Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 8th April 2024
Cattle Prime Stock Report
On Monday 8th April 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 91 cattle comprising of 22 bullock and heifers and 69 cast cows.
Heifers sold to 344p/pk from Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins & Son, Glasgow.
Or to £2051.60 from Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black & Son, Lanark.
Beef cows sold to £2130 per head from Warnock, Dreva Farm, Biggar.
Or to 258.4p/pk from Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm, Lanark.
Dairy cows sold to £1750 per head from King, Hawksland Farm, Lesmahagow or to 200.9p/pk from King, Hawksland Farm, Lesmahagow.
Beef Heifers per head
£2151, £2041, £2009, £1996, £1976, £1949, £1910, £1857, £1810, £1788, £1717 Brockwoodlees
£1783, £1708 Calla
£1632 Gair
£1206 Cleughhead
Beef Heifers per kilo
344p, 342p, 340p, 335p, 334p, 328p, 326p, 322p, 320p, 318p, 315p Brockwoodlees
326, 322p Calla
260p Gair
232p Cleughhead
Beef Bullocks per head
£1638, £1522 Millhill
£1634 Gair
Beef Bullocks per kilo
268p Gair
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
£1702 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
230p, 225p, 212p, 208p Millhill
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows per head
AA - £2130 Dreva, £1670 Browntod, £1370 Nether Abington, £1350 Browntod, £970 Bushelhead
Lim x - £1850 Dreva, £1830 Greenfield, £1810 Heatheryhall, £1770 Greenfield, £1790 & £1650 Townhead, £1610 Bushelhead, £1470, £1330, £1170 & £1110 Dykehead
Lim - £1970 Greentowers
BB - £1990 Heatheryhall, £1870 Gillbank, £1350 High Crewburn, £1270 North Quarter
Saler - £1530 Lawhead
Char - £1200 Dykeneuk
Sho - £1650 Newlands, £1490 High Crewburn
Cont x - £1590 Nether Affleck
Sim - £930 & £890 Dykeneuk
Beef cows per kilo
AA - 241p Dreva, 211p Browntod, 178p Nether Abington, 167p Bushelhead
Saler – 217p Lawhead
Lim – 239p Heatheryhall, 237p Greentowers
Lim x – 237p Dreva, 230p Bushelhead, 226p Heatheryhall & Townhead, 224p Townhead, 221p Townhead, 212p Greenfield, 206p, 205p, 204p & 176p Dykehead
Char – 170p Dykenuk
Sho – 213p Newlands, 182p High Crewburn
Cont x- 186p Nether Affleck
Sim – 167p & 156p Dykeneuk
BB – 258p Heatheryhall, 235p Gillbank, 217p North Quarter, 189p High Crewburn
Dairy cows per head
Hol - £1750 & £1330 Hawksland, £1590 & £1350 Harelaw, £1410 & £1150 New Greentowers, £1290 Grangehall & Eastlaw, £1230, £1210 Eastlaw, Kirklands & Netherholm, £1170 Grangehall, £930 Kirklands
Fries - £1110 Nether Affleck
Ayr - £790 & £690 Canniehole
Mont - £1370 Moatmains, £1230 Nether Affleck
Dairy cows per kilo
Fries – 151p Nether Affleck
Ayr – 134p & 115p Canniehole
Hol – 200p & 196p Hawksland, 199p Grangehall, 195p & 184p Harelaw, 189p Kirklands, 185p, 178p, 177p, 175p New Greentowers, 183p Netherholm, 165p, 142p, 121p Grangehall, 163p, 133p Eastlaw, 162p Eastlaw & Kirklands
Mont – 199p Moatmains, 181p Nether Affleck
Cast bulls per head
AA - £2140 Huntlyhills
Sho - £2140 Westertoun
Cast bulls per kilo
AA – 162p Huntlyhill Mains
Sho – 180p Westertoun
Young Bulls per head
High – £1070, £1050, £890, £830, £790, £670 Loquhariot
Young Bulls per Kilo
High – 192p, 179p, 174p, 169p, 157p & 150p Loquhariot
Sheep Prime Stock Report
On the 8th April 2024 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 389 Store Sheep, 460 Cast Ewes and 2692 Hoggs through Lanark.
Hoggs
A smaller show of 2692 prime hoggs (including 904 BF) were a good variety for flesh and more could easily have been sold.
