Cattle report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 169 cattle comprising of 55 bullocks & heifers, 58 cast cows and 56 calves & stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to 302p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead or to £1898 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Limousin Bullocs sold to 286p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to £1965 from Messrs Taylor, Heatheryhall, Biggar to W Stark, Twecher.
Beef Heifers per head
£1898 £1806, £1805, £1794, £1757, £1722, £1663, £1623, £1539 Brockwoodlees
£1857, £1821 South Arnloss
£1675 Yett
£1656 Collielaw
£1521 Collielaw
Beef Heifers per kilo
302p, 300p x2, 296p x3, 292p, 282p Brockwoodlees
296p, 292p Collielaw
288p Hillend
288p, 282p Yett
288p Calla
Beef Bullocks per head
£1965 Heatheryhall
£1907 Hillend
£1827 Bushelhead
£1813, £1801 Brockwoodlees
£1723 Carmichael Est
£1616 South Arnloss
Beef Bullocks per kilo
286p x2 Brockwoodlees
278p Hillend
272p Bushelhead
270p Heatheryhall
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1579, £1408 Millhill
£1412 Harvieston
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
210p Craigends
194p x2 Millhill
Beef Young Bulls per head
£1653, £1280 Kepscaith
Beef Young Bulls per kilo
252p, 238p Kepscaith
Dairy Young Bulls per head
£1204 Craigends
Dairy Young Bulls per kilo
182p Craigends
Beef cows sold to £1870 per head from Livesey Farming, Broomhill, Carnwath or to 235p/pk from Messrs Barriw, Howburn Farm, Biggar.
Dairy cows sold to £1365 per head from Greentowers, Lanark or to 165p/pk from Greentowers, Lanark.
Beef cows per head
SAL - £1870 Broomhill
£1670, £1350 Walston Mill
£1310 Drochil Castle
LIM - £1705 Howburn
£925 Upper Muirhouse
LIM x - £1830 Kailzie Mains
£1785 Newbigging Mill
£1570 Watsonhead
£1495 Bankhead
£1455 Mafflat
£1285 Howburn
£1235, £1110 Walston Mill
£1035 Bankhead
£1010 Whitesykes
SIM - £1775 Kilblaan
£1530 Yondercroft
£1505 Oldhill
£1390 Yondercroft
£1345 Upper Muirhouse
£1245, £1170 Kilblaan
£1190 Oldhill
AA - £1425 Oldhill
£1285, £1275 Walston Mill
£1070 Drochil Castle
£990 Walston Mill
HER - £1470 Watsonhead, £1315 Corramore
CONT x - £1330 Drochil Castle, £1190 Drochil Castle
B/G - £930 East Links
BB - £850 Kepscaith
HIGH - £790 East Links
BSH - £1505, £1345 Mafflat
Beef cows per kilo
SAL – 222.7p Walston Mill
217.9p Broomhill
180.5p Walston Mill
191.5p Drochil Castle
LIM – 234.8p Howburn
160.6p Upper Muirhouse
LIM x – 227.6p Kailzie Mains
225.4p Newbigging Mill
209.3p Howburn
196.7p Bankhead
196.1p Mafflat
196p Walston Mill
187.8p Watsonhead
181.4p Walston Mill
167.2p Whitesykes
165.3p Bankhead
CONT x – 211p, 189.5p Drochil Castle
SIM – 214.9p Kilblaan
205p Yondercroft
205p Oldhill
194.7p Yondercroft
190.5p Upper Muirhouse
182.2p, 172.4p Kilblaan
174p Oldhill
AA – 194.7p Oldhill
193.1p Drochil Castle
188.1p, 186.2p, 175.5p Walston Mill
HER – 176.7p Watsonhead
190p Corramore
B/G – 163.7p East Link
BSH – 201.7p, 199p Mafflat
HIGH – 154.3p East Link
BB – 179.3p Kepscaith
Dairy cows per head
AYR - £1085 Swaites
£845, £645 Craigends
HOL - £1365, £1255 Greentowers
£1155 North Quarter
£1150 Westtown
£1095 Wolfclyde
£935 Grangehall
Dairy cows per kilo
AYR – 159.1p Swaites
146.2p, 116p Craigends
HOL – 165.1p Greentowers
163.9p Wolfclyde
163.7p Greentowers
158p Westtown
157.8p North Quarter
146.1p Grangehall
Cast Bulls per head
BSH - £1790 Wolfclyde
£1230 Muirhouse
MONT - £1910 Cobblehaugh
Cast Bulls per kilo
BSH – 155.7p Wolfclyde
MONT – 160.5p Cobblehaugh
STIRKS & CALVES
A smaller show of 56 calves & stirks were forward and met a firm trade.
