Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 21st October
Cattle prime stock report
Limousin heifer sold to 248p/kg from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie, to S Collins butchers, Muirhead.
Heifer per head
£1418 Brockwoodlees, £1202 Auchenstarry, £1200 Harviestoun.
Heifer per kilo
248p & 244p Brockwoodlees, 236p & 226p Auchenstarry, 228p & 226p Balquharrage, 212p Harviestoun.
Bullock per head
£1392 Wellhead, £1292 Muirburn, £1233 Hill.
Bullock per kilo
212p Hill, 208p Muirburn, 206p Wellhead.
Young bulls
180p Carmacoup.
Beef cow per head
£1315 & £1145 Little Kype, £990 Walesley, £935 Eastfield, £915 Muirburn.
Beef cow per kilo
147p & 142p Little Kype, 132p Crosswoodhill, 130p Muirburn.
Dairy cow per head
£755 & £705 Broadfield, £735 Craigthorn, £715 Craigends.
Dairy cow per kilo
107p Craigthorn, 102p Craigends & Craigthorn.
Cast bulls
£1250 Easter Happrew, £1150 Glenrath.
Calves
35 calves & stirks were forward to the fortnightly sale where trade remained strong. Top price was £450 for a Beef Shorthorn steer from Thinacre Farm.
Bulls
AAx – £380 & £370 Letham, £275 (2x) & £270 (3x) Mill Cottage.
BBx - £320 West Tarbrax, £300 Mill Cottage, £225 Grangehall.
BSH – £435 Thinacre.
FR – £295 Letham.
HERx – £365 (2x) Mill Cottage.
LMx - £210 Over Kypeside.
Heifers
AAx – £210 Muirhouse, £190 (3x) Over Dalserf.
BBx – £240 Grangehall & Over Kypeside, £200 Grangehall.
SMx - £190 Grangehall.
Sheep prime stock report
1986 lambs and 1784 cast ewes & rams were sold. A smaller show of 1986 lambs saw quality better and trade sharper in all classes. Many more could have been sold to advantage. The sale topped at £98 per head for Texels from R & M Struthers, Collielaw and Beltex from Firm of A Hope, Nether Skellyhill, and to 222p/kg for Texels from Collielaw. Overall average 166p/kg. (SQQ 169.5p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per head
BEL - £58.50 Westfield.
Per kilo
BEL – 182.8p Westfield.
32.1-39kg
Per head
TEX – £73 Yeldabrek, £65 High Parks, £64.50 Kinneil Mill, £64 Brownhill.
BEL - £77.50 Westfield.
BF - £53 Hartfield, £50 The Home.
BDM - £62 Broadshaw.
Per kilo
TEX – 187.2p Yeldabrek, 182.4p Harestonhill, 180.6p High Parks, 180.3p Harestonhill.
BEL – 198.7p Westfield.
BF – 155.9p Hartfield, 151.5p The Home.
39.1-45.5kg
Per head
TEX – £88 Collielaw, £86.50 Nether Skellyhill, £84 Yeldabrek, £82.50 Bonnington, £81 Gilmeadowland, £80 West Lethans, £78 Ingraston & Northflatt.
BEL – £98 & £96 Collielaw, £91 Broomfield, £90 Ladyurd, £89 & £88 Broomfield, £88 Drumbuie, £86 Broomfield.
BF - £65 Ladyurd, £63.50 Scrogton.
SUF – £72.50 High Dyke & Dykehole, £72 Dykehole & Hartwood.
CHAR – £75.50 & £74.50 Stramulloch.
CHE - £72 Townfoot.
SM – £60 Low Polquheys, Whinbush & Scrogton.
ROUS - £71.50 Whinbush.
BTEX - £72.50 Low Polquheys.
Per kilo
TEX – 195.6p Collielaw, 195.3p Yeldabrek, 195.1p West Lethans, 192.5p Allanton, 192.2p Nether Skellyhill, 187.5p Bonnington, 184.5p West Lethans, 184.1p Gilmeadowland, 183.3p Little Kype & Yeldabrek.
