Monday 28th March
Cattle report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 165 cattle comprising of 60 bullocks and heifers, 60 cast cows and 45 calves & stirks.
Limousin heifer sold to 300p per kilo from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to W Stark, Twecher or to £1837 from the same home to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead.
Limousin bullock sold to 276p per kilo from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Bowland Foods, Preston or to £1722 for the same animal.
Heifers per head
£1837, £1703 Brockwoodlees
£1751 Kinneil Mill
£1664, £1621 Girtridge
£1640, £1636, £1633 Auchenstarry
Heifers per kilo
300p, 298p (Twice), 296p Brockwoodlees
284p, 272p Girtridge
280p Heatheryhall
278p Carmichael
274p Auchenstarry
272p, 270p Kinneil Mill
Bullocks per head
£1722 Brockwoodlees
£1680 Girtridge
Bullocks per kilo
276p Brockwoodlees
272p Girtridge
Cast Bulls per head
£1830 Wester Walston
Dairy Bullock & Heifer per head
£1630 Millhill
£1566 Bleachfield
£1534 West Backs
£1268 High Cattadale
Dairy Bullock & Heifer per kilo
238p Bleachfield
230p, 228p West Backs
224p Hawksland
218p Westtown
206p High Cattadale
Beef cows sold to £2040 per head or to 238p per kilo from Messrs Dandie, Lookaboutye Farm, Broxburn.
Dairy cows sold to £1545 per head from Greentowers Farm. Lanark or to 187p per kilo from Auchmeddan Farm, Lesmahagow.
Beef cows per head
LIM - £1745, £1555 Little Kype
£1505 Kinneil Mill
£1345 Corramore
HER - £1230 Sweatbit
BSH - £1165 Pretts Mill
£1105 Auchenellan
SIM - £1555 Raws
£1405 Bents
£1390 New Peninver
£1270 Waulkmill
£1215 Smeaton
BLONDE - £2040 Lookaboutye
Beef cows per kilo
LIM – 230p Kinneil Mill
224p Little Kype
AA – 166p New Peninver
BSH – 182p Pretts Mill
170p Auchinellan
SIM – 200p Raws
191p Bents
185p Waulkmill
182p New Peninver
BLONDE – 238p Lookaboutye
HER – 206p Sweatbit
Dairy cows per head
£1545, £1365 Greentower
£1535 Broadfield
£1495, £1295, £1265 Auchmeddan
£1410 Mid Hartwood
£1295 Boghall
£1115 Moatmains
Dairy cows per kilo
192p Broadfield
187p, 177p Auchmeddan
182p, 180p Greentower
180p Boghall
174p Mid Hartwood
170p Moatmains
160p Crookedstone
159p Woodhead
CALVES
A small show of calves at our fortnightly sale saw 45 forward.
Top price for AA beef bull was £360 for Messrs A Lawrie, Grangehall.
Top price for AA beef heifer was £300 also from Messrs A Lawrie, Grangehall.
Beef Bull Calves
AA - £360 Grangehall, £320 Over Dalserf, £290 Grangehall, £280 x2 Over Dalserf, £280 Grangehall, £240 Hillhead
BB - £300 Hillhead, £300 Grangehall, £200, £180, £140 Marshill
Dairy Bull Calves
Fries – £55 South Brackenridge
Beef Heifer Calves
AA - £300 Grangehall, £170, £160, £140 Over Dalserf, £110 Hillhead
BB - £290, £240, £230, £200 x2 Hillhead, £115 Marshill
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4762 Hoggs and 1117 Cast Ewes and Rams and 347 Store Hoggs through Lanark.
Hoggs
The largest show of the spring saw 4762 prime hoggs forward which saw trade still 2 tier but all classes were easier to sell. Best hoggs remained very dear and more needed to fulfil requirements.
The sale topped at £160 per head for Beltex from Messrs Gray, Eastfield and to 392p/kg for Texel from Messrs Allison, Muirburn.
