Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 4th March 2024
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday the 4th March 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 94 cattle comprising of 44 bullock and heifers, 50 cast cows and 37 calves.
Limousin heifers sold to 344p/pk from Messrs DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Hugh Black Butchers, Lanark.
Or to £2077 from Messrs DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Hugh Black Butchers, Lanark.
Limousine bullocks sold to 322p/pk from Messrs DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Or to £2085 from Messrs R Warnock & Son, Hill Farm, Strathaven to Messrs N Bark, Skirling Mains Farm.
Beef cows sold to £2240 per head from Messrs J Wardlaw & Son, Haughhead Farm, Balerno or to 251p/pk from Messrs R & J Hamilton, Shawtonhill Farm, Chapelton.
Dairy cows sold to £1730 per head from Messrs D Bertrum & Son, Mid Hartwood farm, West Calder or to 186p/pk from Messrs R & J Hamilton, Shawtonhill Farm, Chapelton.
Beef Heifers per head
£2085, £1895 Hill (Strathaven)
£2077, £1957, £1909 Brockwoodlees
£2030, £1897 Balquharrage
£1926, £1632 Howburn
£1940 Little Kype
£1713 Collielaw
£1652 Carmichael Home Farm
Beef Heifers per kilo
344p, 342p, 340p, 335p Brockwoodlees
335p Balquharrage
324p Howburn
322p Collielaw
310p Little Kype
Beef Bullocks per head
£2085 Hill (Strathaven)
£1897 Balquharrage
£1926 Howburn
Beef Bullocks per kilo
332p Brockwoodlees
330p Mid Shawtonhill
320p Howbrun
308p Balquharrage
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1851 Millhill
£1324 Craigthorn
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
228p Millhill
215p Craigthorn
Young Bulls per head
£2040, £2005 West Glespin
£2010 Hill of Kilncadzow
£1840 Laigh Cleughearn
Young Bulls per kilo
265p West Glespin
260p Laigh Cleughearn
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
AA- £1990 & £1790 Hill of Kilncadzow, £1870 Posso, £1770 Carsewell
LIM- £1910 & £1530 Mid Shawtonhill
LIMX- £1750 Hall of Torbane, £1550 Bogside
SALER- £1390 Blackhill
BSH- £1170 Dunrod
HER- £1050 Corramore
CHR- £2240 & £2070 Haughhead, £1910 Parkhall
SIM- £1470 Mid Shawtonhill, £1410 Boghouse
Beef cows per kilo
AA- 222p & 221p Hill of Kilncadzow, 213p Netherhill, 210p Robiesland, 200p Carsewell, 198p Posso & Carsewell, 195p Blackmoss
HER- 167p Mid Shawtonhill
LIM- 251p, 218p & 211p Mid Shawtonhill, 219p Greentowers
LIMX- 207p Bogside, 203p Hall of Torbane
SIM- 190p Boghouse
CHAR- 237p & 235p Haughhead
SALER- 223p Blackhill
Dairy cows per head
FRIES- £1210 Mid Shawtonhill
HOL- £1730 Mid Hartwood, £1290 Westtown, £1040 Grangehall
Dairy cows per kilo
HOL- 180p Mid Hartwood & Westtown, 161p Greentowers
FRIES- 186 Mid Shawtonhill
Calves and Stirks
On Monday 4th March Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with 37 on and off milk calves. The sale topped at £500 for a 3 and a half month old British Blue bull calf from Messrs W Steel, Over Kypeside Farm, Lesmahagow
On milk topped at £370 for a 1 and a half month old British Blue bull calf from Broadfield Farming Company Ltd, Biggar
Dairy calves topped at £200 for a 3 month old Holstein bull calf from Messrs JL Gray, Drumtall Farm, East Kilbride
Calves on Milk
Heifers
BB– £300, £250 & £220 Broadfield Farming
Bullocks
HOL- £90, £65 Hillend
BB– £370 Broadfield Farming
Lim x – £170 Loanfoot
Calves off Milk
Heifers
AA– £280 Cronan & Over Kypeside
BB- £460 Over Kypeside, £410 Craigthorn, £360, £275 & £260 Over Letham
BSH- £220 Culter Allers
Bullocks
AA– £400, £390 Over Kypeside, £380 Culter Allers
BB- £500 Over Kypeside, £490 Cronan & Over Kypeside,£460 Cronan
HOL- £200 Drumtall
BSH- £300 Culter Allers
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday the 4th March 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 1661 Cast Ewes and 3615 Hoggs through Lanark. Also in las ewes and 242 store hoggs.
