Monday 20th June
162 Cattle 162
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 162 cattle comprising of 36 bullocks and heifers, 72 cast cows and 54 calves and stirks.
Lim heifers sold to 304p per kg from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Cairns Butchers, Law Or to £1953 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Collins Butchers Law.
BB bullocks sold to 305p per kg from Mesrs Wainwright, Todhall Farm, Cupar to Hastie Butchers, Markinch or to £1775 from the same home.
Beef Cows sold to £1870 per head from Messrs Harper, South Mains Farm, Biggar or to 261p per kg from the same home.
Dairy cows sold to £1500 per head from Messrs Quigley, Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge or to 190p per kg from Messrs Wilson, Caskerdo Farm, Cupar.
Beef heifers per head
£1953, £1936, £1840 Brockwoodlees
£1842 Yett
£1868, £1773 Todhall
£1778, £1711 Kinneil Mill
£1661 Girtridge
Beef heifers per kilo
304p, 298p 294p Brockwoodlees
286p, 280p Yett
285p Todhall
270p Kinneil Mill
Beef bullocks per head
£1775 Todhall
£1626 Harvieston
Beef bullocks per kilo
305p Todhall
Dairy bullock & heifer per kilo
234p, 228p Westtown
228p Westerton
Young Bulls
£1637 East Merkland
£1651 Kinneil Mill
Beef Cows per Kilo
Lim 261p South Mains
215p, 213p Birkenhead
195p Hole of Kilncadzow
194p Ramoan
Her 210p Newton of Wiston
Sim 234p Cambwell
230p Toxside
225p Mid Auchencarroch
AA 234p Todhall
215p Cambwell
Jer 160p Todhall
Gall 190p Todhall
Beef Cows per head
Lim £1870 South Mains
£1590 Birkenhead
£1390 Ramoan
Her £1490 Newton of Wiston
Sim £1870 Toxside
£1740 Cambwell
£1350 New Steadings
AA £1930 Todhall
£1930 Cambwell
£1670 Bowridge
£1530 Walesley
Jer £830 Todhall
Gall £1110 Todhall
Dairy Cows per kilo
190p Caskerdo
185p Carscallan
182p Swaites
182p Crookedstone
178p Auchmeddan
175p Dykehead
174p Grangehall
167 Westerton
Dairy Cows per Head
£1500 Harvieston
£1430 Caskerdo
£1310 Dykehead
£1270 Crookedstone
£1250 Grangehall
£1230 Couch
£1210 Swaites
£1190 Caskerdo
Calves & Stirks
54 calves were forward to the fortnightly sale. Stronger calves more sought after, with younger ones still harder to cash.
Beef bull calves topped at £355 on two occasions. Firstly for a pair of Limousin bullocks from Nether Skellyhill, and then for a British Blue from Swaites.
Heifers peaked at £330 twice for a Simmental and a British Blue from Heatheryhall.
Stirks
Beef Bullocks
BB - £360 Culter Allers
Beef Heifers
BB - £310 Culter Allers
Calves
Beef Bullocks
Lim x - £355 Nether Skellyhill
BB - £355 Swaites, £345 Culter Allers, £340 Swaites, £330 Loanfoot, £320 Culter Allers, £315 Loanfoot, £300 Swaites, £290 Loanfoot, £245 Swaites
AA - £270 Grangehall, £225, £145 x2 Muirhouse, £140 Over Dalserf
Her - £225 Swaites
Blo - £195, £185 Cronan
Beef Heifers
AA - £290, £260 x2 Dykehead, £210, £190 Grangehall
Lim x - £265 Heatheryhall
Sim - £330, £315 Heatheryhall
BB - £330 Heatheryhall, £325 Loanfoot, £320 Swaites, £220, £205 Culter Allers
Blo - £170 Cronan
Dairy Bullocks
Ayr - £80 Swaites
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 640 Lambs, 660 Hoggs and 1374 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Lambs
A larger show of 640 lambs saw a better show for quality with trade similar on the week. Heavy weight lambs were again easiest to sell. Numbers almost back on par with last year although trade 30p/kg better.
