Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 29TH November
147 Cattle 147
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 147 cattle at their Christmas Show and Sale. The Champion was awarded to Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie with a Limousin heifer weighing 488kg and sold to 530p per kilo to the judge Strachan Butchers, Larkhall. Reserve Champion from Messrs Simpson, Hillridge Farm, Biggar was a Limousin bullock weighing 608kg and sold to 310p per kilo to Allan Butchers, Stewarton.
The show was kindly sponsored by G Anderson & Son Haulage Contractors, Wishaw.
Heifers per head
£2586, £1814, £1704 Brockwoodlees
£1792 Muirburn
£1724 Dreva
£1717 Balquharrage
£1641 Oldhill
£1618 Todhall
£1545 Howburn
£1521 Calla
Heifers per kilo
530p, 292p, 284p Brockwoodlees
290p Balquharrage
288p Todhall
280p, 274p Muirburn
274p Howburn
272p Dreva
272p Heatheryhall
266p Calla
260p Kepscaith
252p Girtridge
Bullocks per head
£1885 Hillridge
£1722 Calla
£1706 Collielaw
£1657 Muirburn
£1637 South Arnloss
£1600 Todhall
£1568 Balquharrage
£1472 Howburn
Bullocks per kilo
310p Hillridge
300p Todhall
280p Balquharrage
278p Collielaw
270p Calla
270p (Twice) Muirburn
266p Brockwoodlees
262p Howburn
Dairy Bullock & Heifer per kilo
206p Westtown
178p Millhill
178p Longlea
Champion beef cow from Messrs Wainwright, Todhall Farm, Cupar sold to 185p per kilo or £1530.
Champion dairy cow from Messrs Baillie, Longlea Farm, Larkhall sold to £935 per head.
Beef cows per head
LIM – £1530 Todhall
£1515 Biggarshields Mains
£1350 Burnbrae
£1295 Lupus
AA – £1130 South Arnloss
CHAR – £1770 Dreva
SHO – £1055 West Millrig
£1025 Howford
BB – £1345 Todhall
Beef cows per kilo
LIM – 185p Todhall
177p Biggarshiels Mains
170p Lupus
169p Burnbrae
AA – 144p South Arnloss
CHAR – 184p Dreva
SHO – 138p Howford
136p Oldhill
133p West Millrig
BB – 167p Todhall
Dairy cows per head
£1045 Cobblehaugh
£935 Longlea
£925 Marshill
£895 Newlands
£865 Greentowers
Dairy cows per kilo
123p Westtown
122p Marshill
122p South Brackenridge
118p Longlea
108p Newlands
107p Auchmeddan
107p Greentowers
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3831 Lambs and 2056 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Lambs
The 3831 prime lambs were another good show for quality and again dearer on the week in all weight ranges. More needed weekly to fulfil demand.
The sale topped at £170 per head for Texels from Messrs Struthers, Boylston and to 355p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Walker, High Parks.
Overall Average 280pp/kg (SQQ 282p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £64 Ladyurd
BEL – £84 Kilnhills
BF – £83 Dalefield, £80 Ladyurd, £78 Birthwood, £78 Fallside
CHAR – £83.50 Whitegates
CHE – £82.50 ladyurd
X – £81.50 ladyurd
BADGER – £80.50 Ladyurd
Per Kilo
TEX – 228.6p Ladyurd
BEL – 262.5p Kilnhills
BF – 267.7p Dalefield, 260p Birthwood, 258.1p Ladyurd, 251.6p Fallside
CHAR – 260.9p Whitegates
CHE – 266.1p ladyurd
X – 254.7p Ladyurd
BADGER – 268.3p ladyurd
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £122.50 Newton of Inshewan, £111 Yeldabrek, £108 Hill, £107 Mossplatt, £106 Whitegates, £105 High Dyke, £104 Dalefield, £103.50 Whitegates, £103.50, £103 Yeldabrek
BEL – £134 Cumberhead, £124 Auchenstarry, £121 Ashcraig, £120, £115.50 Cumberhead, £94 Edgefield, £90 Ashcraig
