Monday 13th February 2023
Cattle report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 166 cattle comprising of 49 bullocks and heifers, 77 cast cows and 40 calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to 310p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Alex Mitchell Butchers, Glenrothes or to £1983 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead.
Charolais bullocks sold to 315p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Hastie Butchers, Markinch or to £1978 from the same home.
Beef cows sold to £2070 per head from Messrs Scott, Gateside Farm, Linlithgow or to 284p/pk from Messrs Scott, Gateside Farm, Linlithgow.
Dairy cows sold to £1610 per head from Messrs Struthers, Moatmains Farm, Lesmahagow or to 199p/pk from the same home.
Beef Heifers per head
£1983, £1933, £1913 Brockwoodlees
£1913 Collielaw
£1744 Mid Shawtonhill
£1720 Howburn
£1711 Dreva
£1700 Walkerdyke
Beef Heifers per kilo
310p, 308p, 306p Brockwoodlees
298p Collielaw
296p Howburn
292p Walkerdyke
292p Kepskaith
280p Dreva
270p Carmichael Est
270p Mid Shawtonhill
Beef Bullocks per head
£1978 Brockwoodlees
£1916 Walkerdyke
£1668 Canderside
Beef Bullocks per kilo
315p Brockwoodlees
294p Walkerdyke
278p Canderside
278p Nether Abington
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1478 Over Dalserf
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
234p Over Dalserf
Young Bulls per head
£1927 West Glespin
£1907 Lee Meadow
Young Bulls per kilo
276p West Glespin
262p Lee Meadow
Beef cows per head
Lim - £1850 Gateside
£1770 South Mains
£1770 Kirkton of Crawford
£1770 Carmichael Est
£1730 Greenfield
AA - £1950 Hill of Kilncadzow
£1790 Ormiston Mains
£1780 Balgray
Sho - £1590 Kirkton of Crawford
Sim - £1730 Bonnington Mains
BB - £2070 Gateside
£1310 North Quarter
Her - £1590 Newton of Wiston
Beef cows per kilo
Lim – 260p Gateside
234p South Mains
222p Carmichael Est
219p Muirburn
AA – 241p Newton of Wiston
234p Hill of Kilncadzow
208p Balgray
205p Ormiston
Sho – 210p Kirkton of Crawford
BB – 284p Gateside
200p North Quarter
Her – 232p Newton of Wiston
Dairy cows per head
Hol - £1470 Greentowers
£1410 Kirkland
£1370 Broadfield
£1230 Loanfoot
Fr - £1570 Ormiston Mains
£1290 Harvieston
£1190 Ainville
Ayr - £1030 Swaites
Mri - £1610 Moatmains
Dairy cows per kilo
Hol – 184p Kirkland
181p Greentowers
166p Loanfoot
Fr – 190p Ormiston Mains
180p Harvieston
Ayr – 173p Swaites
Mri – 199p Moatmains
Cast Bulls
£2500 Huntlyhill
£2480 Hillend
Calves
40 calves met a firm trade with a busy ring of buyers present.
Beef bull calves topped at £430 for a BRB from Craigthorn.
Beef heifer calves peaked at £430 for a BRB from Longlea.
Dairy bulls sold to a top of £115 for a Holstein from Craigthorn.
Beef Bull
AA - £325 Grangehall, £315 Gartclush
Her - £355, £305 Swaites
Lim x - £370 Heatheryhall
BB - £430 Craigthorn, £365 Gartclush, £325 Woodhead, £315, £280 Gartclush, £240 Culter Allers
Beef Heifers
AA - £425 Longlea, £300, £295 Grangehall
Lim x - £275 Swaites
BB - £430, £425 Longlea, £340 Heatheryhall, £340, £335 Grangehall, £330, £310 Gartclush, £280 Culter Allers, £275 Gartclush
Dairy Bull
Hol - £115 Craigthorn
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3655 Hoggs and 1439 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Hoggs
A larger show of 3655 prime hoggs were forward with almost half being Blackface hoggs. Best quality export lambs still best to sell with heavy weights hardest to sell.
The sale topped at £148 per head for Texels from Messrs Blackwood, Auldhouseburn and to 295p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Fox, St Johns Kirk Estate.