BEL – 222.7p, 213.3p & 213p Collielaw, 21.9p Broomfield, 204.7p Drumbuie, 204.5p Ladyurd, 202.2p Broomfield, 200p Drumbuie & Broomfield.
BF – 154.9p Scrogton.
SUF – 172.6p High Dyke, 165.9p Dykehole, 165p West Torphin.
CHAR – 167.8p & 165.6p Stramulloch.
CHE – 163.6p Townfoot.
SM – 146.3p Low Polquheys, Scrogton & Whinbush.
ROUS – 166.3p Whinbush.
45.6-52kg
Per head
TEX – £90 & £88 Collielaw, £81 Ingraston, Yeldabrek & Threestanes, £80 Yeldabrek, Collielaw & Threestanes.
BEL – £98 Nether Skellyhill, £81.50 High Parks.
BF - £70.50 Nether Abington, £65 Burnfoot & High Dyke.
CHE – £72.50 Townfoot.
SUF – £79.50 Netherhill, £79 Yeldabrek & Netherton, £76 Westmains, £75 Southmains.
CHAR - £78.50 & £74.50 Southmains, £73 Stramulloch.
SM - £72 The Home, £67.50 Ingraston, £65 Northflatt.
ROUS - £81 Threestanes.
Per kilo
TEX – 195.7p & 191.3p Collielaw.
BEL – 213p Nether Skellyhill.
BF – 146.9p Nether Abington.
SUF – 160.9p Mid Auchengray, 159.6p Southmains, 159p Netherhill.
CHAR – 158.7p Stramulloch.
CHE – 157.6p Townfoot.
SM – 153.2p The Home, 146.7p Ingraston.
ROUS – 172.3p.
52+kg
Per head
TEX – £81 Bonnington, £80 Yeldabrek, Mossplatt, Whitelees & Westwood Lane.
BEL - £90 Townfoot.
SUF - £78.50 Southmains, £75 Mid Auchengray.
CHAR - £79 Yeldabrek.
Per kilo
TEX – 150.9p Mossplatt, 150p Bonnington.
BEL – 166.7p Townfoot.
SUF – 145.4p Southmains.
CHAR – 146.3p Yeldabrek.
Ewes – Another big show of 1784 cast ewes and rams saw trade remain strong in all classes. Sale topped at £174 for Texels from Gibson, Cowgrove, with Blackface topping at £49 from Blackmountain Farms.
Ewes
TEX – £174 Cowgrove, £172 Collielaw, £169 Swaites, £166 Hill & Cambwell, £164 Cowgrove, £160 Swaites, £159 Broomhill, £158 Kingside, £156 Westwood Lane, Cowgrove & Little Kype, £154 Eastfield, £150 Swaites, £149 Corstane, £146 Fruin & Toftcombs.
BEL – £158 Corstane, £144 Townfoot, £138 & £106 Corstane.
SUF – £87 & £86 Greenside, £82 Cowgrove,£81 Blackdyke, £80 Yeldabrek & Keith.
CHAR – £84 Southmains.
NCC - £71 Brockhouse.
CHM - £80 Yeldabrek.
X - £72 Whinbush, £70 Threestanes, £69 Muirhead, Avonbank & Eastfield, £68 Howburn, £67 Keith, Capenoch & Yeldabrek.
BFL - £82 Spittal, £78 Greenfell, £73 The Home.
BF – £49 Blackmountain, £48 Threestanes, North Sanquhar & Blackdyke, £47 East Fortissat, £46 Debog & Penchrise, £45 Eastfield & Blackmountain.
CHE – £53 Stirkfield, £48 Laigh Cleughearn.
SHE –
EC - £57 Blackdyke, £49 Yeldabrek, £48 Sandford.
BDM - £90 Toftcombs.
LLE - £70, £65 & £62 Carlophill, £60 North Glen.
Ram
TEX - £118 Cowgrove, £114 Toftcombs, £100 Yeldabrek.
BF - £76 Midlock.
CHAR - £110 Townfoot.
BFL - £106 Midlock.