BF – £102 Ashcraig, £102 Craig Douglas, £98.50 Ashcraig, £96 Cloverhill, £94 Barglachan, £94 Fallside, £93 Debog, £93 East Kinleith, £87 Birthwood, £79 Ladyurd
SUF – £107, £106.50 Yeldabrek, £104.50 Barglachan, £97 Whitegates, £97 Barglachan, £95 Ladyurd
CHAR – £106 Newton of Crathie
NCC – £102.50 Brockhouse
CHE – £104 Hill, £104 Barglachan, £102 Dalefield, £100 Newton of Crathie, £89.50 Ladyurd
X – £110 Holehouse, £96 Barglachan, £88 Beecraig Country Park
SHE – £70 Ferryhouse
ROUS – £88 Debog
HW – £86.50 Ladyurd
VAL – £75 Dykefoot
Per Kilo
TEX – 331.1p Newton of Inshewan, 284.6p Yeldabrek, 284.2p Hill, 281.1p Dalefield, 279.7p Yeldabrek, 275.7p Southholm, 274.4p Mossplatt, 271.8p Whitegates, 271.1p Yeldabrek, 269.4p Hill
BEL – 344.4p Auchenstarry, 343.6p, 315.8p Cumberhead, 310.3p Ashcraig, 303.9p Cumberhead, 264.7p Ashcraig, 261.1p Edgefield
BF – 268.6p Fallside, 268.4p Craig Douglas, 266.2p Ashcraig, 263.6p Birthwood, 261.5p Ashcraig, 261.1p Barclachan, 258.3p Debog, 258.3p East Kinleith, 252.6p Cloverhill, 239.4p Ladyurd
SUF – 281.6p, 280.3p Yeldabrek, 275p, 269.4p Barclachan, 256.8p Ladyurd, 248.7p Whitegates
CHAR – 271.8p Newton of Crathie
NCC – 269.7p Brockhouse
CHE – 273.7p Barglachan, 270.3p Newton of Crathie, 266.7p Hill, 263.2p Ladyurd, 261.5p Dalefield
X – 282.1p Holehouse, 259.5p Barglachan, 244.4p Beecraig Country Park
SHE – 205.9p Ferryhouse
ROUS – 266.7p Debog
HW – 254.4p Ladyurd
VAL – 197.4p Dykefoot
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £147 Petty, £140 Collielaw, £140 West Lethans, £138 Boghouse, £138 Redburn, £137 West Glespin, £137 Ingraston, £135.50 Petty, £134.50 Swaites, £134.50 High Parks
BEL – £157 Ingraston, £156.50, £154 Strawfrank, £153 High Parks, £149 Little Kype, £148 High Parks, £145 Strawfrank, £143 West Lethans, £141 Birkcleugh, £140 Petty
BF – £125.50 Posso, £125 Hartside, £118.50 Cloverhill, £117.50 Glendouran, £117.50 Greenfield, £117 Birkcleugh, £116.50 Nether Abington, £116 Toxside, £114 Gosland, £113 thethwaite
SUF – £126 Muckraw, £126 Newton of Crathie, £122.50 Netherton, £122.50 Haswellsykes, £122 Thethwaite, £121.50 Haswellsykes, £120 Newton of Crathie, £118 Meadowfield, £118 Haswellsykes, £116 Southholm
CHAR – £125.50, £124.50 Yeldabrek, £121.50 Laigh Cleughearn, £114 Mid Brockloch
NCC – £124.50, £120 Nettlingflat, £113 Brockhouse, £110 Meadowfield, £107 Brockhouse
CHE – £119.50, £113 Thethwaite
X – £123 Thethwaite, £120 Midseat, £118 Townfoot, £118 Kirkton of Crawford, £116 Doura, £114 Northflatt, £112 Cardon, £96 Yeldabrek
LLE – £114 Hill
BDM – £118.50 Newton of Crathie
BTEX – £130 St Nicholas Rd, £115, £110 Shoestanes
MB – £143 High Parks
BL – £120 Thethwaite
Per Kilo
TEX – 334.1p Petty, 333.3p West Lethans, 332.5p West Glespin, 318.6p Ingraston, 318.2p Collielaw, 313.6p Boghouse, 313.6p Redburn, 307.3p High Crewburn, 307p Garson, 306.1p Blackhill
BEL – 355.8p High Parks, 350p Thethwaite, 348.9p Ingraston, 347.8p Strawfrank, 343.9p Birkcleugh, 342.2p Strawfrank, 340.5p West lethans, 338.6p Little Kype, 336.5p High Parks, 331p West Lethans
BF – 285.4p Birkcleugh, 258.2p Posso, 279.8p Glendouran, 277.8p Hartside, 277.4p Nether Abington, 276.2p Toxside, 275.6p Cloverhill, 267.5p Boat, 267.5p Southholm, 267p Greenfield
SUF – 293p Newton of Crathie, 291.7p Netherton, 289.3p, 287.8p Haswellsykes, 283.7p Thethwaite, 280p Muckraw, 278.4p Haswellsykes, 274.4p Meadowfield, 266.7p Newton of Crathie, 263.6p Southholm
