Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 9th September
Cattle prime stock report
125 cattle sold comprising of 33 bullocks & heifers, 5 young bulls, 67 cast cows & bulls and 20 calves & stirks. Limousin heifer sold to 235p from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie, to W Wales butchers, Kilmarnock.
Heifer per head
£1482 Todhall, £1434 Brockwoodlees, £1281 Todhall, £1250 Muirburn, £1105 Burnbrae.
Heifer per kilo
235p & 234p Brockwoodlees, 232p & 230p Todhall, 228p & 224p Muirburn.
Bullock per head
£1281 Todhall, £1190 Gilmeadowland, £1143 Simpsonland.
Bullock per kilo
202p Todhall.
Young bulls
£1383 Little Kype, £1316 Skirling Craigs, 207p Castlehill.
Beef cow per head
£1335 & £1155 Dreva, £1155 Overton, £1135 Little Kype, £1085 Bagmoors, £1055 Southmains.
Beef cow per kilo
155p Southmains, 148p, 147p & 145p Dreva, 144p Little Kype, 138p Overton & Carmacoup, £130p Sornfallow.
Dairy cow per head
£805 Broadfield, £795 & £765 Over Dalserf, £705 Greentowers.
Dairy cow per kilo
106p Letham, 103p Greentowers, 102p Broadfield.
Cast bulls
£1200 Spango.
20 calves were forward to the fortnightly sale of calves & stirks. Trade was topped at £375 (twice) for Hereford bulls from Messrs Allison, Westerton farm.
Beef bulls
AA - £195 Todhall.
BB - £350 Westerton.
HER - £375 & £345 Westerton.
LMX - £310 Victory Cottage.
MONT - £250 Victory Cottage.
Beef heifers
AA - £220 & £205 Over Dalserf, £165 (2x), £150 & £135 Muirhouse.
BB - £130 Muirhouse.
Sheep prime stock report
2756 lambs and 1769 cast ewes were sold.
Lambs - Another large show of lambs saw more weight forward and trade a fair bit steadier in line with the end of the week. Best quality lambs still achieving a premium. The sale topped at £94 per head for Beltex from Messrs Hope, Nether Skellyhill farm, and to 208p/kg for Beltex from the same home. Overall average 158p/kg (SQQ 160p/kg).
25.5-32kg
BF - £50.50; 157.8p Coulterhaugh.
32.1-39kg
Per head
TEX - £70.50 Ferniehaugh, £70 (2x) Cleughhead.
BEL - £60 Blackburn.
Per kilo
TEX – 194.4p & 189.2p Cleughhead, 181.4p Strutherhead, 180.8p Ferniehaugh.
CHE – 158.8p Whitecraighead.
39.1-45.5kg
Per head
TEX - £86 Hill, £85 Craighead, £84 Mid Hartwood, £83 Collielaw & Low Polquheys, £82.50 Little Galla, £80 Shawhead.
BEL - £84.50 & £81 Drumbuie, £80 Biggarshiels & Lawhead.
BF - £65 West Browncastle & Robiesland.
SUF - £72.50 Dykehole, £72 Mossplatt & High Tarbeg, £70.50 West Torphin, £70 Couplaw, Redburn & Toxside.
CHAR - £68 Lochhill, Legholmshiels & Carmacoup.
CHM - £70 Little Galla.
SM - £66 Shawhead & Low Polquheys, £65 Dykehole.
Per kilo
TEX – 195.5p Hill, 188.9p Craighead, 186.7p Mid Hartwood, 184.4p Collielaw & Low Polquheys.
BEL – 196.5p Drumbuie, 190.5p Lawhead, 188.4p Drumbuie.
BF – 154.8p Robiesland.
SUF – 164.8p Dykehole, 163.6p Mossplatt,160p High Tarbeg.
CHAR – 161.9p Carmacoup.
CHM – 155.6 Little Galla.
SM – 150p Shawhead.
45.6-52kg
Per head
TEX - £90 & £88 Collielaw, £88 West Nerston, Craighead & Dykehole, £84 Broomfield, £83 Dovecot, £80 Mitchelhill, Collielaw & Yeldabrek.
BEL - £94 & £90 (2x) Nether Skellyhill.
SUF - £78 Yeldabrek, £75 Hill & Yeldabrek.
CHAR - £74 Southmains.
NCC - £73 Hallhill.
CHE - £72 Hallhill.
SM - £65 Crookboat & Whinbush.
ROUS - £73 Whinbush.
BDM - £75 Calla.
Per kilo
TEX – 195.6p West Nerston, 191.3p Craighead, 187.5 & 187.2p Collielaw, 187.2 Dykehole, 182.6p Broomfield.
BEL – 208.9p & 191.5p Nether Skellyhill.
SUF – 163p Hill & Yeldabrek.
CHAR – 154.2p Southmains.
CHE – 150p Hallhill.
ROUS – 158.7p Whinbush.
BDM – 156.3p Calla.
52+kg
Per head
TEX - £84 The Ferme, £80 Mitchelhill, Yeldabrek, Bonnington Mains & Mayfield, £75 Hallhill.
BEL - £75 Broomfield.
SUF - £76.50 The Ferme.
CHAR - £74 Southmains.
CHE - £75 Haininghead.
Per kilo
TEX – 150.9p Yeldabrek.
Ewes
Another large show of 1769 cast ewes and rams were forward with all classes slightly easier n the week apart from best Texel kinds. Far more Blackface and plain ewes forward. Sale topped at £149 for Texels from Pate, Toxside, with blackies to £57 from Kirkland farming.
Goat
£60 Hornahill.
Ewes
TEX - £149 Toxside, £146 Craighead, £142 Mitchelhill, £140 Greyside, £137 Boghouse, £131 Greyside, £130 Carlinside & Mayfield.
BEL - £126 Nether Skellyhill, £110 Greyside.
BF - £57 Kirkland, £54 Fallside, £50 Dykefoot & Dalblair, £49 Crookboat, £47 Shawhead & Dalblair, £46 Hartside, £45 Calla, £44 Auchengruith.
SUF - £83 Yeldabrek, £82 Blackpark & Toxside, £80 Hartwood, High Parks, Blackpark & Stagehall.
CHAR - £86 Greyside, £80 Netherhouse.
NCC - £72 Stagehall, £70 Stobo & Greyside, £65 Stagehall, £60 High Tarbeg, £58 Calla.
CHE - £67 Yeldabrek, £54 Turdees & Stagehall, £53 Forestfield.
SM - £75 Darnhall, £70 Northflatt, £69 Liscleugh, £67 Lochhill & Northflatt, £66 Hartwood, £65 Liscleugh, £64 High Parks & Turdees.
BFL - £80 The Harrow.
SHE – £34 & £25 Turdees.
Ram
TEX - £123 Mitchelhill, £110 Yeldabrek, £102 Nether Skellyhill.
BEL - £100 Carstairs Mains.
BF - £60 Darnhall.
SUF - £91 & £90 Maghera.
NCC - £80 Hainnghead.
CHE - £60 Boghouse.
BFL - £86 Crookboat.
BDM - £85 Maghera.