The sale topped at £174 for Texels from Messrs Blackwood, Auldhouseburn to 340p/kg for Texel from Caldcoats Beef, Malletsheugh,
Overall Average 311pp/kg (SQQ 311p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £124 Haswellsykes, £122 Cloverhill, £122 Felton, £121 Whitesykes, £120 School Rd, £112 Walton, £105 Langside Crescent
BEL - £131 Auchenbart
SUF - £118 The Firs, £115 Haswellsykes
Per Kilo
TEX – 317.9p Haswellsykes, 312.8p Cloverhill, 312.8p Felton, 310.3p Whitesykes, 307.7p School Rd, 300p Langside Crescent, 294.7p Walton
BEL – 335.9p Auchenbart
SUF – 302.6p Haswellsykes, 302.6p The Firs
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £150, £146 Malletsheugh, £143 O’Cathain, £143 North Garngour, £142 Ingraston, £139 Townhead, £139 Richardton, £139 West Shawtonhill, £138 Westpark, £138 Langside
BEL - £145 West Shawtonhill, £140 Muirhouse, £139 Wester Whitecastle, £134 Mossplatt, £129 x3 Muirhouse, £128 x2 Rowantreehill
SUF - £141 Mossplatt, £132 Newton of Wiston, £128 Haswellsykes, £127 Gillbank, £125 Rowantreehill, £123 Easter Happrew, £121 The Firs, £116 Westtown
CHAR - £114 Westtown
X - £129 Greens
JAC – £115 Strawfrank
HAM - £117 Wester Whitecastle
RYE - £102 Middletown
Per Kilo
TEX – 340.9p Malletsheugh, 332.6p North Garngour, 331.8p Malletsheugh, 328.6p Langside, 323.3p Townhead, 322.7p Ingraston, 320.9p Westpark, 319.5p Wester Whitecastle, 317.8p O’Cathain, 317.5p Muirend
BEL – 333.3p Muirhouse, 331p Wester Whitecastle, 329.5p West Shawtonhill, 319p Mossplatt, 314.6p x2 Muirhouse, 312.2p Rowantreehill, 307.1p x2 Muirhouse, 300p Rowantreehill
SUF – 320p Haswellsykes, 314.3p Newton of Wiston, 313.3p Mossplatt, 307.5p Easter Happrew, 304.9p Rowantreehill, 302.5p The Firs, 288.6p Gillbank, 269.8p Westtown
CHAR – 271.4p Westtown
X – 286.7p Greens
JAC – 261.4p Strawfrank
HAM – 278.6p Wester Whitecastle
RYE – 237.2p Middletown
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £168 Townhead, £163 North Garngour, £162 Boylston, £160 Westpark, £160 Auldhouseburn, £159 Westpark, £158 Nunnerie, £158x2 Lochside, £157 West Shawtonhill
BEL - £160 HIghfield
SUF - £158 Gillbank, £155 O’Cathain, £144 Richardton
CHAR - £136 Gillbank
DOR - £119 Laigh Hall
OTH - £158, £152 Highfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 336p Townhead, 3334p West Shawtonhill, 329.2p Lochside, 326.5p Westpark, 326.1p Malletsheugh, 326p North Garngour, 324.5p Westpark, 323.9p Newton of Wiston, 322.4p Lochside, 321.7p Hill (Strathaven)
BEL – 333.3p Highfield
SUF – 316.3p O’Cathain, 313p Richardton, 303.8p Gillbank
CHAR – 289.4p Gillbank
DOR – 247.9p Laigh Hall
OTH – 312p, 298p Highfield
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £174 Auldhouseburn, £172 Midlock, £171 Auldhouseburn, £170 Boylston, £165 O’Cathain, £165 Midlock, £149 Westpark
CHAR - £158 Craigpark
CHE - £138 Lochside
ZWA - £132 West Shawtonhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 316.7p Auldhouseburn, 311.3p Midlock, 310.7p Auldhouseburn, 303.6p Boylston, 301.8p O’Cathain, 286.7p, 275.9p Westpark
CHAR – 272.4p Craigpark
CHE – 255.6p Lochside
ZWA – 235.7p West Shawtonhill
Hoggs
Another good show of 660 saw trade sharper in all classes so long as well finished. Heavy weight hoggs still gaining a premium. More still required each week.
