Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Wednesday 3rd January 2024
Sheep prime stock report
On Wednesday 3rd January 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2888 Hoggs and 1181 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Lambs
Comment: A smaller show of 2,888 Prime Hoggs saw trade again good with best hoggs and heavy hoggs easily sold but with more BF hoggs on offer. Also, more could have been sold.
The sale topped at £190 per head for Texels from Hartside Farms, Hartside and to 338p/kg for Beltexs from Mr C Smith, North Boig.
Overall Average 284p/kg (283SQQ p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – ££86 Heatheryhall, £86 Dovecot, £64, £61 Forrestfield
BF – £84 Traquair Knowe, £79 Thethwaite, £78 Easter Dawyck, £74 Dalwyne, £60 Birthwood
SUF – £70 Forrestfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 277.4p Heatheryhall, 277.4p Dovecot, 213.3p, 210.3p Forrestfield
BF – 262.5p Traquair Knowe, 251.6p Easter Dawyck, 246.9p Thethwaite, 231.3p Dalwyne, 206.9p Birthwood
SUF – 218.8p Forrestfield
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £119 Ladyurd, £115 Hills of Dalserf, £114, £113 Walkerdyke, £110 Wintermuir, £109 Nether Brotherston, £109 Muirhouse, £108 Chapelhill, £105 Wintermuir, £105 Ladyurd
BEL – £123 Walkerdyke, £118 Wintermuir, £115 Walkerdyke, £111 The Firs, £110 Wintermuir, £110 Common, £104 Walkerdyke, £100 Balgreen Cottage, £99 Nether Brotherston, £91 The Law
BF – £114, £110 Posso, £105 Common, £104 Walston Mill, £103 Mitchellhill, £103 Common, £99 Haspielaw, £98 Thethwaite, £93 Mitchellhill, £93 Walston Mill
SUF – £103 Birniehall, £80 Yardbent
CHE – £100 High Crewburn Cottage, £98 Common, £98 Heatheryhall, £97 Easter Frew
X – £105 The Law, £98 High Crewburn Cottage, £93 Hillridge, £92 Cardon
JAC – £ 80 Dalefield
KHIL – £99 Haspielaw, £80 Dalefield
WELSH – £95 Allanton
Per Kilo
TEX – 305.1p Ladyurd, 294.9p Hills of Dalserf, 292.3p Walkerdyke, 291.4p, 291.2p Heatheryhall, 289.7p Walkerdyke, 289.5p Wintermuir, 286.8p Nether Brotherston, 284.2p Chapelhill, 283.8p ladyurd
BEL – 323.7p Walkerdyke, 318.9p, 314.3p Wintermuir, 300p The Firs, 294.9p Walkerdyke, 289.5p Common, 288.9p Walkerdyke, 277.8p Balgreen Cottage, 275p Nether Brotherston, 260p The Law
BF – 292.3p, 289.5p Posso, 283.8p Common, 280p Thethwaite, 278.4p Common, 273.7p, 265.7p Walston Mill, 264.7p Traquair Knowe, 264.1p Mitchellhill, 260.5p Haspielaw
SUF – 264.1p Birniehall, 210.5p Yardbent
CHE – 288.2p Heatheryhall, 280p Common, 277.8p High Crewburn Cottage, 262p Easter Frew
X – 276.3p The Law, 262.9p Cardon, 253.8p High Crewburn Cottage, 251.4p Hillridge
JAC – 222.2p Dalefield
KHIL – 253.8p Haspielaw, 242.4p Dalefield
WELSH – 279.4p Allanton
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £145 Grangehall, £140 Craighead, £139 North Boig, £138 Kirkton of Crawford, £137 North Boig, £136 Yardbent, £135 Ladyurd, £135 Allanton, £133 Eastshield, £133 Malletsheugh
BEL – £142 North Boig, £142 High Parks, £136 Cloverhill, £135 High Parks, £128 Biggarshiels Mains, £128 Carstairs Mains, £128 Haspielaw, £128 Biggarshiels Mains, £127 Allanton, £126 High Parks
