Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 29th April 2024
Cattle Prime Stock Report
On Monday the 29th April 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 154 cattle comprising of 53 bullock and heifers, 70 cast cows and 31 calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to 348p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Black Butchers, Lanark.
Or to £2226 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Chapmans Butchers, Wishaw.
Limousin bullocks sold to 335p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Findlay Wholesale, Wishaw.
Or to £1720 from West Backs Farm, Campbeltown to Messrs J Gibb, Biggar.
Beef cows sold to £1870 per head from Cardon Farm, Biggar.
Or to 226p/pk from Cardon Farm, Biggar.
Dairy cows sold to £159 per head from Moatmains Farm, Lesmahagow or to 214p/pk from Moatmains Farm, Lesmahagow.
Beef Heifers per head
£2226, £2129, £2087, £2003, £1997, £1943 Brockwoodlees
£2131, £1912 Easter Frew
Beef Heifers per kilo
348p, 340p, 332p, 338p, 328p Brockwoodlees
332p, 330p Easter Frew
Beef Bullocks per head
£1719, £1711 West Backs
£1654Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks per kilo
335p Brockwoodlees
272p West Blacks
272p High Machriemore
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1747, £1654 Whitecraigs
£1449 Langside
£1314, £1264 Kilkivan
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
235p Whitecraigs
225p, 210p Kilkivan
215p Langside
Young Bulls per head
£1961 Hillhead
£1901 Auchenhard
£1515 Yondercroft
Young Bulls per kilo
268p Hillhead
265p Auchenhard
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
LIMX- £1840 & £1810 Huntlyhills, £1640 & £1510 Watsonhead, £1570 Blackhill & Hartside
SIM – £1710 & £1510 Blackhill, £1470 Auchenhard
AA – £1610 Huntlyhill, £1600 Cloverhill
HER – £1310 Dovecot
MRI – £1590 Moatmains
SALER – £1870 Cardon
LUING – £1210 Hundleshope
SHO – £1670 Kilbucho Place
CONTX – £1510 Woodhead
BB – £1570 Hartside, £1510 Kilbucho Place
Beef cows per kilo
LIM – 226p Watsonhead
LIMX – 225, 218p & 216p Huntlyhill, 213p, 211p & 209p Watsonhead, 211p Blackhill, 203p Hartside
SIM – 222p & 203p Blackhill, 220p Auchenhard
AA – 215p Cloverhill
HER – 200p Dovecot
MRI – 213p & 205p Moatmains
SALER – 226p & 221p Cardon, 211p Cloverhill
LUING – 189p Hundleshope
SHO – 222p Kilbucho Place
CONTX – 220p Woodhead
BB – 215p Hartside, 213p High Crewburn, 202p Ingraston
Dairy cows per head
MONT – £1590 Moatmains, £1410 Cobblehaugh
FRIES – £1340 Ladehead
AYR – £1370 Ladehead, £1340 Craigends, £1290 Swaites
HOL – £1590 Ladehead, £1490 Greentowers, £1340 Carskerdo
Dairy cows per kilo
MONT – 213p Moatmains, 194p Cobblehaugh
HOL – 200p Greentowers, 196p Ladehead, 193p Kilkivan
FRIES – 206p & 198p Ladehead
AYR – 197p & 187p Craigends, 186p Swaites
Cast bulls per head
AA – £2040 Hillhead
SIM – £1810 Ladehead
Cast bulls per kilo
AA – 179p Hillhead
SIM – 189p Ladehead
Calves and Stirks
On Monday 29th April Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with 31 calves but with no compromise on quality.
Reaching the top price today was a pen of 6 4 and a half month old Aberdeen Angus Cross stirks, reaching £560 per head from Messrs Cuthbertson, Thripland Farm, Biggar.
On milk calves topped at £430 for a 2 month old Simmental bull calf from Stewart Farms, Balglass Farm, Lennoxton.
Contact Lucy: 07467863168
Calves on Milk
HER – £400, £395 & £340 Grangehall
SHO – £140 Blackburn
SIM – £430 & £310 Balglass
CONT X – £370, £360, £350, £300, £280 & £230 Woodhead
Calves off Milk
AA- £560 Thripland, £420 & £400 Dykehead
BB – £450, £420, £400 & £380 Dykehead
Sheep Prime Stock Report
On Monday 29th April 2024 Lawrie and Symington sold 109 store hoggs, 2009 hoggs and 1019 cast ewes through Lanark.
Hoggs
A mixed show of hoggs again saw a two-tier trade with the best fleshed fed hoggs realizing a premium. Others just similar rate. More good fleshed hoggs required.
