Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 7th August 2023
Cattle prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 93 cattle comprising of 37 bullocks and heifers and 56 cast cows and bulls.
Limousin Heifers sold to 340p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to J Cairns, Butchers, Law or to £2118 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black, Butchers, Lanark.
Limousin Bullocks sold to 312p/kg from Fauldingcleugh Farm, Lockerbie to W Stark, Twechar or to £1876 from Stonebyres Mains, Lanark to Bowland Food, Preston.
Beef Cows sold to £1890 per head from Nether Abington Farm, Biggar or to 247p/kg from the same home.
Dairy Cows sold to £1310 per head from East Mains of Ballencrieff Farm, Bathgate or to 177p/kg from the same home.
Prime Cattle and Young Bulls:
Beef Heifers per head - £2118, £2093, £2021 Brockwoodlees, £1841 Heatheryhall, £1703 Kilblaan.
Beef Heifers per kilo – 340p, 338p, 336p Brockwoodlees, 294p Heatheryhall.
Beef Bullocks per head - £1876 Stonebyres Mains, £1781 Muirburn.
Beef Bullocks per kilo – 312p, 305p Fauldingcleugh, 302p Muirburn, 296p Stonebyres Mains.
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head - £1440 Kilblaan, £1386 Wellburn.
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo – 230p Yieldshields, 218p Wellburn, 215p Kilblaan.
Young Bulls per head – 292p Kinnell Mill.
Cast Cows and Bulls:
Beef cows per head – Lim – £1890 Nether Abington, £1730 Dalefield, £1670 Kinnell Mill. Here - £1230 Wellheads. AA - £1830 Newton of Wiston. BSH - £1450 Midlock. Sim - £1370 Boghouse.
Beef cows per kilo – Lim – 247p Nether Abington, 234p Kinnell Mill. Here – 233p Wellheads. AA – 202p Newton of Wiston, 190p West Montgarswood. BSH – 201p Birkhill.
Dairy cows per head – Hol - £1210 Greentowers. Fries - £1310 East Mains of Ballencrieff, £1250 Harvieston. Ayr - £1095 Newlands (Uddingston). Mont - £1090 West Montgarswood.
Dairy cows per kilo – Hol – 168p Greentowers. Fries – 177p East Mains of Ballencrieff. Ayr – 145p Newlands (Uddingston). Mont – 171p West Montgarswood.
Cast bulls per kilo – 177p Wallaceton.
Sheep prime stock report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2,660 Lambs and 2,365 Cast Ewes and Hoggs through Lanark.
Lambs
A larger show of 2,660 prime lambs saw trade a lot dearer on week with all classes in great demand. Many more could have been sold.
The sale topped at £210 per head for Texels from Oscar King, Craighead (Carluke) and to 381p/kg for Texels from the same home.
Overall Average 275p/kg (SQQ 276p/kg)
SHOW & SALE OF YOUNG HANDLERS PRIME LAMBS
Judge: Mr Robert Lawson, East Mains Farm, Newbigging
CLASS 1: 4 – 7 years old (2 forward)
1st Oscar King (7) (realised £210)
2nd Glen McLaren (4) (realised £120)
CLASS 2: 8 – 12 years old (3 forward)
1st Robert Watson (10) (realised £168)
2nd Lucy McLaren (10) (realised £158)
3rd Erin Watson (12) (realised £118)
CLASS 3: 13 – 16 years old (0 forward)
CHAMPION: Oscar King (7)
RESERVE CHAMPION: Robert Watson (10)
(Photo Credits: H Harvie)
Leading Prices:
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £85 Springfield, £60 Kilbucho Place, £52 Westendwood Cottage.
Per Kilo
TEX – 274.2p Springfield, 200p Westendwood Cottage, 193.5p Kilbucho Place.
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £115 Carlophill and Redburn, £114 Cleughhead, £112 Greenbank (Darvel), £110 Kilbucho Place; Hillhouse (Lamington) and Ferniehaugh, £109 Redburn, £108 Cleughhead and Ferniehaugh.
BEL - £114 Cleughhead.
BF - £68 Dalwyne.
CHEV - £109 Kilbucho Place.
CHM - £97 Craigrowan.
X - £113 Birniehall, £102 Nether Hillhouse, £80 Dalwyne.
