Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 28^th July 2025

Cattle Primestock Report

On Monday 28^th July Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 182 cattle comprising of 50 bullocks and heifers, 85 cast cows and 47 calves.

Limousin heifers sold to £2709 form Brockwoodlees Farm to Collins Butchers or to 450p/kg from the same Brockwoodlees Farm to Collins Butchers.

Limousin bullocks sold to £2644 form Brownsbank Farm to Lawson, Whiteburn or to 405p/kg from Hill Farm (Strathaven) to Cooper Butchers.

Beef cow sold to £2310 per head from Laigh Braidly Farm or to 366p/pk from Walston Mill Farm.

Dairy cows sold to £2040 per head from Kilkivan Farm or to 260p/pk from Muirhouse Farm.

Young bulls sold to £2650 per head from East Merklands Farm or to 350p/pk from the same home.

Cast bulls sold to £2440 per head from Bickerton Hall Farm or to 261p/pk from the same home.

Beef Heifers Per Head

AA – £2236 West Backs

LIM – £26688 Hill, £2616 Brockwoodlees

LIM X – £2709 Brockwoodlees, £2689 Cassindilly

CHX – 32629 Brockwoodlees

BSH – £2376 Calla

BB – £2648 Cassindilly

CHAR – £2491 Brockwoodlees

Beef Heifers Per Kilo

AA – 398p West Backs

LIM – 448p Hill, 448p Brockwoodlees, 438p Calla

LIM X – 450p, 445p Brockwoodlees, 438p Cassindilly

CHX – 420p Brockwoodlees

BSH – 445p Calla

Beef Bullocks Per Head

AA – £2464 West Backs

LIM – £2640 Hill

LIM X – £2608 Brownsbank

SIM – £2644 Brownsbanks

Beef Bullocks Per Kilo

AA – 405p West Backs

LIM – 405p Hill

LIM X – 405p Westtown

SIM – 418p Westtown

Young Bulls Per Head

SIM – £2649 East Merkland

Young Bulls Per Kilo

SIM – 350p East Merkland

Cast Cows and Bulls

Beef Cows Per Head

AA – £2240 Newton of Wiston, £2090 Walston Mill, £2040 Lawriesmuir

SAL – £1740 Cloverhill

SHO – £1840 Little Galla

LIM – £2190 Walston Mill

LUING – £2310 Laigh Braidley, £2240 Feoch

LIM X – £2090 Kilwhipnach, £1970 Blackhill

SIM – £2010 Lawriesmuir

BB – £2040 Kilwhipnach, £2010 Kingside

HER – £1990 Quothquan Mill, £1810 Newton of Wiston

HIGH – £1040 Gray Brea

Beef Cows Per Kilo

AA – 366p Walston Mill, 315p Newton of Wiston, 302p Walston Mill, 283p Lawriesmuir

LIM – 294p Walston Mill

LIM X – 314p & 304p Kilwhipnach, 292p Blackhill

LUING – 298p Feoch, 292p Laigh Braidley

SIM – 320p & 275p Lawriesmuir

BB – 292p Kilwhipnach, 285p Kingside, 281p Blackbog

HER – 302p & 288p Newton of Wiston,

SALER – 268p Cloverhill

Dairy Cows Per Head

FRIES – £2040 Kilkivan, £1640 Muirhouse£1540 Auchmeddan

HOL – £1870 Westtown, £1740 Couch, £1590 Harelaw

Dairy Cows Per Kilo

FRIES – 285p Auchmeddan, 260p Muirhouse, 245p Kilkivan

HOL – 230p Greentowers & Westtown, 228p Couch

Cast Bulls Per Head

AA – £2140 Auchmeddan

HER – £2440 Drumboy

LIM – £2440 Bickerton Hall

Cast Bulls Per Kilo

LIM – 261p Bickerton hall

Calves and Stirks

On Monday Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with a strong show of 47 calves. Topping the sale was a 3 month old Aberdeen Angus cross bull calf from Struthers, Auchmeddan reaching £930.

On Milk Calves topped at £810 for a one month old Charolais cross bull calf from Taylor, Heatheryhall.

