Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 5th May 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 5th May Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 83 cattle comprising of 38 bullocks and heifers and 45 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to £3060 from Brockwoodlees Farm to Black Butchers or to 482p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Strachan Butchers.
Limousin bullocks sold to £2822 from Walkerdyke Farm to C. Kilpatrick, Lockerbie or to 440p/pk from Nether Abington Farm to MJ Stark Wholesaler.
Beef cows sold to £2570 per head from West Glespin Farm or to 333p/pk from West Glespin Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1550 per head from Canniehole Farm or to 223p/pk from Canniehole Farm.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2519 Traquair Knowe, £2322 Wester HIghate
LIM – £27763 Brockwoodlees, £2641 Hill
LIM X – £2852 & £2745 Brockwoodlees, £2762 Easter Frew
SIM – £2243 Millmoor
HER – £2264 Knowetop
CHAR X – £3060 & £2706 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 395p Traquair Knowe
LIM – 482p & 470p Brockwoodlees, 470p Hill
LIM X – 482p, 478p & 470p Brockwoodlees, 438p Easter Frew, 418p Millmoor
SIM – 405p Millmoor
HER – 385p Knowetop
CHAR X – 465p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2066 Traquair Knowe
LIM – £2772 Walkerdyke
LIM X – £2822 Walkerdyke
HER – £2533 Knowetop
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM – 420p Walkerdyke
LIM X – 440p Nether Abington, 415p Walkerdyke
HER – 410p Knowetop
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2490 Millhill
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2280 Carmacoup, £1990 Drumboy
SHO – £1890 Carmacoup
LIM – £2570 & £2290 Weston, £2190 South Carnduff
LIM X – £2410 Wester Whitecastle, £2340 West Glespin, £2110 Knockenhair, £2090 Bushelhead
SIM – £1970 Dunsyre Mains
BB – £2310 Biggarshiels Mains
HER – £1990 & £1950 Corramore
CHAR X – £2090 Cleughhead
SAL – £2110 Cloverhill
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 298p Carmacoup, 289p Drumboy
SHO – 303p & 300p Carmacoup
LIM – 333p & 312p West Glespin, 289p South Carnduff
LIM X – 322p Wester Whitecastle, 317p West Glespin, 316p Gair, 307p Bushelhead, 271p Knockenhair
SIM – 330p Laigh Carnduff
B/GREY – 231p Ingraston
BB – 304p Biggarshiels Mains
HER – 281p Corramore
SAL – 306p Cloverhill
Dairy Cows Per Head
HOL – £1090 Eastfield of Coulter
AYR – £1550 Canniehole
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
HOL – 192p Eastfield of Coulter
AYR – 223p Canniehole
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 5th May Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2659 Hoggs, 85 Store Sheep and 810 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Hoggs
A larger show of 2659 prime hoggs were forward and a very mixed show for quality. Heavy hoggs continue to be hard to cash with well fleshed export hoggs easiest to sell. However, the amount of hoggs coming forward at the start of May still lacking flesh and just forward stores is unbelievable.
The sale topped at £174 per head for Beltex from Oldwalls Farm and to 372p/pk for Beltex from Oldwalls Farm.
Overall Average 275pp/kg (SQQ 283p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF – £80 Heatheryhall
X – £90 Bushelhead
Per Kilo
BF – 250p Heatheryhall
X – 300p Bushelhead
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £124 Thethwaite, £122 (twice) East Law, £108 Swinsty, £105 Brownhill
BEL – £127 Oldwalls, £120 Grangehall, £100 Sandilands
BF – £110 Heatheryhall, £100 Whiteside, Barglachan & South Carnduff
CHE – £125 Thethwaite, £123 Swinsty, £100 (twice) Whiteside, £98 Hillhouse
X – £113 Heatheryhall, £110 Whiteside, £90 Pentland Mains & Hillhouse
SHE – £96 Swinsty
BDM – £110 Bushelhead
JAC – £90 East Crookedstone
SWA – £90 Whiteside, £80 Birniehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 338p & 330p East Law, 326p Thethwaite, 300p Brownhill, 291p Swinsty
BEL – 325p Oldwalls, 307p Grangehall, 263p Sandilands
BF – 282p Heatheryhall, 263p & 262p (twice) Whiteside, 256p South Carnduff
CHE – 328p Thethwaite, 323p Swinsty, 270p 9twice) Whiteside, 257p Hillhouse
X – 289p Heatheryhall, 282p Whiteside, 250p Hillhouse, 230p Pentland Mains
SHE – 290p Swinsty
BDM – Bushelhead
JAC – 257p East Crookedstone
SWA – 243p Whiteside, 228p Birniehall
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £144 Hill, £142 Birks, £140 Mid Brockloch, Thethwaite & Gibsley
BEL – £160, £155 & £136 Oldwalls, £156 Wellhead, £150 Mid Brockloch
