
TEX – £99 Brotherstone, £94 Scone & Newton of Wiston, £93 Lochurd, £90 Newton of Wiston.
BEL – £80 Westmains.
SUFF – £86 Bengal.
NCC – £84 Brockhouse.
BFL – £89 Muldron, £76 Newton of Wiston.
CHEV – £70 Yeldabrek.
BF – £45 Spango.
