Primestock - Monday 4th August 2025

Primestock – Monday 4th August 2025

Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 4^th August 2025

Cattle Primestock Report

Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 90 cattle comprising of 38 bullocks and heifers and 52 cast cows.

Limousin heifers sold to £2692 from Brockwoodlees Farm to Black Butchers or to 455p/pk from the same home to Cairns Butchers.

Simental bullocks sold to £2709 from Brownsbank Farm to Chapmans Butchers or to 410p/pk from Muirburn Farm to MJ Stark, Paisley.

Beef cows sold to £2590 per head from Threestanes Farm or to 319p/pk from Gair Farm.

Dairy cows sold to £2590 per head from Dewshill Farm or to 265p/pk from the same home.

Cast bulls sold to £260 per head from Shawhead Farm or to 260p/pk from Nether Balgray Farm.

Beef Heifers Per Head

AA – £2034 Harvieston

LIM – £2548 & £2413 Brockwoodlees, £2116 Harvieston

LIM X – £2692 & £2682 Brockwoodlees

CHX – £2546 Harvieston

BSH – £2507 Harvieston

BB – £2639 Nether Abington

Beef Heifers Per Kilo

LIM – 455p & 452p Brockwoodlees

LIM X – 448p Brockwoodlees

BB – 452p Nether Abington

Beef Bullocks Per Head

LIM – £2392 Muirburn

LIM X – £2597 South Arnloss, £2445 Harvieston

SIM – £2709 Brownsbank

Beef Bullocks Per Kilo

LIM – 410p & 400p Muirburn

LIM X – 390p South Arnloss

SIM – 395p Brownsbank

Young Bulls Per Head

AA – £2234 Harvieston

CHR – £2629 Parkhall

Cast Cows and Bulls

Beef Cows Per Head

AA – £2590 & £2490 Threestanes, £2410 Robiesland, £2290 Threestanes & Hills of Dalserf, £2270 Headsmuir & Threestanes

LIM – £2090 & £1640 Gair

LIM X – £2010 Letham

BSH – £1990 Headsmuir & Brownsbank

BB – £2490 Auchren

HER – £1990 Hills of Dalserf

Beef Cows Per Kilo

AA – 304p, 294p & 288p Robiesland, 292p Headsmuir, 281p & 279p Threestanes

LIM – 319p & 293p Gair

LIM X – 294p Letham, 290p East Forth

BSH – 297p Headsmuir, 281p Brownsbank

SIM – 261p Headsmuir

BB – 306p Auchren

HER – 288p Hills of Dalserf

Dairy Cows Per Head

HOL – £2010, £1990 & £1810 Dewshill, £1700 Broadfield

Dairy Cows Per Kilo

HOL – 269p 264p & 245p Dewshill, 211p Broadfield

Cast Bulls Per Head

SHO – £2600 Shawhead

CHR – £2480 Parkhall

Cast Bulls Per Kilo

LIM – 259p Nether Balgray

Sheep Primestock Report

On Monday 4^th August Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 1792 Lambs and 1362 Cast Ewes through Lanark.

Lambs

The 1792 prime lambs were a much better show for quality, weight and especially flesh. Much better drawn on the week and was shown in the trade. Remember leaner, plain lambs are worth more in the store ring each Friday.

The sale topped at £206 per head for Texels from Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm and to 420p/kg from the same vendor.

Overall Average 344p/kg (SQQ 345p/kg)

25.5-32kg

Per Head

TEX – £90 The Bothy

Per Kilo

TEX – 300p The Bothy

32.1-39kg

Per Head

TEX – £134 Spango, £132, £124 & £120 Cleughhead (Beattock), £131 & £127 Northflatt, £125 The Law, £124 Carco, £120 Thripland.

BEL – £124 The Bothy.

X – £127 Coulterhaugh Farm Cottages.

