Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 6th December
191 Cattle 191
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 191 cattle comprising of 43 bullocks & heifers, 13 young bulls, 68 cast cows & bulls and 68 calves & stirks.
All classes of prime cattle sharper on the week.
Heifers sold to 288p per kilo from Messrs Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm, Biggar to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to £1756 for the same animal.
Bullocks sold to 268p per kilo from Messrs Barrie, Howburn Farm, Biggar or to £1735 from Messrs Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Heifers per head
£1756 Heatheryhall
£1710 Brockwoodlees
£1606 Calla
Heifers per kilo
288p, 278p Heatheryhall
286p, 280p, 278p Brockwoodlees
278p Calla
272p Howburn
264p Balquharrage
Bullocks per head
£1735 Collielaw
£1726 Brockwoodlees
£1685 South Arnloss
£1600 Mafflat
£1565 Balquharrage
Bullocks per kilo
268p Howburn
264p Brockwoodlees
260p Calla
260p Balquharrage
260p Collielaw
Cast Bulls per kilo
£1270 Viewfield
£1270 Hillhead
Young Bulls per kilo
256p, 252p, 250p West Glespin
244p Harvieston
244p East Merkland
236p Little Kype
Dairy Bullock & Heifer per kilo
210p, 206p Westtown
All classes of cows sharper on the week.
Beef cows per head
LIM - £1415 Quothquan Mill
£1310 Hillend
£1295 Birkenhead
SAL - £1055 Lawhead
BB - £1150 Dykehead
AA - £1055 Harelaw
£1045 Drumboy
HER - £1005 Hills of Dalserf
SD - £1225 Hillend
Beef cows per kilo
LIM – 179p, 171p Birkenhead
172p Hillend
170p Quothquan Mill
154p Easter Manuel
Sal – 144p Lawhead
BB – 166p Dykehole
AA – 144p Drumboy
144p Harelaw
HER – 147p Hills of Dalserf
SD – 169p Hillend
Dairy cows per head
£925 Haggs
£925 Netherholm
£905 Nether Affleck
£885 Swaites
£865 Harvieston
£795 Grangehall
Dairy cows per kilo
133p Nether Affleck
131p Harvieston
124p Haggs
120p Swaites
117p Over Kypeside
117p Netherholm
112p Grangehall
Calves & Stirks
Lawrie and Symington had 67 calves forward to the Christmas Show & Sale.
The show was ably judged by Mr Tom Stodart, who awarded the champion rosette to a 10 week old Limousin bull calf from Messrs Bryson, Dykehead, which later sold for £500 to the judge. The reserve was awarded to a Blonde heifer from Messrs J Stobo, Boag which made £475.
Outwith the show, beef bull calves sold to a top of £370 for a British Blue from Gartclush.
Heifers peaked at £360 for a British Blue from Hillhead.
Stirks topped at £575 for a four month old Simmental bull from Letham.
Dairy stirks reached a top of £360 for a British Friesian from Letham, with calves peaking at £175 for a British Friesian from Nether Skellyhill.
