Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 17TH July
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday the 17th July 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 70 cattle comprising of 40 bullocks and heifers, 30 cast cows and 25 calves.
Lim heifers sold to 344p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to N Bark, Skirling or to £1974 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead.
Lim bullocks sold to 300p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie and Messrs Allison, Muirhouse Farm, Biggar to Bowland Foods, Preston or to £1950 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie
Beef cows sold to £1750 per head from Marfield Farm, Biggar or to 226p/pk from Messrs Orr Dykehead Farm, Chapelton
Dairy cows sold to £1130 per head from Messrs Mitchell, Ainville Farm, Kirknewton or to 171p/pk from Messrs Mitchell, Ainville Farm, Kirknewton
Beef Heifers per head
£1974, £1965, £1958 Brockwoodlees
£1878, £1822 Gaindykehead
£1842 Stacks
Beef Heifers per kilo
344p, 342p, 340p Brockwoodlees
322p, 320p, 315p Gaindykehead
312p Havieston
Beef Bullocks per head
£1950 Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks per kilo
300p Brockwoodlees & Muirburn
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1544 Tinto View
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
268p Tinto View
Young Bulls per head
£2059 Kinneil Mill
296p, 290p Kinneil Mill
Beef cows per head
Lim x - £1370 Dykehead, £1250 Hole of Kilncadzow
AA - £1750 Marfield
Sim - £1410 Howburn
Beef cows per kilo
Lim – 226p Dykehead
AA – 212p Dykehead, 209p Marfield
Sim – 199p Howburn
BB – 170p Gillbank
Dairy cows per head
Ayr - £1070 Swaites
Hol - £1130 Ainville
Dairy cows per kilo
Ayr – 150p Swaites
Hol – 171p Ainville
Cast Bulls
£1610 Harestonhill
Calves
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 25 calves at their fortnightly sale. The sale topped at £560 for a Lim x bullock from Messrs Harvie, Mayfield Farm, Lesmahagow. Many more could have been sold to sellers advantage.
Bullock Calves
AA - £230 Culter Allers
AYR - £260 Swaites
HER - £290 Muirhouse
BELT/GALL - £290 Muirhouse
LIM X - £560 Mayfield, £400 & £370 Swaites
BSH - £340 Culter Allers
Heifer Calves
AA - £360 & £300 Grangehall, £260 & £240 Culter Allers
HER - £390 Grangehall, £250 & £240 Muirhouse
LIM X – 310 Swaites
BSH - £330 & £220 Culter Allers
BB - £330 Swaites, £290 & £270 Muirhouse
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday 17th July 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 1700 Lambs, 176 Hoggs and 1557 Cast Ewes and Hoggs through Lanark.
Lambs
A much larger show of 1700 prime lambs saw trade similar on end of week with best lambs and heavy lambs still a good trade.
The sale topped at £169 per head for Char from Midburn and to 329p/kg for Beltex from Lambie, Drumbuie.
Overall Average 273pp/kg (SQQ 274p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BEL - £80 West Broadshaw
X - £56 & £50 Stopprigg Lane
Per Kilo
BEL – 258p West Broadshaw
X – 200p & 192p Stopprigg Lane
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £116 & £108 Denbrae, £105 Craigievern, £100 Nether Brotherston, £97 Midtown, £95 Midtown Cottage, £91 West Torphin, £80 West Broadshaw
BEL - £114 Laigh Carnduff, £109 Midtown Cottage, £108 Bushelhead, £101 Midtown Cottage, £100 Midtown, £94 West Broadshaw, £89 Bents, £80 Midtown Cottage
BF - £65 Nisbet
SUF - £104 Southmains, £97 Nether Brotherston, £90 Beecraig, £87 Blaircochrane
Per Kilo
TEX – 305p & 284p Denbrae, 276p Craigievern, 269p Midtown, 263p Midtown Cottage, 263p Nether Brotherston, 239p West Torphin, 235p West Broadshaw
BEL – 302p Midtown Cottage, 294p Midtown, 292p Laigh Carnduff, 288p Midtown Cottage, 284p Bushelhead, 270p Midtown, 261p West Broadshaw, 247p Bents, 242p Midtown Cottage
