Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 27th September
202 Cattle 202
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 202 cattle comprising 32 bullocks and heifers, 2 young bulls, 60 cast cows & bull and 108 calves and stirks.
Heifers sold to 274p per kilo three times from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark and S Collins Butchers, Muirhead or to £1813 from the same home.
Bullocks sold to 256p per kilo from Messrs Gray, Balquharrage Farm, Lennoxtown or to £1513 from Messrs Ferguson, Gillandersland Farm, Linlithgow.
Heifers per head
£1813, £1770 Brockwoodlees
£1616 Todhall
£1562 Mafflat
£1506 Gillandersland
£1480 West Park
Heifers per kilo
274p (Three Times), 270p (Four Times), 268p Brockwoodlees
264p Todhall
258p Balquharrage
Bullocks per head
£1513 Gillandersland
£1459 Balquharrage
Bullocks per kilo
256p Balquharrage
Cast Bulls per head
LIM - £1430 Boghall
SHO - £1250 Hillhead
AA - £1190 Cairnie
Young Bulls per head
£1504 West Glespin
Young Bulls per kilo
228p West Glespin
Dairy Bullock & Heifer per kilo
220p Westtown
Belgium Blue cow sold to a massive £1910 from Messrs Noble, Lochurd Farm, West Linton or to 194p per kilo for the same animal.
Holstein cow sold to £995 from Messrs Smith, Greentowers Farm, Lanark or to 143p per kilo for the same animal.
Beef cows per head
LIM - £1235 Birkhill
£1235 Mafflat
£1090 Greenfield
SAL - £1025 Cloverhill
AA - £1445 Thripwood
£1415 South Carnduff
£1265 Todhall
£1265 Gilmeadowland
£1195 Moatmains
£1135 Newbigging Mill
BB - £1910 Lochurd
BG - £1115 Spango
£915 Maidencots
HER - £895 Maidencots
Beef cows per kilo
LIM – 177p Mafflat
160p Birkhill
146p Cairnie
SAL – 154p Cloverhill
AA – 168p South Carnduff
163p Thripland
162p Todhall
152p Moatmains
145p Gilmeadowland
BB – 194p Lochurd
BG – 150p Spango
130p Maidencots
HER – 139p Maidencots
Dairy cows per head
£995 Greentowers
£845 Moatmains
£835 Harvieston
£815 Newlands
Dairy cows per kilo
143p Greentowers
130p Moatmains
121p Newlands
117p Loanfoot
Calves & Stirks
A tremendous show of 107 calves & stirks were forward to a busy ringside of buyers with trade up on the fortnight.
Stirks peaked at £555 for a Limousin bullock from Mayfield. Beef bull calves topped at £395 for a British Blue from Hillhead, with heifers topping at £405 for a Simmental from Gartclush. Dairy bulls topped at £180 for a British Friesian from Cronan.
Beef Bred Stirks
AA - £385 Dykehead, £375 Machrihanish, £365 (3x) Kilkivan, £305 Kilkivan.
BB - £430 Kilkivan, £395 (4x) Machrihanish.
HE - £450 Kilkivan.
LM - £555 & £405 Mayfield.
Dairy Stirks
HO - £175 (3x) & £170 Kilkivan, £155 Mid St Colmac, £155 Kilkivan & Machrihanish, £150 & £140 Nether Pirn, £135 Mid St Colmac, £125 Nether Pirn, £115 Kilkivan.
Calves
Beef Bulls
AA - £275 Nether Pirn, £270 Newlands, Nether Pirn & Branchalburn, £200 & £195 Over Dalserf, £185 & £175 Newlands.
BB - £395 Hillhead, £370 & £365 Hillhead, £360 & £350 Craigthorn, £345 Gartclush, £330 Newlands, £310 Branchalburn.
BSH - £225 Longlea.
HE - £230 Branchalburn.
SM - £355 & £345 Gartclush, £260 Cronan.
Beef Heifers
AA - £295, £290 & £275 (2x) Dykehead, £270 Over Kypeside, £250 Nether Pirn, £235 Newlands & Dykehead, £205 & £180 Over Dalserf.
BB - £370 (3x) Hillhead, £365 Dykehead, £365 & £360 Hillhead, £360 Longlea, £350 Gartclush, £345 & £330 Hillhead, £330 Kilkivan, £310 (2x) Branchalburn, £290 Gartclush.
