Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 28th October 2024
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 28th October Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 181 cattle comprising of 40 bullocks ad heifers, 85 cast cows and 56 calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to 360p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Black Butchers, Lanark or to £2276 from the same home to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Beef cows sold to £1940 per head from South Mains Farm or to 230p/pk from Buteland Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1540 per head from Ormiston Mains Farm or to 173p/pk from the same home.
Cast bulls sold to £1910 per head from Mid Hartwood Farm or to 199p/pk from the same home.
Young bulls sold to £2024 per head from East Merkland Farm or to 310p/pk from Collielaw Farm.
Beef Heifers Per Head
£2276, £2239, £2203, £2149, £2083, £2053 Brockwoodlees
£2194 East Merkland
£1918 Fauldingcleugh
£1854 Robiesland
£1836 Easter Frew
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
360p, 358p (twice), 352p, 350p Brockwoodlees
332p Fauldingcleugh
320p Easter Frew
288p East Merkland
Young Bulls Per Head
£2024 East Merkland
£1934 Collielaw
£1915 Robiesland
Young Bulls Per Kilo
310p Collielaw
300p Buteland
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £1790 Robiesland, £1690 Parkhall
SHO -£1270 Robiesland £1090 Newton of Wiston
B/GREY – £1090 & £930 Ingraston
LIM – £1730 Gillbank
LIM X – £1940 & £1670 Southmains, £1650 Hartside
SIM – £1770 Traquair Knowe
BB – £1710 Bushelhead, £1590 Buteland
HER – £1730 Drumboy, £1450 Wellhead
CHAR – £1510 Redhouse
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 202p & 201p Robiesland, 200p Parkhall, 199p Bagmoors
SHO – 191p Robiesland
LIM – 214p Gillbank
LIM X – 222p & 214p Southmains, 211p West Torphin, 205p Hartside, 203p Ingraston
SIM – 210p Traquair Knowe
BB – 229p Buteland, 219p Bushelhead
HER – 200p Drumboy, 184p Newton of Wiston
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1540 & £1230 Ormiston Mains, £1050 Ainville
AYR – £1090 Langside, £1010 Swaites
HOL – £1090 High Crewburn
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
AYR – 160p Langside
HOL – 163p Loanfoot
Cast Bulls Per Head
LIM – £1910 Mid Hartwood
SHO – £1840 Birkhill
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 198p Mid Hartwood
Calves and Stirks
On Monday Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with 56 forward. Topping the sale was an exceptional 6 month old Simmental x bull calf from Littlegill Farm, realising £910. On milk calves peaked at £340 three times from Broadfield Farming and University of Edinburgh (Langhill Dairy) with their British Blue x Calves.
Off milk calves realised a top of £640 for an Aberdeen Angus x Bullock from Heatheryhall Farm.
Stirks
Bullocks
SIM – £910 Littlegill
Heifers
LIM X – £710 & £700 Littlegill
Calves On Milk
AA – £250, £240, £210 (Twice) & £200University of Edinburgh (Langhill), £220 Grangehall & Swaites, £210 Grangehall
BB – £340, £330, £320 & £290 University of Edinburgh (Langhill), £340, £325 & £300 Broadfield
HOL – £110 (twice) & £100 University of Edinburgh (Langhill)
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £410 Littlegill, £320 & £280 Swaites
AA – £640, £290 Heatheryhall
SIM – £620 & £480 Heatheryhall
HER – £320, £310 & £280 Swaites, £140 & £120 Culter Allers
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 28th October Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4088 Lambs and 2310 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
The 4088 prime lambs were an excellent show for flesh and quality. It was clear that export weight lambs were in greater demand and lambs over the 50kg best per head.
The sale topped at £161 per head from Beltex from Cumberhead Farm and to 342p/kg for Beltex from the same home.
Overall Average 279p/kg (SQQ 283p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
X – £75 Dawyck Estates
Per Kilo
X – 250p Dawyck Estates
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £115 Dalwyne, £105 March Cottage, £90 Cleughhead
BEL – £125 & £122 Cumberhead
BF – £100 & £94 Sweetshawhead, £92 Peel, £91 Spango, £84 March Cottage
X – £100 & £90 March Cottage, £85 Castlehill
GOAT – £103 & £85 (twice) Stoneypath Tower
Per Kilo
TEX – 302p Dalwyne, 276p March Cottage, 257p Cleughhead
BEL – 321p & 320p Cumberhead
BF – 256p & 254p Sweetshawhead, 248p & 235p Peel, 245p Spango
X – 270p & 243p March Cottage, 236p Castlehill
GOAT – 302p & 250p (twice) Stoneypath
