Monday 7th February
Cattle
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 117 cattle comprising of 40 Bullocks & Heifers, 7 Young Bulls and 70 Cast Cows. Heifers sold to 2.90p per kilo from Messrs Wainright Todhall Farm, Cupar to Hastie Butchers Markinch or to £1798 for the same animal. Bullocks sold to 268p per kilo twice from Messrs Cunningham, Walkerdyke Farm Strathaven to Hugh Black Butchers Lanark and Chapman Butchers Wishaw or to £1830 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Hugh Black Butchers Lanark.
Heifers per head
£1798, £1675 Todhall
£1734, £1626 Brockwoodlees
£1611 Auchenstarry
£1598 Bushelhead
Heifers per kilo
290p, 280p Todhall
282p (4 times) Brockwoodlees
280p Brockwoodlees
268p Auchenstarry
260p Balquharrage
262p Hillend
Bullocks per head
£1830 Brockwoodlees
£1684 Hillend
£1656 Walkerdyke
£1553 Howburn
£1510 Balquharrage
Bullocks per kilo
268p (twice) Walkerdyke
266p Howburn
264p Balquharrage
264p Faskine
Cast Bulls
£1100 Quothquan Mill
Young Bulls per head
£1582 West Glespin
£1470 Hill
Young Bulls per kilo
232p West Glespin
228p Bushelhead
Dairy Bullock & Heifer per kilo
222p Harvieston
216p Gilmeadowland
208p Westtown
Dairy Bullock & Heifer per head
£1421 Gilmeadowland
All classes of Cows dearer on the week.
Beef Cow per kilo
CHAR – 170p Mayfield
169p Gilmeadowland
AA – 163p Netherhill
159p Toxside, 159p Townhead
GALL – 155p Todhall
LIM – 178p Brockwoodlees
178p South Mains
160p Howburn
SIM – 182P New Steadings
BB – 168p Kinneil Mill
Beef Cows per head -
CHAR - £1445 Gilmeadowland
AA - £1495 Townhead
£1415 Robbiesland
£1390 Threestanes
£1335 Toxside
LIM - £1410 South Mains
£1355 Brockwoodlees
£1250 Ramoan
SIM - £1575 Newsteading
BB - £1270 Kinneil Mill
Dairy Cows per Kilo
154p West Brackenridge
141p Carscallan
140p Craigends
140p Swaites
140p Greentowers
130p Westertoun
Dairy Cows per head
£1115 Wester Brackenridge
£1055 Greentowers
£1025 Westertoun
£995 Cromlet
£945 Swaites
£945 Wolfclyde
£910 Craigends
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3216 Prime Hoggs, 1605 Cast Ewes and 245 Store Hoggs through Lanark.
Hoggs
Another good show of 3216 prime hoggs saw a lot more weight about today and also more Blackface Hoggs - Best Quality and Export Hoggs were dearer on the week, so don’t be fooled by the overall average!
The sale topped at £165 per head for a Beltex from Gibson, Cowgrove and to 387p per kg for Beltex from Clark Wellhead.
Overall Average 262pp/kg (SQQ 267p/kg).
Also today we sold a Beltex Hogg on behalf of the British Heart Foundation, after the death last week of Mr Ali Shan, Yorkshire Halal. Mr Gary Fleming, Nether Brotherstone donated the Hogg and it realized £1200 for the Charity.