Stirks toppedat £450 for a pair of Contx bullocks from Over Cairn.
Dairy stirks sold to £175 for a Holstein from Plean.
Beef full calves peaked at £395 for a British Blue from Longlea, with heifers selling to a top of £380 for a British Blue from Gartclush.
Stirks
Beef Bull Stirks
LUI - £450 Overcairn
SIM - £450 Overcairn
Dairy Bull Stirks
HOL - £175 Plean, £165 Longlea
Calves
Beef Bull Calves
AA - £360 Longlea, £320, £260 Grangehall, £260, £205 x2 Over Dalserf
HER - £235, £190, £185 Swaites
LIM x - £310 Loanfoot
SIM - £350, £340 Cronan
BB - £395 Longlea, £390 Gartclush, £370, £365 Longlea, £365 Gartclush, £360, £355 Grangehall, £355 Gartclush, £355 Longlea, £330 Swaites
Beef Heifer Calves
AA - £140, £100 x2 Over Dalserf
SIM - £375 Gartclush
BB - £380 Gartclush, £375 Longlea, £365 Gartclush, £360, £355 Longlea, £265 Loanfoot, £240 x2, £220 Hillhead
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3707 Hgts and 623 Cast Ewes and 66 Store Hoggs through Lanark.
Hoggs
Another good show of 3707 Hoggs saw export and light hoggs dearer and the heavier hoggs easier except for best kinds. The Sale topped at £176 per head for a pen of Beltex from Anderson, Old Walls and to 400p per kg for Beltex from the same home.
Overall Average 261pp/kg (SQQ 278p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £75 Plan
BF - £60 Plan
CHE - £83 Rowantreehill, £60 Theaprig
SHE - £75 Thethwaite
Per Kilo
TEX – 250p Plan
BF – 200p Plan
CHE – 259.4p Rowantreehill, 222.2p Wester Jawcraig
SHE – 241.9p Thethwaite
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £128.50 Rowantreehill, £122 Broomfield Lodge, £120 Hill (Cumnock), £116.50 Silverrig, £116 Carlophill, £114 Edgehead, £113.50 Carlophill, £113 Boat, £112 Nether Brotherston, £108.50 Yeldabrek
BEL - £131 Auchenstarry, £128 Hill 9Cumnock), £115 Mid Tulloch, £113 Hillfield, £90 Whiteside
BF - £107.50 Ardoch, £104 Posso, £103.50 Sweetshawhead, £103.50 Edgehead, £103 Allanton, £102.50 Snar, £102 Carco, £100 Silverrig, £96.50 Posso, £96.50 Boylston
SUF - £111 Ardoch, £106 Yeldabrek, £93 Coulterhaugh Farm Cottage
CHE - £110 Midseat, £106 Whiteside, £90 Meadowfoot Park, £80 Newton of Crathie
X - £118 Rowantreehill, £109 Boat, £90 Netherhill, £85 Corseliehill Cottage
JAC - £85 Crow Wood Cottage
Per Kilo
TEX – 338.9p Broomfield Lodge, 338.2p Rowantreehill, 315.8p Hill (Cumnock), 306.6p Silverrig, 302.7p Nether Brotherston, 297.4p Carlophill, 297.4p Boat, 293.2p Yeldabrek, 292.3p Edgehead, 291p Carlophill
BEL – 363.9p Auchenstarry, 336.8p Hill (Cumnock), 305.4p Hillfield, 294.9p Mid Tulloch, 257.1p Whiteside
BF – 275.7p Carco, 275.6p Ardoch, 271.1p Allanton, 269.7p Snar, 268.1p Boylston, 268.1p Posso, 267p Snar, 266.7p Posso, 265.4p Sweetshawhead, 265.4p Edgehead
SUF – 284.6p Ardoch, 278.9p Yeldabrek, 258.3p Coulterhaugh Farm Cottage
CHE – 294.4p Whiteside, 282.1p Midseat, 264.7p Meadowfoot Park, 222.2p Newton of Crathie
X – 310.5p Rowantreehill, 279.5p Boat, 250p Netherhill, 242.9p Corseliehill
JAC – 250p Crow Wood Cottage
