Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Tuesday 2nd April
L&S sold 1436 store cattle at their April show and sale. Topping the sale was a Charolais x bullock from Hugh Dunlop, Holehouse Farm, weighing 432kg and realizing £1420 or 329p/Kg, bullocks averaged 224.2p/Kg. Heifers sold to a top of £1340 for a Limousin x heifer from Andrew Ireland, Feoch Farm, and to 296p/Kg for a Limousin heifer from Hugh Dunlop, Holehouse Farm, averaging 211.8p/Kg. Dairy bred bullocks sold to a top of £930 for a Montbeliarde x bullock from Messrs Russell, Cobblehaugh Farm, and to 191p/Kg from the same home, to average 151p/Kg.
Bullocks per Head
0-300kg: £740 Feoch, £705 Bangour.
301-350kg: £880 Lawriesmuir, £835 West Torphin, £820 Auchren.
351-400kg: £1000 Scrogton, £950 Bankhead, £950 Hartside.
401-450kg: £1420 Holehouse, £1370 Dreva.
451-500kg: £1300 Malletsheugh, £1150 Sunnyside.
501-550kg: £1200 Underlaw, £1180 Linnhead.
551-600kg: £1260 Townhead of Dolphinton, £1200 Hattrick.
601-650kg: £1290 Linnhead.
Bullocks per Kilo
0-300kg: 248p Feoch, 246p Bagmoors.
301-350kg: 251p Lawriesmuir, 249p Auchren.
351-400kg: 266p Dreva, 263p Scrogton.
401-450kg: 329p Holehouse, 320p Dreva.
451-500kg: 284p Malletsheugh, 252p Sunnyside.
501-550kg: 230p Underlaw, 222p Linnhead.
551-600kg: 226p Townhead of Dolphinton, 213p Hattrick.
601-650kg: 208p Linnhead.
Heifer per Head
0-300kg: £550 Wallaceton.
301-350kg: £790 Dykehead, £780 Cuff.
351-400kg: £980 Hartside, £890 Scrogton.
401-450kg: £1200 Holehouse, £1180 Stonebyres.
451-500kg: £1090 Tippethill, £1080 Crookboat.
501-550kg: £1340 Feoch, £1160 Whitehill Farm(Gartcosh).
551-600kg: £1205 Whitehill(Gartcosh), £1190 Haggmuir.
601-650kg: £1310 Mid Wellwood.
Heifers per Kilo
0-300kg: 196p Wallaceton.
301-350kg: 238p Dykehead, 227p Cuff.
351-400kg: 249p Hartside, 234p Scrogton.
401-450kg: 296p Holehouse, 267p Stonebyres.
451-500kg: 234p Tippethill, 231p Linnhead.
501-550kg: 265p Feoch, 218p East Gartmillan.
551-600kg: 216p Haggmuir, 210p Whitehill(Gartcosh).
601-650kg: 215p Mid Wellwood.
Dairy bred bullocks per Head
£930 Cobblehaugh, £915 Bottoms, £870 Thinacre.
Dairy bred bullocks per Kilo
191p Cobblehaugh, 180p Thinacre, 154p Bottoms.
APRIL SHOW & SALE OF STORE CATTLE
TUESDAY 2ND APRIL, 2019
JUDGE – Miss Sophie Watt, Cairntack Farm, Belhevlie
SPONSOR – L.S. Smellie & Sons Ltd, Feed Merchants, Strathaven
Class 1 – Pen of 4 Continental Bred Bullocks (2 forward)
1st – Messrs A Minto & Son, Townhead – 470kg, £1150.
2nd - Messrs J Warnock & Sons, Dreva – 456kg, £1085.
Class 2 – Pen of 4 Native Bred Bullocks (1 forward)
1st – Mr JR Kerr, Newbigging Mill – 460kg, £1050.
Class 3 – Pen of 4 Continental Heifers (3 forward)
1st – Messrs A & CS Comrie, Stonebyres – 404kg, £960.
2nd – Messrs Stewart, Crookboat – 424kg, £910.
3rd – Messrs R R & M S McCarlie, Wester Hassockrigg – 470kg, £975.
Class 4 – Pen of 4 Native Bred Heifers (1 forward)
1st – Mr JR Kerr, Newbigging Mill – 436kg, £900.
Class 5 – Single Continental Bullock (0 forward)
Class 6 – Single Native Bullock (1 forward)
1st – Mr JR Kerr, Newbigging Mill – 486kg, £1080.
Class 7 – Single Continental Heifer (2 forward)
1st – Messrs A & C Comrie, Stonebyres – 442kg, £1180.
2nd – Mr JH Ireland, Feoch – 506kg, £1340.
Class 8 – Single Native Heifer (1 forward)
1st – Mr JR Kerr, Newbigging Mill – 444kg, £890.
Champion – Messrs A & C Comrie, Stonebyres (Heifer) – 442kg, £1180.
Reserve Champion – Mr JH Ireland, Feoch (Heifer) – 506kg, £1340.