Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 11^th December 2023

Cattle prime stock report

On Monday 11^th December 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 96 cattle comprising of 34 bullocks and heifers and 62 cast cows.

Limousin heifers sold to 348p/kg from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Cononbie to Collins Butchers, Muirhead or to £2018 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Collins Butchers, Muirhead.

Limousin bullocks sold to 320p/kg from Messrs TH Gray, Balquharrage Farm, Lennoxtown to T Clark, Wellhead or to £1786 from Barrie Farmers, Howburn Farm, Biggar to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.

Beef cows sold to £1610 per head from J R W Montgomery Farming, Colmslie Farm, Galashiels or to 220p/kg from Messrs BW & J Orr, Dykehead Farm, Chapleton.

Dairy cows sold to £1490 per head from Messrs G & M Struthers, Moatmains Farm, Lesmahagow or to 203p/kg from Messrs D & M Russell, Cobblehaugh Farm, Lanark.

Beef Heifers per head

£2018 (Twice), £1970, £1909, £1903 Brockwoodlees

£1935 Howburn

£1869 Calla

£1851 Balguharrage

£1807 Faskine

£1693 Hill, Strathaven

Beef Heifers per kilo

348p (3 Times), 346p, 344p (Twice) Brockwoodlees

335p, 330p Calla

332p Hill (Strathaven)

328p Howburn

326p Balquharrage

Beef Bullocks per head

£1786 Howburn

£1740 Balguharrage

£1608 Faskine

Beef Bullocks per kilo

320p Balquharrage

308p Howburn

300p Faskine

Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo

205p Broadfield

Cast Cows and Bulls

Beef cows per head

AA – £1440 & £1010 Aultoun

BB x – £1030 Toxside

Her – £1190 Ingraston

Luing – £1240 & £1150 Shawhead

Lim x – £1570 Biggarshiels Mains, £1410 & £1290 Mount Lothian, £1250 Dykehead

Char x – £1610 Colmslie, £1390 Biggarshiels Mains

BSH – £1440 & £1340 Colmslie

MRI – £1490 & £1250 Moatmains

Beef cows per kilo

AA – 187p & 166p Auldtoun

Lim x – 219p Dykehead, 193p Biggarshiels Mains, 184p Mount Lothian, 180p Dykehead

Char x – 185p Colmslie

BSH – 184p Colmslie

MRI – 173p & 169p Moatmains

Luing – 162p Shawhead

Her – 172p Ingraston

Dairy cows per head

Mont – £1430, £1310 (Twice) & £1250 Cobblehaugh

Fries – £910 Ainville

Hol – £1130 Over Dalserf, £1110 Greentowers, £1040 Netherholm

Dairy cows per kilo

Mont – 203p & 180p Cobblehaugh

Fries – 147p Carscallan

Hol – 148p Nehterholm, 144p Greentowers & Over Dalserf

Sheep prime stock report

On Monday 11^th December 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 5820 Lambs and 2171 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.

CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF PRIME LAMBS

MONDAY 11^TH DECEMBER 2023

JUDGE: Mr R Lawson

Sponsor: M S Grierson, Peebles (Haulage Contractor)

CLASS 1: 5 SUFFOLK CROSS LAMBS (2 Forward)

1^st J H Gray Farming, Chapelhill Farm, Peebles 46kg £120 West Scottish Lamb

2^nd Messrs J Y Barclay & Co, Mid Brocklock Farm, Maybole 46kg £121 W, Shearer

CLASS 2: 5 TEXEL CROSS LAMBS (7 Forward)

1^st Messrs R & M Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke 44kg £182 Cairns

2^nd Messrs J & J Frame & Co, High Dykes Farm, Sandford 48kg £148 Vee En Vleeshandel

3^rd Messrs J A Taylor, Skirling Craigs Farm, Skirling 50kg £139 Duff Ltd

CLASS 3: 5 BELTEX CROSS LAMBS (16 Forward)

1^st Messrs R Anderson, Oldwalls Farm, Galston 41kg £206 S, Stark

2^nd Messrs A Baillie, Carstairs Mains, Carstairs 47kg £138 West Scottish Lamb

3^rd Messrs R & M Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke 46kg £142 Shan’s Group

