Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 7th October 2024
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 7th October Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 125 cattle comprising of 40 bullocks and heifers and 85 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to 355p/pk from Hill Farm, Strathaven to Black Butchers, or to £2210 from Brockwoodlees Farm to Black Butchers.
Limousin bullocks sold 298p/pk from Hill Farm, Strathaven to Chapman Butchers or to £2354 from the same home to Chapman Butchers.
Beef cows sold to £1970 per head from Hill of Kilncadzow Farm or to 253p/pk from Collielaw Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1330 per head from Kirklands Farm or to 177p/pk from Cromlet Farm.
Cast bulls sold to £2370 per head from Kingside Farm or to 216p/pk from the same home.
Young bulls sold to £2310 per head from Strawfrank Farm or to 308p/pk from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
£2210, £2163, £2149, £2136, £2118, £1985 Brockwoodlees
£2151 Hill (Strathaven)
£1806 Mafflat
£1673 Muirburn
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
355p Hill (Strathaven)
352p (three times), 350p(twice) Brockwoodlees
336p (twice) Muirburn
280p Mafflat
Beef Bullocks Per Head
£2354 Hill (Strathaven)
£1845 High Dyke
£1814 Walkerdyke
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
298p Hill (Strathaven)
290p Walkerdyke
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
£1311 Kirklands
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
220p Kirklands
Young Bulls Per Head
£2310 Strawfrank
£2219 East Merkland
Young Bulls Per Kilo
308p Strawfrank
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £1970 & £1940 Hill of Kilncadzow, £1770 Cambwell, £1610 Parkhall
SHO – £1110 Loanfoot
LIM – £1870, £1770 & £1640 Collielaw
LINRED – £1540 Cambwell
LIM X – £1610 Dreva & Traquair Knowe, £1570 Dreva
SIM – £1610 Dreva
BB – £1470 Butelands
SALER – £1390 Dreva, £1190 Carco
LUING – £1540 Dreva
GAL – £1430 Loanfoot
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 218p, 210p, 209p Hill of Kilncadzow, 206p Cambwell, 200p Loanfoot
GAL – 195p – Loanfoot
SHO – 197p Back Hareshaw, 179p Loanfoot
LIM – 252p, 249p, 227p Collielaw, 217p Muirburn, 202p Mafflat
LINRED – 193p Cambwell
LIM X – 216p Butelands, 205p & 202p Dreva
SIM – 208p Dreva
SALER – 188p Dreva
LUING – 190p Dreva
BB – 222p Butelands
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1110 Cromlet
HOL – £1330 Kirklands, £1110 High Crewburn, £1010 East Gartmillan
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 176p Cromlet
HOL – 165p Carstairs Mains, 167p &161p Kirklands, 162p High Crewburn
Cast Bulls Per Head
LIM – £2370 Kingside
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 215p Kingside
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 7th October Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4738 Lambs and 2691 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
The largest show of the year so far of 4738 prime lambs saw a varied trade throughout with the best lambs easily sold but more Suffolk and mule lambs forward being easier. Also, many lambs in the 46-49kg bracket neither export weight or heavy.
The sale topped at £167 per head for Texels from Strawfrank Farm and to 360p/kg for Beltex from Laigh Carnduff Farm.
Overall Average 266p/kg (SQQ 270p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
SHE – £60, £50, £48 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
SHE – 187p, 185p & 179p Yeldabrek
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £112 Hillridge & Yeldabrek, £109 Yeldabrek, £108 Southmains, £105 Dalefield
BEL – £137 Laigh Carnduff, £106 Laigh Cleughearn & West Broadshaw
BF – £85 Dalefield, £78 Upper Wellwood
SUF – £110 Yeldabrek, £106 & £95 Seafield
X – £102, £96 & £85 Auchencorth, £95 Dalefield
Per Kilo
TEX – 287p Hillridge & Yeldabrek, 279p Yeldabrek, 276p Southmains & Dalefield
BEL – 360 Laigh Carnduff, 294p West Braadshaw, 286p Laigh Cleughearn
BF – 230p Dalefield, 216p Upper Wellwood
SUF – 289p Yeldabrek, 272p & 263p Seafield
X – 262p, 259p & 230p Auchencorth, 250p Dalefield
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £134 East Merkland & Dykes, £132 Haywoodhead & Yeldabrek, £130 Seafield
BEL – £158 & £136 Dykes, £132 Little Kype, £130 Muirhouse & Laigh Carnduff
BF – £111 Barglachan, £110 Kypehill, £106 Windhill, £93 Upper Wellwood, £90 Seafield
SUF – £125 Brockhouse, £124 Lawriesmuir, £123 Stobo Home & Yeldabrek, £122 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £117 Lochhill, £115 Brockhouse, £110 Nettlingflat
