Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 19th January 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 211 cattle comprising of 37 bullock and heifers, 114 cast cows and 60 calves and stirks.
Calves and Stirks
Our fortnightly calf and stirk sale had 60 calves in attendance. A strong trade throughout especially for weaned angus bull claves.
The sale topped at £1540 for a Charolais x beef bred calf from Hall, Waterside Farm. On milk calves peaked at £520 for a Limousine bull calf from Morton, Hayston Farm.
Next sale 2nd February.
Calves On Milk
LIM X - £520 Hayston, £500 Mount
AA - £500 (twice) Mount
LIM - £500 Mount
HER - £420 Muirhouse
HOL - £240 (twice) Mount
AYR - £380 (twice), £340 Langside, £320 (x3) Swaites
FRIES - £380 (twice) Hayston
Calves Off Milk
LIM X - £1480, £1320, £1300, £1280 & £1120 Waterside
AA - £1120 & £1000 Waterside, £960 & £820 Kirklands, £800, £680, £640, £580 & £560 Dykehead, £700 (twice) Wolfclyde
HER - £680, £620 & £500 Woodhead
CHAR X - £1540 Waterside
SHO - £1080, £1040, £1000 & £960 Bonny Brae
FLEK - £680 (twice) & £500 Woodhead
BB - £780 & £700 (twice) Dykehead, £740 & £680 Over Kypeside, £700 Over Lethame, £620 Langside, £520
Swaites
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £3175 from Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to Black Butchers, Lanark. Or to 435p/pk from Brockwoodlees to Black Butchers.
Charolais Bullocks sold to £3117 from Brownsbank Farm, Biggar to Black Butchers, Lanark. Or to 408p/pk from Brownsbank to Black Butchers.
Young Bulls sold to £2387 per head form Mackiesmill Farm, Johnstone or to 365p/pk from Mackiesmill.
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM - £2612 Brockwoodlees
LIM X - £3175 & £2871 Brockwoodlees
BB - £2525 Burnetland
CHAR X - £2991 Brownsbank, £2552 Lochurd
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM X - 435pp & 430p Brockwoodlees
CHAR X - 412p Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA - £2318 West Backs
LIM X - £2780 Howburn
SIM - £2452 Lochurd
CHAR X - £3117 Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM X - 395p Howburn
CHAR X - 408p Brownsbank
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL - £2192 Kirklands
MONT - £2203 Cobblehaugh
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL - 318p Broadfield, 315p Kirklands
Young Bulls Per Head
CHAR X - £2387 Mackiesmill
Young Bulls Per Kilo
CHAR - 365p Mackiesmill
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £3010 per head from Lookaboutye Farm, Broxburn or to 331p/pk from Greentowers Farm, Lanark.
Dairy cows sold to £2090 per head from Harelaw Farm, Lanark or to 248p/pk from Harelaw Farm.
Cast Bulls sold to £2250 per head from Hazelside Farm, Lanark or to 208p/pk from Barmulloch Farm, Campbeltown.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA - £2370 Meadowflatt, £2290 Toxside, £2270 & £2210 Greentowers
SHO - £2140 Shawhead
SAL - £2470 Townhead
LIM X - £2570 Greenfield, £2370 Greentowers, £2240 Townhead
SHO - £2070 Kilwhipnach
SIM - £2410 Meadowflatt, £2210 Toxside, £2140 Stirches Mains
BB - £1990 Kilwhipnach
HER - £2040 Brownsbank
HIGH - £1390 Lanfine
CHAR - £3010 Lookaboutye
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA - 331p Greentowers, 324p Greentowers, 303p West Blackmoss, 280p Toxside, 277p Nether Abington
HER - 271p Brownsbank
HIGH - 230p Lanfine
SAL - 305p Townhead
SHO - 284p Kilwhipnach
LIM X - 309p Greenfield, 281p Greentowers
SIM - 278p Toxside, 264p Stirches Mains
BB - 280p Kilwhipnach
CHAR - 278p Lookaboutye
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES - £1790 Auchmeddan
JER - £1470 Harelaw
AYR - £1570 Canniehole
HOL - £2090 &£1840 Harelaw, £1940 Hawksland, £1670 Broadfield
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES - 238p, 233p & 225p Auchmeddan
JER - 205p Harelaw
AYR - 226p Canniehole
HOL - 247p Harelaw, 233p Broadfield, 225p Hawksland
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA - £2250 & £2200 Barmulloch
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
AA - 208p Barmulloch
Sheep Primestock Report
There was 2812 Hoggs and 1165 Cast Ewes sold through Lanark.
