Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 28th April 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 28th April Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 192 cattle comprising of 55 bullocks and heifers, 75 cast cows and 63 calves and stirks.
Charolais heifers sold to £3164 from Brownsbank Farm to Black Butchers or to 476p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Collins Butchers.
Limousin bullocks sold to £3167 from Brownsbank Farm to Chapman Butchers or to 438p/pk from Walkerdyke Farm to W Stark, Twechar.
Beef cows sold to £2570 per head from Knockenhair Farm or to 343p/pk from Knockenhair Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £2090 per head from Harviston Farm or to 287p/pk from Harviston Farm.
Young bulls sold to £2795 per head from East Merkland Farm or to 385p/pk from East Merkland Farm.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2853 Brocklinn, £2401 West Backs, £2383 Harvieston
LIM X – £2898, £2842, 32808 Brockwoodlees
SIM – £2741 Brockwoodlees, £2604 Harviston
BB – £2826 Brockwoodlees
CHAR X – £3164
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 422p Harviston, 405p West Backs
LIM X – 476p & 470p Brockwoodlees, 400p Kilwhipnach
SIM – 460p Brockwoodlees, 402p Harviston
BB – 468p Brockwoodlees
CHAR X – 442p Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2801 Mafflat, £2668 & £2629 West Backs
LIM X – £3166 Brownsbank, £2838 Walkerdyke
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
AA – 435p Mafflat, 430p & 420p West Backs
LIM X – 438p & 430p Walkerdyke, 420p Brownsbank, 405p Greentowers
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2592 Millhill, £2328 Greentowers
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
FRIES – 340p Draffanmuir
HOL – 355p Greentowers, 305p Millhill
Young Bulls Per Head
FRIES – £2087 Harviston
SIM – £2795 East Merkland
Young Bulls Per Kilo
FRIES – 365p Harviston
SIM – 385p East Merkland
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2470 Toxside, £2310 Scotstounbank
SHO – £1990 Little Galla, £1640 Midhill
LIM X – £2570 & £2390 Knockenhair, £2290 Brackendale, £2010 Toxside
BB – £1970 Lee Meadow
HER – £1970 Blackbog
SAL – £2210 Scotstounbank
CHAR X – £2470 Greenhill
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 303p Scotstounbank, 290p Toxside, 263p Ingraston
SHO – 315p Midhill, 282p Baillieshall
LIM X – 342p, 324p, 309p Knockenhair, 293p Huntlyhill, 274p Ingraston
SIM – 313p Wintermuir
BB – 297p Lee Meadow
HER – 313p Blackbog, 264p Midhill
BELTG – 254p Muirhouse
SAL – 298p Scotstounbank, 285p Wintermuir
CHAR X – 297p Greenhill
CONT X – 224p Woodhead
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £2090 Harviston, £1940 (twice) Auchmeddan, £1840 High Machriemore
HOL – £1890 Over Dalserf, £1790 Greentowers, £1670 Nether Skellyhill
AYR – £1390 Swaites
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 287p Harviston, 268p High Machriemore, 238p Kilkivan
HOL – 264p Nether Skellyhill, 237p Over Dalserf, 231p Greentowers
AYR – 206p Swaites
Calves and Stirks
An exceptional show of calves were forward for our last April sale, with 62 calves sold to a busy ringside of buyers.
Taking top spot was a four month old Limousin x bull calf from Trainer, Byretown Farm, reaching £980.
On milk calves topped at £770 for a two month old Limousin x heifer calf from Morton, Hayston Farm.
A stronger show of dairy bull claves topped at £750 for a great pen of Holstein bulls from Robertson, Ballycurrie Farm.
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £980 Byretown, £860 Dykehead, £690 & £680 Ladehead
AA – £890 & £580 Dykehead, £710 & £600 (twice)Auchmeddan
CONT X – £690, £600, £500, £460 & £430 Woodhead
SIM – £710 Ladehead
BB – £930 & £920 Drumglass, £850 (twice), £700 & £620 Skellyhill, £730 & £710 Swaites
LIM – £810 Byretown
HER – £800 Skellyhill, £580 & £550 Swaites
HOL – £750 (seven times) & £710 Ballycurrie
AYR – £470, £460 & £400 Langside
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £770 & £670 Hayston
BB – £640 Swaites
SHO – £440 Shawhead
HER – £470 Muirhouse
LUING – £450 Shawhead
HOL – £400 Dykehead, £390 Auchmeddan
FRIES – £480 (twice), £310 & £300 Hayston
AYR – £370 & £360 Langside, £310 Swaites
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday the 28th April Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2471 Hoggs, 67 store hoggs and 605Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Hoggs
The 2471 prime hoggs were again a mixed show for quality with a lot of heavy hoggs on offer. Best fleshed export weight hoggs sharper in week and more required.
