Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 8th January 2024
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday 8th January 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 143 cattle comprising of 28 bullocks and heifers, 45 cast cows and 70 calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to 350p/kg from Messrs DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Cairns Butchers, Law or to £1925 from Messrs DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Cairns Butchers, Law.
Limousin bullocks sold to 316p/kg from Messrs D & E Lochart, Fauldingcleugh Farm, Lockerbie to Hewitt Farming, Carlindean or to £1858 for a British Blue from Messrs D & E Lochart, Fauldingcleugh Farm, Lockerbie to Bowland Foods, Preston.
Beef cows sold to £1750 per head from Messrs A Mitchell, Newton of Wiston Farm, Wiston or to 228p/kg from Messrs Carmichael, Carmichael Home Farm, Carmichael.
Dairy cows sold to £1290 per head from Messrs A Barr, Harelaw Farm, Lanark or to 164p/kg from Messrs A & M Dalling, Westertoun Farm, Strathaven.
Beef Heifers per head
£1925, £1901, £1890, £1830, £1807, £1806, £1803 & £1710 Brockwoodlees
£1752 Howburn
£1705 West Torphin
Beef Heifers per kilo
350p, 334p, 328p, 324p & 318p Brockwoodlees
332p Howburn
318p Calla
Beef Bullocks per head
£1858, £1733 & £1636 Fauldingcleugh
£1614, £1430 & £1401 Holms of Glengavel
£1769 Laigh Cleughearn
Beef Bullocks per kilo
316p, 314p & 302p Fauldingcleugh
270p, 245p & 232p Holms of Glengavel
228p Laigh Cleughearn
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1613, £1486, £1428 & £1419 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
214p, 196p 194p & 190p Millhill
Young Bulls per head
£2342 & £2131 Laigh Cleughearn
£1396 Hills of Dalserf
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
AA – £1750 Newton of Wiston, £1710 Browntod, £1570 & £1370 Newton of Wiston
HER – £1490 Hills of Dalserf
BELT/GAL – £1230 Blackbog
LIM – £1570 & £1510 Carmichael Home
LIM X – £1570 Howburn, £1490 Gair & Toxside, £1290 Carmichael Home, £1270 Calton, £1190 Gair, £1130 Corsebank, £1070 West Torphin
BSH – £1550 & £1530 Carlinside
LUING – £950 Craig Douglas, £910 Flemington Cottage
SIM – £1510 Newton of Wiston
BB – £1630 Gillbank
Beef cows per kilo
AA – 207p, 203p & 200p Newton of Wiston, 196p Browntod
HER – 186p Hills of Dalserf
BELT/GAL – 174p Blackbog
LIM – 228p & 205p Carmichael Home
LIM X – 220p Howburn, 207p Gair, 187p Carmichael Home, 184p Calton, 177p Toxside, 176p West Torphin, 172p Corsebank, 160p Gair
BSH – 192p & 191p Carlingside
LUING – 159p Craig Douglas, 152p Flemington Cottage
SIM – 188p Newton of Wiston
BB – 198p Gillbank
Dairy cows per head
HOL – £1290 Harelaw, £1230 Westertoun, £1090 Harelaw & Loanfoot, £1070 & £950 Greentowers
Dairy cows per kilo
HOL – 164p Westertoun, 162p Harelaw, 149p Loanfoot, 147p Harelaw & Greentowers
Cast bulls per head
£1130 Craig Douglas
Cast bulls per kilo
120p Craig Douglas
Calves and Stirks
On Monday 8th January 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 70 young calves and stirks at their first sale of 2024.
Stirks
Bullocks
BB x – £500 & £490 (Twice) Jeanfield, £445 Perryflats
LIM x – £695 & £680 Turdees
Heifers
AA x – £460 (Twice) & £450 Jeanfield.
LIM x – £665 & £660 Turdees
BB x – £450 Jeanfield
Calves on Milk
AA x – £260 Broadfield
BB x – £290, £285 & £200 Broadfield
AYR – £90 Swaites
HF – £90 Westertoun
Calves off Milk
BB – £400 Loanfoot, £390 Cronan, Grangehall & Craigthorn, £370 Loanfoot
HER – £420 & £410 Murrays, £370 Grangehall
SIM x – £350 Grangehall
HF – £120 Craigthorn, £100 Loanfoot
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday 8th January 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3007 Hoggs and 972 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Hoggs
The busiest ring of prime sheep byers in Scotland (10) saw a similar show of hoggs with trade in line with end of week. Heavy hoggs short of requirements, more light hoggs forward and easy to sell. More required each week.
The sale topped at £167 per head for Suffolk x from Messrs T & R Harper, Southmains Farm, Biggar and to 320p/kg for Beltex from Messrs A Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm, Lanark and Texels from Messrs R & M Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke.
