Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 28th August 2023
Cattle prime stock report
On Monday 28th August 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 188 cattle comprising of 51 bullocks and heifers, 72 cast cows and 65 calves and stirks.
Lim heifers sold to 342p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead or to £2184 from Messrs Wainwright, Todhall Farm, Cupar to Hastie Butchers, Markinch.
Lim bullocks sold to 328p/pk from Messrs Gray, Balquharrace Farm, Lennoxtown to W Stark, Twechar or to £1878 from Messrs Cunningham, Walkerdyke Farm, Strathaven to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Beef cows sold to £1910 per head from Messrs Wainwright, Todhall Farm, Cupar or to 238p/pk from Messrs Noble, Lochurd Farm, Skirling.
Dairy cows sold to £1310 per head from Messrs Currie, Blackbog Farm, Quarter or to 186p/pk from Messrs Currie, Blackbog Farm, Quarter.
Beef Heifers per head
£2041, £2008, £2006 Brockwoodlees
£2184, £1927 Todhall
£1932 Balquharrage
£1825 Heatheryhall
£1775 Dalefield
Beef Heifers per kilo
342p, 340p, 338p Brockwoodles
332p, 330p Todhall
320p Balquharrage
318p Heatheryhall
Beef Bullocks per head
£1878 Walkerdyke
£1863 Balquharrage
£1745 Muirburn
£1717 Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks per kilo
328p Balquharrage
310p Fauldingcleugh
308p Walkerdyke
302p Muirburn
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
260p Quothquan Mill
206p Haggs
Young Bulls per head
£1886 Townhead
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
Lim - £1870 Dreva, £1800 Todhall
AA - £1910 Todhall, £1510 Robiesland
Sim - £1750 Howford, £1550 Todhall
Her - £1410 Hills of Dalserf
Luing - £1450 Mitchellhill
Char - £1790 Mafflat
Shor - £1530 Little Galla
Blonde – 1550 Little Galla
BB - £1740 Lochurd
Beef cows per kilo
Lim – 224p Dreva, 220p Hillend, 219p Headsmuir
AA – 221p Robiesland, 219p Todhall
Sim – 217p Todhall, 200p Howford
Her – 207p Hills of Dalserf
Luing – 208p Mitchellhill
Char – 203p Mafflat
Shor – 199p Little Galla
Blonde – 215p Little Galla
BB – 238p Lochurd
Dairy cows per head
Hol - £1310 Blackbog, £1250 High Crewburn
Ayr - £1430 Blackbog
Dairy cows per kilo
Hol - 176p Blackbog, 163p Greentowers, 167p Blackbog
Cast bulls per head
£2070 Scotstounbank
£1890 Howford
Calves and Stirks
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 65 calves at their fortnightly sale. The sale topped at £535 for a BB from Messrs Ralston, Kilkivan Farm, Campbeltown.
Stirks
AA - £485 & £465 (4 Times) Kilkivan
BB - £535 & £525 Kilkivan, £480 & £470 Machrihanish, £470 Kilkivan & Loanfoot
Bullock Calves
AA - £410 Kilkivan, £390, £385 & £380 Grangehall, £320 Kilkivan
Ayr - £160 (3 Times) Swaites
Her - £290 (Twice) Swaites, £240 Muirhouse
Belt/Gall - £200 Muirhouse
Bsh - £270 & £260 Culter Allers
BB - £450, £410 (3 Times) Loanfoot
Heifer Calves
AA - £375 (Twice), £370, £360 (Twice) & £345 Kilkivan, £340 Grangehall, £330 (Twice) Kilkivan
Her - £260, £250 & £200 Muirhouse
BSH - £280 Culter Allers
BB - £455 Machrihanish, £440 Loanfoot, £41 (Twice) Swaites, £380 & £360 Loanfoot, £360 Grangehall, £280 Machrihanish, £255 & £210 Muirhouse
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday 28th August 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3252 Lambs and 2000 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark.
Lambs
A smaller show of 3252 prime lambs met a good trade, stronger than end of week especially the heavy lambs. More could have been sold with average up 24p on year.
