Tuesday 7th October
Lawrie and Symington sold 1232 Store Cattle at this years autumn calf sale with a packed ringside of buyers travelling from Aberdeen to Whitby.
Bullocks topped at £2640 for a 689kg Charolais cross from J Warnock & Sons, Dreva, or to 480.8p for a pen of 4 Limousin cross from Laird & Son of Sunnyside, to average 415.1p.
Heifers peaked at £3400 for a British Blue from McGarva of Nether Abington or to 613.7p for a British Blue from Mcgarva of Nether Abington, to average 411.3p.
Principle Prices:
Bullocks per head
AA - £2460 Oldhill, £2400, £2360 & £2300 Mitchell Farms, £2300 Oldhill (twice), £2260 Mitchell Farms & Headsmuir, £2240 Barr & Netherhill
HER - £1880 & £1860 (twice) Goslington
SAL - £2180, £2140, £2120, £2080, £2060 & £2020 Carlophill, £1920 Sunnyside and Carbello, £1840 Goodockhill, £1820 Darnhall, £1780 Goodockhill
LIM - £2400 & £2380 Kepscaith, £2380 Sunnyside & Carbello, £2300 Scrogton, £2280 Corsebank, £2250 West Glespin, £2220 Bickerton Hall & West Glespin, £2140 & £2120 Bickerton Hall
LIM X - £2580 Peebles JAC, £2520 Sunnyside and Carbello, £2480 Corsebank & Peebles JAC, £2440 Oldhill (twice), £2400 Sunnyside & Carbello, £2380 Dreva & Sunnyside, £2360 Dreva
CHAR X - £2640, £2480 (twice) Dreva, £2470 Mitchell Farms, £2460 Oldhill, £2400 Greenfield & Dreva, £2380 (twice) Dreva, £2360 Hattonknowe
BSH - £2420 Oldhill, £2380, £2320, £2260 & £2220 Mitchell Farms, £2160, £2100, £2060 & £2040 Lesserlinn, £1960 Cleughhead
SIM - £2560, £2440 & £2400 Peebles JAC, £2380 & £2240 Mitchell Farms, £2180 Lesserlinn & Dreva, £2140 & £2000 Cockrigg, £2000 Mitchell Farms
BB - £2600 & £2420 Nether Abington, £2360, £2280 & £1940 Sunnyside and Carbello, £1760 Watsonhead
CHR - £2320 Scrogton, £2000 Dreva, £1780 & £1540 Watsonhead
Bullocks per kilo
AA - 438p Cloverhill, 436p, 423p, 421p & 419p Barr, 431p Netherhill, 424p Bickerton Hall & Netherhill, 421p Darnhall Mains, 417p Headsmuir
HER - 373p, 372p & 351p Goslington
SAL - 432p Sunnyside & Carbello, 403p & 400p Goodockhill, 396p, 393p, 389, 387p, 385 & 381p Carlophill, 382p Darnhall
LIM - 480p Sunnyside & Carbello, 464p & 429p West Glespin, 459p, 438p & 392p Bickerton Hall, 444p Scrogton, 441p & 423p Kepscaith, 433p Corsebank
LIM X - 480p (twice), 471p & 456p Sunnyside & Carbello, 466p, 457p & 456p Corsebank, 465p Bickerton Hall, 464p West Glespin, 462p Greenfield
CHAR X - 480p, 458p & 451p Cloverhill, 471p Greenfield, 461p & 450p Dreva, 452p Mitchell Farms, 450p & 448p Scrogton, 443p Greenfield
SHO - 434p Cleughhead, 423p, 421p, 408p & 399p Lesserlinn, 413p Watsonhead, 411p & 410p Mitchell Farms, 399p Burnhead, 396p West Deloraine
SIM - 437p Mitchell Farms, 418p & 403p Cockrigg, 414p Dreva, 413p & 373p Mitchell Farms, 408p, 404p & 403p Lesserlinn, 362p Peebles JAC
BB - 453p, 447p & 416p Sunnyside & Carbello, 426p & 414p Nether Abington, 404p Watsonhead Cottage
CHAR - 442p Scrogton & Watsonhead Cottage, 428p Watsonhead Cottage, 398p Dreva
Heifers per head
AA - £2360 Mitchell Farms, £2120 Mafflat, £2050 Headsmuir, £2020 Netherhill, £1980 Mossplatt, £1960 Mitchell Farms & Headsmuir, £1920 Barr, £1900 Headsmuir & Barr
HER - £1920 Goslington
SAL - £1740 Linnhead, £1620 Goodockhill
LIM - £2160 West Glespin, £2080 JM Livestock, £1860 Nether Abington, £1800 Corsebank, £1700 Burnbrae
LIM X - £2360 Barr, £2300 Oldhill, Sunnyside & Cloverhill, £2280 Sunnyside & Carbello & Oldhill, £2220 Corsebank, £2200 Traquair Knowe & Bankhead, £2160 West Glespin
CHAR X - £2380 Mitchell Farms, Dreva & Mitchell Farms, £2330 Greenfield, £2260 Netherhill & Scrogton, £2220 Scrogton (twice), £2200 Netherhill, £2180 Dreva
BSH -£2260 Little Galla, £2160 Lesserlinn, £2060 Cleughhead, £1990 Little Galla,£1980 Lesserlinn, £1800 Mitchell Farms, £1610 Killarow, £1580 Burnhead, £1440 Killarow