Next sale Monday 11^th of August.

Calves On Milk

LIM X – £740 Heatheryhall, £690 Kingside, £500 Huntlyhill, £470, £450 (twice) Heatheryhall

CHX – £810 Heatheryhall, £670 Cardon, £500 Cardon

AA – £660 Drumtall, £590, £550 Newlands, £480 Westertoun, £470 Cardon, £460 Auchmeddan

BB – £590 Newlands, £550 Over Lethame

BSH – £420 Over Lethame

HOL – £450 Drumtall, £430 Auchmeddan

FRIES – £360 Westertoun

AYR – £310 Newlands

Calves Off Milk

LIM X – £800 Dykehead

AA – £930, £870, £820, £790, £740 & £700 Auchmeddan, £660 Dykehead, £610 Drumtall, £560 Newlands

BB – £890 & £860 Craigthorn, £770 Dykehead, £740 & £660 Craigthorn, £610 Dykehead

FRIES – £490 Auchmeddan

Sheep Primestock Report

On Monday 28^th July Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 1890 Lambs and 1485 Cast Ewes through Lanark.

Lambs

A much larger show of 1890 prime lambs were forward with trade slightly easier on the week with more numbers forward all over. Some lambs coming forward lean enough and would be better sold as store. Best fleshed lambs commanded a premium.

The sale topped at £194 per head for Texels from Struthers, Collielaw Farm and to 412p/kg for Texels from the same home.

Overall Average 332p/kg (SQQ 332p/kg)

25.5-32kg

Per Head

BTEX – £60 East Yardhouse

BEL – £100 East Yardhouse

HW – £65 Glen Road

Per Kilo

BEL – 333p East Yardhouses

BTEX – 188p East Yardhouses

HW – 240p Glen Rd

32.1-39kg

Per Head

TEX – £132 Dalwyne & Brownhill, £130 Dykehead, Carco & Spango

BEL – £135 Spango, £118 Midtown Cottage

SUF – £120 Dalwyne

CHAR – £126 Dalwyne

X – £130 Kilwhipnach, £119 Spango, £114 Dykehead, £110 Forrestfield & Kilwhipnach

BFL – £106 Spittal

BTEX – £130, £128 & £90 East Yardhouse

Per Kilo

TEX – 351p Dykehead, 348p Midtown (twice), 343p Dykehead & Midtown

BEL – 357p Midtown, 346p Spango

SUF – 315p Dalwyne

CHAR – 331p Dalwyne

X – 342p Kilwhipnach, 316p Dykehead, 314p Kilwhipnach, 305p Spango, 289p Forrestfield

BFL – 278p Spittal

BTEX – 336p, 333p & 250p East Yardhouses

39.1-45.5kg

Per Head

TEX – £174 Townhead, £169 & £159 Ingraston, £159 Dykehead, £158 Ingraston

BEL – £154 Calton, £154 & £150 Biggarshiels Mains, £150 West Shawtonhill & Auchenhard

BF – £115 Overcairn, £110 Hartfield

SUF – £151 Little Galla, £148 Bents, £142 Bickerton Hall & Holylee House, £140 Strawfrank

CHAR – £130 Nether Brotherston

CHE – £135 Nettlingflat, £133 Brockhouse, £130 Auchtygemmell

CHM – £143 & £139 Brockhouse

SM – £127 Haystoun

X – £139 Whitelee Gate, £128 Eastfield, £120 Hartfield, £110 Dalwyne

DTEX – £110 Auchtygemmell

Per Kilo

TEX – 386p Townhead, 375p & 369p Ingraston, 363p Westpark, 361p Nether Abington

BEL – 366p & 365p Biggarshiels, 361p Haspielaw, 352p Muirhouse, 350p Calton

BF – 287p Overcairn, 275p Hartfield

SUF – 340p Haspielaw, 335p Little Gala, 331p Brockhouse, 328p Bents, 322p Bickerton Hall