CLASS 4: 5 ANY OTHER CONTINENTAL CROSS LAMBS (4 Forward)

1^st Mrs M Dunlop, Corstane Farm, Broughton 43kg £130 S, Stark

2^nd High Parks Farms, Hamilton 41kg £129 Shan’s Group

3^rd Messrs R & E Mercer, Stirches Mains, Hawick 51kg £136 West Scottish Lamb

CLASS 5: 10 BLACKFACE LAMBS (9 Forward)

1^st Messrs P Smith & Son, Cloverhill Farm, Broughton 45kg £125 Scotch Lamb

2^nd DC & JJ Marshall LLP, Gosland, Biggar 46kg £112 West Scottish Lamb

3^rd Messrs JA & JHW Smith, Westpark Farm, Strathaven 46kg £119 W, Shearer

CLASS 6: 10 SCOTCH MULE LAMBS (2 Forward)

1^st Messrs P Smith & Son, Cloverhill Farm, Broughton 49kg £121 W, Shearer

2^nd Messrs Campbell, Overburns Farm, Lamington 47kg £110 Shan’s Group

CLASS 7: 10 CHEVIOT LAMBS (2 Forward)

1^st Messrs A Minto & Son, Townhead Farm, Dolphinton 45kg £124 Vivers Scot Lamb

2^nd Messrs JA & JHW Smith, Westpark Farm, Strathaven 51kg £130 W, Shearer

CHAMPION PEN OF PRIME LAMBS: Messrs R Anderson, Oldwalls Farm, Galston 41kg £206 S, Stark

RESERVE CHAMPION PEN OF PRIME LAMBS: Messrs R & M Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke 44kg £182 Cairns

Lambs

A record show of 5820 prime lambs were forward in the Christmas Show and Sale (see above report). All classes dearer on week particularly 32-39kg lambs.

The sale topped at £206 per head for Beltex from Messrs R Anderson, Oldwalls Farm, Galston and to 502p/kg for Beltex for the same pen.

Overall Average 266p/kg (SQQ 268p/kg)

25.5-32kg

Per Head

BF – £81, £80 Eastfield, £72, £60 Dryhope

X – £52 Turdees

Per Kilo

BF – 270p, 258.1p Eastfield, 240p, 222.2p Dryhope

X – 192.6p Turdees

32.1-39kg

Per Head

TEX – £115, £114, £110 Yeldabrek, £108 Forrestfield, £108 Debog, £107 Mid Hartwood, £107, £106, £105 Yeldabrek

BEL – £114 Hillridge, £110 Mid Hartwood, £108 Yeldabrek, £100 Nether Brotherston

BF – £101 Gosland, £99 High dyke, £98 Common, £97 Barglachan, £95 Eastfield, £94 Auchencorth, £92 Yeldabrek, £90 Spango, £90 Springfield, £86 Wolfcrooks

SUF – £106, £99 Yeldabrek, £96 Springfield, £95 Yeldabrek, £93 Burnhead

CHE – £108 Heatheryhall, £106 Yeldabrek, £105 Heatheryhall, £97 Thethwaite, £85 Nettlingflat

X – £107 Greenwall, £105 Debog, £99 Turdees, £97 Auchencorth, £95 Springfield, £94 Turdees, £94 Auchencorth, £92 Wolfcrooks, £90 Stirches

SHE – £75 Turdees

WELSH – £104 Allanton

Per Kilo

TEX – 300p Debog, 294.9p, 292.3p Yeldabrek, 282.9p Barglachan, 282p, 278.9p Yeldabrek, 278.9p Forrestfield, 276.3p Yeldabrek

BEL – 300p Yeldabrek, 297.3p Mid Hartwood, 292.3p Hillridge, 263p Nether Brotherston

BF – 277.1p Barglachan, 272.2p Common, 265.8p Gosland, 263.9p Eastfield, 261.1p Auchencorth, 260.5p High Dyke, 257.1p Springfield, 254.5p Thethwaite, 254.5p Spango, 248.6p Yeldabrek

