Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 14th August 2023
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday 14th August 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 135 cattle comprising of 44 bullocks and heifers, 70 cast cows and 21 calves and stirks.
Lim heifers sold to 336p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Mitchell Butchers, Glenrothes or to £2146 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Lim bullocks sold to 305p/pk from Messrs Gray, Balquharrage Farm, Lennoxtown to W Stark, Twechar or to £1875 from the same home.
Beef cows sold to £1810 per head from Messrs Tennant, Oldhill Farm, Carluke or to 229p/pk from Messrs Rennie, West Torphin Farm, Bathgate.
Dairy cows sold to £1710 per head from Messrs Watson, Westtown Farm, Stonehouse.
Prime Cattle and Young Bulls
Beef Heifers per head
£2146, £2073, £2028 Brockwoodlees
£1828 Yett
£1735 Balquharrage
Beef Heifers per kilo
336p, 335p Brockwoodlees
330p Yett
325p Balquharrage
312p Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks per head
£1875 Balquharrage
£1781 Walkerdyke
£1728 Fauldingcleugh
£1717 Heatheryhall
£1692 Muirburn
Beef Bullocks per kilo
305p Balquharrage
300p Muirburn & Fauldingcleugh
Young Bulls per head
£1978 West Glespin
£1955 Haughhead
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
Lim – £1590 Weston & Gillandersland
Bsh – £1490 Little Galla, £1330 Birkhill
BB – £1490 Lochurd, £1390 Gillandersland
AA – £1790 Auchenhard, £1750 Hazelside
Sim – £1810 Oldhill
Beef cows per kilo
Lim – 229p West Torphin, 221p Weston, 208p Gillandersland, 207p Lochurd
BB – 213p Lochurd
AA – 211p Newbigging Mill, 201p Hazelside
Bsh – 199p Birkhill, 197p Little Galla
Sim – 211p Oldhill
Blonde – 207p Little Galla
Dairy cows per head
Fr – £1110 Muldron
Hol – £1710 Westtown, £1330 Grangehall & Greentowers, £1000 Harvieston
Dairy cows per kilo
Fr – 175p Muldron
Hol – 190p Westtown, 166p Grangehall, 163p Greentowers
Cast bulls per head
£2170 Easter Hassockrigg
Calves and Stirks
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 21 calves at their fortnightly sale. The sale topped at £470 for a BB from Messrs Fleming, Craigthorn Farm, Strathaven.
Stirks
AA – £360 Cuthill
Bullock Calves
AA – £290 Heatheryhall
Fr – £275 Nether Skellyhill
Lim x – £240 Heatheryhall
Bsh – £340, £335, £325 & £305 Cromlet
Sim – £430 High Crewburn, £320 Swaites, £290 High Crewburn
BB – £470 & £440 Craigthorn
Heifer Calves
AA – £400 Nether Skerryhill, £230 High Crewburn
Belt/Gall – £190 Heatheryhall
Lim x – £315 Heatheryhall, £210 Swaites
BB – £410 Craigthorn
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3173 Lambs and 2343 Cast Ewes and Hoggs through Lanark.
Lambs
A much larger show of 3173 prime lambs forward were an excellent show for quality. Best types and heavies sold at recent rates, others slightly easier.
The sale topped at £170 per head for Texels from Messrs Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke and Messrs Cullen, Craighead Farm, Carluke and to 329p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke and Ingraston Farm.
