Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 2nd August
190 Cattle 190
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 190 cattle comprising 35 bullocks and heifers, 2 young bulls, 66 cast cows & bulls and 87 stirks and calves.
Heifers sold to 270p per kilo from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to £1663 from the same home.
Bullocks sold to 246p per kilo from Messrs Gray, Balquharrage Farm, Lennoxtown to J Stark, Alton Farm, Milton of Campsie or to £1643 from Messrs Taylor, South Arnloss Farm, Slamannan.
Heifers per head
£1663, £1638, £1636 Brockwoodlees
£1534 Balquharrage
£1433 South Arnloss
Heifers per kilo
270p, 266p, 264p, 262p Brockwoodlees
260p Balquharrage
242p Hillend
Bullocks per head
£1643 South Arnloss
£1560 Muirburn
£1527 Over Quarter
£1411 Muirmains
Bullocks per kilo
246p Balquharrage
240p Muirburn
Cast Bulls per head
£1530 Dreva
£1370 Low Drumclog
Young Bulls per head
£1732 Newsteadings
Young Bulls per kilo
226p Newsteadings
Dairy Bullock & Heifer per head
£1026 Westtown
Dairy Bullock & Heifer per kilo
204p Auchmeddan
200p Millhill
190p Westtown
Charolais cow sold to £1865 or to 201p per kilo from Messrs Clark, Blackhill Farm, Crossford.
Limousin cow sold to £1715 or 198p per kilo from Messrs Nimmo, Bogside Farm, Newmains.
Holstein cow sold to £1255 or 150p per kilof from Messrs Smith, Greentowers Farm, Lanark.
All classes of cows in demand.
Beef cows per head
CHAR - £1865 Blackhill
LIM - £1715 Bogside
LIM - £1475 Overton
LIM - £1385 Bickerton Hal
LIM - £1335 Birkhill
SIM - £1685, £1585 Gillandersland
SIM - £1285 Crosswoodhill
SALR - £1375 Blackhill
SALR - £1215 Scotstounbank
AA - £1325 Scotstounbank
AA - £1285 Easter Happrew
AA - £1265 Hills of Dalserf
AA - £1225 Newton of Wiston
AA - £1170 Cloverhill
AA - £1170 Cloverhill
HER - £1235, £1225 Low Merryton
Beef cows per kilo
CHAR - 201p Blackhill
LIM - 198p Bogside
LIM - 195p Bickertonhall
LIM - 189p Overton
LIM - 174p Birkhill
LIM - 162p Wester Whitecastle
SIM - 185p Gillandersland
SIM - 186p Crosswoodhill
SALR - 178p Scotstounbank
SALR - 174p Blackhill
AA - 177p Newton of Wiston
AA - 169p Scotstounbank
AA - 167p Easter Happrew
AA - 167p Hills of Dalserf
HER - 156p Hills of Dalserf
HER - 163p Low Merryton
Dairy cows per head
£1255, £1225 Greentowers
£1095 Over Dalserf
£1075 Swaites
£955 Quothquan Mill
£845 East Brackenridge
£835 West Brackenridge
Dairy cows per kilo
150p, 149p Greentowers
146p Quothquan Mill
145p Over Dalserf
144p Swaites
141p Newlands
130p East Brackenridge
124p Ainville
CALVES & STIRKS
Another good show of 87 calves & stirks were forward to a busy ring of buyers.
Stirks topped at £545 for an Aberdeen Angus bull from Branchalburn.
Beef bull calves peaked at £400 for a Simmental from Gartclush, with heifers reaching £395 on two occasions for British Blues from the same home.
Dairy bull stirks topped at £240 from Branchalburn for a pair of Holsteins, with calves reaching a top of £140 (x3) for Holsteins from Hawksland, Swaites & Hillend.