The sale topped at £248 per head for Texel from Messrs Gibb, Toftcombs Farm and to 485p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill Farm.
Overall Average 372pp/kg (SQQ 375p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF – £107 Debog, £106 Shawhead, £92 Townhead, £78 Ardoch, £60 Howes Way
CHE – £115 Ardoch, £50 Townfoot
X – £108 Prior Rigg, £88 Ardoch
Per Kilo
BF – 345p Debog, 341p Shawhead, 306p Townhead, 278p Ardoch, 230p Howes Way
CHE – 359p Ardoch, 357p Townfoot
X – 337p Prior Rigg, 283p Ardoch
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £150 Greyside, £148 Hillhouse, £145 & £143 Westmains, £144 Sandilands
BEL – £163 Prior Rigg, £153 The Firs
BF – £147 Broughton Place, £146 Blunderfield, £140 Thethwaite, £135 Prior Rigg & Crow Wood Cottage
CHAR – £118 Greyside
CHE – £150 Thethwaite & Newton, £149 Netherhill, £147 Rowantreehill & Hillhouse
SM – £140 Newton
X – £150 Edgehead & Eastshield, £142 Prior Rigg, £128 The Rigg, £114 Ardoch
SHE – £90 Menzies Avenue
HW – £118 The Rigg, £112 Menzies Avenue
Per Kilo
TEX – 402p & 386p Westmains, 384p Greyside, 382p Menzies Avenue
BEL – 428p Prior Rigg, 413p The Firs
BF – 378p Debog & Thethwaite, 376p Broughton Place, 374p Blunderfield, 370p Debog
CHAR – 337p Greyside, 333p Altarstone
CHE – 408p Rowantreehill, 402p Netherhill, 397p Hillhouse, 384p Thethwaite & Newton
SM – 359p Newton
X – 384p Edgehead Road & Eastshield, 383p Prior Rigg, 365p The Rigg, 345p Ardoch
SHE – 272p Menzies Avenue
HW – 337p The Rigg, 329p Menzies Avenue
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £183 Heatheryhall, £181, £180 & £179 Wellhead
BEL – £200 Wellhead, £178 Auchenbart, £173 Common
BF – £174, £168 & £159 Heatheryhall, £167 Netherhill, £158 Newton
SUF – £172 Newton, £163 Westmains, £162 & £161 Thethwaite, £153 Newton
CHE – £174 Netherhill, £168 Brownhill, £166 Heatheryhall, £161 Crow Wood Cottage
CHAR – £158 Menzies Avenue, £149 Boat, £148 Newton
X – £176 Heatheryhall, £169 Dewshill, £164 Perryflatts, £157 Prior Rigg
ROUS – £148 Debog
HW – £146 Brownhill
SWA – £156 Crow Wood Cottage
KHIL -£127 Ardoch
SM – £132 Newton
CHM – £163 Meikle Carleith, £160 Hill & Pentland Mains, £149 Mainhead
BAD – £158 Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 426p, 420p & 418p Wellhead, 417p Perryflatts, 415p Heatheryhall
BEL – 444p Wellhead, 423p Auchenbart, 402p Common
BF – 386p, 381p & 378p Heatheryhall, 379p Netherhill, 376p Thethwaite
SUF – 400p & 373p Newton, 383p & 376p Thethwaite, 370p Westmains
CHE – 404p Netherhill, 397p newton, 395p Heatheryhall, 390p & 381p Brownhill
SM – 293p Newton
X – 400p Heatheryhall, 381p Brownhill, 375p Dewshill, 372p Perryflatts, 370p Pentland Mains
CHAR – 379p Newton, 367p Menzies, 363p Boat
CHM – 390p Hill, 379p Meikle Carleith, 372p Pentland Mains, 354p Mainhead
BAD – 376p Heatheryhall
ROUS – 361p Debog
HW – 347p Brownhill
SWA – 346p Crow Wood Cottage
KHIL – 317p Ardoch
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £228 Mid Shawtonhill, £205 & £201 Wellhead, £200 Little Galla, £198 High Parks
BEL – £206 High Parks, £197, £196 & £194 Wellhead
BF – £180, £179, £176 Heatheryhall, £174 Dewshill
SUF – £189 Dewshill, £181 Kettlehill, £178 Traquair Knowe, £176 Harene
CHE – £195 Heatheryhall, £189 Wellhead, £184 Townfoot, £183 & £180 Hillhead
SM – £158 Hill
X – £190 Heatheryhall, £178 Newton, £176 Pentland Mains, £169 Brownhill, £160 Mainhead
BFL – £154 Auchenbart
