Lawrie & Symington Ltd 0 Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 3rd January
131 Cattle 131
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 131 cattle comprising 20 bullocks & heifers, 19 cast cows and 92 calves.
Heifers sold to 268p per kilo (twice) from Messrs Baillie, Calla Farm, Carnwath to H Black Butchers, Lanark and from Messrs Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke to J Nisbet, Sorn Mains, Mauchline or to £1607 from Kingside Farm, Leadburn.
Bullocks sold to 262p per kilo from Messrs Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm, Lanark to W Stark, Twecher or to £1661 from Messrs Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke.
Heifers per head
£1607 Kingside
£1500 Oldhill
£1495 Calla
£1480 Collielaw
Heifers per kilo
268p, 262p Calla
268p, 262p Collielaw
264p Oldhill
258p Heatheryhall
Bullocks per head
£1661 Collielaw
£1658 Howburn
£1428 Harvieston
Bullocks per kilo
262p Heatheryhall
260p Faskine
252p Howburn
248p Collielaw
Beef cows per head
BSH - £1455 Little Galla
£1115 Kingside
LIM - £1405 Biggarshiels Mains
£1315 Bushelhead
£1195 Howburn
SIM - £1165 Kingside
Beef cows per kilo
BSH – 158p Kingside
156p Little Galla
LIM – 190p Biggarshiels Mains
156p Bushelhead
155p Howburn
SIM – 154p Kingside
Dairy cows per head
£925 Over Kypeside
£725 Greentowers
Dairy cows per kilo
128p Over Kypeside
120p Greentowers
117p Muirhouse
110p Swaites
Calves
The opening calf sale of 2022 met a buoyant trade, with 92 forward to a packed ringside of buyers. Beef bull calves topped at £345 for a British Blue from Loanfoot, with beef heifers peaking at £360 for a Limousin from The Boag. Dairy bulls reached a top of £150 for a British Friesian from Over Kypeside.
Beef Bull Calves
AA – £285 Grangehall, £225 Over Dalserf, £205 Westerboard, £190 Over Dalserf, £150 & £145 The Park.
BA - £270 Boag.
BB – £345 Loanfoot, £330 Hillhead & Kaemuir, £325 Hillhead, £300 Swaites & Loanfoot, £295 & £285 Hillhead, £275 Swaites, £235 & £215 Marshill.
LM – £290 & £250 Hayston.
SM - £280 Cronan & Kaemuir, £240 Kaemuir.
Beef Heifer Calves
AA – £260 Kaemuir, £240 & £205 Grangehall, £200 Over Dalserf, £190 Westerboard, £170 Hillhead, £160 & £155 The Park.
BB – £355 Grangehall, £340 Kaemuir, £320 Grangehall, £315 & £295 (2x) Loanfoot, £295 Hillhead & Over Dalserf, £290 Longlea & Marshill, £260 Westerboard & Loanfoot, £255 Loanfoot, £245 Westerboard.
HE – £300 Swaites.
LM - £360 & £330 Boag, £310 Hayston.
Dairy Bull Calves
AY - £50 Swaites.
BF - £150 Over Kypeside, £100 Cronan.
HO - £105, £100, £80, £75 & £70 Longlea, £60 (2x) Grangehall, £50 Craigthorn, £45 East Brackenridge (2x) & Over Dalserf.
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2720 Hoggs and 1455 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Hoggs
A smaller show of 2720 prime hoggs saw trade slightly easier on the week although buyers were keen for sheep. Best quality still getting a premium.
The sale topped at £148 per head for Suffolks from Messrs Pate, Toxside and to 318p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Gilchrist, Ingraston.
