Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 17th January
276 Cattle 276
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 276 cattle comprising 42 bullocks & heifers, 2 young bulls, 99 cast cows & bulls and 133 stirks & calves.
Heifers sold to 286p per kilo from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins Butcher, Muirhead or to £1759 from the same home.
Bullocks sold to 270p per kilo from Messrs Gray, Balquharrage Farm, Lennoxtown to W Stark, Twecher or to £1828 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Heifers per head
£1759, £1686 Brockwoodlees
£1382 Faskine
Heifers per kilo
286p, 282p, 280p Brockwoodlees
258p Moorfield
256p Faskine
Bullocks per head
£1828 Brockwoodlees
£1704 Faskine
£1610 Collielaw
£1587 Howburn
Bullocks per kilo
270p, 262p Balquharrage
264p Collielaw
262p Brockwoodlees
260p Faskine
256p Howburn
256p Faskine
Cast Bulls per kilo
142p Langside
Young Bulls per kilo
242p Collielaw
Dairy Bullock & Heifer per head
£1314 Millhill
£1276 West Backs
Dairy Bullock & Heifer per kilo
214p Westtown
212p West Backs
184p Broadfield
180p Millhill
Beef cows per head
CHAR - £1370 Darnhall
BB - £1275 Hillridge
£1275 Newton of Wiston
BSH - £1035 Carco
£1035 Oldhill
LIM - £1505 Greenshields
£1415 Bushelhead
£1335 Fullwood
AA - £1555 Hill of Kilncadzow
£1395 Huntlyhill
£1385 Headsmuir
£1265 Traquair Knowe
£1155 Woodlands
HER - £1010 Spindleside
Beef cows per kilo
CHAR – 170p Darnhall
SAL – 155p Darnhall
BSH – 185p Hillridge
LIM – 181p Kepscaith
179p Greenshields
167p Fullwood
AA – 149p Woodlands
148p Traquair Knowe
Dairy cows per head
£1135 Greentowers
£1035 Newlands
£1035 Moatmains
£995 Over Dalserf
£955 Broadfield
£865 Drumglass
£825 Hawksland
Dairy cows per kilo
153p Greentowers
128p Kilnbank
128p Newlands
126p Over Dalserf
120p East Mains of Ballencreiff
120p, 118p Swaites
Calves & Stirks
133 calves & stirks met a buoyant trade at the second sale of 2022. Stirks peaked at £475 for a Limousin bull from The Roan. Beef bull calves peaked at £390 for an 8 week old British Blue from Gartclush, with heifer calves selling to a top of £400 for a 7 week old British Blue from Hillhead. The 41 dairy bull calves sold to a top of £145 on two occasions for Holsteins from Kilkivan.
Stirks
AA - £435 Roan.
BB - £455 & £400 Machrihanish, £375 Roan.
HE - £360 Dykehead.
LM - £475, £435 & £350 Roan.
SM - £375 Roan.
Beef Bull Calves
AA – £360 Dykehead, £310 Muirhouse, £305 Machrihanish, £250 Over Dalserf, £240 (2x) West Drumlemble, £230 Meadowbank, £220 Over Dalserf.
BB – £390 Gartclush, £355 & £340 Hillhead, £335 Gartclush, £330 Hillhead (2x) & Eastfield, £320 Gartclush, £305 West Drumlemble, £300 & £295 Hillhead, £295 Kilkivan.
HE – £360 Dykehead, £240 & £220 Auchmeddan.
LM – £275 & £270 Hayston.
SM - £320 Gartclush, £285 Over Kypeside.
Beef Heifer Calves
AA – £370, £345 & £335 Dykehead, £295 Kilkivan, £275 Machrihanish, £245 Kilkivan & West Drumlemble, £235 West Drumlemble, £230 & £210 Machrihanish, £180 Over Dalserf, £170 Hillhead & Grangehall.
BB – £400 Hillhead, £375 Dykehead, £370 Gartclush, £350 Swaites, £340 Machrihanish, £325 West Drumlemble, £320 Gartclush, £310 Kilkivan, £305 Swaites, £300 Machrihanish & Hillhead, £280 Hillhead, £220 Marshill.
HE – £230 Swaites, £205 & £200 Auchmeddan.
SM - £345 Dykehead, £320 & £290 Gartclush, £250 Over Kypeside.
Dairy Bull Calves
AY – £40 Machrihanish.
BF – £120 Over Kypeside & Marshill, £110 Machrihanish.
HO – £145 (2x) & £135 (2x) Kilkivan, £130 Gartclush, £125 (2x), £115, £110 (2x), £105 & £100 (2x) Goslington, £95 Swaites & Dykehead.
MO – £115 Marshill.
NR - £105 (4x), £85, £65 & £60 Woodhead.
