Primestock Report – Monday 18th March 2024

Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 18th March 2024

Cattle prime stock report

On Monday the 18th March 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 120 cattle comprising of 45 bullock and heifers, 75 cast cows and 35 calves and stirks.

Limousin heifers sold to 345p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Cairns Butchers Lanarkshire.

Or to £2131 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Black Butchers Lanark.

Limousin bullocks sold to 300p/pk from Barrie Farmers, Howburn Farm, Biggar to Findlay Wholesale, Wishaw.

Or to £2058 from Messrs N & G Bark, Skirling Mains Farm, Biggar.

Beef cows sold to £2140 per head from Messrs J Taylor, Skirling Craigs Farm, Biggar.

Or to 246p/pk from Messrs A Minto & Son, Townhead Farm, West Linton.

Dairy cows sold to £1510 per head from Messrs A Struthers & Son, Auchmeddan Farm, Lesmahagow or to 182p/pk from Messrs A Struthers & Son, Auchmeddan Farm, Lesmahagow.

Beef Heifers per head

£2131, £2063, £1971, £1954 Brockwoodlees

£2073, £1885 Hill (Strathaven)

£2002 Easter Frew

£1978 South Arnloss

£1941 Headsmuir

£1875 Birkenhead

£1696 Carmichael Home Farm

£1568 Quothquan Mill

£1559 Knowetop

Beef Heifers per kilo

338p, 345p Brockwoodlees

325p Hill (Strathaven)

312p South Arnloss

312p Easter Frew

Beef Bullocks per head

£2058, £1983 South Arnloss

£1758 Howburn

Beef Bullocks per kilo

300p Howburn

Young Bulls per head

£1356 Oldhill

Young Bulls per kilo

255p Oldhill

Cast Cows and Bulls

Beef cows per head

AA- £1790 Townhead, £1710 Heatheryhall, £1570 & £1490 Headsmuir

LIM- £190 Southmains, £1650 Bickerton Hall, £1570 Dumalbin

LIMX- £1890 Heatheryhall, £1770 Drumalbin, £1690 Birkenhead, £1590 Townhead

MONT- £1090 Cobblehaugh

BSH- £1470 South Mains

HER- £1770 Knowetop, £1690 Covanhill

CHR- £1270 Maidencots

SIM- £2140 Skirling Craigs, £1770 Covanhill, £1630 New Steadings

Luing - £1090 Nunnerie

Blonde- £1450 Holehouse

Beef cows per kilo

AA- 246p Townhead, 223p Heatheryhall, 218p, 201p & 200pHeadsmuir,

LIM- 228p Drumalbin, 227p Bickerton, 226p Southmains

LIMX- 236p Heatheryhall, 229p, 228p & 202p Drumalbin, 214p Birkenhead, 210p Townhead, 202p Maidencots

MONT – 180p Cobblehaugh,

BSH- 216p Southmains

HER- 208p 202p Knowetop,

CHR-187p Maidencots

SIM- 213p Skirling Craigs, 209p Collielaw, 203p New Steadings, 200p Howburn

LUING – 184p Nunnerie

BLONDE – 199p Holehouse

Dairy cows per head

FRIES- £2120, £1510, £1210 & £1070 Auchmeddan, £1230 Over Kypeside

HOL- £1430 & £1150Over Dalserf, £1590, £1330, £1210 & £1170 Blackbog

AYR - £1090 Swaits, £107 & £1010 Newlands

Dairy cows per kilo

FRIES- 195p, 181p, 171p, 165p, 120p Auchmeddan, 188p Over Kypeside

HOL- 188p, 171p &168p Blackbog, 173p & 168p Over Dalserf

AYR – 164p & 155p Newlands, 146p Canniehole, 142p Swaites

Calves and Stirks

On Monday 18th March 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with calves and 4 stirks. 35 calves were forward although more could have been sold to sellers advantage. The sale topped at £690 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus heifers from The firm of C & M McCornick, Overcairn Farm, New Cumnock.

On milk calves topped at £385 for a 2 month old British Blue x bull calf from Messrs J Adamson & Son, Swaites Farm, Lanark.

Off milk calves topped at £510 for a 5 month old Hereford x bull calf from Messrs R & E Fleming & Sons, Goslington Farm, Stonehouse.

Dairy bred topped at £240 for a3 month old Ayrshire x Bull calf from Messrs J Adamson & Son, Swaites Farm, Lanark.