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £157 x3 Maidencots, £155 Boylston, £137 Eastshield, £137 South Arnloss, £137 Broomfield Lodge, £136 Denbrae, £134.50 Hill (Cumnock), £134 Yeldabrek
BEL - £176 Oldwalls, £153 x2 Yeldabrek£144 Oldwalls, £136 Newton of Crathie, £134 Hill (Cumnock), £13 Hillside, £130 Yeldabrek, £129 Ardoch, £129 Newton of Crathie
BF - £116.50 Allanton, £115 Upper Wellwood, £115 Crow Wood Cottage, £113.50 Carco, £112.50 Wellhead, £112.50 South Carnduff, £110.50 Crow Wood Cottage, £110, £108 x2 Allanton
SUF - £127 Eastshield, £122.50 Netherhill, £120 Newton of Crathie, £116 Yeldabrek, £116 x2 Thethwaite, £110 Yeldabrek, £106 Netherhill
CHAR - £122.50 Yeldabrek, £120 Heatheryhall
CHE - £129 Auchenstarry, £129 Parkside, £124.50 Netherhill, £124 Edgehead, £124 Thethwaite, £122.50 Netherhill, £122.50 Wellhead, £122 Edgehead, £122 Balleny, £122 Wellhead
CHM - £118.50 Netherhill
X - £126 Auchenstarry, £116 Netherhill, £115 Thethwaite, £115 Crow Wood Cottage, £112 Plan, £110.50 Mid Tulloch, £106 Whitegates, £103 Plan, £100 West Montgarswood
BTEX - £123 Theaprig
BL - £100 Elsrickle Mains
BAD - £114 Walesley
Per Kilo
TEX – 378p Boylston, 373.8p, 356.8p, 348.9p Maidencots, 327.5p Skirling Craigs, 326.2p Eastshield, 317.5p Boylston, 316.3p Denbrae, 314.6p Blackhill, 312.8p Hill (Cumnock)
BEL – 400p Oldwalls, 348p x2 Yeldabrek, 327.3p Oldwalls, 324.4p Hillside, 309p Newton of Crathie, 304.5p Hill (Cumnock), 302.3p Yeldabrek, 293.2p Ardoch, 293.2p Newton of Crathie
BF – 265p Boat, 264.8p x3 Allanton, 263.1p Crow Wood Cottage, 261.6p South Carnduff, 261.6p Wellhead, 261.4p Upper Wellwood, 258p Carco, 256.1p Netherhill
SUF – 295.3p Eastshield, 290p Yeldabrek, 285.7p Newton of Crathie, 284.9p Netherhill, 276.2p x2 Thethwaite, 265p Netherhill, 261.9p Yeldabrek
CHAR – 284.9p Yeldabrek, 279.1p Heatheryhall
CHE – 293.2p Auchenstarry, 292.5p Hillfield, 288.4p Thethwaite, 288.4p Edgehead, 286.7p Parkside, 285.7p Netherhill, 285.7p Thethwaite, 285.7p Theaprig, 285.4p Wester Jawcraig, 285.4p Thethwaite
CHM – 269.3p Netherhill
X – 280p Auchenstarry, 267.4p Thethwaite, 267.4p Crow Wood Cottage, 265p Whitegates, 263.6p Netherhill, 263.1p Mid Tulloch, 254.5p, 251.2p Plan, 232.6p West Montgarswood
BTEX – 286p Theaprig
BL – 222.2p Elsrickle Mains
BAD – 265.1p Walesley
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £146 Oldwalls, £137 Bushelhead, £136 Yeldabrek, £135 Sornfallow, £132 Maidencots, £131 Newton of Crathie, £130 West Montgarswood, £129 Midseat, £129 Thripland, £129 Denbrae
BEL - £161, £150 Yeldabrek, £136 Newton of Crathie, £125 Kettlehill
BF - £120 Heatheryhall, £119.50 Newton of Crathie, £118 Heatheryhall, £118 Wellhead, £117.50 Heatheryhall, £116.50 Crow Wood Cottage, £116.50 Midseat, £115 Boylston
SUF - £124 Sornfallow, £124 Newton of Crathie, £124 Yeldabrek, £122 Newton of Crathie, £122 Balleny, £120 Kettlehill, £119.50 Midseat, £119 Oldwalls, £119 x2 Hillfield
