Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 3rd March 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 3rd March Lawrie and Symington LTD had forward 141 cattle comprising of 40 bullocks and heifers, 55 cast cows and 46 calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to 450p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Black butchers or to £2822 from Brockwoodlees Farm to C Kirkpatrick, Lockerbie.
Limousin bullocks sold to 410p/pk from Westtown Farm to Lawson, Mid Seat or to £2439 from Whitecraigs Farm to JH Gilvear, Graystale Farm.
Beef cows sold to £2540 per head from Hill of Kilncadzow Farm or to 306p/pk from Hill of Kilncadzow Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1910 per head from Cobblehaugh Farm or to 243p/pk from Whitecraigs Farm.
Cast bulls sold to £2170 per head from Overton Farm or to 202p/pk from Overton Farm.
Young bulls sold to £3519 per head from Hill of Kilncadzow Farm or to 420p/pk from Hill of Kilncadzow Farm.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2693 & £2487 Whitecraigs, £2273 Harvieston
LIM X – £2822, £2669, £2652, £2631 & £2619 Brockwoodlees, £2388 Howburn
BB – £2140 Harvieston
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 388p Harvieston
LIM X – 450p, 445p, 442p (twice) & 440p Brockwoodlees, 422p Howburn
BB – 410p Harvieston
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2439 Whitecraigs
LIM X – £2222 Westtown
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
AA – 380p Whitecraigs
LIM X – 410p Westtown
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2252 Craigthornhill, £1669 Westtown
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 330p Westtown, 320p Craigthornhill
Young Bulls Per Head
AA – £3519 Hill of Kilncadzow
HER – £2392 Harvieston
LMX – £2250 Harvieston
CONTX – £2017 Woodhead
SIM – £2168 Harvieston
Young Bulls Per Kilo
AA – 420p Hill of Kilncadzow
HER – 375p Harvieston
LIM X – 380p Harvieston
SIM – 390p Harvieston
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2540 & £2510 Hill of Kilncadzow, £2410 Carsewell, £2290 Back Hareshaw, £2290 Newton of Wiston, £2110 Hill of Kilncadzow, £2070 Carswell, £2040 Sweetbit, £2010 Stirches
LIM X – £2190 Howburn, £1910 Newbigging
SIM – £1940 Bents, £1840 Raws
B/GREY – £1410 Haswellsykes
BB – £1810 Haswellsykes
HER – £1970 Newton of Wiston, £1640 Sweetbit
CONT X – £1640 Auchnotroch, £1540 Harvieston
MONT – £1910 Cobblehaugh, £1810 Harvieston
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 306p Hill of Kilncadzow, 294p Back Hareshaw, 291p Carswell, 287p Newton of Wiston, 279p Stirches
LIM X – 286p Newbigging Mill, 280p Howburn
BSH – 240p Back Hareshaw
SIM – 267p Raws, 260p Bents
BB – 275p Haswellsykes, 203p Nether Balgray
HER – 275p Newton of Wiston, 264p Sweetbit
CONT X – 258p Harvieston, 217p Auchnotroch
MONT – 234p Cobblehaugh (twice), 232p Harvieston
B/GREY – 270p Haswellsykes
Dairy Cows Per Head
HOL – £1840 Whitecraigs, £1770 Mid Hartwood
AYR – £1340 Swaites, £1310 Ainville
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
HOL – 243p Whitecraigs, 239p Mid Hartwood
AYR – 214p Swaites, 212p Muirhouse, 198p Canniehole, 179p Swaites
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £2170 Overton
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
AA- 201p Overton
Calves and Stirks
An exceptional show of 46 calves forward today at our fortnightly sale. Topping the sale was a 6 month old heifer calf from Simpson, Mid St Colmac Farm, realising £760.
On milk calves rocketed to £720 for a Simmental x bull calf from Blackwood, Ladehead Farm. The next sale is Monday 17th March.
