Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 8th April
Prime stock cattle report
125 cattle sold
Limousin heifer sold to 254p/Kg from David Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie, to W Wales Butchers, Kilmarnock. All classes of cattle firmer on the week.
Heifer per Head
£1623 & £1510 Brockwoodlees, £1401 Heatheryhall, £1370 Collielaw, £1311 Auchenstarry.
Heifer per Kilo
254p & 252p Brockwoodlees, 244p & 242p Heatheryhall, 242p Kinneil Mill, 238p The Hill, 230p Auchenstarry, 228p Collielaw.
Bullock per Head
£1347 Gilmeadowland, £1341 Gillandersland, £1200 Millhill.
Young Bulls
206p Bickerton Hall, 201p West Glespin.
Cast Bulls
£1430 Stonebyres.
Beef Cow per Head
£1455 & £1305 Bushelhead, £1305 Fullwood, £1255 Toftcombs, £1195 Badenheath Park, £1105 Yondercroft.
Beef Cow per Kilo
172p Badenheath Park, 168p Fullwood, 167p Toftcombs, 160p Bushelhead, 152p Dykeneuk, 148p Yondercroft.
Dairy Cow per Head
£975 Sherifflats, £895 & £875 Mid Hartwood, £875 Swaites, £825 Newlands, £815 Craigthorn & Craigthornhill, £775 Nether Affleck.
Dairy Cow per Kilo
125p Sherifflats, 114p Nether Affleck, 111p Mid Hartwood, 109p Craigthorn & Newlands, 107p Craigthornhill, 106p Langside.
Calves
A smaller show forward to the fortnightly calf sale, younger calves dearer on the fortnight. Top price was £345 for an AAx heifer from Craigthornhill.
Beef Bulls
Aax - £280 Craigthornhill, £235 & £225 Woodhead.
Beef Heifers
CHx - £310 & £265 Heatheryhall, £200 Woodhead.
LIMx - £265 Heatheryhall.
Prime stock Sheep Report
3846 Hoggs and 881 Cast Ewes were sold
The largest show of hoggs this season of 3846 saw all classes meet extreme rates and many more could have been sold to advantage in all weights ranges.
Principle Price/Head
TEX – £127 Wellhead, £122 & £119 High Parks, £118 Cowgrove, £116 Rusha & Hillcrest , £115 Hillcrest, £114 Howes Way & Hill, £113 Wellhead & Rusha & Nochnary & Dykehead,£111 Rusha, £110 Nether Strathkinness.
BEL – £127 Wellhead, £121 Rowantreehill, £120 Horseclose, £119 Rowantreehill, £116 Haswellsykes, £111 Townfoot, £110 Hill, £107 Rowantreehill & Midlock & West Glespin.
NCC - £102 & £100 Balleny, £96 Burnbrae & Horseclose, £95 Burnbrae & Horseclose, £94.50 Logan & Netherhill, £94 Burnbrae, £93.50 Horseclose & Netherhill.
SUFF – £104 Kettlehill, £102.50 & £99 Nether Strathkinness, £96 Greenhill & Bents & Hartwood, £95 Netherhill & Langshaw, £94 High Dyke & Hartwood, £93 Dykehole.
SM - £95 Greenbank Farms, £93 Bankhead, £91 Dunside & Heatheryhall, £90 Grangehall & South Stane, £89 Langshaw, £88 Belstane, £86 Greenbank Farms.
BF – £96 Craigdarroch, £95.50 Wellhead & Kirkland, £95 Craigdarroch, £94 Whelphill, £93.50 Logan & Craigdarroch, £93 Langshaw, £92.50 Wellhead & Kirkland & Glendaron.
CHEV – £93.50 Horseclose, £93 Malletsheugh & Netherhill.
Principle Price/Kg
TEX – 288p Wellhead, 277p High Parks, 274p Eastfield, 273p Hillcrest, 267p Boylston, 265p Allfornought, 263p Muirburn, 253p Hill, 252p Eastfield, 251p Dykehead & Wellhead, 250p Muirburn.
BEL – 297p Haswellsykes, 292p Townfoot, 281p West Glespin & Rowantreehill, 270p Rowantreehill, 266p Corstane, 252p Woodyett, 246p Dunside.
NCC – 222p Netherhill & Balleny, 219p Netherhill.
SUFF – 225p Yeldabrek, 215p Netherhill, 214p Heatheryhall, 213p Debog & High Dyke, 211p Dykehole, 204p Nether Strathkinness, 200p Netherhill.
SM – 223p Pasture House, 209p Greenbank Farms, 206p Dunside, 204p Grangehall, 202p Hillcrest & Heatheryhall.
BF – 234p Pasture House, 230p Blackburn Mains, 226p Netherhill & Clonrae, 221p Pasture House, 220p Cairns, 219p Logan, 218p Kirkland & Dunside & Netherhill, 217p Clonrae.
CHEV – 238p Auldtoun Cottage, 231p & 228p Burnbrae, 224p Dunside, 220p Boat & Malletsheugh.
Ewes
Another good show of 881 Cast Ewes and rams saw all classes sharper again as numbers tighten. Sale topped at £160 for Texels from Gibson, Cowgrove Farm, and to £77 for Blackface from Messrs Craig, Carscallan.
Principle Prices
TEX – £160 Cowgrove, £158 Collielaw, £150 Whiteleegate, £144 Pasture House, £142 Townfoot, £140 Cowgrove, £136 East Cauldcoats & Broomlands, £132 Pasture House.
BEL - £142 Corstane, £140 Hillcrest, £132 Townfoot, £120 East Cauldcoats, £106 Hillcrest.
CHAR - £116 Inverae.
SUFF – £120 Hillfield & Hillcrest, £114 Balgreen, £110 Hartwood, £102 Greenbrae.
SM – £88 Dunjop, £84 Broomlands & West Mains, £83 Dunjop, £81 Netherhill & Dunjop, £80 Dykehead.
BFL - £104 & £94 Townfoot.
CHEV - £77 West Montgarswood, £70 Yeldabrek & Blindburn, £67 Greenside, £65 Netherhill.
BF – £77 Carscallan, £76 Kirkland, £70 Carscallan, £67 Kirkstead, £66 Blindburn, £65 Mitchellhill, £64 Dryhope, £63 Kirkland & Carscallan.
NCC - £90 Broomlands & Hillfield, £88 Yeldabrek & Little Gala, £86 Braidwood, £84 Kingside, £82 Greenside.
Rams
TEX - £140 Cowgrove, £122 West Montgarswood, £114 Yeldabrek, £106 Hartwood, £104 & £100 Muirburn.
CHAR - £126 Inverae.
SUFF - £110 Hartwood, £98 Dykehole.
NCC - £98 Yeldabrek.
BF - £68 Crosswoodhill.