Overall Average 234pp/kg (SQQ 234p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £74, £67 Crathie Est, £60 Craigie, £60 Cocklaw, £60 Gardens House
BF - £72 Marshill, £69 Shawhead, £67 Crathie Est, £67 Rockfoot, £66 Netherhill, £64 Easter Dawyck, £62 Howes Way, £60 Chesterhall Parks, £60 Marshill
SUF - £74 Heatheryhall
CHE - £72 Crathie Est
X - £65 Wester Dawyck
SHE - £74, £69 Greenbank
Per Kilo
TEX – 231.3p, 216.1p Crathie Est, 206.9p Craigie, 200p Cocklaw, 193.5p Gardens House
BF – 225p Marshill, 222.6p Shawhead, 222.2p Marshill, 220p Netherhill, 216.1p Crathie Est, 213.8p Howes Way, 213.3p Easter Dawyck, 209.4p Rockfoot, 200p Chesterhall Park
SUF – 238.7p Heatheryhall
CHE – 225p Crathie Est, 196.2p Skellyhill
CHM – 180p Pentland Holdings
X – 209.7p Wester Dawyck
SHE – 231.3p, 222.6p Greenbank
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £103 Newton of Crathie, £99 Carmacoup, £98 Newton of Crathie, £97 High Dyke, £97 Carmacoup, £97 Newton of Crathie, £96 Sandilands, £95 Craigie, £95 Gosland, £94 Galalaw
BEL - £103 the Firs, £97 Newton of Crathie, £95 Mid Brockloch, £94 Haswellsykes, £92 The Firs, £80 Cocklaw
BF - £90 Mitchellhill, £90 Thethwaite, £89 Netherhill, £89 Thethwaite, £88 auldhouseburn, £88 corsebank, £88 High Dyke, £86 Crathie Est, £85 Heatheryhall
SUF - £95 East Crookedstone, £90 Chapelhill, £89 Haswellsykes, £84 Crathie Est
CHE - £94 High dyke, £91 Heatheryhall, £79 Hillside
X - £85 Howes Way, £83 Howford, £80 Whinbush, £80 Craigie, £79 Crathie Est, £79 Chapelhill, £78 Crathie Est, £76 Altarstone, £75 The Firs, £71 Crathie Est
HAM - £90 Greenbank
Per Kilo
TEX – 264.7p Haswellsykes, 264.1p Newton of Crathie, 256.8p Gosland, 255.3p Carmacoup, 254.1p Scotstounbank, 253.8p Carmacoup, 252.9p Hillside, 252.6p Sandilands, 251.4p Haswellsykes, 251.4p Gardens House
BEL – 278.4p The Firs, 261.1p Haswellsykes, 250p Mid Brockloch, 248.7p Newton of Crathie, 248.6p The Firs, 222.2p Cocklaw
BF – 236.8p Mitchellhill, 234.3p Netherhill, 234.2p Thethwaite, 233.3p Kirkton of Crawford, 231.6p Auldhouseburn, 231.6p High Dyke, 230.8p Thethwaite, 229.7p Heatheryhall, 228.6p East Burnhead, 228.6p Auldhouseburn
SUF – 243.6p East Crookedstone, 243.2p Haswellsykes, 230.8p Chapelhill, 215.4p Crathie Est, 197p Wormiston
CHE – 241p High Dyke, 239.5p Heatheryhall, 225.7p Hillside
X – 229.7p Howes Way, 222.9p Crathie Est, 222.2p Whinbush, 220.6p The Firs, 219.4p Crathie Est, 219.4p Chapelhill, 218.4p Howford, 216.2p Craigie, 215.2p Crathie Est, 200p Craigie
HAM – 243.2p Greenbank
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £118 Little Galla, £116 Kirkton of Crawford, £114 Wellhead, £114 Muirburn, £113 Kirkton of Crawford, £112 Thethwaite, £111 Hillend, £110 Auchenbart, £110 Wellhead
BEL - £121 Broomfield Lodge, £121 St Johns Kirk Est, £119 Kinneil Mill, £118 West Lethans, £115 Feoch, £114 Thethwaite, £111 Eastshield, £110 Mid Brockloch, £110, £109 West lethans
BF - £100 St Johns Kirk Est, £99 Auldhouseburn, £99 Burnetland, £96 St Johns Kirk Est, £96 Boat, £94 Corsebank, £94 Kirkton of Crawford, £94 Mitchellhill, £90 West Lethans, £88 Walston Mill