CHAR – 317p & 302p Nether Brotherston

CHE – 329p Nettlingflat, 324p Brockhouse, 309p Auchtygemmell

CHM – 325p & 323p Brockhouse

SM – 317p Haystoun

X – 323p Whitelee Gate, 320p Eastfield, 292p Hartfield, 275p Dalwyne

DTEX – 275p Auchtygemmell

45.6-52kg

Per Head

TEX – £194 & £192 Collielaw, £184 Richardton, £183 High Parks

BF – £125 Wester Crosswoodhill

SUF – £166 Traquair Knowe & Blunderfield, £164 Middlehouse, £161 & £160 Knockenhair

CHAR – £176 Laigh Cleughearn

X – £160 West Handaxwood, £158 Whitelee Gate, Eastfield & West Handaxwood, £157 Middlehouse

BFL – £130 Spittal

BDM – £170 High Parks

BTEX – £173 & £170 Millside

DTEX – £140 Brownhill

Per Kilo

TEX – 412p Collielaw, 391p High Parks, 380p Ingraston, 378p Dykehead & Townhead

BF – 290p Wester Crosswoodhill

SUF – 347p Knockenhair, 345p Blunderfield, 332p Traquair Knowe, 328p Knockenhair, 325p Hattonknowe

CHAR – 338p Laigh Cleughearn

X – 316p North Garngour & Eastfield, 309p West Handaxwood, 307p Middlehouse & West Handaxwood

BFL – 270p Spittal

BDM – 361p High Parks

BTEX – 333p & 332p Millside,

DTEX – 311p Brownhill

52+kg

Per Head

TEX – £190 Strawfrank, £186 North Garngour, £180 Over Kypeside & Midlock, £172 Threepwood

SUF – £180 Burnetland

BFL – £150 Hattonknowe

ZWA – £160 West Shawtonhill

Per Kilo

TEX – 339p Over Kypeside, 327p Strawfrank, 313p Midlock, 307p Threepwood, 303p Hillend

SUF – 333p Burnetland

BFL – 283p Hattonknowe

ZWA – 290p Tornadee

Cast Ewes & Rams

The 1485 cast ewes and old season hoggs were still in demand even though there were more leaner, plainer ewes on offer. Best quality and good meat still wanted.

The sale topped at £305 per head for Texels from Hilltop Farming and to £169 for Blackface from Hamilton, Crosswoodhill.

Overall average £116.22

BF average £89.20 (340)

Ewes

TEX – £305 Hilltop, £300 Strawfrank & Hilltop, 292p Strawfrank, 278p Townhead

RYE – £120 Eight Acres

BEL – £150 Toftcombs, £138 Midtown, £130 Haspielaw, £110 Toftcombs, £100 Baillieshall

BF – £169 Crosswoodhill, £162 Lochlyoch, £130 Wester Crosswoodhill, £128 Kilwhipnach & Crosswoodhill

SUF – £262 Traquair Knowe, £200 Black Barn, £198 North Garngour, £195 Carwood, £190 Hilltop

CHAR – £124 Auchtygemmell

NCC – £160 & £150 Allanton, £150 Nettlingflat, £134 Allanton, £120 Westmains

CHE – £150 Westmains, £132 Kilnhills, £118 Woodlands, £110 Yardbent, £104 East Yardhouses

CONT – £125 Allanton, £110 Lesserlinn, £88 High Parks

CHM – £188 Black Barn, £150 Blackhill, £130 Baillieshall

X – £218 Hilltop, £200 Lochlyoch, £198 Crosswoodhill, £190 Townhead, £186 Midlock

BFL – £218 Cockrig, £216 Haystoun, £150 Rockhall, £136 Mid Lanrigg, £104 Scrogton

BDM – £192, £170, £165 & £130 Lesserlinn,

BTEX – £162 & £150 Boylston

KHIL – £153 Wester Hassockrigg

DOR – £138 & £108 North Boig

Rams

TEX – £194 & £166 Cowgrove, £156 Boylston, £140 North Boig & Cowgrove

BEL – £158 Whinnybrae, £140 Cowgrove, £126 Forrestfield

BF – £100 Midlock

X – £165 North Boig

BFL – £200 Allanton