Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 15th March
Cattle report
Lawrie and Symington had forward 221 cattle comprising of 59 bullocks & heifers, 6 young bulls, 76 cast cows and 80 calves.
Heifers sold to 256p per kilo from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to E Coupland or to £1800 per head from Messrs Struthers, Greenbank Farm, Carluke to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Bullocks sold to 248p twice from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw and from Messrs Moffat, Hillend Farm, Biggar and to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to £1681 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie.
Heifer per head
£1800 Greenbank, £1560, £1555 Brockwoodlees, £1493 Stacks, £1466 Hillend, £1450 Girtridge, £1412 Mackiesmill, £1403 Carmichael Est, £1400 Balquharrage
Heifer per kilo
256p, 254p, 252p Brockwoodlees, 250p Balquharrage, 250p, 246p Girtridge, 248p Carmichael Est, 246p Hillend, 242p Stacks, 240p Greenbank, 232p Mackiesmill, 230p Kinneil Mill
Bullock per head
£1681 Brockwoodlees, £1622 Glenbarr, £1597 Hillend, £1532, £1526 West Backs, £1500 Carmichael Est, £1432 Caskerdo, £1413 Balquharrage
Bullock per kilo
248p Brockwoodlees, 248p Hillend, 242p Carmichael Est, 240p Glenbarr, 238p Caskerdo, 232p West Backs
Dairy Bullock per head
£1415 Millhill, £1365 West Backs, £1290 Moy
Dairy Bullock per kilo
196p Millhill, 195p Moy, 194p, 192p West Backs
Cast Bulls per kilo
128p Cornhill
Young Bull per head
£1532 West Glespin, £1480 East Merkland
Young Bull per kilo
232p Kinneil Mill, 228p West Glespin
Beef cow per head
£1265 Huntlyhill, £1255 Auchenhard, £1145 Highlawside, £1115 Morningside, £1105 Hole of Kilncadzow, £1075 Knowetop, £1055 Lawhead, £1055 East Mains of Ballencrieff, £1045 Cloverhill
Beef cow per kilo
164p Huntlyhill, 163p Auchenhard, 157p Knowetop, 152p Mackies Mill, 150p Hole of Kilncadzow, 145p Lawhead, 145p Cumberhead, 142p Highlawside
Dairy cow per head
£1165 Greentowers, £1095, £1005 Westown, £1035, £965 Over Kypeside, £1025 Moy, £995 Netherholm, £985 Loanfoot, £975 Blackbog, £945 Broadfield, £875 Gartvaigh
Dairy cow per kilo
153p Moy, 145p Netherholm, 145p Westown, 142p Greentowers, 134p Loanfoot, 132p Blackbog, 132p Over Kypeside, 121p Gartvaigh
CALVES
80 calves met a firm trade once again at the fortnightly sale of calves & stirks. Calves topped at £440 for a British Blue heifer from Swaites, with stirks peaking at £520 for an Aberdeen Angus from Silvermuir.
Stirks
AA – £520 Silvermuir.
BB – £505 West Newton.
BF - £210 Hayston.
Calves
Beef Bulls
AA – £360 & £345 Nether Affleck, £325 Newlands, £300 Grangehall, £275 Craigthornhill & Hillhead, £260 Newlands, £250 & £245 (2x) Grangehall, £225 & £220 Over Dalserf.
BB – £405 & £365 Hillhead, £365, £335 & £325 Grangehall, £320 Greenhill, £305 & £295 Newlands, £290 Hillhead.
BSH – £290, £280, £260 & £240 Swaites.
LM - £345, £340 & £315 Craigthorn.
Beef Heifers
AA - £365, £350, £345, £340, £275 & £265 Nether Affleck, £250 Craigthornhill, £215 Over Dalserf.
BB - £350 Newlands & Hillhead, £340 & £290 Hillhead, £285 & £270 Newlands, £240 Westerboard, £230 West Newton.
Dairy Bulls
AY – £135, £120 & £115 Swaites.
HO - £195, £170 (3x) & £160 Longlea, £135 Hillhead.