The sale topped at £246 per head for a Texel from Parkin, Lower Daviesdykes Farm, Wishaw and to 457p/kg for Beltex from Watson, High Tarbeg Farm, Cumnock and Texels from Warnock, Sandilands Farm, Lanark.
Overall Average 380pp/kg (SQQ 381p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £108 Blackburn Mains, £70 Plan, £60 Newlands
BF - £109 Gosland, £95 Edgehead, £85 Plan
X - £80 Plan
SHE - £92 & £74 Vinjara
Per Kilo
TEX - 337p Blackburn Mains, 259p Plan, 193p Newlands
BF - 340p The Riggs, 316p Ormiston Road, 283p Plan
X – 285p Plan
SHE – 340p & 246p Vinjara
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £165 Thethwaite, £163 Rowantreehill, £162 Blackburn Mains, £158 Thethwaite, £156 Yeldabrek
BEL - £152 Mid Brockloch, £146 Yeldabrek, £134 The Firs, £129 Hawthornbank
BF - £141 Boat, £137 Boylston & Common House, £135 Common House & Snar
SUF - £140 Eastfield, £116 Vinjara, £80 Blackburn Mains
CHE - £167 Thethwaite, £132 Grangehall, £128 Common House
X - £140 Plan, £128 Silverrig, £120 Plan, £112 Blackbog, £106 Grangehall
BTEX - £146 Hawthornbank, £141 Boylston
BL - £98 Tofts
KHIL - £133 Hugh Dykes
BAD - £110 Craigdarroch
Per Kilo
TEX – 428p Rowantreehill, 425p High Dyke, 423p & 415p Thethwaite, 415p Blackburn Mains
BEL – 405p Yeldabrek, 400p Mid Brockloch, 368p Hawthornbank, 362p The Firs
BF – 380p Boylston, 371p Boat, 368p East Kinleith, 365p Thethwaite, 364p Common House
SUF – 385p Eastfield, 341p Vinjara, 242p Blackburn Mains
CHE – 428p Thethwaite, 365p & 345p Common House, 356p Grangehall
BAD – 297p Craigdarroch
X – 378p & 324p Plan, 376p Silverrig, 302p Blackbog, 286p Grangehall
BTEX – 394p Hawthornbank, 391p Boylston
BL – 272p Tofts
KHIL – 380p High Dyke
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £196 Balleny & Duncrievie, £195 Balleny, £194 Silverrig
BEL - £205 Dykehead, £195 Wellhead, £194 Heatheryhall, £188 Fieldside, £160 Grangehall
BF - £170 Nether Abington & Heatheryhall, £168 Corsebank, £163 South Carnduff, £160 Lochurd
SUF - £178 Netherurd Mains, £171 Overburns, £168 Blackburn Mains, £150 Common House, £144 Dewshill
CHAR - £171 Thethwaite, £142 Boat
CHE - £190 Netherhill, £174 Little Galla, £172 Blackbog, £169 Holmes, £167 Edgehead
CHM - £170 Hillhead
X - £181 Heatheryhall, £176 Holmes, £150 Sandilands, £144 Mid Tulloch, £143 Common House
TXS - £160 Common House
BAD - £170 Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 457p Sandilands, 453p, 448p & 446p Balleny
BEL – 455p Dykehead, 443p Wellhead, 440p Heatheryhall, 437p Fieldside, 400p Grangehall
BF – 386p Heatheryhall, 379p Carnduff, 378p & 375p Corsebank, 377p Nether Abbington
SUF – 397p Overburns, 395p Netherurd Mains, 373p Blackburn Mains, 365p Common House, 334p Dewshill
CHE – 431p Netherhill, 412p Holmes,409p Blackbog, 407p Ormiston, 395p Little Galla
CHM – 377p Hillhead
X – 411p Heatheryhall, 391p Holmes, 365p Sandilands, 359p Boat, 348 Common House
TXS – 381p Common House
CHAR – 407p Thethwaite, 364p Boat
BAD – 386p Heatheryhall
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £211 Straven House, £209 Little Galla & High Tarbeg, £206 High Tarbeg
BEL - £216 Yardbent, £215 High Tarbeg, £195 Mid Brockloch
BF - £189 High Tarbeg, £187 Heatheryhall, £184 High Tarbeg, £183 Heatheryhall
SUF - £188 Birks, £175 Blackburn Mains, £172 Edgehead, £169 & £160 Belstane