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £84 Wolfcrooks, £81 Fieldside
BEL - £70 Laigh Carnduff
BF - £77 East Kinleith, £75 Auchencorth, £74 Wolfcrooks, £73 Mid Tulloch, £70 West Broadshaw, £68 East Kinleith, £60 Boylston, £60 Eastfield Cottage
CHE - £64 Wolfcrooks
X - £79 Auchencorth
Per Kilo
TEX – 271p Wolfcrooks, 261.3p Fieldside
BEL – 241.4p Laigh Carnduff
BF – 246.7p Wolfcrooks, 243.3p Mid Tulloch, 240.6p East Kinleith, 235.9p Auchencorth, 233.3p West Broadshaw, 222.2p Eastfield Cottage, 219.4p East kinleith, 200p Boylston
CHE – 228.6p Wolfcrooks
X – 246.9p Auchencorth
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £112.50 Newton of Crathie, £109, £107.50, £106 Galalaw, £105 East Crookedstone, £104 Whinbush, £103 Fieldside, £101 Viewfield, £98 Kilnhills, £95 Dykehead
BEL - £119 Dykehead, £109 West Torphin, £105 wintermuir, £103 Hill (Cumnock), £100 West Torphin, £91 Biggarshiels Mains
BF - £98 Cloverhill, £97 Eastfield Cottage, £95 Mitchellhill, £90 Scrogton, £89 Viewfield, £88 Gareland, £88 Wolfcrooks, £87 Burnfoot, £85 Plan, £85 Whelphill
SUF - £103 dykehead, £95 Auchencorth
CHAR - £106 Whinbush
CHE - £94 Laigh Carnduff, £93 Nettlingflat
X - £94 Burnfoot, £93.50, £89 Fieldside, £88.50 Devonburn View, £88.50 Plan, £87 fieldside
JAC - £85 Laigh Carnduff, £75 Fieldside
VAL - £87 Fieldside
Per Kilo
TEX – 288.5p Newton of cRathie, 279.5p Galalaw, 277.9p Boghouse, 275.6p Galalaw, 273.7p Whinbush, 271.8p Galalaw, 269.2p East Crookedstone, 265.8p Viewfield, 264.1p Fieldside, 261.8p Wolfcrooks
BEL – 305.1p Dykehead, 302.9p Hill (Cumnock), 283.8p Wintermuir, 279.5p, 277.8p West Torphin, 275.8p Biggarshiels Mains
BF – 257.9p Cloverhill, 256.8p Mitchellhill, 255.3p Easstfield Cottage, 247p Gareland, 245.6p Wolfcrooks, 244.4p Gareland, 243.2p Scrogton, 241.7p Burnfoot, 237.8p Wolfcrooks, 236.1p Plan
SUF – 271.1p Dykehead, 263.9p Auchencorth
CHAR – 271.8p Whinbush
CHE – 258.3p Nettlingflat, 247.4p Laigh Carnduff
X – 263.6p Fieldside, 261.1p Burnfoot, 259.7p, 247.2p Fieldside, 245.8p Devonburn View, 239.2p Plan
JAC – 236.1p Laigh Carnduff, 208.3p fieldside
VAL – 223.1p Fieldside
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £159 Collielaw, £151 Nether Skellyhill, £149 Mid Brockloch, £148 Collielaw, £145 High Crewburn, £137 Easter Sills, £131 Newton of Crathie, £131 Muirburn, £129 Boylston, £128 Wintermuir
BEL - £165 Cowgrove, £159 Wellhead, £157 Walkerdyke, £146 Thethwaite, £145 Bushelhead, £138 Biggarshiels Mains
BF - £110.50 Heatheryhall, £109 Hartside, £108.50 Mitchellhill, £108 Whelphill, £108 Heatheryhall, £107 East Merkland, £107, £106.50 Toxside, £105.50 Boylston, £104 Dollarbank
SUF - £119 Mid Brockloch, £117.50 Newton of Crathie, £117 Netherurd mains, £116.50 Thethwaite, £115 Newton of Crathie, £113 Thethwaite, £110 Dykehole, £108.50 Craigview Place, £108 Dollarbank, £104 Harestonhill
CHAR - £110 Heatheryhall
CHE - £115.50, £114.50 Thethwaite, £114.50 East Kinleith, £114 Toxside Cottages, £113 Parkhouse, £110 Yeldabrek, £110 Nettlingflat
X - £111 Devonburn View, £109 Hartside, £108 Whinbush, £100 Coldcothill
BFL - £110 Craigview Place, £89 Scrogton
BTEX - £125 Sornfallow
Per Kilo
TEX – 353.3p Collielaw, 338.6p Mid Brockloch, 335.6p Nether Skellyhill, 328.9p Collielaw, 322.2p High Crewburn, 318.6p Easter Sills, 307.1p Boylston, 297.7p Wintermuir, 292.9p Sandilands, 291.3p Wellhead