Per Kilo
TEX – 308.1p Cleughhead, 295p Carlophill, 294.9p Redburn, 291.9p Cleughhead, 289.5p Ferniehaugh, 287.2p Greenbank (Darvel), 284.2p Ferniehaugh, 282.1p Kilbucho Place and Hillhouse (Lamington), 281.6 Cleughhead.
BEL – 292.3p Cleughhead.
BF – 206.1p Dalwyne.
CHEV – 279.5p Kilbucho Place.
CHM – 255p Craigrowan
X –287.7p Birniehall, 268p Nether Hillhouse, 210.5p Dalwyne.
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £143 Howford (Lanark), £129 Easter Sills; High Crewburn and Over Kypeside, £128 Kinneil Mill and Easter Sills, £127 Whitesykes, £126 Haspielaw; Bedlormie Mains and Craighead (Carluke).
BEL - £168 The Law, £139 and £137 Calton, £133 Little Kype, £132 Rusha, £131 Little Kype; Mid Brockloch and Biggarshiels Mains (twice), £130 Longford.
BF - £96 Hartfield, £89 Coulterhaugh Farm Cottage.
SUF - £126 Netherton (Cleghorn), £124 The Law, £123 Glenpark, £120 Lawriesmuir, £119 Carlophill and Knockenhair, £118 The Law and Glenpark, £115 Blackcaulds Place and Mount Lothian.
CHAR - £121 Lochhill.
X - £110 Crookboat, £109 Mount Lothian, £106 Nether Hillhouse and Hartfield, £105 Nether Abington, £96 Eastfield (Symington).
ROUS - £122 Birniehall.
ZWA - £96 Craigiehall Bungalow.
ROM - £115 Cleughhead.
Per Kilo
TEX – 304.9p Boghouse, 297.7p Kinneil Mill, 295.2p Glenpark and Goodsburn, 295p High Crewburn, 293p Haspielaw and Bedlormie Mains, 292.9p Cloverhill and Lawriesmuir, 292.5p Biggarshiels Mains.
BEL – 381.8p The Law, 331p Calton, 317.1p Eastfield (Symington), 312.5p Birniehall, 311.9p Mid Brockloch and Biggarshiels Mains, 311.4p Calton, 310p Auchtygemmell, 309.3p Little Kype, 304.9p West Torphin.
BF – 240p Hartfield, 234.2p Coulterhaugh Farm Cottage.
SUF – 281p The Law, 280p Netherton (Cleghorn), 279.5p Glenpark, 278p Kilbucho Place, 275.6p Brownhill (Harthill) and The Law, 274.4p Glenpark, 273.8p Mount Lothian, 272.7p Lawriesmuir, 271.4p Cockrig.
CHAR – 269p Lochhill.
X – 259.5p Mount Lothian, 258.5p Nether Hillhouse and Hartfield, 250p Crookboat, 244.2p Nether Abington, 234.1p Eastfield (Symington).
ROUS – 271.1p Birniehall.
ZWA – 223.3p Craigiehall Bungalow.
ROM – 261.4p Cleughhead.
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £158 Howford (Lanark), £150 Yeldabreck, £146 Richardton, £145 Over Kypeside, £144 Auchenhard, £143 Collielaw, £141 Belstane, £140 Craighead (Carluke); East Nerston and Richardton.
BEL - £149 and £144 Rusha, £142 Little Kype, £130 Nether Abington; Netherton (Cleghorn) and Westmains (West Calder), £129 Rusha, £126 Little Galla, £124 Dovecot.
SUF - £139 Ford, £136 Hartfield, £132 Knockenhair, £129 Netherton (Cleghorn), £128 Belstane (twice) and Auldtoun, £126 Whitesykes and Glenpark, £125 Grangehall.
CHE - £130, £119, and £117 Hallhill (Collesie).
CHM - £117 Little Galla.
X - £120 Cleughhead, £119 and £108 Crookboat, £100 Greyside.
Per Kilo
TEX – 309.8p Howford (Lanark), 304.3p Collielaw, 293.5p Craighhead (Carluke), 292p Richardton, 291.7p Craighhead (Carluke) and Richardton, 291.5p Sandilands, 291.3p Rusha, 290p Over Kypeside, 288.5p Yeldabreck.
BEL – 317p Rusha, 302.1p Little Kype, 288p Rusha, 282.6p Westmains (West Calder), 276.6p Nether Abington and Netherton (Cleghorn), 274.5p Rusha, 273.9p Little Galla, 269.6p Dovecot.