NCC - £168 Findlins
CHE - £198 Netherhill, £195 Wellhead, £192 Waterloo, £185 Belstane, £177 Crow Wood Cottage
X - £194 Swaites, £192 Silverrig, £187 Lochurd, £186 Swaites, £181 Mid Tulloch
Per Kilo
TEX – 438p, 435p & 425p High Tarbeg, 431p Nether Abington, 423p Well Head
BEL – 457p High Tarbeg, 432p Yardbent, 423p Mid Brockloch
BF – 391p & 379p Heatheryhall, 387p, 378p & 375p High Tarbeg
SUF – 391p Birks, 372p Blackburn Mains, 366p Ormiston Road, 340p & 338p Belstane
CHE – 391p Lochurd, 390p Wellhead, 380p Netherhill, 376p Waterloo, 368p Crow Wood Cottage
X – 402p Mid Tulloch, 397p Lochurd, 388p Swaites, 369p Little Galla & Silverrig
NCC – 350p Findlins
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £246 Lower Daviesdykes, £230 Muirburn & Little Galla, £224 Lower Daviesdykes & Little Kype
BEL - £216 Collielaw
BF - £185 Boat, £170 Crow Wood Cottage
NCC - £196 Findlins
CHE - £200 Waterloo, £198 Wellhead
CHM - £218 Hillhead
X - £218 Muirhouse, £212 Swaites, £181 Shawhead
BFL - £158 Overburns
ZWA - £160 Ash Cottage
DOR - £220 Blackbog
Per Kilo
TEX – 396p Galla & Swaites, 392p Yeldabrek & Straven House, 388p Little Kype
BEL – 400p Collielaw
BF – 336p Boat, 320p Crow Wood Cottage
BFL – 298p Overburns
CHE – 377p & 357p Waterloo, 373p Wellhead
ZWA – 266p Ash Cottage,
X – 385p Swaites, 382p Muirhouse, 312p Shawhead
CHM – 382p Hillhead
NCC – 343p Findlins
DOR – 328p Blackbog
Cast Ewes
A much smaller show of cast ewes and rams were short of buyer requirements and met a seriously dear trade throughout. More required each week.
The sale topped at £282 per head for Texel from O’Connor, Woodside Farm, Carstairs Junction and to £151 for Blackface from Campbell, Overburns Farm, Biggar.
Overall Average £130.68
BF Average £111.19
TEX - £282 Woodside, £250 & £240 Toftcombs, £228 Yeldabrek, £226 Collielaw
BEL - £258 Toftcombs
BF - £151 & £145 Overburn, £130 Woolfords, £129 Crow Wood Cottage, £128 Posso
SUF - £210 Vinjara, £200 Lochurd & Overburn, £180 Nunnerie, £166 Cairnie
NCC -£156 Yeldabrek, £150 Hillhead, £146 Grangehall, £140 Findlins, £139 Yeldabrek
CHE -£136 Rowantreehill, £130 & £118 Holmes, £120 Yeldabrek & High Tarbeg
X - £142 Silverrig, £140 Nether Abington, £136 Grangehall, £134 Overburns & Carlinside
BFL - £172 Overburns, £110 Chapelhill
SHE - £98 Cairnie, £76 Yeldabrek
BDM - £124 Columbie
BL - £154 & £100 Tofts
HW - £112 Forth Mains, £108 Yeldabrek
KHIL - £122 Yeldabrek
Rams
TEX - £270 Chapelhill, £236 Little Kype, £190 Yeldabrek, £170 Dunduff & Findlins
BF - £150 Posso, £122 Crow Wood
SUF - £134 Yeldabrek
NCC - £160 Vinjara, £150 & £110 Yeldabrek, £134 Crow Wood Cottage
BEL - £236 Little Kype, £186 Muirburn, £175 Grangehall, £126 Westmains
X - £105 Silverrig
BFL - £148 Rowantreehill
ZWA - £130 Ash Cottage
SWA - £110 Crow Wood Cottage
Motherless Lambs
On Monday 8th April Lawrie and Symington held their weekly motherless lambs sale with a massive entry of 124 lambs. Bad weather and school holidays boosted last weeks trade with todays overall average being £9.02
Sale was topped by a pen of Texel X lambs from Parkin, Daviesdykes Farm, Wishaw, selling for £15 per head.
The next sale is Monday 15th April. For entries, please contact Lucy Pittendrigh on 07467863168
Tex - £15 & £14 Higher Daviesdykes, £14 Rusha, £13 Stobo Home
