Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 7^th April 2025

Cattle Primestock Report

On Monday 7^th April Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 79 cattle comprising of 27 bullocks and heifers and 52 cast cows.

20 heifers sold to 462p/pk from Brockwoodlees or £3009 from Brownsbank.

7 bullocks sold to 436p/pk from Howburn or to £2934 from South Arnloss.

Beef cows sold to £2770 per head from Carlinside or to 312.5p/kg from Newbigging Mill.

Dairy cows sold to £2350 per head from Harelaw or to 293.2p/pk from Blackbog.

Beef Heifers Per Head

SHO – £2145 Newbigging Mill

LIM – £2892 & £2553 Brockwoodlees

LIM X – £2741, £2733, £2634, £2535 Brockwoodlees, £2533 South Arnloss

SIM – £2493 Brockwoodlees

BB – £2704 Brockwoodlees, £2351p Fauldingcleugh

CHAR X – £3009 Brownsbank

Beef Heifers Per Kilo

SHO – 346p Newbigging Mill

LIM – 462p & 448p Brockwoodlees

LIM X – 456p (twice), 454p, 450p & 448p Brockwoodlees

SIM – 450p Brockwoodlees

BB – 460p Brockwoodlees, 442p Fauldingcleugh

CHAR X – 410p Brownsbank

Beef Bullocks Per Head

LIM X – £2933, £2774, £2747, £2679 South Arnloss, £2520 Howburn

CHAR X – £2917 Brownsbank

Beef Bullocks Per Kilo

LIM X – 436p Howburn, 410p, 408p, 406p & 380p South Arnloss

CHAR X – 388p Brownsbank

Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head

HOL – £2152 Sherifflatts & £1940 Greentowers

Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo

HOL – 346p Sherifflatts, 330p Greentowers

Cast Cows and Bulls

Beef Cows Per Head

AA – £2150 Auchenhard, £2130 Gillbank, £1930 West Blackmoss, £1590 Carmacoup

SHO – £2190 & £1730 Carlinside

LIM – £2170 & £1530 Auchenhard, £1710 & £1650 South Carnduff

LIM X – £2290 Greenfield, £2070 Hall of Torbane, £2050 Newbigging Mill, £1970 Headsmuir, £1670 West Blackmoss

MONT – £2130 High Crewburn

SHORT – £2770 Carlinside

SIM – £1950 & £1690 Middle Mains, £1830 High Crewburn, £1470 Carmacoup

HIGH – £1410 Westbank, £1330 & £1190 Gray Brae

SAL – £2110, £2070 & £1190 Cloverhill

Beef Cows Per Kilo

AA – 292p Auchenhard & West Blackmoss, 271p Gillbank, 254p Carmacoup

SHO – 289p & 267p Carlinside

LIM – 309p & 236p Auchenhard, 304p & 264p South Carnduff

LIM X – 312p Newbigging Mill, 297p Headsmuir, 291p Greenfield, 289p Hall of Torbane, 275p Headsmuir

SIM – 285p & 266p Middle Mains, 245p High Crewburn, 244p Carmacoup

MONT – 244p High Crewburn

SHORT – 291p Carlinside

HIGH – 230p Westbank, 219p & 211p Gray Brae

SAL – 308p & 300p Cloverhill

Dairy Cows Per Head

HOL – £2350 & £2030 Harelaw, £2150 (twice), £2070 & £1730 Blackbog, £1470 Broadfield

AYR – £1510 Swaites

Dairy Cows Per Kilo

AYR – 247p Swaites

HOL – 293p, 269p & 256p Blackbog, 287p & 254p Harelaw, 257p & 251p Broadfield, 252p Greentowers

Sheep Primestock Report

On Monday 7^th April Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2848 Hoggs, 201 Store Hoggs and 572 Cast Ewes.

Hoggs

A larger show of 2848 prime hoggs forward with more heavy weight on offer and again proving harder to cash. Export weights and light weights easily sold if well fleshed. Still lots of lean grassy hoggs on offer.

The sale topped at £200 per head for texel from Greyside and to 420p/kg for Beltex from Baillie, Broomfield. Overall average 320p/kg (SQQ 330p/kg).