The sale topped at £172 per head for Beltex from Messrs Dunlop, Corstane and to 320p/kg for Texel from Messrs Clark, North Garngour.
Overall Average 249pp/kg (SQQ 257p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
X - £59 Greyside
SHE - £70 Hillside
Per Kilo
X – 190.3p Greyside
SHE – 225.8p Hillside
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £100 x2 Easterhouse
BEL - £100 Easterhouse
BF - £98 Brocklees, £97 Easterhouse, £96 Avoncrook, £92 School Rd, £87 Hillside, £86 Brocklees, £83 Hillside, £76 Stoneyhill, £85 Easterhouse, £70 Boylston
CHE - £106 Bankhead, £101 Hillside, £89 Avoncrook, £88 Bankhead, £66 Greyside
X - £93 Hillside, £70 Stoneyhill
SHE - £70 Yeldabrek
JAC - £87 Avoncrook
HEB - £89 School Rd
HW - £87 Stoneyhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 263.2p, 256.4p Easterhouse
BEL – 263.2p Easterhouse
BF – 255.3p Easterhouse, 252.6p Avoncrook, 251.3p Brocklees, 248.6p Hillside, 242.1p School Rd, 238.9p Brocklees, 224.3p Hillside, 212.1p Boylston, 200p Stoneyhill, 197.4p Easterhouse
CHE – 278.9p Bankhead, 265.8p Hillside, 258.8p Bankhead, 254.3p Avoncrook, 200p Greyside
X – 251.4p Hillside, 200p Stoneyhill
SHE – 194.4p Yeldabrek
JAC – 235.1p Avoncrook
HEB – 254.3p School Rd
HW – 235.1p Stoneyhill
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £126 Yeldabrek, £125 Hillside, £121 Yeldabrek, £116 Hillside, £114 School Rd, £114 Spango, £108 Silverrig, £108 Boylston, £100 Woodhouse
BF - £109 Avoncrook, £100 Sweetshawhead, £90 Greyside
SUF - £109 Bigton House
CHE - £126 Bankhead, £120 School Rd, £118 Bankhead, £110 Avoncrook, £108 Howes Way, £82 Sornfallow
X - £122 Avoncrook, £105 Hillside
SHE - £92 Solnabrake
Per Kilo
TEX – 280p Yeldabrek, 277.8p, 276.2p Hillside, 270p Boylston, 268.9p Yeldabrek, 265.1p School Rd, 253.3p Spango, 251.2p Silverrig, 232.6p Woodhouse
BF – 265.9p Avoncrook, 222.2p Sweetshawhead, 214.3p Greyside
SUF – 253.5p Bigton House
CHE – 286.4p Bankhead, 275p Avoncrook, 274.4p Bankhead, 270p Howes Way, 266.7p School Rd, 205p Sornfallow
X – 271.1p Avoncrook, 244.2p Hillside
SHE – 230p Solnabrake
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £160 North Garngour, £138, £134 Yeldabrek, £130 Cronan, £122 Blaircochrane, £120, £117 Silverrig, £100 Woodhouse
BEL - £135 Yardbent, £120 Cronan
BF - £128 Waterhead, £110 Spango
SUF - £136 Yeldabrek, £122 Hillside, £121 Yeldabrek
CHE - £145 Craigpark, £142 Greyside, £132 Coulter Allers, £132 Bankhead, £130 Backakelday, £117 Yeldabrek
X - £116 x2 Midlock, £100 Silverrig
JAC - £100 Hillside
Per Kilo
TEX – 320p North Garngour, 270.6p Yeldabrek, 260p Cronan, 257.7p Yeldabrek, 254.2p Blaircochrane, 248.9p, 240p Silverrig, 208.3p Woodhouse
BEL – 293.5p Yardbent, 260.9p Cronan
BF – 272.3p Waterhead, 234p Spango
SUF – 263p, 261.5p Yeldabrek, 259.6p Hillside
