Monday 14th February
180 Cattle 180
Lawrie and Symington ltd had forward 180 cattle comprising 34 clean cattle, 38 cull cows and 108 young calves & stirks.
Heifers sold to 284p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees to A Wright & Son, Boston or to £1811.68p for a Lim x from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees to H Black & Sons, Butchers, Lanark.
Bullocks sold to 270p or to £1867.30p from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees to Messrs Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Heifers per head
£1811.68, £1600.50 Brockwoodlees
£1716.72, £1655.40 Dreva
£1620.24, £1611.96 Girtridge
£1591.32 Auchenstarry
Heifers per kilo
284p, 277p, 276p Brockwoodlees
276p, 267p Dreva
267p, 266p Auchenstarry
Bullocks per head
£1867.30p Brockwoodlees
£1751.58, £1704.24 Kinneil Mill
£1640.16 Howburn
Bullocks per kilo
270p, 263p Brockwoodlees
268p Howburn
263p (Twice) Kinneil Mill
Cast Bulls per kilo
£1365 The Law
Dairy Bullocks & heifers per head
£1019.04 Westtown
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
193p, 187p Westtown
Cows were short of buyer’s requirements with all classes meeting a very firm trade.
Beef cows per head
LIM – £1545 Gillbank
BB x – £1465 Dreva
SHO x – £1355 Berryhill
LIM x – £1325 Dreva
£1275 Newbigging Mill
Sim x – £1305 Howburn
£1355, £1280 High Machriemore
Beef cows per kilo
AA x – 203.3p, 200.6p, 177.4p High Machriemore
BB x – 192.3p Dreva
LIM x – 183.7p Kilwhipnach
177.1p Dreva
170p Newbigging Mill
LIM – 179.2p Gillbank
SIM x – 178.3p Howburn
SHO x – 171.1p Berryhill
Dairy cows per head
£1365, £1115, £1075 Couch
£1185 Netherholm
£1125 Over Dalserf
£1035 Swaites
£1025 Harelaw
Dairy cows per kilo
161.3p Couch
161.2p Over Dalserf
160.1p, 151p Netherholm
156.3p Harelaw
Calves & Stirks
108 calves & stirks met a busy ringside of buyers, with trade for all types dearer on the fortnight. Stirks topped at £580 for a Simmental bullock from The Murrays. Beef bull calves peaked at £410 for a Limousin from Hayston, with beef heifers selling to a top of £355 for a British Blue from Gartclush. Dairy stirks topped at £450 for a ten month old Holstein bull from Cranslagvourity, with dairy bull calves peaking at £135 for a pen of five Holsteins from Longlea.
Beef Stirks
AA – £470, £450 & £345 Muirhouse.
BB – £550 High Crewburn.
SM – £580 & £475 The Murrays.
Dairy Stirks
£450 Cranslagvourity, £195 & £170 Mid St Colmac.
Beef Bull Calves
AA – £340 Grangehall, £335 Machrihanish, £320 Grangehall, £310 & £305 Machrihanish, £300 Longlea, £270 Machrihanish, £225 Over Dalserf.
BB – £390 Hillhead, £370 Gartclush & High Crewburn, £360 Gartclush, £350 Swaites, £340 (3x) Hillhead & Grangehall, £335 Hillhead & Carskerdo, £330 Gartclush, £325 Hillhead, £315, £310 & £280 Carskerdo, £270 (2x) & £265 Marshill, £260 Carskerdo, £240 & £235 Marshill.
CH – £310 Heatheryhall.
HE – £310 Swaites.
LM – £410 Hayston.
SM – £350 Gartclush.
Beef Heifer Calves
AA – £290 (2x) Machrihanish, £190 (2x) Over Dalserf, £170 Hillhead.
BB – £355 Gartclush, £335 Hillhead & Swaites, £330 Hillhead, £315 (2x) Gartclush, £305 Hillhead, £300 Machrihanish, £260, £250 & £240 (2x) Hillhead, £200 & £195 Marshill.
LM – £280 & £255 Hayston.
SM – £310 Heatheryhall.
Dairy Bulls
AY – £55 Swaites.
