Cattle report
171 Cattle comprising of 43 Bullocks and Heifers, 54 Cast Cows and 74 Calves and Stirks.
Lim Heifers sold to 3.0p per kg from Messrs Wainright, Todhall Farm to Hastie Butchers, Markinch or to £1991 from Comrie, Stonebyres Farm Lanark to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Lim Bullocks sold to 284p per kg from Messrs Dickinson Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to £1915 from Lockhart Fauldingcleugh Farm, Lockerbie to Bowland Foods, Preston.
Beef Cows sold to £2230 per head from Messrs Shanks, West Glespin Farm, or 246p per kg from the same home.
Dairy Cows sold to £1405 per head from Messrs Barr, Harelaw Farm, Lanark or to 201p per kg from the same home.
Beef hfrs per head £1991 Stonebyres
£1781 Kinneil Mill
£1737, £1725 Todhall
£1792, £1705 Brockwoodlees
Beef Hfr per kilo
300p, 288p Todhall
298p 290p Brockwoodlees
292p Stonebyres
274p Kinneil Mill
Beef Blk per head
£1915 Fauldingcleugh
£1910 South Arnloss
£1705 Kinneil Mill
£1670 Brockwoodlees
Beef Blk per Kilo
284p Brockwoodlees
280p Balqhurrage
276p Stonebyres
268p Kinneil Mill
268p Calla
260p Fauldingcleugh
Dairy Bullock & Heifer per head
£1485 Millhill
Dairy Bullock and Heifer per kilo
214p, 212p Millhill
214p Quothquan Mill
Young Bulls
£1831 Blackhall
£1665 Kirkland
£1690 East Merkland
238p East Merkland
Beef Cow per kilo
Lim 246p West Glespin
220p Drumalbin
202p West Shawtonhill
202p Hartside
High 161p Newmain
AA 226p Hillhead
222p Bagmoor
214p Wester Whitecastle
192p Penicuik Est
Belted Galloway 184p Beecraig
Sim 205p Bents
Luing 178p Kirkland
Her 215p Yards
BSH 208p Bughtknowe
Blonde 188p Haggs
Beef Cow per head
Lim £2230, £2030 West Glespin
£1750, £1730 Drumalbin
£1695 West Shawtonhill
High £1045 Newmains
AA £2050 Hillhead
£1830 Penicuik Estate
£1800 Huntlyhill
£1750 Wester Whitecastle
£1630 Bagmoors
Belted Galloway £1490 Beecraig
Sim £1550 Bents
Luing £1350 Kirkland
Her £1935 Yards
BSH £1615 Bughtknowes
Blonde £1265 Haggs
Dairy Cow per kilo
201p Harelaw
178p High Daviesdyke
161p Newlands
Dairy Cow per head
£1405 Harelaw
£1335 High Daviesdyke
£1085 Newlands
Calves & Stirks
74 Calves & Stirks met a buoyant trade with a busy ringside of buyers present.
Stirks topped at £485 on two occasions, for a Limousin x bullock and a British Blue heifer, both from Westcroft Farm.
Beef bull calves peaked at £370 for a British Blue from Machrihanish, with heifers selling to a top of £390 for an 8 week old Charolais from Heatheryhall.
A small show of dairy bulls saw a top of £115 for an Ayrshire from Swaites.
Stirks
Beef Bulls
Lim x - £485 Westcroft
Sim - £475 Heatheryhall
BB - £410 Loanfoot
Beef Heifers
AA - £305 Machrihanish
Her - £365 Dykehead
Lim x - £405 Machrihanish, £395 Westcroft
BB - £485 Westcroft, £450 Machrihanish
Calves
Beef Bulls
AA - £335 Grangehall, £310 Newlands, £305 Grangehall, £295 Over Dalserf, £280 Newlands, £275 Over Dalserf, £275 West Tarbrax, £270 Over Dalserf, £265 Newlands, £240 Over Dalserf
Her - £270 Swaites
Lim x - £285 Machrihanish, £265 Craigthorn
Bsh - £265 Shawhead
BB - £370 Machrihanish, £360 Loanfoot, £350 Machrihanish, £340 Loanfoot, £330 Machrihanish, £325 Swaites, £300 Heatheryhall, £295 Craigthorn, £295 Loanfoot
Beef Heifers
AA - £320 Townhead, £275 Grangehall, £245 Newlands, £230 Grangehall, £225, £210 Newlands, £205, £200, £195 Over Dalserf
Lui - £100 Debog
Lim x - £300 Craigthorn
Char x - £390 Heatheryhall
Bsh - £305 Townhead
BB - £315 Dykehead, £305 Machrihanish, £305 Heatheryhall, £300, £280 Machrihanish, £280 Dykehead, £250 Machrihanish, £245 Marshill
Dairy Bulls
Ayr - £115 Swaites
Hol - £85 Over Dalserf, £75 Loanfoot
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 205 Lambs 1557 Hoggs and 1198 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Lambs
A larger show of lambs saw more demand as firms change and also that they don’t have to be overly heavy to come to good money.