BF – £127 Kirkton of Crawford, £118 Mitchellhill, £117 Kirkton of Crawford, £115 Heatheryhall, £115 Posso, £114 Wellhead, £114 Cloverhill, £113 Whelphill
SUF – £132 Grangehall, £129 Mid Brockloch, £128 Whinbush, £122 thethwaite, £120 Mid Brockloch, £120 Easter Frew, £120 Ardoch, £119 Altarstone, £115 Thethwaite, £110 Nether Brotherston
CHAR – £122 Whinbush, £119 Altarstone
CHE – £124 Thethwaite, £120, £119 Heatheryhall, £119 Thethwaite, £110 Boat
CHM – £120 Hill (Cumnock), £110 High Crewburn Cottage
X – £136, £132, £128 Allanton, £122 Scrogton, £118 Nether Brotherston, £117 Hill (Cumnock), £116 Greenfield, £112 Northflatt, £112 Cloverhill, £103 East Law
BFL – £93 Scrogton, £85 Leadburnlea
Per Kilo
TEX – 322.2p Grangehall, 316.3p Yardbent, 311.1p Craighead, 309.8p Whinbush, 308.9p North Boig, 307.3p Mid Shawtonhill, 307p, 306.8p Allanton, 306.7p Kirkton of Crawford, 304.9p Greenfield
BEL – 338.1p North Boig, 322.7p, 321.4p High Parks, 320p Carstairs Mains, 320p Haspielaw, 316.3p Cloverhill, 304.8p Biggarshiels Mains, 300p Haspielaw, 300p High Parks
BF – 288.6p Kirkton of Crawford, 287.5p Posso, 278.6p Kirkton of Crawford, 278p Cloverhill, 275.6p Whelphill, 275p Walston Mill, 275p Wellhead, 273.2p Greenfield, 271.4p Wellhead
SUF – 293.3p Grangehall, 293.2p Mid Brockloch, 290.9p Whinbush, 283.7p Thethwaite, 283.3p Altarstone, 280.5p Thethwaite, 279.1p Mid Brockloch, 279.1p Ardoch, 275p Nether Brotherston, 272.7p Easter Frew
CHAR – 297.6p Whinbush, 290.2p Altarstone
CHE – 285.7p Heatheryhall, 283.3p Thethwaite, 276.7p Heatheryhall, 275.6p Thethwaite, 268.3p Boat
CHM – 272.7p Hill (Cumnock), 268.3p High Crewburn Cottage
X – 302.2p, 300p, 290.9p Allanton, 282.9p Greenfield, 281p Nether Brotherstone, 273.2p Northflatt, 273.2p Cloverhill, 271.1p Scrogton, 265.9p Hill (Cumnock), 251.2p East Law
BFL – 221.4p Scrogton, 193.2p Leadburnlea
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £165 Craighead, £161, £157 Collielaw, £157 South Arnloss, £156 Posso, £155 Skirling Craigs, £154 Glendouran, £154 Collielaw, £153, £150 Glendouran
BEL – £160, £159 Broomfield Lodge, £155 Skirling Craigs, £154 Muirhouse, £154, £151 Broomfield Lodge, £148 Carstairs Mains
BF – £124 Allanton, £122 Wellhead, £117 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – £151 Southmains, £149 Toxside, £144 Ardoch, £140 Southmains, £139 Chapelhill, £135 Mid Brockloch, £129 Nether Brotherston, £125 Ardoch
CHE – £134 Easterhouse, £130 Castle Crawford, £126 Easter Frew
X – £139 Dewshill, £131 East Law, £130 The Firs, £125 Kirkton of Crawford, £125 Toxside, £124 Allanton, £123 Birniehall, £122 Hill (Cumnock), £122 Westmains, £118 Birniehall
BFL – £119 Leadburnlea
Per Kilo
TEX – 335.4p Collielaw, 323.5p, 321.7p Craighead, 320.8p Collielaw, 319.6p Kirkton of Crawford, 317.4p, 315.2p, 314.9p Broomfield Lodge, 314p Collielaw
BEL – 324.5p Broomfield Lodge, 314.9p Carstairs Mains, 314.3p, 308.2p Broomfield Lodge, 308p Muirhouse, 307.7p Broomfield Lodge, 303.9p Skirling Craigs
BF – 263.8p Allanton, 259.6p Wellhead, 254.3p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 298p Toxside, 295.7p Chapelhill, 291.7p, 290.4p Southmains, 288p Ardoch, 281.3p Mid Brockloch, 280.4p Nether Brotherstone, 271.7p Ardoch