Overall Average pp/kg (SQQ p/kg)

25.5-32kg

Per Head

TEX – £85 Bushelhead

BF – £86 Mid Tulloch

CHE – £40 Little Blackdyke

WELSH – £116 Allanton

Per Kilo

TEX – 274p Bushelhead

BF – 268p Mid Tulloch

CHE – 153p Little Blackdyke

WELSH – 362p Allanton

32.1-39kg

Per Head

TEX – £144 Gibsley, £140 Collielaw, £137 & £131 Little Blackdyke, £130 Sandilands

BEL – £140 Hawthornbank

BF – £123 Allanton, £122 Thethwaite, £110 Mid Tulloch & Greenwall, £108 Greenwall

SUF – £90 Auldtoun

CHE – £127 & £119 Little Blackdyke

SHE – £100 Greenwall

X – £116 Hawthornbank, £114 Little Blackdyke, £100 Nether Abington, £90 Hartfield

Per Kilo

TEX – 369p Gibsley, 360p & 344p Little Blackdyke, 359p Collielaw, 345p Bushelhead,

BEL – 359p Hawthornbank

BF – 332p Allanton, 312p Thethwaite, 300p & 289p Mid Tulloch, 291p Greenwall

SUF – 264p Auldtoun

CHE – 343p & 340p Little Blackdyke

SHE – 285p Greenwall

X – 322p Hawthornbank, 308p Little Blackdyke, 257p Hartfield, 256p Nether Abington

39.1-45.5kg

Per Head

TEX – £172 Collielaw, £163 Broomfield Lodge, £162 Crow Wood Cottage, £160 Muirburn, £157 Thethwaite

BEL – £172 & £170 Collielaw, £168 Broomfield Lodge, £162 & £160 High Parks

BF – £137 East Kinleith & South Carnduff, £136 Crow Wood Cottage, £133 Thethwaite, £132 Edgehead Farming

SUF – £148 Mid Brockloch, £146 Blackburn Mains

CHE – £158 Balleny, £155 & £150 Thethwaite, £154 Sornfallow & Townhead

X – £149 Little Galla, £146 Taiglim, £132 West Browncastle, £130 Hawthornbank, £128 Greenwall

BTEX – £140 Hawthornbank

JAC – £120 Nobelhall

SWA – £115 Crow Wood Cottage

DOR – £110 Nobelhall

VAL – £110 Nobelhall

Per Kilo

TEX – 382p Collielaw, 380p Wellhead, 373p Broomfield Lodge, 372p Muirburn

BEL – 420p & 400p Broomfield Lodge, 390p Walkerdyke, 387p Broomfield Lodge, 386p Collielaw

BF – 326p South Carnduff, 324p Thethwaite & Crow Wood, 322p Edgehead, 320p South Carnduff

SUF – 336p Mid Brockloch, 331p Blackburn Mains

CHE – 366p Townhead, 359p Balleny, 352p Gibsley, 348p Thethwaite & Crow Wood

X – 338p Little Galla, 331p Teiglum, 330p West Browncastle, 325p Hawthornbank, 304p Greenwall

BTEX – 325p Hawthornbank

JAC – 272p Noblehall

SWA – 302p Crow Wood

DOR – 268p Noblehall

VAL – 275p Noblehall

45.6-52kg

Per Head

TEX – £190 Collielaw, £183 & £173 Broomfield Lodge, £179 Mid Shawtonhill, £176 Wellhead

BEL – £188 (three times) & £184 (twice) Oldwalls

BF – £150 Heatheryhall, £138 Hawthornbank, £135 Lightshaw, £130 Hazelside & Crow Wood Cottage

SUF – £150 Sornfallow, Hall of Torbane, Greenbank & Oldwalls, £148 Thethwaite

CHE – £150 Allanton, Dykehead & Crow Wood Cottage, £148 Taiglim & Coldwakening

X – £150 Taiglim, £146 Greyside, £144 Muirburn, £140 Eastfield & East Links

BDM – £156 & £152 High Parks, £150 Bickerton Hall, £149 Bushelhead

BTEX – £130 Burnfoot

Per Kilo

TEX – 395p Collielaw, 382p Wellhead, 376p Broomfield Lodge, 372p Mid Shawtonhill, 356p Kames

BEL – 408p, 400p (twice), 383p & 368p Oldwalls

BF – 313p Hawthornbank, 306p Lightshaw & Heatheryhall, 288p Hazelside, 276p Crow Wood Cottage

SUF – 324p Balleny, 324p & 322p (twice) Thethwaite, 319p Oldwalls

CHE – 333p Crow Wood Cottage, 328p Coldwakening & Thethwaite, 314p Teiglum, 312p Dykehead