The sale topped at £168 per head for Texels from Messrs Clark, North Garngour Farm, Lesmahagow and to 329p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Hammond, Auchenbart Farm, Darvel
Overall Average 255pp/kg (SQQ 255p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF - £65 Ashcraig
X - £63 Forrestfield
TEX - £75 Needlesshall Moor
Per Kilo
BF – 203p Ashcraig
X – 217p Forrestfield
TEX – 234p Needlesshall Moor
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £102 Ardoch & Newmill, £100 Newmill, Needlesshall Moor & Dalwyne, £99 Fallside & Over Kypeside, £95 Cairnie, £94 Cleughhead
BEL - £100 Redburn, £90 Herons Point
BF - £92 & £80 Ashcraig, £78 Dalwyne, £70 Dawyck Mill, Glenhighton & Greyside, £66 Hartfield
SUF - £96 Herbertshaw, £94 Eight Acres, £77 Herbertshaw
CHE - £96 High Crewburn, £97 Castlebrae & Cleughhead, £91 High Crewburn, £90 Hartfield
WELSH - £90 & £88 Allanton
Per Kilo
TEX – 268p Newmill, 267p Over Kypeside, 261p Cleughhead & Ardoch, 260p Fallside, 257p Cleughhead, 256p Newmill
BEL – 263p Redburn, 250p Herons Point
BF – 242p Ashcraig, 222p Dalwyne & Ashcriag, 212p Glenhighton, 200p Hartfield & Dawyck Mill, 184p Greyside
SUF – 254p Eight Acres, 253p & 226p Herbertshaw
CHE – 246p High Crewburn
WELSH – 251p & 250p Needlesshall Moor
X – 225p Cleughhead, 248p Castlebrae, 236p Hartfield, 233p High Crewburn
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £121 East Merkland, £120 Hallhill & Glendouran, £119 Hillend & Burnetland, £118 Carlinside, O’Cathain & Boghouse, £117 Skirling Craigs
BEL - £123 Auchenbart, £120 Backolaight, Muirhouse, Oldwalls, Westpark, Carstairs Mains & Wester Whitecastle
SUF - £116 North Garngour, £115 Spittal, £114 Howmains & Mossplatt, £113 Peatpotts, Cockburnhill, & Bents, £112 Hartfield & Cockburnhill
CHAR - £112 Altarstone, £110 Lawhead
BF - £88 Fallside
CHE - £118 Hallhill, £117 Brockhouse, £113 Hallhill, £100 Ashcraig
X - £113 North Garngour, £112 Chapelhill, £108 Overburns, £107 Allanton, £106 Lawhead, £105 Crookboat & Culter Allers, £104 Crookboat, Nether Abington & Dykehole
ROUS - £105 Debog
JAC - £100 Laigh Carnduff
HAM - £103 Wester Whitecastle
DS – £111 East Doura
EC - £105 Stagehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 281p East Merkland & High Crewburn, 280 Northflatt, 272p Hallhill & Glendouran, 271p Greenlaw & Burnetland, 269p Hillend, 268p Boghouse
BEL – 300p Backolaight, 286p Muirhouse & Auchenbart, 285p Backolaight & Oldwalls, 279p Backolaight & Oldwalls, 278p Calton, 276p Biggarshiels, 273p Calton
BF – 231p Fallside
SUF – 265p High Crewburn & Newmill, 263p North Garngour & Peatpotts, 256p Cockburnhill, Lawhead & Fallside, 255p Spittal, 254p Hartfield
CHE – 268p Hallhill, 266p Brockhouse, 256p Hallhill, 243p Ashcraig
CHAR – 256p Lawhead, 254p Altarstone
X – 267p Chapelhall, 256p North Garngour, 250p Spittal, 245p Overburns, 244p Culter Allers, 242p Nether Abington, 241p Lawhead, 236p Crookboat & Dykehole
ROUS – 250p Debog
HAM – 239p Wester Whitecastle
JAC – 238p Laigh Carnduff
EC – 233p Stagehall
DS – 258p East Doura
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £146 Collielaw & Craighead, £142 & £140 Collielaw, £140 Craighead & Collielaw, £138 Craighead & Sornfallows, £137 Ainville
BEL - £158 Auchenbart, £139 & £135 Oldwalls, £133 East Merkland, £132 Oldwalls, £128 Carstairs Mains, £127 Rusha, £125 Ardoch, £122 Whitelairds
