Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 25th September 2023
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday 25th September 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 235 cattle comprising of 38 bullocks and heifers, 95 cast cows and 102 calves and stirks.
Lim heifers sold to 352p/kg from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Mitchell Butchers, Glenrothes or to £2085 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Lim bullocks sold to 308p/kg from Messrs Cunningham, Walkerdyke Farm, Strathaven to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to £1891 from Messrs Cunningham, Walkerdyke Farm, Strathaven to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Beef cows sold to £1990 per head from Messrs Wilkins, Wester Whitecastle Farm, Biggar or to 238p/kg from Messrs Hamelink, East Millrig Farm, Wiston.
Dairy Cows sold to £1310 per head from Messrs Watson & Sons, Westtown Farm, Stonehouse or to 170p/kg from Messrs Lennox, Netherholm Farm, Strathaven.
Beef Heifers per head
£2085, £2053, £2062 Brockwoodlees
£1870, £1808 Heatheryhall
£1992 Walkerdyke
Beef Heifers per kilo
352p, 348p, 345p Brockwoodlees
332p Walkerdyke
315p Heatheryhall
312p Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks per head
£1891 Walkerdyke
£1874 Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks per kilo
308p Walkerdyke
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1492 Westtown
Young Bulls per head
£1944 Dreva
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
Lim – £1990 Wester Whitecastle, £1810 Auchenhard, £1710 Mafflat
AA – £1950 Home Farm, £1510 Hills of Dalserf
BB – £1690 Dreva, £1630 Gillbank, £1590 Wester Whitecastle
BSH – £1590 Wester Whitecasle
Sim – £1570 Bents, £1350 Cleugh
Beef cows per kilo
Lim – 238p East Millrig, 224p Wester Whitecastle, 219p Muirburn, 217p Dreva
AA – 209p Scotstounbank, 200p Home Farm
BB – 216p Gillbank, 208p Wester Whitecastle, 204p Dreva
Sim – 195p Bents
Dairy cows per head
Fr – £870 Cromlet
Hol – £1310 Westtown, £1250 Netherholm, £1230 Greentower
Dairy cows per kilo
Fr – 160p Cromlet
Hol – 170p Netherholm, 166p Broadfield, 164p Westtown
Cast bulls per head
£1840 Hill of Delserf
Calves and Stirks
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 102 stirks and young calves at their fortnightly sale with a packed ringside of buyers. All classes sold to a buoyant trade. The sale topped at £580 for AA off of Messrs Simpson, Mid St Colmac, Isle of Bute.
Stirks
Bullocks
AA x – £580 (4 Times) & £570 Mid St Colmac
Bfr – ££350 (3 Times) & £290 (Twice) Hayston
Hol – £395 (3 Times) & £390 (Twice) Mid St Colmac
BB x – £700, £620 & £560 Mid St Colmac
Heifers
AA x – £500 (Twice) & £470 (Twice) Mid St Colmac
BB x – £490 (Twice) Mid St Colmac, £490 & £470 (Twice) Jeanfield
Calves on Milk
Bullock
HF – £180 & £160 Loanfoot
Lim x – £370 Byretown, £340 Swaites
Char x – £375 Carwood
Shn x – £180 & £150 Kingbeck
Flekv x – £285, £245 & £240 (Twice) Woodhead
BB x – £550 & £470 Craigthorn, £430 Byretown
Heifer
AA x – £310 Grangehall, £210 Muirhouse
Her x – £375 Muirhouse
Lim x – £420 Hayston, £340 Loanfoot
Shn x – £150 Kingsbeck
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday 25th September 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3756 Lambs and 2790 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Lambs
Another good show of 3756 prime lambs were forward although a lot falling into the 44-48kg category when it was the 50kg plus and export weights that were easiest to sell.