CHAR – 306.1p, 289.5p Yeldabrek, 278p Mid Brockloch, 276.1p Laigh Cleughearn
NCC – 285.7, 283p Nettlingflat, 275p Meadowfield, 256.8p Brockhouse, 254.8p Brockhouse
CHE – 282.5p, 277.9p Thethwaite
X – 281p Townfoot (Symington), 276.2p East Doura, 274.4p Kirkton of Crawford, 273.3p Thethwaite, 272.7p Midseat, 259.1p Northflatt, 254.5p Cardon, 252.6p Yeldabrek
LLE – 259.1p Hill
BDM – 275.6p Newton of Crathie
BTEX – 295.5p St Nicholas Rd, 275p, 255.6p Shoestanes Rd
MB – 325p High parks
BL – 266.7p Thethwaite
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £155, £154, £153, £152 Collielaw, £150 Laigh Cleughearn, £150 Craighead, £149 x2 Collielaw, £149 Little Kype, £149 Yeldabrek
BEL – £156 Drumbuie, £151 Yeldabrek, £150 Little Kype, £148 Craighead, £145 Yeldabrek, £143 Richardton, £142 Drumbuie, £140 Yeldabrek, £136 Drumbuie
BF – £128 Corsebank
SUF – £143.50 East Law, £139.50 Wormiston, £138 Lawhead, £133 Powflats, £130.50 Toxside, £129 Wormiston, £128.50 Nettlingflat, £126.50 Cardon, £126.50 Meadowfield, £126 Midseat
CHAR – £129, £126.50 Yeldabrek
NCC – £130 Newton of Crathie
CHE – £140, £131.50 Hallhill
X – £148, £127.50 Toxside, £126 Hartside, £124 Cloverhill, £120 Nether Abington, £100 Holehouse
BFL – £125 Tower
LLE – £126.50 Burghmuir
KHIL – £130 Wester Crosswoodhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 329.8p, 323.4p, 320.8p Collielaw, 314.9p Gillandersland, 310.6p Newton of Inshewan, 306p, 304.1p x2 Collielaw, 302.2p Gillandersland, 302.1p Hallhill
BEL – 318.4p Drumbuie, 308.3p Craighead, 302.1p Drumbuie, 302.1p, 302, 297.9p Yeldabrek, 289.4p Drumbuie, 288.5p Little Kype, 286p Richardton
BF – 251p Corsebank
SUF – 289.1p Powflats, 281.6p Lawhead, 276p East Law, 275p Meadowfield, 274.5p Wormiston, 273.9p Midseat, 273.5p Wormiston, 273.4p Nettlingflat, 272.8p Newton of Inshewan, 271.9p Toxside
CHAR – 275p, 268.8p Yeldabrek
NCC – 282.6p Newton of Crathie
CHE – 280p, 279.8p Hallhill
X – 296p Toxside, 268.1p Hartside, 265.6p Toxside, 263.8p Cloverhill, 260.9p Nether Abington, 212.8p Holehouse
BFL – 250p Tower
LLE – 258.2p Burghmuir
KHIL – 260p Wester Crosswoodhill
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £170 Boylston, £165 Carlinside, £159 Cowgrove, £155 Boylston, £153 Malletsheugh, £151 Craighead, £148 Lawhead, £148 Glendouran, £146 St Nicholas Rd, £145.50 Yeldabrek
BF – £142, £131 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – £145 Netherton, £141.50 Kirkton
CHE – £151.50, £150 Hallhill, £135.50 Westpark
X – £139 Hill, £130 Glendouran
BFL – £141 Tower, £128 Tower Steading, £120 Southholm
ZWA – £112 Woodend
Per Kilo
TEX – 279.6p Craighead, 279.2p Glendouran, 270.4p St Nicholas Rd, 269.4p Yeldabrek, 268.9p Westpark, 268.9p Kinneill Mill, 264.3p Lawhead, 263.8p Malletsheugh, 262.3p Westpark, 250p Boylston
BF – 242.6p, 236.7p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 262p Kirkton, 241.7p Netherton
CHE – 270.5p Hallhill, 255.7p Westpark, 214.3p Hallhill
X – 252.7p Hill, 236.4p Glendouran
BFL – 226.4p Southholm, 220.7p Tower Steading, 201.4p Tower
ZWA – 177.8p Woodend
Cast Ewes
The 2056 cast ewes were a mixed show for quality but trade was the dearest seen for some time especially for the best Texel ewes. Blackface and plain also sharper.
A New centre record was set when a Texel ewe from Messrs laird, Yeldabrek realised £258 others to £253 from Messrs Gibson, Cowgrove. Blackface ewes topped at £105 from Messrs Baillie, Calla.
