Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 5th February 2024
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday 5th February 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 175 cattle comprising of 40 bullocks and heifers, 70 cast cows and 65 calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to 345p/kg from Messrs DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Cairn Butchers, Law or to £2058 from Messrs DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Collins Butchers, Muirhead.
Limousin bullocks sold to 318p/kg from Barrie Farmers, Howburn Farm, Biggar to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to £1908 from Barrie Farmers, Howburn Farm, Biggar to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Beef cows sold to £2570 per head from Messrs JA McGarva, Nether Abington Farm, Biggar or to 290p/kg from Messrs JA McGarva, Nether Abington Farm, Biggar.
Dairy cows sold to £1550 per head from Messrs HM Jackson & Son, Wolfclyde Farm, Biggar to 201p/kg from Messrs HM Jackson & Son, Wolfclyde Farm, Biggar.
Beef Heifers per head
£2058, £2026, £2024, £1892 Brockwoodlees
£2041, £1886 Collielaw
£2009 Hill (Strathaven)
£1971, £1878 Strawfrank
£1830 Nether Abington
Beef Heifers per kilo
345p, 342p, 338p Brockwoodlees
338p Collielaw
322p Hill (Strathaven)
320p Strawfrank
272p Cambwell
Beef Bullocks per head
£1836 Richardton
Beef Bullocks per kilo
318p Howburn
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1705 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
218p, 210p Millhill
210p Loanfoot
Young Bulls per head
£2088 Dreva
£1908 Howburn
Young Bulls per kilo
228p Dreva
Beef cows per head
AA – £1870 Townhead, £1830 Cambwell, £1610 Cloverhill, £1490 Scotstounbank
Lim – £1890 Strawfrank, £1530 Fairview
Lim x – £1650 & £1570 Drumalbin, £1530 Blackhill
Linred – £1090 Cambwell
Saler – £1430, £1410 & £1310 Scotstounbank, £1310 Cambwell
Sim – £1530 Howburn
Blonde – £1250 Crookboat
BB – £2570 Nether Abington
Luing – £1350 Glendouran
Sho – £1070 Auldtoun
Her – £1570 Netherhill
Beef cows per kilo
AA – 230p Townhead, 218p & 215p Scotstounbank, 212p Cambwell, 203p Cloverhill
Lim – 248p & 235p Strawfrank, 215p Fairview, 211p Drumalbin
Lim x – 227p, 224p, 214p & 196p Drumalbin, 195p Crookboat
Saler – 201p & 194p Scotstounbank
Luing – 209p Glendouran
Sho – 169p & 168p Auldtoun
Linred – 175p Cambwell
Sim – 191p Howburn
Blonde – 177p Crookboat
BB – 290p Nether Abington
Her – 173p Netherhill
Dairy cows per head
Hol – £1550 Wolfclyde, £1490 & £1370 Greentowers, £1250 Blackhill, £1190 & £1170 Kirklands, £1110 Broadfield, £1070 North Garngour, £1030 Kirklands
Dairy cows per kilo
Hol – 201p Wolfclyde, 178p Greentowers, 173p Wolfclyde, 163p Kirklands, 162p Greentowers, 161p North Garngour
Cast bulls per head
AA – £1850 Woodhead
Calves and Stirks
On Monday 5th February 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with 65 calves forward.
The sale topped at £660 for a 9 month old Beef Shorthorn rigg from Mr C Walwin, Treepwood Farm, Carluke.
On milk calves topped at £260 with a 2 and a half month old Limousin Cross Bull Calves from Messrs R Wilson & Sons, Littlegill Farm, Lanark.
Off milk calves topped at £460 for a 4 month old Aberdeen Angus heifer from Messrs R Baillie, Longlea Farm, Larkhall.
Stirks
Bullocks
Sho – £660 Threepwood
BB – £540 Longlea, £510 Jeanfield, £510, £500 & £480 Longlea, £460 Jeanfield
Sim – £510 High Crewburn
Heifers
BB – £490 Jeanfield, £480 JM Livestock & Longlea, £460 & £440 Jeanfield, £440 Longlea
Calves on Milk
Lim x – £260 & £240 Littlegill, £180 Byretown & Littlegill
AA – £250 & £230 Auchnotroch
Hol – £140 Hillend, £130 Craigthorn, £100 Byretown
Calves off Milk
AA – £460 Longlea, £410 Jeanfield, £400 Longlea, £390 Jeanfield, £240 Auchnotroch
Lim x – £270 Loanfoot
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday the 5th February Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3057 Hogg and 1437 Cast Ewes and through Lanark.