Overall Average 266pp/kg (SQQ 265p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £107 Garvald Home, £106 Mid Tulloch & Bordlands, £104 Bushelhead, £100 Ford, £99 Ferniehaigh, £98 School Road, £95 Ferniehaugh
BEL – £108 Bordlands, £106 Knowehead
BF – £86 Glenhighton, £68 Dalwyne
X – £83, £74 & £67 Dalwyne
JAC – £85 Rowanbank, £75 Ford
Per Kilo
TEX – 274p Garvald Home, 273p Hushelhead, 271p Mid Tulloch & Bordlands, 264p School Road, 260p Ferniehaugh, 256p Ford, 250p Ferniehaugh
BEL – 284p Bordlands, 271p Knowehead
BF – 226p Glenhighton, 200p Dalwyne
X – 230p, 203p & 200p Dalwyne
JAC – 217p Rowanbank, 208p Ford
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £142 Strawfrank, £130 Jeanfield & Sandilands, £127 Bents, £126 West Lethans, East Cauldcoats & Bogside, £125 Blackhill & Peapotts
BEL – £148 High Dyke, £141 Dovecot, £139 Cronan, £136 Ingraston, £133 Mossdale, £132 Calton, £131 Little Kype, £130 High Dyke
BF – £101 Castlehill, £82 Gilkerscleugh Mains
SUF – £119 Mossplatt, £118 Knockenhair, £116 Westtown & Easter Sills, £115 Bents, Linnhead & Overburns, £114 Lee Meadow & Muldron
CHAR – £114 Coldwakening, £112 Lochhill & Castlehill, £111 & £110 Castlehill, £109 The Law
CHE – £112 Brockhouse, £110 Coldwakening, £106 High Dyke
CHM – £114 Lee Meadow & Brockhouse
X – £109 Scrogton, £108 Crookboat, £105 Newmill, Knowehead & Cockrig, £101 Overburns, £100 Whitegates & High Dyke
DS – £105 East Doura
BDM – £118 Jeanfield
DOR – £100 Noblehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 315p Strawfrank, 304p Victoria Park, 295p Jeanfield & Sandilands, 290p Noblehall, 288p Bents, 287p Newmill, 286p West Shawtonhill, 285p Dalfield, 283p Castlehill
BEL – 328p High Dyke, 320p Dovecot, 315p Cronan, 314p Calton, 304p Ingraston, 302p Laigh Carnduff, Mossdale & Ingraston, 300p Richardton, 297p Little Kype
BF – 240p Castlehill, 200p Gilkerscleugh
SUF – 268p Knockenhair, 264p Mossplatt, 263p Westtown, 262p Harestonhill, 261p Bents, 257p Westpark, Easter Sills & Greenlaw, 256p Netherton
CHAR – 266p & 261p Castlehill, 260p Lochhill, 259p The Law & Coldwakening, 258p Castlehill
CHE – 248p Brockhouse, 244p Coldwakening, 240p High Dyke
CHM – 259p Lee Meadow & Brockhouse
DS – 250p East Doura
X – 253p Scrogton, 250p Whitegates, Cockrig & High Dyke, 246p Overburns, 245p Crookboat, 244p Newmill, 233p Knowehead
BDM – 268p Jeanfield
DOR – 243p Noblehall
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £161 Collielaw, £159 Craighead, £158 Collielaw & Richardton, £156 & £155 Collielaw, £153 Richardton, £152 Townhead, £150 Craighead, £149 Collielaw
BEL – £165 Mid Shawtonhill, £155 & £154 Ingraston, £149 & £141 Netherton, £135 Richardton, £134 Malletsheugh, £133 Mossplatt, £130 Richardton, £128 West Lethans
SUF – £147 Yeldabrek, £138 Birchcraig, £136 The Laithes, £135 Knockenhair, £134 Birchcraig, £130 Greenbank, £129 Netherton & Strawfrank, £125 Peatpotts & Mid Shawtonhill
CHAR – £145 Hallhill, £130 High Dyke, £125 Hallhill
CHE – £129 Brockhouse
X – £125 Sunnyside, £119 Crookboat, £112 Dalwyne, £111 Satchells, £105 Belstane
BL – £112 Richardton
JAC – £115 Rowanbank
HAM – £131 Low Drumclog
DOR – £114 Noblehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 329p & 323p Collielaw, 319p Craighead, 315p & 312p Collielaw, 311p Craighead, 309p Collielaw, 306p & 303p Richardton, 298p Townhead
BEL – 329p & 320p Ingraston, 317p Mid Shawtonhill, 306p Netherton, 293p Richardton, 292p Netherton, 285p Malletsheugh, 283p Richardton, 278p West Lethans, 273p Richardton
SUF – 282p Yeldabrek, 276p & 273p Birchcraig, 266p The Laithes, 266p Peatpotts & Mid Shawtonhill, 264p Knockenhair, 263p Netherton & Strawfrank, 256p Westtown
CHAR – 262p & 258p Altarstone
CHE – 278p & 271p Hallhill, 270p High Dyke
CHM – 263p Brockhouse
X – 247p Crookboat, 245p Sunnyside, 241p Satchells, 228p Dalwyne, 223p Belstane
BL – 243p Richardton
JAC – 239p Rowanbank
HAM – 256p Low Drumclog
DOR – 237p Noblehall
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £170 Collielaw & Craighead, £160 Yeldabrek, £155 The Laithes, £154 Whinbush & Birchcraig, £147 Yeldabrek
SUF – £149 Birchcraigs, £142 The Laithes, £140 Sunnyside, £136 Linnhead
CHAR – £135 Coldwakening
X – £137 Harestonhill
BFL – £128 Cockrig
DOR – £149 Noblehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 314p Collielaw, 281p The Laithes, 277p Yeldabrek, 275p Whinbush, 254p Yeldabrek, 253p Craighead, 252p Birchcraig
SUF – 275p Birchcraig, 263p The Laithes, 250p Sunnyside, 215p Linnhead
CHAR – 250p Coldwakening
X – 253p Harestonhill
BFL – 232p Cockrig
DOR – 256p Noblehall
Cast Ewes & Rams
Another large show of 2343 Cast ewes and rams were a great show for quality and a fast trade from start to finish. Best quality ewes very dear as were heavy fat ewes.