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3624 Hoggs and 1677 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Hoggs
Another strong show of 3624 hoggs saw more lighter weights forward with good 44-48kg hoggs short of requirements. All classes looked sharper on week and more could be sold to advantage.
The sale topped at £167 per head for Texels from Messrs Boyd, Overburns and to 365p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Bell, Thethwaite, Wigton.
Overall Average 286pp/kg (SQQ 288p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £90 Craigievern, £89 School Road, £88 Easter Clevage, £87 Dykehead, £84 Balgreen, £80 Rockhall
BF - £90 Posso, £89 Gosland, £88 Turdees, £86 Ardoch, £84 Rockhall, £84 Spango, £79 Crosswoodhill, £70 Ashcraig, £69 Flemington
X - £50 Rockhall
SHE - £88 Thethwaite, £86 East Law, £82.50 Thethwaite, £75 East Law
Per Kilo
TEX – 290.3p Craigievern, 278.1p School Road, 275p Easter Clevage, 271.9p Dykehead, 271p Balgreen, 266.7p Rockhall
BF – 281.3p Posso, 280p Rockhall, 278.1p Gosland, 277.4p Ardoch, 275p Turdees, 271p Spango, 265.4p Flemington, 263.3p Crosswoodhill, 257.7p Spango, 250p Rockhall
X – 172.4p Rockhall
SHE – 277.4p East Law, 275p Thethwaite, 267.9p East Law, 266.1p Thethwaite
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £140 Boylston, £127 Muirburn, £125, £124 x2 Yeldabrek, £122 Traprain, £120 Muirburn, £120 Southholm, £118 Sandilands, £116.50 Logan
BEL - £135 Newton of Crathie, £130 Southholm, £124 Newton of Crathie, £120 Allanton, £119, £117 Haughton, £117 Newton of Crathie, £113 Mid Tulloch, £111 Haughton, £107 Kilwhipnach
BF - £112.50 Birkcleugh, £112 Crow Wood Cottage, £110 Allanton, £110 Southholm, £109 Boylston, £108.50 Pasture House, £108.50 Logan, £107 Mid Tulloch, £105.50 Pasture House, £105 Corsebank
SUF - £115.50 Yeldabrek, £112 Gosland, £109 Greenwall, £108 Yeldabrek, £105 Turdees, £104 Craigside, £85 Hillridge
CHAR - £109 Lochhill
NCC - £110 Newton of Crathie, £109 Allanton
CHE - £116.50 Traprain, £112 Walston Mill, £107 Boat, £104.50 Traprain, £101 East Millrig, £100 Whiteside, £97 Turdees, £95 Flemington, £90 Greentowers
CONT - £111.50 Newton of Crathie, £108.50 Southholm, £105.50 Newton of Crathie
SM - £110 Craigievern, £104 Nunnerie, £103 School Road, £99 Mid Tulloch, £95 Haughton
X – £113 Thethwaite, £110 Walston Mill, £107 Rockhall, £105.50 Boat, £96.50 Greyside, £95 Walston Mill, £91 Greyside, £90 Altarstone, £90 Silverrig, £90 Northflatt
SHE - £90 East Law
ZWA - £79 Grindigra
JAC - £101 Southholm
SWA - £87 Whiteside, £78 Greyside
OTH - £86 Greyside
GOAT - £102 Greenwall
Per Kilo
TEX – 359p Boylston, 331.4p Craigievern, 328.9p, 326.3p Yeldabrek, 325.6p Muirburn, 317.9p, 317.1p Yeldabrek, 313.9p Sandilands, 312.8p Traprain, 308.1p Northflatts
BEL – 355.3p Newton of Crathie, 351.4p Southholm, 326.3p Newton of Crathie, 321.6p Haughton, 316.2p Newton of Crathie, 313.9p Mid Tulloch, 308.3p Haughton, 307.7p Allanton, 305.7p Kilwhipnach, 300p Haughton