BF - £108 Viewfield
SUF - £131 Sornfallows, £130 Ailville & Sornfallows, £129 Southmains, Sornfallow & Brockhouse, £128 O’Cathain, £125 Southmains
CHAR - £127 East Merkland, £125 Altarstone, £119 Coldwakening
X - £115 Culter Allers, £113 Crookboat, £112 Westparks
Per Kilo
TEX – 302p, 298p & 297p Collielaw, 294p & 292p Craighead, 291p & 273p Collielaw, 273p Glendouran
BEL – 329p Auchenbart, 289p & 280p Oldwalls, 277p East Merkland, 275p Oldwalls, 272p Carstairs Mains, 270p Rusha, 263p Viewfield, 260p Ardoch
BF – 234p Viewfield
SUF – 260p Ainville, 258p Sornfallow & Southmains, 256p Kirkwood, Sornfallow & O’Cathain, 255p Southmains & Dykehole, 254p Sornfallow, 252p Southmains
CHAR – 264p East Merkland, 258p Coldwakening, 250p Altarstone
X – 238p Westpark, 234p Culter Allers, 230p Crookboat
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £168 North Garngour, £155 South Ditchburn, £149 East Hookhead, £143 South Ditchburn, £140 over Kypeside, £137 Wester Whitecastle, Over Kypeside & East Mains, £136 East Mains & Ardoch
X - £125 Howburn
BL - £134 Tofthills
SUF – £136 Carwood, £134 Fountainside
Per Kilo
TEX – 266p East Hookhead, 264p South Ditchburn, 258p Wester Whitecastle, 256p Ardoch, 253p Over Kypeside, 251p Carlinside, 250p Mossplatt, 249p East Mains
SUF – 251p Carwood, 243p Fountainside
X – 223p Howburn
BL – 235p Tofthills
Cast Ewes
Another 2000 cast ewes and rams were slightly harder to cash except for the heaviest and best, leaner ewes less money with mixed show for quality forward.
The sale topped at £200 per head for Texels from Messrs Minto, Townhead Farm, Dolphinton and to £86 for BF from Messrs Galloway, Lochlyoch Farm, Carmichael.
Overall Average £74.17
BF Average £56.44
TEX – £200 Townhead, £180 Whitelairds, £178 Carlinside, £174 Oldwalls & Spango, £170 Whitelairds, £166 Cloich & Woodpark, £164 Redburn, £162 Woodpark
BEL – £140 Richardton, £70 Herons Point & Richardton
BF – £86 Lochlyoch, £85 Thurston Mains, £81 Crookboat, £79 Greyside, £77 Dalwyne, £76 Thurston Mains, £75 Peel, £73 Rowantreehill, £70 Greyside & Culter Allers
SUF – £140 Yeldabrek, £138 Braeedge, £137 Carwood, £135 & £130 Greyside, £130 Yeldabrek & Braeedge, £123 Rowantreehill, £120 Oldwalls, £110 Greyside
NCC - £121 Hallhill, £91 Rowantreehill, £88 Stobo Home, £81 Dreva, £78 Rowantreehill, £74 Spango, £72 & £66 Stobo Home, £66 Parkerston
CHE – £91 Thripland, £90 Greyside, £89 Castle Crawford, £87 Boghouse, £86 Broomfield Lodge, £82 & £80 Castle Crawford, £74 & £66 Thripland
CONT - £100 Greyside, £90 & £80 West Lethans, £76 Greyside, £75, £66 & £60 West Lethans, £57 Greyside, £51 Yeldabrek
CHM - £87 Boghouse, £65 Yeldabrek
X – £110 South Netherburn, £108 Mossplatt, £107 Columbie, £104 Netherton, £100 Lochlyoch, Howburn & Greyside, £99 Broomfield Lodge, £98 Yeldabrek & Ainville
BFL – £100 Crookboat, £90 Muldron, £76 Spittal
SHE - £51 Westtown, £34 Yeldabrek, £30 Kirbuster
LLE - £60 Greyside
ROUS - £86 Craigmad
BTEX - £86 Holehouse
HW - £43 North boig
JAC - £62 Netherburn
HB - £115 Greyside
DS - £120 Yeldabrek
OTH -
EASY CARE - £98 Dreva
Rams
TEX – £140 Yeldabrek, £130 Parkerston, £120 Rusha, £112 & £100 Greyside, £89 & £70 Yeldabrek
BEL - £140 Braeedge, £130 Carwood, £120 Greyside
BF - £102 Thurston Mains, £82 Nunnerie, £48 Flemington
SUF - £140 Yeldabrek, £130 Stobo Home
NCC - £130 Yeldabrek
BFL - £118 Dreva