Hoggs
A smaller show of 2812 prime hoggs were forward, mainly due to the large drop in trade last week. Export and lightweight hoggs remained easily sold however heavy weight harder to cash.
The sale topped at £181 per head for Texels from Cullen, Craighead Farm and Struthers, Collielaw Farm.
386p/kg for Beltex from Shaw, West Lethans Farm.
Overall Average 314p/kg (SQQ 324p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £106 & £104 Fallside
BF - £93 Leithenwater, £92 Carco
SUF - £96 Ash Cottage
CHE - £116 Carlophill, £109 Leithenwater
SHE - £102, £94 Carlophill
Per Kilo
TEX - 331p & 325p Fallside, 218p Columbie
BF - 306p Carco, 290p Rosebery Est., 279p (twice) Fallside, 266p Lightshaw
SUF - 300p Ash Cottage
CHE - 362p Carlophill, 340p Rosebery Est.
X - 287p Brackendale, 251p Meikle Seggie, 222p Brackendale
SHE - 329p & 303p Carlophill
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £136 High Crewburn, £134 Allanton, £132, £128 Lawhead, £127 Meikle Seggie
BEL - £124 Back O’Laight, £120 South House, £119 Back O’Laight, £118 Easterhouse, £114 South House
BF - £126 Thethwaite, £123 Carlophill, £122 Gair, £120 East Law, £117 Heatheryhall
SUF - £110 South House
CHAR - £121 Altarstone
CHE - £131 Heatheryhall, £128 Allanton, £114 Nettlingflat, £109 East Yardhouses
CHM - £115 High Crewburn
SM - £121 Traquair Knowe, £115 (twice) Leithenwater
BFL - £100 Brockhouse
DTEX - £135 Allanton
BADGER - £122 Cleughhead
Per Kilo
TEX - 352p Meikle Seggie, 348p High Crewburn, 343p Allanton, 340p Traquair Knowe, 338p Lawhead
BAD - 338p Cleughhead
BEL - 344p Back O’Laight, 329p Ash Cottage, 327p Easterhouse Farm, 325p & 324p Firth Home Farm
BF - 341p Carlophill, 331p Thethwaite, 329p Gair, 325p Heatheryhall, 320p Birthwood
SUF - 289p Firth Home Farm,
CHAR - 318P Altarstone
CHE - 336p Allanton, 335p Heatheryhall, 325p Nettlingflat, 311p East Yardhouses
CHM - 302p High Crewburn
SM - 328p Rosebery Est, 318p Traquair Knowe
BFL - 270p Brockhouse
DTEX - 346p Allanton
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £170 West Lethans, £160 Broomfield (x3), £159 West Lethans
BEL - £162 Richardton, £160 Heatheryhall, £157 West Montgarswood, £156 Biggarshiels, £155 Richardton
BF - £133 Heatheryhall (twice), £132 Walston Mill, £130 Corsebank, £128 Heatheryhall
SUF - £140 Carlophill & Allanton, £139 Eastshield, £137 Thethwaite & Kinneil Mill
CHE - £139 Boghouse & Thethwaite, £137, £132 Boat, £130 East Law
SM - £130 Ingraston, £128 Allanton, £90 Lightshaw
X - £137 East Law, £130 Walston Mill & Heatheryhall, £127 Easterhouse, £125 Noblehall
BTEX - £160 & £157 Boat
JAC - £125 Noblehall
Per Kilo
TEX - 386p West Lethans, 364p (twice) & 363p Broomfield Lodge, 361p West Lethans
BEL - 381p Heatheryhall, 376p Richardton, 371p Biggarshiels Mains, 353p Jeanfield, 348p West Montgarswood
BF - 323p Walston Mill, 320p Carlophill & Heatheryhall, 317p Boat Farm, 309p Heatheryhall
SUF - 326p Thethwaite, 326p Kinneil Mill, 325p Allanton & Moredun Research, 323p Blackburn Mains
CHE - 331p Thethwaite & Boghouse, 326p & 322p Boat Farm, 309p East Law
SM - 312p Allanton, 302p Ingraston
X - 325p Heatheryhall, 317p Easterhouse & Walston Mill, 311p East Law, 304p Noblehall