BF – 294.7p Crow Wood Cottage, 291p Boat, 288.5p Birkcleugh, 287.5p Logan, 286.8p Boylston, 286.8p Greentowers, 286p Pasture House, 285.5p Logan, 285.1p Pasture House, 283.8p Corsebank
SUF – 303.9p Yeldabrek, 297.1p Craigside, 287.2p Gosland, 284.2p Yeldabrek, 279.5p Greenwall, 269.2p Turdees, 257.6p Hillridge
CHAR – 287p, 91p Lochhill
NCC – 289.5p Newton of Crathie, 286.8p Allanton
CHE – 298.7p Traprain, 294.7p Walston Mill, 290.3p Traprain, 289.2p Boat, 285.7p Whiteside, 285.3p Turdees, 273p East Millrig, 271.4p Flemington, 257.1p Greetowers
CONT – 301.4p, 293.1p Newton of Crathie, 285.5p Southholm
SM – 289.5p Craigievern, 286.1p School Road, 281.1p Nunnerie, 275p Mid Tulloch, 263.9p Haughton
X – 289.7p Thethwaite, 285.1p Boat, 282.1p Walston Mill, 282p Rockhall, 271.4p Walston Mill, 268.1p Greyside, 258.8p East Millrig, 257.1p Silverrig, 257.1p Northflatt, 247.2p Grindigra
SHE – 272.7p East Law
JAC – 280.6p Southholm
SWA – 248.6p Whiteside, 229.4p Greyside
OTH – 252.9p Greyside
GOAT – 291.4p Greenwall
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £162, £147 Collielaw, £145 Pasture House, £145, £144, £141 Rusha, £140 Gillahill, £140 Haughton, £140 Southholm, £138 Yeldabrek
BEL - £154 Broomfield Lodge, £152 Townfoot (Symington), £149 Haughton, £148 Yeldabrek, £148 Logan, £146 x2 Broomfield Lodge, £146 Thethwaite, £145 Newmill, £141 West Lethans
BF - £123 Birkcleugh, £116 Allanton, £116 Birkcleugh, £114 Logan, £114 Corsebank, £113 Crow Wood Cottage, £112 Walston Mill, £110 Ashcraig, £110 West Lethans, £109 Midlock
SUF - £131 Edgehead, £129 Crow Wood Cottage, £129 Gillahill, £128 Southholm, £125 Malletsheugh, £124 Mid Tulloch, £117 Thethwaite, £116 Woodlands, £111 Lochhill, £80 Greyside
CHAR - £120 Thethwaite, £118 Yeldabrek, £113 Lochhill, £110, £108 Altarstone
NCC - £127 Woodlands, £127 Logan, £126 Malletsheugh, £125.50 Balleny, £119 Allanton, £118 Newton of Crathie
CHE - £130 Wellhead, £121 Thethwaite, £120 Westmains, £118 Crow Wood Cottage, £118 Wellhead
CONT - £119 Southholm
SM - £109.50 School Road
X - £127 Gillahill, £121, £120 Allanton, £120 Pasture House, £116 Edgehead, £113 Easter Clevage, £104 Silverrig, £102 Knockenhair, £88 Allanton
BFL - £104 Ardoch, £91 Hillfield
BTEX - £130 Southholm
ZWA - £105 Newton of Crathie
Per Kilo
TEX – 360p Collielaw, 352.5p, 351.2p, 345.2p Rusha, 341.9p Collielaw, 337.5p Newton of Crathie, 331.7p Southholm, 329.5p Pasture House, 327.5p Thethwaite, 326p Haughton
BEL – 365p Thethwaite, 361.9p Townfoot (Symington), 356.1p Broomfield Lodge, 352.4p Logan, 352.4p Yeldabrek, 350p, 347.6p Broomfield Lodge, 343.9p West Lethans, 342.5p Gosland, 338.6p Haughton
BF – 285p Logan, 278p Corsebank, 276.2p Birkleugh, 275.6p Crow Wood Cottage, 273.3p Birkcleugh, 273.2p Walston Mill, 269.8p Allanton, 268.3p West Lethans, 265.9p Midlock, 261.9p Ashcraig
SUF – 311.9p Edgehead, 293.2p Crow Wood Cottage, 292.5p Thethwaite, 290.7p Malletsheugh, 290p Woodlands, 286.7p Gillahill, 284.4p Southholm, 275.6p Mid Tulloch, 258p Lochhill, 195.1p Greyside
CHAR – 300p Thethwaite, 295p Yeldabrek, 283p Lochhill, 263.4p, 261.9p Altarstone
