Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 9th June 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 9th June Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 164 cattle comprising of 30 bullocks and heifers, 50 cast cows and 84 calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to £2923 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to 445p/kg from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Mitchell Butchers, Glenrothes.
Limousin bullocks sold to £2730 from Walkerdyke Farm, Strathaven to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to 415p/kg from the same home to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
Beef cows sold to £2440 per head from West Glespin Farm, Lanark or to 348p/kg from Cardon Farm, Biggar.
Dairy cows sold to £1810 per head from Kirkland Farm, Dunsyre or to 254p/kg from the same home.
Cast Bulls sold to £2220 per head from Howburn Farm, Biggar or to 189p/kg from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2640 Brockwoodlees, £2336 Meadowflatt
LIM – £2613 Brockwoodlees
LIMX – £2923 & £2729 Brockwoodlees, £2669 & £2592 Easter Frew
CHX – £2522 Brockwoodlees
SIM – £2338 Meadowflatt
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 430p Brockwoodlees
LIM – 440p Brockwoodlees
LIMX – 445p Brockwoodlees, 442p Easter Frew
CHX – 432p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIMX – £2730 Walkerdyke
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIMX – 415p Walkerdyke
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2310 Ardoch, £2110 Wester Walston
SALER – £1890 Cardron
LIM – £2440, £2310 & £2270 West Glespin
LIM X – £2210 & £2110 Netherurd
SIM – £2290 Meadowflatt
BB – £1840 Walkerdyke
HER – £2090 Corramore
LUING – £2040 Allanton, £2010 Allanton
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 348p Cardron, 332p West dykes, 276p Wester Walston
SALER – 271p Cardron
LIM – 306p, 303p, 301p & 280p West Glespin
LIM X – 309p Netherurd, 303p Wester Walston, 300p Netherurd
SIM – 279p Meadowflatt
BB – 282p High Crewburn
HER – 262p Corramore
LUING – 289p & 278p Allanton
Dairy Cows Per Head
AYR – £1440 Swaites
HOL – £1810 Kirklands, £1810 & £1790 Couch, £1710 Broadfield
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
AYR – 242p Swaites
HOL – 253p Couch, 251p Kirklands, 239p Broadfield & Couch
Cast Bulls Per Head
BSH – £2220 Howburn
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
BSH – 188p Howburn
Calves and Stirks
A bumper show of 84 calves and stirks were on offer at our fortnightly sale.
The sale topped at £860 for an Aberdeen Angus Cross bull calf from Millar, Craigends Farm.
On milk calves topped at £560 twice for a Simmental Cross bull calf from Taylor, Heatheryhall and again for a British Blue Cross from Stewart, Marshill.
Calves On Milk
AA – £310 Carscallan
LIM X – £520 Ladehead
BB – £560 Marshill, £520 & £450 Swaites
AYR – £390 (twice), £380 (thrice), £370 Langside
SIM – £560 Heatheryhall
HER – £500 Swaites, £450 Murrays
BSH – £480 Marshill
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £650 Machrihanish, £620 Forrestfield, £600 Ladehead, £560 Machrihanish
AA – £860, £840, £820, £790 & £720 Craigends, £710 Auchmeddan, £710 Cronan, £710
Dykehead, £700 Cronan, £700 Machrihanish, £610, £600 Dykehead, £560 Auchmeddan,
£550, £520 & 500 Dykehead
INRA – £800, £790 (twice), £780, £740, £700 & £680 Machrihanish
BB – £750 Over Kypeside, £720 Machrihanish, £720 Cronan, £550 Dykehead
HER – £660 & £570 Swaites
HOL – £650 & £610 Forrestfield, £560 & £320 Auchmeddan
CONT X – £610, £600, £560 (twice), £490, £470, £460 & £430 Woodhead
SIM – £590 Ladehead & Woodhead
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 26th May Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 281 Lambs, 884 Hoggs and 704 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
Another good quality show of 281 new season lambs saw trade firmer again as more farms moved over to them. Many more required each week to fill demand.
The sale topped at £197 per head for Texels from Griffies, Black Barn Farm and to 426p/kg for Beltex from Bertram, Mid Hartwood Farm.
