Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 7th October
Cattle prime stock report
154 cattle sold comprising 48 prime bullocks & heifers, 7 young bulls, 79 cast cows & bulls and 20 calves & stirks. Limousin heifer sold to 240p/kg from David Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie, to S Collins butchers, Muirhead.
Heifer per head
£1456 Todhall, £1441 & £1430 Brockwoodlees, £1301 Auchenstarry, £1257 Muirburn, £1244 Birkhill, £1233 Collielaw.
Heifer per kilo
240p & 238p Brockwoodlees, 232p & 230p Muirburn, 230p Auchenstarry, 230p & 222p Todhall, 218p Collielaw, 212p Birkhill.
Bullock per head
£1367 Collielaw, £1238 South Arnloss, £1235 Carmichael Est.
Bullock per kilo
222p Collielaw, 222p & 218p Muirburn.
Young bulls
184p Newsteadings.
Beef cow per head
£1115 Hall of Torbane, £1025 Townhead, £975 Todhall, £925 Drumboy.
Beef cow per kilo
143p Hartside, 135p Haspielaw, 133p Townhead, 124p Hall of Torbane.
Dairy cow per head
£835 & £825 Harelaw, £815 Greentowers.
Dairy cow per kilo
104p Greentowers, 102p Harelaw, 95p Carscallan.
Cast bulls
£1090 Broomhill, £1060 Crawcraigs, £1000 South Arnloss.
20 calves & stirks met a fast selling trade with many buyers in attendance. Trade peaked at £370 on three occasions, for a British Blue heifer and a British Blue bull from TC Yuill, West Newton, followed by an Aberdeen Angus bull from Messrs Hamilton, Nether Pirn. More could be sold to sellers advantage.
Beef bulls
AA – £370, £220, £200 & £180 Nether Pirn.
BB – £370 & £310 West Newton, £225 Grangehall.
Beef heifers
AA – £195, £185 & £175 Over Dalserf.
BB – £370 West Newton.
Black & white bulls
HOL – £350 West Newton, £205 West Newton, £170 Nether Pirn, £90 Nether Pirn, £40 Grangehall.
Sheep prime stock report
2411 lambs and 2121 cast ewes were sold. Another good show of 2411 lambs saw all classes sharper on the week especially best kinds and good flesh. More could have been sold to advantage. The sale topped at £96 per head for Texels from Brodie, Easter Manuel and Struthers, Collielaw, and to 213p/kg for Texels from Struthers, Collielaw. Overall average 164p/kg (SQQ 166.5p/kg).
25.5-32kg
Per head
BEL – £61 Yeldabrek.
Per kilo
BEL – 217.9p Yeldabrek.
32.1-39kg
Per head
TEX – £75 Yeldabrek, £70.50 West Torphin, £68.50 Wester Whitecastle, £65.50 Whitecraighead & Auchinraith, £65 Harestonhill.
BF – £58 Corsebank, £56.50 Hartfield.
SM – £55 Holylee.
X – £64 Whitecraighead.
Per kilo
TEX –192.3p Yeldabrek, 180.8p West Torphin, 178.8p Burnhouse, 177p Whitecraighead, 175.6p Wester Whitecastle, 171.1p Harestonhill.
BF – 148.7p Corsebank.
SM – 142.9p Coulterhaugh.
X – 168.4p Whitecraighead.
39.1-45.5kg
Per head
TEX – £96, £93 & £90 Collielaw, £90 Yeldabrek, £89 Easter Manuel, £88 Collielaw, £83 Yeldabrek, £82 Biggarshiels & Low Polquheys.
BEL – £86 Southholm, £84 Calton, £81.50 Jeanfield, £79 The Firs, £77.50 Calton, £75 Nether Brotherstone & Jeanfield.
BF – £60 Ferniehaugh.
SUF – £76 Hartwood, £75.50 West Torphin, £74 Dykehole, £72.50 Yeldabrek.
CHAR – £71.50 Muldron, £71 Yeldabrek.
CHM – £71.50 Little Galla.
SM – £67 Nether Abington & Low Polquheys, £66 Newton of Wiston & North Moorhouse, £65 Liscleugh.
X – £68.50 West Millrig, £68 South Grange.
ROUS – £72 Whinbush.
MB – £76 & £75 High Parks.
Per kilo
TEX – 213.3p, 211.4p & 204.5p Collielaw, 204.5p Yeldabrek, 202.3p Easter Manuel, 200p Collielaw, 193p Yeldabrek, 190.5p Yeldabrek, 188.1p The Firs.
BEL – 204.9p Calton, 195.5p Southholm, 193.8p Calton, 189.5p Jeanfield, 188.1p The Firs.