Overall Average 255pp/kg (SQQ 260p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £75 North Lanrigg
BEL - £85 Hillridge
BF - £76.50 Walston Mill, £76 Spango, £72.50 Mid Tulloch, £71 x2 Hillfield, £70 Craigdarroch, £70 Chesterhall
CHE - £74 Netherhill, £65 Turdees
X - £70 Turdees
SHE - £75 Thethwaite, £72 Springbank, £68 Hillfield, £67 Springbank, £65 Brouster, £65 Kerkira
JAC - £67.50 Hillfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 250p North Lanrigg
BEL – 293.1p Hillridge
BF – 239.1p Walston Mill, 237.5p Spango, 226.8p Hillfield, 226.6p Mid Tulloch, 225.8p Craigdarroch, 221.9p x2 Hillfield, 219.4p Greenfield, 218.8p Chesterhall Parks, 214.3p Craigdarroch
CHE – 246.7p Netherhill, 232.1p Turdees
X – 218.8p Turdees
SHE – 234.4p Thethwaite, 226.7p Hillfield, 225p Springbank, 224.1p Kerkira, 224.1p Brouster, 223.3p Springbank, 218.5p Vementry, 211.5p Turdees, 200p Springbank
JAC – 225p Hillfield
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £120 Kilwhipnach, £118 Barnakill, £114 Hillhouse, £112.50 Newton of Crathie, £112 Hill (Cumnock), £111 Hillridge, £110 Galalaw, £110 Hillridge, £108 Eastfield, £108 Boylston
BEL - £153, £129 Muirburn, £126 Broomfield Lodge, £120 Southholm, £114 Newton of Crathie, £114 Southholm, £106 Newton of Crathie, £100 Crow Wood Cottage, £96 Whiteside
BF - £99.50 x2 Corsebank, £96.50 Lightshaw, £95 Boylston, £94 West Stobswood, £92.50 Parkhall, £92 Easter Manuel, £92 Logan, £91.50 Easter Manuel, £90 Spango
SUF - £88 Netherhill
CHE - £114.50 Tippethill, £105.50 Newton of Crathie, £105 Turdees, £101 Walston Mill, £98 Brouster, £96 Edgehead, £92 Thethwaite, £90 Whiteside, £87 Turdees
CONT - £93 Avoncrook
X – £114 Rowantreehill, £102.50 Boat, £98.50 Greencraig, £94 West Stobswood, £89 Greenfield, £88 Legholmshiels
BFL - £81 East Mitchelton
SHE - £96 Doon Bye, £90 South Collafirth, £90 Kerkira, £85, £78 Bigton House, £76 Pinegrove, £75 Kerkira
SWA - £83 Greencraig
DOR - £92 Noblehall
TXS - £107 Carwood
WELSH - £86 North Lanrigg
RYE - £85 Hillside
Per Kilo
TEX – 307.7p Kilwipnach, 302.7p Hill (Cumnock), 302.6p Barnakill, 294.4p Rowantreehill, 292.3p Hillhouse, 288.5p Newton of Crathie, 284.6p Hillridge, 284.2p Boylston, 282.9p Heatheryhall, 282.1p Hillridge
BEL – 392.3p Muirburn, 331.6p Broomfield Lodge, 330.8p Muirburn, 308.1p, 307.7p Heatheryhall, 300p Newton of Crathie, 294.1p Crow Wood Cottage, 278.9p Newton of Crathie, 259.5p Whiteside
BF – 255.1p, 255.1p Corsebank, 254.1p West Stobswood, 252.9p Boghead, 251.4p West Stobswood, 250p Boylston, 248.6p Mid Tulloch, 248.6p Logan, 248.6p Kilwipnach, 247.4p Lightshaw
SUF – 251.4p Netherhill
CHE – 293.6p Tippethill, 283.8p Turdees, 270.5p Newton of Crathie, 265.8p Walston Mill, 257.9p Brouster, 255.9p Turdees, 255.6p Thethwaite, 252.6p Edgehead, 248.6p Turdees, 243.2p Whiteside
CONT – 258.3p Avoncrook
X – 292.3p Rowantreehill, 262.8p Boat, 259.2p Greencraig, 258.8p Legholmshiels, 254.1p West Stobswood, 247.2p Greenfield
BFL – 213.2p East Mitchelton
SHE – 252.6p Doon Bye, 243.2p Kerkira, 242.9p, 236.4p Bigton House, 230.8p South Collafirth, 227.3p Kerkira, 200p Pinegrove
SWA – 218.4p Greencraig
DOR – 248.6p Noblehall
TXS – 289.2p Carwood
WELSH – 232.4p North Lanrigg
RYE – 229.7p Hillside