HO – £135 & £125 Longlea, £110 & £90 Machrihanish, £85, £80 & £70 (2x) Kerrycroy.
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3140 Hoggs and 2192 Cast Ewes and Rams, 411 Store Hoggs and 92 In Lamb Ewes through Lanark.
Hoggs
A similar show of 3140 prime hoggs saw trade slightly easier on the week except for the best hoggs and the hoggs under 44kg as a lot more weight on offer.
The sale topped at £159 per head for Beltex from Messrs Gilchrist, Newmill and to 375p/kg for Beltex from M Russell, Emahroo.
Overall Average 256pp/kg (SQQ 260p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £76 Ladyurd, £60 Whitegates
BF – £76 Ladyurd, £75 Auchencorth, £74 Nether Abington, £71.50 Hillside, £69 x2 Ladyurd
CHE – £78 Howes Way, £60 Ladyurd
SHE – £50 Vinjara
Per Kilo
TEX – 253.3p Ladyurd, 200p Whitegates
BF – 237.5p ladyurd, 234.4p Auchencorth, 231.3p Nether Abington, 230.6p Hillside, 230p, 222.6p Ladyurd
CHE – 243.8p Howes Way, 230.8p Ladyurd
SHE – 185.2p Vinjara
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £113 Greenfield, £110 Rutherend, £108 Stevenson Ave, £108 Hillridge, £104 Yardbent, £103 Muirhouse, £102 Millburn, £100 Eastoun, £99, £98 Bents
BEL – £112 Westmains
BF – £102 Corsebank, £99 Parkhall, £97 Shawhead, £94.50 Parkhall, £94.50 Corsebank, £94 Cloverhill, £94 Greenfield, £93 Heatheryhall, £91.50 Parkhall, £91 Auchencorth
SUF – £93 Westmains, £92 Gosland, £88 Rutherend, £81 Ladyurd, £80 Whitegates
CHE – £99.50, £97 Heatheryhall, £96 Couch, £92 Heatheryhall, £78 Hillside
CHM – £100 Westmains
X – £80, £74 Ladyurd, £73 Hillside
ROUS – £91 Auchencorth
KHIL – £87 Howes Way
Per Kilo
TEX – 297.4p Greenfield, 284.2p Stevenson Ave, 284.2p Hillridge, 282.1p Rutherend, 281.1p Yardbent, 275.7p Millburn, 267.6p, 264.9p Bents, 264.1p Muirhouse, 263.2p Eastoun
BEL – 302.7p Westmains
BF – 261.5p, 255.4p Corsebank, 254.2p Parkhall, 254.1p Cloverhill, 253.8p Parkhall, 252.8p Spango, 251.4p Heatheryhall, 251.4p Gosland, 250p Haystoun, 250p Parkhall
SUF – 255.6p Gosland, 244.7p Westmains, 225.6p Rutherend, 225p Ladyurd, 222.2p Whitegates
CHE – 261.8p, 255.6p, 255.3p Heatheryhall, 252.6p Couch, 236.4p Hillside
CHM – 256.4p Westmains
X – 224.2p Ladyurd, 221.2p Hillside, 205.1p Ladyurd
ROUS – 260p Auchencorth
KHIL – 241.7p Howes Way
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £150 Gilmeadowland, £148 Kepscaith, £147 Greenhill, £140 Hill, £132 Collielaw, £129 Chesterhall, £129 Bushelhead, £128 Northflatt, £127 Bankhead, £127 Collielaw
BEL – £159 Newmill, £155 Cronan, £155 Kerfield, £154 Emahroo, £149 Thethwaite, £149 Hillridge, £147 Greenhill, £144 Newmill, £141 Wintermuir, £132 Bankhead
