Lawrie and Symington Ltd
Monday 25th November 2019 – Christmas Show & Sale of Cattle
Lawrie & Symington Ltd had forward 162 Cattle at their Christmas Show and Sale. The Champion was awarded to MI Wainright, Todhall Farm, Cupar with a Lim Hfr weighing 610kg and sold to 370p per kilo to the Judge Allan Butchers, Stewarton. Reserve Champion from Castlehill Farms, Lockerbie was a Char Blk weighing 550kg and sold to 310p per kilo, also to Allan Butchers, Stewarton.
39 Show Hfrs averaged 243.1p.
16 Show Blks averaged 232.1p.
Hfr per Kilo
370p, 240p, 234p Todhall
258p x2, 256p x 3, 254p Brockwoodlees
250p Castlehill
250p Calla
240p Muirburn
236p Sunnyside
234p, 230p Howburn
232p Dreva
224p Greenshields
222p Auchenstarry
Hfr per Head
£2257, £1485 Todhall
£1580, £1545 Brockwoodlees
£1430 Sunnyside
£1440 Castlehill
£1331 Dreva
£1325 Calla
£1324 Howburn
£1311 Muirburn
£1276 Greenshields
Blk per Kilo
310p Castlehill
240p Todhall
234p Brockwoodlees
230p Calla
228p Howburn
226p Greenshields
222p, 220p Muirburn
222p Collielaw
220p Hill
Blk per Head
£1705 Castlehill
£1512 Todhall
£1470 Howburn
£1401 Greenshields
£1245 Muirburn
17 Commercial Cattle
Blk per Kilo 208p Greenshields
Hfr per Kilo 236p Hill,
220p, 212p Greenshields
90 Cast Cows
Champion Cow was a pure BB from J Wainright, Todhall Farm, Cupar weighing 944kg and selling to 181p per kilo or £1705 to CM Kirkpatrick, Netherplace, Lockerbie.
Beef Cow per Head
£1705 Todhall
£1275 Nether Abington
£1155, £1065 Huntlyhill
£1035, £965 Canderside
£1035 Newlands
£1015 Traquair Knowe
£995 Thistle
£975 Burnbrae
Beef Cow per Kilo
181p Todhall
174p Newlands
161p Nether Abington
142p Burnbrae
132p Traquair Knowe
128p Greenfield
Dairy Cow per Head
£785 Carscallan
£775 Greentowers
£775 Muldron
£745 Silverigg
£735 Muirhouse
Dairy Cow per Kilo
130p Broadfield
113p, 100p Silverigg
110p Carscalla
106p Muldron
100p Greentowers
Sheep prime stock report
The 2700 lambs met another fine trade in all classes with a bit more weight on show. Lambs slightly easier per kilo but more per head as lambs heavier. More could be sold to advantage. The sale topped at £110 per head for Beltex from Bell, Highfield, and to 240p/kg for Texels from Struthers, Collielaw. Overall average 184.2p/kg (SQQ 187.7p/kg).
32.1-39kg
Per head
TEX - £83 Highfield, £76 Parkhouse & Cumberhead, £73 Legholmshiels, £72 Humbie Holdings, £70 Arniston.
BEL - £84 Haswellsykes, £80 Woodlands.
BF - £73 Boat, £71.50 Spango, £71 Boat, £70Auchencorth.
SUF - £75.50 Woodlands.
CHE - £75.50 Humbie Holdings, £70 Nettling Flat.
CHM - £68 Woodlands.
SM - £68 Laight, £65 Low Polquheys.
Per kilo
TEX – 212.8p Highfield, 200p Parkhouse & Cumberhead, 192.1p Legholmshiels, 191.4p Netherburn, 189.2p Arniston, 185.7p Udstonhead.
BEL – 227p Haswellsykes, 210.5p Woodlands.
BF – 188.2p Spango, 187.2p & 182.1p Boat.
SUF – 193.6p Woodlands.
CHE – 193.6p Humbie Holdings, 184.2p Nettling Flat.
CHM – 183.3p Arniston, 178.9p Woodlands.
SM – 174.4p Laight, 171.1p Low Polquheys.
39.1-45.5kg
Per head
TEX – £106, £101, £97 & £95 Collielaw, £94 Yeldabrek & Birks, £93.50 Little Gala, £93 Collielaw, £92.50 Nether Abington, £92 Collielaw.
BEL - £100 & £97.50 Drumbuie, £96 Ingraston, £94 Drumbuie, £92 Southholm, £86.50 & £85.50 Biggarshiels, £85 Drumbuie.
BF - £74 Spango, £73.50 Merkland, £72 Raahead.
SUF – £83 Haswellsykes & Newton, £81 Yeldabrek, £80.50 Burnetland, £80 Collielaw, £79.50 Yeldabrek.
CHE - £77 Muirhouse, £75 Newton, £73 Nettling Flat.
CHM - £70 Spittal.
SM – £79.50 Toxside, £79 Earlston, £72 Burnetland, £71 Weston, £70.50 Humbie Holdings, £70 East Merkland, £70 Toxside.
Per kilo
TEX – 240.9p, 234.9p, 215.9p & 215.6p Collielaw, 215p Nether Abington, 214.6p Yeldabrek, 212.5p Little Gala, 210.7p Kirkwood, 209.8p Little Gala, 209.5p Yeldabrek.