Overall Average 368p/kg (SQQ 375p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £148 Mid Hartwood, £147 Floors, £136 Blackbarn, £133 Langside, £129 Floors
SUF – £145 Floors, £140 Black Barn, £126 Taiglim
CHE – £112 Kingside
HAM – £123 Floors
Per Kilo
TEX – 386p Floors, 379p Mid Hartwood & Floors, 369p & 359p Langside, 357p & 342p Black Barn
SUF – 371p Floors, 359p Black Barn, 350p Taiglim
CHE – 302p Kingside
HAM – 332p Floors
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £192 Mid Hartwood, £191 Black Barn, £189 Howburn, £179 Holylee, £174 Overburns, Smithston & Howburn
BEL – £180 & £174 Howburn, £160 Hill (Strathaven)
SUF – £174 Muirhouse, £167 Baldastard, £165 Eight Acres, £163 Holylee
X – £140 Hartside, £130 Kingside
DOR – £125 Halbeath
ROUS – £160 Haughhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 426p Mid Hartwood, 424p Black Barn, 420p Howburn, 414p Overburns, 397p Holylee
BEL – 409p Muirhouse, 400p Hill (Strathaven), 395p Muirhouse
SUF – 386p Muirhouse, 379p Baldastard, 375p Eight Acres, 362p Holylee
X – 325p Kingside, 311p Hartside
DOR – 290p Halbeath
ROUS – 372p Haughhead
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £197 & £196 Black Barn, £194 Carwood, £193 Howburn, £191 Elibank
BEL – £192 Cronan, £184 Muirhouse
SUF – £185 Carwood, £184 Herbertshaw, £161 Langside, £130 Haughhead
X – £186 Black Barn
ZWA – £158 Halbeath
Per Kilo
TEX – 412p Carwood, 410p Howburn, 404p Overburns, 397p Elibank, 395p Hill (Strathaven)
BEL – 400p Cronan, 391p Muirhouse
SUF – 370p Carwood, 368p Herbertshaw, 350p Langside
X – 395p Black Barn
ZWA – 316p Halbeath
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £171 Auldhouseburn
SUF – £194 Carwood, £184 Haughhead
DOR – £140 Halbeath
Per Kilo
TEX – 275p Auldhouseburn
SUF – 328p Haughhead, 312p Carwood
DOR – 259p Halbeath
Hoggs
The 884 prime hoggs were a mixed show and a 2 tier trade with the best fleshed sheep well over the £3 mark and easily sold. Others realisation.
The sale topped at £180 per head for NCC from Laird, Yeldabrek and to 342p/kg for Texels from Leggate, Silverrigg.
Overall Average 266p/kg (SQQ 267p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £115 Mid Hartwood
BF – £119 & £110 Heatheryhall, £100 Mitchellhill
CHE – £103 Sandford
CHM – £116 Rowantreehill
Per Kilo
TEX – 294p Mid Hartwood, 272p Heatheryhall, 240p Castlebrae, 205p Rowantreehill
BF – 305p (twice) Heatheryhall, 256p Mitchellhill, 254p & 252p Greenwall
CHE – 286p Sandford, 228p Easterhouse, 223p Hillhouse
CHM – 297p Rowantreehill
X – 222p Hill, 219p Hillhouse
SHE – 212p Pentland Mains
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £154 Silverrig, £134 Yeldabrek, £130 Rowantreehill & Yeldabrek, £126 Sandford
BEL – £151 Muirburn
BF – £138 & £136 Heatheryhall, £128 Cronan, £127 Heatheryhall, £121 Gair
SUF – £128 Heatherhall
CHE – £127 Yeldabrek, £108 Pentland Mains, £102 Castlebrocket, £100 Yeldabrek &
Greenwall
X – £100 Hill
LLE – £108 North Glen
Per Kilo
TEX – 342p Silverrig, 311p Yeldabrek, 300p Muirburn & Mitchellhill, 295p Yeldabrek
BEL – 335p Muirburn
BF – 320p, 317p & 316p Heatheryhall, 304p Cronan, 288p Gair, 263 East Millrig
SUF – 312p Heatheryhall
CHE – 302p Yeldabrek, 270p Pentland Mains, 255p Castlebrocket, 250p Yeldabrek, 238p
