Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 3RD July
Cattle report
On Monday 3rd of July 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 95 cattle comprising of 32 bullock and heifers, 35 cast cows and 28 calves and stirks.
26 heifers sold to 327p/pk from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins Butchers or to £2041 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
6 bullocks sold to 303p/pk from Messrs Baillie, Calla Farm, Carnwath to Elliot Butchers, Lanark or to £1908 from Messrs Brown, Gaindykehead Farm, Airdrie to Yorkes of Dundee.
Beef cows sold to £2000 per heard from Messrs Baillie, Calla Farm, Carnwath or to 263.20p/pk from Messrs Baillie, Calla Farm, Carnwath.
Dairy cows sold to £1570 per head from Messrs Wilson, Caskerdo Farm, Cupar or to 202.40p/pk from Messrs Baillie, Longlea Farm, Larkhall
Beef Heifers per head
£2041, £2023 Brockwoodlees
£1984 & £1849 Gaindykehead
Beef Heifers per kilo
327p & 320p Brockwoodlees
315p & 311p Gaindykehead
Beef Bullocks per head
£1908, £1791 & £1752 Gaindykehead
Beef Bullocks per kilo
303p & 289p Calla
291p & 289p Gaindykehead
Young Bulls per head
£1344, 212p Harvieston
Beef cows per head
£2000 Calla
£1890 Howburn
£1865 Oldhill
£1810 Heatheryhall
£1730 Toxside
Beef cows per kilo
263.2p Calla
230.9p & 224.8p Mid Shawtonhill
226.8p (Twice) Heatheryhall
218.9p Oldhill
207.9p Toxside
Dairy cows per head
£1570 Caskerdo
£1530 Longlea
£1510 Westtown
£1450 Broadfield
£1390 Greentowers
Dairy cows per kilo
202.4p Longlea
201.3p Westtown
191.9p Caskerdo
184.9p Broadfield
179.3p Longlea
Calves & Stirks
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward a good show of 29 strong calves and stirks at their fortnightly sale selling to a top of £500 for a BB bullock from Messrs Fleming, Craigthorn. Many more could have easily sold to sellers advantage.
Stirks
HOL - £480, £440 & £360 Ballycurrie
Bullock Calves
HER - £440 Grangehall, £250 Muirhouse
BSH - £275 East Blacklaws
BB - £500 & £480 Craigthorn
Heifer Calves
HER - £405 Grangehall, £300 Swaites, £260, £255, £240 & £200 Muirhouse
CHX - £310 Gilmeadowland
BB - £430 Swaites, £420 Craigthorn, £390 Swaites, £305 & £280 Muirhouse
Sheep prime stock report
On Monday 3rd July 2023 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 924 Lambs, 244 Hoggs and 698 Cast Ewes and Rams through Lanark. Please note as of next week, 10th July 23, all old season hoggs shall be sold amongst the cast ewes.
Lambs
A larger show of 924 prime lambs were a fine show for quality and bucked the trend of the end of week averages by firming up to be similar as last! Many more needed each week.
The sale topped at £166 per head for Beltex from Messrs Cruickshank, Little Kype Farm, Strathaven and to 359p/kg for Texels from Messrs Renwick, Craig Douglas Farm, Selkirk.