The sale topped at £212 per head for Texels from Campbell, Overburns and to 423p/kg for Beltex and Clark, Wellheads.
Overall Average 312p/kg (SQQ 318p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF – £80 Debog
X – £85 The Beeches
WELSH – £90 Allanton
Per Kilo
BF – 266p Debog
X – 314p The Beeches
WELSH – 281p Allanton
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £138 Easterhouse, £122 Thethwaite, £120 The Beeches, £119 Brownhill & Westmains
BEL – £106 Skellyhill
BF – £119 Thethwaite, £118 The Beeches, £111 Boylston, £110 Barglachan, £198 Corsebank
CHE – £129 High Dyke, £127 Heatheryhall, £119 & £116 Brownhill
X – £130 High Dyke, £111 Dykehead, £105 Birniehall
SWA – £98 Birniehall
BAD – £100 Dillars House
SHE – £114 & £110 Yeldabrek
ROM – £109 Hillhouse
HW – £90 Glen Road
Per Kilo
TEX – 353p Easterhouse, 342p The Beeches, 338p Thethwaite, 327p & 321p Westmains
BEL – 278p Skellyhill
BF – 310p The Beeches, 305p Thethwaite, 300p Corsebank, 292p Boylston, 289p Barglachan
CHE – 339p High Dyke, 325p Heatheryhall, 322p & 313p Brownhill
X – 342p High Dyke, 284p Dykehead, 276p Birniehall, 264p Hamildean, 254p Debog
SHE – 305p & 300p Yeldabrek
SWA – 257p Birniehall
ROM – 279p Hillhouse
HW – 236p Glen Road
BAD – 270p Dillars House
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £165 Gibsley, £162 (twice), £161 & £158 Wellhead
BEL – £182 Wellhead, £175 Walkerdyke, £169 (twice) & £165 Wellhead
BF – £142 & £132 Heatheryhall, £139 Whinbush & Thethwaite, £133 Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – £149 Eastshield, £145 Thethwaite, £144 The Beeches., £142 & £136 Yeldabrek
CHE – £150 Crow Wood Cottage, £148 Gibsley, £143, £141 Heatheryhall, £140 Easterhouse
X – £155 Little Kype, £150 & £135 Heatheryhall, £138 Crow Wood Cottage, £134 Whinbush
ROUS – £120 Debog
BTEX – £139 Boylston
JAC – £150 Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 383p Gibsley, 368p & 365p Wellhead, 365p Walkerdyke, 360p Heatheryhall
BEL – 423p, 402p, 393p & 375p Wellhead, 397p Walkerdyke
BF – 315 Corsebank, High Dyke & Heatheryhall, 309p Birks & Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – 331p Yeldabrek & Eastshield, 322p Yeldabrek & Thethwaite, 320p The Beeches
CHE – 344p Gibsley, 343p Heatheryhall, 339p Bridgehouse, 333p Crow Wood Cottage & Bridgehouse
X – 352p Little Kype, 340p Heatheryhall, 320p Crow Wood Cottage, 314p Dechmont & Heatheryhall
ROUS – 300p Debog
BTEX – 347p Boylston
JAC – 333p & 300p Heatheryhall
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £177, £175 & £170 Hill, £168 (twice) Walkerdyke
BEL – £179, £176 & £164 Wellhead, £168 Eastshield, £162 Heatheryhall
BF – £180 Townfoot, £146 Birks, £133 & £132 Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – £176 (twice) Walkerdyke, £166 High Dyke, £150 & £145 Thethwaite
CHAR – £152 Wellhead, £148 Sorn Mains
CHE – £150 & £149 Townfoot, £149 Dechmont, £145 Kettlehill & Lochurd
CHM – £145 Thethwaite
X – £146 Allanton, £140 O’Cathain & Lochurd, £130 Mount Lothian, £128 Peatpotts
HW – £122 Glen Road
Per Kilo
TEX – 364p, 360p Wellhead, 361p Hill, 360p Nether Skellyhill, 357p Walkerdyke
BEL – 382p, 378p 372p Wellhead, 350p Eastshield, 330p Heatheryhall