Overall Average 272pp/kg (SQQ 274p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £40 Kilnhills
BF - £55 Debog
Per Kilo
TEX – 210.3p Kilnhills
BF – 211.5p Debog
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £117 Dovecot, £115.50 Newton of Crathie, £114.50 Westmains, £112 Boghouse, £109 West Torphin, £107.50 Thethwaite, £102.50 Laigh Carnduff, £101 Thethwaite, £96 Auchencorth, £95 Laigh Carnduff
BEL - £117 Mid Shawtonhill, £116 Sebay, £112 Wintermuir
BF - £101.50 Southholm, £100 Wellhead, £99 Gareland, £99 Boylston, £99 Shawhead, £96 Gareland, £93.50 Southholm, £90 Auchencorth, £89 Gareland, £88 Barglachan
SUF - £105 Newton of Crathie
CHE - £100 Southholm, £99 Thethwaite
X - £92 Auchencorth
ROUS - £87 Auchencorth, £87 Debog
Per Kilo
TEX – 300p Dovecot, 296p Newton of Crathie, 293.6p Westmains, 287.2p Boghouse, 282.9p Thethwaite, 279.5p West Torphin, 273.5p, 263.9p, 262.8p, 261.8p Laigh Carnduff
BEL – 305.3p Sebay, 300p Mid Shawtonhill, 287.2p Wintermuir
BF – 267.6p Shawhead, 263.2p Wellhead, 261.8p, 260.5p Gareland, 260.3p, 259.7p Southholm, 259.5p Gareland, 258.8p Barglachan, 253.8p Boylston, 250p Auchencorth
SUF – 269p Newton of Crathie
CHE – 270.3p Southholm, 267.6p Thethwaite
X – 248.6p Auchencorth
ROUS – 255.9p Auchencorth, 255.9p Debog
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £139 Collielaw, £135 Muirburn, £133.50 Nether Stenries, £130.50 Sandilands, £130 Collielaw, £130 Muirburn, £129 Rusha, £129 Wellhead, £128.50 Bogside, £128 Boylston
BEL - £137 Ingraston, £136 Muirhouse View, £131 Feoch, £130.50 Kailzie Mains, £130.50 Carstairs Mains, £130 Mid Brockloch, £130 Ingraston, £129 Summerhouse, £128 Mid Brockloch, £127 Carstairs Mains
BF - £117.50, £114 Southholm, £114, £112.50 Wellhead, £112 Ingraston, £109.50 Wellhead, £109.50 Posso, £109.50 West Lethans, £107.50 Toxside, £107.50 Wellhead
SUF - £119.50 Hillfield, £119, £118.50 Thethwaite, £118 Lawhead, £117.50 Newton of Crathie, £116 West Torphin, £113 Crookboat, £106 Mid Brockloch
CHAR - £126 Sebay, £117 Mid Brockloch, £115.50 Newton of Crathie
CHE - £125.50 Tippethill, £120 Greentowers, £114 St Johns Kirk Est, £110 Newton of Crathie
CHM - £110, £103 Spittal
X - £117 St Johns Kirk Est, £112 West Lethans, £111.50 Howford, £103 St Johns Kirk Est
Per Kilo
TEX – 314p Muirburn, 309p Collielaw, 307.5p West Torphin, 307p Birkenhead, 305p Westmains, 303.8p Sebay, 303.5p Sandilands, 302.4p Kailzie Mains, 298.8p Sebay, 298.8p Thethwaite
BEL – 318.6p Ingraston, 317.5p, 312.2p Mid Brockloch, 310p Wintermuir, 309.1p, 300p Muirhouse View, 298.8p Hillfield, 297.7p Feoch, 296.6p Kailzie Mains, 296.6p Carstairs Mains
BF – 267.9p Wellhead, 267.1p Posso, 267p Wellhead, 267p Southholm, 266.3p x2, 265.1p Wellhead, 265.1p, 263.8p Southholm, 262.2p Wellhead
SUF – 282.9p West Torphin, 277.9p Hillfield, 273p Newton of Crathie, 270.5p, 269.3p Thethwaite, 269p Crookboat, 265p Mid Brockloch, 262.2p Lawhead
CHAR – 282p Newton of Crathie, 280p Sebay, 265.9p Mid Brockloch
CHE – 285.2p Tippethill, 278p St Johns Kirk Est, 275p Newton of Crathie, 266.7p Greentowers
CHM – 261.9p, 245.2p Spittal
X – 273p West Lethans, 265.5p Howford, 260p, 257.5p St Johns Kirk Est
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £140, £139 Sunnyside, £137 Laigh Braidley, £136 Cowgrove, £136 x2 Rusha, £136 Mid Shawtonhill, £135.50 Broomfield Lodge, £135 Muirburn, £135 Muirhouse
BEL - £140 Nether Stenries, £140 Sunnyside, £139 Feoch, £138 Broomfield Lodge, £137 Sunnyside, £136.50 Broomfield Lodge, £135 Sunnyside, £133 Feoch, £131 Carwood, £128 Broomfield Lodge
BF - £122.50 Wellhead, £122 Hillridge, £119 Shawhead, £118 Ingraston, £117.50 Waterhead, £117 Eastfield Cottage
SUF - £133 Newton of Crathie, £132 Carwood, £131 Southmains, £128 Hillfield, £125 Nether Brotherston, £123 Toxside, £121 Nether Brotherston, £118.50 Howford
CHAR - £131, £121 Southmains
CHE - £133 Sebay
X - £119 Ingraston, £119 St Johns Kirk Est, £118 Toxside, £110 Shawhead
ZWA - £116 Thethwaite
Per Kilo