Overall Average 275pp/kg (SQQ 275p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF – £74 Midlock, £60 Debog
TEX – £96 Cumberhead, £70 Gilmeadowland
BEL – £70 East Overton
X – £75 Hillend
DOR – £50 Linnmill
Per Kilo
BF – 246p Midlock, 200p Debog
TEX – 300p Cumberhead, 241p Gilmeadowland
BEL – 218p East Overton
X – 241p Hillend
DOR – 1666p Linnmill
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £114 Carlophill, £111 & £110 Heatheryhall, £110 Whitesykes, £109 West Browncastle & Cumberhead, £107 Boghouse & heatheryhall, £105 Debog & Newton of Wiston
BEL – £120 Heatheryhall, £112 Hill (Cumnock), £108 Hillridge, £104 Haspielaw, £102 Hill (Cumnock), £101 Haspielaw, £100 Newton of Wiston, £92 Haspielaw, £79 Richardton
BF – £108 & £101 Heatheryhall, £99 Bellow Mill & Gosland, £98 Midlock, £94 Tinnis & Auchencorth, £89 Midlock, £83 Parisholm, £80 Stoneyhill
SUF – £105 Dalwyne
CHE – £114 Heatheryhall, £110 Thethwaite, £107 Heatheryhall, £106 Altarstone, £105 Newton of Wiston, £95 Dalwyne
X – £107 Heatheryhall, £98 Auchencorth, £70 East Overton
Per Kilo
TEX – 302p Cumberhead, 292p Carlophillm 291p Debog, 284p Heatheryhall, 283p Stoneyhill & Dalwyne, 282p Whitesykes & Heatheryhall, 281p Heatheryhall, 279p West Browncastle
BEL – 307p Heatheryhall, 287p Hill (Cumnock), 285p Newton of Wiston, 284p Hillridge, 281p Haspielaw, 275p Hill (Cumnock), 265p & 255p Haspielaw, 232p Richardton
BF – 276p Heatheryhall, 275p Bellow Mill & Gosland, 273p Heatheryhall, 268p Auchencorth, 261p Midlock & Tinnis, 257p Midlock, 222p Stoneyhill, 212p Parisholm
SUF – 276p Dalwyne
CHE – 292p Heatheryhall, 282p Thethwaite, 278p Altarstone, 276p Newton of Wiston, 274p Heatheryhall, 271p Dalwyne
X – 280p Auchencorth, 274p Heatheryhall, 212p East Overton
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £138 Heatheryhall, £130 Wellhead, £129 Allanton & Burnetland, £128 Over Kypeside, £126 Newlands, Westmains & Easter Sills, £125 Auldtoun
BEL – £134 Biggarshiels Mains, £128 Blackhope, £117 Biggarshiels Mains, £115 Hill (Cumnock), £112 Biggarshiels Mains, £110 Richardton
BF – £117 Boyleston, £114 Kypehill, £113 Greentowers & Boat, £112 High Dyke & Overburns, £109 Crow Wood Cottage, High Dyke & Posso, £107 Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – £123 Carlophill, £120 Westmains, £116 Traquire Knowe, £115 Sorn Mains, £114 Newlands, £111 Thethwaite, £110 Dykehole, £105 Gosland, £102 Newton of Wiston
CHAR – £127 Bushelhead, £116 Whinbush
CHE – £127 & £126 Greentowers, £126 Townhead (Kilmarnock), £121 & £117 Greentowers, £110 Boghouse & High Dyke
X – £117 Burnetland, £116 Overburns & Heatheryhall, £112 Heatheryhall, £111 Sorn Mains, £110 Northflatt, £108 Heatheryhall, £107 The Cottage & Traquire Knowe, £106 Dykehole
DOR – £95 Linnmill
Per Kilo
TEX – 320p Heatheryhall, 297p Hillend, 295p Wellhead & Hillend, 293p Burnetland, Allanton, Westmains & Easter Sills, 290p Over Kypeside & North Glen
BEL – 304p Biggarshiels Mains, 297p Blackhope, 285p & 280p Biggarshiels Mains, 275p Richardton, 273p Hill (Cumnock)
BF – 272p High Dyke, 269p Greentowers & Boat, 265p Posso, 260p Boylston, 259p Kypehill, 254p High Dyke, 249p Crow Wood Cottage, 247p Stoneyhill
SUF – 275p Dykehole, 273p Carlophill, 272p Westmains, 271p Newlands, 270p Thethwaite, 267p Sorn Mains, 263p Trawuire Knowe, 255p Newton of Wiston, 244p Gosland
CHAR – 282p Bushelhead, 269p Whinbush
CHE – 293p Townhead (Kilmarnock), 288p, 286p & 278p Greentowers, 275p Boghouse & High Dyke, 268p Greentowers
X – 273p & 270p Heatheryhall, 265p Burnetland, 264p Sorn Mains, 263p Heatheryhall, 261p Northflatt, 261p Traquir Knowe, 257p Overburns, 254p The Cottage, 252p Dykehole
DOR – 220p Linnmill
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £160 & £159 Collielaw, £154 Hill (Strathaven) & Collielaw, £152 Craighead, £151 Collielaw, £148 Walesley & Collielaw