BF – £138 & £130 Thethwaite, £138 & £128 Heatheryhall, £122 Birks
SUF – £130, £127, £120 (twice) & £116 Yeldabrek
CHE – £138 & £137 Thethwaite, £138 & £134 Netherhill, £133 Wellhead
SHE – £113 Heatheryhall
BDM – £130 Bushelhead
DTEX – £110 Boat
X – £139 Thethwaite, £127 Boat, £126 Birks, £119 Heatheryhall, £118 Bushelhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 333p Mid Brockloch, 331p Thethwaite, 327p Hill, 325p Gibsley, 323p Faulds
BEL – 372p & 360p Oldwalls, 354p Wellhead, 333p Mid Brockloch
BF – 313p & 309p Thethwaite, 306p, 297p & 287p Heatheryhall
SUF – 302p, 288p, 272p (twice) & 269p Yeldabrek
CHE – 336p & 326p Thethwaite, 325p Mid Brockloch, 320p & 315p Netherhill
X – 297p Heatheryhall, 295p Thethwaite & Boat, 287p Bushelhead, 286p Birks
SHE – 297p Heatheryhall
BDM – 295p Bushelhead
DTEX – 268p Boat
HEB – 250p Lamancha Home
HW – 250p Brownhill
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £167 (twice) Birks, £158 Crow Wood Cottage, £143 Bickerton Hall, £142 Bowridge
BEL – £174 & £160 Oldwalls, £170 Townfoot, £160 & £150 Wellhead
BF – £132 Wellhead, £129 Glendouran & Wellhead, £128 Dechmont, £122 Burnhead
SUF – £142 Thethwaite, £138 Birks, £136 Wellhead, £130 Woodhouse
CHE – £138 Birks, £135 Crow Wood Cottage, £133 (Twice) Netherhill, £130 Taiglim
X – £138 & £132 Silverrig, £129 Taiglim, £127 & £126 Brownhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 355p Birks, 315p Bowridge, 304p Crow Wood Cottage, 300p Allanton
BEL – 369p Townfoot, 362p & 347p Oldwalls, 355p & 318p Wellhead
BF – 269p & 252p Wellhead, 263p Lochurd, 261p Dechmont, 258p Glendouran
SUF – 302p Thethwaite, 300p Birks,272p Wellhead, 255p Woodhouse
CHE – 300p Birks, 290p Grangehall, 287p Crow Wood Cottage, 271p & 266p Netherhill
X – 293p Taiglim & Brownhill, 287p (twice) Silverrig, 286p Brownhill
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £168 Silverrig, £162 Dechmont, £157 Townfoot, £156 Hill, £155 Swinsty
BEL – £162 Townfoot, £150 Mid Shawtonhill, £148 Wellhead
BF – £138 Birks, £127 Glendouran, £126 The Riggs, £124 Tower, £110 Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – £166 Colmslie, £143 (three times) Kettlehill, £140 Crow Wood Cottage
CHE – £160 Millbank
CHM – £137 & £130 Wellhead
X – £140 Heatheryhall, £138 Glendouran, £130 Silverrig
BTEX – £162 Dreva
DTEX – £150 (three times) Mid Shawtonhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 274p (twice) Hill, 272p Crow Wood Cottage, 264p Hartfield, 263p Wellhead
BEL – 279p Townfoot & Wellhead
BF – 237p Birks, 235p Glendouran, 225p Tower
SUF – 251p Wellhead, 250p (three times) & 245p Kettlehill
CHE – 228p Millbank
CHM – 245p & 240p Wellhead
X – 233p Heatheryhall, 230p Glendouran, 228p Silverrig
BTEX – 228p Dreva
DTEX – 214p (twice) Mid Shawtonhill
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 810 cast ewes and rams consisted of more hill type ewes with trade slightly easier but still good to sell. More could be sold to sellers advantage.
The sale topped at £270 per head for Texels from Crow Wood Cottage and to £149 for Blackface from Hilltop.
Overall Average 131.56p/kg
BF Average £101.15 (279)
Ewes
TEX – £270 Crow Wood Cottage, £265 Lochurd, £250 Easter Blawloan Cottage, £250 Cowgrove, £240 Skirling Craigs
BEL -£250 Mid Shawtonhill, £200 Laigh Carnduff, £188, £170 Mid Shawtonhill, £150 Haswellsykes
BF – £149 Hilltop, £148 Netherhill, £138 North Moorhouse, £137 Auldhouseburn, £132 Tower
SUF – £245 Mid Brockloch, £235 Colmslie, £222 Hill (Strathaven), £208 Mid Shawtonhill, £204 Roan
NCC – £180 Brockhouse, £170 Newton of Wiston, £166 Brockhouse, £165 Netherhill, £160 Waterloo Drive
CHE – £145 Newton of Wiston, £142 Glendouran, £139 Easterhouse, £130 Faulds
CONT – £1343 Rockhall, £92 Fenton Place
CHM – £155, £152 Boghouse, £130 Laigh Carnduff, £110 Muldron
X – £194 Cobblehaugh, £192 Millbank, £192 Greyside, £192 Lochurd, £186 Cobblehaugh
BFL – £215 Tower Steading, £190 Brockhouse, £150 Hillridge, £130 High Dyke
SHE – £60 Easterhouse
BDM – £160 Mid Shawtonhill
BTEX – £190 Mid Shawtonhill, £160 Hartsop, £120 High Dyke
HW – £68 West Loch Farm Cottage
SWA – £112 & £80 North Moorhouse
HAM – £200, £180, £165 Gasgoine
DS – £135 Mid Shawtonhill
Rams
TEX – £230 Bowridge, £200 Mid Shawtonhill, £158 Dreva, £140 Greyside
BEL – £140 Lochurd, £140 Bankhead
BF – £145, £122 Crow Wood Cottage, £106 Hartfield
SUF – £200 Lochurd
NCC – £155 Crow Wood Cottage
CHE – £150 Handaxwood, £140 Lochurd, £130 Allanton, £130 Rockhall
X – £70 Stoneheap Crofts
BFL – £114 Shawhead
BTEX – £210 Howes Way
ZWA – £80 Easter Breich
EASY CARE – £140 Bankhead, £114 Greyside