TEX – £258 Yeldabrek, £253 Cowgrove, £236 Yeldabrek, £234 Cowgrove, £220 Yeldabrek, £214, £190 St Nicholas Rd, £190 Townfoot, £190 Yeldabrek, £188 Holehouse
BEL – £134 West Lethans, £130 Townfoot
BF – £105 Calla, £98, £96 Allanton, £93 Calla, £92 Coldcothill, £88 Allanton, £88 Tower, £86 Walston Mill, £86, £85 Boylston
SUF – £174 MacDonald Park, £170 Mid Brockloch, £170 Rusha, £166 Hill, £152 Mid Brockloch, £149 Yeldabrek, £142 Bankhead, £134 MacDonald Park, £133, £132 Mid Brockloch
CHAR – £152 Mid Brockloch, £138, £128 Yeldabrek, £96 Mid Brockloch
NCC – £146 Bonnington Mains, £107 Calla, £105 Walston Mill, £104 Hillfield, £100 Allanton, £98 Southholm, £90 Hillfield, £90, £80 Greyside, £79 Hillfield
CHE – £136 Hallhill, £100 Kinneil Mill, £97 Midseat, £88 Calla, £78 Boghouse, £68 Melsetter, £62 Greyside
CONT – £92 Southholm, £90, £88 West lethans, £69 Yeldabrek
CHM – £127 Newton of Inshewan, £82 Rusha
X – £124 Bankhead, £124 Temples, £119 Southholm, £117 Netherton, £116 Bankhead, £115 Cardon, £114 Temples, £113, £112 Brocklees, £112 Mid Brockloch
BFL – £144 The Beeches, £108 Brocklees, £80 The Beeches
SHE – £26 Woodend
LLE – £102 Greyside
ROUS – £78 Debog
ZWA – £72 Woodend
HEB – £50 Greyside
HW – £58 Woodend
SWA – £69, £54 Greyside
OTH – £70 Yeldabrek
EASY CARE – £80, £70 Yeldabrek
WELSH – £68 Allanton
RYE – £90 West Blackmoss
GOAT – £30 Woodend
Rams
TEX – £152 Dovecot, £150 Cowgrove, £126 Cardon, £122 x2 West Lethans, £122 Rusha, £110 Yeldabrek, £98 Edgefield
BEL – £152 Townfoot (Symington), £148 Mid Brockloch, £142 Townfoot (Symington)
BF – £116 x2 Calla, £102 Beecraig Country Park, £102 West Lethans, £86 Hartside, £80 Boylston, £76, £66, £60 Hillfield, £58 Brocklees
SUF – £168 Powflats, £144 Cowgrove, £140 Strawfrank, £126 Mossplatt, £102 Melsetter
NCC – £122 Yeldabrek, £122 Dalefield, £122 Hillfield, £120 Calla, £117 Hillfield, £106 Braeedge, £94 Melsetter, £82, £74 Hillfield
CHE – £100, £92 Hillfield, £80 Melsetter
BFL – £130 Tower
SHE – £40 Ferryhouse
BL – £140 Beecraig Country Park
JAC – £60 Hillfield
HEB – £42 Woodend
DOR – £120 Hartside
OTH – £116 Hillfield
CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF PRIME CATTLE AND STORE COWS
JUDGE – Mr Steven Strachan, Strachan Craft Butchers
(Blantyre, East Kilbride & Larkhall)
Sponsored by G Anderson & Son Ltd – Haulage Contractors
CLASS 1 – CONTINENTAL BULLOCK ( 12 Forward)
1st – Lot 1 Messrs J D Simpson, Hillridge Farm
2nd – Lot 2 Barrie Farmers, Howburn Farm
3rd – Lot 4 Messrs Allison, Muirburn Farm
CLASS 2 – CONTINENTAL HEIFER ( 14 Forward)
1st – Lot 16 Messrs DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm
2nd – Lot 14 Messrs A Lindsay, Kepscaith Farm
3rd – Lot 43 Messrs Allison, Muirburn Farm
CLASS 3 – NATIVE BRED BULLOCK OR HEIFER ( 4 Forward)
1st – Lot 40 Messrs DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm
2nd – Lot 39 Messrs T Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm
3rd – Lot 42 Messrs I Tennant, Oldhill Farm
CHAMPION ANIMAL (For the Lawrie & Symington Ltd Perpetual Trophy)
Lot 16 Messrs DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm
RESERVE CHAMPION ANIMAL (For the Lanark & Strathaven Auction Markets Angus MacDonald Trophy)
Lot 1 Messrs JD Simpson, Hillridge Farm
STORE COWS
CHAMPION BEEF COW – Lot 138 Messrs MI Wainwright, Todhall Farm
CHAMPION DAIRY COW – Lot 162 Mr R Baillie, Longlea Farm