SUF – 272p Yeldabrek, 266.7p Springfield, 261p Yeldabrek, 251.4p Burnhead, 244p Yeldabrek

CHE – 291.7p, 284.2p Heatheryhall, 272p Yeldabrek, 262.2p Thethwaite, 243p, 236p Nettlingflat

X – 291.7p Debog, 282.9p, 276p Turdees, 274.4p Greenwall, 269.4p, 268.6p Auchencorth, 256.8p, 250p Springfield, 248.6p Wolfcrooks, 248.5p Springfield

SHE – 227.3p Turdees

WELSH – 273.7p Allanton

39.1-45.5kg

Per Head

TEX – £182 Collielaw, £133, £128 Yeldabrek, £127 Muirhead, £126 Westpark, £125 East Law, £125 Muirhead, £124 Sornfallow, £124 Carlophill

BEL – £206 Oldwalls, £142 Yeldabrek, £140 Broomfield Lodge, £138 Yeldabrek, £135 High Parks, £134 Mid Brockloch, £130, £128 Little Galla, £126 Mid Brockloch, £126 Yeldabrek

BF – £125 Cloverhill, £114, £113 Whelphill, £112 Westpark, £110 Gosland, £109 Common, £107 Overburns, £105 Boat, £105 Cloverhill, £102 Boat

SUF – £118, £116 Sornfallow, £115 Greenlaw, £114 Eastshield, £113 Hardington Mains, £113 Yeldabrek, £112 Walkerdyke, £110 Nether Brotherston, £108 West Torphin, £107 Yardbent

CHAR – £118 Yardbent, £116, £114 Laigh Cleughearn

CHE – £124 Townhead, £117 Sornfallow, £117 Mid Brockloch, £117 Westpark, £111 East Law, £109 Thethwaite, £108 Sornfallow, £107 Perryflatts

CHM – £109 Greenwall

X – £115 Blackburn Mains, £115 Laigh Carnduff, £114 Lightshaw, £114 Yeldabrek, £113 Wintermuir, £112 Thethwaite, £112 Overburns, £110 Howford, £110 Greenwall, £110 Springfield

ROUS – £100 Debog

BDM – £130 Crostane

MB – £129 High Parks

HAM – £100 Springfield

DOR – £136, £100 Yeldabrek

LLE – £110 & £105 Burghmuir

Per Kilo

TEX – 413.6p Collielaw, 295.6p Yeldabrek, 292.9p High Crewburn, 292.7p Muirhead, 290.9p Yeldabrek, 290.7p East law, 290.5p Sornfallow, 288.6p Muirhead, 288.4p Sornfallow

BEL – 502.4p Oldwalls, 315.6p Yeldabrek, 311.1p Broomfield Lodge, 307p High Parks, 306.7p & 300p Yeldabrek, 297.7p & 295.5p Little Galla, 295.2p Biggarshiels Mains

BF – 277.8p Cloverhill, 272.5p Common, 269p Whelphill, 263p Boat & Cloverhill, 261.9p Gosland, 260.5p & 255p Westpark, 255p Boat

SUF – 275.6p Hardington Mains, 269.8p & 268.2p Sornfallow, 267p Greenlaw, 265p Eastshield, 263.4p West Torphin, 263p Yeldabrek, 262p Nether Brotherston, 249p Yardbent, 248.9p Walkerdyke

CHAR – 278p & 270p Laigh Cleughearn, 262.2p Yardbent

CHE – 277.5p East Law, 275.6p Townhead, 265.9p Thethwaite, 263.4p Sornfallow, 261p Perryflatts, 260p Sornfallow, Boghouse & Mid Brockloch

CHM – 265.9p Greenwall

X – 271.8p Greenwall, 267.4p Blackburn Mains & Laigh Carnduff, 266.7p & 265.9p Thethwaite, 265.9p Springfield, 265p Lightshaw, 262.8p Wintermuir, 260p Turdees, 255.8p Springfield