The phenomenal hog trade continued on Monday with the 3615 on offer again, dearer on the week and meeting our best average to date. The sale average will be up £1.20p/pkg on the year. Many more required to fill Scotlands largest ring of prim sheep buyers
The sale topped at £228 per head for texels from Messrs A Kennedy, Mitchellhill Farm, Biggar and to 426p/kg for Beltex from Mr A Mason, Denbrae Farm, St Andrews and Messrs R Hamilton & Son, High Crewburn Farm, Strathaven.
Overall average 352p/kg (SQQ 3565 p/pkg)
Hoggs
10-25.4kg
Per Head
BF – £55 Debog
CHE – £60 West Torrie
Per Kilo
BF – 239p Debog
CHE – 240p West Torrie
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £105 Burnfoot, £99 Craigievern, £95 Debog & Burnfoot, £89 Haswellsykes
BF – £107 Greenwall, £86 Mitchellhill, £60 Winterhopeburn, £50 Nether Abington
CHE – £90 Sebay
HW– £66 & £58 Greenwall
GOAT– £90 Stoneypath Tower
Per Kilo
TEX – 328p Burnfoot, 327p Debog, 309p Craigievern, 306p Burnfoot, 278p Haswellsykes
BF – 334p Greenwall, 268p Mitchellhill, 200p Winterhopeburn, 178p Nether Abington
CHE – 300p Sebay
HW– 206p & 181p Greenwall
GOAT– 281p Stoneypath Tower
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £154 Mid Brockloch, £148 Thethwaite, £143 Thethwaite & Easter Clevage
BEL – £163 Wellhead, £160 & £155 Hillend, £152 Denbrae, £140 Mid Brockloch
BF – £134 Glendouran, £130 Corsebank & Mitchellhill, £128 Sandilands, £127 Posso
SUF – £144 & £134 Mid Brockloch, £98 East Crookedstone
CHE – £146 Greentowers & Glendouran, £143 Heatheryhall, £142 Greentowers, £141 Sebay
X – £122 Auchencoup, £110 Carmacoup, & Greenwall, £108 Netherhall, £107 Carmacoup
HW– £80 West Browncastle
CHM– £104 Succoth Lodge
GOAT– £116 Stoneypath Tower
EC– £120 Longhouse
Per Kilo
TEX – 394p Mid Brockloch, 391p Denbrae, 379p & 376p Thethwaite, 378p East Law
BEL – 471p Wellhead, 410p Hillend, 397p Hillend, 368p Mid Brockloch
BF – 343p Glendouran, 342p Mitchellhill, 340p Feoch, 337p Netherhill, 334p Posso
SUF – 369p & 343p Mid Brockloch, 397p East Crookedstone
CHE – 376p Heatheryhall, 374p Glendouran & Greentowers, 373p Greentowers, 361 Sebay
CHM – 315p Succoth Lodge
X – 338p Auchencorth, 314p, 297p & 287p Carmacoup, 282p Greenwall
HW– 242p West Browncastle
GOAT– 313p Stoneypath Tower
EC– 315p Longhouse
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £182 & £178 Broomfield Lodge, £177 Wellhead, £172 Hillend, £171 Haggs
BEL – £189 Wellhead, £185 & £180 Broomfield Lodge, £177 Denbrae, £170 Avoncrook
BF – £154 Walston Mill, £142 Windhill, £141 Posso, £138 Faulds & Corsebank
SUF – £160 & £149 Bowridge, £142 East Crookedstone, £140 Sornfallow, £130 Blackhill
CHAR– £160 North Garngour, £150 Newmill, £140 Burnfoot
CHE – £165 Rowantreehill, £160 Heatheryhall, £157 Sornfallow, £156 Ormiston
CHM– £156 Gilmeadowland
X – £161 Boyston, £160 & £159 Dewshill, £152 Bents, £150 Bowridge
ZWA – £89 Torview
KHIL– £124 Haswellsykes
EC– £113 Longhouse
Per Kilo
TEX – 404p Broomfield Lodge, 402p Denbrae, 400p Millside, 397p Haggs
BEL – 426p Denbrae, 420p Wellhead, 411p Brooomfield Lodge, 404p Avoncrook & Denbrae
BF – 345p Corsebank & Boat, 343p Posso, 342p Feoch & Walston Mill
SUF – 372p & 363p Bowridge, 350p Sornfallow, 346p East Crookedstone, 325p Blackhill
CHE – 392p Rowantreehill, 380p & 377p Greentowers, 375p Allanton, 372p Heatheryhall
CHM – 354p Gilmeadowland