NCC – 302.4p Woodlands, 302.4p Logan, 298.8p Balleny, 297.5p Allanton, 295p Newton of Crathie, 293p Malletsheugh
CHE – 295.5p Wellhead, 295.1p Thethwaite, 295p Wellhead, 281p Crow Wood Cottage, 272.7p Westmains
CONT – 290.2p Southholm
SM – 273.8p School Road
X – 285.7p Pasture House, 282.5p Easter Clevage, 282.2p Gillahill, 276.2p Edgehead, 268.9p, 266.7p Allanton, 260p Silverrig, 255p Knockenhair, 251.4p Allanton
BFL – 241.9p Ardoch, 217p Hillfield
BTEX – 317.1p Southholm
ZWA – 256.1p Newton of Crathie
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £156 Southholm, £151 Gillahill, £150 Haughton, £149 Lee Meadow, £148 x2 Rusha, £148, £147 Mid Tulloch, £147 Haughton, £146 Greyside
BEL - £157, £153 Mid Tulloch, £149 Highfield
BF - £143 Craigdarroch, £130 Birkcleugh, £130 Posso, £129 Allanton, £124 Townfoot (Symington), £123 Gillahill, £119 Nunnerie, £118 Mid Tulloch, £116 Hillfield
SUF - £140, £139 Kettlehill, £133, £132 Gillahill, £131 Balleny, £125 Newton of Crathie, £92 Silverrig
CHAR - £142 Townfoot (Symington), £135 Mid Tulloch, £120 Yeldabrek
NCC - £132 Kettlehill, £123 Sebay
CHM - £128 Gillahill
SM - £119 Pasture House, £119 Nunnerie
X - £133 Mid Tulloch, £133 Southholm, £127 Logan
BTEX - £139 Logan
DOR - £110 Gillahill
Per Kilo
TEX – 325p Southholm, 323.9p Lee Meadow, 321.7p, 314.9p Rusha, 314.6p Gillahill, 306.3p Haughton, 302.2p West Glespin, 297.9p Allanton, 295.7p Mid Tulloch, 294p Haughton
BEL – 341.3p, 332.6p Mid Tulloch, 292p Highfield
BF – 280.4p Allanton, 276.6p Birkcleugh, 275p Craigdarroch, 270.5p Nunnerie, 269.6p Townfoot (Symington), 267.4p Gillahill, 256.5p Mid Tulloch, 254.9p Posso, 223.1p Hillfield
SUF – 272.9p Balleny, 272.5p Kettlehill, 269.4p Gillahill, 269.2p Kettlehill, 266p Gillahill, 266p Newton of Crathie, 180.4p Silverrig
CHAR – 284p Townfoot (Symington), 270p Mid Tulloch, 240p Yeldabrek
NCC – 280.9p Kettlehill, 261.7p Sebay
CHM – 251p Gillahill
SM – 258.7p Nunnerie, 258.7p Pasture House
X – 277.1p Southholm, 276.1p Logan, 271.4p Mid Tulloch
BTEX – 302.2p Logan
DOR – 234p Gillahill
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £167 Overburns, £157, £149 West Glespin, £149 Greyside, £147 Muirburn, £146 Craigside, £144 Lee Meadow, £143 Craigside, £140 Highfield, £140 Blackhill
BEL - £150 Mid Tulloch, £142, £140 Highfield
SUF – £146 Yeldabrek, £134 Nunnerie, £131 Gillahill
CHAR - £151 Haughton, £144 Townfoot (Symington)
NCC - £139 Sebay
BFL - £118 Nunnerie
BERR - £137 North Lanrigg
OTH - £121 Saughland
Per Kilo
TEX – 296.2p West Glespin, 293p Overburns, 281.1p West Glespin, 275.9p Greyside, 270.4p, 269.8p Craigside, 267.3p Muirburn, 257.1p Lee Meadow, 254.5p Kilwhipnach, 236.2p Westmains
BEL – 272.7p Mid Tulloch, 258p, 233p Highfield
SUF – 265.5p Yeldabrek, 243.6p Nunnerie, 242.6p Gillahill
CHAR – 280p Haughton, 202.8p Townfoot (Symington)
NCC – 217.2p Sebay
BFL – 218.5p Nunnerie
BERR – 221p North Lanrigg
OTH – 224.1p Saughland
Cast Ewes
The 1677 cast ewes and rams were a tremendous show for power and quality with all classes again sharper as numbers tighten.
