Sale Date: 13 Aug 2018

Lawrie and Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 13th August

173 Cattle Sold 173

Comprising 34 Prime Bullocks, Heifers and Young Bulls, 94 Cast Cows & Bulls and 45 Calves. Heifers sold to 252p/Kg from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie, to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead. Young Bulls sold to 220p/Kg or £1623.60.

Other Leading Prices:

Hfr per Kilo
252p, 251p, 250p Brockwoodlees
244p Kepscaith
243p, 242p Heatheryhall
237p Moorfield
244p Auchenstarry

Hfr per Head
£1469, £1447 Brockwoodlees
£1455 Kepscaith
£1412 Moorfield

Blk per Kilo Blk per Head
230p Carskerdo £1265 Carskerdo

Young Bulls per Kilo Young Bulls per Head
214p, 212p Newsteadings £1624 Mosside
220p Mosside £1412 Newsteadings

Also forward were 94 Cast Cows & Bulls. Limousin cow sold to £1195 or 174p/Kg from Messrs Graham, Greenshields Farm, Biggar.

Beef Cow per Head Beef Cow per Kilo
£1195 Greenshields 174p Greenshields
£1175 Muirburn 161p Muirburn
£1065 Scotstounbank 161p Scotstounbank
£1090 Crosswoodhill 157p Crosswoodhill
£975 Thripland 140p Thripland

Dairy Cow per Head Dairy Cow per Kilo
£805 Harelaw 114p Harelaw
£875 Marshill 115p Marshill
£785 Couch 112p Couch
£795 Branchalburn 108p Branchalburn

Cast Bulls
£1350 Cowgrove

Calves
Top price for the day was £450 achieved by a Sim x bull from Mollinhillhead Farm.

Top Beef Bull Calves Top Heifer Calves
£400 Mollinhillhead £405 Mollinhillhead
£340 Boghoudse £270 Boghouse
£280 Northholm of Grange £170 West Newton
£280 West Newton

We sold 2868 Lambs and 1966 Cast Ewes through Lanark. The sale topped at £110 per head for Texels from R & M Struthers, Collielaw Farm and James A Taylor, Skirling Craigs, and to 234p/Kg for Texels also from Collielaw Farm. Overall average 191p/Kg (SQQ 190p/Kg).

Lambs
A much larger show of lambs saw trade firmer on the week, especially for heavy weight lambs. Best quality was easily sold and short of requirements. Lightweight lambs wanted weekly.

Principle Price/Head
TEX - £110 Collielaw & Skirling Craigs, £107 Craighead, £105 Bengal, £103 Haspielaw, Carstairs Mains & Whiterigg.
BEL - £100 East Shawtonhill, £99 Townfoot & Calla, £94 Townfoot, £93 Carstairs Mains.
SUFF - £102 Kailzie Mains, £101 Carstairs Mains, £97.50 Carwood, £95 Cariber Mill, Fountainside & Dreva.
MULE - £86 Whinbush, £85 Nether Abington, £84 Highfield & Carbello, £80 Glendouran & West Millrig.
NCC - £92 & £90 & £89 Hallhill, £83 Burnbank.

Principle Price/Kg
TEX – 234p Collielaw, 225p Bengal, 223p Carstairs Mains, 222p Craighead, 218p Bengal.
BEL – 227p East Shawtonhill, 220p Townfoot & Calla & Boreland, 219p Ashcraig & Calton.
SUFF – 204p Kailzie Mains, 202p Dreva, 197p & 195p Cariber Mill.
MULE – 190p West Millrig, 183p Whinbush, 182p Scrogton.
NCC – 193p Hallhill, 188p Burnbank, 187p Hallhill.

Ewes
The largest show in many years saw almost 2000 ewes sell at record high rates with all classes in demand. Selling to a top of £150 for Texels from R & M Struthers, Collielaw, with Blackface to £78 from Messrs Laird, Carbello.

Principle Prices
TEX - £150 & £130 Collielaw, £142 East Shawtonhill, £140 & £134 Carlindean £135 Hallhill, £132 Carbello, £128 Boreland.
BEL - £112 Hill, £106 Carbello, £97 Richardton.
SUFF - £124 Coldwakening, £114 Carlindean , £112 Carwood, £100 Carlindean, £98 Kailzie Mains.
MULE - £90 Lochlyoch, £89 Auchenhard, £88 Carwood & Hardington Mains, £85 Calton.
BFL - £92 Kailzie Mains.
CHEV - £62 Blairston, £58 Bank & Easterhouse, £57 Bank & Belstane.
BF - £78 Carbello, £69 Lochlyoch, £65 Easter Dawyck, £60 Lochlyoch.
NCC - £110 Hallhill, £98 Carbello, £96 Legholmshiels, £80 Balleny, £80 Tippethill.
Rams
CHAR - £110 Hallhill.
BF - £70 Hallhill.


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