Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 7th December
Cattle report
Lawrie and Symington had forward 255 cattle comprising of 68 bullocks & heifers, 1 young bull, 108 cast cows & bull and 78 stirks and calves.
Limousin heifer sold to 258p per kilo from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to £1582 from the same home.
Limousin bullock sold to 252p twice from Messrs Baillie, Calla Farm, Carnwath to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw and from Messrs Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke also to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to £1703 from Messrs Baillie, Calla Farm, Carnwath.
Heifer per head
£1582, £1568 Brockwoodlees, £1567 Todhall, £1500 Howburn, £1445 Moorfield, £1403 Balquharrage, £1380 Collielaw, £1365 Gillandersland, £1365 Heatheryhall
Heifer per kilo
258p, 256p, 254p Brockwoodlees, 256p, 254p, 252p Todhall, 248p Balquharrage, 250p Howburn, 250p Collielaw, 248p Heatheryhall
Bullock per head
£1703 Calla, £1562 Howburn, £1537 Brockwoodlees, £1522 Collielaw, £1463 Balquharrage
Bullock per kilo
252p Calla, 252p Collielaw, 248p Howburn, 248p Brockwoodlees, 248p Balquharrage, 244p Faskine
Cast Bulls per head
£1310 Huntlyhill
Young Dairy Bull per head
£1139 Harvieston
Young Dairy Bull per kilo
178p Harvieston
Dairy Bullock per head
£1340 West Backs
Dairy Bullock per kilo
210p West Backs, 162p Westtown
Beef cows sold to £1285 from Messrs Watson, Law Farm, Broxburn
Dairy cows sold to £945 from Messrs McKay, Moy Farm, Campbeltown
Beef cow per head
£1285 Law, £1250 Nether Abington, £1235 Skirling Craigs, £1205 Townhead, £1075 Broomhill, £1045 Huntlyhill
Beef cow per kilo
175p Law, 160p Haywoodhead, 137p Greenwall
Dairy cow per head
£945, £855 Moy, £815 Branchalburn, £875 Loanfoot, £815 West Brackenridge, £795 Moatmains, £755 Kirklands, £745 Newlands, £735 Auchmedden, £695 West Backs
Dairy cow per kilo
130p Loanhead, 114p Moy, 110p Craigthornhill, 104p Muirhouse, 103p West Backs, 100p Newlands
CALVES
A tremendous show of 78 calves & stirks were forward for the Christmas show & sale. Judging was in the capable hands of Mr M Forbes who picked out a British Blue bull calf from Messrs Baillie, Hillhead as his champion, which later sold for £420 to the judge. Reserve champion was awarded to a Limousin bull from Messrs Hope, Nether Skellyhill which also realised £420, again to the judge. Stirks peaked at £460 for an Aberdeen Angus from Muirhouse.
Christmas show results
Continental bull (under 2 months)
1st – Hillhead - BBx
2nd – Gartclush - BBx
3rd – Hillhead - BBX
Continental heifer (under 2 months)
1st – Gartclush - SMx
2nd – Gartclush - SMx
Native bull (under 2 months)
1st – Grangehall - AAx
2nd – Over Dalserf - AAx
3rd – Grangehall - AAx
Native heifer (under 2 months)
1st – Marshill - AAx
2nd – Hillhead - AAx
3rd – Grangehall - AAx
Dairy bull (under 2 months)
1st – Over Dalserf
2nd – Over Dalserf
Continental bull (over 2 months)
1st – Nether Skellyhill - LMx
2nd – Over Kypeside - LMx
Champion – Hillhead – BBx bull.
Reserve Champion – Nether Skellyhill – LMx bull.
Sale prices - Calves
Beef bulls
AA – £285 & £270 Grangehall, £245 & £205 Marshill, £225 & £220 Grangehall, £220 & £190 Over Dalserf.
BB – £365 Gartclush, £345 Grangehall, £320 Marshill, £315, £310 & £300 Grangehall, £305 & £300 Hillhead, £300 Swaites, £295 & £290 West Newton, £270 Marshill, £255 Marshill, £250 Swaites, £230 Hillhead.
BSH – £270 & £200 Swaites.
