Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 22nd April 2024
Cattle Prime Stock Report
On Monday the 22nd April Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 110 cattle comprising of 30 bullock and heifers and 80 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to 342p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Mitchel Butchers, Glenrothes.
Or to £2189 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Hugh Black Butchers Lanark.
Beef cows sold to £1190 per head from Browntod Farm, Hamilton.
Or to 245p/pk from Gateside Farm, Linlithgow.
Dairy cows sold to £1690 per head from Greentowers Farm, Lanark.
Or to 200p/pk from Cobblehaugh Farm, Lanark
Beef Heifers per head
£2189, £2160, £2085, £2065, £2022, £2002, £1970 Brockwoodlees
£2131, £1804 Fauldingcleugh
£2088, £1882 Easter Frew
£1728 Whitecraigs
Beef Heifers per kilo
322p, 318p Easter Frew
342p, 330p, 330p, 330p, 305p Brockwoodlees
328p Fauldingcleugh
312p, 308p Collielaw
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1742 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
238p, 232p Millhill
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
AA – £1870 Burnbrae, £1750 Cloverhill, £1470 East Millrig
BSH – £1370 Oldhill
BB – £1470 Millside
SALER – £1470 Cloverhill
LUING – £1410 Muckraw
LIM X – £1890 Gateside, £1770 Bushelhead, £1740 East Millrig
SIM – £1990 Browntod, £1610 Auchenhard
Beef cows per kilo
AA –209p Cloverhill, 205p East Millrig, 191p Burnbrae
LIM X – 244p & 226p Gateside, 242p & 226p Bushelhead, 213p East Millrig, 212p Hillhead
BSH – 186p Oldhill, 183p Woolfords
SIM – 214p Auchenhard, 207p Browntod
BB – 203p Millside
SALER – 202p Cloverhill
LUING – 210p Muckraw
Dairy cows per head
MONT – £1570, £1510 Cobblehaugh
HOL – £1690 Greentowers, £1440 Netherholm, £1290 Greentowers
HER – £1290 Boat
FRIES – £1270 Muirhouse, £1190 Ladehead
AYR – £1310 & £1240 Craigends
Dairy cows per kilo
FRIES – 196p & 185p Ladehead, 178p Muirhouse
AYR – 187p Craigends
HOL – 199p & 188p Greentowers, 181p & 172p Netherholm
MONT – 200p, 199p, 197p & 184p Cobblehaugh
Cast bulls per head
LIM – £1790 Auchenhard
Cast bulls per kilo
LIM – 182p Auchenhard
Sheep Prime Stock Report
On Monday the 22nd April Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2193 Hoggs, 1058 cast ewes and 435 store hoggs through Lanark.
Hoggs
A very mixed show of hoggs saw a big variance in trade with the best flesh hoggs 44.48kg easiest to sell. Smaller leaner hoggs were cheaper, with the bigger hoggs harder to sell.
The sale topped at £247 per head for a Texel from Messrs Gibson, Cowgrove Farm, Galston and to 458p/pk for Beltex from Messrs Laird, Yeldabrek Farm, Burray.
