Monday 27th February 2023
Cattle report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 157 cattle comprising of 39 bullocks and heifers, 82 cast cows and 30 calves.
Limousin heifers sold to 318p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to A Mitchell Butchers, Glenrothes or to £2018 from Messrs Taylor, South Arnloss Farm, Slamanan to Bowland Foods, Preston.
Limousin bullocks sold to 296p/pk from Messrs Baillie, Calla Farm, Carnwath to Bowland Foods, Preston or to £1915 from Messrs Taylor, South Arnloss Farm, Slamanan to Bowland Foods, Preston.
Beef cows sold to £2370 per head from Messrs Teague, Buteland Farm, Balerno or to 292p/pk from the same home.
Dairy cows sold to £1650 from Broadfield Farming Co or to 193p/pk from the same home.
Beef Heifers per head
£2018 South Arnloss
£1978, £1931, £1902 Brockwoodlees
£1811 Howburn
Beef Heifers per kilo
318p, 312p, 310p Brockwoodlees
306p Howburn
305p Dreva
302p Collielaw
Beef Bullocks per head
£1915 South Arnloss
£1858 Calla
Beef Bullocks per kilo
296p Calla
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1845 Millhill
£1342 Quothquan Mill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
245p Quothquan Mill
240p Cromlet
236p Millhill
Young Bulls per head
£2242 West Glespin
£1931 Wester Whitecastle
Young Bulls per kilo
286p West Glespin
Beef cows per head
Lim – £2190 Dreva
£1850 Heatheryhall
Sim – £1490 Watsonhead
£1450 Raws
AA – £1970 Newhouse
£1910 Greenfield
Her – £1230 Netherhill
Char – £1450 Carco
Bsh – £1610 Anston
BB – £2370 Buteland
£2000 Hartside
Sho – £2070 Anston
Beef cows per kilo
Lim – 256p Heatheryhall
246p, 242p Dreva
Sim – 224p Hartfield
AA – 253p Newhouse
233p Greenfield
Her – 203p Stoneside of Dripps
199p Netherhill
Char – 214p Carco
Bsh – 236p Anston
BB – 292p, 275p Buteland
265p Hartside
Sho – 215p Anston
Dairy cows per head
Hol – £1650 Broadfield
£1570 Couch
£1470 Grangehall
£1310 Carskerdo
Fr – £1110 Cromlet
Ayr – £1430 Swaites
£1030 Craigends
Dairy cows per kilo
Hol – 193p Broadfield
187p Carskerdo
184p Grangehall
183p Cromlet
182p Couch
Fr – 186p Cromlet
Ayr – 179p Swaites
174p Craigends
Cast Bulls
£2700 Watsonhead
£2400 Calla
Calves
A small show of strong weaned age calves saw trade dearer on the week.
Beef bull calves topped at £550 for a Charolais x from Machrihanish, with beef heifer calves topping at £430 for a British Blue from the same home.
More required to meet buyer demand.
Beef Bulls
AA – £405 Longlea, £405, £390, £385 Grangehall, £385, £375 Kirklands
Lim x – £310 Hayston
BB – £420, £370 Machrihanish
Char x – £550 Machrihanish
Beef Heifers
AA – £350 Kirklands, £335, £295 Grangehall
Lim x – £290 Hayston
BB – £430, £380, £365 Machrihanish, £365 Longlea, £360 Machrihanish, £330 Grangehall, £315 Machrihanish, £300 Grangehall
Char x – £365 Machrihanish
Dairy Bull
Hol – £200 Machrihanish
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3428 Lambs and 1626 Cast Ewes and Hoggs through Lanark.
Hoggs
The 3428 prime hoggs were a good show for flesh with best export types and hoggs 36-42kg easiest sold. Hoggs in the 45-48kg harder to cash especially if fat. Heavies were similar.
The sale topped at £148 per head for Texels from Messrs Glasgow, Felton and to 293p/kg for Beltex from same home.