Stirk
AA - £445 Letham, £460 x2 Muirhouse
Fries - £360 Letham
Lim x - £460, £430 Nether Skellyhill
Sim - £575 Letham
Blonde - £475 Boag
Beef Bull Calves
Lim x - Champion £500 Dykehead, £360 Over Kypeside, £320 Nether Skellyhill, £305, £300 Cromlet, £260 Hayston
AA - £240 Longlea, £210 Over Dalserf
Fries - £175 Nether Skellyhill
Hol - £140, £120, £110 Longlea
Sim - £360, £355, £350, £335 Gartclush, £345, £335 Dykehead
Blonde - £275, £235, £230 Boag
BB - £370 Gartclush, £365 Over Kypeside, £365, £360, £350 Gartclush, £340 Hillhead, £335 Gartclush, £330 Westerboard, £305 Hillhead
Beef Heifer Calves
AA - £230 Westerboard
Her - £220 Swaites
Lim x - £260 Hayston, £225 Cromlet, £210 Hayston
Sim - £280 Dykehead
Blonde – £225 Boag
BB - £360, £340 Hillhead, £330 Gartclush, £290 x2 Swaites, £280 Gartclush, £240 Swaites
CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF CALVES
JUDGE – Mr Tom Stoddart, Garelwood Farm, Lesmahagow
Sponsored by McCaskie Farm Supplies
CLASS 1 – BULL (Under 3 Months) (13 Forward)
1st – Lot 106 - Messrs J Bryson & Son, Dykehead
2nd – Lot 105 - Messrs J Stobo, Boag
3rd – Lot 114 – Messrs A Hope, Nether Skellyhill
CLASS 2 – HEIFER (Under 3 Months) (5 Forward)
1st – Lot 116 – Messrs J Brisbane & Son, Gartclush
2nd – Lot 102 – Messrs J Stobo, Boag
3rd – Lot 107 – Messrs J Bryson & Son, Dykehead
CLASS 3 – CALF (Any Sex) – Over 3 Months (5 Forward)
1st – Lot 101 – Messrs J Stobo, Boag
2nd – Lot 120 – Messrs Whyte, Letham
3rd – Lot 124 – Messrs T W Brown, Muirhouse
CLASS 4 – DAIRY BULL (3 Forward)
1st – Lot 119 – Messrs Whyte, Letham
2nd – Lot 112 – Messrs A Hope, Nether Skellyhill
3rd – Lot 109 – Messrs R Baillie, Longlea
CLASS 5 – NATIVE BRED (Under 3 months)
1st – Lot 127 – Messrs Steele, Over Kypeside
2nd – Lot 30 – Messrs JD Baillie & Son, Over Dalserf
3rd – Lot 29 – Messrs J Adamson & Son, Swaites
CHAMPION CALF -
Lot 106 – Messrs J Bryson & Son, Dykehead
RESERVE CHAMPION CALF –
Lot 101 – Messrs J Stobo, Boag
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4976 Lambs and 1779 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Lambs
A much larger show of 4976 prime lambs were forward, an excellent show for quality saw trade as dear as it has been. All classes keenly bid for as demand remains high.
The sale toped at £163 per head for Texels from Messrs Wilson, Whinbush and to 400p/kg for Beltex from Messrs laird, Yeldabrek.
Overall Average 280pp/kg (SQQ 281p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £88 Whinnybrae, £82 Ladyurd, £80 Halmyre Mains
BEL - £86 Easter Manuel
BF - £83.50 Peel, £82 Fallside, £68 Carco, £65.50 x2 Ladyurd, £60 Fallside
SHE - £75, £70, £67.50, £63 x3 Halmyre Mains
Per Kilo
TEX – 275p Whinnybrae, 258.1p Halmyre Mains, 256.3p Ladyurd
BEL – 268.8p Easter Manuel
BF – 264.5p Fallside, 260.9p Peel, 234.5p Carco, 230.8p Fallside, 225.9p x2 Ladyurd
SHE – 250p x3, 242.3p x3, 230.8p Halmyre Mains
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £148 Yeldabrek, £128 Threestanes, £117.50 Haswellsykes, £117 Yeldabrek, £114.50 Easter Clevage, £114 Galalaw, £113.50 Yardbent, £113 Easter Clevage, £113 Yardbent, £109 Whinnybrae
BEL - £141 Spango, £130 Haswellsykes, £120, £114 High Dyke, £110 Whinnybrae