BEL – 387.8p Wellhead, 366.7p Cowgrove, 365.1p Walkerdyke, 356.1p Thethwaite, 328.6p Biggarshiels Mains, 326p Newmill
BF – 297.5p East Merkland, 264.6p Mitchellhill, 261p Toxside, 260p Dollarbank, 259.8p Toxside, 259.5p Hartside, 257.3p Boylston, 257.1p Whelphill, 252.4p Boat, 251.2p Heatheryhall
SUF – 270.5p Mid Brockloch, 270p Dollarbank, 267p Newton of Crathie, 264.8p, 262.8p Thethwaite, 261.9p Dykehole, 260p Netherurd mains, 255.6p Newton of CRathie, 253.7p Harestonhill, 252.3p Craigview Place
CHAR – 268.3p Heatheryhall
CHE – 286.3p East Kinleith, 275p Thethwaite, 269p Parkhouse, 268.3p Yeldabrek, 266.3p Thethwaite, 265.1p Toxside Cottages, 261.9p Netlingflat
X – 250p Coldcothill, 247.7p Hartside, 246.7p Devonburn View, 240p Whinbush
BFL – 261.9p Craigview Place, 207p Scrogton
BTEX – 284.1p Sornfallow
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £148 Muirburn, £145 Cowgrove, £142 x2 Collielaw, £139 Muirburn, £139 Walkerdyke, £139 x2 High Crewburn, £139 Tippethill, £137 Redburn
BEL - £156 Newton of Crathie, £146 Walkerdyke, £143 Highfield, £142 Walkerdyke, £139, £130, £124 Wellhead, £122 Highfield
BF - £120.50 Thurston Mains, £118 Whelphill, £115 Ashmark, £114 Heatheryhall, £113.50 Hartside
SUF - £130.50, £120 Wellhead, £119 Walton, £118 Netherurd mains, £117 Yardbent, £117 Toxside, £116.50 Devonburn View, £114 Easter Sills, £100 Coldcothill
CHE - £125 Sornfallow, £122.50 Newton of Crathie, £121 Sornfallow, £120 Castle Crawford, £115 Sornfallow
CHM - £119 Tippethill
X - £117 Sornfallow, £115.50 Plan, £115 Ashmark, £114.50 Sornfallow, £112 Cloverhill, £110 Dykehead, £108 Toxside
Per Kilo
TEX – 315.2p Cowgrove, 296p Muirburn, 295.8p, 291.5p, 289p Collielaw, 289.6p, 285.9p, 280.2p, 276.6p x2 Muirburn
BEL – 339.1p Newton of Crathie, 292p Walkerdyke, 291.8p Highfield, 284p Walkerdyke, 283.7p Wellhead, 277.3p Highfield, 270.8p, 269.6p Wellhead
BF – 250p Ashmark, 247.8p Heatheryhall, 236.5p Hartside, 231.7p Thurston Mains, 226.9p Whelphill
SUF – 261p Wellhead, 258.7p Walton, 256.5p Netherurd Mains, 255.3p Wellhead, 248.9p Toxside, 247.9p Devonburn View, 247.8p Easter Sills, 243.8p Yardbent, 217.4p coldcothill
CHE – 266.3p Newton of Crathie, 255.1p, 252.1p, 250p Sornfallow, 250p Castle Crawford
CHM – 253.2p Tippethill
X – 238.5p Sornfallow, 235.7p Plan, 234.8p Toxside, 234.7p Ashmark, 233.3p Cloverhill, 229.2p Dykehead, 225p Sornfallow
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £152 Walkerdyke, £150 Dreva, £150 Blackhill, £149 Muirburn, £148 High Crewburn, £147 Nether Skellyhill, £146 Muirburn, £145 Highfield, £145 Tippethill, £144 Harestonhill
BEL - £141 Carstairs mains
SUF - £147 Cowgrove
CHE - £138 Nettlingflat
BFL - £111 March Cottage
BTEX - £137 Dreva
Per Kilo
TEX – 274.1p High Crewburn, 273.6p Tippethill, 271.7p Blackhill, 270.4p Muirburn, 266.7p Walkerdyke, 263p High Crewburn, 261.8p Harestonhill, 260.4p Netherhill, 257.9p Nether Skellyhill, 256.9p Muirburn
BEL – 216.9p Carstairs Mains
SUF – 190.9p Cowgrove
CHE – 250.9p Nettlingflat
BFL – 201.8p March Cottage
BTEX – 249.1p Dreva
Store Hoggs
The 245 Store Hoggs were easily sold and more are required. Topping at £100 for Texels from Orr Dykehead. BF to £74 from The Dairy.
