Store Cattle & Breeding Cattle Sale Report – Tuesday 5th December 2023

Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Tuesday 5th December

Lawrie and Symington sold 248 Store and Breeding Cattle at their final sale of 2023.

Bullocks sold to a top of £1840 for a 636kg Limousin from Messrs WJ McCornick, Gair Farm, Carluke, or to 314.6p/kg for a pen of 8 Simmentals at 391kg from Messrs J & A Hutchinson, Roberton Mains Farm, Dolphinton, to average 280p.

Heifers peaked at £1580 for a 576kg Aberdeen Angus from Messrs J M Orr, Netherton Farm, Cleghorn, or to 313.9p/kg for a 274kg Limousin from Messrs W Steel & Co, Cumberhead Farm, Lesmahagow, to level at 264p.

Dairy Bullocks sold to a top of £1390 for a pen of 582kg Friesians from Messrs G MacPherson, Tanhill Farm, Stonehouse, to average 223p.

Breeding Cattle topped at £1660 for a 4 and a half year old in-calf Limousin cross cow from Messrs H Tod, Blackhill Farm, West Calder.

Principle Prices:

Bullocks per head

AA - £1480 & £1330 Lawriesmuir, £1290 Boghouse, £1285 Sherifflatts, £1200 Sweetbit, £1190 (Twice) Shotlinn, £1100 Brownhill, £1050 Dalrioch, £1040 Drumboy

Her - £1160 Brownhill, £1110 North Bankend

Lim x - £1840 & £1650 Gair, £1590 & £1470 Easter Dawyck, £1260 Newmill, £1230 & £1220 Roberton Mains, £1080 Boghouse

Char x - £1450, £1340 & £1310 Bonnington Mains, £1000 Colmslie

Sho - £1280, £1100 & £1060 West Nerston, £1050 North Bankend & Boghouse

Sim - £1340, £1310, £1200, £1090 & £1020 Whitehaugh, £980 Colmslie

Blonde - £1000 Tinto View

BB - £1560 Gair, £1160 Brownhill, £1090 North Bankend, £1040 Boghouse

Char - £1340 & £1090 Bonnington Mains

Bullocks per kilo

AA – 284.8p Boghouse, 279.3p & 274.2p Shotlinn, 272.5p Lawriesmuir, 270.1p Overton (Ayr) & Lawriesmuir, 270p Sherifflatts, 269.8p Dalrioch, 269.4p Drumboy, 263.2p Brownhill

Her – 278.8p Newhouses, 258.1p North Bankend, 255.5p Brownhill, 254.8p Overton (Ayr), 248.7p Drumboy

Lim x – 314.6p Roberton Mains, 298.9p Gair, 291.9p Roberton Mains, 289.3p Gair, 289p Newmill & Cumberhead, 287p & 286p Easter Dawyck, 279.3p Cumberhead, 272.1p Boghouse

Char x – 301.2p Colmslie, 287.9p & 278p Bonnington Mains, 275.4p Colmslie, 266.5p Bonnington Mains, 256.1p Colmslie

Sho – 274.7p & 272.3p West Nerston, 262.5p Boghouse, 259.2p West Nerston, 258.6p North Bankend

Sim – 300.6p Colmslie, 300.5p Whitehaugh, 278.8p Colmslie, 276.6p, 275.7p, 275.2p & 247.6p Whitehaugh

Blonde – 283.3p Tinto View

BB – 281.1p Gair, 267.2p North Bankend, 257.4p Boghouse, 256.6p Brownhill

Char – 278p & 264.6p Bonnington Mains

Heifers per head

AA - £1580 Netherton, £1190 Shotlinn, £1160 Sherifflatts, £1140 Boghouse, £1100 Brownhill, £1080 Over Kypeside

Her - £1190 Bronwnhill

Lim - £1270 Newmill

Lim x - £1280 Over Kypeside, £1260 Newmill, £1250 Over Kypeside, £1200 Ramoan, £1180 Boghouse, £1150 Sandilands, £1100 Brownhill

Char x - £1540 Mossplatt, £1520 Netherton, £1150 Sandilands

Sho - £1060 Boghouse

Sim - £1100 Brownhill, £900 Colmslie

S/Dev - £1310 NethertoN

Blonde - £800 (Twice) Tinto View

BB - £1340 Newmill, £1290 Sherifflatts, £1245 Over Kypeside

Char – £930 Lawriesmuir

Heifers per kilo

AA – 274.3p Netherton, 266.8p Shotlinn, 265.1p Boghouse, 263.2p Brownhill, 254.1p Over Kypeside, 249.5p Sherifflatts, 241.3p Colmslie, 239.8p Dalrioch

Her – 247.9p Brownhill, 235.6p Newhouses

Lim – 295.3p Newmill

Lim x – 313.9p Cumberhead, 293.5p Boghouse, 281.7p Ramoan, 280.6p Newmill, 279p Over Kypeside, 278.1p Grange, 275.7p Brownhill, 267.8p Grange, 263.3p Cumberhead

Char x – 285.7p Netherton, 274p Mossplatt, 258.7p Colmslie, 257.3p Sandilands, 254.8p Lawriesmuir, 248.63p Colmslie

Sho – 252.4p Boghouse

Sim – 275.7p Brownhill, 250p & 248.6p Colmslie

S/Dev – 263.1p Netherton

Blonde – 244.6p & 242p Tinto View

BB – 266p Over Kypeside, 255.7p Newmill, 248.6p Sherifflatts

Char – 254.8p Lawriesmuir

Dairy Bullocks per head

Bfr - £1390 Tanhill, £1095 Over Kypehill, £930 Brownhill

Hol - £840 North Bankend

Dairy Bullocks per kilo

Bfr – 238.8p Tanhill, 233p Over Kypeside, 202.6p Brownhill

Hol – 212.1p North Bankend

Breeding Cattle per head

AA - £1380 Blackhill

Lim x - £1660, £1600, £1500 (3 Times), £1480, £1460 (Twice), £1420 & £1380 Blackhill

Top Price Bullocks (per head/per kilo)

0-250kg: £580 Colmslie ; 278.8p Colmslie

251-300kg: £810 Cumberhead ; 279.3p Cumberhead

301-350kg: £1000 Colmslie ; 301.2p Colmslie

351-400kg: £1230 Roberton Mains ; 314.6p Roberton Mains

401-450kg: £1310 Whitehaugh ; 300.5p Whitehaugh

451-500kg: £1340 Bonnington Mains ; 287.9p Bonnington Mains

501-550kg: £1480 Lawriesmuir ; 286p Easter Dawyck

551-600kg: £1650 Gair ; 298.9p Gair

601 +kg: £1840 Gair ; 289.3p Gair 

Top Price Heifers (per head/per kilo)

0-250kg: £450 Birkhill ; 192.3p Birkhill

251-300kg: £860 Cumberhead ; 313.9p Cumberhead

301-350kg: £900 Grange ; 263.3p Cumberhead

351-400kg: £1100 Brownhill ; 278.1p Grange

401-450kg: £1270 Newmill ; 295.3p Newmill

451-500kg: £1310 Netherton ; 267.8p Over Kypeside

501-550kg: £1520 Netherton ; 285.7p Netherton

551-600kg: £1580 Netherton ; 274.3p Netherton

Next Sale: Tuesday 9th January 2024

Contact one of the sales team below to advise entries.

Cattle:

Primrose Beaton: 07717 503841

Sandy Moore: 07747 443260

Mungo Guthrie: 07785 901977

Lucy Pittendrigh: 07467 863168

Robert Harvie: 07827 361864

Amy Haddow: 07769 398366


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