Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 20th November 2023
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday the 20th November 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 222 cattle comprising of 53 bullocks and heifers, 105 cast cows and 64 calves and stirk.
Lim heifers sold to 360p/kg twice from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins, Butchers, Law and J Cairns Butchers, Law or to £2271 from Messrs Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm, Lanark to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Lim bullocks sold to 322p/pk from Messrs Warnock, Hill Farm, Strathaven to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to £2163 to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Beef cows sold to £1750 per head from Messrs Struthers, Moatmains Farm, lesmahagoe or to 253p/kg from Messrs Wilkins, Wester Whitecastle Farm, Biggar.
Dairy cows sold to £1130 per head from Broadfield Farming Company, Broadfield Farm, Symington or to 155p/kg from Messrs Brown, Whitecraigs Farm, Glassford.
Beef Heifers per head
£2271 Heatheryhall
£2191, £2190, £2131 & £2101 Brockwoodlees
£2097 Hill
£2007 Collielaw
£1993 Yett
£1969 Howburn
Beef Heifers per kilo
360p (Twice) & £350 (3 Times) Brockwoodlees
358p Hill
348p Howburn
342p Yett
338p Heatheryhall
325p Faskine
318p Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks per head
£2163 Hill
£1984 Kepscaith
£1927 Calla
£1909 Howburn
Beef Bullocks per kilo
322p Hill
320p Heatheryhall
318p Muirburn
315p Faskine
312p Howburn
310p Kepscaith
306p Fauldingcleugh
304p Calla
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
260p Westtown
Young Bulls per kilo
265p Mackiesmill
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
Lim - £1590 Easter Happrew, £1510 Wester Whitecastle, £1250 Hillend
AA - £1750 & £1540 Moatmains, £1430 Huntlyhill
SD - £1130 Hillend
Gal - £850 Walston Mill
High - £670 Blackburn
Sho - £1410 Wester Whitecastle
Sim - £1630 Noblehall, £1570 Huntlyhill
Beef cows per kilo
Lim - 253p Wester Whitecastle, 191p Easter Happrew
AA – 232p Moatmains, 204p South Arnloss
Sim – 198p Huntlyhill
Dairy cows per head
Hol - £1130 Broadfield, £1090 Whitecraigs
Fr - £910 Auchnotroch
Dairy cows per kilo
Hol – 155p Whitecraigs, 141p Broadfield
Fr – 135p Auchnotroch
Cast bulls per head
£1750 Peel
£1590 Kirkland
Cast bulls per kilo
151p Peel
Calves and Stirks
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 64 stirks and young calves at their fortnightly sale. The sale topped at £600 for an exceptional AA x Bull off of Messrs T & E Dun, Jeanfield Farm, Auchengray. Heifers sold to a top of £500 for an AA x Stirk off of Messrs J Kerr & Sons, Kirklands Farm, Dunsyre. More calves could have easily sold to sellers advantage.
Stirks
Bullocks
AA - £600, £540 & £530 Jeanfield, £540 & £530 Kirkland, £460, £450 & £440 Jeanfield
Hol - £250 Jeanfield
BB - £530 & £500 (3 Times) Jeanfield
Heifers
AA - £500 (Twice) Kirklands
Calves on Milk
Bullock
AA - £420 Heatheryhall
Fries - £200 (3 Times) Hayston
Her – £410 & £400 Grangehall
High - £200 Heatheryhall
Lim x - £280 Heatheryhall
Sho - £280 Heatheryhall
Cont x - £155, £150, £90 & £80 (Twice) Woodhead
BB - £440 Grangehall & Loanfoot, £400, £320 & £300 Grangehall
Heifer
Her - £300 Grangehall
Belt - £240 Muirhouse
Lim - £440 Over Kypeside, £380 Loanfoot, £340 Heatheryhall
BB - £450 & £440 Loanfoot, £390 Over Kypeside, £310 Loanfoot
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday the 20th November 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4505 Lambs and 2073 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Lambs
Another large show of 4505 prime lambs were a very good show for quality and met a fast selling trade. Best kinds in strong demand a more could be sold to advantage.
The sale topped at £160 per head for Texels from Messrs WM Leggate, Silverrig Farm, Chapelton and to 332p/kg for Beltex from Mssers W Steel & Co, Cumberhead Farm, Lesmahagow.
