Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 25th March 2024
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday the 25th March 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 120 cattle comprising of 55 bullock and heifers and 65 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to 348p/pk from Messrs R Warnock, Hill Farm, Strathaven to Hugh Black Butchers, Lanark or to £2199 from Messrs R Warnock, Hill Farm, Strathaven to Hugh Black Butchers, Lanark.
Limousin bullocks sold to 328p/pk from Mr TH Gray, Balquharrage Farm, Lennoxtown to Hugh Black Butchers, Lanark or to £2018 from Messrs J Taylor & son, South Arnloss Farm, Falkirk to M/I Green, Strathaven.
Beef cows sold to £2016 per head from Messrs A Minto, Townhead Farm, West Linton or to 251pp/pk from Messrs R Warnock, Hill Farm, Strathaven.
Dairy cows sold to £1470 per head from Messrs J Watson & Son, Westtown Farm, Stonehouse or to 191p/pk from Messrs J Watson & Son, Westtown Farm, Stonehouse.
Beef Heifers per kilo
348p Hill (Strathaven)
342p, 340p, 338p, 335p, 332p, 320p, 310p, 298p Brockwoodlees
318p Fauldingcleugh
288p South Arnloss
260p, 258p, 255p, 245p West Backs
Beef Heifers per head
£2144, £2060, £2019, £1965, £1959, £1899, £1874, £1842 Brockwoodlees
£1818 Fauldingcleugh
£1778, £1774 South Arnloss
£1471, £1433, £1305, £1303 West Backs
Beef Bullocks per kilo
322p, 315p Fauldingcleugh
320p, 318p Balquharrage
272p, 268p, 262p, 260p, 255p, 252p, 248p, 244p West Backs
255p Harvieston
248p South Arnloss
Beef Bullocks per head
£2018, £1929 South Arnloss
£1863, £1843 Balquharrage
£1820, £1803 Fauldingcleugh
£1764 Harvieston
£1686, £1608, £1565, £1538, £1534, £1487, £1478, £1445, £1443, £1431, £1332 West Backs
Dairy Heifers per kilo
195p West Backs
Dairy Heifers per head
£1033 West Backs
Dairy Bullocks per kilo
230p, 210p, 208p West Backs
225p, 222p Westtown
Dairy Bullocks per head
£1591, £1376, £1314 West Backs
£1389, £1345 Westtown
Young Bulls per kilo
310p, 286p West Glespin
252p, 250p, 230p Harvieston
288p Merkland
Young Bulls per head
£2449, £1996 West Glespin
£1958 East Merkland
£1542, £1490, £1439, £1415, £1365 Harvieston
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
AA- £1910, £1870, £1790 & £1740 Hillhead, £1810 Townhead, £1790 Heatheryhall, £1710 Huntlyhill, £1370 Netherhill, £1270 Bonnington Mains, £1220 Netherhill
LIM- £2010 Townhead, £1810 Hill, £1510 & £1310 Waterlands, £1010 Bonnington Mains
LIMX- £1630 & £1450 Collielaw, £1510 Hole of Kilncadzow, £1470 Drumalbin, £1390 Collielaw, £1370 & £1110 Hartside
BSH- £1210 Swaites
HER- £1430 Newsteadings, £1250 Dykeneuk, £1010 Waterlands
CONTX- £1370 Harvieston
SIM- £1840 Heatheryhall, £1610, £1540, £1370 & £1340 Newsteadings, £1570 Lea & Carnwath Estate
LUING - £1240 Wintermuir, £1110 Debog
SALER - £910
Beef cows per kilo
AA- 227p, 222p, 221p, 212p Hillhead, 214p Heatheryhall, 211 p Townhead, 209p Huntlyhill, 195p & 187p Netherhill, 182p Wintermuir
LIM- 250p Hill, 241p Townhead, 214p & 168p Waterlands
LIMX- 243p & 210p Collielaw, 233p Drumalbin, 221p Hartside, 210p Collielaw, 196p Hole of Kilncadzow, 161p Hartside, 147p Bonnington Mains
BSH- 180p Swaites
HER- 184p Fairhill, 181p Newsteadings, 141p Waterlands
CONTX- 177p Harvieston
SIM- 231p Heatheryhall, 218p Lee & Carnwath Estate, 209p, 196p, 193p, 184p Newsteadings, 164p Bonnington Mains
LUING – 185p Debog, 174p Wintermuir
SALER- 173p Bonnington Mains
Dairy cows per head
FRIES- £1250 Muirhouse
HOL- £1470 Westtown & Greentowers, £1390 Swaites, £1200 & £970 East Brackenridge, £1070, £950 & £610 Greentowers
AYR - £1030 Canniehole
Dairy cows per kilo
FRIES- 177p & 125p Muirhouse, 112p Fairhill
HOL- 190p & 108p Westtown, 186p Swaites, 181p, £149p & 131p Greentowers, 163p East Brackenridge, 162p, 139p East Brackenridge
AYR – 148p & 115p Canniehole
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday 25th March 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3694 Hoggs, 1107 Cast Ewes and 563 store Hoggs through Lanark.