The sale topped at £161 per head for Texels from Messrs Gray, Langside Farm, Lanark and to 337p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Murray, Calton Farm, Cumnock
Overall Average 247pp/kg (SQQ 250p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £100 Cockrig, Swaites & Venlaw, £97 & £96 Brownhill, £95 Burnfoot, £93 Home & Venlaw, £92 Spittal
BF – £94 Coulterhaugh, £84 Birthwood, £82 Fallside, £75 Burnfoot, £70 Dawyne, £60 Dalmahoy
X – £91 South Shields, £79 Spittal, £70 Dalmahoy & Ryelandside, £65 Dalwyne
JAC – £94 Brownhill
SWA – £70 Overcairn
WELSH – £92 & £86 Allanton
Per Kilo
TEX – 271p Burnfoot, 270p Venlaw, 263p Burnfoot, 258p Venlaw, 256p Cockrig & Swaites, 255p Spittal & Brownhill, 252p Brownhill, 244p Home
BF – 241p Coulterhaugh, 227p Burnfoot, 221p Fallside & Birthwood, 212p Dalwyne, 200p Dalmahoy
X – 233p South Shields, 225p Spittal, 200p Dalmahoy, 185p Dalwyne, 179p Ryelandside
JAC – 247p Brownhill
SWA – 179p Overcairn
WELSH – 252p & 248p Allanton
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £144 Mid Hartwood, £130 Hillend, £125 Ingraston, £119 Yeldabrek, £118 Craighead, £117 South Arnloss, £116 Mid Hartwood, Dovecot & Powflats
BEL – 145 & £139 Calton, £137 Collielaw, £136 Bonnington Mains, £135 Calton, £126 Bonnington Mains & Carstairs Mains, £125 Muirhouse, £124 Biggarshiels Mains, £120 Carstairs Mains
BF – £105 Hartside, £100 & £99 Whelphill, £94 Hartfield, £89 Birthwood, £85 Nether Abington & Bankfield
SUF – £110 Yeldabrek & Muldron, £108 Hardington Mains, £106 Nether Hillhouse, £105 Lochhill & Eight Acres, £104 Craigallan, £103 Nether Brotherston & Muldron
CHAR – £105 Lochhill & Altarstone, £103 Altarstone, £102 Yeldabrek, £100 Home
CHE – £115 Hallhill, £109 Brockhouse, £106 East Law, £104 Nettlingflat, £100 Mossdale
CHM – £110 High Crewburn, £100 Brockhouse
X – £108 Swaites, £105 East Law & Lightshaw, £103 Nether Hillhouse, £102 Nether Abington, £101 Allanton, £100 Nettlingflat, £99 Crookboat & South Shields, £97 Cockrig
ROUS – £97 Debog
HAM – £90 Wester Whitecastle
Per Kilo
TEX – 327p Mid Hartwood, 295p Hillend, 283p Yeldabrek, 277p Ingraston, 272p Nether Brotherston, 271p Boghouse, 270p Debog & Mossdale, 268p Wester Whitecastle
BEL – 337p & 323p Calton, 316p Bonnington Mains, 314p Calton, 311p Collielaw, 300p Carstairs Mains, 290p Muirhouse, 288p Biggarshiels Mains, 286p Bonnington Mains, 279p Carstairs Mains
BF – 238p Hartside, 232p & 230p Whelphill, 229p Hartfield, 217p Birthwood, 212p Bankfield, 193p Nether Abington
SUF – 265p Nether Hillhouse, 257p Hardington Mains, 250p Yeldabrek & Dalmahoy, 248p Cockrig, 245p Nether Brotherston, 244p Muldron & Eight Acres, 242p Overcairn, 240p Muldron
CHAR – 251p Altarstone, 250p Home, 248p Yeldabrek, 233p Lochhill & Altarstone
CHE – 261p Hallhill, 259p Brockhouse, 246p East Law, 241p Nettlingflat, 232p Mossdale
CHM – 244p High Crewburn, 222p Brockhouse
X – 250p Spittal, 248p Cockrig, 245p Swaites, 244p East Law, 243p Nettlingflat, 240p Allanton, 239p Nether Hillhouse, 238p Lightshaw, 235p South Shields, 231p Nether Abington
ROUS – 242p Debog
HAM – 214p Wester Whitecastle
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £149 Collielaw, £148 Craighead, £147 Collielaw & Craighead, £145 Ingraston & Hill (Strathaven), £144 & £143 Collielaw, £142 Overburns, £141 Collielaw
BEL – £145 Nether Abington, £142 Dovecot, £140 Drumbuie & Little Kype, £138 Bankfield, £135 Little Kype, £130 Ingraston, £128 Little Kype, £125 Nether Abington
BF – £99 Hartside
SUF – £123 Yeldabrek & Carwood, £121 Peatpotts & Yeldabrek, £120 & £118 Southmains, £117 Brownhill & Strawfrank, £115 Mosshouse, £113 Southmains
CHE – £112 Nettlingflat, £111 East Law
CHM – £110 Little Galla
X – £120 Fieldside, £117 Sunnyside, £113 Mid Hartwood, £112 North Garngour, £110 Cloich, £109 Crookboat, £108 Home, Spittal, Crookboat & Hartside
BFL – £106 Hedgelee, £81 Overburns