BF - £107 Mitchellhill, £104.50 Southholm, £102 Hillridge, £101 East Burnhead, £101 Ashcraig, £99 Mitchellhill, £96 Allanton, £95 Mitchellhill, £95 High Dyke, £93 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF - £113.50 Haswellsykes, £107 Yardbent, £93 Ladyurd
CHAR - £112.50, £103 Yeldabrek
CHE - £103 Yeldabrek
X - £93 Warwickdale, £92 Haswellsykes, £70 Ladyurd
BFL - £76 Easter Manuel
Per Kilo
TEX – 400p, 334.3p Yeldabrek, 328.2p Threestanes, 309.2p Haswellsykes, 298.7p Yardbent, 293.6p Easter Clevage, 292.3p Galalaw, 289.7p Easter Clevage, 289.7p Yardbent, 288.9p Riverview House
BEL – 361.5p Spango, 351.4p Haswellsykes, 307.7p, 300p High Dyke, 282.1p Whinnybrae
BF – 274.4p Mitchellhill, 267.9p Southholm, 267.6p Mitchellhill, 264.7p East Burnhead, 261.5p Hillridge, 260.6p Dykefoot, 259p East Burnhead, 259p Ashcraig, 256.8p Mitchellhill, 252.6p Allanton
SUF – 291p Haswellsykes, 274.4p Yardbent, 244.7p Ladyurd
CHAR – 288.5p, 264.1p Yeldabrek
CHE – 271.1p Yeldabrek
X – 258.3p Warwickdale, 248.6p Haswellsykes, 239.4p Ladyurd
BFL – 205.4p Easter Manuel
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £148 Over Glaisnock, £145, £138 Collielaw, £136 Yeldabrek, £136 Wellhead, £135 Newton of Crathie, £135 Northflatt, £135 Jeanfield, £135 Collielaw, £134 Riverview House
BEL - £156 Southholm, £151 Carstairs Mains, £149 Strawfrank, £148 Newton of Crathie, £146 West lethans, £145 Hillend, £145 Sebay, £145 Wellhead, £144 Jeanfield, £143 Southholm
BF - £125 Southholm, £118 Mitchellhill, £114 Toxside, £113, £11.50 Mitchellhill, £111 Thethwaite, £110.50 Sorn Mains, £110.50 Blackhouse, £108 Mitchellhill, £106.50 Snar
SUF - £125 Newton of Wiston, £124.50 Sornfallow, £124 Westmains, £124 Howford, £123 Sornfallow, £123 The Firs, £121 Laigh Carnduff, £117.50 Yeldabrek, £116 Galalaw, £114.50 Yardbent
CHAR - £129.50 Yeldabrek, £120 Cleughhead, £119.50 Whinbush, £113 Laigh Cleughearn
CHE - £126.50 St Johns Kirk, £124.50 Sornfallow, £122 Thethwaite, £121 Jeanfield, £118 Haininghead, £115 Newton of Crathie, £105.50 Brockhouse, £100 Spittal
CHM - £115 Westmains
X - £124 Wintermuir, £121 St Johns Kirk, £121Cairndinnis, £121 Little Galla, £119.50 Sornfallow, £119 Dykehole, £118.50 Auchtygemmell, £117 Spango, £117 Mid Nemphlar, £117 Northflatt
DTEX - £119 Newton of Crathie
HW - £100 Warwickdale
KHIL - £118 Wester Crosswoodhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 353.7p Collielaw, 328.9p Over Glaisnock, 321.4p Jeanfield, 319.5p Dechmont, 316.7p Mitchellhill, 313.6p Collielaw, 312.2p, 309.5p Threestanes, 309.5p Dechmont, 307.1p High Crewburn Cottage
BEL – 362.8p, 357.5p Southholm, 356.1p, 343.9p West Lethans, 337.2p Wellhead, 335.6p Carstairs Mains, 334.9p Jeanfield, 332.6p Southholm, 331.7p West Lethans, 331.1p Strawfrank
BF – 278.8p Mitchellhill, 277.8p Southholm, 275.6p, 270p Mitchellhill, 269.5p Sorn Mains, 268.2p Mitchellhill, 264.3p Thethwaite, 263.1p Blackhouse, 259.8p Snar, 259.1p Toxside
SUF – 286p Sornfallow, 284.1p Newton of Wiston, 283p Sornfallow, 282.9p Galalaw, 281.4p Laigh Carnduff, 279.8p Yeldabrek, 279.5p The Firs, 279.3p Yardbent, 275.6p WEstmains, 275.6p Howford
CHAR – 287.8p Yeldabrek, 284.5p Whinbush, 275.6p, 266.7p Laigh Cleughearn
CHE – 290.5p Thethwaite, 287.5p Newton of Crathie, 287.5p St Johns Kirk, 281.4p Jeanfield, 281p Haininghead, 276.7p Sornfallow, 263.8p Brockhouse, 250p Spittal
CHM – 261.4p Westmains