The 3694 prime hoggs, including 924 Blackface were a mixed show for quality, resulting in a two-tier trade throughout. The best quality fleshed hoggs maintained recent high rates but smaller leaner hoggs defiantly easier. Heavy hoggs were still coming to good prices per head.
The sale topped at £278 per head for Texel from Messrs Campbell, Overburns Farm, Biggar and to 509p/kg for Beltex from Messrs A Baillie, Broomfield Lodge, Larkhall.
Hoggs
Overall Average 359p/kg (SQQ 360p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £129 Gair, £113 Avoncrook, £106 Carco, £103 Avoncrook, £94 Kilwhipnach
BEL - £98 Birniehall
BF - £109 Mid Tulloch, £106 Windhill Farm Cottage, £106 Ormiston Rd, £101 Auchencorth, £98 Ardoch
CHE - £101 Ardoch
X - £100 Avoncrook, £100 Plan, £88 Townfoot (Symington), £88 Easter Happrew, £74 Turdees
SHE - £82 Kerkira, £78 Yeldabrek
HEB - £54 Turdees
SWA – £79 Birniehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 403p Gair, 365p Carco, 353p & 321p Avoncrook, 313p Kilwhipnach
BEL – 326p Birniehall
BF – 341p Edgehead, 340p Mid Tulloch, 331p Windhill, 325p Auchencorth, 316p Ardoch
CHE – 325p Ardoch
X – 322p Plan, 314p Easter Happrew, 312p Avoncrook, 284p Turdees, 275p Townfoot
SHE – 315p Kirkira, 260p Yeldabrek
HEB – 200p Turdees
SWA – 246p Birniehall
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £155, £152 Thethwaite, £150 Prior Rigg, £149 Boylston, £149 Yeldabrek
BEL - £141, £140 Hill (Cumnock), £137 Heatheryhall, £135 High Dyke, £123 Kepscaith
BF - £132 Walston Mill, £131 Thethwaite, £131 East Burnhead, £130 Peel, £129 Gair
SUF - £123 Yeldabrek, £110 Turdees
CHAR - £120 Altarstone
CHE - £147 Boat, £145 Dykes, £142 Thethwaite, £140 High dyke, £135 Yeldabrek
X - £142 Mid Tulloch, £140 High dyke, £135 East Kinleith, £133 Westmains, £130 Ardoch
SHE - £116 Heatheryhall, £115 Menzies Avenue
HW - £90 Menzies Avenue
SWA – £100, £95 Birniehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 397p & 389p Thethwaite, 284p Prior Rigg, 382p Hawthornbank & Boylston
BEL – 391p & 388p Hill, 375p High Dyke, 351p Heatheryhall, 332p Kepscaith
BF – 354p East Burnhead & Thethwaite, 350p Boylston, 348p Gair, 342p Peel
SUF – 315p Yeldabrek, 314p Turdees
CHAR – 333p Altarstone
CHE – 376p Boat, 373p Thethwaite, 371p Dykes, 368p High Dykes, 357p Dykes
X – 373p Mid Tulloch, 364p East Kinleith, 361p Ardoch, 359p High Dyke, 350p Westmains
SHE – 338p Menzies Ave, 305p Heatheryhall
HW – 272p Birniehall
SWA – 270p & 256p Birniehall
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £202 Broomfield Lodge, £192 Collielaw, £185 Wellhead, £179 Kettlehill, £178 Broomfield Lodge
BEL - £214, £203 Broomfield Lodge, £189 Prior Rigg, £188 Townfoot (Symington), £176 Grangehall
BF - £168 Craigdarroch, £164 Heatheryhall, £164 Snar, £158 Walston Mill, £158 Craigdarroch
SUF - £169 Thethwaite, £167 Mid Brockloch, £154 Yeldabrek, £146 Prior Rigg, £143 Boat
CHE - £169 Ormiston Road, £168 Walston Mill, £167 Thethwaite, £167 Craigdarroch
X - £174 Craigdarroch, £168 Grangehall, £158 Netherhill, £134 Hawthornbank, £120 Culter House
BFL - £116 Eastside
SHE - £125 Kerkira
LLE - £146 Burghmuir
BTEX - £156 Kepscaith
DTEX - £128 Yeldabrek
HAM - £150 Mid Brockloch
Per Kilo