Overall Average 264pp/kg (SQQ 264p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £109 Cumberhead, £105 Cleughhead & Gilmeadowland, £104 Gilmeadowland & Greenaton, £103 Cairns & Brisbane Glen Est, £100 Debog, £97 Harestonhill, £95 Debog
BEL - £123, £118 & £100 Cumberhead
BF - £100 Gareland, £99 Brisbane Glen Est, £97 Dalwyne, £96 Brisbane Glen Est, £95 Shawhead, £92 Brisban Glen Est, £91 Dalefield, £90 Cairns & Thethewaite, £87 Dalwyne
CHE - £94 Heatheryhall
X – £92 Shawhead, £90 Auchencorth & Brisbane Glen Est, £86 High Crewburn, £74 Craigmailing
BFL - £84 Cloich
ROUS - £93 Debog
KHIL - £74 Dalwyne
WELSH - £83 Allanton
Per Kilo
TEX – 286p Cumberhead, 283p & 281p Gilmeadowland, 271p Brisbane Glen Est, 270p Debog, 269p Cleughhead, 266p Greenaton, 264p Cairns, 263p Harestonehill, 256p Debog
BEL – 332p, 318p & 270p Cumberhead
BF – 270p Gareland, 260p & 259p Brisbane Glen Est, 256p Shawhead, 255p Brisbane Glen Est & Dalwyne, 245p Brisbane Glen Est, 243p Thethwaite & Cairns, 242p Sweetshawhead
CHE – 254p Heatheryhall
X – 248p Shawhead, 243p Auchencorth, 236p Brisbane Glen Est, 232p High Crewburn, 211p Craigmailing
BFL – 240p Cloich
ROUS – 251p Debog
KHIL – 217p Dalwyne
WELSH – 237p Allanton
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £134, £132 & £130 Yeldabrek, £128 Common, £127 Mid Hartwood, £126 Rowantreehill, Biggarshiels mains & Yeldabrek
BEL - £139 Heatheryhall, £135 Oldhill, £134 Mid Hartwood, £133 Mid Brockloch, £131 Auchenbart & Biggarshiels Mains, £130 Richardton & Mid Hartwood, £129 Biggarshiels Mains & Common
BF - £114 Westpark, £109 & £108 Mitchellhill, £107 & £106 Boat, £106 Hartside, £105 Mitchellhill, £104 Whelphill & Nether Abington, £103 Greenfield
SUF - £116 Eastshield, £114 Greenlaw, £113 Carlophill, £111 Lawhead, £110 Greenlaw, £108 Heatheryhall, £107 Blackhill, £103 High Crewburn, £100 The Hayloft & Muldron
CHE - £119 Yeldabrek, £111 Muirhouse, £110 Thethwaite & Heatheryhall, £109 Altarston & East Law, £106 Boat, £102 Heatheryhall, £100 Muldron & High Crewburn
CHM - £104 Richardton
X - £111 West Lethans & Brisbane Glen Est, £109 Chapelhill, £108 Greenfield, Hartside & Richardton, £107 Sunnyside & Mid Hartwood, £106 Allanton & Shawhead
BFL - £95 Shawhead
JAC - £90 Brownhill
ROM - £109 The Hayloft
Per Kilo
TEX – 319p, 314p, 311p & 309p Yeldabrek, 304p Common, 297p Biggarshiels Mains, 295p Yeldabrek & Bedlormie Mains, 293p Northflatt, 292p Heatheryhall
BEL – 319p Auchenbart, 319p & 309p Mid Hartwood, 308p Heatheryhall, 304p Biggarshiels Mains, 302p Mid Brockloch, 300p Biggarshiels Mains, Common & Oldhill, 297p Carstairs Mains
BF – 262p Mitchellhill, 261p Barglachan, 258p Boat, 257p Greenfield, 254p Boat, 253p Nether Abington, Mitchellhill & Westpark, 246p Hartside, 245p Mitchellhill
SUF – 270p Lawhead, 269p Eastshield, 263p Heatheryhall, 261p & 259p Greenlaw, 254p Blackhill, 251p Carlophill, 250p Forrestfield & The Hayloft, 239p High Crewburn
CHE – 270p Muirhouse & Yeldabrek, 265p Altarstone, 261p Heatheryhall, 259p East Law, 258p Boat, 255p Thethwaite, 250p High Crewburn, 238p Muldron
CHM – 236p Richardton
X – 264p West Lethans, 260p Shawhead, 253p Auchencorth, 251p Greenfield, 248p Sunnyside, 247p Chapelhill & Richardton, 246p Brisbane Glen Est & Shawhead, 245p Richardton
BFL – 215p Shawhead
JAC – 225p Brownhill
ROM – 259p The Hayloft
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £150 & £149 Collielaw, £149 Edgehead, £148 Sunnyside & Collielaw, £147 Hill, £145 Muirhead, £144 Collielaw & Hill, £143 Craighead
BEL - £152 Carstairs Mains, £142 Little Kype, £140 Oldhill, £139 Mid Brockloch, £137 Little Kype, £136 Carstairs Mains, £135 Mid Brockloch, £134 Carstairs Mains, £133 Westmains & High Parks
BF - £106 Cairns, £100 Yeldabrek
SUF - £137 Oldhill, £132 Muldron, £131 Bents, £129 Westmains & Chapelhill, £127 Sorn Mains, £123 Muldron, Yeldabrek, Bents & North Garngour