BF – £110.50 Corsebank, £104.50 Parkhall, £101 Corsebank, £100 x2 Boat, £99.50 Peel
SUF – £113 Newton of Crathie, £112 Eastoun, £105 Yardbent, £100 Crookedstone, £100 Yardbent
NCC – £113, £112, £110 Couch, £106 Craigow
CHE – £113.50 Jeanfield, £113 Thethwaite, £110, £109 Greentowers, £105 Couch
CHM – £109 Craigow
X – £117.50 Muckraw, £107 Auchencorth, £102 Shawhead, £102 Eastoun, £100 Crookedstonemuir, £95 Springfield
LLE – £114, £109, £105.50 Newlands
Per Kilo
TEX – 357p Gilmeadowland, 334.1p Greenhill, 333.3p Hill, 328.9p Kepscaith, 307p Collielaw, 304.9p Hill, 298.8p Wintermuir, 297.7p Northflatt, 297.6p Hillridge, 295.3p Collielaw
BEL – 375.6p Emahroo, 369.8p Newmill, 354.8p Hillridge, 352.3p Cronan, 351.2p Newmill, 346.5p Thethwaite, 344.4p Kerfield, 343.9p Wintermuir, 334.1p Greenhill, 314.6p Hillridge
BF – 248.8p Parkhall, 246.3p, 245.6p Corsebank, 243.9p x2 Boat, 231.4p Peel
SUF – 251.1p Newton of Crathie, 248.9p Eastoun, 238.1p, 233.3p Yardbent, 232.6p East Crookedstone
NCC – 261.9p Hillfield, 258.5p Craigow, 251.1p, 248.9p Couch
CHE – 262.8p Thethwaite, 261.9p, 259.5p Greentowers, 256.1p Couch, 252.2p Jeanfield
CHM – 247.7p Craigow
X – 267p Muckraw, 261p Auchencorth, 232.6p Crookedstonemuir, 231.8p Shawhead, 226.7p Eastoun, 226.2p Springfield
LLE – 265.9p, 259.1p, 257.3p Newlands
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £148 Collielaw, £144 Gilmeadowland, £140 Craigow, £137 Bankhead, £135 Broomfield Lodge, £134 North Garngour, £134, £131 Bankhead, £130 Carlophill, £130 Heatheryhall
BEL – £148, £143 Broomfield Lodge, £140 Craigow, £137 Broomfield Lodge, £134 x2, £133 Hill (Cumnock), £131 Wellhead, £130, £125 Hill (Cumnock)
BF – £112 Crow Wood Cottage, £111 Sweetshawhead, £100 Crow Wood Cottage, £100 Nisbet
SUF – £126, £124 Greenhill, £121 East Crookedstone, £120 Newton of Crathie, £120 Wellhead, £115 Thankerton Camp, £100 Yardbent
CHAR – £119 Townfoot (Symington)
NCC – £115.50 x2 Couch
CHE – £112 Jeanfield
CHM – £114 Couch
X – £120 North Garngour, £120 Menzies Ave, £110 Weston, £110 Crow Wood Cottage
BFL – £100 Haystoun
ZWA – £100 Menzies Ave
KHIL – £100 Crow Wood Cottage
Per Kilo
TEX – 302p Collielaw, 291.3p Bankhead, 288p Gilmeadowland, 278.3p Muirburn, 273.9p Thethwaite, 271.7p Newton of Crathie, 270p Broomfield Lodge, 269.6p, 269.2p Craigow, 268.6p Bankhead
BEL – 314.9p, 304.3p, 297.8p Broomfield Lodge, 291.7p Craigow, 291.3p, 285.1p Hill (Cumnock), 284.8p Wellhead, 271.4p, 270.8p, 266p Hill (Cumnock)
BF – 224p Crow Wood Cottage, 217.6p Sweetshawhead, 212.8p Crow Wood Cottage, 204.1p Nisbet
SUF – 269.6p, 262.5p Greenhill, 246.9p East Crookedstone, 244.7p Thankerton Camp, 240p Wellhead, 230.8p Newton of Crathie, 200p Yardbent