TEX – 297.8p Laigh Braidley, 295.7p Sunnyside, 285p Collielaw, 282.6p Nether Stenries, 280p Sunnyside, 277.6p Rusha, 277.2p Carwood, 276p Greentowers, 275p Mid Shawtonhill, 274.5p Avonbank
BEL – 295.7p Feoch, 291.7p Nether Stenries, 285.7p Sunnyside, 283p Feoch, 279.6p Sunnyside, 278.3p Broomfield Lodge, 275.5p Sunnyside, 273p Broomfield Lodge, 272.9p Carwood, 270.6p Broomfield Lodge
BF – 260.6p Wellhead, 259.6p Hillridge, 248.9p Eastfield Cottage, 247.9p Shawhead, 245.8p Ingraston, 239.8p Waterhead
SUF – 266p Newton of Crathie, 261.7p Toxside, 261.2p Hillfield, 257.6p Howford, 256.9p Southmains, 253.8p Carwood, 252.1p, 245.1p Nether Brotherston
CHAR – 263p, 256.9p Southmains
CHE – 255.8p Sebay
X – 256.5p Toxside, 247.9p Ingraston, 238p St Johns Kirk Est, 220p Shawhead
ZWA – 232p Thethwaite
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £146 Rusha, £146 Toxside, £145 East Brackenridge, £143 St Johns Kirk Est, £134 Townhead, £130 Boghouse
BEL - £138 Feoch
BF - £128 Southholm
SUF - £148 Toxside, £145 Sunnyside, £140 Southmains, £135 Carwood
CHAR - £140 Southmains
X - £136 Northflatt, £131 St Johns Kirk
BFL - £120 Shawhead, £119 Hillridge
MB - £145 Bushelhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 256.1p Rusha, 251.7p Toxside, 246.6p St Johns Kirk, 243.6p Townhead, 241.7p East Brackenridge, 224.1p Boghouse
BEL – 255.6p Feoch
BF – 232.7p Southholm
SUF – 250p Sunnyside, 245.6p Southmains, 241.1p Carwood, 205.6p Toxside
CHAR – 233.3p Southmains
X – 225.9p St Johns Kirk Est, 206.1p Northflatt
BFL – 224.5p Hillridge, 210.5p Shawhead
MB – 258.9p Bushelhead
Cast Ewes
The 1455 cast ewes and rams sold well in all classes and more could have been sold.
Sale topped at £262 for two texels from Messrs Neilson, East Brackenridge and to £100 for Blackface from Messrs A Scott, Eastfield Cottage.
TEX – £262 East Brackenridge, 240 Auldhouseburn, £222 Toftcombs, £222 East Brackenridge, £216 South Flanders, £210 Cowgrove, £208 Roadside, £196 Toftcombs, £190 Southholm, £188 Bogside
BEL – £156 Muirhouse View, £146 Toftcombs, £120 Mid Shawtonhill, £119 West Broadshaw, £100 The Firs, £70 Whitegates
BF – £100 Eastfield Cottage, £95 Shieldhill, £95 Toxside, £94 Shawhead, £92 Crookboat, £91 Toxside, £90 Boylston, £90 Shieldhill, £78 Boylston, £75 Chapelhill
SUF – £162 Howford, £160 Southholm, £149 Wester Middleton, £147 Muirhouse View, £144 Muirhouse, £140 Feoch, £135 Carwood, £134 Howford, £130 East Brackenridge, £130 Carwood
NCC - £109, £108 Nether Stenries, £104 Cronan, £94 Roadside, £90 Nether Stenries, £90 southholm, £90 Hillfield
CHE – £118 southholm, £100 Allfornought, £99 Lochaber Rd, £94 Muirhouse, £94 Spittal, £91 Toxside Cottages, £89 Allfornought, £89 southholm, £82 Holm Dell Park, £80 Muirhouse
CONT - £101, £100 Allfornought, £93, £86 Holm Dell Park, £84 Lochaber Rd, £84 Whitegates, £82, £80 x2 Allfornought, £79 Whitegates
CHM - £127 Nether Stenries, £105 Allfornought, £92 Cronan
X – £134 Wester Middleton, £132 South Flanders, £130 East Brackenridge, £123 Nether Stenries, £122 Westpark, £120 Muirhouse, £119 Broomhill, £119 Howford, £118 Mid Shawtonhill, £116 Cambwell
BFL – £128, £70 Allfornought
SHE - £52 Whitegates, £50 Roadside
LLE - £86 Southholm, £65 Gateside, £60 Newton of Crathie
ROUS - £72 Debog
ZWA - £70 Allfornought
HEB - £62, £55 Southholm
ROM - £100 Allfornought
HW - £88 Greenbank
OTH - £124 Nether Stenries, £114 Cronan, £98 Allfornought
EASY CARE - £92 Allfornought, £60 Whitegates
WELSH - £60 Bushelhead, £51 Greenbank
Rams
TEX – £160 Nether Stenries, £160 Purtabreck, £150 Blackhill, £150 Mosshouse, £144 Hillside, £140 Roadside, £120 Cowgrove, £118, £110, £100 Hillside
BEL - £120 Hillridge, £118 Cronan, £104 Highfield
BF - £130 Hillridge, £108 Parkhall, £93 Auldhouseburn, £90 Waterhead, £74 Auchencorth, £72 Auldhouseburn, £68 Madrissa
CHAR - £179 Nether Stenries
NCC - £120 Nettlingflat
CHE - £80 Auchinellan
BFL - £156 Sunnyside
LLE - £110 Newton of Crathie
BTEX - £156 Blairmulloch
SOA - £104 Laigh Carnduff
OTH - £170 Cambwell