Stirks
Beef Bull
AA £545
BB £485 x2 Branchalburn
Beef Heifer
LIM x £405 x2, £375, £300 Mayfield
AA £395 Branchalburn
Dairy Bull
HOL £240 x2, £205, £195 Branchalburn
Calves
Beef Bulls
AA £320 Hillhead, £315, £310 Over Dalserf
HER £210 Swaites
LIM x £370 Over Kypeside
CHAR x £385 Gateslack
SIM £400 Gartclush, £360 Branchalburn
BB £375 Hillhead, £375, £370 Gartclush, £365 Hillhead, £365 Gartclush, £360 Grangehall, £360 Hillhead, £360 Swaites, £360 Grangehall, £350 Swaites, £345 Branchalburn, £340 Swaites, £305 West Newton
Beef Heifers
SIM £370 Heatheryhall, £345 Gartclush
BB £395 x2, £380 Gartclush, £380 x2 Hillhead, £365 Branchalburn, £365 Over Kypeside, £365, £360 Swaites, £345 Swaites, £320, £310 x3 West Newton, £305 Branchalburn
AA £365 Over Kypeside, £360 Branchalburn, £325 Hillhead, £320 Over Dalserf
LIM x £345 Eastfield
BSH £260 Heatheryhall
Dairy Bulls
HOL £140 x2 Hawksland, £140 Swaites, £140, £105 Hillend, £100 Meadowbank, £100, £90 x4 Hillend
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2562 Lambs and 2519 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Lambs
Another good show of 2562 prime lambs were forward but trade was a good bit less on the week in line with the national trend. Best quality lambs still dear and heavy lambs coming to most pounds per head.
The sale topped at £129 per head for Texels from Messrs Cullen, Craighead and to 258p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Goodfellow, Townfoot.
Overall Average 217pp/kg (SQQ 218p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £72.50, £71 Auchinellan
CHM - £50 Parkhouse
X - £70 Auchinellan
HAM - £63 Lindsaylands
Per Kilo
TEX – 244.8p, 241.7p Auchinellan
CHM – 166.7p Parkhouse
X – 233.3p Auchinellan
HAM – 196.9p Lindsaylands
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £92 Easter Clevage, £89 Knowehead, £88 Chapelhill, £86.50 Kilnhills, £86 Westmains, £86 Haswellsykes, £86 Plan, £85 Ferniehaugh, £85 Muirhouses, £84 Bents
BEL - £93.50, £90 Jeanfield, £89 High Dyke, £83 Smiddyhill
BF - £78 Plan, £75 Hartfield
SUF - £84 Westmains, £81 Bents, £75 Auchinellan, £74 Eastfield of Wiston
CHE - £78 Smiddyhill
CHM - £70 Parkhouse
SM - £80 Nunnerie, £80 Knowehead, £74 Muldron, £74 Plan, £70 Smiddyhill
X - £80 Muirhouses
BTEX - £100 Windy Gowl
MB - £92.50 Columbie
Per Kilo
TEX – 242.1p Easter Clevage, 235.3p Plan, 233.8p Kilnhills, 231.6p Chapelhill, 229.4p Edinbarnet, 228.2p Knowehead, 226.3p Plan, 223.7p Muirhouses, 220.5p Haswellsykes, 220.5p Westmains
BEL – 239.7p Jeanfield, 237.1p Smiddyhill, 230.8p Jeanfield, 228.2p High Dyke
BF – 200p Plan, 192.3p Hartfield
SUF – 227.3p Auchinellan, 221.1p Westmains, 217.6p Eastfield of Wiston, 207.7p Bents
CHE – 216.7p Smiddyhill
CHM – 179.5p Parkhouse
SM – 210.5p Knowehead, 205.1p Nunnerie, 200p Plan, 200p Muldron, 189.2p Smiddyhill
X –216.2p Muirhouses
BTEX – 256.4p Windy Gowl
MB – 237.2p Columbie
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £115 Craighead, £110 Nether Abington, £108.50 Collielaw, £108.50 Yeldabrek, £107 Easter Sills, £106.50 Hallhill, £106 Yeldabrek, £106 Craighead, £106 Strawfrank, £105.50 Cronan
BEL - £108 Raahead, £105 Westmains, £105 Ingraston, £102 Carstairs Mains, £102 West Lethans, £100.50 x2 Newmill, £100 Raahead, £100 Biggarshiels Mains, £98 Jeanfield