Overall Average 359pp/kg (SQQ 360p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BEL – £104 Hillridge
BF – £103 Ardoch, £102 Eastside, £98 Waterloo, £80 Boylston
SUF – £72 Forrestfield
X – £70 Forrestfield
Per Kilo
BEL – 346p Hillridge
BF – 340p Eastside, 321p Ardoch, 316p Waterloo, 258p Boylston, 103p Middlestead
SUF – 257p Forrestfield
X – 356p Dykehead, 269p Forrestfield
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £158 Tippethill, £156 Brownrigg, £155 Yeldabrek & Tippethill
BEL – £150 Ardoch, £147 Mid Hartwood, £140 Mid Brockloch, £124 Eastfield, £120 Greenaton
BF – £133 Corsebank & Crow Wood Cottage, £130 Victoria Park, Mitchellhill & Corsebank, £136 Yeldabrek, £124 Boat, £104 Hamildean
CHAR – £101 Eastside
CHE – £140 Brownhill, £130 Allanton, £116 Crow Wood Cottage
SHE – £137 & £132 Yeldabrek, £100 Scatsta
X – £146 Hillhouse, £122 Corsebank, £120 Waterloo & Blackhill, £116 Crow Wood Cottage
VAL – £110 Waterloo
Per Kilo
TEX – 407p & 405p Tippethill, 400p Brownrigg, 397p Yeldabrek, 385p Boylston
BEL – 416p Ardoch, 397p Mid Hartwood, 378p Mid Brockloch, 364p Eastfield, 352p Greenaton
BF – 364p Crow Wood Cottage, 351p Victoria Park, 348p Gair, 341p Corsebank & Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – 348p Yeldabrek, 335p Boat, 266p Hamildean
CHE – 368p Brownhill, 361p Allanton, 331p Crow Wood Cottage
CHAR – 306p Eastside
X – 374p Hillhouse, 324p Waterloo, 321p Corsebank, 315p Blackhill, 313p Crow Wood Cottage
SHE – 370p & 357p Yeldabrek, 270p Scatsta
VAL – 297p Waterloo
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £188 Yeldabrek, £181 Blackhill, £180 Newmill & High Tarbeg, £179 Common
BEL – £194 Boylston & Oldwalls, £186 Oldwalls, £160 Mid Brockloch & Gair
BF – £167 & £162 High Tarbeg, £163 & £159 Wellhead, £156 Lochurd
SUF – £180 Kettlehill, £170 Thethwaite, £165 Westmains, £154 Waterloo & Mid Brockloch
CHE – £174 Bowridge, £173 & £153 Brownhill, £150 Yeldabrek & Thethwaite
CHAR – £150 Yeldabrek
X – £152 Mainhead, £148 Waterloo, £142 Corsebank, £140 Skirling Craigs, £136 Boat
BFL – £118 Anniston Grange
BTEX – £160 Newmill
Per Kilo
TEX – 458p Yeldabrek, 428p Newmill, 411p Blackhill, 405p High Tarbeg, 404p Thethwaite
BEL – 440p & 432p Oldwalls, 431p Boylston, 390p Mid Brockloch, 385p Wellhead
BF – 377p & 371p High Tarbeg, 362p & 361p Wellhead, 360p Wolfcrooks
SUF – 409p Kettlehill, 405p Thethwaite, 385p Waterloo, 375p Mid Brockloch, 366p Westmains
CHE – 395p Bowridge, 384p, 379p & 373p Brownhill, 375p Thethwaite
CHAR – 349p Yeldabrek
X – 361p Mainhead & Waterloo, 340p Boat, 338p Eastside & Corsebank
BFL – 268p Anniston Grange
BTEX – 400p Newmill
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £203 Toftcombs, £196 Cowgrove & Gibsley, £192 Belstane & Newton of Wiston
BEL – £228 Middlehouse & Toftcombs, £218 Wellhead, £216 Toftcombs
BF – £183, £180, £179 & £174 Heatheryhall, £177 High Tarbeg
SUF – £187 Wellhead, £181 Dewshill, £179 Bowridge, £176 Lochurd, £173 Kettlehill
NCC – £170 Wellhead & Kettlehill
CHE – £190 Wellhead, £185 Belstane, £180 Newton of Wiston, £178 Gibsley, £176 Mainhead
CHM – £175 Carmacoup
X – £184 Mauldslie House, £181 Knockenhair, £170 Blackhill, £166 Mainhead, £160 Corsebank
RYE – £158 Hillhouse
ROM – £166 Mainhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 417p Gibsley, 414p Toftcombs, 408p Gibsley & Cowgrove, 404p Glendouran
BEL – 456p Middlehouse, 447p Toftcombs, 442p Mauldslie, 436p Wellhead, 422p Yeldabrek