CHE - £128 Crow Wood Cottage, £127 Kettlehill, £123 Wellhead, £123 x2 Netherhill, £122.50 Sornfallow, £122.50 Netherhill, £122 Sornfallow, £122 Wellhead, £122 Newton of Crathie
CONT - £121, £118.50 Newton of Crathie
X - £121 Sornfallow, £120.50 Heatheryhall, £117.50 Parkside, £117 Crow Wood Cottage, £115.50 Corseliehill Cottage, £114.50 Midseat, £114 Whitegates, £114 Corseliehill Cottage, £111 Silverrig
KHIL - £115 Auchenstarry
Per Kilo
TEX – 317p Oldwalls, 292.7p Heatheryhall, 291.5p Bushelhead, 284.8p Newton of Crathie, 282.6p West Montgarswood, 280.9p Maidencots, 280.4p Denbrae, 278.3p Newton of Crathie, 278.3p South Arnloss, 277.6p Yeldabrek
BEL – 350p, 294.1p Yeldabrek, 266p Kettlehill, 261.5p Newton of Crathie
BF – 256.5p Wellhead, 249p Newton of Crathie, 247.9p Crow Wood Cottage, 247.9p Midseat, 244.8p, 230.8p, 226.9p Heatheryhall, 221.2p Boylston
SUF – 261.9p Hillfield, 259.6p Newton of Crathie, 254.2p Balleny, 249p Midseat, 248p Sornfallow, 247.9p Oldwalls, 247.9p Hillfield, 243p Newton of Crathie, 240p Kettlehill, 238.5p Yeldabrek
CHE – 267.4p Wellhead, 265.2p Sornfallow, 265.2p Newton of Crathie, 261.2p Crow Wood Cottage, 260.6p, 255.3p, 253.1p, 251p Netherhill, 249p Kettlehill, 247.9p Wellhead
CONT – 252.1p, 242p Newton of Crathie
X – 244.8p Parkside, 243.8p Crow Wood Cottage, 243.6p Midseat, 241p Heatheryhall, 237.3p Sornfallow, 231p Corseliehill, 228p Whitegates, 223.5p Corseliehill, 222p Silverrig
KHIL – 239.6p Auchenstarry
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £158 Maidencots, £156 Townfoot (Symington), £149 Maidencots, £135 Balleny, £130 Yeldabrek, £129 x2 Crow Wood Cottage, £129 Sornfallow, £129 Balleny
BF - £126 Woolfords, £123, £121 Heatheryhall, £118 Parkside
SUF - £138, £130 Sornfallow, £127 Carlophill, £126.50 Balleny, £125.50 Kettlehill, £125 Parkside, £123.50 Kettlehill, £121 Dykehead
CHAR - £160 Townfoot, £130 Heatheryhall, £121 Townfoot (Symington)
CHE - £129 Kettlehill, £115 Upper Cornquoy
X - £125, £124, £120 Heatheryhall, £117.50 Midseat, £114 Thethwaite, £113 Plan
BFL - £116 Sweetshawhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 298.1p Maidencots, 266.1p Crow Wood Cottage, 260p Townfoot (Symington), 256.9p Maidencots, 251.1p Yeldabrek, 250p Balleny, 243.4p Sornfallow, 238.9p Crow Wood Cottage, 238.9p Balleny, 235.8p Yeldabrek
BF – 223.6p, 220p Heatheryhall, 214.5p parkside, 188.1p Woolfords
SUF – 260.4p Sornfallow, 233p Kettlehill, 231.5p parkside, 225.9p Balleny, 224.1p Sornfallow, 224.1p Dykehead, 224.1p Kettlehill, 211.7p Carlophill
CHAR – 228.3p Townfoot (Symington), 200p Heatheryhall, 181.8p Townfoot (Symington)
CHE – 238.9p Kettlehill, 176.9p Upper Cornquoy
X – 226.4p Heatheryhall, 217.6p Midseat, 213.8p Heatheryhall, 213.2p Plan, 208.3p Heatheryhall, 190p Thethwaite
BFL – 196.6p Sweetshawhead
Cast Ewes
A smaller show of 623 Cast Ewes were forward as numbers begin to tighten everywhere. Trade however, will be the dearest seen yet, especially for big strong ewes. Sale topped at £286 for Tex from Leggate, Silverrigg and to £135 for BF from Spurway, Dykefoot (average £116).