Lambs
Another fine show of 3057 prime hoggs including 720 Blackface. The dearest trade seen for many years and more could have been sold to fill our large ringside of buyers with a record average of 320p/pk up 88p/kg on year and to a high of 3204 for blue Texel hoggs from Messers A Campbell, Strawfrank Farm, Carstairs.
The sale topped at £204 per head for a Blue Texel from Messers A Campbell, Strawfrank Farm, Carstairs and to 381p/kg for a Beltex from The Firm of John Shaw, West Lethans farm, Dunfermline.
Overall Average 320p/kg (SQQ 323p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF – £95 Overburn, £87 Shawhead, £70 Spango, £66 Overburns, £60 Hillridge
CHE – £70 wester Dawyck
Per Kilo
SHE- £70 Holehouse
BF – 296.9p Overburns, 290p Shawhead, 250p Spango, 214.3p Hillridge, 206.3p Overburns
CHE – 225.8p Wester Dawyck
SHE – 241.4p Holehousemuir
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £138, £128 & £126 Yeldabrek, £136 Newmill, £129 Gillandersland, £128 Wintermuir, £127 The Firs
BEL – £145 Kepscaith, £126 Wintermuir, £110 Sanderson
BF – £128, £123, £121 & £118 Walston Mill, £127 Parkhall, £124 Stoneside of Dripps, £121 Mitchellhill, £116 Greentowers & Overburns
SUF – £116 Yeldbreak
BFL-£56 Leadburnlea
CHE -£125 Thethwaite, £116 High Crewburn, £114 Wintermuir
X – £113 Overburn, £111 Dykehole, £109 Shawhead, £91 Brackendale, £90 Hillridge, £88
NCC-£117 Upper Cornquoy
JAC-£110 Brackendale
HEB-£60 63 Menzies Avenue
SWA-£80 Birniehill
Per Kilo
TEX – 363.2p Yeldabrek, 357.9p Newmill, 351.4p Carlophill, 348.7p Newmill, 347.1p Wintermuir
BEL – 371.8p Kepscaith, 340.5p Wintermuir, 305.6p Biggarshiels
BF – 328.2p, 327.8p, 327p Walston Mill, 326.3p Stoneside of Dripps, 325.6p Parkhall
NCC – 316.2p Upper Cornquoy
CHE – 331.4p High Crewburn, 320.5p Thethwaite, 316.7p Wintermui
X – 302.8p Shawhead, 297.4p Overburns, 284.6p Dykehole, 272.7p Hillridge, 267.6p Brackendale
BFL – 169.7p Leadburnlea
JAC – 289.5p Brackendale
HEB – 181.8p Menzies Avenue
SWA – 235.3p Birniehall
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £151 & £148 Gillandersland, £148 Strawfrank, Drumbuie & Auchtygemmel, £147 & £146 Eastersills, £147 Broomfield, £146 Thethwaite
BEL – £164, £158 & £150 Broomfield, £160, £159, £152 & £149 West Lethans, £148 Carnwood & Mid Brockloch, £147 Yeldabrek
BF – £144 Walston Mill, £139 & £133Stoneside of Dripps, £135 Parkhall, £133 & £130 Toxside, £130 Overburns & Corsebank
SUF – £149 Carwood, £138 Thethwaite, £136 Chesterhall Parks, £133 Mid Brockloch & Carlops £132 Cairnie, £126 Nether Brotherston, £120 The Firs, £110 Wester Dyke
NCC– £141 & £128Upper Cornquoy
CHE– £150 & £134 Walston Mill, £144 Lochurd, £136 Wester Dawyck 7 Greentowers, £133 & £131 Greentowers £129 Nettlingflat, £120 Eildon, £111 yeldabrek
X – £139 Allanton, £135 Nether Brotherston, £133 Overburns, £128 & £127 Boat, £127 Dykehole, £125 Greentowers, £123 Brackendale, £113 Gillandersland, £105 Cairnie
DS– £134 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 343.9p Noblehall, 343.9p Carlophill, 343.2p Gillandersland, 342.5p Thethwaite, 341.9p Broomfield Lodge