LM – £320 Craigthornhill, £240 & £220 Hayston.
SM - £345 & £315 Gartclush.
Beef heifers
AA – £240 Marshill, £240 & £210 Grangehall, £180 Hillhead, £180 & £160 Marshill, £125 Over Dalserf & West Newton.
BB – £290 West Newton, £280 Marshill, £250 Eastfied, £220 Marshill.
SM - £330 & £290 Gartclush.
Dairy bulls
AY - £95 Swaites.
HO – £80 & £75 Over Dalserf.
Stirks
AA - £460 Muirhouse, £365 & £335 (2x) Nether Pirn.
HO - £240, £220 & £180 (2x) Nether Pirn.
SM - £450 Muirhouse.
The last calf sale of 2020 will take place on 21/12/20 at 11.30am. Please contact Amy Haddow for any further information on 07544 161900.
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4125 Lambs and 2366 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
Numbers increased again in the prime lamb section with 4125 forward. Trade remained strong especially for lambs under 44kg and best quality gained a premium.
The sale topped at £121 per head for Beltex from Baillie, Broomfield and to 285p/kg for Beltex from Anderson, Oldwalls.
Overall Average 213.5pp/kg (SQQ 216.7p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £64 Spittal, £59 Greyside
BF - £63.50 Snar, £56 Spittal
CHE - £67.50 Newton of Crathie, £60 Snar
SHE - £57 Newton of Crathie
Per Kilo
TEX – 206.5p Spittal, 184.4p Greyside
BF – 211.7p Snar, 193.1p Spittal
CHE – 210.9p Newton of Crathie, 206.9p Snar
SHE – 203.6p Newton of Crathie
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £95 Yeldabrek, £93 Westmains, £92.50 Yeldabrek, £90 Boghouse, £89.50 Howes Way, £88 Upper Muirhouse, £88 Debog, £88 Bellow Mill, £87 x2 Blindburn
BEL - £98 West lethans, £98 Wiston Place, £92 Laigh Carnduff, £92 West Shawtonhill, £90 West Lethans, £89 Newton of Crathie
BF - £83.50 Walston Mill, £80.50 Corsebank, £79.50 Snar, £77 The Dairy, £75 Crow Wood Cottage, £74 Burnfoot, £73.50 Snar, £70 Greenfield
SUF - £87 Stramolloch, £80 Howes Way, £79 Eastfield of Wiston
CHAR - £87.50, £76 Yeldabrek
NCC - £83 Allanton
CHE - £83 St Johns Kirk, £81 Boghouse, £77 the Dairy
CONT - £74 Newton of Crathie
SM - £71 Haswellsykes
X - £73 Howes Way, £72 Upper Muirhouse
LLE - £81.50, £68 Burghmuir
ROUS - £76 Debog
ZWA - £87 Thethwaite
SWA - £74.50 The Dairy
Per Kilo
TEX – 247.1p Bu, 243.6p, 243.4p Yeldabrek, 238.9p Mitchellhill, 238.5p Westmains, 236.8p Boghouse, 232.4p Yardbent, 231.6p Upper Muirhouse, 231.6p Bellow Mill, 229.5p Howes Way
BEL – 257.9p West Lethans, 251.3p Wiston Place, 242.1p West Shawtonhill, 242p Laigh Carnduff, 240.5p Newton of Crathie, 230.8p West lethans
BF – 217.6p Corsebank, 216.2p, 214.9p Snar, 214.1p Walston Mill, 213.9p The Dairy, 200p Greenfield, 197.4p Crow Wood Cottage, 194.7p Burnfoot
SUF – 223.1p Stramolloch, 213.5p Eastfield of Wiston, 205.1p Howes Way
CHAR – 224.4p, 217.4p Yeldabrek
NCC – 218.4p Allanton
CHE – 224.3p St Johns Kirk, 207.7p Boghouse, 202.6p The Dairy
CONT – 211.4p Newton of Crathie
SM – 197.2p Haswellsykes
X – 218.2p Upper Muirhouse, 208.6p Howes Way