CHE – 287p Bankhead, 278.8p Craigpark, 278.4p Greyside, 254.9p Backakelday, 254.3p Yeldabrek, 253.8p Coulter Allers
X – 252.2p, 246.8p Midlock, 196.1p Silverrig
JAC – 200p Hillside
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £172 Corstane, £163 Yardbent, £162 Yeldabrek, £160 North Garngour, £160 Midlock, £159 Lawhead, £158, £154 Yeldabrek, £148 Lawhead, £142 Spango
BEL - £172 Corstane
BF - £140 Waterhead, £136 Greyside
SUF - £162 Greyside, £149 Yeldabrek, £145 Yardbent, £132 Muirhouse, £108 MacDonald Park, £108 Yardbent, £100 Woodhouse, £100 Greyside
CHAR - £144 Cleughhead
CHE - £148 Sornfallow, £148 Lawhead, £143, £132 Yeldabrek
X - £159 Lawhead, £144 Mid Shawtonhill, £140, £132 Yeldabrek, £128 Greyside
JAC - £122 Lawhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 265.5p Yeldabrek, 262.3p Backakelday, 256.7p Corstane, 249.1p Yeldabrek, 244.8p Denbrae, 242.4p Midlock, 239.4p Yeldabreck, 236.7p Spango, 232.9p Yardbent, 231.4p Yeldabrek
BEL – 256.7p Corstane
BF – 264.2p Waterhead, 194.3p Greyside
SUF – 258.9p, 240p Yardbent, 231.4p Greyside, 229.2p Yeldabrek, 223.7p Muirhouse, 222.2p Greyside, 192.9p MacDonald Park, 181.8p Woodhouse
CHAR – 261.8p Cleughhead
CHE – 259.6p Sornfallow, 235.7p, 227p Yeldabrek, 224.2p Lawhead
X – 266.7p Mid Shawtonhill, 254.5p, 244.4p Yeldabrek, 241.5p Greyside, 201.3p Lawhead
JAC – 225.9p Lawhead
Cast Ewes
A larger show of 1374 cast ewes and rams were forward with trade strong in all classes. Averages up £7 on week.
Sale topped at £298 for Texels from Messrs k Wight, Midlock and to £128 for Blackface from Messrs Smith, Wester Crosswoodhill.
TEX – £298, £280 Midlock, £272 Ochiltree Mains, £270 Sebay, £270 Boylston, £252 Easterseat, £248 Langside, £240 Easterseat, £232 Ochiltree Mains, £226 Craig Douglas
BEL – £198 Corstane, £174 Greyside, £158 Auchenbart, £150 Crostane, £150 Greyside, £144 Yeldabrek, £144 Strawfrank, £136 x2 Greyside, £130 Corstane
BF – £128 x2, £125 Wester Crosswoodhill, £120 Springbank, £118 Greyside, £118 Goodockhill, £117 Glenrath, £117 Nunnerie, £116 Easter Happrew, £116 Townhead
SUF – £169 MacDonald Park, £160 Yeldabrek, £158 Muirend, £158 Yeldabrek, £158 Toxside, £158 Yeldabrek, £156 Kailzie Mains, £155 Springbank, £153 Greyside, £152 Muirend
CHAR - £150 Craigpark, £150 Townfoot, £140 Springbank, £126 Craigpark, £124 School Rd
NCC - £140, £139 Yeldabrek, £138 Sornfallow, £138 Lochside, £128 Greyside, £128 Cowgrove, £120 Sebay, £94 Sornfallow
CHE – £128 Springbank, £123 Bigton House, £119 Glenview, £118 The Firs, £115 Craigpark, £112 Yeldabrek, £108 Blackpark, £106 Blaircochrane, £105 Glenview, £104 Yeldabrek
CHM - £142 Cowgrove, £140 Newton of Wiston, £136 Craigpark, £126 Cronan, £118 Craigpark, £72 Greyside
X – £139 Highfield, £138 Cardon, £136 Greyside, £134 Yeldabrek, £131 Townhead, £131 Hirst Rd, £130 x2 Greyside, £129 Rutherend, £128 Yeldabrek