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3408 Hoggs and 2136 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Hoggs
Another good show of 3408 prime hoggs were forward with over 1000 Blackface included. Also more smaller hoggs on offer. The trade was less in all classes as per the national trend, handy weight export lambs easiest to sell.
The sale topped at £144 per head for Suffolks from Downie Farming and to 335p/kg for Beltex from Downie Farming.
Overall Average 250pp/kg (SQQ 250p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £75 ladyurd, £65 Eastfield of Coulter
BF - £75.50 Shawhead, £74 Eastfield of Coulter, £70 Marshill, £69 x2, £68.50 Shawhead, £68 Ladyurd, £59 Marshill
X - £69 Altarstone, £67 Ladyurd, £58 Mid Stonebyers
Per Kilo
TEX – 234.4p Ladyurd, 209.7p Eastfield of Coulter
BF – 235.9p, 235.3p shawhead, 231.3p Eastfield of Coulter, 228.3p Shawhead, 225.8p Marshill, 222.6p Shawhead, 219.4p Ladyurd, 210.7p Marshill, 148.1p Hartfield
X – 237.9p Altarstone, 223.3p Ladyurd, 207.1p Mid Stonebyres, 186.2p Marshill
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £110 West Glespin, £109 Westmains, £107.50 Yeldabrek, £107 Cronan, £106.50 Yeldabrek, £106 Newton of Crathie, £105 Cleughhead, £103 Home Farm, £100 Plean Farm Cottage, £99.50 Yeldabrek
BEL - £114 Wintermuir, £112 High Dyke, £108, £104 Ashcraig, £99 High Dyke
BF - £93 Walston Mill, £92.50 Greenfield, £91 Gosland, £90 Muirhead Hill, £90 North Slipperfield, £88 Netherhill, £88 Shawhead, £87 Mitchellslacks, £86.50 Marshill, £85 Hillend
SUF - £97 Newton of Crathie
CHAR - £98 Home Farm
CHE - £101 Southholm, £100 Greenhillhead, £91 Southholm, £84 Altarstone
CHM - £98 Boghouse
X - £92 Auchencorth, £91 Greenfield, £89 Dykehole, £85 Crawcraigs, £84 The Cottage, £84 Shawhead, £83 The Cottage, £80 Greyside, £73 Ladyurd, £66 Hillfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 289.5p West Glespin, 283.3p Cleughhead, 279.5p Westmains, 275.6p Yeldabrek, 274.4p Cronan, 273.1p Yeldabrek, 271.8p Newton of Crathie, 271.1p Home Farm, 261.8p Yeldabrek, 259.5p Crawcraigs
BEL – 300p Wintermuir, 287.2p High Dyke, 284.2p Ashcraig, 275p High Dyke, 273.7p Ashcraig
BF – 244.4p Netherhill, 243.4p Greenfield, 240.3p Marshill, 239.7p Shawhead, 239.5p Gosland, 238.5p Walston Mill, 237.8p Shawhead, 236.8p Muirhead Hill, 236.8p North Slipperfield, 236.8p Marshill
SUF – 248.7p Newton of Crathie
CHAR – 264.9p Home Farm
CHE – 267.6p Southholm, 263.2p Greenhillhead, 259p Southholm, 247.1p Altarstone
CHM – 251.3p Boghouse
X – 244.1p The Cottage, 242.1p Auchencorth, 239.5p Greenfield, 236.1p Crawcraigs, 235.3p Greyside, 228.2p Dykehole, 227p Shawhead, 221.2p Ladyurd, 221.1p The Cottage, 178.4p Hillfield
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £124.50 Collielaw, £120.50 Northflatt, £120 Newton of Crathie, £119 Auchenbart, £119 Blackburn Mains, £118 West Lethans, £118 Southholm, £116.50 Yeldabrek, £116 Newmill, £115 Yeldabrek
BEL - £136 West Lethans, £135 Southholm, £134 Newton of Crathie, £130 West Glespin, £126 Newmill, £124 x2 Southholm, £123 Carwood, £122 Auchenbart, £120 Cronan
BF - £113, £109.50 Whelphill, £109 Hartside, £108 Boylston, £106.50 Whelphill, £106 Netherhill, £105 Hartside, £100 West Lethans, £100 Boat, £98 Toxside
SUF - £113 Carwood, £112 Mid Brockloch, £111 Toxside, £109 Newton of Crathie, £108 Thethwaite, £108 Howford, £108 Blackburn Mains, £105 Craigview Place, £105 Dykehole, £105 Thethwaite
NCC - £108 Greentowers
CHE - £112 Glendouran, £104 Walston Mill, £100 Auchenbart
CHM - £109 Mid Brockloch, £104 Cronan
X - £113 Mid Brockloch, £109 Hartside, £109 Laigh Cleughearn, £106 Toxside, £105 Shawhead, £97 Hillridge, £97 Howford, £97 Hartfield, £96 Hillridge, £95 The Home (Glenbuck)
BFL - £75 Leadburnlea