Overall Average 230pp/kg (SQQ 235p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £70 Cleughhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 225.8p Cleughhead
X – 200p Auchencorth, 187.5p Hillside
ROUS – 206.9p Debog
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £98 Newton of Crathie, £98 The Law, £98 Sornfallow, £96 Home, £96 Denbrae, £94 Cleughhead, £93 Denbrae, £93 Cleughearn, £92 Denbrae, £90 Allanton
BEL – £100 Kepscaith, £98 Biggarshiels Mains, £96 Laigh Cleughearn, £94 Biggarshiels Mains
BF – £93 St Johns Kirk Est, £93, £92 Kirkland, £92 Thethwaite, £88 Netherhill, £88 Newton of Crathie, £86 Toxside, £76 Nunnerie, £70 Coldwakening, £68 Auchencorth
SUF – £92 East Crookedstone
CHE – £93, £92 Sornfallow, £90 Newton of Crathie, £89, £87 Sornfallow, £84 Nettlingflat, £84 Allanton, £77 Greenwall
X – £78 Easter Dawyck, £77 Allanton, £70 Drochil Castle
DOR – £89 Cleughhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 264.9p Newton of Crathie, 255.9p Lochaber Rd, 252.6p Home, 252.6p, 251.4p Denbrae, 251.3p The Law, 251.3p Sornfallow, 250p Cleughhead, 247.4p Cleughhead, 244.7p Cleughearn
BEL – 263.2p Kepscaith, 257.9p Biggarshiels Mains, 252.6p Laigh Cleughearn, 241p Biggarshiels Mains
BF – 248.6p, 244.7p Kirkland, 242.1p Thethwaite, 238.5p St Johns Kirk Est, 237.8p Netherhill, 232.4p Toxside, 231.6p Newton of Crathie, 223.5p Nunnerie, 194.3p Auchencorth, 185.8p Wester Dawyck
SUF – 235.9p East Crookedstone
CHE – 250p Newton of Crathie, 244.7p, 242.1p, 241.7p Sornfallow, 240p Allanton, 228.2p Sornfallow, 221.1p Nettlingflat, 213.9p Greenwall
X – 213.9p Allanton, 200p Easter Dawyck, 200p Drochil Castle
DOR – 228.2p Cleughhead
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £115 Newton of Crathie, £112 West Lethans, £112 Broomfield Lodge, £110 West Lethans, £110, £109 Collielaw, £109 Easter Clevage, £109 Glendouran, £109 Carmacoup, £109 Easter Clevage
BEL – £127 St Johns Kirk Est, £120 The Firs, £119, £114 Broomfield Lodge , £110 West Lethans, £109 Bonnington Mains, £106 Jeanfield, £105 West Lethans, £105 Hillridge
BF – £99 Glendouran, £98 Kirkland, £98 St Johns Kirk Est, £98 Heatheryhall, £96 St Johns Kirk Est, £94 Boat, £93 Boylston, £91 Allanton, £91 Glendouran, £90 Boylston
SUF – £104, £102 Thethwaite, £102 Newton of Crathie, £98 Wolfcrooks, £96 Sornfallow, £96 Eastfield, £94 North Glen, £92 The Firs, £91 Newton of Crathie, £80 Greyside
CHAR – £102 Wolfcrooks Cottage, £96 East Law
CHE – £102 Heatheryhall, £103 Sornfallow, £102 Glendouran, £100 Allanton, £99 Coldwakening, £98 Craigdarroch, £96 Newton of Crathie, £95 Jeanfield, £94 Sornfallow, £94 St Johns Kirk Est
X – £105 Newton of Crathie, £101 Avonbank, £100 West Lethans, £100 Wolfcrooks Cottage, £100 cockrig, £99 Craigdarroch, £95 Heatheryhall, £94 School Green, £94 Glendouran, £94 Weston
EASYCARE – £80 Greyside
Per Kilo