CHE – 291.3p Easterhouse, 282.6p Castle Crawford, 262.5p Easter Frew
X – 283.7p Dewshill, 271.7p Kirkton of Crawford, 269.6p Allanton, 267.3p East Law, 265.2p Hill (Cumnock), 260p The Firs, 251.1p Birniehall, 250p Toxside, 246p Birniehall, 244p Westmains
BFL – 238p Leadburnlea
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £190 Hartside, £176 Dreva, £172 Cardon, £170 Collielaw, £169 Woodhouse, £169 Blackhope, £164 Heatheryhall, £159 Southmains, £157 Cardon, £156 Woodhouse
BF – £134 Hartside
SUF – £178, £168 Southmains, £157 Woodhouse, £148 Belstane
CHE – £158 Heatheryhall, £144 Mitchellhill
X – £136 Whinbush
BFL – £136 Hartside
Per Kilo
TEX – 298.2p Collielaw, 291.5p Cardon, 291.4p Woodhouse, 290.7p Cardon, 290.6p Thethwaite, 290.6p Whinbush, 287.7p Heatheryhall, 286.8p Silvermuir, 280p Belstane, 278.6p Woodhouse
BF – 243.6p Hartside
SUF – 284.7p Southmains, 280.4p Woodhouse, 278.1p Southmains, 264.3p Belstane
CHE – 282.1p Heatheryhall, 271.7p Mitchellhill
X – 256.6p Whinbush
BFL – 215.9p Hartside
Cast Sheep
Comment: The 1181 Cast Ewes and Rams were less in number but dearer in trade. Best selling ewes short of requirements with BF easier to sell.
The sale topped at £295 per head for Texels from Firm of Robiesland, Robiesland Farm and to £78 for Blackfaces from JH Gray Farming, Chapelhill and Mr A Moore, Lochaber.
Overall Average £89.90
BF Overall Average £67.76
Ewes
TEX – £295 & £248 Robiesland, £268 Carlinside, £262 Toxside, £240 Craighead & Collielaw, £228 Malletsheugh, £225 Dreva, £218 Robiesland & Collielaw.
BEL – £186 Muirhouse View, £165 Mid Shawtonhill, £158 & £118 Corstane, £122 Balgreen Cottage.
BF – £78 Chapelhill & Lochaber Road, £77 Prior Rigg, £75 (twice) Millrigs, £73 Calla & Perryflatts, £72 Lochaber Road.
SUF – £160 & £140 (twice) Toxside, £130 Nether Brotherston, £126 Muirhouse (Auchenheath), £124 Wintermuir, £120 & £118 Hills of Dalserf, £116 Rowantreehill, £108 Yardbent.
NCC – £90 & £84 Calla, £89 & £80 Heatheryhall, £83 Belstane.
CHE – £76 Rowantreehill, £70 Ladyurd & Thethwaite, £68 Lochaber Road, £62 Thethwaite, £55 Castle Crawford, £42 Ladyurd, £30 Calla.
CHM – £124 West Shawtonhill, £118 Broomfield Lodge, £108 Nether Brotherston, £91 Heatheryhall, £75 Dewshill.
X – £133 Muirhouse (Auchenheath), £119 Eastfield of Coulter, £112 Muirhead (Cleghorn), £107 Broomfield Lodge, £102 Perryflatts, £100 Ardoch, £90 Broomfield Lodge, Heatheryhall, Malletsheugh & Lochaber Road.
BFL – £128 Chapelhill, £1420 Dreva, £112 Perryflatts.
LLE – £89 & £77Prior Rigg, £85 & £76 Heatheryhall.
BDM – £138 Heatheryhall.
BTEX – £198 West Shawtonhill, £108 Dreva.
ROM – £90 Lochaber Roa.
EC – £69 & £64 Rowantree, £68 Heatheryhall
Rams
TEX – £150 Cardon, £118 Rowantreehill, £78 Dalefield, £58 New Harestanes, £50 Forrestfield.
BF – £112 & £80 Wester Crosswoodhill, £90 Dreva, £79 & £70 Birthwood, £78 Dalwyne, £72 Dalefield.
SUF – £50 Hills of Dalserf.
CHE – £92 Rowantreehill, £84 & £82 Castle Crawford.
BFL – £100 Leadburnlea, £96 Hartside (Lamington).
KHIL – £82 Dalefield.
ABE – £104 Rowantreehill.
