Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 8th July
Cattle prime stock report
73 prime cattle & cast cows met a good trade with cattle short of buyers requirements. Top price was 258p/kg for a limousin x heifer from David Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, purchased by A Elliot butchers, Lanark.
Heifer per head
£1417 & £1410 Brockwoodlees, £1408 Kinneil Mill.
Heifer per kilo
258p, 254p & 250p Brockwoodlees, 246p & 242p Heatheryhall, 238p Kinneil Mill.
Bullock per head
£1511 Howburn.
Bullock per kilo
234p Howburn.
Beef cow per head
£1140 & £1040 Auchren, £1100 & £1010 Haspielaw, £970 West Torphin, £930 Howburn.
Beef cow per kilo
157.1p Haspielaw, 148.1p Auchren, 134.7p West Torphin.
Dairy cow per head
£1000 & £900 Carlindean, £900 Moatmains.
Dairy cow per kilo
151p & 121p Moatmains, 119p Carlindean.
Sheep prime stock report
L&S sold 1200 lambs and 587 cast ewes and tups. A larger show of lambs saw all classes similar on the week although lighter weight lambs short of requirements especially under 37kg. The sale topped at £107 per head for beltex from A Campbell, Strawfrank and texels from Messrs McLean, Walesley, and to 237p/kg for beltex from A Campbell, Strawfrank. Overall average 187p/kg (SQQ 190p/kg).
32.1-39kg
Per head
TEX - £76.50, £75 & £74 Bordlands, £73 Standhill, £72.50 Woodcockdale, £70 Howeburn.
BEL - £85 Carstairs Mains, £74 Felton.
Per kilo
TEX – 203p Forth Mains, 201.3p & 197.4p Bordlands, 190.8p Woodcockdale.
BEL – 217.9p Carstairs Mains, 194.7p Felton.
SUF – 180.3p Baillieshall.
39.1-45.5kg
Per head
TEX - £97 Peatpotts, £96 Nunnerie & Collielaw, £91 Bordlands, £90 Collielaw & Laigh Alticane.
BEL - £107 Strawfrank, £89 Muirhouse.
Per kilo
TEX – 227.50 Bordland, 225.6p Peatpotts, 213.3p Collielaw & Nunnerie, 209.3p Collielaw, 207.3p Peatpotts, 205p Bordlands, 204.8p Bents, 203.6p Bordlands, 202.4p Dovecot.
BEL – 237.8p Strawfrank, 197.8p, 192.5p & 190p Muirhouse.
SUF – 188.9p Ingraston, 188.6p Netherton, 186.4p Laight, 186p Newton of Wiston, 185.6p West Torphin, 185.2p Sornfallow.
BDM – 185.4p Muirhouse.
45.6-52kg
Per head
TEX - £107 Walesley, £97 East Shawtonhill, £96 Collielaw, £95 Hartwood, £90 Thinacre.
BEL - £85.50 Muirhouse.
SUF - £101 Hill.
CHE - £80 Kingside.
CHM - £82 Brockhouse.
Per kilo
TEX – 222.9p Walesley, 202.1p East Shawtonhill, 200p Collielaw, 193.9p Hartwood, 190.2p Kailzie Mains.
BEL – 185.9p Muirhouse.
SUF – 214.9p Hill.
CHM – 178.3p Brockhouse.
52+kg
Per head
TEX - £99 Strawfrank.
Per kilo
TEX – 186.8p Strawfrank.
A smaller show of 587 cast ewes saw all classes dearer on the week with the best lean selling ewes very dear. Blackface ewes remain strong and more could be sold to advantage. Sale topped at £160 for texels from Frame, Thinacre and to £71 for blackface from Warnock, Dreva.
Ewes
TEX - £160 Thinacre, £148 Strawfrank & Thinacre, £140 Thinacre, £132 Gilmeadowland.
BEL -£120 Ingraston.
BF - £71 Dreva, £68 Coldwakening, £62 Halmyre, £60 Smiddyhill, £59 Dreva, £56 Castlemains & Smiddyhill, £55 Dreva & Nunnerie.
SUF - £95 Strawfrank, £91 & £89 Mid Brockloch, £88 Couplaw, £82 Kingside, £80 Strawfrank.
CHAR - £97 Yeldabrek.
NCC - £80 & £78 Yeldabrek, £77 Kingside, £76 Coldwakening, £72 Stagehall, £70 Kingside.
CHE - £68 (2x) Yeldabrek, £64 Yeldabrek & Mid Brockloch.
CHM - £85 & £80 Strawfrank.
X - £80 Balleny, £74 Lochhill, £73 Couplaw & Yeldabrek, £72 Muirhouse, £71 Greenshields, £70 High Crewburn.
BFL - £89 Scrogton & Hamildean, £86 Scrogton, £82 Pentland Mains.
SHE - £51 Yeldabrek, £40 Mid Brockloch & Rosebank.
Tups
TEX - £100 West Torphin.
