Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 4th February
131 Cattle Sold 131
Limousin Heifer sold to 262p/Kg from David Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie, to W Wales Butchers, Kilmarnock. Limousin Bullock sold to 232p/Kg from Messrs Lindsay, Bushelhead Farm, Carluke, to Hugh Black Butchers, Lanark.
Heifer per Head
£1524 Auchenstarry, £1507 & £1449 Brockwoodlees, £1378 Straven House, £1335 Kinneil Mill.
Heifer per Kilo
262p & 253p Brockwoodlees, 247p & 244p Straven House, 246p Kinneil Mill, 245p Auchenstarry, 244p Howburn.
Bullock per Head
£1396 Bushelhead.
Bullock per Kilo
232p Bushelhead, 222p Stonebres Mains.
Young Bulls
211p & 208p Drumalbin.
Cast Bulls
£1090 Weston.
Beef Cow per Head
£1185 Cambwell, £1085 Weston, £1065 Toxside, £1045 Goodockhill.
Beef Cow per Kilo
166p Goodockhill, 153p Weston, 134p Townhead, 125p Cambwell, 123p Toxside.
Dairy Cow per Head
£985 & £945 Mid Hartwood, £865 & £785 Shotlinn, £845 & £815 Broadfield, £835 Langside, £795 & £775 East Brackenridge, £775 Kirklands.
1688 Hoggs and 1450 Cast Ewes sold
The sale topped at £102 per head for Beltex from T Clark & Sons, Wellhead Farm, and to 255p/Kg for Beltex from Messrs McLaren, Cairnie Farm. Overall Average 190p/Kg (SQQ 194.5p/Kg).
Lambs
A smaller show of Prime Hoggs saw trade slightly easier on the week, although lightweight and export weight hoggs still saught after. Best quality very dear.
Principle Price/Head
TEX - £102 Wellhead, £101 Nether Skellyhill & Collielaw, £100 Collielaw & Auchenstarry & Cloverhill, £99 Drochil Castle & Cambwell & Boylston, £98 North Garngour & Boylston & West Glespin & Gillandersland.
BEL - £100 Heatheryhall & Longford & Wellhead, £99.50 Cairnie, £95 Stramulloch, £90 Jeanfield & Auchenstarry & Cumberhead.
NCC - £83 Windshields.
SUFF - £92 Blackhill, £87 Wellhead, £86 Birks, £85 & £84.50 Wellhead, £83 Stramulloch, £82 Cairnie & Peatpotts.
MULE - £87 Heatheryhall, £83.50 Newton of Crathie & Ingraston, £82 Cloverhill & Newmill, £80 Auchenhard & Boylston.
BF - £81 Hartside & Corsebank, £80 Wellhead, £77 Cloverhill, £76.50 Wellhead, £75 Cloverhill.
CHEV - £81 Boat, £80.50 Jeanfield, £80 Heatheryhall.
Principle Price/Kg
TEX – 239p Boylston, 237p Wellhead, 234p Biggarshiels, 232p Cloverhill, 228p Boat, 226p Cumberhead & Nether Skellyhill, 225p Cumberhead & Boylston, 222p West Glespin, 220p Gillandersland.
BEL – 255p Cairnie, 232p Heatheryhall & Longford, 222p Wellhead, 220p Stramulloch, 219p Jeanfield.
NCC – 193p Windshield.
SUFF – 207p & 201p Wellhead, 195p Peatpotts, 193p Galalaw, 193p Eastfield of Wiston & Birks, 192p Yeldabrek, 190p Stramulloch.
MULE – 200p Yeldabrek, 198p Newton of Crathie & Ingraston, 195p Boylston, 192p Cairnie.
BF – 205p & 200p Dreva, 191p Wellhead, 183p Cloverhill, 180p Boat.
CHEV – 196p Jeanfield, 195p Heatheryhall, 192p Boat.
Ewes
A large show of 1450 Cast Ewes & Rams were forward with trade in all classes being dearer on the week, selling to £158 for Texels from J & H Clark, North Garngour Farm, with Blackface Ewes to £68 from Holm Farm.
Principle Prices
TEX - £158 North Garngour, £156 & £152 Nochnary, £142 Silvermuir & Auchtygemmell & Greenfield, £140 Yeldabrek & Greenbank, £138 Rusha, £137 Swaites, £135 Rusha, £132 Mayfield.
BEL - £125 & £100 Netherholm.
SUFF - £118 Toxside, £90 West, £88 Hartwood, £87 Hillfield, £85 Toxside, £81 West, £80 Stramulloch.
MULE - £73 Westfield, £72 Nochnary, £67 Hartwood, £66 Biggarshiels Mains & Newmill & Dykehead, £65 West & Toxside, £64 Millfield.
BFL - £83 Hartside, £70 West.
CHEV - £51 Blackwood, £49 Easterhouse, £44 Glendarroch.
BF - £68 Holm, £65 Strawfrank, £63, £61 & £58 West, £58 Dykehead, £57 Swaites, £56 Hartside, £54 Strawfrank & Cloverhill & Toxside & Nether Abington.
NCC - £83, £80 & £79 Brockhouse, £78 West, £76 Brockhouse, £74 West.
Rams
TEX - £117 West, £97 Yeldabrek, £91 West.
SUFF - £79 Yeldabrek.
MULE - £75 Cambwell.
BFL - £117 Midlock.
BF - £79 Midlock, £71 Woolfords.