Overall Average 304pp/kg (SQQ 305p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £126 Haswellsykes, £119 Lee Meadow, £108 Mayfield, £90 Heatheryhall
BEL - £136 West Torphin
X - £80 Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 323p Haswellsykes, 305p Lee Meadow, 276p Mayfield, 257p Heatheryhall
BEL – 348p West Torphin
X – 228p Heatheryhall
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £151 Craig Douglas, £150 Overburns, £146 Howburn, £144 Ingraston, £143 Carstairs Mains, £139 High Parks, West Lethans & Carwood, £138 West Lethans & Bickerton Hall
DS - £136 East Doura, £129 Riverview House
BEL - £156 Mossplatt, £140 Muirhouse, £137 Mossplatt, £135 Biggarshiels Mains, £134 High Parks & Hartwood, £133 Biggarshiels, £132 Muirhouse, £130 Muirhouse View, £129 Little Galla
SUF - £136 Newton of Wiston, £134 Greenbank & Lee Meadow, £132 Hartwood, £131 Greenbank, £129 Hartwood & The Law, £128 Bents, £127 West Torphin, £125 Grangehall
X - £90 Knowehead
ZWA - £80 Low Bowhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 359p Craig Douglas, 333p Overburns, 324p Malletsheugh, 324p Howburn, 323p Lower Daviesdykes, 322p Malletsheugh, 321p Lee Meadow, 320p Ingraston, 318p Bents, 317p Carstairs Mains
DS – 314p Riverview House, 309p East Doura, 307p Riverview
BEL – 346p Mossplatt, 332p & 329p Biggarshiels, 319p Hartwoos, 317p The Law, 313p Backolaight, 311p Mossplatt & Muirhouse, 307p Little Galla & Muirhouse
SUF – 309p West Torphin, 307p Hartwood, 304p Greenbank & Lee Meadow, 302p Newton of Wiston, 300p The Law, 297p Greenbank & Bents, 295p Haswellsykes, 293p Hartwood
X – 225p Knowehead
ZWA – 200p Low Bowhill
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £165 Howford, £160 An-Glasach, £158 Westparks, £154 Blackolaight & Dovecot, £153 Whinnybrae, £152 Howburn, £150 Carwood, £147 Bickerton Hall & Bedlormie Mains
DS - £130 Riverview House
BEL - £149 The Law
SUF - £155 Yeldabrek, £148 & £144 Carwood, £140 Bents, £137 Toxside & The Law, £136 Howford, £127 Victoria Park
Per Kilo
TEX – 330p Howford, 327p Dovecot, 326p An-Glasach, 319p Bedlormie Mains, 316p Westpark, 313p Goodsburn & Howburn, 312p Bickerton Hall, 310p Overburns, 308p Bickerton Hall
DS – 288p Riverview
BEL – 317p The Law
SUF – 303p Yeldabrek, 302p & 300p Carwood, 297p Bents & The Law, 295p Howford, 291p Toxside, 276p Victoria Park
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £161 Little Kype, £159 Lee Meadow
BEL - £166 Little Kype
SUF - £163 Victoria Park, £151 Carwood
Per Kilo
TEX – 303p Little Kype, 294p Lee Meadow
BEL – 307p Little Kype
SUF – 301p Victoria Park, 274p Carwood
Hoggs
The 244 hoggs were a very mixed show and met a varied trade. Heavy meat still dear per head with the rest just realization.
The sale topped at £152 per head for Suffolks from Messrs Nicol, Yardbent Farm, Strathaven and to 250p/kg for Beltex from Messrs Hamilton, Mis Shawtonhill Farm, Strathaven
Overall Average 183pp/kg (SQQ 185p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF - £50 Dawyck Mill
CHE - £39 Heatheryhall
HEB - £10 Brocklees
Per Kilo
BF – 161p Dawyck Mill
CHE – 121p Heatheryhall
HEB – 38p Brocklees
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £82 Castlebrae, £70 Carlinside, £60 Midhouse
BF - £72 Dawyck Mill, £60 Heatheryhall & Brocklees, £40 Westcroft
CHE - £70 Heatheryhall, £58 Brocklees
SHE - £77 Bigton House, £50 Heatheryhall
X - £58 Brocklees, £50 Yeldabrek & Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 215p Castlebrae, 184p Carlinside, 153p Midhouse
BF – 194p Dawyck Mill, 176p Heatheryhall, 157p Brocklees, 105p Westcroft (Uplawmoor)
CHE – 200p Heatheryhall, 165p Brocklees
X – 156p Brocklees, 151p Heatheryhall, 135p Yeldabrek
SHE – 208p Bigton, 151p Heatheryhall
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £106 Westcroft (Wishaw), £86 Westcroft (Uplawmoor), £80 Yeldabrek
