Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 25th November 2024
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 25th November Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 283 cattle comprising of 70 bullocks and heifers, 130 cast cows and 83 calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to 480p/pk from Cassindilly Farm to Elliot Butcher or to £2755 from Cassindilly Farm to Elliot Butcher.
Limousin bullocks sold to 350p/pk from Hill Farm (Strathaven) to Black Butchers or to £2407 from Mid Shawtonhill Farm to Chapman Butchers.
Beef cows sold to £2010 per head from Gillandersland Farm or to 252p/pk from Bushelhead Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1850 per head from Carskerdo Farm or to 203p/pk from Muldron Farm.
Cast bulls sold to £2300 per head from Langhaugh Farm or to 205p/pk from the same home.
Christmas Show & Sale Report to follow
Beef Heifers Per Head
£1648 Muirburn
£2014 Easter Frew
£2428, £2266, £2248, £2215, £2160 (twice), £2128, £2081, £2040, £2027, £2014, £1965, £1904 Brockwoodlees
£2189 Hill
£2755 Cassindilly
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
480p Cassindilly
380p, 375p, 368p (twice), 365p (twice), 362p, 360p, 355p, 350p, 348p, (twice) Brockwoodlees
358p Collielaw
352p Hill
340p Skirling Craigs
335p Balquharrage
335p Muirburn
325p Easter Frew
Beef Bullocks Per Head
£2310 Mid Shawtonhill
£2229, £2209 Brockwoodlees
£2135 Hill
£2010 Cassindilly
£1932 Cambwell
£1746 Knowetop
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
350p Hill
348p, 340p Mid Shawtonhill
345p Muirburn
342p (twice) Brockwoodlees
338p Kepscaith
335p Balquharrage
335p Cassindilly
332p Howburn
320p Cambwell
300p Knowetop
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
£1438 Westtown
£1300 Swaites
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
240p Swaites
235p Westtown
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA - £1810, £1690 & £1570 Huntlyhill Mains, £1730 Newbigging Mill, £1570 Headsmuir
SHO - £1810 Little Galla, £1640 Cleugh, £1470 Letham
LUING - £1270 Hundleshope
LIM - £1970 Carmichael Estate, £1740 Bushelhead
LIM X - £2000 & £1950 Heatheryhall, £1830 & £1540 Huntlyhill Mains
SIM - £2010 Gillandersland, £1790 Bents, £1710 Cleugh, £1490 Huntlyhill Mains
BB - £1890 Kingside, £1640 Kingside
HER - £1540 Cleugh
HIGH - £970 Blackburn
CONT X - £1240 Midhill
SALER - £1970, £1950 & £1770 Carlophill
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA - 220p Newbigging Mill & Huntlyhill Mains, 207p & 206p Huntlyhill Mains, 206p Laigh Carnduff, 201p Headsmuir201p Headsmuir
SHO - 213p Little Galla, 209p Letham
LIM - 252p Bushelhead, 246p Carmichael Estate
LIM X - 245p & 235p Heatheryhall, 230p & 221p Hartside, 223p Huntlyhill Mains, 222p Burnbrae, 218p Gillandersland, 217p Newbigging Mill, 200p Kingside
SIM - 226p Gillandersland, Huntlyhill Mains & Bents, 219p Laigh Carnduff, 218p Maidencots, 208p Cleugh, 203p Bents
BB - 242p Kingside, 212p Kingside
HER - 215p Cleugh
HIGH - 162p Blackburn
SALER - 232p, 229p &223p Carlophill
GAL - 185p Pennygown
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES - £1750 & £1290 Muldron, £1240 Letham, £1240 & £1010 Auchmeddan
HOL - £1850 & £1370 Carskerdo, £1240 Kirklands, £1170 & £1140 (twice) Broadfield, £1140 Netherholm, £1070 Kirklands, £1040 & £1030 Grangehall
AYR - £1140 Swaites
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES - 203p & 172p Muldron, 182p Letham, 175, 170p & 166p Auchmeddan
HOL – 179p & 176p Carskerdo, 170p Kirklands
AYR – 155p Swaites
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA - £2300 & £2050 Langhaugh
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
205p Langhaugh
Calves and Stirks
On Monday Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with 83 forward. Reaching the top spot was a pair of Aberdeen Angus bullocks from Pennygown Farm, Campbeltown realising £700.