TEX – £286 Silverrig, £282 Boylston, £260 Sandilands, £256 Highfield, £250 Dawn, £240 Sandilands, £240, £228 Yeldabrek, £216 Oldwalls.
BEL – £194 Richardton, £180 Netherholm, £160 Richardton, £138 Whitegates, £136 Plan Farm, £80 Yeldabrek.
BF – £135 Dykefoot, £132 Silverrig, £130 Blackwater, £128 Holylee, £118 Coulterhaugh, £116 Kailzie Mains, £115 Lamb Farming, £112 Linwater, £110 Blackwater, £110 Handaxwood.
SUF – £246 Kailzie Mains, £204 Humbie Holding, £196 Heatheryhall, £190 Oldwalls, £176 Yeldabrek, £170 Gascoigne, £168 Richardton, £150 Yeldabrek, £150 Gascoigne.
NCC - £163, £157 Whitesykes, £148 Yeldabrek, £140 Richardton, £137, £128 Lamb Farming.
CHE – £137 Blackwater, £136 Durine, £129 Wester Jawcraig, £126 Blackwater, £125 Wester Jawcraig, £122 Legholmshiels, £120 Lamb Farming, £120 Drumdow, £112 Handaxwood, £108 Spittal.
CHM - £156 Blackwater.
X – £160 Kailzie Mains, £158 Whitesykes, £154 Humbie Holding, £149 Meadowsyde, £148 Thankerton Camp, £146 Netherton, £144 Ainville, £142 Overcairn Farm, £140 Silverrig.
BFL – £168 High Manuel, £128 Plan Farm.
SHE - £68 Lamb Farming, £68 Wolfcrooks, £52 Hilltop Farming.
BDM - £120 Bushelhead
BTEX - £198 Dawn
ZWA - £144, £118 Yeldabrek
BL - £170 Elsrickle Mains
ROM - £108 Laga
SWA - £112, £80 Overcairn, £59 Crathie Est
HW - £98, £66 Hilltop Farming
Rams
OTH - £144 Drumdow
BAD - £130 Walesly
TEX – £232 Walesly, £216 West Montgarswood, £184 Yeldabrek, £172, £162 Silverrig, £160 Yeldabrek, £158 Auchterhead, £130 Holylee, £120 Handaxwood, £100 Laga
BEL - £164 Higher Daviesdykes
BF - £124 Plan, £90 Coulterhaugh, £80 West Handaxwood, £78 East Burnhead
SUF - £140 Yeldabrek
NCC - £164 Yeldabrek
CHE - £184 Balleny, £148 Wester Jawcraig, £138 Handaxwood, £130 Holylee, £98 Durine, £80 Legholmshiels, £60 Wester Jawcraig
BFL - £130 Knowehead
LLE - £200, £190 Carlophill.
Included in our sale was 366 Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep on behalf of our Orkney and Shetland Farmers.
Principal Prices:
Orkney Hoggs
TEX – £136, £134, £130, £127, £125, £124, £122 Yeldabrek. £124, £114.50 Millfield
BELT - £130 Yeldabrek
CHA - £122.50 Yeldabrek
CHE - £93 Millfield
SUF - £116, £106 Yeldabrek
CHEV - £115, £102 Upper Cornquoy
Orkney Ewes
TEX - £250, £202, Dawn. £240, £228, £194 £176 Yeldabrek. £168, £166, £138, £130 Laga.
NCC - £148 Yeldabrek
BTE - £198 Dawn.
X - £100 Yeldabrek
SUF - £176, £146, £118 Yeldabrek
ZWA - £144, £118 Yeldabrek
ROM - £108 Laga
Orkney Rams
TEX - £184, £164, £160, £140 Yeldabrek. £100 Laga
SUF - £140 Yeldabrek
NCC - £164 Yeldabrek
Motherless Lambs
Today’s motherless lamb sale saw a smaller number of lambs with the trade sharper on the week with an average of £7.71.
Top prices
£12 for a pure Black Cheviot ewe lamb Mr J Gibson, Greenwall; £11 for 10 Texel lambs from Mr T Howden, Balleny; £9 for Suffolk lambs from Messrs T&J Linton, Sornfallow.
Next sale Monday 18th April 2022 sale commences 10am sharp all entries must be in before 9.45am. All enquires contact Douglas Pinkerton 07827361864