CHAR – £186 & £184 Kettlehill
Per Kilo
TEX – 485p Mid Shawtonhill, 445p & 437p Wellhead, 430p North Boig, 426p High Parks
BEL – 440p, 417p & 410p Wellhead, 438p High Parks
BF – 375p, 374p Heatheryhall, 370p Dewshill, 369p High Dyke
SUF – 393p Dewshill, 374p Harene, 369p Kettlehill, 356p Traquair, 344p Cambwell
CHE – 402p Wellhead, 397p Hillhead, 383p Townfoot & Hillhead, 375p Heatheryhall
SM – 351p Hill
X – 382p Pentland Mains, 372p Heatheryhall, 367p Brownhill, 356p Newton, 329p Prior Rigg
CHAR – 387p & 383p Kettlehill
BFL – 327p Auchenbart
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £248 Toftcombs, £244 Mitchellhill & Toftcombs, £240 Harene, £238 Mitchellhill
BEL – £230 Toftcombs, £212 Townfoot, £195 Wellhead
BF – £198 Netherhill, £184 Craig Douglas, £160 Blunderfield
SUF – £200 Harene & Kettlehill, £185 Kettlehill, £180 Newton, £154 Mainhead
CHE – £208 Wellhead, £156 Prior Rigg
CHM – £197 Hillhead
ROUS – £186 Whinbush
BFL – £162 Sweetshawhead, £160 Auchenbart, £154 Perryflatts
CHAR – £208 High Dyke
DS – £230 Shodshill
Per Kilo
TEX – 396p Gilmeadowland, 382p Harene, 381p Crow Wood Cottage, 375p North Boig, 373p Hill
BEL – 392p Townfoot, 383p Toftcombs, 367p Wellhead
BF – 366p Netherhill, 307p Blunderfield, 283p Sweetshawhead, 276p Craig Douglas
SUF – 355p Kettlehill, 352p Newton, 350p Harene, 333p Kettlehill, 312p Greyside
CHAR – 297p High Dyke
CHE – 371p Wellhead, 300p Prior Rigg
CHM – 339p Hillhead
BFL – 290p Perryflatts, 235p Auchenbart, 218p Sweetshawhead
ROUS – 326p Whinbush
DS – 264p Shodshill Hill
Cast Ewes
A good show of 1019 cast ewes and rams met the dearest trade seen in sometime with all classes £10-£15 dearer on the week. More required each week.
The sale topped at £320 per head for Beltex from Messrs Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill Farm and to £144 for a ring full of Blackface ewes from Messrs Blackwood, Auldhouseburn Farm.
Overall average 134.57p/pk
BF average £119.27 (290)
TEX – £308 Mitchellhill, £302 Townhead, £300 Dreva, £285 Auchenbart, £280 Cambwell
BEL -£320 & £258 Mid Shawtonhill, £297 Greyside, £268 Hillridge, £192 High Dyke
BF -£144 & £136 Auldhouseburn, £142 Netherhill, £141 Overburns, £139 Tower
SUF -£265 & £220 Haughhead, £210 Hutlerburn, £204 Hill
CHAR – £198 Kirkwood
NCC -£169 & £150 Hilltop, £159 Brockhouse, £158 Howes Way & Brockhouse,
CHE – £140 Meikle Carleith, £134 Dreva & Wynd, £130 Hillhead & Netherhill
CHM – £178 Newmill, £170 Blackpark, £160 High Parks, £158 Hilltop
X -£162 Whitegates, £160 Hilltop, Netherhill, Blackpark & Whinbush
BFL -£178 Townhead, £170 Blackpark & Brockhouse, £168 Hillridge, £160 Blythbank
CONT – £105 Greyside
WELSH – £105 Turdees
LLE – £168 Carlophill
RYE – £140 & £110 Winningbank
BTEX – £252 Blackpark
ZWA – £165 Ainville
DS – £172 Hill
EASY CARE – £116 Crathie Estates
Rams
TEX – £236 Hilltop, £144 The Firs, £140 Meikle Carleith
BF – £108 Castlehill
NCC -£172 & £144 Nettlingflat, £125 Greyside
BEL – £214 Hilltop, £185 Toftcombs
X – £138 Perryflatts
LLE – £128 Braeedge
Store Hoggs
TEX – £120 Turdees
SUF -£92 Turdees
CHE – £116 & £90 Duntilland
Motherless Lambs
Lawrie and Symington held their final motherless lambs sale for 2024 with prices reaching £30 (twice) for Suffolk Cross lambs from Messrs Orr, Lawhead Farm, Tarbrax. A smaller show provided a soaring trade, with an overall average of £18 per head.
SUF- £30 Lawhead
X – £27 Balglass
TEX – £24 Swaites