CHAR – 233.3p Townfoot (Symington)
NCC – 240.6p, 235.7p Couch
CHE – 243.5p Jeanfield
CHM – 237.5p Couch
X – 261.9p Crow Wood Cottage, 244.9p Menzies Ave, 230.8p North Garngour, 224.5p Weston
BFL – 200p Haystoun
ZWA – 196.1p Menzies Ave
KHIL – 208.3p Crow Wood Cottage
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £155 Amahroo, £152 Gilmeadowland, £150 North Garngour, £150 Highfield, £149 Menzies Ave, £149 x2 Carlinside, £148 Gilmeadowland, £147 Laigh Knoweglass, £142 Mid Hartwood
BEL – £148 Kepscaith, £135 Emahroo
BF – £117.50 Peel, £116 Holyree House, £116 Kerfield, £113 Madrissa, £111 Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – £120 Menzies Ave
CHM – £125 Couch
X – £131 Mezies Ave, £115 Tower Steading, £110 Crow Wood Cottage
BFL – £117 Tower Steading, £114 Tower
JAC – £100 Crow Wood Cottage
Per Kilo
TEX – 281.5p, 264.3p Gilmeadowland, 263.2p Highfield, 263.2p North Garngour, 260.4p Hillfield, 258.5p Muirburn, 254.5p Highfield, 253.6p Wellhead, 248.1p Bankhead, 243.6p Hills of Dalserf
BEL – 250p Emahroo, 246.7p Kepscaith
BF – 209.3p Madrissa, 207.1p Holylee House, 206.1p Peel, 200p Kerfield, 191.4p Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – 203.4p Menzies Ave
CHM – 231.5p Hillfield
X – 217p Tower Steading, 214.8p Menzies Ave, 183.3p Crow Wood Cottage
BFL – 186.9p Tower, 172.6p Tower Steading
JAC – 175.4p Crow Wood Cottage
Breeding Sheep
A small show of breeding sheep saw a good trade for the quality on offer topping at £178 for mule gimmer scanned twins from Messrs Campbell, Howes Way and to £150 for Cheviot Mule 4 crop scanned twins from same home.
CHM – £150 Howes Way
NCC – £118 Howes Way
SUF – £66 Whitegates
BF – £60 Whitecraighead
X – £178 Howes Way, £124, £120, £112, £105, £92 Gubberhill
Store Hoggs
The 411 store hoggs were a mixed show for quality but still met a fast selling trade topping at £96 for Beltex from Messrs Smith, Bankhead and to £76 for Blackface from Lightshaw.
TEX – £95 Stevenson Ave, £92 Dykehead, £87, £76 Stevenson Ave, £74 x2 Dykehead, £61 Kilnhills
BEL – £96 Bankhead
BF – £76 Lightshaw, £75 Barr, £67 Ashcraig, £65 Upper Muirhouse, £65 Barr, £53 Nisbet, £51 Craigdarroch
SUF – £90 Upper Muirhouse
NCC – £90, £80 Upper Cornquoy
CHE – £90 Upper Muirhouse, £76 Pentland Mains
CONT – £80 Hill (Falkirk)
X – £79, £78 Upper Muirhouse, £69 Grindigra, £53 Barr, £51 Grindigra
OTH – £40 Lee Gardens
RYE – £54 Meadowmains
Cast Ewes
A larger show of 2192 cast ewes and rams saw all classes dearer on the week with average up £13 (which included 1000 BF & Hill ewes).
Sale topped at £242 for Texel from Carlinside Farm and to £104 for Blackface from Messrs Warnock, Dreva.