BEL – 381p West Lethans, 372.7p Broomfield Lodge, 369.8p West Lethans, 359.1p Broomfield Lodge, 354.8p West Lethans
BF – 332.5p Toxside, 327.3p Walston Mill, 325p Toxside, 323.3p Stoneside of Dripps, 322.5p Boat
SUF – 338.6p Carwood, 332.5p Carlophill, 328.6p Thethwaite, 316.7p Mid Brockloch, 309.1p Chesterhall Parks
NCC – 328.2p, 313.3p Upper Cornquoy
CHE – 335p, 333.3p Walston Mill, 332.5p, 331.7p, 327.5p Greentowers
X – 329.3p Nether Brotherston, 317.5p Dykehole, 316.7p Overburns, 312.5p Greentowers, 309.8p Boat
BFL – 284.1p Leadburnlea, 267.4p Overburns
BTEX – 300p Strawfrank
SWA – 267.5p Birniehall
DS – 319p Yeldabrek
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £169, £166, £161 & £160 Collielaw, £66 West Glespin, £165 Gillandersland, £162 Mossplatt, £160 Blackpark, Auchenhard & Yeldabrek
BEL – £166, £159, £157 Broomfield, £148 Mid Brockloch, £145 Kepscaith
BF – £141 Spango, £138 Shawhead, £135 east Burnhead
SUF – £151 13 Holding Collenan, £148 Yeldabrek, £147 Auchenhard
CHE – £158 Dykehead, £146 Nettlingflat
CHAR– £150 Yeldabrek
X – £150 High Crewburn, £146 Auchenbart, £143 13 Holding Collenan, £128 Shawhead
BFL – 3125 easter Dawyke
Per Kilo
TEX – 342.6p, 3404p, 338p Collielaw, 336.7p Gillandersland, 332p West Glespin
BEL – 345.7p, 341.3p, 338.8p Broomfield Lodge, 321.7p Mid Brockloch, 315.2p Kepscaith
BF – 300p Shawhead, 293.5p East Burnhead, 282p Spango
SUF – 323.9p Blackburn Mains, 319.6p Auchenhard, 314.6p Holding Collenan, 308.3p Yeldabrek
CHAR – 306.1p Yeldabrek
CHE – 304.2p Nettlingflat, 303.8p Dykehead
X – 317.4p auchenbart, 312.5p High Crewburn, 310.9p Holding Collenan, 272.3p Shawhead
BFL – 260.4p Easter Dawyck
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £201 Cairstairs Mains, £196 Strawfrank, £188 West Glespin, £181 & 3172 Over Kypside, 3170 Prior Rigg, £167 West Glespin & Gillmeadowland, £166 Yeldabrek & West Glespin
BEL – £201, £190 & £182 Carstairs Mians, £180 Lamington Livestock, £170, £168 & £166Townfoot
SUF – £190 Blackburn, £171 Yeldabrek
NCC– £155 Yeldabrek,
X– £156 Yeldabrek
BFL– £142 & £141 Easter Dawyck,
BTEX- £201, £196 & £194 Stawfrank
HAM- £140 Succoth Lodge
Per Kilo
TEX – 315.1p Gilmeadowland, 313.3p West Glespin, 313.2p, 312.1p Over Kypeside, 309.3p West Glespin
BEL – 320.8p Townfoot (Roberton), 313.8p Carstairs Mains, 311.1p & 301.8p Townfoot, 300p Lamington Livestock
SUF – 305.4p Yeldabrek, 292.3p Blackburn Mains
NCC – 276.8p Yeldabrek
X – 288.9p Yeldabrek
BFL – 235p, 202.9p Easter Dawyck
BTEX – 297p, 293.9p, 264.9p Strawfrank
HAM – 264.2p Succoth Lodge
Store Hoggs
TEX –£102 Humbie, £101, £88, £82, £78 & £60 Brotherston, £60 Gardeners Cottage
BF– £78, £68, £58, £30 Thurson Mians
CHE– £59 Swanbister
X– £98 Thurston Mains, £78 Brotherston, £61 Humbie
ZWA- £58 Gardeners Cottage
Cast Sheep
The 1437 cast ewes and rams were again keenly bid for especially the hill type ewes with Blackface and Cheviots in great demand. Many more needed to fill orders.