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £137 Hillend, £134 Thinacre, £132 West Lethans & Sunnyside, £131 Bonnington Mains
BEL – £145 Yeldabrek, £140 Sunnyside & Hillend, £138 Carstairs Mains, £136 Newmill
BF – £110 Glendouran & Corsebank, £109 Scrogton, £104 Corsebank, £103 Fallside
SUF – £128 Thethwaite, £125 Newton of Wiston, £124 Dykes, £122 Eastfield, £120 Lawhead
CHAR – £129 Mid Brockloch
CHE – £124 Dykes, £122 Boghouse, £117 Newton of Wiston
CHM – £127 Newton of Wiston, £105 Brockhouse
X – £124 Spango, £120 High Dyke, £119 Greenfield, £117 Spango, £114 Shawhead
BFL – £100 Scrogton
ROUS – £115 Debog
DTEX – £115 Auchtygemmel
BAD – £130 Dalwyne
Per Kilo
TEX – 309p Yeldabrek, 307p & 302p West Lethans, 304p Hillend, 302p Laigh Cleughearn
BAD – 309p Dalwyne
BEL – 322p Yeldabrek, 321p Jeanfield, 318p Sunnyside & Hillend, 316p Newmill
BF – 273p Corsebank, 271p Fallside, 261p Corsebank, 253p Scrogton, 244p Glendouran
SUF – 287p & 285p Yeldabrek, 285p Lawhead, 284p Thethwaite, 281p Dykes
CHAR – 286p Mid Brockloch
CHE – 283p Boghouse, 275p Dykes, 272p Newton of Wiston
CHM – 295p Newton of Wiston, 262p Brockhouse
X – 281p & 265p Spango, 279p & 271p High Dyke, 271p Auchtygemmel
BFL – 238p Scrogton
ROUS – 280p Debog
DTEX – 273p Auchtygemmel, 283p Roan
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £156, £155, £154, £151, £150 Collielaw
BEL – £161 Cumberhead, £151 Threestanes, £150 High Parks, £143 Carstairs Mains, £143 Yeldabrek
BF – £117 Corsebank, £116 Gair
SUF – £140 Toxside, £136 Thethwaite, £135 Strawfrank, £133 Carwood & Yeldabrek
CHAR – £136, £127 & £124 Yardbent, £125 Altarstone
CHE – £126 Boat, £125 Yeldabrek, £122 Lochurd
MB – £139 High Parks
X – £129 Blackhill, £120 Townfoot, Shawhead & West Browncastle, £119 Nunnerie
BFL – £106 Greenfield
BTEX – £144 Strawfrank
Per Kilo
TEX – 314p & 306p Collielaw, 304p Boylston, 300p Lawhead
BEL – 342p Cumberhead, 317p Carstairs Mains, 308p Threestanes, 306p High Parks, 300p Burnetland
BF – 260p Corsebank, 241p Gair
SUF – 286p Longhouse, 280p Thethwaite, 276p The Firs, Gill & Ainville
CHAR – 277p Altarstone, 275p, 272p & 264p Yardbent
CHE – 271p Yeldabrek & Lochurd, 268p Boat
X – 272p West Browncastle, 270p Scrogton, 264p West Shawtonhill, 261p Yeldabrek, 260p Townfoot
BFL – 230p Greenfield
BTEX – 293p Strawfrank
MB – 278p High Parks
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £159 Yeldabrek, £157 Woodhouse, £156 Hallhill & Strawfrank, £155 West Lethans
BEL – £151 Threestanes
SUF – £146 East Shawtonhill, £145 Auldtoun, £144 Southmains & Woodhouse, £142 Belstane
CHE – £155 Hallhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 281p Toxside, 277p & 271p Hallhill, 275p Craighead, 273p Strawfrank
BEL – 269p Threestanes
SUF – 267p Belstane, 264p Netherton, 261p Southmains, 257p Woodhouse, 256p West Shawtonhill
CHE – 250p Hallhill
Cast Ewes & Rams
Another large show of 2310 cast ewes and rams saw trade a lot sharper on the week as demand increases. A lot more smaller hill type ewes forward today, many more stronger heavier ewes required.
The sale topped at £238 per head for Texels from Westwoodlane Farm and Yeldabrek Farm and to £91 for Blackface from Dreva Farm.
Overall Average £90.85
BF Average £62.56 (565)
Ewes
TEX – £238 Yeldabrek & Westwoodlane, £232 & £218 Yeldabrek, £215 Midlock
BEL – £222 Yeldabrek, £200 Carstairs Mains, £180 Yeldabrek, £168 & £160 Corstane
BF – £91 Dreva, £90 Calla, Greyside & West Shawtonhill, £88 Easter Dawyck
SUF – £177 & £157 Yeldabrek, £174 Strawfrank, £154 Midlock, £148 Toxside
NCC – £148 & £109 Yeldabrek, £132 Brockhouse, £118 Calla, £114 Haswellsykes
CHE – £109 Craigthornhill, £101 Hillhead, £96 Stirkfield, £95 Yeldabrek, £90 Little Kype
CONT – £110, £94, £90 & £89 Yeldabrek, £90 Drumdow
CHM – £172 & £146 Yeldabrek, £138 Threestanes, £130 Greyside, £126 Middlehouse
X – £152 Dreva, £150 Midlock & Yeldabrek, £140 Nether Brotherston, £138 Tanhill
BFL – £170 Yeldabrek, £132 Midlock, £110 Annistin Grange
SHE – £49 Yeldabrek
ROUS – £78 Debog
BTEX – £192 & £165 Gateside, £110 Yeldabrek
ZWA – £129 & £102 Craigiehall, £120 Thethwaite
HW – £68 Yeldabrek
SWA – £62 Greyside
KHIL – £70 Yeldabrek
DOR – £124 Whim Park, £90 Yeldabrek
EASY CARE – £67 Scalpsie
RYE – £110 Thornyhills
Rams
TEX – £178 & £120 West Browncastle, £140 Yeldabrek, £138 Muirburn, £136 Greyside
BEL – £162 & £158 Muirhouse, £134 Thethwaite
BF – £100 Midlock, £96 Dreva, £90 West Handaxwood, £70 Larach House
SUF -£170 Langside, £158 Yeldabrek
NCC – £120 Yeldabrek
CHE – £88 Scalpsie, £76 Yeldabrek
BFL – £120 Yeldabrek, £82 Shawhead
LLE – £110 Greyside
BTEX – £202 Longhouse, £146 Dreva
KHIL – £110 Cleughhead
EASY CARE – £70 Scalpsie
