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 Lanark Sale - Tuesday December 06 2004

Lanark - Lawrie & Symington Ltd, at their Christmas show and sale of cattle sold, 33 dairy, 157 prime and 82 calves,  2287 prime & cast sheep. Dairy champion - Hols hfr in milk from A & M Watt, Meadowbank £930. Reserve champion – Hols hfr in milk from D & M Lawrie, Grangehall £980. Hfrs in milk - Highlawside (Hol) £890, Newhouse (Hol) £790. Cows in milk – Couch (Hol) £980, Highlawside (Hol) £840. Prime cattle championship was awarded to a Lim blk from Mr Black, Hopetoun which scaled 530kg and sold to 330p/kg or £1860 to J & H Cairns, Law.  Reserve championship was awarded to a Lim hfr from G Scott & Co, Gateside which scaled 580kg and sold to 320p/kg or £1856 to J & H Cairns. Blks - (Champion) Hopetoun (Lim) 330p, Gateside (Lim) 170p, Straven House (BB) 168p, Midlock (Lim) 168p. Hfrs – (Reserve) Gateside (Lim) 320p, Straven House (Ch x) 195p, Greenburn (Canonbie) (Lim) 160p, Coulterhaugh (BB) 158p. Prime las per kilo – Headsmuir (Tex) 128.4p, Greenaton (Bel) 125.7p, Hangingshaw (Tex) 122.7p, Dreva (Sx) 122p. Cast Sheep – Ewes – Lesserlinn (Tex) £47.80, Headsmuir (Tex) £45, South Hill (Tex) £44.50, Wellheads (Tex) £41.80 & £40.20. Calves – Bull – Wellburn (Lim) £205, East Gartmillan (Lim) £200, Brackenhill (Lim) £190, Midtown (BB) £152. Hfrs – (Reserve) Spittal (BB x) £205, Tarshaw (BB) £162 & £155, Westertoun (BB) £150, Brandleys (Ch) £142. Stirks – (Champion) Strawfrank (Lim x Hfr) £235 & (BB Hfr) £222.