All classes keenly bid for.
The sale topped at £155 per head for Texel from Messrs Clark, Blackhill and to 347p/kg for Texel from Messrs Fleming, Balgreen.
Overall Average 308pp/kg (SQQ 311p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £123 Felton, £119, £115 Howford, £114 East Millrig, £114 Whitesykes
Per Kilo
TEX – 323.7p Felton, 321.6p, 302.6p Howford, 292.3p Whitesykes, 292.3p East Millrig
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £146 Hill (Strathaven), £145 Haggs, £144 Strawfrank, £142 Haggs, £140 x2 Strawfrank, £140 Wester Whitecastle, £140 Rowantreehill, £139 Strawfrank, £136 Meikle Carleith
BEL - £145 Oldwalls, £140 Wester Whitecastle, £140, £139 Balgreen Cottage, £139 Mirhouse, £139 Mid Brockloch, £139, £138 x3 Muirhouse
SUF - £138 Mid Brockloch, £127 Newton of Wiston
CHAR - £130 Langside
X - £126 Whitesykes, £122, £119, £109 Hundelshope
HAM - £105 Wester Whitecastle
TXS - £138 Howford
Per Kilo
TEX – 338.1p Hags, 334.8p Strawfrank, 333.3p Wester Whitecastle, 325.6p Rowantreehill, 325.6p x2 Strawfrank, 325p Wester Whitecastle, 324.4p Hill (Strathaven), 323.8p Rowantreehill, 323.8p Meikle Carleith
BEL – 347.5p Green Cottage, 345.2p Oldwalls, 336.6p, 320.9p x2 Muirhouse, 319p, 318.2p Wester Whitecastle, 315.9p x2 Muirhouse, 311.1p Balgreen Cottage
SUF – 313.6p Mid Brockloch, 302.4p Newton of Wiston
CHAR – 288.9p Langside
X – 315p Whitesykes, 283.3p, 272.5p, 271.1p Hundelshope
HAM – 244.2p Wester Whitecastle
TXS – 328.6p Howford
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £155 Blackhill, £154 Bickerton Hall, £150 Howford, £150 Richardton, £150 Strawfrank, £149 Hill (Strathaven), £148 Meikle Carleith, £146 Bickerton Hall, £144 Hill (Strathaven)
SUF - £153 Mid Brockloch, £153 Bickerton Hall, £149 Hill (Strathaven), £144 Langside
X - £144, £127 Hundelshope
Per Kilo
TEX – 323.9p Hill (Strathaven), 321.7p Meikle Carleith, 319.1p Strawfrank, 316.3p Blackhill, 314.3p Bickerton Hall, 312.5p Richardton, 306.4p Hill (Strathaven), 298p Bickerton Hall, 294.1p Howford
SUF – 317p Hill (Strathaven), 312.2p Bickerton Hall, 306p Mid Brockloch, 293.9p Langside
X – 288p, 270.2p Hundelshope
52+kg
Per Head
SUF - £154 Southmains
Per Kilo
SUF – 280p Southmains
Hoggs
Another good show of 1557 hoggs saw trade dear especially for the heavy hoggs. The heavier the dearer with plenty between £155-£179. Small hoggs easier unless well fleshed. More could have been sold to advantage.
The sale topped at £170 per head for Texel from Messrs Laird, Yeldabrek and to 304p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Clark & Sons, Wellheads.
