Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 3rd June
Cattle prime stock report
38 prime cattle & young bulls, 81 cast cows & bulls
Limousin heifer sold to 258p/kg from David Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie, to Hugh Black butchers, Lanark. Charolais bullock sold to 236p/kg from Castlehill Farms, Castlehill, Lockerbie, to Allan Elliot butchers, Lanark.
Heifer per head
£1460 Brockwoodlees, £1440 Auchenstarry, £1360 Calla, £1300 Westtown.
Heifer per kilo
258p & 256p Brockwoodlees, 246p & 242p Calla, 232p Auchenstarry.
Bullock per head
£1470 Richardton, £1400 Castlehill, £1335 South Arnloss, £1331 Calla.
Bullock per kilo
236p & 230p Castlehill, 228p Calla & Richardton.
Young bulls
215p Newhouse.
Cast bulls
£1310 Low Drumclog.
Beef cow per head
£1175 Meadowflatt, £1115 Over Hillhouse, £1065 Drochil Castle, £1055 Woodlands, £1005 Sandilands & Harviestoun.
Beef cow per kilo
150p Harviestoun, 144p Sandilands, 143p East Merkland, 142p Malletsheugh, 140p Meadowflatt, 135p Hole of Kilncadzow, 132p Woodlands.
Dairy cow per head
£835 Nethertown & Swaites, £815 West Brackenridge, £755 Byretown.
Dairy cow per kilo
115p Swaites, 114p Nethertown, 100p Cairnie.
Calves
40 calves and stirks
Top price at the fortnightly calf sale was £390 for a british blue x heifer from Carlindean Farm.
Heifers
Limx - £320 & £210 Bonnington Mains.
BBx - £250 Boghouse, £205 Muirhouse.
AAx - £160 Muirhouse.
Bulls
Limx - £320, £270 & £245 Bonnington Mains.
BBx - £200 & £190 Muirhouse.
Holx - £250 & £200 Carlindean, £90 Goslington.
Sheep prime stock report
286 lambs, 1100 hoggs and 1349 cast ewes and tups
Lambs
The sale topped at £120 per head for suffolks from J P Campbell, Glenrath, and to 247p/kg for texels from D Hamilton, Rowantreehill. Overall average 217p/kg (SQQ 217p/kg). A larger show of 286 lambs saw trade vary, but light weight lambs up to 37/38kg very dear in comparison to 38-42kg. Heavier lambs scarcer and dearer on the week.
Per head
25.5-32kg
SUF - £74 Herbertshaw.
X - £72 Newbigging.
32.1-39kg
TEX - £89 (2x) Balgreen, £88 Ingraston, £86 The Firs, £84 Townhead, £83.50 Haggs.
SUF - £89 East Bangour, £85 Herbertshaw & Ingraston, £83.50 Herbertshaw, £83 Eastfield of Wiston.
X - £80.50 Eastfield of Wiston.
39.1-45.5kg
TEX – £107 Rowantreehill & Kailzie Mains, £106 Land, £104 Cambwell & Nunnerie & Easterseat.
BERR - £83.50 Newark.
SUF – £96 Land, £90 Land, £89 Howford, £89 Newton of Wiston & Howford.
45.6-52kg
TEX -£114 Rowantreehill, £110 Land & Kailzie Mains, £108 Holylee.
SUF - £120 Glenrath, £119 Herbertshaw, £110 Kailzie Mains, £107 Ingraston, £106 Craigthornhill, £103 Land, £100 Eastfield of Wiston.
52+kg
SUF - £118 Craigthornhill.
Per kilo
25.5-32kg
SUF – 231.3p Herbertshaw.
X – 225p Newbigging.
32.1-39kg
TEX – 242.4p Newbigging, 238.9p The Firs, 228.2p Balgreen, 227p Townhead, 225.6p Ingraston.
SUF – 229.7p Herbertshaw, 228.2p East Bangour, 217.9p Ingraston.
39.1-45.5kg
TEX – 243.2p Rowantreehill, 241.9p Cambwell, 237.8p Kailzie Mains, 235.6p Land, 231.10p Nunnerie & Easterseat, 228.6p Land, 223.8p Holylee, 220.5p (2x) Rowantreehill.
SUF – 222.5p Howford, 219.5p Land, 217.10p Howford, 213.3p Land.
45.6-52kg
TEX – 247.8p Rowantreehill, 229.2p Land, 225p Holylee, 220p Kailzie Mains.
SUF – 235.3p Glenrath, 232.6p Ingraston, 228.8p Herbertshaw, 220p Kailzie Mains.
Hoggs
The sale topped at £93 per head for texels from T Fox, St Johns Kirk, and to 218p/kg for texels from H Jackson, Boat Farm. Oversal average 166p/kg (SQQ 173p/kg). Another good show of 1100 hoggs saw trade remain strong for well fleshed sheep with plain sorts harder to cash.
Per head
25.5-32kg
TEX - £62 Southholm.
BEL - £70 Boat.
BF - £54 Easterhouse, £52.50 Home Farm.