ROUS – 238.1p Debog

BDM – 302.3p Corstane

MB – 314.6p High Parks

HAM – 256.4p Springfield

DOR – 302.2p & 232.6p Yeldabrek

45.6-52kg

Per Head

TEX – £148 High Dyke, £148 Silverrig, £147 Broomfield Lodge, £145 Collielaw, £144 Yeldabrek, £142 Nisbet, £142 West Torphin, £141, £140 Skirling Craigs, £139 Laigh Knoweglass

BEL – £151 Collielaw, £150, £148 Broomfield Lodge, £148 Oldwalls, £147 Corstane, £146 Broomfield Lodge, £144 Walkerdyke, £142 Collielaw, £140 Broomfield Lodge

BF – £119 Westpark, £118 Haspielaw, £117 Toxside, £115 Overburns, £115 Toxside, £112 Wester Crosswoodhill, £112 Gosland, £110 Hartside, £110 Glendouran, £110 Overburns

SUF – £127 Grangehall, £126 Sornfallow, £126 Bents, £126 Yeldabrek, £123 Sornfallow, £123 Prior Rigg, £121 Mid Brockloch, £120 Sornfallow, £120 Burnhead, £120 Chapelhill

CHAR – £136 Stirches Mains, £117 Lochhill

CHE – £134 Townhead, £130 Westpark, £130 Yeldabrek, £129 Sebay, £125 Jeanfield, £121 Yeldabrek, £118 Thethwaite, £117 Yeldabrek

CHM – £124 Heatheryhall

X – £134 Greenwall, £121 Nunnerie, £121 Cloverhill, £120 Laigh Carnduff, £115 Knockenhair, £115 Greenwall, £115 Cloverhill, £113 Toxside, £112 Westpark, £110 Overburns

KHIL – £114 Wester Hassockrigg

DOR – £110 East Law

Per Kilo

TEX – 308p High Dyke, 290p Collielaw, 287.5p Yeldabrek, 284.6p Silverrig, 283.7p Laigh Knoweglass & Walkerdyke, 282.7p Broomfield Lodge, 282.6p Grangehall, 282.4p Yeldabrek, 281.6p Townhead

BEL – 308.7p Collielaw, 308.3p Oldwalls, 308.2p Collielaw, 306.4p Walkerdyke, 306.3p Corstane, 300p, 298p, 296p & 294.1p Broomfield Lodge, 293.6p Carstairs Mains

BF – 258.7p Westpark, 250p Toxside, 243.5p Gosland, 239.1p Hartside, Glendouran & Overburns, 238.8p Toxside, 238.3p Wester Crosswoodhill, 231.4p Haspielaw, 230p Overburns

SUF – 270p Grangehall, 263p Mid Brockloch, 262.5p Yeldabrek, 260.9p Sornfallow & Chaplehill, 259.1p Howford, 257.1p & 256.3p Sornfallow, 255.6p Howford, 255.3p Burnhead

CHAR – 266.7p Stirches Mains, 254.3p Lochhill

CHE – 273p Townhead, 263p Yeldabrek, 262.2p Thethwaite, 260.4p Jeanfield, 260p Yeldabrek, 254.9p Westpark, 252.9p Sebay

CHM – 238.5p Heatheryhall

X – 273.5p Greenwall, 250p Kncokenhair & Greenwall, 246.9p Nunnerie & Cloverhill, 240.4p Toxside, 240p Laigh Carnduff, 238p Westpark, 234.7p Cloverhill, 234p Overburns

KHIL – 219.2p Wester Hassockrigg

DOR – 244.4p East Law

52+kg

Per Head

TEX – £172, £164 Millside, £162 Hill (Strathaven), £160 Millside, £156 Silverrig, £155 Jeanfield, £152 Glendouran, £125 Carlophill, £150 Yeldabrek, £149 Blackhope

BEL – £149 Broomfield Lodge

BF – £136 Wester Crosswoodhill

SUF – £157, £156 Wellhead, £156 Nunnerie, £144 Sornfallow, £141 Carscallan, £140 Woodhouse