BG - £205 Cronan.
LM - £325 Over Kypeside.
SM - £405, £400 & £375 Gartclush, £290, £255 & £225 Cronan.
Dairy Bulls
BF - £180 & £150 (2x) Cronan, £150 Over Kypeside.
HO - £95 Kilkivan, £85 Mid St Colmac, £70 Bransfield & Nether Pirn, £65 Nether Pirn, £60 East Brackenridge.
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2801 Lambs and 2554 Cast Ewes and rams through Lanark.
Lambs
A smaller show of 2801 prime lambs saw trade sharper on the week especially for lambs in the 44-48kg bracket. More could have been sold to advantage.
The sale topped at £139 per head for Beltex from Messrs Bunting, Bridgestone and to 292p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Steele, Cumberhead.
Overall Average 229pp/kg (SQQ 230.5p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £69 Raahead
Per Kilo
TEX – 237.9p Raahead
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £94.50 Parkhouse, £91 Dalefield, £90 Townhead of Priestgill, £90 Ferniehaugh, £87.50 Roadside, £86, £85, £81.50, £79 Ferniehaugh, £78 West Loch Farm Cottage
BEL - £111, £104 Cumberhead, £100 High Crewburn, £96 Raahead, £95 Calton, £95 Cumberhead, £92 Bridgestone, £88 Raahead
Per Kilo
TEX – 248.7p Parkhouse, 243.2p Ferniehaugh, 236.8p Townhead of Priestgill, 233.3p Dalefield, 232.4p Ferniehaugh, 230.3p Bedlormie Mains, 230.3p Roadside, 225.7p, 223.7p Ferniehaugh, 222.9p West Loch Farm Cottage
BEL – 292.1p, 273.7p Cumberhead, 256.4p High Crewburn, 252.6p Raahead, 250p Cumberhead, 244.4p Raahead, 243.6p Calton, 235.9p Bridgestone
KHIL – 208.1p Crawcraigs
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £109 Collielaw, £109 West Millrig, £107.50 Longford, £107 Bonnington Mains, £106.50 Auldtoun, £106 Glendouran, £105 Coldwakening, £105 Northflatt, £105 Cumberhead, £105 West Millrig
BEL - £123 Little Kype, £117 Bridgestone, £114 Yeldabrek, £114 Carstairs Mains, £113.50 x2 Newmill, £113 West Millrig, £110.50 Bonnington Mains, £110 Cronan, £110 High Parks
BF - £90 Mitchellhill, £88.50 Haystoun
SUF - £101 Ardross, £99 Greens Rd, £98 Howford, £97 West Torphin, £95.50 Burnetland, £95 Herbertshaw, £94 West Torphin, £94 Hall of Torbane, £93.50 Lawriesmuir, £91 Cardon
CHAR - £103 Yeldabrek, £99 Altarstone, £95.50 Columbie, £94 Whinbush, £92.50 Altarstone
CHE - £89 Braeedge, £88.50 Nether Abington
SM - £98 Burnhouse, £94.50 Burnetland, £93 Muldron, £92 Northflatt, £91.50 Haystoun
X - £99 Lawriesmuir, £94, £93 Auchencorth
ROUS - £101 Coldwakening, £97 Whinbush
BDM - £103, £100 Haspielaw
BTEX - £97 Nether Brotherston
BERR - £99 Haspielaw
Per Kilo
TEX – 248.8p Dalefield, 247.7p West Millrig, 247.5p Newton of Inshewan, 246.3p Sannox, 245p Ardross, 245p Northflatt, 242.9p Yeldabrek, 242.2p Collielaw, 242p Auldtoun, 241.9p Silvermuir
BEL – 286p Little Kype, 285.4p Bridgestone, 270.2p, 264p Newmill, 262.8p West Millrig, 261.9p Glaisnock, 261.9p Cronan, 259.1p Yeldabrek, 258.5p Calton, 257.5p High Parks
BF – 221.3p Haystoun, 204.5p Mitchellhill
SUF – 236.6p West Torphin, 234.9p Ardross, 227.4p Burnetland, 223.8p Hall of Torbane, 223.8p West Torphin, 222.7p Howford, 222p West Torphin, 220p Greens Rd, 218.3p Chapelhill, 217.4p Lawriesmuir