TEX – 270p Wintermuir, 266.7p, 261.9p West Lethans, 258.5p Gillandersland, 255.6p Newton of Crathie, 254.8p Cairndinnis, 254.8p West Lethans, 253.5p Glendouran, 252.4p West Lethans, 252.4p Newton of Crathie
BEL – 288.6p St Johns Kirk Est, 272.7p The Firs, 265.9p Bonnington Mains, 264.4p Broomfield Lodge, 261.9p West Lethans, 259.1p Broomfield Lodge, 256.1p Hillridge, 253.7p Ingraston, 253.3p Broomfield Lodge, 250p West Lethans
BF – 234.1p St Johns Kirk Est, 227.5p Allanton, 227.5p Glendouran, 225p Boylston, 225p Kirkland, 225p Glendouran, 222.7p Kirkland, 222.7p St Johns Kirk Est, 222.7p, 222.5p Heatheryhall
SUF – 240p Sornfallow, 237.2p, 236.4p Thethwaite, 233.3p Wolfcrooks Cottage, 231.8p Newton of Crathie, 229.3p North Glen, 228.6p Eastshield, 227.5p Newton of Crathie, 224.4p The Firs, 200p Greyside
CHAR – 237.2p Wolfcrooks, 234.1p East Law
CHE – 239.5p Sornfallow, 238.1p Allanton, 237.5p Jeanfield, 237.2p Glendouran, 235.7p Coldwakening, 234.1p Newton of Crathie, 234.1p Heatheryhall, 233.3p Craigdarroch, 229.3p Sornfallow, 229.3p St Johns Kirk Est
X – 238.6p Newton of Crathie, 232.6p Wolfcrooks Cottage, 229.3p Glendouran, 227.5p Heatheryhall, 227.3p West Lethans, 225p Craigdarroch, 224.4p Avonbank, 222.2p Cockrig, 220p Netherhill, 220p Hillridge
EASYCARE – 205.1p Greyside
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £127, £125 Collielaw, £124 Broomfield Lodge, £124 Gillandersland, £120 Collielaw, £117, £115 Gillandersland, £115 Nunnerie, £114 Strawfrank
BEL – £136 Broomfield Lodge, £135 Felton, £132, £131, £130 Broomfield Lodge, £120 Collielaw, £118 Heatheryhall
BF – £111 Crow Wood Cottage, £107, £104, £103 Allanton, £103 Heatheryhall, £101 Ingraston, £95 Glenrath
SUF – £110 Cockrig, £105 Greyside, £105 Cairndinnis
CHE – £111 Jeanfield, £109 Greentowers, £108 Craigdarroch, £107, £105 Allanton, £103 Craigdarroch
X – £107 dykeneuk, £106 Blairmulloch, £103 Craigdarroch, £103 Coldwakening, £101 Weston, £100 Ingraston
BFL – £90 East Mitchelton
JAC – £95 The Firs
Per Kilo
TEX – 264.6p Collielaw, 258.3p Broomfield Lodge, 254.3p Gillandersland, 250p Collielaw, 248p Gillandersland, 247.8p Broomfield Lodge, 247.8p Greentowers, 243.5p Easter Clevage, 239.6p Nunnerie, 237.5p Strawfrank
BEL – 293.5p Felton, 277.6p, 276.6p, 272.9p, 269.4p Broomfield Lodge, 255.3p Collielaw, 240.8p, 227.5p Heatheryhall,
BF – 226.5p Crow Wood Cottage, 223.9p, 221.3p, 218.4p Allanton, 214.9p Ingraston, 210.2p Heatheryhall, 193.9p Glenrath
SUF – 223.4p Cairndinnis, 220p Cockrig, 216.3p Greyside
CHE – 223.9p Craigdarroch, 222.4p Greentowers, 222p Jeanfield, 220.4p Craigdarroch, 218.8p, 214p Allanton
X – 219.1p Craigdarroch, 219.1p Coldwakening, 218.4p Dykeneuk, 217.4p Ingraston, 214.9p Weston, 211.2p Blairmulloch
BFL – 195.7p East Mitchelton
JAC – 206.5p The Firs
