SOME 37 prime cattle and 72 pens of prime lambs sold at Lawrie and Symington’s recent Christmas shows and sales which were judged by H Black, of H Black Butchers, and Hamish Glasgow, respectively.
Leading last week’s cattle entry were two Limousins heifers from David Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie. His champion weighed in at 582kg and realised the top price of 395p per kg or £2298.90 selling to the judge, while the reserve tipped the scales at 550kg and sold for 350p or £1925 to J and H Cairns Butchers, Law.
Overall, the 37 show cattle levelled at 253.8p per kg.
This week’s show of prime lambs saw Mr Glasgow award the championship to three Millenium Bleu crosses from Alistair Walker, High Park Farms, Hamilton. They scaled 47kg and sold to Country Refreshments, Lanark, for the top price of £160 or 340.3p.
Reserve here was a trio of 47kg Beltex crosses from Jim Padkin, Muirhouse, Lesmahagow, which sold to Yorkshire Halal Meats for £106.
The 2315 new season lambs cashed in to average 164.3p.

LEADING awards:

Pens of three prime lambs – Suff X – 1, TF Padkin and Sons, Muirhouse, 41kg, £87; 2, J Frame and Co, Birks, 46kg, £76; 3, JB Currie and Sons, Haswellsykes, 40kg, £68.50. Tex X under 43kg – 1, JW Gibb and Son, Rusha, 42kg, £94; 2, Messrs Allison, Muirburn, 42kg, £84.50. Tex X 43kg and above – 1 and 2, R and M Struthers, Collielaw, 45kg, £101, and 45kg, £95.50l 3, Rusha, 43kg, £95.50. Belt X under 43kg – 1, High Parks Farms, Hamilton, 42k, £101; 2, A Baillie, Carstairs Mains, 41kg, £93; 3, R Parkin, Davisdykes, 42kg, £94.59. Belt X 43kg and above – 1 and reserve, Muirhouse, 47kg, £106; 2, Carstairs Mains, 45kg, £92.50; 3, JM Shearer and Sons, Burnbrae, 45kg, £96.50. AOB – 1 and champion, High Park Farms, 47kg, £160; 2, Collielaw, 46kg, £96; 3, Carstairs Mains, 41kg, £88.50.
Pens of 10 prime lambs – Scotch Mule – 1, P Smith and Son, Cloverhill, 47kg, £73; 2, JA McGarva, Nether Abington, 47kg, £70.50. Cheviot – 1, Stirkfield Farms, 39kg, £71. Blackface under 39kgs – 1, J Warnock and Son, Elvanfoot, 39kg, £64; 2, DC and JJ Marshall, Gosland, 39kg, £64; 3, Renwick Bros, Corsebank, 40kg, £63. Blackface 40kg-43kg – 1 and, R and R Braes, Burnshott, 41kg, £65.50, and 41kg, £65; 3, R and B Dickie, Spango, 43kg, £67. Blackface 44kg and above – 1, DC and JJ Marshall, Gosland, 44kg, £69; 2, JB Pate and Son, Toxside, 47kg, £73; 3, P Smith and Son, Cloverhill, 46kg, £69.