LLE – 209p, 206.1p Burghmuir
ROUS – 217.1p Debog
ZWA – 223.1p Thethwaite
SWA – 196.1p The Dairy
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £119 x3, £118, £116, £113 Collielaw, £109 Auchenhard, £108 Yeldabrek, £105 Yardbent, £104 Collielaw
BEL - £120, £116 Oldwalls, £114 Kepscaith, £113 Broomfield Lodge, £110 Longford, £109 Highfield, £106 Cloverhill, £106 Oldwalls, £104 x2 Broomfield Lodge
BF - £90.50 Toxside, £88 Gosland, £88 Ashcraig, £86 Corsebank, £85.50 Mitchellhill, £85.50 Glendouran, £85 Ashcraig, £84 Pasture House, £84 Craig Douglas, £84 Toxside
SUF - £96 Howford, £96 Hill, £94 Howford, £93 Westpark, £92 Yeldabrek, £90 Haswellsykes, £90 Dykehead, £89 Gillahill, £88.50 Newton of Wiston, £87.50 Carsewell
CHAR - £92 Haswellsykes, £90 Laigh Cleughearn, £89.50 West Montgarswood, £89, £86 Yeldabrek, £85 Lochhill
NCC - £94 Allanton
CHE - £94 Glendouran, £92 Walston Mill, £90.50, £86.50 Newton of Wiston, £84.50, £84 Earlston Cottage, £83 Crow Wood Cottage
CONT - £81 Greenbank
CHM - £88 Spittal
SM - £92 Glendouran, £91 Northflatt, £91 Howford, £91 Highfield, £91 Townfoot, Symington, £90 Howford, £88.50 Highfield, £88 Newton of Wiston, £88 Toftcombs, £86.50 Spango
X - £90 Swaites, £89 Lower Muirhouse, £89 Mid Hartwood, £88 Allanton, £85.50 Cloverhill, £80 Newton of Crathie
ROUS - £93 North Garngour, £89, £83 x2 Laigh Carduff
BTEX - £90 Nether Brotherston
JAC - £70 Laigh Carnduff
Per Kilo
TEX – 282.9p, 268.2p, 264.4p x2 Collielaw, 257.1p, 251.2p Yeldabrek, 251.2p Thethwaite, 251.1p Collielaw, 250p Yeldabrek
BEL – 285.7p, 269.8p Oldwalls, 265p Cloverhill, 259.1p Kepscaith, 255.8p Longford, 252.5p Newton of Crathie, 252.4p Oldwalls, 251.1p Broomfield Lodge, 250p West Lethans, 247.7p Highfield
BF – 213.8p Mitchellhill, 209.5p Ashcraig, 208.5p Glendouran, 207.3p Ashcraig, 206.3p Boat, 205p Gair, 205p Bellow Mill, 204.9p Toxside, 204.7p Gosland, 201.1p Toxside
SUF – 216.3p Dykehole, 213.8p Kinneil Mill, 213.3p Hill, 213.3p Howford, 212.5p Thethwaite, 210.7p Newton of Wiston, 209.8p Newton of Crathie, 209.3p Haswellsykes, 209.1p Yeldabrek, 208.9p Howford
CHAR – 222.5p Yeldabrek, 219p Haswellsykes, 215p Yeldabrek, 213.1p West Montgarswood, 212.5p Lochhill, 204.5p Laigh Cleughearn
NCC – 213.6p Allanton
CHE – 215.5p Newton of Wiston, 213.6p Glendouran, 212.8p Crow Wood Cottage, 211.3p Earlston Cottage, 211p Newton of Wiston, 209.1p Walston Mill, 204.9p Earlston Cottage
CONT – 207.7p Greenbank
CHM – 204.7p Spittal
SM – 209.5p Newton of Wiston, 206.8p Townfoot, Symington, 206.8p Howford, 206p Spango, 204.7p Toftcombs, 204.5p Howford, 204.4p Glendouran, 203,7p Earlston Cottage, 202,2p Northflatts, 202.2p Highfield
X – 214.3p Swaites, 211.9p Mid Hartwood, 204.7p Allanton, 203.6p Cloverhill, 202.3p Lower Muirhouse, 186p Newton of Crathie
ROUS – 211.4p North Garngour, 207.5p x2, 207p Laigh Carnduff
BTEX – 209.3p Nether Brotherston
JAC – 175p laigh Carnduff