BEL – £147 Hillend, £138 High Dyke
BF – £133 Tinnis, £130 Crow Wood Cottage, £126 Bellow Mill & Gosland, £118 Overburns & Kypehill, £114 Posso, £111 Hillridge
SUF – £126 Sorn Mains, £124 Southmains
CHAR – £132 Galalaw
NCC – £138 Brockhouse
CHE – £136 Edgehead
CHM – £131 Whitesykes
X – £120 Wardrop, £100 East Overton
Per Kilo
TEX – 320p, 314p & 305p Collielaw, 304p Craighead, 302p Bogside & Collielaw, 297p West Glespin, 296p Hill (Strathaven)
BEL – 306p High Dyke & Hillend
BF – 265p Crow Wood Cottage, 257p Bellow Mill & Gosland, 255p Tinnis, 247p Posso, 240p Kypehill, 236p Hillridge
SUF – 273p Sorn Mains, 263p Southmains
CHAR – 275p Galalaw
NCC – 265p Brockhouse
CHE – 277p Edgehead
CHM – 272p Whitesykes
X – 255p Wardrop, 196p East Overton
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £167 Southmains, £166 Cowgrove, £161 Highfield, £160 Collielaw, £158 Walesley, £156 Hill (Strathaven), £148 Glenrath, Hillridge & Crow Wood Cottage
BEL – £165 Highfield
BF – £133 Crosswoodhill, £121 Gosland
SUF – £161 Nettlingflat, £159 & £140 Southmains, £139 Auldtoun
CHAR – £157 Kypehill
CHE – £155 Nettlingflat, £147 High Dyke, £143 High East Quarter
X – £160 Crow Wood Cottage, £120 Whinbush
Per Kilo
TEX – 296p Collielaw, 288p Hill (Strathaven), 288p Walesley, 279p Glenath, 278p Hill (Strathaven), 277p Highfield & Burnetland, 273p High East Quarter, 269p Southmains, 264p Crow Wood Cottage
BEL – 275p Highfield
BF – 246p Crosswoodhill, 224p Gosland
SUF – 265p & 264p Southmains, 263p Nettlingflat, 257p Auldtoun
CHAR – 270p Kypehill
CHE – 271p Nettlingflat, 269p High East Quarter, 257p Auldtoun
X – 271p Crow Wood Cottage, 214p Whinbush
Cast Sheep
A smaller show of 972 cast ewes and rams saw trade a lot dearer on the week as numbers tighten. More needed each week to fill buyers requirements.
The sale topped at £242 per head for Texels from Firm of JW Gibb, Toftcombs Farm, Biggar and to £81 for Blackface from Earnockmuir
Overall Average £87.11
BF Average £66.79
Ewes
TEX – £242 Toftcombs, £238 Glenrath, £220 Blythbank, £210 Grangehall, £208 & £200 Toftcombs, £185 Crow Wood Cottage, £180 Richardton, Nether Skellyhill & Toftcombs, £175 Blythbank
BEL – £198 Mid Shawtonhill, £180 Grangehall, £175 Mid Shawtonhill, £168 Richarton, £160 Greenaton, £158 Nether Skellyhill, £150 Toftcombs, £130 Greenaton
BF – £81 Earnockmuir, £76 Heatheryhall, £75 Toxside, £73 Earnockmuir, Heatheryhall & Greenfield, £72 Boylston
SUF – ££158 Glenrath, £156 Carsewell, £141 Skirling Craigs, £116 Mid Shawtonhill, £110 Nether Brotherston, £108 Feoch, £100 Galalaw, £97 Catcherside, £87 Nether Brotherston, £80 Linwater
NCC – £113 Whitesykes, £99 & £97 Richardton, £95 & £89 Earnockmuir, £86 Richardton, £79, £75 £72 Easter Frew
CHE – £87 Whitesykes, £85 Toftcombs, £84 Stoneyhill, £75 Castle Crawford
CONT – £86 Dewshill, £50 East Overton
CHM – £134 Skirling Craigs, £89 Nether Brotherston, £50 Richardton
X – £130 Richardton, £126 Skirling Craigs, £104 Burnetland, £103 Whinbush, £102 Hillend, £100 Earnockmuir, £98 Westmains, £94 Hillend, £93 Galalaw & Crawcraigs
BFL – £123 Tinnis, £122 Greenfield
SHE – £68 Easter Frew, £50 Nether Brotherston
SWA – £77 Heatheryhall, £49 Middlehouse
WELSH – £46 Easter Frew
OTH – £85 Cocklaw
EASY CARE – £79 Easter Frew, £72 & £55 Rowantreehill
Rams
TEX – £160 Burnetland, £120 Laigh Braidley, £112 Rowantreehill, £106 Glendouran, £100 Laigh Braidley, £90 Whinbush, £80 Middlehouses
BEL – £100 Cumberhead & Hillridge, £85 Middlehouse
BF – £100 & £99 Peel, £94 Corsebank, £92 Craig Douglas, £88 Greenfield, £81 Tinnis, £78 Glendouran, £77 Peel, £75 Craig Douglas, £74 Peel, £68 Stoneyhill
NCC – £110 Brockhouse
CHE – £98 Castle Crawford
X – £68 Stoneyhill, £58 East Overton
BFL – £136 Burnetland, £110 Tinnis, £96 Hillridge, £80 Whinbush
DS – £108 Mid Shawtonhill
