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