CHE - £58 Jeanfield, £55 Hyde Park.
SHE - £52.50 North Boig, £52 Gillahill, £51 Belstane.
32.1-39kg
TEX – £76.50 Hyde Park, £74 North Boig, £72.50 Hyde Park.
BF – £71 North Boig & Southholm, £70 Hyde Park.
SUF - £68 Hyde Park.
CHE - £68.50 Easterhouse, £67 & £64 Hyde Park.
CONT - £62.50 Gillahill.
SM - £70.50 North Boig, £69 Logan.
SHE - £68 Rosebank.
39.1-45.5kg
TEX - £88.50 Silverrig, £86.50 Southholm, £84.50 Newbigging, £84 Newbigging, £79.50 Hyde Park, £79 Silverrig.
BEL - £75 Jeanfield.
BF - £75.50 Southholm, £74.50 Home Farm, £74 Auchengruith, £73 Jawpark, £71 Hyde Park, £70 Home Farm.
SUF - £78.50 Udstonhead, £75.50 Woodhouse & Dawyck Mill.
CHE - £76.50 Southholm, £76 St Johns kirk, £73 Hyde Park, £72 Southholm.
SM - £72.50 Hyde Park.
45.6-52kg
TEX – £88.50 Silverrig, £87 Silverrig, £80 Townhead of Priestgill & Silverrig.
BEL - £80 St Johns kirk.
BF - £74 Jawpark, £700 Cronberry & Dreva.
SUF - £81 Ingraston.
52+kg
TEX - £93 St Johns kirk, £87 Newbigging, £80 Newbigging, £79 Woodhouse, £75 South Slipperfield.
BEL - £80 East Cauldcoats.
BF - £69.50 Hyde Park.
Per kilo
25.5-32kg
TEX – 193.8p Southholm.
BEL – 218.8p Boat.
BF – 180p Easterhouse, 170p Home Farm.
CHE – 183.3p Hyde Park, 181.3p Jeanfield.
SHE – 175p North Boig, 170p Belstane.
32.1-39kg
TEX – 206.8p Hyde Park, 195.9p Hyde Park, 194.3p Thripland.
BF – 191.9p & 190.9p Southholm, 188.2p Cloverhill, 188.2p & 184.2p Hyde Park.
SUF – 194.3p Hyde Park.
CHE – 201.5p Easterhouse, 188.2p, 186.1p & 185.3p Hyde Park.
SM – 181.6p Logan, 180.8p North Boig.
SHE – 178.9p Rosebank.
39.1-45.5kg
TEX – 197p Southholm & Silverrig, 188p Newbigging, 186.7p Newbigging, 185.4p Howeburn, 184.9p Hyde Park, 181p Woodhouse.
BF – 188.8p Southholm.
SUF – 182.6p Udstonhead, 180p Hyde Park.
CHE – 191.3p Southholm, 182.5p Hyde Park.
SM – 172.6p Hyde Park.
45.6-52kg
TEX – 189.1p & 184.4p Silverrig, 171.7p Newbigging.
52+kg
TEX – 166.3p Rosebank, 163.2p St Johns kirk, 155.6p Newbigging, 150p Easterhouse.
BF – 165.5p Hyde Park.
Ewes & rams
A massive show of 1350 cast ewes and rams saw trade very dear for Blackface and Cheviot ewes and lean selling ewes. Fat ewes easier on the week especially mules. Sale topped at £137 for Texels from T Fox, St Johns kirk and to £71 for Blackface from Smith, Crosswoodburn.
Per head
Ewes
TEX – £137 & £135 St Johns kirk, £130 Kailzie Mains & Drumalbin Cottages, £126 Land, £125 Kailzie Mains, £120 St Johns kirk & The Firs.
BEL - £128 St John kirk, £112 The Firs.
BF – £71 & £69 Wester Crosswoodhill, £68 East Mitchelton & Cronberry, £67 Gillahill, Blackpark & Clonrae, £66 Traprain, Logan & Skirling Mains.
SUF - £118 & £110 Greendyke, £108 Traprain, £100 (2x) Hyde Park, £100 Nettling Flatt.
NCC - £86 Traprain, £84 Hyde Park, £82 Traprain, £78 Hyde Park, £76 & £75 Reedpark, £74 Waterloo & Hyde Park.
CHE - £79 Gillahill, £74 Hyde Park, £73 Gryfeside.
CHM - £82 & £75 Hyde Park.
SM - £73 The Firs, £71 Gryfeside & Newmill, £70 Greendyke, Holylee & Hyde Park.
BFL - £86 Auchenbart.
SHE - £45, £39 & £34 Seafield, £32 The Firs.
ROUS - £82 The Firs.
ZWA - £86 Langside Crescent.
Rams
TEX - £108 Goodockhill, £104 Ingraston, £102 Greenfield, £100 Ingraston & Gascoigne.
BF - £77 Midlock, £74 Auchengruith, £68 Cronberry.
SUF - £80 Gascoigne & Ingraston.
NCC - £80 Waterloo.
BFL - £99 Scrogton.