TEX – £242, £236 Carlinside, £228 North Garngour, £208 Easterseat, £200, £196 Greyside, £184 Nether Brotherston, £176 Meikle Tullo, £168 Blackhill, £168 Longford
BEL – £166 Greyside, £164 Cairnie, £140 Muirhouse View, £128 Kerfield, £126 Yeldabrek, £100 Kerfield, £94 Whitegates, £64 Cronan
BF – £104 Dreva, £98 Nether Brotherston, £97 Wester Dawyck, £96 West Shawtonhill, £94 Gareland, £92 Blairmulloch, £90 Sweetshawhead, £90 Fallside, £90 Easter Dawyck, £89 East Merkland
SUF – £158 Kailzie Mains, £143 Muirhouse, £142 Muirhouse View, £132 Muckraw, £130 Roadside, £130 Cairnie, £130 Highfield, £122 Hill, £120 Thethwaite, £106 Fallside
CHAR – £126 Hillridge, £110 Millmoor
NCC – £131 Upper Cornquoy, £130 Yeldabrek, £124 Broomfield Lodge, £119 Upper Cornquoy, £115 Netherhill, £115 Craigow, £114 Dreva, £110 Greyside, £108 Wester Dawyck, £106 Braeedge
CHE – £108 Craigow, £98 Bankhead (Milnathort), £94 Dewshill, £92 Crow Wood Cottage, £90 Hillfield, £90 Thripland, £85 Roadside, £84 Culter House, £84 Braeedge, £82 WhitegatesCONT – £82 Whitegates, £66 Hilltop
CHM – £127 Craigow, £121 Gilmeadowland, £121 Thripland, £115 Braeedge, £115 Cronan
X – £121 Crow Wood Cottage, £119 Mid Hartwood, £119 Cairnie, £118 Blairmulloch, £117 Netherhill, £116 Greyside, £116 Broomfield Lodge, £115 High East Quarter, £115 Netherurd Mains, £115 Stevenson Ave
BFL – £178 Tower Steading, £150 Kailzie mains, £142 Haystoun, £140 Crookboat, £140 Haystoun, £120 Highfield, £110 Easter Dawyck, £90 Haystoun
SHE – £58 Hills of Dalserf, £50, £40 Springfield
BDM – £140 Muirhouse, £94 Yeldabrek
ZWA – £92 Bankhead
JAC – £66 Hills of Dalserf
HEB – £66 Ashgrove
ROM – £98 Warwickdale
HW – £62 West Loch, £53 Warwickdale, £50 Millmoor, £48 West Loch
SWA – £89 East Mitchelton, £66 Greyside, £61 Whitegates
OTH – £129, £120, £113, £80 Saughland, £52 Lee Gardens, £50 Back Hareshaw
WELSH – £55 High Carlincraig, £50 Allanton
RYE – £86 Culter House
Rams
TEX – £170 Rockhall, £156 Greyside, £152 Vinjara, £150 Rockhall, £134 Cairnie, £130 Wintermuir, £130 Cronan, £128 Kilwhipnach, £124 Gilmeadowland, £120 Hills of Dalserf
BEL – £130 Cairnie, £120 Mid Shawtonhill, £110 Kerfield, £100 Wintermuir
BF – £100 Greyside, £90 Rockhall, £86 Flemington, £82 Madrissa, £72 Rockhall, £72 Gareland, £70 Parkhall, £60 Lightshaw
SUF – £130 Rockhall, £120 Crookboat, £120 Kailzie Mains, £120 Netherurd Mains, £96 Vinjara
NCC – £115 Rockhall, £114 Greyside, £104 Wester Dawyck, £70 Greyside
CHE – £104 Braeedge
X – £90 Breckerny Rd
BFL – £110 Blairmulloch, £106 Highfield, £100 Rockhall, £100 Kailzie Mains
SHE – £60 Vinjara
ZWA – £70 Grindigra
JAC – £82 Hills of Dalserf
HEB – £40 Easter Dawyck
ROM – £56 Grindigra
HW – £72 West Loch
Shetland & Orkney Report
The 150 Consignment from the Orkney & Shetland Islands.
Principal Prices:
Orkney Hoggs
TEX – £121, £114, £111 Whitehall
Store Hoggs
NCC – £90, £80 Upper Cornquoy
X – £69, £51 Grindigra
Orkney Ewes
TEX – £167 Yeldabrek, £146, £120, £116 Whitehall
BEL – £126 Yeldabrek
NCC – £130 Yeldabrek, £131, £119 Upper Cornquoy
BDM – £94 Yeldabrek
X – £106 Whitehall
Orkney Rams
ZWA – £70 Grindigra
ROM – £56 Grindigra
Shetland Hoggs
TEX – £110, £107, £102, £93 Millburn, £100 Vinjara
SHE – £50 Vinjara
Shetland Ewes
SUF – £130 Roadside
CHE – £85 Roadside
Shetland Rams
TEX – £152 Vinjara, £110 Millburn
SUF – £96 Vinjara
SHE – £60 Vinjara