SUF – 277.6p Hartfield, 274.5p Belstane, 273.9p Glenpark, 272.5p Ford, 271.7p Grangehall and Hardington Mains, 269.4p Knockenhair, 268.8p Netherton (Cleghorn), 266.7p Belstane and Auldtoun.
CHE – 270.8p, 258.7p and 254.3p Hallhill (Collesie).
CHM – 254.3p Little Galla.
X – 250p Cleughhead, 247.9p and 234.8p Crookboat, 212.8p Greyside.
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £210 Craighead (Carluke), £163 North Garngour, £150 Skirling Craigs and Yeldabreck, £149 Yeldabreck, £143 Skirling Craigs, £137 Greyside.
SUF - £155 Langshaw, £153 Auchtygemmel.
Per Kilo
TEX – 328.10p Craighead (Carluke), 277.8p and 275.9p Yeldabreck, 263.2p Skirling Craigs, 250.8p North Garngour, 242.4p Skirling Craigs, 236.2p Greyside.
SUF – 278.2p Auchtygemmell, 271.9p Langshaw.
Cast Ewes
A much bigger show of 2,365 cast ewes and rams were forward with all classes again dearer on the week. Fit Cheviot and Blackface ewes, as well as best Texels remain easiest sold.
The sale topped at £258 per head for Texels from Messrs Minto, Townhead (Dolphinton) and to £86 for Blackfaces from Mr D Morrison, Dalwyne.
Overall average £83.97.
Blackface average £56.95.
Leading Prices:
TEX – £258 Townhead (Dolphinton) (twice), £250 Lee Meadow and Townhead (Dolphinton), £242 North Garngour, £228 Howburn, £222 Robiesland, £202 Muirhead (Cleghorn), Townhead (Dolphinton), £200 Stravenhouse.
BEL – £107 Greenaton, £70 Mid Brockloch, £40 Glenalmond.
BF – £86 Dalwyne, £85 Robiesland, £83 Greyside, £82 Ashcraig and Sandford Sheep, £81 Woolfords, £80 Woodhouse and Haspielaw, £78 Drochil Castle, £74 Dalwyne.
SUF – £214 High Parks, £182 Carwood, £142 Gillbank, £140 (twice) Greyside, £130 Greyside and Gillbank, £124 Gillbank, £123 Woodhouse, £120 Gillbank.
CHAR - £120 Greyside.
NCC - £120 Greyside, £106 Braeedge, £96 Allanton, £90 Allanton and Greyside, £86 (x4) and £84 Ninewells.
CHE – £108 Boghouse (Crawfordjohn), £99 Little Galla, £94 Mid Brockloch, £90 Whitesykes and Greyside, £89 Little Galla, £88 Greenaton, £85 Lochurd, £84 Greyside, £78 Mid Brockloch.
CONT - £126 North Garngour, £92 Little Galla, £78 Glenalmond, £60 Sandford Sheep, £53 Laigh Carnduff, £48 Springfield.
CHM - £140 Greyside, £119 Craighead (Carluke), £117 Howburn, £110 Greenaton, £102 Howes Way, £100 Boghouse (Crawfordjohn) and Little Galla, £97 Boghouse (Crawfordjohn), £86 and £80 Ninewells.
X – £126 Hilltop, £122 Birks, £115 Woodhouse, £112 Crathie, £111 Carwood, £110 Stobo Home, £108 Burnhouse (Bonnybridge), £106 Little Galla, £105 Blackpark, £104 Scotstounbank.
BFL – £140 The Harrow, £130 Greyside, £124 Townhead (Dolphinton), £118 Greyside, £110 Townhead (Dolphinton) and The Harrow.
SHE - £62 Howes Way, £50 Sorrowlessfield Mains, £43 Wester Place, £40 Springfield and Sorrowlessfield Mains, £35 and £28 Sorrowlessfield, £25 Westendwood Cottage, £24 and £20 Sorrowlessfield.
BDM - £144 High Parks.
ROM - £108, £97, £90, £85, £80 (twice), £74, £60 Greyside.
SWA - £68, £49 (twice) Greyside.
BEUL - £90 Sandford Sheep.
KHIL - £70 Craigrowan, £58 Greenaton,
Rams
TEX – £206 Blackpark, £148 Howburn and Knockenhair (twice).
BF - £88 Haspielaw, £74 Woolfords, £48 (twice) Sandford Sheep.
CHEV - £92 Braeedge, £40 Greyside.
SHE - £60 Westendwood Cottage
SWA - £58 Greyside.