CHAR – 238.8p Columbie, 234.1p Yeldabrek, 225p Altarstone, 223.8p Whinbush, 220.2p Altarstone
CHE – 215.9p Nether Abington, 211.9p Braeedge
SM – 217.8p Burnhouse, 216.3p Muldron, 214.8p Burnetland, 214p Northflatt, 212.8p Haystoun
X – 226.8p, 223.8p Auchencorth, 220p Lawriesmuir
ROUS – 229.5p Coldwakening, 225.6p Whinbush
BDM – 239.5p, 238.1p Haspielaw
BTEX – 215.6p Nether Brotherston
BERR – 225p Haspielaw
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £129, £128 x2 Craighead, £126 Threestanes, £125 Craighead, £124 Broomfield Lodge, £124 Craighead, £123 Yeldabrek, £122.50 Muirsland, £122 Yeldabrek
BEL - £127 Burnetland, £122.50 High Crewburn, £122.50 Bridgestone, £122 Yeldabrek, £117 Bankhead, £113 Ingraston, £113 Yeldabrek, £112 Ingraston, £110 Glendouran, £110 High Parks
BF - £89 Hareburn View
SUF - £115.50 Southmains, £115 Yeldabrek, £114 Netherhill, £114 Nether Hillhouse, £113 Toxside, £113 Yeldabrek, £113 Craigallan Cottage, £112 Collielaw, £109 Burnhouse, £108 Auldtoun
CHAR - £115.50, £114 Southmains
CHE - £118 Threestanes, £113 Yeldabrek
CHM - £110 Yeldabrek
SM - £98.50 Lawriesmuir, £98 Whinbush, £97.50 Ingraston, £97.50 Nether Abington, £96.50 West Shawtonhill
X - £110 Mitchellhill
LLE - £92 Burghmuir
MB - £110 High Parks
Per Kilo
TEX – 258p, 251p, 250p Craighead, 248.9p Collielaw, 248p Broomfield Lodge, 247.9p Collielaw, 246.2p Craighead, 245.8p, 244.9p x2 Collielaw
BEL – 254.3p Bankhead, 249p Burnetland, 245p Bridgestone, 245p High Crewburn, 244p, 240.4p Yeldabrek, 235.9p Carstairs Mains, 235.4p Ingraston, 234p Glendouran, 234p Bonnington Mains
BF – 193.5p Hareburn View
SUF – 230.6p, 230p, 229.3p Yeldabrek, 228p Netherhill, 227.1p Burnhouse, 226.5p Southmains, 226p Toxside, 226p Craigallan Cottage, 225p Yeldabrek, 225p Auldtoun
CHAR – 232.7p, 231p Southmains
CHE – 236p Threestanes, 230.6p Yeldabrek
CHM – 224.5p Yeldabrek
SM – 214.1p Lawriesmuir, 212p Ingraston, 209.8p West Shawtonhill, 208.5p Whinbush, 207.4p Nether Abington
X – 215.7p Mitchellhill
LLE – 200p Burghmuir
MB – 234p High Parks
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £126 Muirhead, £124 Southmains, £122.50 Muirsland, £122.50 Yeldabrek, £122 Mitchellhill, £116 Netherton
BEL - £139 Bridgestone, £125 Yeldabrek
SUF - £125 Nunnerie, £123 Galalaw, £122 Southmains, £120 Netherton, £114 Mossplatt
CHAR - £129 Southmains
Per Kilo
TEX – 234p Southmains, 233.3p Muirhead, 231.1p Muirsland, 230.2p Mitchellhill, 222.7p Yeldabrek, 214.8p Netherton
BEL – 224.2p Bridgestone, 223.2p Yeldabrek
SUF – 225.9p Southmains, 219.6p Galalaw, 215.5p Nunnerie, 215.1p Mossplatt, 206.9p Netherton
CHAR – 222.4p Southmains
Cast Ewes
A larger show of 2554 cast ewes and rams saw a lot more hill ewes and plainers ewes forward. The best quality and big ewes remain dear even in the Blackface although some of the plainer end cheaper.
Sale topped at £186 for Texel from Baillie & Co, Sebay, Orkney and to £85 for Blackface from Messrs Kennedy, Mitchellhill.