CHE - £122 Townhead, £108 Brisbane Glen Est
X - £129 Silverrig, £112 Yeldabrek
BTEX - £138 Strawfrank, £119 Greenaton
ROM - £128 Peatpotts
Per Kilo
TEX – 313p, 306p & 298p Collielaw, 298p Edgehead, 296p & 293p Collielaw, 291p Craighead, 290p Sunnyside, 287p Collielaw
BEL – 304p Little Kype, 302p & 300p Mid Brockloch, 292p Carstairs Mains, 289p Little Kype, Carstairs Mains & High Parks, 285p Oldhill & Carstairs Mains, 284p Strawfrank
BF – 232p Yeldabrek, 230p Cairns
SUF – 267p & 264p Muldron, 263p Oldhill & Chapelhill, 259p Yeldabrek & Sorn Mains, 258p Yeldabrek & Westmains, 257p Yeldabrek & Rutherend
CHE – 254p Townhead, 240p Brisbane Glen Est
X – 258p Silverrig, 243p Yeldabrek
BTEX – 293p Strawfrank, 264p Greenaton
ROM – 251p Peatpotts
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £160 Silverrig, £154 Skirling Craigs, £153 Yeldabrek, £152 & £151 Hill, £148 Skirling Craigs, £146 Silverrig, £144 Netherton & Townhead
BEL - £156 Little Kype, £140 Westmains
SUF - £139 Peatpotts, £134 Forrestfield
X - £150 Silverrig
BFL - £140 & £126 MacQueston, £111 Greenfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 279p & 276p Hill, 275p Skirling Craigs, 270p Silverrig, 269p Skirling Craigs, 268p Yeldabrek, 265p South Arnloss, 263p The Hayloft, 261p Townhead
BEL – 278p Little Kype, 264p Westmains
SUF – 262p Peatpotts 239p Forrestfield
X – 250p Silverrig
BFL – 229p & 215p MacQueston, 209p Greenfield
Cast Sheep
A large show of 2073 cast ewes and rams saw a lot more Blackface and Cheviot ewes forward as well as more plainer sorts. Best ewes short of requirements.
The sale topped at £258 per head for Texels from Messrs R Warnock & Son, Hill Farm, Strathaven and to £74 for Blackface from Firm of Shawhead Farm
Overall Average £73.03
BF Average £53.34 (596)
Ewes
TEX – £258 Hill, £200 Park Farms & Yeldabrek, £182 Silverrig, £178 Hillend & Yeldabrek, £168 Yeldabrek, £162 Park Farms
BEL – £196 West Lethans, £150 Yeldabrek, £100 Haswellsykes, £62 Birniehall
BF – £74 Shawhead, £67 East Millrig, West Lethans & Dalveen, £66 Greyside, £65 Shawhead & Howburn, £64 Shawhead, £63 Hillend & Hilltop
SUF – ££175 Hill, £150, £132 & £130 Greyside, £128 Dreva, £122 Lawhead, £120 Nettlingflat, £118 & £102 Greyside, £94 Lochurd
CHAR - £140 & £108 Yeldabrek
NCC - £107, £96 & £95 Nettlingflat, £90 & £84 Yeldabrek, £82 Greyside & Dreva, £80 & £74 Yeldabrek
CHE – £88 Rowantreehill, £87 Easterhouse, £78 Yeldabrek, £72 Belstane, Easterhouse, Holylee & Avoncrook, £68 Yeldabrek & Eastshield, £66 The Kiln
CONT - £60 Greyside
CHM - £100 Muirhouse, £98 Eastshield, £92 Greyside, £80 West Handaxwood, £68 The Kiln, £58 Eastshield, £54 Whitfield
X – £108 New Harestanes, £106 Yeldabrek, £93 Burnetland & Greenaton, £91 Greyside, £90 Dreva, £89 Avoncrook, £88 Howburn, £87 Lochurd, £85 Whitecastle
BFL – £112 Dreva, £108 Spittal, £100 Cloich, Carlophill & MacQueston, £92 Chapelhill, £56 Greyside
SHE - £47 Greyside, £36 Lawhead, £30 East Millrig & Yeldabrek
LLE - £84 & £78 Carlophill, £69 Yeldabrek, £64 Greyside, £58 & £55 Yeldabrek, £50 Greyside
ZWA - £84 & £56 Greyside, £48 Yeldabrek
ROM - £64 Easterhouse
HW - £48 Heatheryhall, £42 Millmoor
SWA – £55 Greyside, £45 Haswellsykes, £43 Birniehall, £41 Greyside
KHIL - £57 Yeldabrek
DOR - £68 The Kiln
DS - £106 Strawfrank
EASY CARE - £70 Broomhill, £50 Greyside
Rams
TEX – £150 Mitchellhill, £118 Greyside, £110 Braeedge & Muirhouse, £102 Greyside, £94 Braeedge, £88 Rockhall, £82 Auchterhead
BEL - £50 Muirhouse
BF - £84 Mitchellhill, £62 Shawhead, £60 Dalwyne
SUF - £50 Yeldabrek, £40 Herbertshaw & Yeldabrek
CHAR - £130 Braeedge
NCC - £108 Yeldabrek
CHE - £92 Heatheryhall, £50 Yeldabrek
X - £56 Birniehall
BFL - £90 Shawhead, £80 Greyside
ZWA – £84 Avoncrook, £40 Yeldabrek
HW - £54 Yeldabrek
WELSH - £60 Dalwyne
EASY CARE - £86 & £70 Greyside