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £149 Longford, £144 Barnakill, £139, £138 Boylston, £137 Thethwaite, £135 Newmill, £134 Newton of Crathie, £134 West Glespin, £133 Boghouse, £132 Yeldabrek
BEL - £160 Eastfield, £159 Hill (Cumnock), £153 Longford, £153 Barnakill, £150 Heatheryhall, £146 Newmill, £146 Mid Brockloch, £136 Broomfield Lodge, £136 Heatheryhall, £134 Barnakill
BF - £114 Heatheryhall, £110 Corsebank, £109 Easter Manuel, £108 Corsebank, £107 Mid Tulloch, £107 Crow Wood Cottage, £107 Heatheryhall, £107 Boghead, £106 x2 Midseat
SUF - £122 West Stobswood, £119.50 Thethwaite, £117 Carwood, £115 Gosland, £112.50, £110 Newton of Crathie, £108 Greencraig, £94 Whiteside
CHAR - £119 Thethwaite, £119 Chesterhall
CHE - £121 Waterloo Drive, £120 x2 Netherhill, £119 Thethwaite, £116.50, £116 Balleny, £116 Thethwaite, £115 Wellhead, £115 Heatheryhall, £115 Netherhall
CHM - £113.50 Kilnhills, £113 Tippethill
X - £112.50 West Glespin, £108 Galalaw, £107 West Stobswood, £107 Newton of Crathie, £92 Thurston Mains
BTEX - £118.50 Blackburn Mains
HW - £103, £100 Crow Wood Cottage
VAL - £84 West Stobswood
Per Kilo
TEX – 3347.5p Boylston, 338.6p Longford, 335p West Glespin, 329.3p Newmill, 327.3p Barnakill, 324.4p Boghouse, 313.6p Boylston, 307.5p Lawriesmuir, 307.3p West Glespin, 304.8p Blendewing
BEL – 381p Eastfield, 365.9p Heatheryhall, 364.3p Barnakill, 361.4p Hill (Cumnock), 356.1p Newmill, 347.7p Longford, 347.6p Mid Brockloch, 319.5p thethwaite, 316.3p Heatheryhall, 316.3p Broomfield Lodge
BF – 257.1p Corsebank, 256.1p Wester Crosswoodhill, 255.8p Corsebank, 255p Mid Tulloch, 254.8p Boghead, 253.3p Heatheryhall, 252.5p Mid Tulloch, 252.4p x2 Midseat, 248.8p Heatheryhall
SUF – 277.3p West Stobswood, 270p Greencraig, 267.4p Gosland, 265.6p Thethwaite, 261.6p Newton of Crathie, 260p Carwood, 255.8p Newton of Crathie, 218.6p Whiteside
CHAR – 270.5p Thethwaite, 264.4p Chesterhall Parks
CHE – 281.4p Waterloo Drive, 278p Netherhill, 277.4p Balleny, 276.7p Thethwaite, 276.2p Balleny, 276.2p Thethwaite, 275p Midseat, 274.4p West Stobswood, 272.7p x2 Netherhill
CHM – 282.5p Tipethill, 252.2p Kilnhills
X – 251.2p Galalaw, 250p West Glespin, 248.8p West Stobswood, 243.2p Newton of Crathie, 230p Thurston Mains
BTEX – 275.6p Blackburn Mains
HW – 251.2p, 227.30 Crow Wood Cottage
VAL – 210p West Stobswood
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £138 Malletsheugh, £136 Nunnerie, £134, £130 Malletsheugh, £130 West Glespin, £129 Malletsheugh, £128 the Dairy, £128 Netherton, £128 Overburns, £128 Blackburn Mains
BEL - £149 Malletsheugh, £138 x2 Broomfield Lodge, £136 Barnakill, £127 Ryeflatt, £124 Newton of Crathie
BF - £121.50 Wester Crosswoodhill, £113.50 Midseat, £112 Newton of Crathie, £111.50 Midseat, £109 Chesterhall Parks, £109 Crow Wood Cottage
SUF - £123.50 x2 Kettlehill, £121 Yeldabrek, £120.50 Carwood, £120 Lawriesmuir, £120 Gosland, £117.50 Kettlehill, £115 Nether Brotherston, £115 Brownhill, £115 Blackburn Mains
CHE - £127 x2 Waterloo Drive, £123 Kettlehill, £119.50 Wellhead, £119 Muirend, £118.50 Wellhead, £117 Balleny, £117 Netherhill, £117 Crow Wood Cottage, £117 Netherhill
CHM - £117 Lawriesmuir, £115 Boghouse
X - £117 Spango, £116 Gosland, £114 Silverrig, £109 Redburn