BTEX - 356p & 355p Boat Farm
JAC - 290p Noblehall
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £181 & £179 Craighead, £178 Broomfield & Craighead, £173 Broomfield
BEL - £181, £175 & £169 Collielaw, £161 Muirburn, £159 Redburn
BF - £135 Corsebank
SUF - £140 Thethwaite, £146 Moredun, £144 Carwood & Broomfield, £143 Hamildean
CHE - £140 Brockhouse & Thethwaite, £130 Leithenwater
CHM - £135 Laigh Braidley
SM - £139 & £129 Lightshaw
BFL - £120 Columbie
DTEX - £100 Meikle Seggie
Per Kilo
TEX - 373p Muirburn, 365p Collielaw, 363p Broomfield Lodge, 356p & 351p Craighead Farm
BEL - 372p, 369p & 359 Collielaw, 357p & 334p Muirburn
BF - 270p Corsebank
SUF - 324p Thethwaite, 320p Moredun Research, 318p Traquair Knowe, 313p Broomfield Lodge
CHE - 311p Thethwaite, 295p Rosebery Est, 274p Brockhouse
CHM - 306p Laigh Bradley
SM - 274p & 267p Lightshaw
BFL - 250p Columbie
DTEX - 217p Meikle Seggie
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £180 Craighead, £179 Collielaw, £173 Hill, £172 Rutherend, £170 Muirburn
BEL - £170 Carwood
BF - £130 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF - £165 Hutlerburn, £164 Southmains, £159 Carwood, £155 Moredun, £152 Hamildean
BFL - £130 Leadburnlea
BDM - £144 Ash Cottage
DTEX - £163 & £160 Moredun
BL - £144 & £140 Elsrickle Mains
Per Kilo
TEX - 337p Collielaw, 327p Craighead, 320p Muirburn, 320p Hill Farm, 303p South Arnloss
BEL - 298p Carwood
SUF - 279p Lawriesmuir, 276p Hamildean, 274p Carwood, 273p (twice) Southmains
BFL - 236p Leadburnlea
BDM - 266p Ash Cottage
DTEX - 291p & 250p Moredun Research
BL - 266p Elsrickle Mains
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1165 cast ewes and rams were another good show although more Blackface and hill type ewes and rams forward. Thicker, fatter heavy ewes especially mules would be less on week.
The sale topped at £275 per head from Texels from Wilson, Whinbush Farm and to £148 for Blackface from Walker, Tower Farm.
Overall Average £139.29
BF Average £119.63 (379)
Ewes
TEX - £275 Hutlerburn, £270 Boghouse, £268 Gilmeadowland, £260 Hill, £255 Greenfield
BEL - £268 Townfoot (twice), £210 Hillend, £148 Townfoot, £100 East Yardhouses
BF - £148 Tower, £145 Corsebank, £144 Overburns, £143 Corsebank, £142 Hamildean
SUF - £235, £215 & £205 Carwood, £188 Hutlerburn, £185 Carwood
NCC - £175 Waterloo, £170 Nettlingflat, £160 Netherton, £155 Nettlingflat, £150 Netherton
CHE - £140 Ryeflatt, £136 Walston Mill, £134 Craigdarroch, £128 Easterhouse, £126 Boghouse
CONT - £158 & £150 Nether Brotherston
CHM - £170 Strawfrank
X - £174 Walesley, £170 Strawfrank & Townfoot, £168 Netherton, £162 An-Glasach
BFL - £195 Hamildean, £180 & £160 Easter Dawyck
LLE - £178 & £140 Hillend
JAC - £102 Firs
Rams
TEX - £260 Swaites, £222 Hutlerburn, £212 Swaites, £188 Hutlerburn, £178 Moredun
BEL - £170 West Torphin
BF - £156 Peel, £142 Glenrath, £130 Tower, £120 Easter Dawyck, £115 Glenrath
SUF - £245 Nettlingflat, £238 Moredun, £188 Nettlingflat, £122 Fountainside, £105 Hamildean
NCC - £120 Nettlingflat
BFL - £235 West Torphin, £155 Overburns & Kailzie Mains, £120 Leithenwater
LLE - £240 & £190 Hillend
BTEX - £150 Swaites
OTH - £164 Boghouse