SIM - £2060 & £1840 Cockrigg, £1640 Burnhead, £1520 Cockrigg, £1460 Burnhead
BB - £3400, £2280, £2200, £2180 & £1980 Nether Abington, £1840 Stonebyres, £1610 Killarow
CHR - £2480 Blackhill, £2120 Hillend, £1580 & £1320 Watsonhead
Heifers per kilo
AA - 455p & 392p Barr, 402p & 392p Mitchell Farms, 401p & 395p Netherhill, 397p & 394p (twice)Headsmuir, 391p Mafflat
HER - 346p Goslington
SAL - 386p Linnhead, 373p Goodockhill
LIM - 441p West Glespin, 431p Nether Abington, 425p JM Livestock, 412p Burnbrae (Lesmahagow), 406p Corsebank
LIM X - 513p & 467p Cloverhill, 504p, 479p & 456p Sunnyside & Carbello, 481p & 445p Knockenhair, 460p Oldhill, 454p Corsebank, 448p Bankhead
CHAR X - 500p & 437p Dreva, 447p Scrogton & Cloverhill, 444p & 439p (twice) Dreva, 439p Cloverhill, 438p Greenfield
SHO - 393p Cleughhead, 386p & 384p Lesserlinn, 381p Burnhead & Killarow, 378p Mitchell Farms, 367p Killarow, 364p & 342pLittle Galla
SIM - 419p, 390p & 374p Cockrigg, 400p & 353p Burnhead
BB - 613p Nether Abington, 434p Stonebyres, 397p 376p 372p & 368p Nether Abington 367p Killarow
CHAR - 450p Blackhill, 404p & 394p Watsonhead, 397p Hillend
Dairy Bullocks per head
HOL - £2360 Dreva, £1360 Goslington
Dairy Bullocks per kilo
HOL - 407p Dreva
Top Price Bullocks (per head/per kilo)
0-350kg: £1540 Watsonhead ; 442p Watsonhead
351-400kg: £1800 Corsebank ; 456p Corsebank
401-450kg: £1980 Stonebyres Mains ; 457p Corsebank
451-500kg: £2380 Sunnyside & Carbello ; 480p Sunnyside & Carbello
501-550kg: £2480 Dreva ; 471p Sunnyside & Carbello
551-600kg: £2520 Sunnyside & Carbello ; 453p Sunnyside & Carbello
601-650kg: £2600 Nether Abington ; 414p Nether Abington
651+kg: £2640 Dreva ; 383p Dreva
Top Price Heifers (per head/per kilo)
0-350kg: £1320 Watsonhead ; 404p Watsonhead,
351-400kg: £1780 Knockenhair ; 481p Knockenhair
401-450kg: £2300 Cloverhill ; 513p Cloverhill
451-500kg: £2380 Dreva ; 504p Sunnyside & Carbello
501-550kg: £2480 Blackhill ; 450p Blackhill
551-600kg: £3400 Nether Abington ; 613p Nether Abington
601-650kg: £2380 Mitchell Farms ; 392p Mitchell Farms
651+kg: £2260 Little Galla ; 342p Little Galla
Judge: Mr D Henderson, Whitehouse Farm
Sponsor: L S Smellie & Sons Ltd
Class 1: Single Bullock (Haltered) (2 forward)
1st Messrs T Laird & Son, Carbello/Sunnyside
2nd Messrs J Warnock & Sons, Dreva
Class 2: Single Heifer (Haltered) (1 forward)
1st Messrs J Warnock & Sons, Dreva
Class 3: Single Bullock (Un-Haltered) (6 forward)
1st Mr JA McGarva, Nether Abington
2nd Messrs J & A Gray, Scrogton
3rd Messrs T Laird & Son, Carbello/Sunnyside
Class 4: Single Heifer (Un-Haltered) (6 forward)
1st Mr A J Clark, Blackhill
2nd Messrs T Laird & Son, Carbello/Sunnyside
3rd Mr JA McGarva, Nether Abington
Class 5: Pen of Four Bullocks (1 forward)
1st Mr I Tennant, Oldhill
Class 6: Pen of Four Heifers (1 forward)
1st Messrs J & A Gray, Scrogton
Overall Champion
Mr A J Clark, Blackhill with their Charolais Bred Single Un-Haltered Heifer
Reserve Champion
Messrs T Laird & Son, Sunnyside with their Limousin X Bred Single Haltered Bullock
Highest Placed Charolais (presented with a Voucher for Charolais Society Jacket or Bodywarmer kindly donated by Scottish & Northern Charolais Club)
Mr A J Clark, Blackhill with their Charolais Bred Single Un-Haltered Heifer
Highest Placed Limousin (presented with Scottish Limousin Cattle Breeders Association Salver)
Messrs T Laird & Son, Sunnyside with their Limousin X Bred Single Haltered Bullock
Next Sale: Tuesday 14th October Sale of Store Cattle
Contact one of the sales team below to advise entries.
Cattle:
Primrose Beaton: 07717503841
Sandy Moore: 07747443260
Mungo Guthrie: 07785901977
Lucy Pittendrigh: 07467863168
Yasmin Brown: 07799341880