X – £115 Biggar Rd

KHIL – £119 Wester Hassockrigg

VAL – £112 Yeldabrek

Per Kilo

TEX – 278.8p & 277.8p Yeldabrek, 276p Broomfield Lodge, 275.5p & 273.7p Silverrig, 271.7p Walkerdyke, 271.4p Carlophill, 270.4p Sorn Mains, 270p Hill (Strathaven), 264.8p Skirling Craigs

BEL – 276p Broomfield Lodge

BF – 215.9p Wester Crosswoodhill

SUF – 264.4p Wellhead, 261.8p Sornfallow, 257.4p Wellhead, 255.7p Nunnerie, 254.5p Woodhouse, 239p Carscallan

X – 209.1p Biggar Rd

KHIL – 220.4p Wester Hassockrigg

VAL – 186.7p Yeladrek

Cast Sheep

2171 cast ewes and rams were sold to a stronger trade, especially for strong Mule and Blackface ewes with strong ewes meeting a similar trade on week.

The sale topped at £262 per head for a Texel from Messrs I Laird, Yeldabrek and to £129 for Mules from Messrs WM Leggate, Silverrig Farm, Chapleton with Blackfaces selling to £75 from Campbell, Overburns Farm, Lamington.

Overall Average £71.39

Blackface Average £50.59 (460)

Ewes

TEX – £262 & £245 Yeladabrek, £228 & £200 Boghouse, £190 Greyside, £182 & £174 Yeldabrek, £168 Muirhead, £166 Yeldabrek, £158 Broomfield Lodge

BEL – £144 Corstane, £138 Hillend, £98 Oldwalls, £50 Corstane

BF – £75 Overburns, £70 Spango, £68 Greyside, £67 Allanton, £64 Greyside, £63 Dykefoot, £62 Goodockhill, £60 Allanton & Craigdarroch

SUF – £142 & £138 Gillbank, £126 Greyside & Yeldabrek, £110 Goodockhill & Broomfield Lodge, £106 Ladyurd, £102 Greyside, £100 Greenwall

NCC – £81 Allanton, £80 Yeldabrek, £78 Rowantreehill, Greyside & Yeldabrek, £76 & £75 Yeldabrek, £75 Allanton, £72 & £70 Yeldabrek

CHE – £76 Lochaber Rd, £70 Dykehead, £67 Wellhead, £64 Yeldabrek & Dallowie, £63 Bents, £60 Blackburn Mains & Ladyurd, £58 Yeldabrek, £57 Fenton Place

CHM – £74 High Parks

X – £129 Silverrig, £98 Bents, £92 High Parks, £90 Goodockhill & Netherurd, £88 Muirburn, £87 Rockhall, Allanton & Overburns, £85 Biggarshiels Mains

BFL – £62 Hawthornbank, £40 Greyside

ROUS – £50 Debog

BTEX – £108 Hawthornbank

JAC – £40 Turdees

HEB – £40 Yeldabrek

ROM – £75 Greyside

HAM – £124, £86 & £70 Gascoigne

WELSH – £70, £50 & £48 Allanton

OTH – £98 & £88 Greyside, £43 Rowantreehill

EASY CARE – £58 Greyside

Rams

TEX – £160 Hartside, £152 Yeldabrek, £150 Columbie, £134 & £125 Yeldabrek, £122 Woodhouse, £100 West Torphin, £90 Craigmad, £88 Silverrig, £50 Biggarshiels Mains

BEL – £150 Hillend, £110 Forrestfield, £90 Haspielaw

BF – £102 Spango, £100 Wester Crosswoodhill, £78 Sweetshawhead, £74 Haspielaw, £60 Brocklees, £54 Craigdarroch, £40 Dawyck Mill

SUF – £120 Yeldabrek, £100 Rowantreehill, £88 Yeldabrek

NCC – £120 Yeldabrek, £108 Rowantreehill, £100 Yeldabrek, £94 Brocklees, £85 Yeldabrek

CHE – £70 & £58 Brocklees

X – £64 Glendouran

BFL – £80 & £60 Hartside

LLE – £142 Carlophill

BTEX – £76 Broomfield Lodge

VAL – £74 Yeldabrek