Stirks

Heifers

AA- £690, £670 & £635 Overcairn

LUING ­- £635 Overcairn

SIM - £635 Overcairn

Calves on Milk

Lim x - £350, £315 & £310 Hayston, £330 Heatheryhall

BB- £385, £370, £365, £360, £330 & £285 Swaites, £280 Heatheryhall

SIM- £320 Heatheryhall

HER - £290 Swaites

AYR- £240 Swaites

Calves off Milk

BB-  £480, £460, £450 & £420 Goslington

LIM X - £490 Over Kypeside

HER- £510, £505, £485 & £370 Goslington

Sheep prime stock report

On Monday 18th March 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4004 Lambs, 1259 Cast Ewes and 170 store Hoggs through Lanark.

Another large show of 4004 hoggs again met a flying trade and included an excellent run of 1600 Blackface hoggs which were a credit to the sellers. Many more still required to fulfill buyer orders.

The sale topped at £290 per head for texels from Messrs TA & R Laird, Cambwell Farm, Biggar and to 468p/kg for texel from Messrs A Baillie, Broomfield Lodge Farm, Larkhall.

Hoggs

Overall Average 380pp/kg (SQQ 383p/kg) (1600 BF average 363p)

25.5-32kg

Per Head

TEX - £118 Craigrowan, £78 Greenbank

BF - £109 Raahead, £108 Birniehall, £97 Welphill, £88 Hartside, £76 Cloverhill

SUF - £96 Raahead, £100 Wintermuir

CHE - £100 Wintermuir

X - £76 The Law

KHIL - £98 Gill

SHE - £100 High Crewburn, £88 Craigdarroch, £60 Cairnie

Per Kilo

TEX – 368.8p Craigrowan, 269p Greenbank

BF – 340.6p Raahead, 337.5p Birniehall, 312.9p Whelphill, 275p Hartside, 262.1p Cloverhill

SUF – 300p Raahead

CHE – 322.6p Wintermuir

X - 292.3p The Law

SHE – 312.5p High Crewburn, 303.4p Craigdarroch, 230.8p Cairnie

KHIL – 326.7p Gill

32.1-39kg

Per Head

TEX - £167 Woodhead & Spango, £164 Birniehall, £163 Hill, £162 Thethwaite

BEL - £170 Boat, £161 Woodhead, £143 Hill

BF - £150 Heatheryhall, £144 & £137 Carco, £143 Spango, £140 Kirkland

SUF - £127 Eastfield, £118 The Law

CHE - £147 Woodhead & Thethwaite, £144 The Boat, £130 Boghouse, £129 Greyside

BTEX - £139 Boylston, £133 Nether Brotherston

X - £144 Raahead, £133 Holylee House, £127 Shawhead, £126 Nether Brotherston, £118 Ardoch

HW - £110 Middlestead

SWA – £128 Birniehall

KHIL - £110 Dalwyne

DOR - £118 West Blackmoss

WELSH - £130 Allanton

BAD - £123 Craigdarroch

Per Kilo

TEX – 439.5p Woodhead, 431.6p Birniehall, 428.2p Spango, 423.7p Woodhead, 417.9p Hill (Cumnock)

BEL – 447.2p Woodhead, 435.9p Boat, 386.5p Hill (Cumnock)

BF – 400p Carco, 385p Heatheryhall, 379.4p Carco, 377.8p Crossflatt, 376.5p Edgehead

SUF – 347.1p The Law, 343.2p Eastfield

CHE – 397.3p Woodhead, 397p Thethwaite, 369.2p Boat, 368.6p Greyside, 357.6p Holylee House

X – 378.9p Raahead, 352.8p Shawhead, 350p Holylee House, 350p Nether Brotherston, 310.5p Ardoch

BTEX – 369.4p Nether Brotherston, 365.8p Boylston

HW – 314.3p Middlestead

SWA – 345.9p Birniehall

KHIL – 314.3p Dalwyne

DOR – 357.6p West Blackmoss

WELSH – 371.4p Allanton

BAD – 361.8p Craigdarroch

39.1-45.5kg

Per Head

TEX - £200 & £198 Collielaw, £196 Broomfield Lodge, £195 Silverrig, £195 Newmill

BEL - £205 & £197 Broomfield Lodge, £194 & £186 Collielaw, £189 Woodhall

BF - £170 Kirkland, £168 Craigdarroch, £167 Heatheryhall, £166 Kirkland

SUF - £180 Sorn Mains, £172 Thethwaite, £170 Dewshill, £166 Dykehole, £165 Blackburn Mains