CHE – £122 Dykes, £120 Boat
X – £119 Burnetland, £118 Rutherend, £117 Allanton, £115 Laigh Cleughearn, £112 Rutherend
DTEX – £120 Boat
ROM – £103 Greyside
Per Kilo
TEX – 319p Dykes, 312p Yeldabrek, 310p Hillridge, 302p Newmill & Seafield
BEL – 351p Dykes, 317p Laigh Carnduff, 316p Dykes, 300p Little Kype & West Torphin
BF – 258p Barglachan, 244p Kypehill, 240p & 225p Windhill, 226p Upper Wellwood
SUF – 286p & 277p Yeldabrek, 284p Brockhouse, 279p Dykes, 276p Lawriesmuir
CHE – 284p Dykes, 267p Boat
CHAR – 272p Lochhill, 268p Nettlingflat, 267p Brockhouse
X – 274p Laigh Cleughearn, 266p Allanton, 265p Wolfcrooks, 264p Burnetland, 263p Southmains
DTEX – 266p Boat
ROM – 245p Greyside
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £160, £159, £157 & £155 Collielaw, £158 Craighead
BEL – £146 & £140 Muirhouse, £145 Easterseat, £144 Strawfrank, £138 Nether Abington Cottage
BF – £115 Rutherend, £100 Kindrochet
SUF – £138 Sornfallow & Netherurd Mains, £136 Cowgrove, £133 Chapelhill & Rutherend
CHE – £127 & £125 (twice) Yeldabrek, £125 South Shields, £122 Little Galla
CHAR – £139 East Merkland, £130 Hyndford Well & Baldastard (twice), £128 Baldastard
CHM – £131 Yeldabrek, £124 Sornfallow, £114 Kingside
X – £132 Carmacoup, £120 Southmains & Lawriesmuir, £119 Westpark, £118 Nunnerie
BFL – £100 Nunnerie
Per Kilo
TEX – 329p, 316p & 314p Collielaw, 322p Craighead, 317p East Merkland
BEL – 297p,293p & 292p Muirhouse, 294p Nether Abington, 290p Easterseat
BF – 245p Rutherend, 200p Kindrochet
SUF – 289p Cowgrove, 278p Strawfrank, 276p Netherurd & Carwood, 271p Carwood
CHAR – 283p East Merkland, 265p Hyndford Well, 263p Mid Brockloch, 256p & 255p Baldastard
CHE – 272p South Shields, 261p Yeldabrek, 260p Little Galla, 259p & 255p Yeldabrek
CHM – 251p Yeldabrek, 248p Kingside, 243p Sornfallow
X – 261p Lawriesmuir, 253p Carmacoup, 252p Nether Abington, 249p Townfoot, 243p Whinbush
BFL – 200p Nunnerie
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £167 Strawfrank, £158, £155 & £150 Craighead, £155 Strawfrank
BEL – £148 High Parks, £140 Muirhouse
SUF – £147 Sornfallow, £139 Gillandersland, £138 Woodhouse, St Johns Kirk & Carwood
CHE – £137 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £144 Baldastard
X – £120 Kindrochet
BFL – £100 Tower
DTEX – £140 Greenwall
Per Kilo
TEX – 287p Craighead, 273p Craigievern, 271p & 269p Strawfrank, 268p Rutherend
BEL – 279p High Parks, 264p Muirhouse
SUF – 262p Sornfallow, 260p St Johns Kirk & Carwood, 258p Netherurd Mains, 257p Gillandersland
CHE – 249p Yeldabrek
CHAR – 261p Baldastard
X – 222p Kindrochet
BFL – 147p Tower
DTEX – 241p Greenwall
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 2691 cast ewes and rams were mainly smaller kinds this week with plenty hill sheep on offer. The best end still well sold, plainer, leaner types less money. Big heavy ewes in short supply.
The sale topped at £275 per head for Texels from Greenwalls Farm and to £80 for Blackface from Kindrochet Farm, Shawhead Farm and Auldhouseburn Farm.
Overall Average 73.97p/kg (+ 50p on year)
BF Average £53.38 (1101)
Ewes
TEX – £275 Greenwall, £240 Strawfrank, £204 & £188 Greyside, £190 Kingside
BEL – £162 & £130 Mid Shawtonhill, £144 Strawfrank, £110 Laigh Cleughearn, £104 Grangehall
BF – £80 Kindrochet, Shawhead & Auldhouseburn, £79 Greyside
SUF – £182 Greyside, £180, £168, £156, £154 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £150 Laigh Cleughearn, £84 Yeldabrek
NCC – £146, £116, £110 & £100 Yeldabrek, £104 Brockhouse,
CHE – £128 Yeldabrek, £85 Townhead, £74 Yeldabrek & Craigdarroch
CONT – £80 (four times) Yeldabrek, £70 Laigh Cleughearn
CHM – £90 Yeldabrek
X – £136 Mid Shawtonhill, £120 Overburns, £118 Ainville, £112 Laigh Cleughearn, £104 Greyside
BFL – £156 Toer, £140 Yeldabrek, £138 & £124 Kypehill, £125 Dalpeddar, £108 Townhead
SHE – £65 Yeldabrek
ZWA – £122 Ainville, £82 Yeldabrek
BTEX – £150 & £130 Yeldabrek, £128 Strawfrank, £100 Laigh Cleughearn
HAM – £126 & £104 Gascoigne
VAL – £76 Castlebrae
OTH – £100 Yeldabrek, £70 Castlebrae
EASY CARE – £89 Greyside
SCC – £74 Kypehill
DS – £124 Greenwall, £114 Mid Shawtonhill, £80 Yeldabrek
Rams
TEX – £175 Carstairs Mains, £114, £110 & £100 Yeldabrek, £112 Laigh Cleughearn
BEL -£158 Mid Shawtonhill, £152 Laigh Cleughearn, £138 Carstairs Mains
BF – £100 Winterhopeburn, £90 Overburns, £80 Upper Wellwood
SUF – £120 Yeldabrek
NCC – £145 Yeldabrek, £120 Greyside, £100 Kingside, £90 Laigh Carnduff & Woodlands
BFL – £76 Kingside
LLE – £100 Yeldabrek
ROUS – £80 Yeldabrek
BTEX – £10 Laigh Cleughearn