Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 8th September 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 110 cattle comprising of 40 bullocks and heifers, 70 cast cows and 62 calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to £2923 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Black Butchers, Lanark or to 458p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Collins Butchers, Muirhead
Limousin bullocks sold to £2456 from Balquharrage Farm, Lennoxtown to MJ Stark, Paisley or to 428p/pk from Balquharrage Farm, Lennoxtown to MJ Stark, Paisley.
Beef cows sold to £2640 per head from Corsebank Farm, Sanquhar or to 334p/pk from Corsebank Farm, Sanquhar.
Dairy cows sold to £2040 per head from Blackbog Farm, Quarter or to 247p/pk from Dalrioch Farm, Campbeltown.
Cast bulls sold to £2850 per head from Mid St Colmac Farm, Bute or to 216p/pk from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2563 Kilblaan, £2157 West Backs
LIM – £2786 Hill (Strathaven), £2701 Brockwoodlees, £2643 Hill (Strathaven)
LIM X – £2923 Brockwoodlees
BB – £2435 Fauldingcleugh
CHAR X – £2690 Lochurd
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 380p West Backs
LIM – 458p Brockwoodlees, 442p Hill (Strathaven), 440p, 435p Brockwoodlees, 430p Hill (Strathaven), 445p Balquharrage
BB – 438p Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2386 West Backs
LIM – £2456 Balquharrage
BB – £2452 Muirburn
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
AA – 390p West Backs
LIM – 428p Balquharrage
BB – 420p Muirburn
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £1801 Mid St Colmac
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 315p Mid St Colmac
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2090 Newbigging Mill, £1970 High Machriemore
SAL – £2290 Easter Hassockrigg
LIM – £2640 Corsebank, £2240 Corsebank
LIM X – £2440 Blackhill, £2290 Toxside
SIM – £2340 Toxside, £2070 Beechwood Drive
BLO – £2210 Brownsbank
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 272p High Machriemore, 270p Newbigging Mill, 263p Midhill
SAL – 311p Easter Hassockrigg
LIM – 334p Corsebank
LIM X – 321p Blackhill, 312p Corsebank, 276p Brownsbank, 271p Toxside
SIM – 300p Easter Hassockrigg, 284p Toxside, 275p Beechwood Drive
BLO – 282p Brownsbank
BB – 271p Hillridge
CONT – 267p Midhill
Dairy Cows Per Head
HOL – £2040 (Twice), £2000 Blackbog, £1810 Dalrioch, £1740 Blackbog, £1690 Greentowers
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
AYR – 226p Swaites
FRIES – 192p Ainville
HOL – 247p Dalrioch, 244p (Twice), 238p, 232p Blackbog, 241p Mid St Colmac, 227p Kilkivan, 224p Greentowers, 219p Greentowers, 215p Craigthornhill
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £2850 Mid St Colmac
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
AA – 215p Mid St Colmac
Calves and Stirks
62 calves, on and off milk were sold at our fortnightly sale. Topping the sale was a four month old Aberdeen Angus x bull calf from Fleming, Craigthorn Farm reaching £930.
On milk calves saw a rise in the week with £610 being achieved twice by two British Blue x heifer calves from Warnock, Eastfield of Coulter Farm.
The next sale is 22nd September.
Calves On Milk
BB – £610 (twice), £570, £560 Eastfield of Coulter
HOL – £510 (twice) Eastfield of Coulter
FRIES – £330 (twice), £320 & £300 Goslington, £270, £260 & £250 Hayston
AYR – £330 Newlands, £310 Swaites
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £910 & £880 Letham
AA – £930 & £870 Craigthorn, £900, £840, £800, £760 Mid St Colmac, £750, £720, £700 £640 Newlands, £730, £690 & £640 Dykehead
BB – £920 Mid St Colmac, £840, £790 & £780 Craigthorn, £730 Newlands, £650 Ove Lethame, £610 (twice) Swaites
HER – £830, £820, £800 & £710 Goslington, £750, £630 (twice) & £620 (twice) Ceann An Locha, £620 & £600 Swaites
BB – £870 Mid St Colmac, £800 Craigthorn, £800, £790 & £770 Over Lethem, £710 Ceann An Locha
HOL – £850 (twice) Mid St Colmac
FRIES – £490 & £480 Goslington
Dairy Cattle Sale
Lawrie & Symington Ltd held their first of the new monthly Dairy Dales and what a start it was!
An excellent show for quality with a packed ringside of buyers saw a sale top of £3100 for an outstanding Heifer from Laird Farming Co, Blyth Farm. Hot on her heels was a classy Heifer at £3050 from Messrs J Rutherford, Loanfoot.
Lawrie & Symington Ltd would like to thank all the buyers and sellers for their support today and look forward to seeing you all at the next sale on Monday 6th October.
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 8th September Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3022 Lambs and 2058 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
A larger show of 3022 prime lambs were forward and trade on par with the end of the week. Best fleshed and shapey lambs easiest sold. Heavy still coming to pounds per head. Still some leaner sorts best sold store.
The sale topped at £200 per head for Texels from Clark, North Garngour Farm and to 388p/kg for Beltex from Cochrane, Richardton Farm.