BF – 191p Nisbet
SUF – 266p Southmains, 248p Nether Brotherston, 243p Beecraig, 228p Blaircochrane
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £136 Peatpotts, £131 Felton, £130 East Merkland, Burnetland, Glendouran & Netherton, £129 Strawfrank & Hillend, £128 High Parks
BEL - £140 & £139 High Parks, £138 Highfield, £130 Midburn, Biggarshiels Mains, Highfield, Mossplatt, Bickerton Hall & Kepscaith
BF - £105 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF - £128 Carwood, £125 Netherton, £120 Newton of Wiston, The Law & Cambwell, £119 Wester Whitecastle & Kilbucho Place, £118 Harbertshaw, £117 Cockrig,
X - £104 Hartside, £103 Nunnerie, £100 Nisbet
Per Kilo
TEX – 310p Harestonhill, 309p Peatpotts, 302p Harestonhill & Hillend, 300p Boghouse & West Torphin, 295p Boghouse, 293p Strawfrank & Hillend
BEL – 325p Midburn, 323p & 318p High Parks, 317p Kepscaith, 313p Highfield, 309p Midburn & Highfield, 307p West Torphin, 304p Biggarshiels Mains, 300p High Dyke
BF – 233p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 292p Cambwell, 284p Carwood & Netherton, 279p Newton of Wiston, 276p Kilbucho Place, 275p Beecraig, 273p Calla, 272p The Law
X – 247p Hartside, 234p Nunnerie, 232p Nisbet
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £160 Ainville, £155 Mid Shawtonhill, £154 East Merkland, £152 Walesley, £151 Midburn, £150 Craighead, £149 Laigh Carnduff, £147 Bickerton Hall & Glendouran, £144 High Crewburn
BEL - £164 & £155 Drumbuie, £155 High Parks, £151 Townfoot, £136 Carwood, £132 Kepscaith, £125 Midburn
BF - £105 Wester Crosswoodhill, £101 School Road
SUF - £139 & £138 Carwood, £130 Southmains & Herbertshaw, £129 Toxside & Cambwell, £128 Strawfrank, £126 Ainville, £125 Southmais, £124 Easter Sills
X - £128 Cockrig
ZWA – £100 Holmes Cottage
Per Kilo
TEX – 314p East Merkland, 307p Ainville, 304p Walesly, 302p Midburn, 300p Drumbuie & High Crewburn, 298p Mid Shawtonhill & Laigh Carnduff, 293p East Merkland, 289p Walesley
BEL – 329p & 321p Drumbuie, 308p Townfoot, 303p High Parks, 295p Carwood, 287p Kepscaith, 271p Midburn
BF – 228p Wester Crosswoodhill, 202p School Road
SUF – 289p & 287p Carwood, 276p Herbertshaw, 274p Toxside, 268p Ainville, 266p Strawfrank & Southmains, 265p Yeldabrek, 263p Cambwell, 258p Easter Sills
X – 266p Cockrig
ZWA – 196p Holmes Cottage
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £150 Walesley, £145 School Road
BF - £131 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF - £153 Vinjara
CHAR - £169 Midburn
X - £162 Townfoot
ZWA - £122 Southmains (Bathgate), £110 West Shawtonhill Cottage
Per Kilo
TEX – 277p Walesley, 263p School Road
BF – 218p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 250p Vinjara
CHAR – 241p Midburn
X – 284p Townfoot
ZWA – 225p Southmains (Bathgate), 207p West Shawtonhill Cottage
SHOW & SALE OF SUFFOLK PRIME LAMBS
(ON BEHALF OF WEST & CENTRAL SCOTLAND SUFFOLK CLUB)
JUDGE: Mr R Lawson, East Mains Farm, Newbigging
SPONSORS: Shearwell Data, McCaskie Farm Supplies, and Lawrie & Symington Ltd
CLASS 1: PEN OF FIVE SUFFOLK X SCOTCH MULE (4 forward)
1st Messrs J Wight & Sons, Carwood
2nd Messrs JW Brown & Sons, Herbertshaw
3rd Messrs George Watson & Co, The Law
CLASS 2: PEN OF FIVE SUFFOLK X ANY OTHER BREED (3 forward)
1st Messrs TA & R Laird, Cambwell
2nd Messrs J Wight & Sons, Carwood
3rd J H Gray, Chapellhill
CHAMPION: Messrs TA & R Laird, Cambwell with their 41 kg Suffolk X Any Other Breed
RESERVE CHAMPION: Messrs J Wight & Sons, Carwood with their 48kg Suffolk X Any Other Breed
Hoggs
The 176 hoggs were similar on week with the heaviest and best fleshed easily sold.
The sale topped at £140 per hed for Texels from Yeldabrek and to 236p/kg for X from Clarkson, Stopprigg Lane.