Overall Average 256pp/kg (SQQ 253p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF - £65 Mount Lothian, £65 Whiteside
CHE - £75 Whiteside, £67 Fieldside, £65 Rowantreehill, £60 Mount Lothian
SHE - £60 Whiteside
Per Kilo
BF – 209.7p Mount Lothian, 209.7p Whiteside
CHE – 241.9p Whiteside, 220p Rowantreehill, 209.4p Fieldside
SHE – 200p Whiteside
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £109 Hill (Falkirk), £100 Meadowsyde, £93 Newton of Crathie, £91, £89 Fieldside, £87 Boat, £85 Carlophill, £84 Boat, £81 Harestonhill, £80 Castlebrae
BEL - £107 Woodhouse, £105 High Dyke, £96 Eastfield, £92 Newton of Crathie, £90 Fieldside
BF - £103 Hill (Falkirk), £100 Heatheryhall, £90 x2Whiteside, £89 Wolfcrooks, £88 Weston, £87 School Rd, £83 Mid Auchencarroch, £81 Kypehill, £80 Newton of Crathie
SUF - £85 Newton of Crathie, £80 Netherhill
CHE - £90 Glendouran, £86 Fieldside, £85 Newton of Crathie
X - £104 Heatheryhall, £90 Hill (Falkirk), £89 Wolfcrooks
Per Kilo
TEX – 279.5p Hill (Falkirk), 260p fieldside, 258.3p Newton of Crathie, 256.4p Meadowsyde, 240p Boat, 229.7p Carlophill, 229.4p Newton of Crathie, 228.2p Fieldside, 225p Harestonhill, 223.1p Boat
BEL – 281.6p Woodhouse, 269.2p High Dyke, 266.7p Eastfield, 262.9p Newton of Crathie, 257.1p Fieldside
BF – 264.1p Hill (Falkirk), 263.2p Heatheryhall, 236.8p Whiteside, 234.2p Wolfcrooks, 231.6p Weston, 231.4p Kypehill, 228.6p Fieldside, 226.5p Whiteside, 223.1p School Rd, 216.2p Newton of Crathie
SUF – 242.9p Newton of Crathie, 228.6p Netherhill
CHE – 257.1p Glendouran, 250p Newton of Crathie, 245.7p Fieldside, 206.1p Greyside
X – 266.7p Heatheryhall, 243.2p Hill (Falkirk), 228.2p Wolfcrooks, 209.1p East Millrig
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £127 Yeldabrek, £126 Wellhead, £126 Skirling Craigs, £125 Wellhead, £121.50 Yeldabrek, £119 Silverrig, £118 x2 Townhead of Priestgill, £117 Heatheryhall, £112 Mount Lothian
BEL - £134 Wellhead, £128 Yeldabrek, £121 Easterhouse, £120 Mid Brockloch, £114 Meadowsyde, £113 x2 Mid Brockloch
BF - £121.50 Heatheryhall, £117 Wellhead, £114 Weston, £109 Haswellsykes, £106 Easterhouse, £105 Hill (Falkirk), £104 Cairnie, £97 North Lanrigg, £92 Boat, £90 Glendouran
SUF - £122 Wellhead, £117 Mid Brockloch, £113 High Dyke, £92 Greyside
CHAR - £108 High Dyke
CHE - £124 Heatheryhall, £121 Wellhead, £119, £117.50 Brownhill, £111 Easterhouse, £106 Cairnie, £105 Brownhill, £92 Greyside
X - £125 School Rd, £119 Easterhouse, £107 Silverrig, £106 Hill (Falkirk), £104 Brownhill, £100 Mount Lothian, £100 Hill (Falkirk), £96 Haswellsykes, £92 Fieldside
JAC - £82 Eastfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 295.3p Yeldabrek, 293p, 290.7p Wellhead, 285.4p Heatheryhall, 282.6p Yeldabrek, 280p Skirling Craigs, 268.3p Silverrig, 268.2p Townhead of Priestgill, 264.4p Silverrig, 263.4p West Dykes
BEL – 304.5p Wellhead, 297.7p Yeldabrek, 288.1p Easterhouse, 282.5p, 279.1p, 275.6p Mid Brockloch, 271.4p Meadowsyde
BF – 272.1p Wellhead, 270p Heatheryhall, 265.1p Weston, 258.5p Easterhouse, 253.7p Cairnie, 244.2p Hill (Falkirk), 242.2p Haswellsykes, 231p North Lanrigg, 230p Boat, 225p Glendouran
SUF – 283.7p Wellhead, 275.6p High dyke, 265.9p Mid Brockloch, 214p Greyside
CHAR – 270p High dyke