LLE - £105 West Lethans
KHIL - £101 The Home (Glenbuck)
Per Kilo
TEX – 287.5p Westmains, 286.9p Northflatt, 286.3p Thethwaite, 282.9p Newmill, 282.5p Boghouse, 281p West Lethans, 279.1p Newton of Crathie, 278.8p Yeldabrek, 278p Boghouse, 277.5p Craigview Place
BEL – 335p Newton of Crathie, 329.3p Southholm, 323.8p West Lethans, 300p Cronan, 300p Newmill, 295.5p West Glespin, 291.3p Thethwaite, 288.4p Southholm, 286p Carwood, 285.7p Cronan
BF – 251.2p Boylston, 251.1p, 248.9p Whelphill, 247.7p Hartside, 246.5p, 240p Netherhill, 240p Gosland, 239p Toxside, 238.6p Hartside, 238.1p Boat
SUF – 263.4p Thethwaite, 262.8p Carwood, 261.3p Whinbush, 257.1p Howford, 257.1p Blackburn Mains, 256.1p Craigview Place, 256.1p Thethwaite, 253.5p Newton of Crathie, 250p Dykehole, 248.9p Mid Brockloch
NCC – 251.2p Greentowers
CHE – 266.7p Glendouran, 260p Walston Mill, 238.1p Auchenbart
CHM – 265.9p Mid Brockloch, 247.6p Cronan
X – 269p Mid Brockloch, 265.9p Laigh Cleughearn, 247.7p Hartside, 242.5p Howford, 238.6p Shawhead, 236.6p Hartfield, 235.6p Toxside, 235.3p, 235p Shawhead, 234.1p Hillridge
BFL – 166.7p Leadburnlea
LLE – 250p West Lethans
KHIL – 240.5p The Home (Glenbuck)
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £138 Lee Meadow, £135 Whinbush, £133 Lee Meadow, £132, £130 Collielaw, £129 Yeldabrek, £127 West Glespin, £125 Craigthornhill, £124.50 South Quarter, £121 Auchenbart
BEL - £134 x2 West Glespin, £133, £126 Carstairs Mains, £126 Collielaw, £120 Southholm, £115 Longford
BF - £110 Mitchellslacks, £108 x2 Glenmanna, £90 Waterhead
SUF - £128 Lee Meadow, £124 Thankerton Camp, £124, £121, £119 Carwood, £118 Woodlands, £118 Howford, £116 Newton of Crathie, £115 Birks, £113 Hillfield
NCC - £109 Woodlands
CHM - £108 Auchenbart
X - £120 Thankerton Camp, £110 Silverrig
BTEX - £130 Boylston
ZWA - £100 Thethwaite
Per Kilo
TEX – 283p Lee Meadow, 275p, 270.8p Collielaw, 270.6p Lee Meadow, 263p Auchenbart, 260.9p Newton of Crathie, 259.6p Whinbush, 258.7p Glendouran, 254.3p Boylston, 254.3p Toxside
BEL – 289.1p Carstairs Mains, 273.9p Collielaw, 273.5p West Glespin, 268.1p Carstairs mains, 260.9p Southholm, 250p Longford, 235.3p West Glespin
BF – 234.8p Glenmanna, 215.7p Mitchellslacks, 202.7p Glenmanna, 187.5p Waterhead
SUF – 261.2p Lee Meadow, 258.3p Carwood, 244.7p Birks, 242.9p, 242p Carwood, 241.7p Newton of Crathie, 240.8p Woodlands, 238.5p Thankerton Camp, 236p Howford, 235.4p Hillfield
NCC – 237p Woodlands
CHM – 229.8p Auchenbart
X – 235.3p Thankerton Camp, 234p Silverrig
BTEX – 260p Boylston
ZWA – 212.8p Thethwaite
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £143 Lee Meadow, £140 x2 Collielaw, £140 Whinbush, £132 Hillend, £132 Lower Daviesdykes, £129 Yeldabrek, £127 Lower Daviesdykes, £127 East Brackenridge, £124 Newmill
BF - £124 Wester Crosswoodhill, £117 Mitchellslacks, £110 Waterhead, £80 Mitchellslacks
SUF - £144 Newton of Crathie, £130 Birks, £130 Carwood, £128 Hillfield, £126 Hartfield, £122 Hillfield
NCC - £94 Hillfield
X - £143 Lee Meadow, £110 Hillfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 259.3p Collielaw, 250.9p Lee Meadow, 250p Collielaw, 249.1p Lower Daviesdykes, 249.1p Hillend, 239.6p Lower Daviesdykes, 238.9p Yeldabrek, 233.3p Whinbush, 230.9p East Brackenridge, 228.3p Hamildean
BF – 221.4p Wester Crosswoodhill, 201.7p Mitchellslacks, 189.7p Waterhead
SUF – 240.7p Carwood, 233.3p Hartfield, 221.8p, 220.7p Hillfield, 214.9p Newton of Crathie, 206.3p Birks
NCC – 177.4p Hillfield
X – 230.6p Lee Meadow, 207.5p Hillfield
Cast Ewes
A larger show of 2136 cast ewes and rams were forward (including 266 tups). Trade remained strong especially for Blackface ewes, plain ewes and rams. Heavier ewes slightly easier but still realising good money.