SUF - £107 Thethwaite, £105 Eastshield, £105 High Dyke, £105 Heatheryhall, £104 Thethwaite, £102 Carmacoup, £101 the Law, £99 Howford, £97 Glenrig, £96 Greenbank
CHE - £107 Midseat, £106, £104 Heatheryhall, £103 High Dyke, £100 Jeanfield, £99 Wester Dawyck, £98 Jeanfield, £96 St Johns Kirk Est, £93 Walston Mill
CHM - £98 Auchenbart
X - £105 Kirkwood, £104 Glendouran, £102 Toxside, £101Kirkton of Crawford, £100 Viewfield, £100 Boat, £100 West Lethans, £99 Devonburn View, £99 Auchenbart, £98 Townfoot (Symington)
BFL - £94 Auchenbart
KHIl - £100 Haspielaw
Per Kilo
TEX – 274.4p Little Galla, 263.6p Kirkton of Crawford, 261.9p, 259.1p Wellhead, 257.1p Boylston, 256.8p Kirkton of Crawford, 255.8p Auchenbart, 255p Crawfordjohn Mill, 253.7p Scotstounbank, 253.5p Little Galla
BEL – 295.1p St Johns Kirk Est, 275p Mid Brockloch, 270.5p Kinneil Mill, 268.9p Broomfield Lodge, 268.2p West Lethans, 265.9p, 265p Biggarshiels Mains, 261.9p West Lethans, 261.4p Feoch, 259.5p West Lethans
BF – 240p St Johns Kirk Est, 230.2p Auldhouseburn, 229.3p Corsebank, 229.3p Mitchellhill, 228.6p Boat, 227.3p St Johns Kirk Est, 225p Burnetland, 218.6p Kirkton of Crawford, 214.3p West Lethans, 212.5p Nisbet
SUF – 241.9p Thethwaite, 240p Greenbank, 240p Glenrig, 238.6p Heatheryhall, 237.8p Thethwaite, 237.5p Newton of Crathie, 236.6p Glenrig, 235.7p Howford, 235p Newton of Crathie, 235p The Firs
CHE – 247.6p Heatheryhall, 243.9p Jeanfield, 243.2p Midseat, 241.5p Wester Dawyck, 240.9p Heatheryhall, 240p St Johns Kirk Est, 239p Jeanfield, 228.9p High Dyke, 226.8p Walston Mill
CHM – 239p Auchenbart
X – 241.9p Glendouran, 240p Mid Brockloch, 238.1p Viewfield, 233.3p Kirkwood, 231.8p Toxside, 231p Heatheryhall, 227.9p Townfoot (Symington), 227.3p West Lethans, 225p Devonburn View, 225p Auchenbart
BFL – 218.6p Auchenbart
KHIL – 222.2p Haspielaw
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £134, £132 Collielaw, £129 West Glespin, £128 Collielaw, £126 Dykehole, £126 Collielaw, £125 Cambwell, £125 Collielaw, £124 West Glespin, £124 Wellhead
BEL - £137, £132, £131, £127 Broomfield Lodge, £126 Collielaw, £125 West Glespin, £124, £121, £119 Broomfield Lodge, £118 Feoch
BF - £110 Haspielaw, £105 Heatheryhall, £105 East Merkland, £104 Nunnerie, £102 East Merkland, £102 Aikengall, £100 Craig Douglas
SUF - £124 Petty, £119 Chapelhill, £108 East Crookedstone, £108 Thethwaite
CHE - £122 Greentowers, £111 Cairnie, £109 Glendouran, £108 High Dyke, £105 Heatheryhall
X - £110 O’Cathain, £109 Burnetland, £107 dykehead, £106 East Merkland, £105 Chapelhill, £104 Glendouran, £103 Howes Way, £101 Whinbush
BFL - £100 Macqueston, £100 Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 275p, 257.7p, 257.1p, 256p Collielaw, 255.3p Hillend, 255.1p Collielaw, 254.3p Gillandersland, 254.3p Hillend, 252p Dykehole, 250p Wintermuir
BEL – 285.4p, 280.9p, 272.9p, 270.2p Broomfield Lodge, 268.1p Collielaw, 258.7p, 257.4p, 253.1p Broomfield Lodge, 251.1p Feoch, 250p West Glespin
BF – 228.3p East Merkland, 218.8p Heatheryhall, 217.4p Craig Douglas, 211.5p Haspielaw, 208.2p Aikengall, 208.2p East Merkland, 203.9p Nunnerie
SUF – 253.1p Petty, 234.8p East Crookedstone, 229.8p Thethwaite, 228.8p Chapelhill