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £116 Haswellsykes, £109 Highfield, £108 Glendouran, £107 Tinto View, £106.50 Bu, £104 Muirburn, £104 Carsewell, £103 Auchenhard, £103 Bankhead, £103 Easter Sills
BEL - £121 Broomfiled Lodge, £115 Highfield, £108 Richardton, £104 Bu, £104 Muirburn, £102 Ingraston, £102 Ahscraig
BF - £90 Burnfoot
SUF - £98 Gosland, £96 Newton of Crathie, £96 Easter Sills, £95 Howford, £95 Yeldabrek, £92.50 Gillahill, £92 Nether Brotherston, £91 Gillahill, £91 Crow Wood Cottage, £90 Peatpotts
CHAR - £103, £100, £99 Townfoot, Symington, £93 Yeldabrek
CHE - £86 Crow Wood Cottage
CONT - £94, £93 Greenbank
SM - £94 Burnetland, £93 Westpark
X - £96 Arwick, £91 Kepscaith, £90.50 Bankhead
BFL - £80 Leadburnlea
LLE - £99 Burghmuir
DTEX - £102 Howes Way
ZWA - £89 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 252.2p Haswellsykes, 228.9p Auchenhard, 221.7p Bu, 220.4p Glendouran, 219.1p Easter Sills, 218p Highfield, 217p Wintermuir, 216.7p Muirburn, 214.6p Glendouran, 214p Tinto View
BEL – 242p Broomfield Lodge, 230p Highfield, 226.1p Bu, 221.7p Ashcraig, 216p Richardton, 212.5p Ingraston, 212.2p Muirburn
BF – 187.5p Burnfoot
SUF – 206.5p Howford, 200p Easter Sills, 200p Nether Brotherston, 197.8p, 196.8p Gillahill, 196p Gosland, 195.9p Newton of Crathie, 193.9p Yeldabrek, 193.6p Crow Wood Cottage, 191.5p Peatpotts
CHAR – 223.9p, 215.2p Townfoot, Symington, 202.2p Yeldabrek, 200p Townfoot, Symington
CHE – 187p Crow Wood Cottage
CONT – 200p, 197.9p Greenbank
SM – 204.3p Burnetland, 186p Westpark
X – 195.9p Arwick, 193.6p Kepscaith, 192.6p Bankhead
BFL – 153.8p Leadburnlea
LLE – 198p Burghmuir
DTEX – 196.2p Howes Way
ZWA – 189.4p Yeldabrek
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £111 Broomfield Lodge, £111 West Glespin, £110 Skirling Craigs, £110 Highfield, £110 Crow Wood Cottage, £107 Bogside, £106 Tinto View, £106, £105 Skirling Craigs, £105 Crow Wood Cottage
BEL - £108 Skirling Craigs
BF - £103 Wester Crosswoodhill, £75 Upper Muirhouse
SUF - £109 Skirling Craigs, £105 Gosland, £103 x2 Bankhead
CHAR - £117 Townfoot, Symington
CHM - £103 Crow Wood Cottage
X - £70 Upper Muirhouse
BFL - £100, £94 Leadburnlea
Per Kilo
TEX – 220p Skirling Craigs, 217.4p, 213.6p, 206.3p South Arnloss, 205.9p Skirling Craigs, 204.3p South Arnloss, 201.8p West Glespin, 200p Crow Wood Cottage, 200p Tinto View, 198.2p Broomfield Lodge
BEL – 216p Skirling Craigs
BF – 214.3p Upper Muirhouse, 190.7p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 198.2p Skirling Craigs, 194.3p, 190.7p Bankhead, 187.5p Gosland
CHAR – 201.7p Townfoot, Symington
CHM – 194.3p Crow Wood Cottage
X – 155.6p Upper Muirhouse
BFL – 170.9p, 169.5p Leadburnlea
Cast Ewes
Ewe numbers continue to increase at Lanark as a large ring buyers attend, 2366 ewes (including 880 Blackface) saw trade peak at £192 for Texels from Greyside with the best ewes in strong demand. Blackface ewes topped at £67 from Adamson, Swaites.