X – 295.2p Wintermuir, 290p x2 Hillhouse, 289p auchtygemmell, 288.1p St Johns Kirk, 285p Wintermuir, 282.9p Thethwaite, 281.4p Carindinnis, 275p Little Galla, 272.1p Northflatt
DTEX – 276.7p Newton of Crathie
HW – 232.6p Warwickdale
KHIl – 262.2p Wester Crosswoodhill
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £152 Craighead, £150 Gillandersland, £150, £149 Craighead, £149 Howmains, £148 Craighead, £148 Easterseat, £148 Auchenhard, £147 Gillandersland, £146 Craighead
BEL - £152 Southholm, £152 Strawfrank, £150 Hillside, £150 Easter Manuel, £150 Carstairs Mains, £141 Yeldabrek, £138 The Firs, £138 Wellhead, £135 Hillfield, £133 Newton of Crathie
BF - £124 Mitchellhill, £121 Holylee House, £117 Toxside
SUF - £141 Howmains, £133.50 Hillfield, £132.50 Rutherend, £129 Haswellsykes, £128.50 Southmains, £128 Newton of Crathie, £127 Blackburn mains, £127 Carswell, £120 Cairndinnis
CHAR - £138 Southmains
NCC - £139.50 Hillfield
CHE - £120 Castle Crawford
CHM - £128.50 Westpark, £128 Newton of Crathie
X - £136.50 St Johns Kirk, £130 Mid Nemphlar, £129 Westpark, £129 St Johns Kirk, £128 Nunnerie, £126, £125 Whinbush, £124.50 Toxside, £123 Dillars House, £121 Boat
BFL - £114 Easter manuel
BDM - £142 Northflatt
Per Kilo
TEX – 307p Collielaw, 306.3p Gillandersland, 304.2p Craighead, 302.1p Collielaw, 302p Easterseat, 302p, 300p, 298p Craighead, 296p Auchenhard, 293.6p Greentowers
BEL – 330.4p Strawfrank, 326.1p Easter Manuel, 319.1p Hillside, 316.7p Southholm, 300p Wellhead, 294.1p Carstairs mains, 293.8p Yeldabrek, 287.2p Hillfield, 283p, 280.9p Ashcraig
BF – 258.3p Mitchellhill, 257.4p Holylee House, 254.3p Toxside
SUF – 282p Howmains, 279.3p Southmains, 278.3p Newton of Crathie, 278.1p Hillfield, 276.1p Carsewell, 274.5p Haswellsykes, 270.4p Rutherend, 270.2p Blackburn mains, 250p Cairndinnis
CHAR – 270.6p Southmains
NCC – 279p Hillfield
CHE – 260.9p Castle Crawford
CHM – 278.3p Newton of Crathie, 273.4p Westpark
X – 280.4p Westpark, 273p St Johns Kirk, 271.7p Whinbush, 263p Boat, 261.7p Dillars House, 259.4p Toxside, 258p St Johns Kirk, 256p Nunnerie, 252p Nunnerie, 250p Mid Nemphlar
BFL – 237.5p Easter Manuel
BDM – 284p Northflatt
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £162 Whinbush, £159 Gillandersland, £158 Riverview House, £158 Gillandersland, £158 Auchenhard, £157 Walesley, £157, £153 Cambwell, £153 Blackhouse, £150 Wellhead
BF - £96 Southholm
SUF - £146 Southmains, £139 Whinbush
CHAR - £158 Walesley
CHE - £102 Southholm
BFL - £129, £126 Easter Happrew
BTEX - £150 Pentland Hills
BL - £100 Whitelee Gate
Per Kilo
TEX – 292.6p Riverview House, 283.9p Gillandersland, 281.1p Yeldabrek, 279.2p Skirling Craigs, 278.2p Cambwell, 278.2p Blackhouse, 277.8p Wellhead, 277.2p Gillandersland, 275.4p Walesley, 272.7p Gillandersland
BF – 181.1p Southholm
SUF – 270.4p Southmains, 262.3p Whinbush
CHAR – 282.1p Walesley
CHE – 178.9p Southholm
BFL – 230.4p, 185.3p Easter Happrew
BTEX – 263.2p Pentland Hills
BL – 185.2p Whitelee Gate
Cast Ewes
A slightly smaller show of 1779 cast ewes and rams saw trade a fair bit sharper in all classes and short of buyer requirement. Last weeks new Texel ewe record did not remain for long as today Messrs Renwick, Craig Douglas realised £264 per head. Blackface topped at £100 from Greyside.