CHE – 286.6p Brownhill, 281.8p Heatheryhall, 281.4p Wellhead, 270.7p Easterhouse, 270.5p Brownhill, 262.5p Brownhill, 246.5p Cairnie, 230p Geyside
X – 277.8p School Rd, 270.5p Easterhouse, 265p Hill (Falkirk), 260p Brownhill, 254.8p silverrig, 243.9p Hill (Falkirk), 230p Fieldside, 228.6p Haswellsykes, 227.3p Mount Lothian
JAC – 200p Eastfield
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £147 Newton of Crathie, £145 Avoncrook, £144 Silverrig, £144 Fieldside, £143 Wellhead, £140 Carlinside, £139 Heatheryhall, £138 Silverrig, £138 Skirling Craigs, £138 WEllhead
BEL - £150 Newton of Crathie, £136, £134 Wellhead
BF - £131 Heatheryhall, £110 Nunerie, £92 Silverrig
SUF - £142 Wellhead, £137 Yeldabrek, £131 Wellhead, £124 Woodhouse, £118 Greyside, £110 Nunnerie
CHE - £146 Newton of Crathie, £141 Yeldabrek, £137 School Rd, £134 Wellhead, £125 Woodlands
X - £128, £127 Heatheryhall, £126 Silverrig, £125 Cairnie, £123 Mount Lothian, £123 Easterhouse, £103 Mid Auchencarroch, £101 Newton of Crathie
BFL - £116 School Rd
Per Kilo
TEX – 288p Silverrig, 286p Wellhead, 283.7p Heatheryhall, 283p School Rd, 282.7p Newton of Crathie, 282.4p Gryfeside, 281.6p Skirling Craigs, 280p Carlinside, 279.6p Yeldabrek, 279.2p Silverrig
BEL – 294.1p Newton of Crathie, 289.4p, 285.1p Wellhead
BF – 256.9p Heatheryhall, 220p Nunnerie, 184p Silverrig
SUF – 278.7p Wellhead, 274p Yeldabrek, 273.1p Wellhead, 248p Woodhouse, 231.4p Greyside, 220p Nunnerie
CHE – 280.8p Newton of Crathie, 274p School Rd, 271.2p Yeldabrek, 268p Wellhead, 252p Woodlands
X – 272.3p, 270.2p Heatheryhall, 268.1p Silverrig, 256.3p Easterhouse, 251p Mount Lothian, 250p Cairnie, 210.2p Mid Auchencarroch, 202p Newton of Crathie
BFL – 236.7p School Rd
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £170, £169 Yeldabrek, £166 Skirling Craigs, £164, £160 Yeldabrek, £159 Gryfeside, £158 South Arnloss, £157, £154 Yeldabrek, £154 South Arnloss
BEL - £158 Avoncrook, £150 Greyside
BF - £138 Wellhead, £135 Craig Douglas, £135 Auchenlongford, £128 Newton of Crathie, £126 Nunnerie, £70 East Millrig
SUF - £162 Greyside, £158 Avoncrook, £154 Yeldabrek, £152 Birks, £150 Yeldabrek, £149 Wellhead, £134 Mount Lothian, £132 Birks, £130 Easter Sills
CHE - £153 Jeanfield, £147 Heatheryhall, £145 Nettlingflat, £136 Woodlands, £132 Greyside
X - £159 Blackhill, £144 Newton of Crathie, £130 x2 School Rd, £130 Hills of Dalserf, £128 Brownhill, £126 The Meadows, £120, £112 Mount Lothian, £100 Newton of Crathie
Per Kilo
TEX – 283.3p, 275.5p Yeldabrek, 274.1p Heatheryhall, 271.7p, 269.1p Wellhead, 262.3p Greyside, 260p Scotstounbank, 250.8p Harestonhill, 250p, 248.5p Yeldabrek
BEL – 263.3p Avoncrook, 263.2p Greyside
BF – 255.6p Wellhead, 232.7p Newton of Crathie, 204.5p Auchenlongford, 192.9p Craig Douglas
SUF – 270.9p Wellhead, 267.9p Yeldabrek, 253.1p Greyside, 245.3p Easter Sills, 244.4p Yeldabrek, 231p Mount Lothian, 230.3p Birks, 210.7p Avoncrook, 203.1p Birks
CHE – 268.5p Nettlingflat, 249.2p Heatheryhall, 240p Greyside, 238.6p Woodlands, 225p Jeanfield
X – 241.5p Brownhill, 240.7p x2 School Rd, 240p Newton of Crathie, 225p The Meadows, 224p Mount Lothian, 220.8p Blackhill, 206.3p Hills of Dalserf, 200p Mount Lothian
Cast Ewes
The 1198 cast ewes and rams were a larger show on the week and the trade was much sharper in all classes. More could easily have been sold. Tups met dearest trade so far.