The sale topped at £206 for Texel from Messrs Gray, Langside with Blackface to £94 from Messrs Blackwood, Auldhouseburn.
TEX – £206, £202 Langside, £200 Nether Stenries, £200 South Flanders, £200 Nether Stenries, £200 Malletsheugh, £192 South Flanders, £190 Kailzie Mains, £188 Langside, £188 Malletsheugh
BEL – £162 Thethwaite, £138 West Lethans, £130 Newton of Crathie, £128 Gillahill, £120 Haswellsykes, £118, £78 Yeldabrek
BF – £94 Auldhouseburn, £93 Wester Crosswoodhill, £90 Northflatt, £88 Townfoot (Symington), £82 Greyside, £81 Wester Crosswoodhill, £80 Ardoch, £80 x2 Greyside, £78 Newton of Crathie
SUF – £144 Blackbog, £142 Yeldabrek, £132 Nether Stenries, £118 Muirburn, £118 Blackbog, £106 Carlophill, £100 Yeldabrek, £100 Nether Stenries, £90 Greyside, £88 Dykehead
CHAR - £180, £174, £172, £146 Langside, £118, £94 Gascoigne
NCC - £129 Nether Stenries, £120 Sebay, £120 Halmyre, £119, £113 Westmains, £104 Gillahill, £104 Yeldabrek, £102 Halmyre, £88 Sebay, £78 Netherhill
CHE – £100, £99 Nether Stenries, £99 Netherhill, £94 Rusha, £90 Yeldabrek, £90 Westmains, £89 Lochaber Road, £88 Turdees, £86 Bankhead, £86 Greyside
CONT - £101 Lochaber Road
CHM - £124, £122 Nether Stenries, £120 Gillahill, £117 WEstmains, £114 Nether Stenries, £80 Westmains, £80 Greyside
X – £130, £127, £118 South Flanders, £118 Nether Stenries, £118 Birks, £116 Broomfield Lodge, £113 Netherhill, £112 Greyside, £110 South Flanders, £110 WEstpark
BFL – £138 Highfield, £116 Ardoch, £108, £62Greyside
SHE - £80 Whiteside, £70, £46 Turdees
LLE - £118 Carlophill, £111 Millands, £110 x2 Carlophill, £99, £98 Millands, £94 Gillahill, £82 West Lethans, £80, £78 Muirburn
ROUS - £93 East Quarter
ZWA - £70 Avoncrook
BWM - £45 Tardoes, £40 Allanton
HW - £48, £30 Tardoes
SWA - £8, £66 Greyside
HAM - £110 Gascoigne
OTH - £142 Gillahill, £93 Saughland, £78 Greyside, £76 Saughland
EASY CARE - £83 Greyside
Rams
TEX – £176 Hilltop, £148 Yeldabrek, £146 Greyside, £144 Nether Stenries, £138 Gryfeside, £130 Hilltop, £130 Nether Stenries, £126 Overburns, £126 Braeedge, £124 Greyside
BEL - £132 Kilwhipnach, £132 Haughton, £126 Yeldabrek
BF - £106 Crosswoodhill, £104 Braeedge, £100 Kilwhipnach, £88 Greyside, £84 Braeedge, £82 Grayside, £70 Hillend, £66 Grayside
SUF - £150 Rockhall, £136 Braeedge, £98 Greyside, £70 Yeldabrek
CHAR - £132 Turdees
NCC - £128 Gillahill
CHE - £126 Kilwhipnach, £118 Braeedge, £114 Nether Stenries, £110 Ardoch
BFL - £140 Rockhall, £112 Nether Stenries
LLE - £136 Braeedge
ROUS - £122 Yeldabrek
OTH - £118 Yeldabrek, £60 Gillahill