Overall Average 300p/kg (SQQ 300p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £117 Yeldabrek, £112 Sandford, £95 Kilwhipnach
SUF – £124 High Crewburn, £112 Yeldabrek
CHM – £100 High Crewburn
X – £97 Coulterhaugh
Per Kilo
TEX – 316p Yeldabrek, 302p Sandford, 279p Kilwhipnach
SUF – 326p High Crewburn, 302p Yeldabrek
CHM – 256p High Crewburn
X – 269p Coulterhaugh
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £151 Rusha, £144 Biggarshiels, £140 Dechmont, Burnetland & West Shawtonhill
BEL – £167 Richardton, £154 Biggarshiels, £150 & £148 Muirhouse, £146 Richardton
SUF – £136 Knockenhair, £134 Traquair Knowe, £130 Auldtoun, Lawhead & Linwater
CHE – £128 Nettlingflat, £115 Mossdale
CHM – £115 High Crewburn
SM – £119 Scrogton, £118 Perryflatts, £114 Crookboat
X – £120 West Mains, £113 Hayloft
BTEX – £125 South Netherburn
Per Kilo
TEX – 343p Rusha, 323p Haughyett (twice), 328p Haywoodhead, 325p Scrogton
BEL – 388p Richardton, 358p Biggarshiels, 333p Muirhouse, 330p & 329p Biggarshiels
SUF – 304p Nether Skellyhill, 302p Knockenhair, 297p Traquair Knowe, 295p Auldtoun & Lawhead
CHE – 284p Nettlingflat, 273p Mossdale
CHM – 280p High Crewburn
SM – 270p Scrogton, 262p Perryflatts, 253p Crookboat
X – 279p West Mains, 269p Hayloft
BTEX – 297p South Netherburn
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £171 Strawfrank, £170 & £169 Craighead, £169 Rusha, £168 Collielaw
BEL – £181 Bickerton Hall, £172, £171 & £170 Broomfield, £169 Perryflatts
SUF – £158 Netherurd, £156 Nether Skellyhill, £147 Brownsbank & Toxside, £146 Fountainside
CHE – £145 Hallhill
SM – £118 Townfoot, £112 Crookboat
X – £120 Devonburn
BFL – £122 Yeldabrek
KHIL – £143 Brownsbank
RYE – £149 Dovecot
Per Kilo
TEX – 359p Rusha, 256p Threestanes, 354p & 347p Craighead, 338p Broomfield
BEL – 393p Bickerton Hall, 367p Perryflatts, 363p, 361p & 358p Broomfield
SUF – 303p Netherurd, 300p Knockenhair, Muirhouse, Nether Skellyhill & Lawriesmuir
CHE – 302p Hallhill
SM – 256p Townfoot, 248p Crookboat
X – 255p Devonburn
BFL – Yeldabrek
KHIL – 275p Brownsbank
RYE – 298p Dovecot
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £200 & £188 North Garngour, £175 Walesley, £174 High Parks, £169 Hillend
BEL – £170 Hillend
SUF – £160 Netherurd, £158 Fountainside, £153 Yeldabrek & Hattonknowe, £149 Carwood
CHE – £156 Muldron
SM – £125 East Law
BDM – £170 Threestanes
Per Kilo
TEX – 318p Hillend & Walesley, 305p Netherurd & Blunderfield, 303p Strawfrank
BEL – 320p Hillend
SUF – 296p Netherurd, 288p Yeldabrek, 287p Fountainside, 286p Carwood, 283p Hattonknowe
CHE – 273p Muldron
SM – 250p East Law
BDM – 314p Threestanes
Cast Ewes & Rams
A larger show of 2058 cast ewes and rams were the biggest show for a good while. All classes slightly easier but still a great trade for time of year.
The sale topped at £250 per head for Texels from Sheridan, Wester Place Farm and to £140 for Blackface from Donald, Windhill Farm.
Overall Average £110.16
BF Average £83.90 (856)
TEX – £250 Wester Place, £245 Greenbank, £232 Toxside, £230 Overburns, £228 Ingraston
BEL – £182 Windhill, £148 East Cauldcoats, £138 Yeldabrek, £130 Oldwalls, £124 Yeldabrek
BF – £145 Hallhill, £140 Windhill, £137 Castlehill, £128 Holylee, £126 Dewshill
SUF – £250 Greenbank, £182 Hillend, £178 Strawfrank, £170 Southmains & Greenbank
EC – £146 Sandford, £124 Bankhead, £115 Yeldabrek, £104 Easter Bavelaw
RYE – £172 & £130 Yeldabrek
NCC – £176 Brockhouse, £149 Little Galla, £148 & £144 Yeldabrek, £126 Brockhouse
CHE – £190 Yeldabrek, £178 Mayfield, £160 Brockhouse, £154 Parkhouse, £150 Grangehall
CONT – £158 & £134 Yeldabrek, £114 Cleughhead, £96 Carmacoup, £94 East Law
CHM – £140 & £78 Braeedge, £70 Cleughhead
X – £80 Muirhead, £178 East Law, £174 South Mains, £172 Windhill, £168 Netherurd Mains
BFL – £192 Tower, £168 Lightshaw, £162 Townhead, £140 Hareburn View
SHE – £106 Yeldabrek, £80 Hilltop, £64 Cleughhead
BDM – £100 Yeldabrek
BL – £170 Greenbank
KHIL – £162 Sweetbit