The sale topped to £288 per head for Texels from Messers J & H Clark, North Garngour Farm, Lesmahagow and to £102 for Blackface fom Messers A Smith, Wester Crosswoodhill Farm, West Calder.
Overall average £95.55
Blackface average £80.91 (514)
Ewes
TEX – £288 North Garngour, £270 Harene, £260 Boylston, £248 The Cottage, £228 Howburn, £218 Boylston, £205 & £200 High Crewburn, £200 Gilmeadowland, £188 North Garngour
BEL – £148 Thethwaite, £128 Middlehouse
BF – £102 Wester Crosswoodhill, £100 Carlophill, £96 Wester Crosswoodhill, £94 Dalpeddar, Dykeneuk, Drimsynie Est, Easter Dawyck & Lillielaw
SUF – £175 Whim Park, £150 Harene, £146 Yeldabrek, £142 Middlehouse, £138 Greyside, £138 North Garngour, £131 Drimsynie Est, £126 Gosland, £122 & £121 Greyside
CHAR – £122 Yeldabrek
NCC – £130 Whitesykes & Brockhouse, £125 Upper Cronquoy, £119 Yeldabrek, £114 Thethwaite, £112 Carlophill, £108 Allanton, £107 Stagehall, £105 Yeldabrek, £104 Sebay
CHE – £102 Boghouse & Glendouran, £95 Easter Frew, £94 High Dyke & Muirhouse, £91 Greyside, £79 Boghouse, £77 Lochaber, £70 Muirhouse & Easter Frew
CHM – £128 Howburn, £122 Gilmeadowland, £120 Nether Balgray, £119 Greyside, £118 Eastshield & Newmill, £110 Allanton, £106 & £100 Succoth, £96 Eastshield
X – £139 Over Kypeside, £131 Netherton, £126 Easter Dawyck, £118 Auchtygemmell, £112 Whitesykes, £111 Greyside, £110 Spango, Drimsynie Est & Broughton Place, £109 Broomfield Lodge
BFL – £134 Leadburnlea, £124 Cockrig, £122 Easter Dawyck & Leadburnlea, £120 Easter Dawyck & Drimsynie Est, £108 Whitehills House, £96 Easter Dayck
SHE – £58 Yeldabrek, £57 Easter Frew, £50 Yeldabrek
LLE – £106 Carlophill
BTEX – £126 Nether Brotherston
ZWA – £114 Broomlands
BL – £140 Elsrickle Mains, £97 Yeldabrek
JAC – £66 Menzies & Succoth, £48 Eastfield
ROM – £87 Yeldabrek
HW – £69 Menzies, £52 Blaircochrane
SWA – £74 & £50 Overcairn
HAM – £106 Harene
WELSH – £54 Easter Frew
RYE – £91 & £75 Greyside
OTH – £121 & £95 Greyside
EASY CARE – £64 Easter Crew
Rams
TEX – £161 Greyside, £138 Cockrig, £125 Carlophill, £122 & £120 Yeldabrek, £112 easter Dawyck, £100 Whitesykes, £96 Eastshield, £92 Chesterhall parks, £86 Nether Brotherston
BF – £97 Spango, £90 dreva, £85 Burnhead & Grayside, £77 Thurston Mains, £76 Blairchrane, £62 Bertam, £45 Grayside
BEL-£124 Yeldabrek, £123Grayside, £78 Aikerness
SUF – £168 Auchenbart, £146 Carlops, £144 Yeldabrek, £141 Greyside, £82 Eastfield, £76 Aikerness
NCC – £120 & £88 Muirhouse, £108 Yelabrek
BFL – £160 Drimsynie, £154 dalpeddar, £120 Carlophill, £60 Thurston Mains
SHE – £72 Aikerness
BTEX– £125 CArlophill
CHE– £106 Dreva, £90 Brackendale
X– £72 & £56 Blaircochrane
OTH – £115 Yeldabrek, £108 Yeldabrek