CHE - £178 Craigdarroch, £172 Ormiston Road, £169 & £157Wellhead, £159 Boat

CHAR - £170 Ormiston Road

X - £170 West Lethans, £168 Glendouran & Brownhill, £167 Boylston, £164 Brownhill

BTEX - £161 Mid Brockloch

JAC ­- £136 Greyside

SWA - £120 Birniehall

KHIL - £134 Gill

Per Kilo

TEX – 454.5p Collielaw, 452.4p Crow Wood Cottage, 451.2p Boylston, 450p Weston, 445p Broomfield Lodge

BEL – 465.9p Broomfield Lodge, 461p Woodhead, 458.1p Broomfield Lodge, 438.1p Mid Tulloch, 431.1p Collielaw

BF – 388p Heatheryhall, 386p Kirkland, 381.8p Craigdarroch, 379.5p Heatheryhall

SUF – 420p Thethwaite, 415p Dykehole, 412.5p Mid Brockloch, 409.1p Sorn Mains, 392.9p Blackburn Mains

CHAR – 395.3p Ormiston Road

CHE – 419.5p Ormiston Road, 407.7p Boat, 404.5p Craigdarroch, 393p Wellhead

X – 420p Glendouran, 407.3p Boylston, 404.8p West Lethans, 400p Brownhill

BTEX – 402.5p Mid Brockloch

JAC – 309.1p Greyside

SWA – 285.7p Birniehall

KHIL – 319p Gill

45.6-52kg

Per Head

TEX - £228 & £226 High Crewburn, £214 Birniehall, £208 Ash Cottage, £202 Ryeflatt

BEL - £220 & £215 Broomfield Lodge

BF - £118 Kirkland, £179 Heatheryhall & Kirkland, £177 Kirkland, £175 Craigdarroch

SUF - £192 Woodhead, £189 Ash Cottage, £188 Cow Grove, £185 Raahead, £180 Gill

CHE - £186 Ormiston, £170 Gill

CHM - £185 Middlestead

X - £198 Lee Meadow, £190 Glendouran, £175 Hartside, £174 Lightshaw, £170 Townfoot

BFL - £148 Windhill

Per Kilo

TEX – 456p, 434.6p High Crewburn, 421.3p Ryeflatt, 421.3p O’Cathain, 421.3p Boghouse

BEL – 468.1p, 457.4p Broomfield Lodge

BF – 384.8p, 372.9p Kirkland, 371.7p Heatheryhall, 368.1p, 361.5p Kirkland

SUF – 402.2p Raahead, 396p Lawriesmuir, 391.3p Gill, 385.7p Ash Cottage, 384p Woodhead

CHE – 404.3p Ormiston Road, 369.6p Gill

CHM – 402.2p Middlestead

X – 396p Lee Meadow, 395.8p Glendouran, 362.5p Lightshaw, 343.5p Holylee, 343.1p Hartside

BFL – 284.6p Windhill Farm Cottage

52+kg

Per Head

TEX - £290 Cambwell, £274 Dillars House, £254 & £240 Cow Grove, £248 Hartside

BEL - £248 & £220 Townfoot, £246 Kailzie Mains, £114 Muirhouse

BF - £220 Crosswoodhill, £194 & £192 Craigdarroch, £180 Kirkstead & Lochlyoch

SUF - £270 & £232 Middlestead, £266 Kailzie Mains, £195 Tinto View, £192 Nunnerie

CHE - £208 Middlestead, £192 Ormiston, £190 Windhill

X - £240 Middlehouse, £208 O’Cathain, £184 Tower, £158 Woodhead

BFL - £158 Kailzie Mains & Chesterhall Parks, £150 Shawhead, £140 Tower

ZWA -£162 Ash Cottage

Per Kilo

TEX – 396.6p Birniehall, 393.4p Hartside, 389.1p An-Glasach, 384.9p Craigside, 381.5p Hartside

BEL – 447.3p Kailzie Mains, 407.4p, 381.5p Townfoot (Symington), 207.3p Muirhouse

BF – 362.3p, 359.3p Craigdarroch, 339.6p Lochlyoch, 320.8p Waterhead, 296.6p Nunnerie

SUF – 374.2p Middlestead, 354.7p Kailzie Mains, 349.1p Nunnerie, 348.2p Tinto View, 329.3p Middlestead