TEX – £264 x2 Craig Douglas, £242 x2 Cambwell, £226 Strawfrank, £226 Carskerdo, £218 Walesley, £206 High Crewburn, £202 Cambwell, £196 Carskerdo
BEL – £190, £138 East Cauldcoats
BF – £100 Greyside, £97 Greenfield, £96, £95 Southholm, £90 West lethans, £90 Mitchellhill, £90 Wester Crosswoodhill, £89 Southholm, £89 Windhill, £88 Dreva
SUF – £190, £166 Upper Muirhouse, £157 Collielaw, £149 Dreva, £146 South Arnloss, £145 Walkerdyke, £145, £140 Upper Muirhouse, £138 Yeldabrek, £129 Cambwell
CHAR - £137 Southmains
NCC - £146 South Arnloss, £142 Sornfallow, £129 Yeldabrek, £120 Threestanes, £110 Greyside, £101 Sornfallow, £100 Upper Muirhouse, £100 Allanton
CHE – £104 Over Glaisnock, £102 Carscallan, £100 Southholm, £98 Mitchellhill, £96 Southholm, £94 Castle Crawford, £92 Carscallan, £88 Greyside, £87 Allanton, £78 Carscallan
CHM - £127 Walkerdyke
X – £136 Broomfield, £130 Walkerdyke, £128 Broomfield Lodge, £128 Auchenhard, £126 Whinbush, £126 Dillars House, £124 Upper Muirhouse, £124 Thankerton Camp, £123 Broomfield Lodge, £120 Hillhouse
SHE - £59 West Lethans, £50 Whitegates, £49 West lethans, £40 Halmyre Mains
LLE - £90, £60 Warwickdale
ZWA - £140 Craig Douglas
HEB - £48 Braeedge
ROM - £130 West Yett
HW - £80 Dechmont, £70, £58 Warwickdale
SWA - £75 Greyside, £64 The Firs, £63 Greyside
OTH - £110 Greyside
WELSH - £70, £65 Allanton
RYE - £90 Carscallan
EASY CARE -
Rams
TEX – £216 Cambwell, £188 High Crewburn, £160 Drumdow, £140 Auchtygemmell, £140 Yeldabrek, £108 Whitegates
BEL - £168 x2 Walkerdyke, £110 Cumberhead
BF - £128 Fallside, £120 Hillridge, £112 Springhill, £110 Craig Douglas, £107 Holylee House
SUF - £168 Windhill, £156, £132 Howford,£100 Upper Muirhouse, £100 Dreva
NCC - £140 Yeldabrek, £136 Holylee House, £130 Wester Jawcraig, £110 Whitegates, £110 Dreva
CHE - £112 High Crewburn
X - £106 Yeldabrek, £92 Upper Muirhouse
BFL - £162, £130 Howford, £78 Haswellsykes, £50 Easter Manuel
SHE - £60 The Firs
BTEX - £170 Thethwaite
ZWA - £110 Auchtygemmell