ZWA - £110 West Stobswood
JAC - £108 Crow Wood Cottage
KHIL - £117 Wester Crosswoodhill
DOR - £116 Newton of Crathie
Per Kilo
TEX – 291.3p, 287.5p Malletsheugh, 267.4p Nunnerie, 266.7p Blackburn mains, 265.3p Malletsheugh, 263.8p Carwood, 261.5p Nunnerie, 261.2p Netherton, 260.9p Carwood, 260.9p Lawriesmuir
BEL – 298p Malletsheugh, 289.4p Barnakill, 287.5p, 270.6p Broomfield Lodge, 258.3p Newton of Crathie, 254p Ryeflatt
BF – 243.5p Newton of Crathie, 242.4p, 236.5p Midseat, 233.7p Wester Crosswoodhill, 231.9p Chesterhall Parks, 222.4p Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – 256.4p Carwood, 255.3p Lawriesmuir, 250p Nether Brotherston, 244.9p Gosland, 244.8p Kettlehill, 242p Yeldabrek, 239.6p Brownhill, 239.6p Blackburn Mains, 237.5p x2 Kettlehill
CHE – 254p x2 Waterloo Drive, 250p x2, 246.9p Wellhead, 246.7p Netherhill, 243.8p, 241.3p Crow Wood Cottage, 239.6p Balleny, 239.6p Newton of Crathie
CHM – 250p Boghouse, 243.8p Lawriesmuir
X – 238.8p Spango, 237.6p Silverrig, 236.7p Gosland, 231.9p Redburn
ZWA – 220p West Stobswood
JAC – 225p Crow Wood Cottage
KHIL – 243.8p Wester Crosswoodhill
DOR – 223.1p Newton of Crathie
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £151 Mid Tulloch, £150 Cambwell, £147 Blackhill, £140 Netherton, £137 East Quarter, £137 Blackhill, £136 Broomfield Lodge, £136 Crow Wood Cottage, £135 Braeedge, £134 South Stane
BEL - £136 Carstairs Mains, £136 Mid Tulloch, £134 Barnakill
BF - £125 Parkhall, £123 Sweetshawhead, £121 Nunnerie, £118 Mitchellhill, £114 South Collafirth
SUF - £134, £130 Nunnerie, £130 Chesterhall Parks, £125 Watsonfoot, £125 Greyside, £125 Kettlehill, £124.50 Yeldabrek
CHE - £125 Doon Bye
X - £134 Muirburn, £129 Overburns, £128 Netherton, £123 Midseat, £120 Noblehall, £116 Crow Wood Cottage
Per Kilo
TEX – 258.5p Blackhill, 254.5p Netherton, 250.9p Craigthornhill, 245.3p Netherton, 245p Blackhill, 241.8p Nunnerie, 241.5p Netherton, 239.3p South Stane, 239.3p Nunnerie, 238.9p Greyside
BEL – 252.8p Barnakill, 251.9p Mid Tulloch, 226.7p Carstairs mains
BF – 216.1p Nunnerie, 203.6p South Collafirth, 201.6p Parkhall, 196.7p Mitchellhill, 192.2p Sweetshawhead
SUF – 239.3p Nunnerie, 235.8p Watsonfoot, 230.6p Yeldabrek, 228.1p Chesterhall Parks, 223.2p Greyside, 223.2p Kettlehill, 216.7p Nunnerie
CHE – 204.9p Doon Bye
X – 223.6p Midseat, 220.7p Netherton, 218.2p Noblehall, 215p Overburns, 207.1p Crow Wood Cottage, 206.2p Muirburn
Motherless Lambs
A larger show of 58 motherless lambs were forward at this week’s sale with an average of £14.91, more could have been sold to meet buyer demands.
Top prices
£28 x2; £15 x7; £12 x6 University of Edinburgh (Dick) £26; £14 x2 JR Stevenson & Son Langshaw £21 x5; £16 x2; Messrs A Mitchell & Co Newton of Wiston £16 x4 Mr A Taylor Heatheryhall £15 x5 C Wight & Sons Carwood £15x4; £10x7 Messrs T & J Linton Sornfallow £14 x8 Messrs A Minto Townhead £10 x3 Messrs AF & R Cruickshank Little Kype farm
Next sale Monday 4th April 2022 sale commences 10am sharp all entries must be in before 9.45am
All enquires contact Douglas Pinkerton 07827361864
Cast Ewes
A smaller show of 1117 cast ewes and rams saw the dearest trade for many years and all classes met extreme rates and well short of buyer requirements.