X – 372p & 353p Dewshill, 365p Boylston, 357p Bowridge, 356p Galla,
CHAR – 363p North Garngour, 357p Newmill, 333p Burnfoot
ZWA– 197p Torview
KHIL– 302p Haswellsykes
EC– 316p Longhouse
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £190, £188 Collielaw, £186 Collielaw & Wellhead
BEL – £200 Heatheryhall, £194, £188 & £180 Broomfield Lodge, £191 Collielaw
BF – £158 Glendouran & Lightshaw, £152 Lochurd, £150 Tower, £146 East Merkland
SUF – £168 Nunnerie, £163 Sornfallow, £160 North Garngour
CHE – £176 Dykehead, £172 Richardton, £171 Walston Mill, £166 Altarstone, £164 Carlinside
SM – £150 Nunnerie
X – £169 Boylston, £162 O’Cathain
BFL – £100 Ardoch
Per Kilo
TEX – 397p Boylston, 387p Collielaw & Wellhead
BEL – 406p Collielaw, 395p, 391p & 367p Broomfield Lodge, 392p Heatheryhall, 343p Gleandouran, 330p Lochurd, 317p Merkland, 312p Tower, 303p Lightshaw
SUF – 354p Sornfallow, 336p Nunnerie, 326p North Grangour, 320p Netherhill
CHE – 366p Richardton, 363p Walston Mill, 356p Carlinside, 352p Dykehead, 345p Lochurd,
SM – 319p Nunnerie
X – 367p Boylston, 317p O’Cathain
BFL – 192p Ardoch
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £228 Mitchelhill & High Crewburn, £222 East Cauldcoats, £219 & £213 Longford
BEL – £225 East Cauldcoats, £196 Auchenheath, £194 Crawfordjohn Mill, £192 Broomfield Lodge & East Cauldcoats
BF – £180 Cobbinshaw, £176 Parkhall, £170 Corsebank, £168 Haspielaw, £165 Woolfords
SUF – £208 Lesserlinn, £196 Dewshill, £184 Lochurd, £180 Nettlingflat, £168 Wolfcrooks
CHE – £192 Nettlingflat, £182 Richardton, £171 Lochurd, £170 Sebay
X – £198 Dalpeddar, £182 O’Cathian, £174 Bents
DTEX– £150 Greenwall
Per Kilo
TEX – 385p High Crewburn, 355p, 349p & 347 Longford, 350p Muirburn
BEL – 355p Broomfield Lodge, 354p Heatheryhall, 352p Crawfordjohn Mill, 331p East Cauldcoats, 306p Muirhouse View
BF – 300p Woolfords, 296p Posso, 290p Winterhopeburn & Meggathead
SUF – 341p Lesserlinn, 340p Lochurd, 317p Wolfcrooks, 311p Drewshill, 290p Woodhouse
CHE – 325p Richardton, 322p Lochurd, 320p Nettlingflat, 293 Sebay
X – 303p O’Cathain, 290p Bents, 282p Dalpeddar
DTEX – 254p Greenwall
Store Hoggs
Store hoggs short of numbers but sold were for the offering to a top of £112 for Suffolks form Messrs H & J Brewster, The Thistle Farm, Carnwath.
BF to £90 from MRS K Park & Son Dalpeddar Farm, Sanquhar.
TEX – £106 West Linton, £104 The Thistle, £98 Westcroft, £96 Cocklaw & Lamancha Home
BF – £90 Dalpeddar
SUF -£112 & £86 The Thistle, £98 & £82 Greyside
CHM – £104, £103, £54 Parkhouse
X – £70, £48 Lamancha Home
JAC– £42 Dun-Mor
Breeding Sheep
The 156 in las ewes forward were heavily bid for, selling to £190 for texel gimmer scanned twins from Messrs O’Donnell, Breaside Farm, Glasgow. Suffolk ewes to £171 from Mr T Skyrme, Eastfield of Wiston Farm, Biggar who sold texel ewes to £164 + £162
Ewes
TEX – £164, £162, £142 & £122 Eastfield, £126 Craigmad
BF – £90 Eastfield
SUF -£171, £160 & £140 Eastfield
CHE – £120 Eastfield, £100, £70 109 Yieldshields Road
X -£140, & £130 Eastfield, £118 Craigmad, £112 & £86 Braeside
CONT – £124 Eastfield
SHE – £30 109 Yieldshields Road
Gimmers
TEX – £190, £136 Braeside, £88 Easter Clevage
JAC – £98 & £90 Dun-Mor
Cast Ewes
Another large show of 1661 was also dearer and short of requirements. Hill ewes in strong demand and best quality very spare. More needed every Monday.
