6 May 2019- Prime Hoggets, Cast Ewes, Prime Cattle & Cast Cows

Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 6th May

Cattle prime stock report

115 cattle sold

Prime cattle & cast cows

L&S had forward 115 cattle comprising of 30 prime cattle, 60 cast cows and 25 calves. Limousin heifers sold to 238p/Kg from David Dickinson, Brockwoodlees farm, Canonbie to Hugh Black & Son Butchers, Lanark.

Heifer per head

Limx - £1432.76 & £1413.72 Brockwoodlees.

Heifer per kilo

Limx – 238p (2x), 234p & 230p Brockwoodlees, 231p Heatheryhall, 228p Auchenstarry & Heatheryhall.

Bullock per head

Limx - £1423.80 Brockwoodlees.  AAx - £1356 South Arnloss.

Bullock per kilo

Limx – 228p & 226p Brockwoodlees.

Young bulls

BBx - £1566.72 or 204p/Kg Gilmeadowland.

Beef cow per head

Limx - £1500 & £1270 Buteland. Simx - £1180 Wellhead.

Beef cow per kilo

Limx - 163.2p & 160.6p Buteland. BBx – 161.9p Buteland, 149.2p Stonebyres.

Dairy cow per head

Hol - £980, £920 & £900 Boghall.

Dairy cow per kilo

Hol – 117.8p & 114.1p Boghall, 113.1p Loanfoot.

Calves

25 calves were forward to the fortnightly sale, many more could have been sold to vendors advantage. Top price was £510 (twice) for a Limousin x bullock from Back Hareshaw Farm, Strathaven and a British shorthorn bullock from Cairnie Farm, Whitburn.

Bulls

Bsh - £450 Back Hareshaw.

Hfd - £225, £205 & £200 Whitelairds.

Bf - £105 Muirhouse.

Beef heifers

Hfd - £215, £210 & £200 Whitelairds.

Limx - £430 Back Hareshaw.

Sheep prime stock report

1283 hoggs, 13 lambs and 917 cast ewes were sold.

Lambs

Selling to a top of £116 for Beltex from Anderson, Old Walls, a smaller show of lambs forward saw trade for best kinds dear. Also noticed was fact that lambs don’t need to be to heavy. Up to 48kg is enough.

Principle Price/Head

Tex - £114 & £112 Haggs.

Bel - £116 Old Walls.

Ber - £102 Newark.

Suff - £100 Haggs.

Principle Price/Kg

Tex – 271p Haggs.

Ber – 255p Newark.

Suff – 238p Haggs.

Hoggs

The sale topped at £120 per head for Beltex from J Meikle, Newhouse, and to 262p/Kg for Beltex from P & M Gray, Eastfield. Overall average 205p/Kg (SQQ 216p/Kg).

A good show of hoggs saw trade firmer for well fleshed hoggs in all weights. More could be sold to advantage.

Principle Price/head

Tex - £109.50 Hillcrest, £107 Wellhead, £105.50 & £104 Eastfield, £102 Burnhead, £100 Hill & Sandilands & Silverigg, £99 Gryffeside & Easter Sills, £98 Gryffeside.

Bel - £120 Newhouse, £114 Wellhead, £111 Newhouse, £110 Hill & Hillcrest, £108 Wellhead, £105 Eastfield, £103 Hill, £100 Hillcrest.

Ncc - £99.50 Heatheryhall, £98 Drochil Castle, £95 Rowantreehill & Silverigg, £93 Netherhill & North Boig.

Suff - £95 Wellhead, £94 Netherhill, £90 Rowantreehill & Wellhead, £88 Hillcrest, £87 Eastfield.

Sm - £93 Netherhill, £92.50 Hillcrest, £91 Silverigg, £90.50 Rowantreehill, £88 Wellhead.

Bf - £93 South Carnduff, £91.50 Wellhead, £90 Madrissa, £89.50 Whiteside, £88 & £86.50 Barglachan, £85 South Carnduff & Hillcrest & Heatheryhall.

Che - £92 Wellhead, £90.50 Heatheryhall, £90 Eastfield & Rowantreehill, £89 North Boig, £88.50 Hillcrest.

Principle Price/Kg

Tex – 245p Eastfield, 243p Hillcrest, 237p Wellhead, 232p Sandilands, 227p Netherhall & Silverigg, 226p Burnhead, 225p Whiteside, 224p Hillcrest.

Bel – 262p Eastfield, 255p Hillcrest, 253p Wellhead, 241p & 240p Newhouse, 229p Hill, 225p Wellhead.

Ncc – 235p Rowantreehill, 232p North Boig, 231p Heatheryhall, 224p Wellhead, 221p Netherhill.

Suff – 231p Hillcrest, 219p Rowantreehill, 218p Netherhill, 212p Garvald, 207p Eastfield.

Sm – 215p Hillcrest, 214p Whiteside, 211p Collielaw, 210p Jawpark, 209p Grangehall, 202p Silverigg.

Bf – 223p Hillcrest, 221p Barglachan, 220p Blairston Mains, 217p Netherhill, 216p Nunnerie, 214p Blairston Mains & Pasture House, 212p South Carnduff & Wellhead.

Che – 232p Hillcrest, 228p North Boig, 226p Heatheryhall & Silverigg, 225p & 222p Heatheryhall, 221p Jawpark.

Ewes

Another very large show of 917 cast ewes and rams were forward with all classes maintaining recent high rates to a top of £146 for Texels from M J Lawson, Pasture House, Wigton, and to £69 for Blackface from Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill.

Principle Price/head

Tex - £146 Pasture House, £144 Mid Shawtonhill, £136 East Brackenridge, £130 Little Gala, £126 Hillcrest & North Boig, £124 Eastview, £118 Muirhouse, £115 Drochil Castle, £112 Boghouse.

Bel - £122 Grangehall, £120 Carstairs Mains, £100 Old Walls.

Char - £90 Toftcombs.

Suff - £116 & £113 Eastview, £111 Craigfield, £109 Greendyke, £102 Bickerton Hall, £100 Hillcrest, £100 Lawhead, £98 Old Walls, £92 Netherurd.

Sm - ££77 Craighead & Eastvieq, £76 Newhouse, £76 & £75 Greendyke, £74 Aitkengall & Rowantreehill & Broomfield & Silverigg, £73 Hamildean & Westmains & Dewshill.

Bfl - £98 Hamildean, £94 Highfield & Beeches, £92 Aikengall, £86 Spittal.

Che - £69 Townfoot, £68 Drochil Castle, £66 Carterhope, £65 Netherhall.

Bf - £69 Mid Shawtonhill, £65 Aikengall & Woodhall & Carterhope, £64 Carterhope, £61 Crosswoodhill, £60 Netherhall & Rowantreehill & Easter Dawyck & East Brackenridge & Hamildean.

Ncc - £78 Rowantreehill, £74 Woodhall, £71 Little Gala, £70 Eastfield of Wiston, £69 High Dyke.

Rams

Tex - £115 Drochil Castle, £104 & £102 Greenbank Farms, £98 Drochil Castle.

Bel - £101 Craigview, £99 Pasture House.

Char - £114 Grangehall.

Suff - £113 Craigview.

Ncc - £72 Home Farm.

Bfl - £92 Beeches, £91 Pasture House.

Bf - £86 Drochil Castle.


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