Lawrie & Symington Ltd Lanark Agricultural Centre
Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 30TH March
Cattle report
Lawrie and Symington sold 72 cattle. Limousin Heifer sold to 242p twice from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins, Muirhead and A Elliot, Lanark.
Heifer per head
£1490 Brockwoodlees, £1455, £1405 Girtridge, £1390 South Arnloss, £1270 Auchenstarry
Heifer per kilo
242p, 240p Brockwoodlees, 234p, 232p Girtridge, 222p South Arnloss, 216p Auchenstarry
Bullock per head
£1301 Silverrig
Young Bulls per kilo
212p West Glespin
Cast Bulls per head
£1425, £1275 Over Hillhouse
Beef Cows averaged 122p and Dairy Cows averaged 90p
Beef cow per head
£965 Kittymuirhill, £905 South Arnloss
Beef cow per kilo
151p Kittymuirhill, 124p Hole of Kilncadzow, 115p South Arnloss
Dairy cow per head
£865, £800 Grangehall
Dairy cow per kilo
100p Grangehall
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 476 Hoggs and 599 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
A select show of 476 prime hoggs saw trade for best quality remain strong, however all other classes proved hard to cash as demand slows during uncertain times. Please make sure you contact us before sending stock to receive best marketing advice.
The sale topped at £124 per head for Beltex from Taylor, Southholm and to 295p/kg for a Beltex from Taylor, Southholm.
Overall Average 182.5pp/kg (SQQ 188.4p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per head
BEL - £64 Burnfoot
Per kilo
BEL – 200p Burnfoot
32.1-39kg
Per head
TEX - £75 Netherhill
BF - £60 Burnfoot
CHE - £63 Laing Terrace
Per kilo
TEX –197.4p Netherhill
CHE – 175p Laing Terrace
39.1-45.5kg
Per head
TEX - £110, £106 Collielaw, £103 Wellhead, £97 Silverrig, £96 Southholm, £93 Barrangary, £92, £87, £85 Wellhead
BEL – £124, £110 Southholm, £95 Burnfoot, £84 Barrangary
SUF – £72 Netherhill
CHE- £80 Southholm
Per kilo
TEX – 255.8p, 246.5p Collielaw, 228.9p Wellhead, 220.5p Silverrig, 219p Wellhead, 213.3p Southholm, 212.5p x2, 212.2p Wellhead, 211.4p Barrangary
BEL – 295.2p, 255.8p Southholm, 211.1p Burnfoot, 195.3p Barrangary, 195p x2 Cronan
SUF – 180p Netherhill
CHE – 181.8p Southholm, 180p Barrangary
45.6-52kg
Per head
TEX - £111 Southholm, £110 Wellhead, £109 Silverrig, £107 x2 Southholm, £106, £103 Wellhead, £100 Craigthornhill, £98 High East Quarter
BEL – £90 Wellhead, £85 Silverrig
SUF – £77 Netherhill
CHE - £89, £84 Southholm
Per kilo
TEX – 239.1p Wellhead, 236.2p Southholm, 223.9p Wellhead, 223p x2 Southholm, 222.4p Silverrig, 220.8p Wellhead, 196p High East Quarter
BEL – 195.7p Wellhead
CHE – 174.5p Southholm
52+kg
Per head
TEX - £90 Silverrig, £85 High East Quarter
Per kilo
TEX – 169.8p Silverrig
Cast Ewes
A mixed show of 599 mainly homed and small ewes were forward with trade definitely back to reality on where we had been again with few firms really operating.
Sale topped at £95 for cont ewes from Hillside with BFL ewes to £80 from Kirkstead. BF ewes topped at a sobering £56 from Greyside.
EASY CARE - £50 Greenbrae
BEL – £60 Burnfoot
BF – £56 Greyside, £50 Dykeneuk, £45 Philiphaugh, £45 Kirkstead
SUF – £70 Mount Lothian
CONT - £95 Hillside
X – £50 Blackpark
BFL – £80 Kirkstead
Rams
TEX – £80 Hilltop
SUF - £90 Blackpark