Overall Average 182pp/kg
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £39 Vinjara, £30 Edinbernet
BF - £42 Stopprigg Lane
SHE - £53 Laxfirth
Per Kilo
TEX – 134p Vinjara, 93p Edinbarnet
BF – 215p Stopprigg Lane
SHE – 171p Laxfirth
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £70 Lochaber, £64 West Broadshaw
BF - £74 Drumlanrig Mains, £50 Lochaber
SHE - £70 Edinbarnet
X - £53 Stopprigg Lane
Per Kilo
TEX – 184p Lochaber, 168p West Broadshaw
BF – 194p Drumlanrig Mains, 131p Lochaber
SHE – 189p Edinbarnet
X – 160p Stopprigg Lane
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £100 Yeldabrek, £85 Edinbarnet, £80 Vinjara
BF - £89 Auchencorth, £86 High Dyke, £80 Blaircochrane
CHE - £91 Yeldabrek, £88 High Dyke, £86 Netherhill
X - £86 Lochaber
Per Kilo
TEX – 222p Yeldabrek, 202p Edinbarnet, 200p Vinjara
BF – 209p High Dyke, 207p Auchencorth, 177p Blaircochrane
CHE – 222p Yeldabrek, 210p High Dyke, 209p Netherhill
X – 209p Lochaber
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £114 Blackhill, £104 Edinbarnet
BF - £117 Wester Place, £112 Drumlanrig Mains, £99 Stopprigg Lane
X - £118 Stopprigg Lane
Per Kilo
TEX – 232p Blackhill, 221p Edinbarnet
BF – 229p Wester Place, 224p Drumlanrig Mains, 215p Stopprigg Lane
X – 236p Stopprigg Lane
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £140 Yeldabrek
BF - £130 Wester Place, £123 Drumlanrig Mains
CHE - £126 Yeldabrek
X - £124 Netherhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 233p Yeldabrek
BF – 213p Wester Place, 205p Drumlanrig Mains
CHE – 217p Yeldabrek
X – 206p Netherhill
Cast Sheep
The 1557 cast ewes and rams were a tremendous show for quality and dearer on the week. Good fleshed ewes in all classes keenly bid for.
The sale topped at £260 per head for Tex from Clark, Blackhill and to £112 for Smith from Wester Crosswoodhill
Overall Average £106
BF Average £81.73
Ewes
TEX – £260 Blackhill, £258 Craighead, Toftcombs, Eilean, Craigievern, Gilmeadowland & Highfield
BEL – £188 Townfoot, £152 Kepscaith, £146 Newton of Wiston, £140 Townfoot, £86 Denbrae
BF – £112 Wester Crosswoodhill, £109 Hartside, £108 Corsebank, £107 Mossyhill, £104 Calla, £103 Dawyck Mill & Macqueston, £100 Hartside
SUF – £154 Blackhill & Auldhouseburn, £150 Auldhouseburn, £146 Blackhill, £140 Southmains, £138 Eilean & Nether Brotherston, £135 Midburn, £134 Blackhill, £132 Midburn
CHAR – £168 Townfoot, £136 Southmains
NCC - £128 Vinjara, £127 Westpark, £120 Yeldabrek, £119 & £118 Calla, £116 Midburn & Westhouse, £113 Mossyhill, £112 Calla, £110 Meikle Carleith
CHE – £118 School Road & Kilbucho Place, £117 Calla, £114 Voe, £106 Pennyside, £98 Laxfirth, £93 Blaircochrane, £88 Nikkavordlea, £87 Kirkidale
CONT - £118 Midburn, £112 & £110 School Road, £107 High Dyke, £105 Yeldabrek, £100 Pennyside, £89 Craigievern
CHM - £134 & £124 Newton of Wiston, £122 Gilmeadowland, £121 Meikle Carleith, £120 Newton of Wiston & Midburn, £116 High Crewburn, £102 Thripland, £100 Blaircochrane, £90 Strawfrank
X – £148 Blackburn Mains, £125 Auldhouseburn & Eilean, £124 Meikle Carleith & East Doura, £123 Mossyhill, £122 Highfield, £121 Westpark, £120 Yeldabrek & Netherhill
BFL – £158 Macqueston, £152 Eastfield of Coulter, £150 Cockrig, £148 & £139 Macqueston, £138 & £128 & £116 Leadburnlea, £120 Corsebank, £60 Midburn
SHE - £43 Nikkavordlea, £36 Solheim Walls, £29 Edinbarnet
ZWA - £119 & £100 Yeldabrek
JAC - £89 School Road, £86 Yeldabrek
HEB - £28 School Road
RYE - £104 Thornyhills
SWA - £70 & £48 Craigievern
KHIL - £114 Midburn
OTH - £120 Walesley, £100 Midburn & Blaircochrane, £80 Pennyside
Rams
TEX – £208 Blackburn Mains, £185 Lee Meadow, £180 School Road, £166 Midburn, £164 & £148 & £86 Yeldabrek
BEL - £152 Kepscaith, £136 Nisthouse
BF - £130 Drumlanrig Mains, £124 Calla, £94 & £83 Drumlanrig Mains
SUF - £178 & £168 Voe
NCC - £148 Yeldabrek
CHE - £90 Kirkidale
BFL - £142 Pennyside
SHE - £79 Edinbarnet
ROM - £160 Yeldabrek
KHIL - £126 Carstairs Mains
