Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 26th May 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 26th May Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 135 cattle comprising of 30 bullock and heifers, 48 cast cows and 57 calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to £2930 from Brockwoodlees Farm to Black Butchers, Lanark or to 458p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Collins Butchers, Muirhead.
Limousin bullocks sold to £2641 from South Arnloss Farm to Black Butchers, Lanark or to 410p/pk from Greentowers Farm, Lanark.
Beef cows sold to £2140 per head from Bushelhead Farm, Carluke or o 359p/pk from Bushelhead Farm, Carluke.
Dairy cows sold to £2070 per head from Letham Farm, Lesmahagow or to 247p/pk from Letham Farm, Lesmahagow.
Young bulls sold to £2520 per head from Kilncadzow Farming or to 350p/pk from Kilncadzow Farming.
Cast bulls sold to £2830 per head from Spango Farm, Sanquhar or to 270p/pk from Scotstounbank Farm, Blyth Bridge
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM X – £2678 & £2675 Brockwoodlees, £2566 Faskine
BB – £2563 Brockwoodlees
CHAR X – £2930 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM X – 458p, 452p, 445p Brockwoodlees
BB – 445p Brockwoodlees
CHAR X – 440p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £1443 Greentowers
LIM X – £2641 South Arnloss, £2638 Walkerdyke, £2600 Faskine
CHAR X – £2433 Barmickhill
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
AA – 410p Greentowers
LIM X – 400p fascine, 395p Walkerdyke
CHAR X – 390p Barmickhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 315p Greentowers
Young Bulls Per Head
CHAR X – £2520 Kilncadzow Farming
Young Bulls Per Kilo
CHAR X – 350p Kilncadzow Farming
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
SHO – £1790 Newton of Wiston
SHORT – £1870 Newton of Wiston
LIM – £2570 Midlock
LIM X – £2070 Dykehead, £1690 Elsrickle Mains
BB – £2140 Bushelhead, £2090 Dykehead
HER – £2040 Sweetbit, £1540 Midhill
LUING – £1910 Peel
CONT X – £1510 Midhill
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 256p West Millrig, 251p Newton of Wiston
SHO – 271p Midhill
LIM X – 282p Dykehead, 263p Mackiesmill
SHORT – 266p Newton of Wiston
B/GREY – 236p peel
BB – 359p Bushelhead, 304p Dykehead
HER – 278p Sweetbit, 272p Midhill
CONT X – 249p Midhill
LUING – 240p Peel
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £2070 Letham
AYR – £1510 Swaites
HOL – £1270 & £1190 Mid Hartwood
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 246p & 236p Letham, 227p Nether Affleck
AYR – 237p Muirhouse, 215p Swaites
HOL – 205p & 196p Mid Hartwood
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £2470 Scotstounbank
LUING – £2830 Spango
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
AA – 269p Scotstounbank, 250p East Forth
Calves and Stirks
CALVES TO £1080!
57 calves were forward four our fortnightly sale with a packed ringside of buyers present.
A high of £1080 was achieved by a five month old British Blue cross bull calf from Fleming, Craigthorn Farm.
On milk calves peaked at £740 for a British Blue cross bull calf from Adamson, Swaites Farm.
Our next calf sale is Monday 9th June.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £650 Hartside, £360 Hillridge
BB – £740 Swaites, £680 & £610 Hillridge, £590 Grangehall
FRIES – £240 & £220 (twice) Hayston
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £740 Ladehead
AA – £870, £850, £840, £830, £790, £740, £720, £710, £700 & £690 Byretown, £770, £760 & £730 Craigthorn, £680 Auchmeddan
BB – £1080 Craigthorn, £770 Ladehead, £710 Swaites
HER – £710 (twice) & £660 Swaites
HOL – £590, £570, £560 & £540 Auchmeddan
CONT X – £500 Midhill
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 26th May Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 152 Lambs, 2654 Hoggs and 1135 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
A fine sow of 152 spring lambs was double the entry for the same week last year. A good export weight lamb would be worth as much per head as a heavy weight. More required each week.