Per Kilo

TEX – 343p Spango, 338p Cleughhead, 335p Northflatt, Cleughhead & Carco, 333p Cleughhead, 328p The Law, 325p Northflatt, 315p Thripland

BEL – 326p The Bothy

X – 334p Coulterhaugh Farm Cottages

39.1-45.5kg

Per Head

TEX – £176 Collielaw, £167 & £160 West Torphin, £166 Cambwell, £164 Burnetland, £160 (twice) Nether Skellyhill, £159 (twice) Drumbuie & West Torphin

BEL – £170 Nether Abington, £169 Nether Skellyhill, £165 Dykes (Auchinleck), £162 & £161 West Lethans, £160 Calton & Muirhouse (Auchenheath), £158 Nether Abington & Muirhouse (Auchenheath), £157 West Lethans

BF – £119 Wester Crosswoodhill

SUF – £152 Rowantreehill, Dunsyre Mains, Westpark (Strathaven) (twice), Cambwell, £149 Dovecot, £148 Dykes (Auchinleck) & Muirhouse (Auchenheath), £144 Auldtoun, £142 Dunsyre Mains

SM – £144 Hartside & Crookboat, £129 Spango

X – £154 Dunsyre Mains, £129 School Road

BL – £108 Halbeath

EC – £152 Broomfield

Per Kilo

TEX – 391p Collielaw, 380p The Law, 372p Burnetland, 371p West Torphin, 370p The Law, 368p Cambwell, 366p Dovecot, 363p Nether Skellyhill & West Torphin, 362p Dovecot

EC – 337p Broomfield

BEL – 384p Nether Skellyhill, 383p Dykes, 381p Calton, 380p Middlestead, 377p Nether Abington Cottage, 368p West Lethans, 367p Nether Abington, 365p West Lethans (twice), 363p Muirhouse

BF – 276p Wester Crosswoodhill

SUF – 345p Rowantreehill, 345p Dunsyre, 344p Dykes, 342p Auldtoun, 338p Eastshield & West Park, 337p Cambwell, 337p West Park, 336p Muirhouse, 331p Dovecot

SM – 330p Spango, 320p Hartside & Crookboat

X – 342p Dunsyre, 330p Sandford

BL – 240p Halbeath

45.6-52kg

Per Head

TEX – £206 Heatheryhall, £200 Longford, £192 & £190 Craighead (Carluke), £189 Collielaw & Craighead (Carluke), £188 & £182 West Millrig, £186 Muirhouse (Auchenheath), £184 Boghouse

BEL – £177 & £167 Ingraston

BF – £142 Wester Crosswoodhill

SUF – £173 & £159Middlestead, £171 & £152 Belstane, £167 Langholm, £160 Whinbush & Easter Sills

CHE – £160 & £130 Middlestead

CHM – £160 Little Galla

X – £156 Dunsyre Mains, £152 Broomfield

BFL – £126 Crookboat

KHILL – £162 Wester Crosswoodhill

DOR – £149 Halbeath

Per Kilo

TEX – 420.4p Heatheryhall, 408.2p Longford, 404.3p & 385.7p Craighead (Carluke), 402.1p & 380.9p Collielaw, 384.8p Ingraston, 384p Craighead (Carluke), 382.6p Howburn, 379.6p Muirhouse (Auchenheath)

BEL – 384.8p & 363p Ingraston

BF – 284p Wester Crosswoodhill

SUF – 360.4p & 345.7p Middlestead, Easter Sills 340.4p, 335.3p & 330.4p Belstane, 333.3p Whinbush, 321.2p Langholm

CHE – 340p Middlestead

CHM – 326.5p Little Galla

X – 330.4p Broomfield, 312p Dunsyre Mains

BFL – 242.3p Crookboat.

KHIL – 324p Wester Crosswoodhill

DOR – 310.4p Halbeath

52+kg

Per Head

TEX – £212 Heatheryhall, £194 Craighead (Carluke), £190 & £180 Middlestead, £186 High Crewburn, £185 (twice) West Handaxwood, £183 Langholm, £176 Middlestead & Langholm

SUF – £182 Dunsyre Mains, £177 & £162 Southmains (Biggar), £170 Middlestead

X – £172 Easter Sills, £171 School Road

Per Kilo

TEX – 392.6p Heatheryhall, 359.3p Craighead (Carluke), 349.1p & 308.3p West Handaxwood, 345.3p & 320p Langholm, 332.1p High Crewburn, 325.9p & 316.7p Middlestead, 318.2p Whinbush

SUF – 334p & 289.3p Southmains (Biggar), 330.9p Dunsyre Mains, 293.1p Middlestead

X – 310p School Road, 301.8p Easter Sills

Cast Ewes & Rams

The 1362 cast ewes, rams and hoggs were well short of requirements and were leaner on the week. All classes, especially heavy ewes keenly bid for. More needed each week.

