Lawrie & Symington
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 1st July 2019
Cattle prime stock report
76 cattle sold comprising 27 Prime Cattle and 49 Cast Cow. Top Price was 252p for a Limousin Heifer from DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees purchased by W. Wales, Kilmarnock.
Heifer per head
£1445.52 Todhall, £1413.28 Brockwoodlees, £1397.28 Brockwoodlees, £1364.16 Heatheryhall.
Heifer per kilo
252, 246, 244 & 242p Brockwoodlees, 240p Todhall, 234p Heatheryhall.
Bullock per head
£1391.04 Howburn, £1327.04 Todhall, £1211.78 Candermains.
Bullock per kilo
232p Todhall, 216p Howburn.
Young bulls
£1383.76 Corsebank.
Beef cow per head
£1080 Little Galla, £1080 Auchenhard, £1060 Nether Abington, £1040 Halmyre Mains.
Beef cow per kilo
147.9p Little Galla, 147.7p Dyke, 140.8p Auchren, 138.1p Auchenhard.
Dairy cow per head
£930, £890 Shotlinn, £880 Mid Hartwood, £810 Silverigg.
Dairy cow per kilo
125.0 Cobblehaugh, 115.7 Silverrigg, 112.1 Shotlinn.
Cast bulls
£1410 Hazelside, £1240 Cobblehaugh.
Sheep prime stock report
2,307 sheep sold comprising 971 prime lambs and 1336 cast ewes & tups.
Another good show of 971 lambs saw the lighter end under 41kg harder to sell with 42-46kg being the easiest sold. Heavy Lambs still coming to pounds per head with best lambs keenly sought after. The seasonal shift in trade has begun. The Sale topped at £107 per head for Texels from Struthers, Collielaw and to 247p per kg fr Beltex from Frame Haspielaw. Overall average 188.3p per kg (SQQ 190p per kg).
32.1-39kg
Per head
TEX – £83 Biggarshiels Mains, £80 Bents, £80 Wester Whitecastle, £78 Bents, £78 Eastfield of Wiston.
BEL - £72.50 Brownieside.
SUF – £72.00 The Beeches, £71.50 Wester Whitecastle.
Per kilo
TEX – 212.80 Biggarshiels Mains, £205.30 Eastfield, 205.10 Bents, 205.10 Wester Whitecastle, 200 Balgreen, 200 Bents
BEL – 194.40 The Firs, 190.80 Brownieside.
SUF – 184.70 The Law, 184.60 The Beeches, 184.20 Green Cottage.
39.1-45.5kg
Per head
TEX – £107, £102 Collielaw, £95.00 Drumbuie, £94 Ingraston, £90 Nochinary, £88.00 Burnetland.
BEL – £104, £94.00 Haspielaw, £80.00 Muirhouse.
SUF – £100 High Dyke, £85.00 Netherton, £84.50 Linnhead, £84 Skirling Craigs, £83.50 Linnhead, £83 Hardington Mains, £83 Holylee
SM – £78 Westpark, £72.50 Hartside
Per kilo
TEX – 243.20 Collielaw, 226.70 Collielaw, 215.90 Drumbuie, 208.90 Ingraston Farm, £208.30 Bushelhead, 207.50 West Shawtonhill, 207.30 Skirling Craig, 207.30 Biggarshiels Mains, 202.40 Biggarshiels Mains, 202.30 Muirhouse.
BEL – 247.60 Haspielaw, 208.90 Haspielaw, 200 Muirhouse.
SUF – 222.20 High Dyke, 197.70 Netherton, 195.30 Skirling Craigs, 195.00 Cauldcoats.
45.6-52kg
Per head
TEX – £104 Collielaw, £99 Haspielaw, £92.00 Newhouse, £91 Rusha, £90 Nochinary, £89 Newhouse, £88 Starlaw.
SUF – £90 Turfbeg, £90 Linnhead, £89 High Dyke, £85 The Beeches, £85 Hill, £85 Ingraston
Per kilo
TEX – 216.70 Collielaw, 215.20 Haspielaw, 195.70 Newhouse, 193.50 Newhouse.
SUF – 183.70 Turfbeg, 180.90 Hill.
52+
TEX £90 Eastfield.
Ewes Another very large show of 1336 Cast Ewes and Rams (including 275 hoggets) saw trade ease slightly on the week. Best selling lean ewes and Blackface ewes still in demand although the fat ewes especially mules are harder to cash. Selling to £145 for Texels from Meikle, Newhouse and to £62 for Blackies from Smith, Westpark.
TEX – £145 Newhouse, £142.00 Hartside, £128.00 Toftcombs, £128.00 Carleith, £122 Crosshill, £120 Halmyre Mains, £120 Burnetland.
BEL – £80 Moss Road & Netherholm, £70 Muirhouse.
BF – £62.00 Westpark, £60 Blairmulloch and Wolfcrooks, £59 Drumelzier, £58 Stevenson Avenue & Toftcombs, £56 Westpark, £56 Hartside, £56 Stoneyhill, £55 Blairmulloch.
SUF – £92.00 Hoprig, £90 Rusha, Hoprig & Lawfield, £88 Lawfield, £87 Lawfield, £84 Carstairs Mains.
NCC – £78 Hoprig
CHE – £70 Mid Brockloch.
CHM – £74 Nettling Flat & Hoprig, £70 Carleith.
X – £67 Castlehill, Lawfield, £65 Wolfcrooks, The Beeches, Biggarshiels, Newhouse, Hoprig, Hartside, Townhead.
BFL – £80.00 Auchenbart, The Beeches.
SHE – £35 Carleith, £34 Turfbeg, £34 Parkgatestone.
BTEX - £80 Kepscaith
ZWA – £88 Craigiehall
Rams
TEX – £84 Bordlands
BEL – £80 Lennox
BF – £65 Crosshill
SUF – £87 Stoneyhill