CHE – 234.8p High Dyke, 234.6p Greentowers, 231.9p Glendouran, 226.5p Cairnie, 223.4p Heatheryhall
X – 232.6p Dykehead, 226.1p Glendouran, 223.4p Chapelhill, 222.4p Burnetland, 220.8p East Merkland, 220p O’Cathain, 219.1p Howes Way, 198p Whinbush
BFL – 200p Macqueston, 200p Heatheryhall
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £148, £147 Auldhouseburn, £135 Muirburn, £131 Cambwell, £130 Hillend, £128 Gillandersland, £128 Thethwaite, £126 Cambwell, £126 Midseat, £125 Burnetland
BEL - £129 West Glespin
BF - £128 Waterhead, £123 Auldhouseburn, £121 Craig Douglas, £117 Mitchellhill, £107 Macqueston, £107 Nisbet
SUF - £133 Burnetland, £128 Gosland, £124 Cairnie
X - £118 Heatheryhall
BFL - £128 Macqueston
Per Kilo
TEX – 248.9p Petty, 242.6p Cambwell, 241.5p Gillandersland, 240.7p Hillend, 233.3p Cambwell, 233.3p Midseat, 231.5p Burnetland, 227.8p, 225p Muirburn, 220.7p Thethwaite
BEL – 234.5p West Glespin
BF – 205p Auldhouseburn, 201.9p Macqueston, 201.9p Nisbet, 198.3p Mitchellhill, 195.2p Craig Douglas, 182.9p Waterhead
SUF – 237.5p Burnetland, 232.7p Gosland, 221.4p Cairnie
X – 210.7p Heatheryhall
BFL – 203.2p Macqueston
Cast Ewes
The 1439 cast ewes were a slightly smaller show with more plain, lean types forward and harder to sell. Good fit Blackface ewes and best quality easiest to sell.
Sale topped at £220 for Texels from Messrs Struthers, Boyleston and to £90 for Blackface from Messrs Barrie, Howburn.
TEX – £220 Boylston, £200 Hirst Rd, £200 Boat, £200 Tintoview, £200 Boylston, £190 Hirst Rd, £178 Sunnyside, £172 Gillandersland, £170 The Cottage, £170 North Blackbog
BEL – £150 Dyke, £116 Haspielaw, £100 Nether Brotherston
BF – £90 Howburn, £89 corsebank, £83 Auchencorth, £78 Sunnyside, £78 Howford, £77 Handaxwood, £76 Heatheryhall, £76 East Merkland, £75 Auldhouseburn, £74 Parkhall
SUF – £118 Hilltop, £110 Muldron, £102 Gosland, £100 Howes Way, £88 Nether Brotherston, £88 North Blackbog, £84 Cairnie, £80 Haswellsykes, £70 Kirkwood
NCC - £88 Yeldabrek, £82, £75 High Crewburn
CHE – £94 Jeanfield, £76 Glendouran, £74 Craigmad, £74 Thethwaite, £74 Glendouran, £72 Jeanfield, £72 Windy Gowl, £70 Wester Dawyck, £69 West Handaxwood, £68 Howes Way
CONT - £120 Haspielaw, £70 Middlehouse, £70 North Blackbog
CHM - £108 Gilmeadowland, £106 High dyke, £104 Nether Balgray, £90 Dyke, £70 CArlinside
X – £102 Kailzie Mains, £101 Broomfield Lodge, £100 Kirkwood, £96 Hirst Rd, £93 Netherurd Mains, £92 North Blackbog, £90 Craigmad, £90 Midlock, £90 Gair, £90 Easterhouse
BFL – £130 Greenfield, £114 The Cottage, £110 The Home Farm, Glenbuck, £104 Easter Dawyck, £98 Muldron
SHE - £55 Springhill
BDM - £84, £74 Jeanfield
ZWA - £120 Nether Balgray, £118 Broomfield Lodge
KHIL - £70 Heatheryhall
Rams
TEX – £124 East Merkland, £116 Biggarshiels Mains, £112 Carmacoup, £108 Biggarshiels Mains, £90, £76 Craigie, £70 Dyke
BF - £96 Gosland, £80 Hilltop, £80 Wolfcrooks, £70 Wester Dawyck, £50 Stonehill, £50 Auchencorth
SUF - £130 Hirst Rd, £106 Chapelhill, £90 Hirst Rd
CHAR - £110 Whinbush
NCC - £100 Walston Mill, £88 Wester Dawyck
CHE - £90 Pentland Holdings, £80 High Dyke
X - £50 Hirst Rd