TEX – £186 Sebay, £186 The Meadows, £184, £182 Rusha, £182 Collielaw, £1723 Greenbank, £166 The Meadows, £158 Rockhall, £156 Silvermuir, £156 Sandilands
BEL – £130 Greenbank, £128 Greyside, £100 Kerfield, £90, £80 Greyside, £76 Raahead, £64 Kerfield, £60 Hearthstanes
BF – £85 Mitchellhill, £81 Normangill, £78 Drumbuie, £77 Gillahill, £75 Perryflatts, £75 O’Cathain, £73 North Sanquhar Moors, £73 Upper Wellwood, £70 Woolfords, £69 Lochlyoch
SUF – £134 Little Kype, £132 Southmains, £130 Greyside, £130 Sebay, £129 Hilltop, £123 Bickerton Hall, £122 Greyside, £120 Roadside, £120 Hilltop, £111 Kepscaith
CHAR - £125 southmains, £76 Normangill
NCC - £114, £108 Sebay, £95 Calla, £90 Roadside (North Roe), £80 Greyside, £77 Stagehall, £72 Hearthstanes
CHE – £96 Netherfauld House, £82 West Shawtonhill, £82 Braeedge, £78 Sebay, £70 Yeldabrek, £68 Cranston Drive, £61 Stagehall
CONT - £80 Chapelhill
CHM - £128 Howburn, £110, £105 Nettlingflat, £100 Greyside, £82 Parkhouse, £82 Muldron
X – £102 Southmains, £100 Howburn, £100 Over Glaisnock, £99 Ingraston, £98 Sebay, £98 Netherton, £97 Mossplatt, £95 Under Shieldhill, £94 Kepscaith, £93 Bickerton Hall
SHE - £55, £35 Gillahill, £35 Meadowbank Rd
ZWA - £90, £86 Burnhouse
BL - £96 the Meadows
HEB - £55 Gillahill
ROM - £92 Braeedge, £70, £53 Greyside
HW - £64 Warwickdale, £58 Greenbank, £56 North Moorhouse, £50 Warwickdale
SWA - £51 North Moorhouse
KHIL - £40 Greyside
EASY CARE - £68 Greyside, £60 Yeldabrek, £60 Stagehall, £55, £50 Greyside
Rams
TEX – £140 Braeedge, £138 Greenbank, £130 Normangill, £130 Under Shieldhill, £130 Hillhead, £118 Kerfield, £101 O’Cathain, £98 Yeldabrek, £76 Scalpsie, £70 Yeldabrek
BF - £90 Haystoun, £80 Toxside, £68 Dyke, £64 North Sanquhar Moors, £60 dyke, £58 Gillahill, £58 Springfield
SUF - £124 Findlins
NCC - £136 Jeanfield, £130 Braeedge, £118 Yeldabrek
SHE - £50 Greenbank
LLE - £88 Gillahill
Shetland & Orkney Report
Consigned from Shetland & Orkney were 543 that met a good selling trade and topped the days ewe trade at £186 from Baillie & Co, Sebay, Orkney.
Lambs topped at £125 for Beltex from Messrs I Laird, Yeldabrek and to 244p/kg for Beltex from Messrs I Laird, Yeldabrek.
Principal Prices:
Shetland Lambs
TEX –£123, £122, £122.50, £117, £116, £114, £113, £113.50 Yeldabrek
BEL - £125, £122 Yeldabrek
CHE - £113 Yeldabrek
SUF - £115, £113, £105.50, £103.50 Yeldabrek
CHA - £103 Yeldabrek
CHM - £110 Yeldabrek
Shetland Ewes
TEX - £148, £134, £130, £126, £110 Yeldabrek, £67 Meadowbank Rd
SUF - £120, £100 Roadside (North Roe)
NCC - £90 Roadside (North Roe)
CHE - £70, £57 Yeldbarek, £61 Reawick, £60, £38 Roadside (North Roe), £38 Meadowbank Rd
X - £76 Yeldabrek
SHE - £35 Meadowbank Rd
Shetland Rams
TEX - £98, £70 Yeldabrek
NCC - £118 Yeldabrek
Orkney Lambs
TEX – £99 x2, £88, £87.50 Roadside
Orkney Ewes
X - £186, £130, £100, £98 Sebay
SUF - £130 Sebay
NCC - £114, £108 Sebay
CHE - £78 Sebay