Calves On Milk
AA – £410 & £390 Ladehead, £440 Craigthorn, £360 Newlands
AYR – £230 Swaites
LIM X – £600 Ladehead, £460 & £400 Swaites
SIM – £720, £670, £630, £600, £580, £560 & £480 Ladehead
BB – £630 Swaites, £550, £490 & £460 Newlands, £520 & £490 Craigthorn, £310 Over Lethame
Calves Off Milk
AA – £690 & £490 Mid St Colmac, £610, £570, £530, £510 (twice) & £490 Dykehead, £530 Newlands
BB – £760, £710, £650, £570 & £470 Mid St Colmac, £640 & £470 Dykehead
AA – £560 (twice) & £430 Mid St Colmac
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 3rd March Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3780 Hoggs and 1295 Cast Ewes, 357 Store Hoggs and 585 In Lamb Breeding Sheep through Lanark.
Hoggs
Another good show of 3780 prime hoggs (including 1050 Blackface Hoggs) were forward with trade sharper than end of the week but with a 2 tier trade evident. Export weight and lighter weight hoggs far easier sold than 48kg plus hoggs.
The sale topped at £208 per head for Texels from Hartside Farms and to 430p/kg for Texels from Collielaw Farm
Overall Average 345p/kg (SQQ 351p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £114 Carco, £100 Whim Park Cottage
BEL – £90 Greenhill
BF – £87 Avoncrook, £85 Carco, £84 East Kinleith
CHE – £88 Carmacoup
X – £100 Crosswoodhill, £96 & £90 (twice) Avoncrook
BAD – £100 Avoncrook
Per Kilo
TEX – 356p Carco, 312p Whim Park Cottage
BEL – 321p Greenhill
BF – 293p Carco, 280p East Kinleith, 271p Avoncrook, 233p Carco & Debog
CHE – 303p Carmacoup
X – 333p Crosswoodhill, £300p (three times) Avoncrook
BAD – 312p Avoncrook
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £151, £149 & £144 Easter Clevage, £148 Laigh Cleughearn, £147 Carmichael Est,
BEL – £150 Eastfield, £149 Richardton, £148 Little Blackdyke, £140 Muirhouse
BF – £138 East Merkland, £136 Midlock, £135 Haystoun
SUF – £125 & £114 Altarstone
CHAR – £129 Altarstone
CHE – £150 Heatheryhall, £140 Yardbent, £139 Allanton, £135 Mid Tulloch, £134 Yeldabrek
X – £155 Easter Clevage, £129 Crosswoodhill, £124 East Merkland, £120 Scrogton, £110 Walston Mill
BFL – £100 Scrogton
ROUS – £108 Debog
BTEX – £135 High Dyke
GOAT – £129 (twice) Easter Sills
BAD – £116 Craigdarroch (New Cumnock)
Per Kilo
TEX – 387p, 382p & 378p Easter Clevage, 379p Laigh Cleughearn, 378p Carmichael Est.
BEL – 384p Eastfield, 382p Richardton, 379p Little Blackdyke, 378p The Firs
BF – 355p Haystoun, 353p East Merkland, 352p Craigdarroch (Dumfries), 348.7p Midlock, 345.7p Mid Tulloch
SUF – 328.9p, 316.7p Altarstone
CHAR – 339.5p Altarstone
CHE – 384.6p Heatheryhall, 378.4p Yardbent, 375.7p Allanton, 364.9p, 359.5p Mid Tulloch
X – 397.4p Easter Clevage, 330.8p Crosswoodhill, 326.3p East Merkland, 308.8p Greenbank, 307.7p Scrogton
BFL – 256.4p Scrogton
ROUS – 327.3p Debog
BTEX – 346.2p High Dyke
GOAT – 368p (twice) Easter Sills
BAD – 331p Craigdarroch (New Cumnock)
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £186 Dovecot, £176 & £172 Collielaw, £174 West Glespin, £170 Boylston
BEL – £186, £182 & £179 (twice) Broomfield Loge, £180 Wellhead
BF – £154 Heatheryhall, £153, £151 & £147 Craigdarroch (New Cumnock), £151 Midseat
SUF – £159 (twice) Yeldabrek, £157 Allanton, £154 Toxside, £153 East Crookedstone
CHAR – £150 Yeldabrek
CHE – £159 Ormiston, £157 Craigdarroch (New Cumnock), £156 & £150 Mid Tulloch, £149 Grangehall
