Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
March Show & Sale of Store Cattle
Tuesday 3rd March 2020
JUDGE – Mr Craig Malone, Pitcairn Farm, Lochgelly
SPONSOR – Lawrie & Symington Ltd, Country Supplies
Class 1 – Pen of 4 Continental Bred Bullocks (3 forward)
1st – Messrs T Laird & Son, Sunnyside/Carbello
2nd – Messrs J Warnock & Sons, Dreva
3rd – Messrs A & CS Comrie, Stonebyres Mains
Class 2 – Pen of 4 Continental Bred Heifers (None forward)
Class 3 – Single Continental Bullock (3 forward)
1st - Messrs T Laird & Son, Sunnyside/Carbello
2nd - Messrs A & CS Comrie, Stonebyres Mains
3rd – Messrs H Cockburn & Partners, Kingside
Class 4 – Single Continental Heifer (2 forward)
1st - Messrs A & CS Comrie, Stonebyres Mains
2nd - Messrs T Laird & Son, Sunnyside/Carbello
Class 5 – Pen of 4 Native Bullocks (1 forward)
1st – Messrs JR Kerr, Newbigging
Class 6 – Pen of 4 Native Heifers (None forward)
Overall Champion – Messrs T Laird & Son, Sunnyside/Carbello
Overall Reserve Champion – Messrs A & C Comrie, Stonebyres Mains
L & S sold 1321 Store Cattle which met a busy ringside of buyers for the March Show & Sale.
Bullocks topped at £1235 for an Aberdeen Angus from Messrs JR Kerr, Newbigging Mill, or to 286p for a Limousine from H Dunlop, Holehouse Farm, to average 220.1p/kg.
Heifers peaked at £1220 for a British Blue again from H Dunlop, Holehouse, or to 263.7p for a Limousine from the same home to level at 217.2p/kg.
Dairy bullocks averaged 157.5p
Bullocks
0-250kg: £500 Easton; 215.5p Easton
251-300kg: £800 Dykehead; 267.6p Dykehead
301-350kg £870 East Blacklaws; 263.2p Kilwhipnach
351-400kg: £990 Lawriesmuir; 261.9p Lawriesmuir
401-450kg: £1230 Holehouse; 286p Holehouse
451-500kg: £1160 Buteland; 247.3p Buteland
501-500kg: £1160 Netherton; 220.5p Holehouse
551-600kg: £1220 Holehouse; 221p Holehouse
601-650kg: £1235 Newbigging Mill; 197.3p Newbigging Mill
651kg: £1200 Bowridge; 182.9p Bowridge
Heifers
251-300kg: £770 Laigh Carnduff; 260.1p Laigh Carnduff
301-350kg: £840 West Torphin; 242.8p West Torphin
351-400kg: £965 Southmains; 241.9p Southmains
401-450kg: £1050 Holehouse; 247.6p Holehouse
451-500kg: £1200 Holehouse; 263.7p Holehouse
501-550kg:£1220 Holehouse; 229.3p Holehouse
551-600kg: £1080 Dykehead; 192.2p Dykehead
601-650kg: £1165 Bonnington; 182.6p Bonnington
Dairy Bullocks
Per Head
£850 Muldron, £800 Nether Skellyhill, £740 Craigthorn