Greenwall
X – 238p Hill
LLE – 251p North Glen
DTEX – 186p Greenwall
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £156 Heatheryhall & Muirburn, £148 Muirburn, £146 Sandilands, £144 Muirburn
BEL – £122 Howmains
BF – £147 & £140 Heatheryhall, £126 East Milrig, £120 Cronan, £115 Greenwall
SUF – £139 Hill, £130 Greenwall, £100 Howmains & Harestonhill
X – £146 North Glen & Silverrig, £100 Hillhouse
SHE – £100 Orchardfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 317p Sandilands, 312p Heatheryhall & Muirburn, 308p Auchterhead, 306p Muirburn
BEL – 277p Howmains
BF – 319p & 304p Heatheryhall, 273p East Millrig, 255p Greenwall, 230p Cronan
SUF – 308p Hill, 260p Greenwall, 217p Howmains & North Glen
X – 286p Silverrig, 280p North Glen, 222p Hillhouse
SHE – 212p Orchardfield
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £176 Carlophill, Biggarshiels & Yeldabrek, £174 Biggarshiels & Muirburn
BF – £152 & £150 Heatheryhall, £138 & £132 Windhill, £120 Shawhead
SUF – £178 Hertbertshaw, £176 Fieldside, £172 Carlophill, £170 Fieldside, £152 Dovecot
CHE – £180 Yeldabrek, £152 Jeanfield
X – £130 Mitchellhill & Auchterhead
LLE – £140 & £114 North Glen
ZWA – £120 Greenwall
SWA – £102 (twice) Muirburn
Per Kilo
TEX – 291p & 290p Muirburn, 285p Biggarshiels, 281p Kepscaith, 278p Muirburn
BF – 272p & 249p Heatheryhall, 222p Gair, 218p Shawhead, 212p Windhill
SUF – 270p & 265p Fieldside, 258p Herbertshaw, 245p Carlophill, 245p Dovecot
CHE – 257p Yeldabrek, 211p Jeanfield
X – 245p Mitchellhill
LLE – 229p North Glen
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 704 cast ewes and rams also sold well with a lot heavy ewes on offer. The plainer end maybe a little easier. More needed each week.
The sale topped at £218 per head for Texels from Laird, Yeldabrek and to £130 for Blackface from Smith, Wester Crosswoodhill.
Overall Average £124.07
BF Average £104.10 (99)
Ewes
TEX – £218 Yeldabrek, £210 Overburns, £200 Eight Acres, £198 Auldhouseburn, £194 Carlophill
BEL – £180 Muirhouse, £162 Yeldabrek, £155 Kepscaith, £110 Yeldabrek
BF – £130 Wester Crosswoodhill, £120 Cronan, £118 Gair, £116 Woolfords, £115 Sandford Sheep
SUF – £220 Carlophill, £216 Langside, £202 Auldhouseburn, £198 Carlophill, £195 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £185, £168, £160, £148 & £120 Yeldabrek
NCC – £108 Jeanfield
CHE – £154, £130, £110 & £98 Yeldabrek
CONT – £170 Carlophill, £150 Hilltop & Carlophill, £140 Yeldabrek & Hilltop, £128 Hilltop, £118 Yeldabrek
CHM – £160 Howmains, £158 Fieldside
X – £172 Dovecot, £170 Overburns & Windy Gowl, £168 Easter Clevage, £166 Lochhill, £162 Carlophill
BFL – £176 & £100 Kingside
SHE – £70 Orchardfield
BTEX – £162 Yeldabrek, £130 Eight Acres
ZWA – £170 Yeldabrek
HW – £66 Tardoes, £64 Blaircochrane, £62 West Browncastle
SWA – £70 Taiglim
DOR – £138 & £80 Halbeath
DS – £182 Yeldabrek, £100 Greenwall
ROUGE – £160 & £100 Haughhead
WELSH – £60 & £40 Tardoes
GOAT – £50 Taiglim
Rams
TEX – £240 Sandford Sheep, £198 Yeldabrek, £180 Baldastard, £170 Hillend
BEL – £172 Hillend, £132 Kepscaith
BF – £90 Parkhall
SUF – £140 Herbertshaw
CHAR – £120 Lochhill
X – £80 Kepscaith
SHE – £90 Orchardfield
JAC – £88 Dalefield
KHIL – £94 Dalefield
OTHER – £125 Stobilee