BF - £89, £80 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF - £99 Yeldabrek, £97.50 Muirhouse, £96.50 Strawfrank, £96 Knowehead, £95 Mossplatt, £95 Howmains, £94 Peatpotts, £93 Netherton, £91.50 Burnetland, £91 Edgehead
CHAR - £86 Yeldabrek, £85 Muldron
CHM - £96.50 Cronan, £95 Brockhouse, £87 Little Galla, £83 Spittal
SM - £90 Chapelhill, £87 Muirhouse, £87 Hartfield, £84 Crookboat
X - £86 Wester Crosswoodhill, £85 Carco, £83 Spittal
BTEX - £107.50 Windy Gowl, £104 Strawfrank
KHIL - £84.50 Wester Crosswoodhill
OTH - £97.50 Higher Daviesdykes
Per Kilo
TEX – 255.6p Craighead, 250p Nether Abington, 246.6p, 246.5p Yeldabrek, 241.5p Mitchellhill, 241.1p Collielaw, 240.9p Strawfrank, 240.7p Cronan, 240.5p The Law, 237.8p Haggs
BEL – 245.5p Raahead, 245p Jeanfield, 244.2p Ingraston, 243.9p Biggarshiels Mains, 242.5p, 239.3p Newmill, 238.1p Raahead, 235.4p, 234.1p Jeanfield, 233.3p Westmains
BF – 197.8p, 181p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 223.3p Knowehead, 221.6p Muirhouse, 220p Yeldabrek, 216.7p Edgehead, 216.3p Netherton, 215.9p Mossplatt, 214.4p Strawfrank, 214.3p Eastshield, 213.6p Peatpotts, 212.8p Burnetland
CHAR – 204.8p Yeldabrek, 202.4p Muldron
CHM – 214.4p Cronan, 211.1p Brockhouse, 202.4p Spittal, 202.3p Little Galla
SM – 209.3p Chapelhill, 207.1p Muirhouse, 207.1p Hartfield, 200p Crookboat
X – 207.3p Carco, 204.8p Wester Crosswoodhill, 197.6p Spittal
BTEX – 244.3p Windy Gowl, 231.1p Strawfrank
KHIL – 206.1p Wester Crosswoodhill
OTH – 216.7p Higher Daviesdykes
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £129 Craighead, £119 Strawfrank, £119 Muirhead, £119 Craighead, £116 Collielaw, £115 Easter Sills, £109 Drumalbin, £108.50 Hallhill, £108.50 Carwood, £108,50 Hallhill
BEL - £129 Townfoot (Roberton), £104 West Lethans
SUF - £106.50 Mossplatt, £105.50 Netherton, £103 Muldron, £100 Carwood, £100 Sornfallow, £99.50 Howslack, £99 Baillieshall, £96 Cairnie, £95 Little Galla, £95 Easter Sills
CHE - £105.50, £103, £100 Hallhill
CHM - £101 Sornfallow
X - £103 Coldwakening
ZWA - £90 Wester Dunsyston
BERR - £90 Arran View
Per Kilo
TEX – 252.9p Craighead, 252.2p Collielaw, 247.9p Strawfrank, 242.9p Craighead, 239.6p Easter Sills, 235.9p Hallhill, 228.8p Muirhead, 227.7p Sornfallow, 225.5p Coldwakening, 223.9p Cronan
BEL – 258p Townfoot (Roberton), 216.7p West Lethans
SUF – 216.3p Howslack, 215.3p Netherton, 215.2p Baillieshill, 213p Mossplatt, 212.8p Sornfallow, 206.5p Easter Sills, 204.3p Cairnie, 202.1p Little Galla, 202p Muldron, 201.1p Howford
CHE – 224.5p, 223.9p, 217.4p Hallhill
CHM – 202p Sornfallow
X – 219.1p Coldwakening
ZWA – 195.7p Wester Dunsyston
BERR – 195.7p Arran View
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £109 Mid Hartwood, £105 Westwoodlane
SUF - £100 Yeldabrek, £100 Cairnie
ZWA - £80 Craigiehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 198.2p Mid Hartwood, 194.4p Westwoodland
SUF – 161.3p Cairnie, 158.7p Yeldabrek
ZWA – 150.9p Craigiehall
Cast Ewes
A much larger show of 2519 cast ewes and rams were forward to the usual ring of buyers. Trade remained strong for biggest and best selling ewes although more leaner feeding types forward.