The sale topped at £180 per head for Texels from Hamilton, Rowantreehill Farm and to 395p/kg for Texels from Griffies, Black Barn Farm.
Overall Average 325p/kg (SQQ 342p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £130 Lee Meadow
X – £125 & £115 Kingside, £124 Mount Lothian
BTEX – £140 The Beeches
Per Kilo
TEX – 342p Lee Meadow
X – 320p Kingside,317p Mount Lothian, 310p Kingside
BTEX – 378p The Beeches
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £158 Black Barn, £157 & £140 Mayfield, £157 Lawfield, £140 Blackhill
BEL – £162 Muirhouse
SUF – £156 (twice) Muirhouse), £150 Kingside, £149 Traquair Knowe, £148 Linnhead
CHAR – £145 Nether Brotherston
DOR – £130 Eight Acres Cottage
RYE – £150 Belstane
Per Kilo
TEX – 395p Black Barn, 365p Lawfield, 350p Mayfield, 350p Blackhill, 348p Mayfield
BEL – 376p Muirhouse
SUF – 354p Traquair Knowe, 354p Muirhouse, 340p Kingside, 336p Linnhead, 322p Kingside
CHAR – 322p Nether Brotherston
DOR – 309p Eight Acres Cottage
RYE – 333p Belstane
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £180 & £171 Rowantreehill, £175 Black Barn, £172 Cambwell, £162 Mayfield
SUF – £162 Oldwalls, £160 Kailzie Mains, £156 Rowantreehill & Lawfield, £150 Linnhead
CHAR – £160 Nether Brotherston
DOR – £140 Nether Brotherston
Per Kilo
TEX – 366p Cambwell, 352p Rowantreehill, 350p Black Barn, 349p Rowantreehill, 328p Mayfield
SUF – 352p Oldwalls, 320p Kailzie Mains, 319p Lawfield, 318p Rowantreehill, 305p Lawfield
CHAR – 313p Nether Brotherston
DOR – 304p Nether Brotherston
52+kg
Per Head
SUF – £150 Steading Cottage Crosswoodhill, Auchenbart & Woodside Avenue (twice)
Per Kilo
SUF – 283p Woodside, 263p Auchenbart, 241p Steading Cottage Crosswoodhill, 234p Woodside
Hoggs
The 2654 prime hoggs were a mixed show for quality, quite disappointing how there can be so many badly fleshed, lean sheep forward at the end of May when stores were dear to good finishers all season. Best quality fed hoggs and heavy weight hoggs easily sold.
The sale topped at £198 per head twice for Texels from Warnock, Hill Farm, Strathaven and to 347p/kg for Texels from Leggate, Silverrig Farm.
Overall Average 272p/kg (SQQ 270p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £82 East Millrig, £60 Smiddyhill
BF – £57 Coulterhaugh Cottage, £54 & £47 Mount Lothian
SHE – £60 East Law
GOAT – £98 Easter Sills
Per Kilo
GOAT – 326p Easter Sills
TEX – 273p East Millrig
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £127 Heatheryhall, £116 & £108 Mid Brockloch, £110 Birks, £105 East Cauldcoats
BEL – £114 the Firs, £105 East Cauldcoats
BF – £103 East Millrig, £102 Heatheryhall, £96 Sandford Sheep, £90 Hawthornbank & Whim Park Cottage
SUF – £100 Newton of Crathie, £80 Easter Sills
CHE – £112 Common, £106 Sandford Sheep, £82 Avoncrook
X – £92 Mount Lothian, £90 Haswellsykes
ROU – £80 Debog
HW – £90 Brownhill (Cleland)
Per Kilo
TEX – 325p Heatheryhall, 322p Mid Brockloch, 300p East Cauldcoats, 289p Birks, 285p Prior Rigg