Sale topped at £270 for Texel from Messrs Gibson, Cowgrove and to £118 for Blackface from Greyside.
TEX – £270 Cowgrove, £256 Thinacre, £242 Strawfrank, £230 Breckerny Rd, £220 Cowgrove, £204 Greyside, £200 Cowgrove, £200 Greyside, £196 Meikle Carleith, £196 Thinacre
BEL – £198 Greyside, £170, £158 Breckerny Rd, £150 Yeldabrek, £130 West Newton, £120 Cowgrove, £110 Greyside, £108 Cowgrove, £100 Yeldabrek, £80 Greyside
BF – £118 Greyside, £116 Howford, £114 Newton of Crathie, £109 School Green, £106 Craig Douglas, £104 Hillend, £104 Gryfeside, £104 Rockhall, £102 The Marr, £102 Greyside
SUF – £190 Cowgrove, £184 Greyside, £178 Breckerny Rd, £170 Oldwalls, £170 Howford, £170 Heatheryhall, £168 Stables Cottage, £166 Yeldabrek, £164 Strawfrank, £160 Breckerny Rd
CHAR - £160 Yeldabrek, £141 Southmains, £88 Yeldabrek
NCC - £136 Yeldabrek, £127 Breckerny Rd, £123 Greyside, £118 Newton of Crathie, £110 Vinjara, £110 Toftcombs, £98 Inkster, £93 Newton of Crathie
CHE – £115 Breckerny Rd, £108 Crathie Est, £90 Greyside, £90 Rowantreehill, £86 Netherhill, £84 Crathie Est, £78 Vinjara, £78 Satchells, £78 Inkster, £70 Satchells
CONT - £110 Greyside
CHM - £154 Yeldabrek, £134 Meikle Carleith, £130 Greyside, £124 School Rd, £122 Muckraw, £118 Breckerny Rd, £115 Haswellsykes, £102 Crathie Estates
X – £128 Silverrig, £127 Scotstounbank, £127 Howford, £126 Gair, £124 Skirling Craigs, £124 Felton, £123 Howford, £122 Whitegates, £122 Greyside
BFL – £116 Hillend
SHE - £72 Yeldabrek, £60 Carlophill, £48 Scatsta, £40 Rowantreehill
LLE - £134, £120 Carlophill, £98 Eastside
BDM - £130 Greyside, £120 Jeanfield
HW - £96 Scotstounbank
SWA - £100 Whitegates, £99 Hirst Rd£94 Eastersills
OTH - £129 Greyside, £114 Breckerny Rd
WELSH - £66 North Lanrigg
RYE - £78 School Rd, £75 Middletown
Rams
TEX – £228 Greyside, £210 Skirling Craigs, £210 Hillend, £178 Greyside, £176 Redburn, £170 Gryfeside, £170 Yeldabrek, £160 Hillend, £158 Skirling Craigs, £152 Greyside
BEL - £166 Breckerny Rd, £158 Cowgrove, £142, £138 Greyside, £132 Breckerny Rd
BF - £122 Muirhead Hill
SUF - £150 Greyside, £148 Woodlands
CHAR - £148, £100 Breckerny Rd
NCC - £182 Gryfeside, £148 Greyside, £146 Eastside, £144 Woodlands, £144 Kypehill, £118 Inkster
CHE - £130 Wolfcrooks, £120, £104 Inkster
LLE - £170 Carlophill
MB - £156 Breckerny Rd
KHIL - £122 School Rd
HAM - £148 Greyside
DOR - £140 Greyside