CHM – £144 Yeldabrek
X – £154 Dewshill & Midseat, £150 Little Blackdyke, £141 Allanton, £140 Hattonknowe
BFL – £128 Hartside
ZWA – £110 Laigh Cleughearn
JAC – £130 Boat, £120 Lower Daviesdyke
CLU – £154 Cambwell
Per Kilo
TEX – 430p Collielaw, 422.7p Dovecot, 397.5p North Garngour, 391.1p Collielaw, 390p Easter Clevage
BEL – 426.2p Broomfield Lodge, 423.8p Wellhead, 421.4p Broomfield Lodge, 418.6p Wellhead, 413.6p Broomfield Lodge
BF – 353.7p Heatheryhall, 251.2p Craigdarroch, 350p Hills of Dalserf, 350p Craigdarroch
SUF – 361.4p Yeldabrek, 356.8p Allanton, 356.1p Greenhill, 355.8p East Crookedstone, 353.3p Yeldabrek
CHAR – 357.1p Yeldabrek
CHE – 362.8p, 357.1p, 356.1p Mid Tulloch, 356.1p Craigdarroch, 354.8p Grangehall
CHM – 342.9p Yeldabrek
X – 375p Little Blackdyke, 350p Hattonknowe, 350p Midseat, 343.9p Allanton, 342.5p Overburns
BFL – 290.9p Hartside
ZWA – 261.9p Laigh Cleughearn
JAC – 317.1p Boat, 279.1p Lower Daviesdykes
CLU – 342.2p Cambwell
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £194 & £175 West Glespin, £184 Broomfield Lodge, £176 Boylston, £174 Lower Daviesdyke
BEL – £186 & £182 Wellhead, £178 Collielaw, £176 Rowantreehill, £174 Walkerdyke
BF – £158 Heatheryhall, £156, £155 Craigdarroch (New Cumnock), £155 & £153 Craigdarroch (Dumfries)
SUF – £160 Carlophill, £156 Silverrig & Toxside, £154 Carwood, £152 North Garngour
CHE – £160 Glendouran, £160 & £
158 Craigdarroch (New Cumnock), £158 Heatheryhall, £156 Walston Mill
X – £159 Thethwaite, £158 The Beeches, £155 Glendouran £152 Lightshaw & Carco
Per Kilo
TEX – 388p West Glespin, 383.3p Broomfield Lodge, 374.5p Boylston, 364.6p West Glespin, 361.7p Collielaw
BEL – 387.2p Wellhead, 382.6p Rowantreehill, 372p Wellhead, 370.8p Collielaw, 369.6p Wellhead
BF – 339.1p, 337p, 332.6p Craigdarroch, 329.2p Heatheryhall, 326.1p Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – 339.1p Silverrig, 337.8p North Garngour, 331.9p Toxside, 320.8p Carwood, 313.7p Carlophill
CHE – 336.2p Craigdarroch, 334.8p Lochurd, 333.3p Glendouran, 331.9p Walston Mill, 329.2p Heatheryhall
X – 329.8p Glendouran, 324.5p Thethwaite, 316.7p Lightshaw, 310.6p Walston Mill, 303.8p The Beeches
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £208 Hartside, £192, £182 & £180 Hill (Strathaven), £190 Lower Daviesdyke
BF – £159 & £158 Clovenfords, £156 & £150 Crosswoodhill, £150 Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – £180 Victoria Park & Greenbank, £172 Crosswoodhill, £168 Walkerdyke, £160 Victoria Park
CHE – £180 Nettlingflat, £178 Lochurd
BL – £120 Greenbank
ROM – £150 The Kiln
KHIL – £175 & £160 Wester Crosswoodhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 339.6p Hill (Strathaven), 325.5p Dovecot, 320.4p Toxside, 312.3p Lochurd, 311.1p Hill (Strathaven)
BF – 277.8p Crow Wood Cottage, 263.3p Peel, 258.6p Wester Crosswoodhill, 256.5p Peel, 222.9p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 317p Walkerdyke, 301.8p Crosswoodhill, 296.3p Victoria Park, 290.3p, 285.7p Greenbank
CHE – 301.7p Lochurd, 300p Nettlingflat
BL – 240p Greenbank
ROM – 277.8p The Kiln
KHIL – 266.7p Wester Crosswoodhill
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1295 cast ewes and rams were again very dear even though wanted cheaper. Far more smaller hill type ewes forward today (600 BF/HW etc.) Big strong ewes easily upheld recent high rates.