BFL – £158 Highfield, £158 Midlock, £155 Kailzie Mains, £150 The Beeches, £148 Townhead, £132 The Beeches, £119 Craigpark, £110 Spittal
SHE - £90 Blackpark, £80 Bigton House, £60 Halmyre Mains, £60 Roadside, £54 Engamoor
BTEX - £168 Greyside, £148, £132 Whitehall
ZWA - £148 Melsetter, £140 Craigiehall, £130 Craigpark, £120 Craig Douglas
BL - £136 Silvermuir
ROM - £120 Craigpark
HW - £110 Scalpsie, £90 West Loch Cottage, £78, £71 Scalpsie, £70 Netherwood
SWA - £104 x2, £73 Greyside
KHIL - £70 Yeldabrek
DOR - £120 Craigpark
OTH - £150, £149 Yeldabrek
EASY CARE - £66 The Firs
Rams
TEX – £186 Greyside, £186 Hirst Rd, £174 Solnabrake, £170 x3 Yeldabrek, £164 Greyside, £140 Newton of Wiston, £140 O’Cathain, £138 Haswellsykes
BF - £127, £122 Midlock, £110 Glenrath, £106 Craig Douglas, £100 Boylston, £100 Cloverhill, £91 Midlock, £90 Avoncrook, £70 Midlock
SUF - £170 Cowgrove, £170 Seafield, £127 Yeldabrek, £126 Haswellsykes, £120 Yeldabrek, £114 Solnabrake, £114 Haswellsykes
CHAR - £170 Yeldabrek
NCC - £146 Sornfallow, £126 Greyside, £100 Yeldabrek
CHE - £118 Blackpark
BFL - £162 Cloverhill
SHE - £108 Hirst Rd
ZWA - £138 Yeldabrek, £108 Avoncrook, £70 Melsetter
BERR - £80 Avoncrook
HW - £98 Netherwood
HAM - £102 Avoncrook
DOR - £118 Lochside
OTH - £146 Melsetter, £134, £112 Hilltop
Shetland & Orkney Report
The 355 Lambs & Prime Sheep consigned from Shetland & Orkney Isles met a fast selling trade in all classes and more could easily be sold.
Ewes topped at £270 for a Texel from Messrs Baillie, Sebay and Hoggs topped at £162 for a Texel from Messrs laird, Yeldabrek.
Principal Prices:
Orkney Lambs
TEX - £130, £126 Yeldabrek
Orkney Hoggs
TEX – £162, £158, £154, £138, £137 £134, £126, £121 Yeldabrek, £139 Backakelday
CHE - £143, £132, £117 Yeldabrek, £130 Backakelday
SUF - £149, £136, £121 Yeldabrek, £108 MacDonald Park
X - £140, £132 Yeldabrek
Orkney Ewes
TEX - £270 Sebay, £220 Don Cottage, £200, £180, £170, £166, £162, £160, £148, £127, £110 Yeldabrek, £186, £166, £160 Whitehall, £134, £129 Backakelday
BEL - £144, £96 Yeldabrek
BTE - £148, £132 Whitehall
SUF - £169 MacDonald Park, £160, £158, £144, £118 Yeldabrek
NCC - £140, £139 Yeldabrek, £120 Sebay
CHE - £112, £104, £100 Yeldabrek
X – £134, £128 Yeldabrek
KHIL - £70 Yeldabrek
BF - £65 Yeldabrek
SHE - £50 Yeldabrek
OTH - £150, £149 Yeldabrek
ZWA - £148 Melsetter
Orkney Rams
TEX – £170, £120 Yeldabrek
SUF - £127, £120 Yeldabrek
NCC - £100 Yeldabrek
CHAR - £170 Yeldabrek
ZWA – £138 Yeldabrek, £70 Melsetter
OTH - £146 Melsetter
Shetland Hoggs
SUF - £109 Bigton House
SHE - £92 Solnabrake
Shetland Ewes
CHE - £123 Bigton House, £119, £70 Glenview, £105 Glenview, £90 Roadside, £84 Springbank
TEX - £118 Glenview
SUF - £134 Roadside
SHE - £80, £40 Bigton House, £60 Roadside, £54 Engamoor, £40 Springbank
BF - £98 Solnabrake, £48 Roadside
Shetland Rams
SUF - £170 Seafield, £114 Solnabrake
TEX - £174, £100 Solnabrake