CHE – 371.4p Middlestead, 358.5p Windhill Farm Cottage, 355.6p Ormiston Road

X – 358.6p O’Cathain, 342.9p Middlehouse, 334.5p Tower, 263.3p Woodhead

BFL – 250p Shawhead, 235.8p Kailzie Mains, 210.7p Chesterhall Parks, 205.9p Tower Steading

ZWA – 300p Ash Cottage

Store Hoggs

TEX - £124 Chesterhall Parks, £120 Woodhead, £116 Greyside, £108 Galalaw

BF -£86 Spango, £80 & £63 Culter Allers, £66 Shawhead

SUF -£118 Greyside, £114 Sorn Mains, £80 Tinto View

X - £130 Culter Allers, £100 Greyside & Lawriesmuir, £78 Lightshaw, £60 Brackendale

SHE - £79 & £56Swanbister House, £40 Woodhead

OTH - £90 & £60 Eastside

Cast Ewes

A smaller show of 1259 cast ewes and rams saw all classes sharper on the week and short of requirements, especially the best selling texel types.

The sale topped at £282 per head for texel from Messrs J T Dunn, Greyside Farm, Ponteland and to £112 for blackface from Messrs R D Hodgkiss, West Browncastle Farm, Strathaven.

Overall average £94.21

BF Average £71.66 (519)

TEX - £282 Greyside, £270 An-Glasach, £258 Cow Grove, £255 Prior Rigg, £250 Thethwaite

BEL -£195 Thethwaite, £150 Greyside & Midtown

BF -£112 West Browncastle, £104 Windhill & Woolfords, £101 Muirhouse, £100 Hartside

SUF -£216 Carwood, £190 Cow Grove, £178 Muirhouse, £172 Greyside & Mid Brockloch

CHAR – £212 Langside

NCC -£146 Cow grove, £137 & £110 Greyside, £120 Queenamuckle, £105 Craigrowan

CHE -£124 Gill, £118 Hilltop & Thethwaite, £108 Prior Rigg

CHM - £162 & £144 University of Edinburgh, £154 Thethwaite, £126 Greyside, £122 Dewshill

X - £158 Cow Grove, £151 Haininghead, £142 Hilltop, £140 Trysting Cottage & Sandilands

BDM -£134 Bushelhead

SHE - £80 Chesterhall Parks, Cairnie, £78 Hirst Road, £72 Hilltop

ZWA – £120 Ash Cottage, £116 Wintermuir

JAC - £74 Prior Rigg

BAD - £128 Dillars House

HELSH - £92 Allanton, £58 £47 Tardoes

BTEX - £176 Boylston, £120 East Nerston, £118 The Law

ROM - £96, £84 & £74 Greyside

HW - £52 West Browncastle, £48 Tardoes

SWA- £59 Craigevern

KHIL- £91 Gill, £82 Dalwyne

HAM­­- £138 Prior Rigg

DOR- £70 Thornyhills

EASY CARE - £104 Prior Rigg, £100 Hirst Road

Rams

TEX - £182 Boghouse, 148 Dillars House, £130 Greyside, £120 Fieldside

BF - £89 Crow Wood Cottage, £88 Shawhead, £87 Dalwyne, £82 Greyside, £80 Prior Rigg

SUF - £160 Dillars House

BEL - £160 Dillars House

CHAR - £150 Broomfield Lodge

NCC - £110 Pentland Mains, £90 Hirst Road

CHE – £106 Crow Wood Cottage, £98 Prior Rigg

DS- £132 Birniehall

X - £116 Fieldside

BFL- £140 Tower Steading

LLE- £60 Prior Rigg

BTEX- £68 Prior Rigg

JAC ­- £56 Prior Rigg

SWA- £88 & £62 Birniehall, £64 Craigievern

Motherless Lambs

Lawrie and Symington held their first motherless lambs sale for 2024, with a full ringside of buyers. Sale topped at £56 x4 for a BFL blue texel x lambs from Messrs J Gibson, Greenwall Farm, Forth.

Texel lambs topped at £32 for a texel ewe lamb from Messrs H Jackson & Son, Wolfclyde Farm, Biggar.

Overall Average £20

Next sale is 25th March 2024. Please contact Lucy Pittendrigh on 07467863168

X - £56 Greenwall, £32 Wolfclyde, £30 Galla, £22 & £20 Carrat, £20 Cockrig


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