X – 311p East Links, 304p Greyside, 300p Muirburn, 294p Taiglum, 281p Balleny

BDM – 337p High Parks, 333p Bickerton Hall, 331p High Parks & Bushelhead

BTEX – 295 – Burnfoot

52+kg

Per Head

TEX – £200 Greyside, £186 Crow Wood Cottage, £180 Collielaw, £174 Sornfallow & Greyside

BF – £158, £155 (twice) & £154 Heatheryhall, £146 Gair

SUF – £160 Greyside & Dykehead (twice), £156 & £155 Dykehead

CHE – £156 Sornfallow

X – £150 Hazelside, £146 Nether Abington, £144 Crow Wood Cottage

BFL – £130 Greyside

BDM – £170 Greyside

Per Kilo

TEX – 328p Sornfallow, 326p Kames, 312p Lochurd, 310p Collielaw & Crow Wood Cottage

BF – 292p (twice), 265p & 263p Heatheryhall, 270p Gair

SUF – 281p, 280p, 269p & 266p Dykehead, 231p Greyside

CHE – 300p Sornfallow

X – 276p Crow Wood Cottage, 265p Nether Abington, 241p Hazelside

BFL – 200p Greyside

BDM – 293p Greyside

Cast Ewes & Rams

A smaller show of cast ewes and rams were forward and in strong demand for all classes. Many more required to fill buyer requirement.

The sale topped at £350 per head for texel from Dunlop, An-Glasach and to £138 for Blackface from Allanton Farming. Overall average £131.64. Blackface average (235) £98.03.

Ewes

TEX – £350 An-Glasach, £345 Townhead, £315 Kailzie Mains, £295 Little Galla & Greenwall, £275 Mossplatt, £260 Collielaw & Haggs, £258 Bowridge

BEL – £280 Mid Shawtonhill, £140 Greyside, £120 Wellhead, £100 Spango & Burnfoot

BF – £138 Allanton, £132 Greyside, £128 Greenbank, £126 Allanton, £120 Upper Wellwood, £116 Toxside, £115 Glencaple, £114 Devonburn View, £110 Greenbank, £108 Hazelside

SUF – £285 Langside, £250 Mid Shawtonhill, £230 Kailzie Mains, £170 Lesserlinn, £132 Muirburn

NCC – £166 Allanton, £142 Coldwakening, £142 Allanton, £140 Wellhead, £118 Burnbrae, £110 Allanton

CHE – £135 & £100 Thethwaite, £98 Thripland, £90 Hall of Torbane

CHM – £170 West Handaxwood, £164 Allanton

X – £235 South Arnloss, £220 Gair, £200 Ainville, £195 Greyside & Handaxwood, £190 Kailzie Mains, Allanton & Auldtoun, £178 West Handaxwood & Greyside

BFL – £200 Kailzie Mains

BDM – £140 Lesserlinn

ZWA – £90 Ainville

ROM – £135 Greyside

SWA – £228 Greyside

GOAT – £80 Branxton

EASY CARE – £136 & £100 Greyside

Rams

TEX – £265 West Handaxwood, £195 Craigenhill, £190 Muirhead, £170 Skirling Craigs, £165 Ainville, £150 Greyside, £130 Ainville

BF – £120 Greenbank, £102 Crow Wood

SUF – £250 Langside

CHAR – £200 Langside, £100 Thripland

NCC – £165 Greyside

CHE – £165 Greyside, £160 Crow Wood

BFL – £100 Greyside

Store Hoggs

The 201 store hoggs were mixed for quality with best end still easily sold. Sale topped at £130 for texel from Currie, Bogside and £90 for Blackface from Dumfries Estates.

TEX – £130 & £110 Blackbog, £80 Spango, £70 Clyde Valley Family Park & Spango

BF – £90 & £85 Ulzieside, £80 Burnbrae, £60 Ulzieside & Spango

SUF – £88 Clyde Valley Family Park

X – £80 East Links

DOR – £100 Clyde Valley Family Park

Motherless Lambs

122 motherless lambs were sold at our weekly sale. A strong trade was present throughout averaging £18.68 with countless lambs over £20. Please contact Lucy regarding entries for next weeks sale.

£42 Wolfclyde, £34 (12 times) Ingraston, £28 (6 times) Muirhouse, £25 (twice) Carwood, £22 (5 times) University of Edinburgh, £22 (4 times) Lee Meadow, £22 (7 times) Carwood