BEL – 300p East Cauldcoats, 292p The Firs
BF – 291p Heatheryhall, 278p East Millrig, 274p Sandford, 236p Whim Park & Birks
SUF – 256p Newton, 222p Easter sills
CHE – 302p Common, 271p Sandford, 241p Avoncrook
X – 248p Mount Lothian, 243p Haswellsykes, 222p Hillhouse
SHE – 205p Glendarroch
ROUS – 235p Debog
HW – 236p Brownhill
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £150 Rowantreehill, £148Wellhead, £147 West Glespin, £146 Silverrig
BEL – £120 Birks, £110 Brownhill (Cleland) & Westmains (twice), £100 Cumberhead
BF – £132 Heatheryhall, £123 East Burnhead, £115 East Millrig, £114 Moorlaws & Faulds
SUF – £128 Mid Brockloch, £120 East Kinleith, £118 Eastshield, £110 the Firs, £108 Moorlaws
CHAR – £138 High Dyke
CHE – £140 (twice) Wellhead, £139 Heatheryhall, £132 Rowantreehill, £130 Yeldabrek
X – £112 Perryflatts, £108 Moorlaws & Brownhill (Cleland), £100 Mount Lothian & Birniehall
DTEX – £100 Boat
JAC – £90 Nobelhall
KHIL – £100 Nobelhall
DOR – £80 Nobelhall
BFL – £88 Mid Lanrigg
Per Kilo
TEX – 347p Silverrig, 340p Rowantreehill, 339p Common, 336p Goodsburn, 335p Heatheryhall
BEL – 285p Birks, 275p Westmains, 268p Brownhill, 261p Westmains, 238p Cumberhead
BF – 314p Heatheryhall, 279p East Burnhead, 274p East Millrig, 273p Faulds, 271p Moorlaws
SUF – 304p Mid Brockloch, 285p East Kinleith, 275p The Firs, 274p Eastshield, 252p Moorlaws
CHAR – 306p High Dyke
CHE – 323p Heatheryhall, 318p Wellhead, 314p Rowantreehill, 311p Wellhead, 288p Yeldabrek
X – 276p Brownhill, 273p Perryflatts, 251p Moorlaws, 238p Birniehall & Mount Lothian
BFL – 209p Mid Lanrigg
DTEX – 250p Boat
JAC – 219p Noblehall
KHILL – 222p Noblehall
DOR – 200p Noblehall
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £160, £156 & £154 Broomfield Lodge, £159 (twice) Heatheryhall
BEL – £160 Broomfield Lodge, £152 East Kinleith, £150 High Dyke, £145 (twice) Perryflatts
BF – £145, £139 & £138 Wellhead, £135 Bankhead & Heatheryhall
SUF – £146 Moorlaws & Wellhead, £140 Moorlaws & Haswellsykes, £136 Bankhead
CHE – £154 & £138 Moorlaws, £142 Broomfield Lodge & Wellhead
X – £154 Wellhead, £140 Sandford Sheep, £130 Brownhill (Cleland), £128 Moorlaws
BFL – £100 Heatheryhall
DTEX – £114 (twice) Newton of Crathie
JAC – £108 Brownhill (Cleland)
HW – £110 West Browncastle
Per Kilo
TEX – 335p Heatheryhall, 326p Broomfield, 322p Heatheryhall, 322p Sandilands & Heatheryhall
BEL – 323p East Kinleith, 308p Perryflatts, 307p Broomfield, 288p High Dyke, 250p Perryflatts
BF – 300p Heatheryhall, 295p Wellhead, 290p Glenrath & Wellhead, 281p Bankhead
SUF – 289p Bankhead, 286p Moorlaws, 280p Wellhead, 274p Haswellsykes, 269p Moorlaws
CHE – 315p Broomfield, 308p Wellhead, 296p & 294p Moorlaws, 236p North Slipperfield
X – 304p Sandford, 302p Wellhead, 276p Brownhill, 260p Silverrig, 256p Moorlaws
BFL – 208p Heatheryhall
DTEX – 242p Newton of Crathie (twice)
JAC – 229p Brownhill
HW – 250p West Browncastle
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £198 (twice), £180 & £176 Hill (Strathaven), £170 East Kinleith