On milk calves reached £350 for a Limousin x bull calf from Cumberhead Farm.
Off milk calves topped at £620 for a British Blue bull calf from Machrihanish Farm, Campbeltown.
The next sale is the Christmas Show & Sale, contact Lucy Pittendrigh for more information or entries on 07467863168
Stirks
Bullocks
AA - £700 (twice), £560, £540, £470 (twice) Pennygown
Heifers
AA - £610 (four times), £600, £420, £410 Pennygown
Calves On Milk
LIM X - £350 Cumberhead
AA - £260 Heatheryhall
BB - £170 & £150 Culter Allers
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £340 & £300 Swaites
AA - £490 Craigthorn
HER - £190 Culter Allers
CONT X - £360 (twice), £340 (four times), £320 Woodhead
BB - £620, £610, £600, £570, £560, £470, £430 Machrihanish, £310 & £300 Swaites
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 25th November Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3184 Lambs and 1170 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
A smaller show of 3184 prime lambs were forward due to weekend weather and Livescot event but those who managed to get here were well rewarded with all classes far exceeding venders expectations.
The sale topped at £186 per head for Texels from Sandford Sheep and to 385p/kg from Carstairs Mains Farm.
Overall Average 323.9p/kg (SQQ 326.7p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £107 & £100 Stoneside of Dripps
GOAT - Dunduff
Per Kilo
TEX - 334p & 323p Stoneside of Dripps
GOAT - 333p Dunduff
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £132 East Law, £130 Craigenhill Park, £126 Yeldabrek, £125 Nether Brotherston, £124 High Crewburn
BEL - £130 Mossdale, £127 Nether Brotherston, £124 Easterseat
BF - £122 Nether Abington, £119 Cloverhill, £116 Thethwaite, £112 Kingside, £110 Allanton
CHE - £134 & £100 Heatheryhall, £110 Dykes
SHE - £114 Yeldabrek
X - £116 East Law
WELSH - £123 & £120 Allanton
Per Kilo
TEX - 347p Est Law, 333p Craigenhill, 332p & 329p Yeldabrek, 326p High Crewburn
BEL - 335p Easterseat, 333p Mossdale, 325p Nether Brotherston
BF - 322p Thethwaite, 313p Cloverhill, 312p Nether Abington, 305p Allanton & Thethwaite
CHE - 343p & 285p Heatheryhall, 314p Dykes
SHE - 300p Yeldabrek
X - 297p East Law
WELSH - 324p Allanton
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £160 Mid Brockloch, £156 Allanton &Townhead, £155 East Merkland & Muirhead
BEL - £160 Westpark, £158 & £153 Carstairs Mains, £156 Wintermuir, £148 Biggarshiels Mains
BF - £144 (twice) Boat, £141 Cloverhill, £136 Nisbet, £131 Heatheryhall
SUF - £153 Glenrig, £149 (twice) Thethwaite, £139 Lawhead, £135 Eastfield
CHAR - £144 Yeldabrek, £140 & £135 Altarstone, £134 Mid Brockloch
CHE - £139 Jeanfield & Dykes, £138 Dykes, £135 Brockhouse, £132 Nether Brotherston
CHM - £149 Kingside
X - £148 Cloverhill, £144 Kingside, £143 East Law, £142 Kindrochet, £141 Allanton
Per Kilo
TEX - 363p Mid Brockloch, 362p Townhead, 354p Allanton, 352p Dykes, 351p Yeldabrek
BEL - 385p Carstairs Mains, 363p Westpark, 354p Wintermuir, 352p & 350p Biggarshiels Mains