BEL – 227p & 226.7p Drumbuie, 224.4p Southholm, 218.6p Drumbuie, 216.3p Biggarshiels, 214p Southholm, 213.8p Biggarshiels, 213.3p Ingraston, 202.4p Drumbuie, 200p Burnetland.
BF – 183.8p East Merkland, 180.5p Spango.
SUF – 189.3p Yeldabrek, 188.8p Humbie Holdings, 188.6p Haswellsykes, 186.3p Legholmshiels, 184.4p & 183.3p Newton, 181.4p Dykehole, 180p Yeldabrek.
CHE – 187.8p Muirhouse, 182.9p Newton.
CHM – 166.7p Spittal.
SM – 180.7p Toxside, 176.3p Humbie Holdings, 175.6p Earlston, 173.2p Weston, 171.4p Burnetland, 170.7p Toxside.
45.6-52kg
Per head
TEX - £110 Highfield, £107 Collielaw, £104 East Law, £102 Collielaw, £98.50 & £98 Gillandersland, £97 Southholm, £94.50 Yeldabrek, £94 Ashcraig, £94 Sandilands.
BEL – £104 Highfield, £103 & £99 Millside, £98 Ashcraig & Millside, £95 Drumbuie, £94 Ashcraig.
SUF - £91 Newbigging, £90 Yeldabrek, £88.50 Bankhead, £88 Birks, £87.50 East Law, £87 & £86 Laigh Carnduff, £85 Toxside & Rutherend.
CHAR - £90 Yeldabrek, £83.50 Lochhill.
CHE - £82.50 Muirend, £82 Yeldabrek, £81 Hallhill.
CHM - £81 Newton.
SM - £80 Spango & Northflatt.
ROUS - £81 Whinbush.
Per kilo
TEX – 224.5p Highfield, 221.7p & 214p Collielaw, 210.9p Southholm, 208p East Law, 204.2p Gillandersland, 200p Sandilands, 197p Gillandersland, 195.8p Ashcraig & Skirling Craigs.
BEL – 219.1p Millside, 212.2p Highfield, 208.5p Ashcraig, 206.5p Drumbuie, 198p Millside, 195.8p Ashcraig, 192.2p Millside.
SUF – 184.8p Rutherend, 182.3p East Law, 180.9p Toxside, 180.4p Laigh Carnduff.
CHAR – 182p Lochhill, 176.5p Yeldabrek.
CHE – 176.1p Hallhill, 174.5p Yeldabrek.
CHM – 172.3p Newton.
SM – 170.2p Spango.
ROUS – 176.1p Whinbush.
52+kg
Per head
TEX - £106 Collielaw, £100 Skirling Craigs & Ashcraig, £90 Skirling Craigs, Ashcraig, Laigh Carnduff & Ingraston.
SUF - £93.50 & £90 Yeldabrek, £88 Skirling Craigs.
SM - £83 The Firs, £80 Whinbush.
CHE - £88 Hallhill.
Per kilo
TEX – 200p Collielaw, 188.7p Skirling Craigs.
SUF – 176.4p Yeldabrek.
The 1086 cast ewes and rams met an animated trade with all classes dearer on the week, especially Texel & Continental ewes. Sale topped at £163 for Texels from Greyside, with Blackface to £66 from Toxside. Many more now required to fulfill buyer orders.
Cast Ewes
TEX - £157 Toxside, £154 Greyside, £153 Yeldabrek, £152 Blackpark, £148 Toxside & Longford, £145 Toxside, £138 Longford, £132 & £129 Broomhill, £128 Kepscaith, £126 East Law, £124 Yeldabrek, £122 Longford & Blackpark.
BEL - £132 Greendyke, £124 & £100 Millside.
BF – £66 Toxside & Easter Dawyck, £59 Dreva & Muirend, £58 Toxside & Auchengibbert, £57 Greyside, Flemington & Burnetland, £55 Toxside.
SUF – £108 Yeldabrek, £100 Toxside & Gillbank, £96 Blackpark, £94 Haswellsykes & Greyside, £90 & £89 Kepscaith, £87 The Firs, £86 Badenheath.
CHAR - £100, £97 & £95 Yeldabrek.
NCC - £90 & £89 Yeldabrek, £80 Arniston, £78 Brockhouse, £76 Midseat & Rowantreehill.
CHE - £80, £72 & £70 Yeldabrek, £70 Longford, £70 & £69 Yeldabrek, £67 Auchengibbert, £66 Langshaw.
CHM - £93 Corehouse, £88 West, £75 Eastshield.
X - £83 Thornyhills, £77 Greyhill, £76 Scotstounbank, £75 Yeldabrek & Langshaw, £74 Broomhill, £73 Lochhill, Whinbush & Hamildean.
BFL - £95 Eastfield, £92 Cocklaw.
ROUS - £64 Langshaw.
BDM - £116 Greendyke.
BTEX - £100 Millside.
ZWA - £90 Hamilton Rd.
Rams
TEX - £114 Yeldabrek, £95 Eastfield.
BEL - £110 Eastfield.
BF - £80 Eastfield.
SUF - £80 West.
BDM - £100 & £96 Greendyke.
BFL - £89 Whinbush.