BEL – £160 Heatheryhall, £152 Mid Shawtonhill
BF – £130 Wellhead, £120 Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – £152 Carswell, £145 Moorlaws, £130 (twice) Glenrath
CHE – £162 Moorlaws, £1446 Broomfield Lodge
X – £150 Moorlaws, £146 Sandford Sheep, £142 West Glespin, Silverrig & Sornfallow
BTEX – £149 High Crewburn
DTEX – £154 Bushelhead, £152 Mid Shawtonhill
ZWA – £116 Hill (Strathaven)
JAC – £110 Nobelhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 305p Wellhead (twice), 300p Goodsburn, 296p Wellhead, 291p Walkerdyke
BEL – 266p Mid Shawtonhill, 266p Heatheryhall
BF – 250p Wellhead, 222p Crow wood
SUF – 278p Moorlaws, 257p & 200p Carswell,
CHE – 280p Broomfield, 261p Moorlaws
X – 273p Weston, 264p & 263p Silverrig, 263p Bankhead, 260p Sandford
BTEX – 266p High Crewburn
DTEX – 276p Mid Shawtonhill, 265p & 203p Bushelhead
ZWA – 200p Hill
JAC – 207p Noblehall
Cast Ewes & Rams
A larger show of 1135 cast ewes and rams were another good trade as folk stock up for festival. All classes dearer on week and more could be sold to advantage. We will likely get another weeks festival trade next Monday.
The sale topped at £350 per head for Texels from Clark, Blackhill Farm and to £146 for Blackface from Laing, Perryflatts Farm.
Overall Average £140.05
BF Average £102.02 (231)
Ewes
TEX – £350 Blackhill, £320 & £295 Mayfield, £295 Midlock & Cambwell
BEL – £270 Howes Way, £175 Moorlaws, £165 Maidencots & Mid Brockloch, £160 East Yardhouses
BF – £146 Perryflatts, £130 (twice) Crosswoodhill & Mount Lothian, £127 Cockrig
SUF – £238 Black Barn, £138 Woodhouse
SM – £255 Mid Brockloch, £250 Carsewell, £230 Oldwalls & Glenrath
CHAR – £180 East Yardhouses
NCC – £160 Rowantreehill, £124 Newton of Crathie, £120 Maidencots
CHE – £146 & £142 West Stobswood, £134 Rowantreehill, £130 Yeldabrek & West Stobswood
CONT – £120 Broomhill, £118 Moorlaws
CHM – £198 & £175 Carsewell, £190 & £188 Blackhill, £165 East Yardhouses
X – £190 Midlock, £188 Yeldabrek, Mount Lothian & Auchenbart
BFL – £192 & £190 Auchenbart, £160 Perryflatts
SHE – £69 Yeldabrek
ROUS – £87 Debog
BTEX – £180 Mid Shawtonhill, £170 east Yardhouses, £155 Moorlaws, £130 Nether Brotherston, £125 East Yardhouses
ZWA – £168 Linnhead, £150 Newton of Crathie
JAC – £130 Howes way, £112 Moorlaws
BERR £155 hilltop Farming
ROM – £90 Fenton Place
SWA – £126 Birniehall
DOR – £172 Belstane
RYE – £130 Yeldabrek, £110 Thornyhills
DS – £148 Newton of Crathie
HB – £196 Moorlaws, £146 Blaircochrane
EASY CARE – £128 Sandford Sheep
Rams
TEX – £165 Newton of Crathie, £140 Moorlaws, £134 Smiddyhill, £128 hilltop Farming, £125 Goodsburn Farming
BEL – £140 The Beeches
BF – £100 Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – £160 Moorlaws
NCC – £192 Yeldabrek, £175 Crosswoodhill, £140 East Yardhouses
CHE – £170 Smiddyhill
BFL – £198 Crosswoodhill
LLE – £190 Hilltop
BTEX – £150 Yeldabrek
MB – £150 Silverrig
ZWA – £165 Yeldabrek
DS – £194 Hilltop, £148 Bushelhead