TEX – 481p Broomfield Lodge, 430p Wellhead, 426p Collielaw, 423p Broomfield Lodge
BEL – 509p & 472p Broomfield Lodge, 447p Townfoot, 429p Prior Rigg, 422p Dykes
BF – 378p & 373p Craigdarroch, 372p Snar, 367p Walston Mill, 367p Craigdarroch
SUF – 384p Thethwaite, 379p Mid Brockloch, 366p Yeldabrek, 365p Prior Rigg, 348p Boat
CHE – 400p Walston Mill, 397p Thethwaite, 395p Edgehead & Blackbog, 393p Edgehead
X – 395p Craigdarroch, 381p Grangehall, 359p Netherhill, 319p Hawthornbank, 292p Culter House
BFL – 263p Eastside
SHE – 297p Kerkira
LLE – 339p Burghmuir
BTEX – 354p Kepscaith
DTEX – 312p Yeldabrek
HAM – 348p Mid Brockloch
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £197 Wellhead, £194 Carstairs Mains, £194 Gillandersland, £192 Wellhead, £191 Auchenhard
BEL - £230 Eastside, £217 Collielaw, £208 Townfoot (Symington), £168 Netherhill
BF - £170 East Merkland, £162 Lochurd, £154 Crow Wood Cottage, £150 Upper Muirhouse, £149 West Lethans
SUF - £178 Mid Brockloch, £174 Dewshill, £171 Netherhill, £168 Mid Auchengray, £167 Kettlehill
CHAR - £188 Broomfield Lodge, £174, £130 Kettlehill
CHE - £180, £178 Heatheryhall, £177 Windhill Farm Cottage, £176 Netherhill, £174 Lochurd
X - £173 Mid Auchengray, £162 Plan, £138 Weston, £138 Scrogton, £130 Glenrath
SWA – £110 Birniehall
KHIL - £160 High Dyke
Per Kilo
TEX – 428p Wellhead, 413p Laing Terrace, 408p Wellhead, 404p Gillandersland, 397p Wellhead
BEL – 451p Eastside, 425p Collielaw, 416p Townfoot, 357p Netherhill, 208p Townfoot
BF – 361p East Merkland, 352p Lochurd, 326p Upper Muirhouse, 308p & 300p Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – 378p Mid Brockloch & Dewshill, 371p Netherhill, 347p Kettlehill, 343p Edgehead
CHAR – 400p Broomfield Lodge, 378p & 282p Kettlehill
CHE – 386p Lochurd, 374p Netherhill, 366p Heatheryhall, 361p Windhill, 360p Heatheryhall
X – 376p Mid Auchengray, 352p Plan, 306p Scrogton, 293p Weston, 260p Glenrath
SWA – 229p Birniehall
KHIL – 340p High Dyke
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £278 Overburns, £268 Rusha, £258 Carstairs Mains, £256 South Arnloss
BEL - £228 Carstairs Mains, £220 Townfoot (Symington), £219 Carstairs Mains
BF - £202 Gosland, £194 Parkhall, £192 Corsebank, £168 Peel, £154 Glenrath
SUF - £244 Ingleston, £240 Yeldabrek, £238, £222 Kirklawhill, £220 Yeldabrek
CHE - £220 Yeldabrek, £206 Ingleston, £200 Walston Mill, £190 Yeldabrek, £186 Dykehead
X - £184 Kepscaith, £150 Boylston, £126 Prior Rigg
BFL - £180 Prior Rigg, £170 Overburns, £150 Biggar Road, £130 Glenrath
LLE - £206 West Lethans, £165 Burghmuir
BL - £168 Ingleston
Per Kilo
TEX – 378p Lee Meadow & Bankhead Rd, 377p Eastside, 376p Harene, 375p Glenrath
BEL – 398p & 380p Carstairs Mains, 366p Townfoot
BF – 304p Corsebank, 296p Windhill, 289p Parkhall, 288p Gosland, 285p Glenrath
SUF – 379p & 369p Yeldabrek, 366p Kirklawhill, 349p Lochurd, 348p Ingleston
CHE – 363p Walston Mill, 349p Ingleston, 347p Netherhill, 339p Yeldabrek, 338p Dykehead
X – 334p Kepscaith, 272p Boylston, 210p Prior Rigg
BFL – 254p Biggar Rd, 216p Glenrath, 187p Prior Rigg, 178p Overburns
LLE – 349p West Lethans, 253p Burghmuir
BL – 300p Ingleston
Store Hoggs
The store hoggs were a very mixed show for quality and realized a steady selling trade.