The sale topped at £270 for a Texel from Messrs Campbell, Strawfrank Farm, Carstairs Junction and to £90 for BF from Messrs Thornborrow, Easter Dawyck Farm, Peebles.
TEX – £270 Strawfrank, £258 Yeldabrek, £256 Sunnyside, £240 Collielaw, £230 Toftcombs, £228 Sunnyside, £225 Thinacre, £220 Yeldabrek & Sunnyside
BEL – £196 Collielaw & Toftcombs, £178 Perryflatts, £152 Bordlands, £146 Perryflatts, £140 Richardton
BF – £90 Easter Dawyck, £89 Sunnyside, £88 Woodhall & Tower, £85 Dalwyne & Birthwood, £83 Coldwakening
SUF – £174 Birks, £160 Strawfrank, £138 Braeedge, £137 North Garngour, £134 Bogside, £132 Southmains, £130 Perryflatts, £129 Taldale, £126 Yeldabrek
NCC – £120 Brockhouse, £117 & £103 Taldale, £100 Brockhouse, £98 Bushelhead, £97 Richardton, £96 Brockhouse, £94 Yeldabrek, £88 High Crewburn Cottage, £80 Taldale
CHE – £146 North Garngour, £108 Cowgrove, £106 Belstane, £105 Thripland, £97 High Crewburn Cottage, £94 Woodhall, £91 Easterhouse, £89 Yeldabrek, £88 Beecraig, £86 Howes Way
CONT – £134 Strawfrank, £116 Easterhouse, £70 Cronan
CHM – £162 Bogside, £153 Collielaw, £142 Cowgrove, £140 North Garngour, £120 Bogside & Toftcombs, £118 Easterhouse, £114 Cronan, £112 Strawfrank, £104 Toftcombs
X – £128 Bogside & Perryflatts, £127 Easter Dawyck, £123 Sunnyside, £122 Dawyck Est, £118 Greyside & Coldwakening, £117 Bents, £114 Strawfrank, £113 Auchenhard
BFL – £136 Sunnyside, £134 Overburns, £120 Woodhall, Overburns & Cockrig, £94 Perryflatts & Woodhall, £92 West Montgarswood, £80 High Dyke
SHE – £60 Howes Way, £52 Garvald Home
BTEX – £178 Millside, £74 High Dyke
MB – £212 High Parks
SWA – £72 High Dyke
DS – £126 Yeldabrek
OTH – £126 Pentland Hills, £118 Richardton
GOAT – £54 Dalwyne
EASY CARE – £110, £90 & £75 Greyside
Rams
TEX – £235 Bogside, £200 Yeldabrek, £198 Mid Hartwood, £170 Debog, £146 Bordlands, £105 Bogside
BEL – £186 Cronan, £120 Taldale
BF – £118 Parisholm, £75 Overburns, £60 Hazelside
NCC – £110 Taldale
CHAR – £148 Coldwakening
SHE – £52 Forrestfield
MB – £164 Taldale