TEX – £192 Greyside, £188 Mid Shawtonhill, £180 Greyside, £178 The Bank, £176 Greyside, £170 Boat, £170 Auchenhard, £168 Hearthstanes, £166 Toxside, £164 Yeldabrek
BEL – £152 Twwedbridge Cottage, £148 Nisthouse, £140 Greyside, £140 Eastfield, £134 Mid Shawtonhill, £120 Greyside, £112 Tweedbridge Cottage, £110 Collielaw, £74 Eastfield
BF – £67 Swaites, £65 Howes Way, £64 Spittal, £64 Millrigs, £61 Crow Wood Cottage, £61 Mid Shawtonhill, £61 MacQueston, £60 Kilwhipnach
SUF – £111 Greyside, £110 Yeldabrek, £109 Auchenhard, £106 Greyside, £100 Mid Shawtonhill, £100 Eastfield, £96 Kilwhipnach, £96 Hearthstanes, £92 East Kinleith, £90 Hillfield
CHAR - £112 The Bank, £60 Cocklaw
NCC - £88 Brockhouse, £76 Hillfield, £73 Millrigs, £73 Yeldabrek
CHE – £79 Upper Muirhouse, £70, £67 Greyside, £65 Glendouran, £64 Hillfield, £64 Upper Muirhouse, £64 Orgil, £63 Hill, £61, £60 Greyside
CONT - £75, £69 Yeldabrek
CHM - £101 Wintermuir, £97 Lochaber Road, £95 East Kinleith, £95, £89 Loachaber Road, £70 Howes Way, £62 Brockhouse
X – £94 Greyside, £93 Mid Shawtonhill, £92 Stevenson Ave, £90 Yeldabrek, £86 Broomfield Lodge, £85 Swaites, £84 Newton of Wiston, £84 Wintermuir, £83 Yeldabrek, £81 Greyside
BFL – £80 Brockhouse
LLE - £84 Greyside, £80 Bankhead, £80 Greyside, £76 Bankhead, £74, £72 Greyside, £68 Bankhead, £56 West Glespin
ZWA - £96 Greyside
BERR - £88 Greyside
HEB - £50 Upper Muirhouse
DOR - £94 Stobilee
OTH - £104, £78 Millmoor, £75, £58 Greyside, £48 Hill, £40 Laigh Carnduff
Rams
TEX – £142 Townfoot, Symington, £130 Sebay, £130 Greyside, £120 West Millrig, £120 Yeldabrek, £110 x2, £89 Hillfield, £87 Yeldabrek
BF - £92 Wester Crosswoodhill, £86 Lawhead, £80 Dreva, £74 Hillfield, £70 Greyside, £64 Glendouran
SUF - £138 Toxside, £117 Howford, £95, £48 Hillfield
CHAR - £120, £96 Greyside
NCC - £120 Upper Muirhouse, £120 Sebay, £108 Hillfield, £106 East Kinleith, £100 Yeldabrek, £100 Sebay, £88, £70 Hillfield
X - £86 Stobilee, £78 Hillfield
BFL - £150 MacQueston, £132 Leadburnlea, £108 Howford, £92 Dreva, £90 Hillfield, £84 Greyside
LLE – £84 Headless Cross, £72 Lawhead
OTH - £62 East Fortissat
SHETLAND & ORKNEY
Weekly consignment from Orkney and Shetland saw 539 forward and topped at £108 for Beltex lambs from Yeldabrek.
Ewes peaked at £164 for Texels also from Yeldabrek.
Principal Prices:
LAMBS
TEX - £106.50 Bu, £103, £102 Yeldabrek, £102 Bu, £100 Yeldabrek, £99 Arwick
BEL - £108, £104 Yeldabrek, £104 Bu
CHEV - £93, £89 Yeldabrek
Sx - £92 Yeldabrek
EWES
TEX - £164, £159, £140, £122, £116 Yeldabrek
BEL - £148 Nisthouse
NCC - £64 Orgill, £60 Roadside (Shet), £57 Yeldabrek
SUFF - £110 Yeldabrek
MULES - £90 Yeldabrek
TUPS - £130, £120 Sebay, £122 Yeldabrek