BF - 327p Cloverhill & Boat, 324p Nisbet, 320p Boat, 311p Heatheryhall
SUF - 340p Glenrig, 338p & 331p Thethwaite, 322p Brockhouse, 319p Ainville
CHAR - 335p Yeldabrek, 319p Mid Brockloch, 318p & 314p Altarstone
CHE - 339p & 336p Dykes, 314p Brockhouse & Nether Brotherston, 310p Mossdale
CHM - 331p Kingside
X - 328p Cloverhill, 327p Kingside, 320p Allanton, 318p Nisbet, 317p East Law
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £172 (twice), £169 (three times) Collielaw
BEL - £169 Westpark, £158 Carstairs Mains & Little Kype, £156 & £152 Carstairs Mains
BF - £136 Whelphill, £130 East Merkland & Hartside
SUF - £163 Traquair Knowe, £162 & £160 Carwood, £159 Carlophill, £159 Blackhill
CHAR - £152 East Merkland
CHE - £154 Craighead
CHM - £144 Lee Meadow
X - £143 Nether Abington
BTEX - £166 Dreva
Per Kilo
TEX - 358p (twice) & 352p Collielaw, 344p (twice) Little Kype
BEL - 352p Westpark, 337p & 331p Carstairs Mains, 336p Little Kype, 329p Hutlerburn
BF - 289p Whelphill, 282p Hartside, 276p East Merkland
SUF - 337p Netherurd Mains, 326p Carwood, 321p Thethwaite, 319p Kingside, 318p Carlophill
CHAR - 323p East Merkland
CHE - 327p Craighead
CHM - 300p Lee Meadow
X - 310p Nether Abington
BTEX - 319p Dreva
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £186 & £177 Sandford Sheep, £178 Blackhill & Townend, £174 Blackhill
SUF - £172 Traquair Knowe, £169 Carlophill, £167 Carwood
BTEX - £154 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX - 322p Blackhill, 320p Little Kype & Silverrig, 318p Craighead, 317p Blackhill
SUF - 315p Carwood, 307p Carlophill, 301p Traquair Knowe
BTEX - 280p Yeldabrek
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1170 cast ewes and rams were as dear as seen for sometime and were well short of buyer requirements. All classes met extreme rates and more could be sold to advantage.
The sale topped at £350 per head for Texels from Hartside Farm and to £117 for Blackface from Dreva Farm.
Overall Average £120.07
BF Average £77.98 (241)
Ewes
TEX - £350 & £340 Hartside, £300 Yeldabrek, £253 Greyside, £250 Collielaw
BEL - £237 Greyside, £170 Rowantreehill
BF - £117 Dreva, £115 Woolfords, £107 Chesterhall Parks, £105 Woolfords & Hartside
SUF - £220 & £184 Traquair Knowe, £200 Yeldabrek, £190 Carwood, £172 Hutlerburn
NCC - £152 Lochaber Road, £138 & £121 Rowantreehill, £129 Greyside, £128 Dreva
CHE - £130 Collielaw, £118, £100 & £98 Yeldabrek, £110 Dewshill
CONT - £130 &£110 (twice) Yeldabrek, £118 (twice) Greyside
CHM - £141 Dewshill, £140 Thethwaite
X - £178 Netherhill, £162 Lochaber, £160 Muirhead, £158 Sandilands & Netherurd Mains
BFL - £80 Perryflatts
SHE - £70 Thethwaite & Glenrig
LLE - £126 Greyside
BTEX - £168 Little Blackdyke
ZWA - £100 Thethwaite
ROM - £153 Greyside, £140 Sandford Sheep, £80 Hillhouse
Rams
TEX - £205 Hutlerburn, £195 Viewfield, £181 Greyside, £180 Greenfield, £124 Sandford Sheep
BEL - £156 Perryflatts
BF - £126 Hutlerburn, £100 Sandford Sheep, £96 Craigdarroch
NCC - £130 Yeldabrek
CHE - £100 Yeldabrek
BFL - £195 Hartside, £190 Dreva
BTEX - £140 Little Blackdyke
HW - £80 West Loch