BF – 150p Ferniehaugh.
SUF – 175.6p West Torphin, 168.9p Hartwood, 168.2p Dykehole, 167.9p Yeldabrek.
CHAR – 165.1p Yeldabrek.
CHM – 158.9p Little Galla.
SM – 152.3p Nether Abington, 150p Liscleugh & Newton of Wiston.
ROUS – 163.6p Whinbush.
MB – 170.5p & 168.9p High Parks.
45.6-52kg
Per head
TEX – £96 Easter Manuel, £91 & £88 Collielaw, £88 Mid Hartwood, £85 Blackpark, £84.50 Skirling Craigs, £83.50 Yeldabrek, £83 Rusha, £81.50 Skirling Craigs & Southholm.
BEL – £94 Broomfield & Southholm, £93 Broomfield, £91 Jeanfield & Broomfield, £85 & £82 Southholm,£80 Broomfield.
BF – £68.50 Corsebank.
CHE – £76 Yeldabrek.
SUF – £85.50 & £84 Blackpark, £82.50 Yeldabrek, £79 Ainville, £75 Hartfield.
CHAR – £76.50 Southmains.
BFL – £65.50 The Home.
SM – £68 Sunnyside, £67.50 Whitecraighead, £67 Hartfield & Whinbush.
MB – £93 High Parks.
Per kilo
TEX – 200p Easter Manuel, 189.6p & 187.2p Collielaw.
BEL – 202.2p Broomfield, 200p Southholm, 197.8p & 195.8p Broomfield, 193.6p Jeanfield, 19.6p Broomfield.
SUF – 167.6p Blackpark, 165p Yeldabrek, 164.7p Blackpark.
CHAR – 160p Hall of Torbane.
SM – 145.7p Hartfield.
MB – 178.8p High Parks.
52+kg
Per head
TEX – £83 Netherurd Mains & St Nicholas Rd, £82 Rusha, £81.50 Sunnyside, £80 Newbigging & Netherurd.
SUF – £88 Blackpark, £83.50 Netherurd Mains, £80 Sunnyside.
CHAR – £79.50 Southmains.
Per kilo
TEX – 153.8p Sunnyside, 150p The Home.
SUF – 166p & 163p Blackpark, 157.5p Netherurd.
CHAR – 150p Southmains.
Ewes – Another large show of 2121 cast ewes and rams saw all classes remain dear, especially the best selling ewes. Sale topped at £169 for Texels from I Laird, Yeldabrek, Orkney, and to £64 for Blackface from Hamilton, Woolfords.
Ewes
TEX – £169 Yeldabrek, £163 Sandilands & Robiesland, £159 Dillars, £155 South Arnloss & Greenbank, £143 Dillars, £140 Yeldabrek & Rusha, £136 Craigievern, £132 Sandilands, £130 Rusha, £116 Blackpark, £115 Carlinside, £111 Burnetland, £108 & £100 Yeldabrek, £97 Greyside, £95 Yeldabrek.
BEL – £148 Springhill, £108 Yeldabrek.
SUF – £85 Herbertshaw, £84 East Merkland, £83 & £82 Greyside, £80 Yeldabrek & East Kinleith, £79 Herbertshaw, £78 Holehouse, £77 Yeldabrek.
CHAR – £82 Southmains.
NCC – £74 Milncroft & Yeldabrek, £69 Yeldabrek, £67 Howburn, £64 Yeldabrek.
CHM – £88 Collielaw, £73 Greyside, £71 Howburn.
X – £73 Sandilands, £72 Wester Whitecastle, £72 Whinbush, £70 Howburn, Southmains & Burnetland, £69 Burnhouse, Lesserlinn & East Merkland.
BFL – £81 Muldron, £72 Perryflatts.
BF – £64 Woolfords, £58 East Fortissat, £56 Auldhouseburn, £55 Woolfords, £50 Greyside & Wolfcrooks, £49 Kirkwood, East Fortissat, Auldhouseburn & Dreva.
CHE – £62 Greyside, £55 Walston Mill, £47 Boghouse.
SHE – £47 & £37 Strutherhead.
SWA – £38 North Moorhouse.
ZWA – £78 Broomfield.
Ram
TEX – £106 Blackpark, £102 Galalaw, £95 Yeldabrek, £86 Gillbank.
NCC – £80 Blackpark.
BF – £79 Blackpark, £66 Haystoun, £64 East Merkland, £60 Wolfcrooks.
SUF – £98 Galalaw, £69 Yeldabrek.
CHE – £82 Greyside.
BFL – £120 Springhill.
LLE – £85, £78 & £70 Yeldabrek.