Trade topped £238 for Texels from Messrs Toy, Westwoodlane and to £103 for Blackface from Greyside.
TEX – £238 Westwoodlane, £228 Auchenbart, £218 Collielaw, £204 Lee Meadow, £198 South Flanders, £198 Chesterhall Parks, £198 Collielaw, £196 Uppermill, £194 Laigh Cleughearn, £194 Hartside
BEL – £180 Oldwalls, £180 Richardton, £170, £148 Netherholm, £140 Richardton, £128 Dovecot, £128 Netherholm, £90 Hillridge
BF £103 Greyside, £98 Hallhill, £96 Whinbush, £95 Ingraston, £94 Hartside, £90 Lochaber Rd, £90 Burnton, £88 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – £160 Langside, £156 Nettlingflat, £143, £142 Carwood, £136 Laigh Cleughearn, £132 Greyside, £128 Oldwalls, £128 Muirhouse, £128 Bents, £128 Greyside
CHAR - £150 Langside, £130 Laigh Cleughearn, £79 Yeldabrek
NCC - £130 Nettlingflat, £123 High Parks, £119 Nettlingflat, £113 East Cauldcoats, £110 x2 Westmains, £110, £101 Nether Stenries, £100 Spittal, £100 Stagehall
CHE – £111 Backakelday, £103 Hillfield, £98 Stoneyhill, £86 East Cauldcoats, £84 Chesterhall Parks, £84 Newton of Inshewan, £80 Walston Mill, £80 Hillfield, £80 Glendouran, £78 Hillfield
CONT - £106 Nether Stenries
CHM - £140 Richardton, £133 Nettlingflat, £120 Westmains, £118 Howburn, £110 Hillridge, £98 Nettlingflat, £86 Hillfield, £70 High Parks
X – £121 South Flanders, £115 Whitesykes, £115 Richardton, £114 Braeedge, £114 High Parks, £114 Howburn, £113 Crawcraigs, £112 Cloverhill, £112 Carwood, £110 Chesterhall Parks
BFL – £134 Auchenbart, £130 Burnton, £127 The Home (Glenbuck), £114 Craigview Place, £112 £80 The Home (Glenbuck)
SHE - £60 Hills of Dalserf, £60 Higher Daviesdykes
LLE - £108, £99 Nether Stenries, £98 Lochaber Rd, £92, £82 Townhead of Priestgill
BTEX - £156 Ingraston, £104 High Parks
ZWA - £50 Glendarroch
BL - £122 Higher Daviesdykes
ROM - £109 Nether Stenries
SWA - £77, £58 Easterhouse, £52 Hillfield
KHIL - £70 The Home (Glenbuck)
BAD - £78 Walesley, £48 Feoch
RYE - £98 Dovecot
WELSH - £58 Stoneyhill
EASY CARE - £74, £70 Stagehall
Rams
TEX – £159 Greyside, £142 School Green, £140 x2 Collielaw, £140 Scotstounbank, £126 Kailzie Mains, £122 Cloich, £120 Bents, £120 Yeldabrek, £120 Hillridge
BEL - £140 Little Galla, £130 Muirhouse, £128 Whitesykes, £120 East Brackenridge, £120 Braeedge, £110, £109 Yeldabrek, £80 Crathie Est
BF - £144 Midlock, £136 Wester Crosswoodhill, £128 Rockhall, £110 x2 Craig Douglas, £108 Midlock, £108 Glenmanna, £102 Rockhall, £102, £97 Glenmanna
SUF - £154, £135 Greyside, £120 Yeldabrek, £88, £66 Roadside
NCC - £140 Jeanfield, £116 Yeldabrek, £86 Roadside
CHE - £118 Holylee House
BFL - £140 Rockhall, £110 Cloich, £110 Greyside, £80 Kailzie Mains, £70 East Kinleith
SHE - £50 Roadside
LLE – £112 Roadside
SWA - £80 Cloich
OTH - £150 Hillridge
EASYCARE - £98 Stagehall
RYE - £110 Braeedge