The sale topped at £300 twice per head for Texels from Yeldabrek Farm and Cambwell Farm and to £150 for Blackface from Crosswoodhill.
Overall Average £111.97
BF Average £97.25 (481)
Ewes
TEX – £300 & £272 Yeldabrek, £300 Cambwell, £285 & £265 Crow Wood Cottage,
BEL – £110 Yeldabrek, £90 Avoncrook
BF – £150 Crosswoodhill, £140 Ingraston, £138 Woodhall, £133 Auldhouseburn, £130 Dewshill
SUF – £280 Kailzie Mains, £265 & £200 Greenhill, £240 The Beeches, £208 Yeldabrek
NCC – £148 Clachaig, £142 Stagehall, £140 Carcant & Toxside Cottage, £135 Yeldabrek
CHE – £162 Cocklaw, £130 Hillside, £110 Dawyck Est, £108 Herbertshaw, £100 Glendarroch
CONT – £142 & £130 Greyside, £129 & £124 Yeldabrek
X – £190 Chapelhill & Westpark, £188 Hartside, £182 Overburns & Yeldabrek
CHM – £204 Yeldabrek
BFL – £200 Woodhall, £182 Lightshaw, £174 Biggar Rd, £146 Parkgatestone, £118 Scrogton
LLE – £178 & £164 Carlophill
ZWA – £188 Glendarroch
JAC – £128 Howes Way
HW – £86 Greenbank
OTH – £88 Clachaig
EASY CARE – £140, £124 & £120 Greyside, £116 Yeldabrek, £110 Stagehall
Rams
TEX – £220 Floors, £215 Yeldabrek, £192 High Parks, £190 Greyside, £188 Richardton
BEL – £200 Dovecot, £150 Nether Abington, £130 & £100 Richardton
BF – £158 & £134 Mitchellhill, £150 Nether Abington, £148 Lightshaw, £128 Woodhall
SUF – £190 Mitchellhill, £175 Floors, £168 & £150 Yeldabrek, £150 Dewshill
CHAR – £168 Laigh Cleughearn
NCC – £188 & £140 Greyside, £130 Yeldabrek & Carcant, £110 Hillside
BFL – £220 Tower, £150 Kailzie Mains
LLE – £90 Scotstounbank
BDM – £192 High Parks
ZWA – £140 Laigh Cleughearn
EASY CARE – £130 Yeldabrek
Store Hoggs
The 357 store hoggs were a mixed show for quality with more longer keep hoggs on offer.
The sale topped at £128 for Texels from Hillridge Farm and Blackface to £104 from Fallside Farm.
TEX – £128 & £127 Hillridge, £118 Mossdale, £114 Yeldabrek
BF – £104 Fallside, £103 Hillridge, £100 The Riggs
SUF – £96 Moorlaws
CONT – £104 Moorlaws
X – £104 Hillridge, £84 The Cottage (Nisbet)
BFL – £110 Hillridge
LLE – £109 & £90 Bavelaw Estate
Breeding Sheep
A nice show of 585 in lamb breeding sheep were forward with plenty of interest.
The sale topped at £232 for a pen of Texel x 2-4 crop ewes from Smith Fieldside.
Gimmers to £222 for Blue texel x Beltex from Gibsonhall Farm.
Ewes
TEX – £232, £225, £218 & £212 Smith Fieldside
SUF – £200 & £188 Eastfield of Wiston, £175 & £170 Smith Fieldside
X -£186, & £182 Smith Fieldside, £182 Gibsonhall
ROUS – £160 Smith Fieldside
Gimmers
BTEX – £222 Gibsonhall