BF – 391p Townfoot, 324p Birks, 280p & 277p Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – 382p Walkerdyke, 322p Yeldabrek, 319p High Dyke, 315p & 300p Thethwaite
CHAR – 323p Wellhead, 302p Sorn Mains
CHE – 318p Yeldabrek, 317p & 300p Townfoot, 315p Lochurd, 304p Dechmont
CHM – 308p Thethwaite
X – 304p Lochurd, 298p Allanton, 274p O’Cathain, 260p Mount Lothian, 256p Peatpotts
HW – 244p Glen Road
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £212 Overburns, £180 & £176 Nether Skellyhill, £172 Gibsley, £170 Netherton
BEL – £188 & £180 Townfoot, £166 Wellhead, £158 Oldhill
BF – £166 Overburns, £138 Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – £174 & £168 Gibsley, £171, £162 & £158 Kettlehill
CHE – £168 & £154 (twice)Kettlehill, £162 The Beeches, £153 Waterloo Drive
X – £146 Boylston
BFL – £192 Overburns, £142 Leadburnlea
BDM – £152 Threestanes
Per Kilo
TEX – 307p & 294p Kettlehill, 305p & 296p Wellhead, 298p Gillandersland
BEL – 333p & 293p Townfoot, 301p Wellhead, 292p Oldhill
BF – 242p Crow Wood Cottage, 221p Overburns
SUF – 287p & 271p Kettlehill, 278p Yeldabrek, 276p & 275p Gibsley
CHE – 302p, 297p & 275p Kettlehill, 279p The Beeches, 277p Oldhill
X – 286p Boylston
BFL – 253p Leadburnlea
BDM – 281p Threestanes
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 605 cast ewes and rams were again very dear in all classes and short of buyer requirements. The heavy ewes in strong demand and short of numbers.
The sale topped at £338 per head for Texels from Hartside Farms and to £149 for Blackface from the same home.
Overall Average £152.20
BF Average £110.86 (130)
Ewes
TEX – £338 Hartside, £328 & £300 Blackpark, £298 Hill, £290 Holylee
BEL – £320 Townfoot, £255 Nether Skellyhill, £190 Cowgrove
BF – £149 Hartside & Mitchellslacks, £138 Wellhead, £130 Greenfield & Overburns
SUF – £268 Hill, £250 Ainville, £248 Wellhead, £245 Overburns, £230 Lawhead
CHAR – £150 Braeedge farming
NCC – £200 Sebay, £190 Wellhead, £180 Allanton, £150 Braeedge farming & Blackpark
CHE -156 Muirhouse, £150 Threestanes, £148 & £145 (twice) Wellhead
CHM – £225 Hillside House, £170 West Handaxwood, £130 Lee Meadow, Yeldabrek & O’Cathain
X – £200 Ainville, £199 Westpark, £198 Whinbush, £194 Gair, £194 Hamildean
BFL – £226 Hamildean, £210 Overburns, £200 & £190 Leadburnlea, £186 Greenfield
SHE – £68 Avoncrook
LLE – £168 & £130 Hillhouse
ROUS – £80 Debog
BTEX – £220 Boylston, £148 Blackpark
ZWA – £184 Yeldabrek
JAC – £146 Crawfordjohn Mill
HEB – £84 Hilltop
ROM – £162 Yeldabrek
SWA – £128 Birniehall, £114 Braeedge Farming
OTH – £130 lee Meadow
RYE – £138 & £130 Thornyhills
Rams
TEX – £22o Cowgrove, £200 Eilean, £148 Yeldabrek, £140 Wellhead
BEL – £175 Dillars House
BF – £148 Crow Wood Cottage, £142 Auchengruith
SUF – £260 Harestonhill
NCC – £164 Yeldabrek
BFL – £164 Hamildean
Store Hoggs
BF – £97 Pentland Mains, £80 Rockhall, £70 Corsebank
CHE – £98 Pentland Mains
X – £78 Pentland Mains
Motherless Lambs
101 lambs were sold at our LAST motherless lambs sale of 2025.
Reaching the top spot was a pair of lambs from Preacher, Elibank Farm, reaching £122 each.
£122 (twice) & £42 Elibank, £40 (nine times) Haywoodhead, £38 (four times) Lawhead, £34 (twice) Walesley