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £148 Felton, £141 Carlophill, £135 Belstane, £133 St Johns Kirk, £132 Felton, £132 Crow Wood Cottage, £131 Belstane, £131 Collielaw, £130 Wolfcrooks Cottage, £130 ST Johns Kirk Est
BF – £120 Crosswoodhill, £114 Peel, £112 Toxside, £110 Nunnerie, £110 Kypehill
SUF – £134 Coldwakening, £128 Belstane, £115 Newton of Crathie
CHE – £114 Allanton, £112 Heatheryhall, £112 St Johns Kirk Est
X – £108 Boylston
BFL – £106 Cockrig
ZWA – £110 Broomfield Lodge, £100 Craigiehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 242.5p Collielaw, 228.1p Wolfcrooks, 227.6p Felton, 226.4p Weston, 222.6p Belstane, 220.8p Kepscaith, 218.5p Wellhead, 218.3p Belstane, 217p Nunnerie
BF – 203.7p Nunnerie, 203.7p Kypehill, 200p Toxside, 200p Peel, 184.6p Crosswoodhill
SUF – 219.7p Coldwakening, 217p Newton of Crathie, 216.9p Belstane
CHE – 215.1p Allanton, 211.3p St Johns Kirk Est, 207.4p Heatheryhall
X – 203.8p Boylston
BFL – 196.3p Cockrig
ZWA – 185.2p Craigiehall Bungalow
Cast Ewes
The 1626 cast ewes and rams forward were easier sold again but with far more Blackface ewes forward (804).
Sale topped at £224 for Texel from Messrs Struthers, Boylston and to £99 for BF from Messrs Struthers, Greenfield.
TEX – £224, £180 Boylston, £172 Strawfrank, £164 Boylston, £158 Boat, £157 Muirhead, £144, £142 Lawhead, £140 Greyside, £140 Collielaw
BEL – £82 Toftcombs
BF – £99 Greenfield, £90 Medwyn Park, £81 Sweetshawhead, £79 Northflatt, £78 Medwyn Park, £78 Rosebery Est, £76 Kirklawhill, £76 Newton of Crathie
SUF – £164 Lawhead, £148 The Beeches, £140 Nettlingflat, £128 Thethwaite, £116 Lawhead, £116 Silverrig, £108 Greyside, £102 Cleughhead, £100 Greyside, £96 The Firs
NCC – £122, £110 Greyside, £100 Lochaber Rd, £100, £86 Greyside, £86 Rowantreehill, £84 Netherhill, £84 Greyside, £82 Lochaber Rd
CHE – £92, £82 Lochaber Rd, £80 Glendouran, £78 Hillside, £76 Stagehall
CHM – £106 Greyside, £98 Tippethill, £94 Greyside, £90, £88 Lochaber Rd, £88 Crow Wood Cottage
X – £124 Crosswoodhill, £123 Greyside, £118 Glendouran, £115 Boylston, £114 Auchenhard, £110 Threestanes, £110 Skirling Craigs, £110 Blackpark, £107 Braeedge, £106 Hilltop
BFL – £148 Sweetshawhead, £128 East Mitchelton
LLE – £98 Lochaber Rd, £90 Carlophill
BTEX – £180 Strawfrank, £162, £90 Boylston
BL – £120, £84 Rockhall
Rams
TEX – £146 Greyside, £136 Skirling Craigs, £120 Howburn, £114 Greyside, £110 Lee Meadow, £100 Greyside, £98 Greenwall, £80 Woodhouse, £72 Braeedge
BF – £92 Toxside, £80 Sweetshawhead, £78 Fieldside, £74 Nunnerie, £70 Snar, £70 Crosswoodhill
SUF – £90 Greyside
CHAR – £84 Greyside
NCC – £124 Nettlingflat, £118 Jeanfield, £112 Greyside, £94 Fieldside, £92 Jeanfield
CHE – £70 Greenwall
X – £74 Greyside
BFL – £126 Crosswoodhill, £112 East Mitchelton, £110 Hillend, £80 Greyside, £76 East Mitchelton
BDM – £120 Silverrig
BL – £72 Greenwall
KHIL – £98 Greenwall
ABE – £100 Drochil Castle