Sale topped at £290 for Texel from Hilltop & Boylston and to £130 for Blackface from Messrs Campbell, Overburn (Avg £112.12)
TEX – £290 Hilltop, £290 Boylston, £280 x2 Hilltop, £268 Malletsheugh, £268, £262 Aikerness, £262 Yeldabrek, £260 Aikerness, £258 Crow Wood Cottage
BEL – £208 Wester Whitecastle, £204 Lamington Livestock, £194 Mid Brockloch, £168 Wester Whitecastle, £124 Heatheryhall, £122 Lamington Livestock, £112 Mid Tulloch, £110 Mid Brockloch
BF – £130 Overburns, £124 Weston, £123 Netherhill, £119 Peel, £116 Weston, £116 x2 Crosswoodhill, £115 The Dairy, £115 Gryfeside
SUF – £216, £208 Langside, £172 Gillbank, £170 Crosswoodhill, £168 Heatheryhall, £168 Hill (Strathaven), £160 x2 Mid Brockloch, £152 Greyside, £150 Rowantreehill
CHAR - £226, £208 Langside, £186 Heatheryhall
NCC - £158 Yeldabrek, £139 Broomlands, £138 Walston Mill, £129 Broomlands, £127 Nether Brotherston, £120 Little Galla, £100 Brouster
CHE – £136 Hillside, £132 x2 Broomlands, £130 Gryfeside, £128 Yeldabrek, £124 Broomlands, £122 Yeldabrek, £120 Avoncrook, £119 Turdees
CHM - £149 Braeedge, £148 Yeldabrek, £146 High Crewburn, £136 Yeldabrek
X – £152 Crosswoodhill, £147 Hilltop, £144 Overburns, £141 Braeedge, £140 Weston, £140 Crow Wood Cottage, £139 Rutherend, £138 Craigthornhill, £137 Redburn, £136 Eastfield of Wiston
BFL – £170 Easter Manuel, £168 Overburns, £166 The Beeches, £162 Thurston Mains, £143 Overburns, £130 Hillfield, £120 Easter Manuel
SHE - £90 Mark, £72 Ford, £72 Pinegrove, £71 Turdees, £69 Bigton House, £68 South Collafirth, £60 Brouster
LLE - £60 Greyside
BTEX - £90 Ford
ZWA - £98 Ford
BL - £158 Whitelee Gate
ROM - £136 Arwick, £97 Greyside
HW - £90 Greyside
SWA - £107 Hillfield, £70 East Mitchelton, £68 Newton
BEUL - £58 Greyside
VAL - £120 Hillfield
EASY CARE - £108 Easter Bavelaw
WELSH - £78 North Lanrigg
Rams
TEX – £194, £174 Langside, £142 Silverrig, £140 Hillside, £138, £130 Yeldabrek, £130 Newmill, £128 Ford
BEL - £146 Silverrig
BF - £110 Nunnerie, £100 Mid Tulloch, £80 Newmill, £70 Broughton Place
SUF - £152 South Collafirth, £138 Vinjara, £106, £86 Nia-Roo
NCC - £188, £160 Greyside, £152 South Collafirth, £128 Mark, £100 Walston Mill
SHE - £132 Kerkira, £98 Springbank, £98 Kerkira
Shetland & Orkney Report
The consignment of 600 cast ewes and prime hoggs from the Orkney and Shetland Isles met a trade never seen in a long time with all classes selling well above vendor expectations.
Principal Prices:
Orkney Hoggs
TEX – £132, £120, £112, £103 Yeldabrek
SUF - £124.50, £121 Yeldabrek
Orkney Ewes
TEX - £268, £262, £260 Aikerness, £262, £244, £180, £166, £158, £150, £148 Yeldabrek
NCC - £158 Yeldabrek
CHM - £148, £136 Yeldabrek
CHE - £128, £122 Yeldabrek, £68 Arwick
ROM - £136 Arwick
SHE - £50, £40 Arwick
Orkney Rams
TEX - £138, £130 Yeldabrek
Shetland Hoggs
CHE - £125 Doon Bye, £107, £98 Brouster
TEX - £45 Bigton House
SHE - £96 Doon Bye, £90, £75, £65 Kerkira, £90 South Collafirth, £85, £78 Bigton House, £76 Pinegrove, £72, £67, £56 Springbank, £65 Brouster, £59 Vementry
BF - £114 South Collafirth
Store Hoggs
SHE - £49 Bakka Dale, £48, £38 The Bungalow, £44, £26 Vinjara, £37 Bigton House
CHE - £58 The Haa, £56 Bigton House
SUF - £60 Bigton House
Shetland Ewes
TEX - £164 Vinjara
NCC - £100 Brouster
CHE - £86 Bigton House, £50 Brouster
SHE - £90 Mark, £72 Pinegrove, £68 South Collafirth, £60 Brouster, £69, £40 Bigton House
Shetland Rams
SUF - £152 South Collafirth, £138 Vinjara, £106, £86 Nia-Roo
SHE - £132, £98 Kerkira, £98 Springbank
NCC - £152 South Collafirth, £128 Mark