Overall average £85.44
TEX - £140, £135 Yeldabrek, £76 Carnduff, £70 Fieldside
CHE - £100 Greenaton, £90 Yeldabrek, £70 Swarthoull, £66 & £40 Wideford
X - £64 West Browncastle, £60 & £50 Spittal
SHE - £50 Laxfirth, £40 Ennisfirth & Vaila Hall
SWA – £56 Fieldside
KHIL - £40 & £38 Fieldside
SOA- £48 Fieldside
HW - £64 &£40 West Browncastle, £63 West Loch
Cast Ewes
A smaller show of 1107 cast Ewes and Rams were a fair bit sharper on the week in all classes and more could easily have been sold to vendors advantage.
The sale topped at £292 per head for texel from Braeedge Farming Co, Hirst Road, Shotts and to £120 for Blackface from Messrs J & A Struthers, Boylston Farm, Cumnock.
Overall average £107
BF average £81.70 (299)
TEX - £292 Hirst Road, £280 & £260 Yeldabrek, £275 Malletsheugh, £258 Collielaw
BEL - £235 & £176 Carstairs Mains, £130 Yeldabrek, £120 Perryflatts, £108 8 Woodside Avenue
BF - £120 Boylston, £114 Walston Mill, £113 Peel, £110 Weston, £109 Netherhill
SUF - £192, £190 & £184 Yeldabrek, £190 Malletsheugh, £180 Gillbank
CHE - £130 Wester Dawyck, £118 Heatheryhall, £108 Yeldabrek, £104 Crathie Estates, £102 4 Lochaber Road
BTEX - £128, £124 & £92 Laxfirth, £122 Hirst Road
X - £158 Eilean, £151 Hirst Road, £150 Gareland, £148 Craigthornhill, £146 Perryflatts
BLF - £180 Perryflatts, £178 Birniehall, £158 24 Biggar Road & Easter Harpprew, £141 Hilltop
LLE - £156 Yeldabrek
CHAR - £124 Yeldabrek
NCC – £161, £142, £138 & £132 Yeldabrek, £137 3 Laing Terrace
CHM - £127 Yeldabrek, £120 East Kinleith
CONT - £99 Yeldabrek, £95 Turdees
WELSH - £73, £55, & £44 Tardoes
ZWA – £96 Yeldabrek
ROM - £112 Yeldabrek
KHIL - £70 Yeldabrek
HAM -£152 Yeldabrek
DOR - £94 Linnmill
GOAT - £104 & £70 Burnhouse
Rams
TEX - £152 Yeldabrek, £145 Crathie Estates, £132 West Lethans, £130 Yeldabrek
BEL - £120 West Lethans, £112 Kilwhipnach
BF - £120 Netherhill, £112 Gareland, £108 Crow Wood Cottage, £104 Walston Mill, £90 Glenrath
SUF - £158 Kirklawhill, £150 & £70 Yeldabrek
CHE - £130 & £128 Yeldabrek
BFL - £104 Glenrath
NCC - £138 Yeldabrek, £128 Netherhill, £116 Crathie Estate
SHE – £90 Kerkira
LLE - £138 Yeldabrek
BDM - £80 Yeldabrek
SWA - £69 Birniehall
VAL - £75 Yeldabrek
Motherless Lambs
Lawrie and Symington held their weekly motherless lamb sale on 25th March with 33 lambs forward.
Topping the sale was a Beltex x ewe lamb from Messrs A Baillie, Carstairs Mains, Lanark.
Tup lambs topped at £10 for a Texel x from Messrs JW Frame, Little Galla, Biggar.
Next sale is 1st April 2024. Please contact Lucy Pittendrigh on 07467863168
£15 Carstairs Mains, £10 Little Galla, £8 Sornfallow