The sale topped at £308 per head for texel from Messrs J & H Clark, North Garngour Farm, Lesmahagow and to £104 for blackface from Messrs A & A Provan, Parkhall farm, Lanark.
Overall average £95 + £26 on year
BF average £77 (625)
Ewes
TEX – £308 North Garngour, £248 Blackhill, £248 & £220 Silverrig, £220 Colligarth, £206 Collielaw & Easter Clevage, £204 High Crewburn, £195 Killail, £190 Denbrae
BEL – £182 Townfoot, £180 High Crewburn, £174 Muirhouse, £140 Mid Brockloch
BF – £104 Parkhall, £102 Lochlyoch, £99 Woodhall, £98 Rockhall, £97 West Auchenlongford, £96 Hilltop, £94 Woodhouse & Haswellsykes, £93 Lochlyoch, £92 Greyside
SUF -£200 West Cauldcoats, £184 Wolfcrooks Cottage, £180 Posso, £170 Braeedge & Mid Brockloch, £168 Penicuik Est, £160 Prior Rigg, £156 Woodhouse & Hills of Dalserf, £154 Greyside
CHAR – £180 & £168 Colligarth, £162 Braeside
NCC – £124 Sornfallow, £118 Netherhill, £116 Greyside, £110 Rowantreehill, £106 Broomfield Lodge, £100 Sornfallow
CHE – £120 Haswellsykes, £112 Glendouran, £111 Shepherds Cottage, £109 Braeedge, £106 Carcant, £103 Thripland, £88 Hilltop, £83 Bushelhead, £82 Carcant & Eastfield of Coulter
CONT – £124 Greyside
CHM – £147 Parkhouse, £129 Rowantreehill, £81 Gilmeadowland, £78 Thripland, £60 Rowantreehill
X -£138 Lochaber Road, £136 Lochlyoch, £130 Cocklaw, £128 Dunsyre Mains, £127 Easthill, £126 Woodhouse, £125 Netherhill, £122 Blackpark, £121 Haswellsykes, £119 Easter Sills
BFL – £134 Woodhall & Dalpeddar, £130 Tower & Auchens, £100 Parkhouse
SHE – £50 Fieldside, £48 Easter Sills, £46 Howpark, £43 Parkgatestone
LLE – £70 Hilltop, £50 Succoth Lodge
JAC – £94 & £50 Dun-Mor
BERR – £70 Greyside
SOA – £60 Greyside
SWA – £74 Muirburn & North Moorhouse, £68 Parkgatestone, £65 Hardington Mains
DOR – £98 & £82 Cleughhead
WELSH – £74 & £26 Bushelhead
EASY CARE – £109 Greyside, £106 Cleughhead, £103, £102, £90, £78 & £68 Greyside
Rams
TEX – £176 Sebay, £142 Muirburn, £130 Hilltop, £112 Muirburn, £108 Howburn, £100 Traquair Knowe & Muirsland, £98 Parkhosue & Succoth Lodge, £96 Scotstounbank
BEL – £126 Muirburn, £88 Nether Brotherston
BF – £90 Knock, £86 Easter Dawyck, £70 Woodhouse, £66 Knock, £63 Debog, £60 Easter Dawyck, £57 Eastfield of Coulter
SUF – £140 Traquair Knowe, £100 Woodhouse
CHAR – £82 Howpark
NCC – £126 Netherhill, £80 Yeildshields
CHE – £100 Carcant
BFL – £152 Tower, £130 Crosswoodhill, £124 Lightshaw, £118 Traquair Knowe, £70 Dalpeddar
LLE – £90 Succoth Lodge
ROUS – £110 & £92 Debog
JAC – £88 Dun-Mor
EC – £92 & £74 Greyside