The sale topped at £290 per head for Suffolks from Laird, Yeldabrek and to £140 for Blackface from Galloway, Lochlyoch Farm.

Overall average £132.72

Bf average £95.60 (246)

Ewes

TEX – £285 Halbeath, £280, £260 & £248 Yeldabrek, £242 Thinacre

BEL – £190 Wester Whitecastle, £164 Yeldabrek, £116 Cumberhead

BF – £140 Lochlyoch, £138 Crookboat, £137 Wester Crosswoodhill, £125 Lochlyoch, £116 Westhouse

SUF – £290 & £276 Yeldabrek, £250 Wester Whitecastle, £225 & £220 Yeldabrek

CHAR – £270 Yeldabrek

NCC – £220, £206, £190 & £170 Yeldabrek, £168 Wester Whitecastle

CHE – £188 Craighead, £160 Meikle Carleith, £152 Scrogton, £110 South Netherburn, £100 Carstairs Mains

CONT – £194, £174 & £170 Yeldabrek, £156 Whitfield, £130 Yeldabrek

CHM – £230, £198 & £196 Yeldabrek, £192 Nether Abington, £188 Yeldabrek

X – £210 Tower, £190 Cowgrove, £190 Avonbank, £188 Hattonknowe & Skirling Craigs

BFL – £174 Lightshaw, £132 Hillridge

SHE – £ 88 Yeldabrek, £80 Fieldside

BTEX – £192 Yeldabrek

ZWA – £186 Halbeath

BL – £142 Halbeath

HAM – £186 Wester Whitecastle

DOR – £162 & £110 Halbeath

Rams

TEX – £265 Yeldabrek, £255 Tower, £215 & £200 Yeldabrek, £195 Sandford

DS – £174 The Law

BEL – £132 The Law

BF – £160 Wester Crosswoodhill, £106 East Burnhead, £105 North Sanquhar Moors

SUF – £198 The Law, £118 Stonebyres

NCC – £180 Yeldabrek

X – £100 Yeldabrek

BFL – £225 Tower, £158 Lightshaw, £132 Crookboat, £116 Hartside, £100 Lightshaw

BTEX – £190 Nether Balgray

ZWA – £118 Nether Balgray

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Store Cattle

Dear Breeder,

Please find enclosed details and entry form ahead of this year’s Lanark Ladies. The Inaugural event was a great success with Texel Gimmers selling to a top of 5,800gns – along with a great average and a huge clearance rate.

Sale:	‘Lanark Ladies’ Show & Sale of In-Lamb Texel Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs followed by Sale of AOB In-Lamb Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs
Show & Sale Date:	Friday 10^th January 2025 at 5.30pm (Texel Judging: 4pm)
Classes:	Aged Ewe, Gimmer/Shearling Ewe, Ewe Hogg, Embryo Recipient
Status of Sale:	MV-Accredited and Non-Eligible for Export (Any pedigree sheep must be fully registered with relevant Breed Society prior to entry)
Closing Date(s):	Texels: Pre-Entries via Texel Website – closing Friday 6^th December at strictly 12noon All entries (including Texel Full Entries via iTexel) – Monday 16^th December at strictly 9am
Entry Fees:	£12ph (£10+VAT) – (Payable to Lawrie & Symington Ltd and MUST be paid by submission of Entries, otherwise entries will be withdrawn from Catalogue). Bacs Details: Sort Code 80-17-02 / Account Number 00110611 (Ref: Surname, Ladies) *Pedigree Texels, please note: Entry Fees will be collected by Texel Sheep Society*
Pedigree Certificates:	If applicable, please forward with entries
Substitutes:	To Lanark Office no later than Wednesday 8^th January 2024 (Substitutes Catalogue will be available on website/day of sale)
Online Bidding:	Via Marteye (www.marteye.ie) Ensure any new buyers are pre-registered prior to commencement of sale with FULL DETAILS, otherwise it will result in rejection

NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Entries can be returned to the Lanark office or can be emailed to jenna@lawrieandsymington.com or Whatsapp on 07799 845923. No entries will be accepted over the phone.