BF - £82 Dawyck Mill & Heahteryhall, £68 Brocklees
CHE - £75 Brocklees
X - £90 & £80 Heatheryhall, £79 & £56 Brocklees
JAC - £80 Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 235p Westcroft (Wishaw), 200p Westcroft (Uplawmoor), 181p Yeldabrek
BF – 205p Heatheryhall, 190p Dawyck Mill, 154p Brocklees
CHE – 178p Brocklees
X – 209p & 200p Heatheryhall, 179p & 140p Brocklees
JAC – 190p Heatheryhall
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £112 Walkerdyke, £107 Bigton, £106 Yeldabrek, £105 Heatheryhall, £100 Drochil Castle & Gair, £91 Carlinside, £90 Westcroft (Uplawmoor), £80 New Harestane
BEL – £120 & £78 Mid Shawtonhill
BF - £110 Woodedge, £52 Brochil Castle
SUF - £115 Yardbent, £80 Claremont Cottage, £68 Yardbent
X - £100 Westcroft (Wishaw)
Per Kilo
TEX – 243p Walkerdyke, 230p Yeldabrek, 218p Bigton, 212p Drochil Castle, 210p Heatheryhall, 208p Gair, 193p Carlinside, 191p Westcroft (Uplawmoor), 166p & 153p New Harestanes
BEL – 250p & 177p Mid Shawtonhill
BF – 220p Woodedge, 104p Drochil Castle
SUF – 230p Yardbent 160p Claremont Cottage, 144p Yardbent
X – 212p Westcroft (Wishaw)
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £130 Yardbent, Yeldabrek & Goodsburn, £120 Mid Shawtonhill, Yeldabrek & Gair, £110 Drochil Castle
SUF - £152 Yardbent
CHE - £114 Heatheryhall
X - £130 Yardbent, £116 Heatheryhall
BFL - £100 Howford
BTEX - £130 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 216p Yardbents, 210p Mid Shawtonhill, 200p Yeldabrek, 193p Gair, 191p Yeldabrek, 188p Yardbent, 183p Drochil Castle, 180p & 144p Goodsburn
SUF – 233p Yardbent
CHE – 183p Heatheryhall
X – 200p Heatheryhall, 156p Yardbents
BFL – 142p Howford
BTEX – 180p Yeldabrek
Cast Ewes
The 698 cast ewes were a fair bit sharper on the week and short of buyers requirements. Blackface and Cheviot ewes especially dear and more could have been sold to advantage.
The sale topped at £268 per head for Texels from Messrs J Dunlop, An-Glasach, Biggar and to £102 for Blackface from Messrs McClymont, Tinnis Farm, Selkirk.
Overall Average £95.55
BF Average £76.29
TEX – £268 An-Glasach, £240 Yeldabrek, £228 An-Glasach, £214 Meikle Carleith, £200 Greenbank, £168 Lee Meadow, £166 Carstairs Mains, £165 Craig Douglas, £152 Yeldabrek, £148 Overburns
BEL – £198 & £184 Heatheryhall, £146 Grangehall, £140 Heatheryhall, £130 Walkerdyke, £70 Whinnybrae
BF – £102 Tinnis, £100 Newmains Home & Lochlyoch, £96 Tinnis, £95 Dollarbank, £94 Cloverhill, £93 Nunnerie, £90 Howford, £90 & £88 Braeedge
SUF – £148 Brownhill, £140 East Netherton & Toxside, £136 Mayfield, £131 & £130 Overburns, £124 Yeldabrek & Westpark, £120 Brownhill & Heatheryhall
NCC - £110 Grangehall, £101 Meikle Carleith, £90 Greenbank
CHE – £94 Heatheryhall, £89 Yelabrek, £88 Meikle Carleith, £86 & £78 Bigton, £74 Newton of Wiston, £65 Yeldabrek
CONT - £104 & £86 Heatheryhall
CHM - £116 Biggarshiels, £108 Newton of Wiston, £106 Meikle Carleith, £102 Dovecot
X – £118 East Netherton, £116 Biggarshiels, £108 Westpark, Brownhill, Hartwood & Toxside, £106 Westpark, £104 Yardbent, £103 Lochlyoch & Hamildean
BFL – £130 & £120 Hamildean, £120 Tinnis & Overburns, £116 & £110 Overburns
SHE - £40 Bigton
ROUS - £93 Whinnybrae
BDM - £130 Heatheryhall
ZWA - £119 Craig Douglas
JAC - £56 Brownhill
ROM - £80 Yeldabrek
HW - £69 Tardoes, £65 Midhouse, £64 Tardoes, £58 Greenbank, £48 Heatheryhall
WELSH – £64 & £57 Tardoes
SD - £79 & £77 East Netherton
GOAT - £97 Stoneypath Tower, £68 Mayfield, £48 Stoneypath Tower
Rams
TEX – £160 Yeldabrek, £136 Greenbank, £110 Yeldabrek, £104 Greenbank
BEL - £156 Carstairs Mains, £134 Yeldabrek, £104 Greenbanks
BF - £109 Broughton Place, £100 Lochlyoch, £96 Overburns, £90 Broughton Place, £82 Dollarbank, £75 Craig Douglas, £66 Broughton Place
BFL - £118 Cloverhill, £88 Newmains Home
BL - £112 Greenbank
LLE - £62 Gremista
HW - £82 Midhouse