Principal Prices:
TEX - £100, £98, £96 Dykehead, £90, £89 Blythbank, £60 March Cottage.
BF - £74 Knock Farm, £70.50 Thurston Mains, £69.50 Spango, £67.00, £63.00 Wolfcrooks, £58.00 Blythbank, £49.00 Thurston Mains, £47 Spango.
SUF - £88.00 Blythbank, £80 Dykehead.
CHM - £79.50 Kilnhills.
X - £76 Blythbank, £70 Dykehead.
Cast Ewes
The 1605 Cast Ewes and Rams again keenly bid for and more could have been sold. Best Quality lean Ewes remain very dear. Sale topped at £206 for Texels from Jeanfield and to £105 for Blackface from Greenfield, Cobbinshaw.
TEX – £206 Jeanfield, £202 Walton, £198 Boyleston, £194 Cowgrove, £194 Jeanfield, £192 Sornfallow, £190 Cowgrove, £188 Wester Middleton, £186 Boyleston, £184 Yeldabrek
BEL – £202 Greyside, £184 Nether Skellyhill, £174 Greyside, £164 Corsehill, £148 Greyside, £130 Jeanfield, £126 Cowgrove.
BF – £105 Goodockhill, £99 Thurston Mains, £99 Greyside, £99 Chesterhall, £91 Mosside, £90 Goodockhill, £90 Thurston Mains, £89 Dreva, £89 Dunsyre Mains, £88 Corehouse
SUF – £150 Haininghead, £140 Cowgrove, £139 Dreva, £138 Mid Brockloch, £138 Haininghead, £136 Wester Middleton, £129 Galalaw, £129 Greyside.
CHAR - £40 Wintermuir
NCC - £128 Sornfallow, £120 Greyside, £118 Muirend, £113 Sornfallow, £112 Whitesykes, £105 Newton of Wiston, £102 Jeanfield, £102 Sornfallow, £101 Laigh Carnduff, £100 Dreva.
CHE – £106 Brocklees, £106 Walton, £100 Nether Stenries, £98 Castle Crawford, £97 Howes Way, £96 March Cottage, £90 High Crewburn, £90 West Torphin, £87 Walton, £84 Brocklees.
CONT - £78 Hilltop.
CHM - £133 Nether Stenries, £129 Yeldabrek, £114 Nether Stenries.
X – £120 Dreva, £118 Biggarshiels Mains, £118 Highfield, £117 Dunsyre Mains, £117 Galalaw, £114 Nether Stenries, £114 Greyside, £114 Yardbent, £112 Wester Middleton, £108 East Merkland.
BFL – £138 Dreva, £130 Greyside, £116 Scrogton, £110 Greyside.
SHE - £52 Craigview Place
LLE - £91 Brocklees.
ROUS - £99 Laigh Carnduff
BDM - £106 West Broadshaw
BL - £100 Elsrickle Mains
JAC - £83 Greyside
HW - £50 Swaites
SWA - £42 Hyndfordwell
KHIL - £119 South Shields
OTH - £114 Greyside
EASY CARE - £88 & £80 Nether Stenries, £62 Glasgow Road
Rams
TEX – £146 Swaites, £144 Hallhill, £142 Newton of Wiston, £140 Blythbank, £140 Cowgrove, £124 Wester Middleton, £120 Mayfield, £112 East Kinleith, £110 Wester Middleton.
BEL - £132 Cowgrove, £132 Mid Tulloch, £120 Nether Brotherstone, £100 Newton of Wiston, £80 Harestonehill
BF - £98 Greyside, £94 Hillfield, £88 East Merkland, £79 Snar, £74 Hillfield, £72 Crossfield, £62 Nisbet
SUF - £110 Greyside, £78 Walton, £75 Greyside.
CHAR - £126 Greyside
NCC - £110 Nether Stenries
CHE - £108 Dreva£80 Castle Crawford
BFL - £130 Thurston Mains, £110 Greyside, £80 Blythbank, £70 Newton of Wiston
BL - £136 & £128 South Shields, £110 Greyside
DOR - £134 Shields of Cross
OTH - £66.00 Mid Tulloch