We thank you in anticipation of your entries, and if we can be of further assistance, then please do not hesitate to contact myself on 07778 449383, Archie Hamilton on 07917 624409; or Jenna Ballantyne on 07799 845923.

Yours faithfully

For LAWRIE & SYMINGTON LIMITED

Nick Woodmass F.I.A. (Scot)

Sheep Auctioneer

Lanark ladies entry form

SALE OF MV-ACCREDITED IN-LAMB FEMALES AND EMTPY EWE HOGGS

SALE: Friday 10^th January 2025 at 5.30pm

ENTRIES CLOSE: Monday 16^th December 2024 at strictly 9am

(Pedigree Texel Entries are to be submitted directly via iTexel)

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ATTENTION
FOR VENDOR’S BENEFIT PLEASE STATE WHETHER ABERDEEN ANGUS OR BEEF SHORTHORN SIRES ARE SOCIETY REGISTERED. SIRE’S EARTAG NUMBER MUST BE ON THE PASSPORT

PLEASE ENSURE THAT THIS FORM IS COMPLETED AND HANDED IN AT LEAST ONE HOUR PRIOR TO CATTLE BEING SOLD.

Consigner

Date

Pen No.

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Lots Start

Lot Order

I.D. TAG

tag number

breed

society registered sire

please check

BLK HFR BULL

Lots End

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BVD Declaration
I/We hereby declare that the above animals are declared negative of BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhoea) on the day of sale either by leaving a negative holding or having been individually tested. Please tick

The holding which these animals have moved onto the market from is a BVD NEGATIVE holding.

The holding which these animals have moved onto the market from is BVD NOT NEGATIVE, all animals presented for sale are individually tested.

I/We hereby declare that the above cattle are correctly matched with their Ear-Tag Number(s) and Passports and presented in strict order of sale and as detailed above.

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Telephone

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Email Address

Address

Postcode

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Sort Code

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Conditions of sale

PLEASE NOTE:
There will be NO sundry section within the sale and we reserve the right not to accept entries which we feel are unfit for the sale.

COMMISSION RATES
• Commission will be charged on all lots at 10% on FIRST £200 of any lot and 5% thereafter (e.g., Sold at £350 = £20+£7.50=£27.50), capped at £350 per lot. Minimum £5 per lot. • All purchases will be subject to a 3% plus VAT buyer's premium on all lots capped at £350 per item sold by auction or by private treaty.

ENTRY FEES
Tractors, Gators, Quads and Vehicle (To be sold online) £10 + VAT per lot DELIVERY OF ITEMS TO SALE YARD All Farm Machinery and Implements must be delivered to our saleyard by 3 pm on the day before the sale with the exception of Tractors, Vehicles and Quad which may arrive no later than 10.00am on the Thursday. Due to ongoing Health and Safety issues, there will be NO unloading facility available on Sale Day with loading permitted only after the conclusion of the sale.

ONLINE FACILITY
Tractor, Telehandlers, Gators, Quads and Vehicles will also be offered for sale through our online facility alongside the live sale via a drive through, any machine which cannot be driven through will be sold in the line with no online facility.

All items are sold as seen and will be conducted under the Lawrie & Symington and IAAS General Conditions of Sale which are available for inspection at our office.

Vendors Declaration

I have read and understood the TERMS AND CONDITIONS and undertake to present the above (and those on continuation sheets) for sale and to abide by these Terms and Conditions of Sale.
I certify that the items entered for sale are my/our sole property and are not subject to any hire purchase agreement or any other contract.

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