Monday 7th December 2020 Primestock Report

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

 


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