DS – £120 Strawfrank
RYE – £113 Dovecot
Per Kilo
TEX – 306p & 300p Collielaw, 296p Craighead, 290p Ingraston, 288p Mid Hartwood & Craighead, 286p Collielaw, 284p Hill (Strathaven)
BEL – 308p Nether Abington, 302p Dovecot, 297p Drumbuie, 282p Biggarshiels Mains, & Ingraston, 280p Little Kype, 277p Yeldabrek, 276p Bankfield, 275p Little Kype, 272p Nether Abington
BF – 215p Hartside
SUF – 257p Peatpotts, 244p Mosshouse & North Garngour, 243p Brownhill & Strawfrank, 242p Yeldabrek, 241p Mosshouse & Knockenhair, 240p Southmains
CHE – 241p East Law, 219p Nettlingflats
X – 251p Mid Hartwood, 243p North Garngour, 238p Sunnyside, 234p Hartside, 232p Overburns, 231p Fieldside, 229p Home, 228p Crookboat, 224p Cloich
BFL – 207p Hedgelee, 176p Overburn
DS – 244p Strawfrank
RYE – 240p Dovecot
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £161 Langside, £150 Strawfrank, £149 Hallhill, £144 South Arnloss, £143 Laigh Knoweglass, £142 Buttercup, £140 Fallside & Buttercup, £136 Skirling Craigs & Collielaw
BEL – £134 Netherton
BF – £84 Auldhouseburn
SUF – £133 East Mains, £130 Nunnerie, £126 Southmains, £119 Woodhouse
CHAR – £129 Carwood
CHE – £145 Hallhill
X – £123 West Shawtonhill
BFL – £108 Yeldabrek
BL – £118 The Meadows
HAM – £130 Buttercup
Per Kilo
TEX – 254p Buttercup, 252p Arnloss, 251p Collielaw & Langside, 249p Buttercup, 247p Skirling Craigs, 246p Laigh Knoweglass, 245p Langside, 244p Hallhill, 243p Skirling Craigs
BEL – 243p Netherton
BF – 227p Auldhouseburn
SUF – 238p East Mains, 233p Southmains, 220p Woodhouse
CHAR – 243p Carwood
CHE – 230p Hallhill
X – 223p West Shawtonhill
BFL – 168p Yeldabrek
BL – 218p The Meadows
HAM – 236p Buttercup
Cast Sheep
Another large show of 2790 cast ewes and rams met a good trade with the best quality and flesh still dear. The heavy Blackface ewes were also sharper. Plain ewes similar.
The sale topped at £250 per head for Texels from Messrs Campbell, Strawfrank Farm, Carstairs Junction and to £83 for Blackface from Messrs Blackwood, Auldhouseburn Farm, Muirkirk.
Overall Average £67.63
BF Average £51.27 (1447)
Cast Ewes
TEX – £250 Strawfrank, £180 North Garngour, £170 Sandilands, Castlehill & Strawfrank, £162 Little Kype, £160 Yeldabrek & Galalaw, £150 Greyside & Wintermuir
BEL – £178 Carstairs Mains, £148 Mid Shawtonhill, £142 Kepscaith, £100 Carstairs Mains, £88 Home
BF – £83 Auldhouseburn, £80 Lochlyoch, £77 Greyside, £75 Auldhouseburn, £74 Fallside, Greyside, West Shawtonhill, Upper Wellwood & Tower, £71 Castlehill
SUF – £160 Galalaw, £140 Hill (Strathaven), £135 Ingraston, £134 Peatpotts, £130 Greyside, £120 Rowantreehill, Mid Shawtonhill & Yeldabrek, £118 Buttercup, £116 Galalaw
CHAR – £160 Yeldabrek, £80 Swathoull
NCC – £107 South Arnloss, £103 Gremista, £98 & £92 Greyside, £90 Parkhouse, £87 Swarthoull, £84 Muldron, Glendouran & Yeldabrek, £83 Greyside
CHE – £87 Rowantreehill, £78 Satchells & Glendouran, £73 Sweetbit, £67 & £63 Swarthoull
CONT – £75 Yeldabrek
CHM – £102 Collielaw, £100 Greyside, £96 Wintermuir, £94 Sweetbit, £92 Greyside, £86 Belstane, £76 & £68 Greyside
X – £106 Lochlyoch, £96 Hill of Harthill & Netherton, £95 Netherurd Home, £90 Mid Shawtonhill, Cumberhead, Castlehill & East Law, £89 Ingraston
BFL – £100 Haystoun, £96 Cloich, £80 Anniston
SHE – £50 Swarthoull, £44 Ennisfirth, £42 Grenista
LLE – £71 East Law, £60 Robin’s Brae
BTEX – £126 Hartsop
ZWA – £100 Craigiehall
BL – £78 The Meadows
SWA – £64 Cloich, £51 Highfield
KHIL – £70 South Shields, £69 Swarthoull
HB – £100 South Shields, £70 Greyside
Rams
TEX – £130 Dovecot, £100 West Handazwood, £88 Yeldabrek, £80 Greyside, £76 Yeldabrek
BEL – £100 Wintermuir
BF – £92 Hillridge
NCC – £126 Ennisfirth, £102 Swarthoull, £90 Ennisfirth
CHE – £86 Sachells, £76 Forrestfield
BFL – £90 Yeldabrek, £84 Anniston
SHE – £70 Yeldabrek
LLE – £80 Kirkdale
JAC – £75 Greyside
DOR – £80 Kirkdale