Sale topped at £202 for Texel Ram from Hilltop and to £97 for Blackface from Mildem Agri.
TEX – £182 Greyside, £180 Hilltop, £180 Broomfield Lodge, £177 Hilltop, £176 Greyside, £174 Thethwaite, £174 Hillside, £174 Drumalbin, £172 Thethwaite, £170 East Cauldcoats
BEL – £132 East Cauldcoats, £108 Hillside, £106 Thethwaite, £100 Breck, £96 East Cauldcoats, £96 Thethwaite, £92 Cronan, £90 High Parks, £80 Thethwaite, £78 Greyside
BF –£97 Mildem, £95, £92 Mitchellhill, £88 Ashcraig, £88 Ladyurd, £88 Chapelhill, £86 Gillahill, £85 Maquiston, £84 Thurston Mains
SUF – £142 Carwood, £142 Yeldabrek, £138 Greyside, £134 Blackhill, £128 Gillahill, £127 Braeedge, £127 Knowehead, £126 Lochurd, £125 Gillahill, £124 Blackhill
CHAR - £128 Greyside, £90 High Dyke, £80 Queenamuckle
NCC - £138 Yeldabrek, £114 High Parks, £114 Brockhouse, £100 Cronan, £80 Mid Brockloch
CHE – £108 Moneynut, £106 Parkhouse, £95 Broomfield Lodge, £94 Little Galla, £93 Moneynut, £92 Rowantreehill, £90 East Kinleith, £90 Broomfield Lodge, £88 Townfoot (Roberton), £87 Yeldabrek
CHM - £117 Thripland, £116 Broomfield Lodge, £112 Rowantreehill, £110 Cronan, £108 Parkhouse, £100 Thripland
X – £126 Netherhill, £124 Tower, £119 Greyside, £119 Hilltop, £119 Under Shieldhill, £117 Coldwakening, £116 Scotstounbank, £116 Bridge Park, £115 Carwood, £114 Stevenson Ave
BFL – £104 Crosswoodhill, £80 The Harrow
SHE - £50 Rockhall, £48, £47, £46 Gillahill, £45 Yeldabrek
BDM - £136 Gillahill, £129 High Parks
BTEX - £114 Windy Gowl
DOR - £128, £115 Gillahill
OTH - £110, £98 Gillahill, £74 Upper Muirhouse
EASY CARE - £75, £64 Newfarm, £52 Greyside
Rams
TEX – £202 Hilltop, £182 Over Kypeside, £156 Hillside, £152 Backakelay, £134 Hillridge, £122 Eastfield, £118 Yeldabrek, £114 Greyside, £110 Netherhill, £108 Whitesykes
BEL - £118 High Dyke, £116 Hillside, £60 Carstairs Mains
BF - £116 Parkhall, £88 Sweetshawhead, £88 Parkhall, £60 Plan
SUF - £142 Breckerny RD
CHAR - £158 Netherton
CHE - £112 Watermeetings, £110 Lochurd
BFL - £66 Thurston Mains
JAC - £68 Eastfield
OTH - £124 Backakelay