BF – 385p High Tarbeg, 373p, 372p & 370p Heatheryhall, 372p Corsebank,
SUF – 393p Dewshill, 374p Lochurd, 368p Kettlehill, 366p Wellhead, 365p Bowridge
NCC – 347p Kettlehill, 333p Wellhead
CHE – 395p Gibsley, 391p Newton of Wiston, 380p Wellhead, 377p Lochurd, 355p Belstane
X – 391p Mauldslie House, 362p Knockenhair, 346p Blackhill & Mainhead, 337p Mid Hartwood
ROM – 360p Mainhead
CHM – 380p Carmacoup
RYE – 359p Hillhouse
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £247 Cowgrove, £238 Carstairs Mains, £226 Blackhill, £220 Middlestead, £212 Skirling Craigs
BEL – £238 & £234 Carstairs Mains, £230 Oldwalls, £217 Yeldabrek, £200 Wellhead
BF – £186 Heatheryhall, £178 Hillridge, £171 & £168 Queensberry Farming, £162 Nunnerie
SUF – £238 & £224 Yeldabrek, £210 Middlehouse, £202 Wellhead, £195 Cowgrove
X – £200 Middlehouse & Cleughhead, £184 Glendouran £174 Cleughhead, £160 Dewshill
BTEX – £210 Strawfrank
Per Kilo
TEX – 374p Middlehouse, 361p Yeldabrek & Kepscaith, 357p East Kinleith, 356p Belstane
BEL – 425p Oldwalls, 369p Middlestead, 363p Wellhead, 350p & 344p Yeldabrek
BF – 350p Heatheryhall, 328p & 323p Queensberry Farming, 254p Hillridge
SUF – 367p Cowgrove, 358p & 348p Wellhead, 339p Belstane, 338p Kettlehill
X – 347p Glendouran, 333p Middlehouse, 296p Dewshill, 294p & 276p Cleughhead
BTEX – 333p Strawfrank
Store Hoggs
TEX – £113 Greyside, £98 & £74 Westendwood Cottage
BF – £126, £100, & £80 Greyside
SUF – £120 & £103 Greyside, £102 Westendwood Cottage
CHE – £115 Greyside
X – £118 & £105 Greyside
Cast Ewes
A larger show of 1058 cast ewes and rams saw trade remain strong in all classes with more smaller hill type ewes on show. More could be sold to advantage.
The sale topped at £295 per head for Texel from Messrs Campbell, Strawfrank Farm, Carstairs Junction and to £140 for Blackface from Braeedge Farming, Shotts.
Overall Average £120.53
BF Average £92.74
Ewes
TEX – £295 & £290 Strawfrank, £240 & £220 Toftcombs, £205 Boylston
BEL -£195 Biggarshiels Mains, £185 Oldwalls, £164 Toftcombs, £162 Kepscaith
BF – £140 Braeedge, £135 Crosswoodhill, £127 Auldhouseburn, £126 Greenwall, £123 Ingraston
SUF – £188 Auldhouseburn, £180 Oldwalls, £172 Blackhill, £166 Auldhouseburn & Hilltop
NCC – £150 Carstairs Mains, £148 Muirhouse, £145, £140 & £139 Waterloo
CHE – £130 Newton of Wiston & Glendouran, £129 & £125 Yeldabrek, £127 Waterloo
CHM – £176 & £140 West Handaxwood, £150 Biggarshiels Mains, £130 Greyside, £128 Middlehouse
X -£150 Walesley, £148 Auldhouseburn, £147 Auldtoun, £142 Bowridge
BFL – £158 Hamildean & Ardoch, £100 Ardoch
ZWA – £150 Wintermuir, £92 Avonbank
JAC – £99 Brownhill, £82 Carnduff
HEB – £99 Woodside Avenue
ROM – £132 Hilltop
HAM – £106 Wester Whitecastle
BTEX – £238 Strawfrank, £155 Boylston
BDM – £190 Boylston
ROUS – £120 Braeedge
LLE – £116 Nether Cairn
Rams
TEX – £258, £210, £178 Greyside, £170 Toftcombs, £168 Blairmulloch
BF – £108 Crow Wood Cottage, £86 Woolford
SUF – £100 Yeldabrek
CHE – £120 Newton of Wiston
BFL – £146 Newton of Wiston
BEL – £130 Toftcombs
ROUS – £120 Whitesykes
Motherless Lambs
On Monday 22nd April Lawrie and Symington held the weekly motherless lamb sale with 99 strong lambs forward. The sale was topped by a texel ewe lamb from Messrs JW Gibb & Son, Rusha Farm, West Calder, Making £22. Overall Average: £8.43
£22 Rusha, £19 Higher Daviesdyke, Netherton, £16 Longhouse
