Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 15th September 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 120 cattle comprising of 40 bullocks and heifers and 80 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to £2829 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to 440p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead.
Limousin bullocks sold to £2762 from Faskine Farm, Airdrie to N Bark, Biggar or to 398 p/pk from Faskine Farm, Airdrie to N Bark, Biggar.
Beef cows sold to £2940 per head from Hillend Farm, Biggar or to 343p/pk also from Hillend Farm, Biggar.
Dairy cows sold to £2170 per head from Tanhill Farm, Stonehouse or to 282p/pk also from Tanhill Farm, Stonehouse.
Young bulls sold to £2411 per head from Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge or to 378p/pk also from Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge.
Cast bulls sold to £2200 per head from Sweetbit Farm, Thornhill.
Beef Heifers Per Head
SAL – £2683 Brockwoodlees
LIM – £2792, £2709 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £2829, £2786 Brockwoodlees, £2464 Harvieston, £2124 Fauldingcleugh
CH X – £2800 Brockwoodlees, £2187 Broachrigg
BB – £2514 Harvieston, £2268 Broachrigg
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
SAL – 418p Brockwoodlees
LIM – 440p, 438p, 435p Brockwoodlees
LIM X – 440p, 435p, 430p Brockwoodlees, 430p Faskine, 415p Fauldingcleugh
BB – 408p Fauldingcleugh
CHAR X – 400p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM X – £2762 Faskine, £2519 Harvieston
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM X – 398p Faskine, 390p Harvieston
Dairy Heifers per kilo
HOL – 330p Nether Affleck
Dairy Bullocks per head
FRIES – £1998 Alton
HOL – £2389 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks per kilo
FRIES – 332p Alton
HOL – 315p Millhill
Young Bulls per head
CH X – £2303 Mackiesmill
Young Bulls per kilo
CHAR X – 360p Mackiesmill
CONT X – 378p Harvieston
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2290 Robiesland, £2110 Burnfoot
LIM – £2540 Corsebank
LIM X – £2290 Corsebank, £2240 Traquair Knowe, £2240 Dawyck Est, £2010 Traquair Knowe
SIM – £2310 Traquair Knowe, £2090 Ryeflatt
BB – £2700 Hillend
HER – £2310 & £2290 Sweetbit, £2040 Wellhead
CHX – £2210 Hillend
CHAR – £2940 Hillend
SALER – £2010 Mauldslie
HIGH – £1140 Avonside
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 284p Robiesland, 269p Parkhall
LIM – 302p Nether Abington, 299p Corsebank
LIM X – 333p Corsebank, 312p & 281p Traquair Knowe
SIM – 321p Ryeflatt, 298p Traquair Knowe
BB – 343p Hillend
HER – 289p & 272p Sweetbit
CHAR – 311p Hillend
SALER – 267p Mauldslie
HIGH – 200p Avonside
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £2170 & £1910 Tanhill, £1870 Alton, £1590 Muirhouse
HOL – £2090 & £1890 Over Dalserf, £1570 Greentowers
AYR – £1300 Ardoch
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 282p & 269p Tanhill, 250p Muirhouse
HOL – 224p, 223p & 219p Over Dalserf, 217p Muirhouse
AYR – 205p Canniehole
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £2200 Sweetbit
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 15th September 2025 Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3775 Lambs and 3020 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
A much larger show of 3775 prime lambs were forward with an excellent show for quality and a lot more weight. All classes keenly bid for, as the trade looked to be firming. Best kinds very dear.
The sale topped at £196 per head for Texels from Campbell, Overburns Farm and to 404p/kg for Beltex from Mitchell, Fowler Farm.
Overall Average 305p/kg (SQQ 308p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £151 Cumberhead, £138 Westtown, £122 Yeldabrek, £118 Westtown, £117 Harestonhill
BF – £99 Castlehill, £90 Yeldabrek
SUF – £125 & £122 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 387p Cumberhead, 353p Westtown, 321p Yeldabrek, 319p The Beeches, 316p Sandford Sheep
BF – 267p Castlehill, 243p Yeldabrek
SUF – 320p Yeldabrek
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £164 Yeldabrek, £161 West Shawtonhill & Fowler, £150 Newmill, £149 Boghouse
BAD – £139 Boylston
BEL – £174 Fowler, £161 High Dyke, £160 Richardton & High Dyke, £152 Wester Whitecastle
BF – £124 Cairns, £120 Wester Crosswoodhill, £110 Castlehill & Yeldabrek, £100 Hartfield
SUF – £138 Fallside, £137 Yeldabrek, £136 Traquair Knowe, £135 Wester Whitecastle & Newton of Wiston
CHAR – £124 Altarstone
CHE – £136 Little Galla, £126 Yeldabrek, £125 Brockhouse, £123 Parkhouse, £119 Brockhouse
CHM – £128 Little Galla
SM – £126 Crookboat & Haystoun, £121 & £120 Castlehill, £114 Wester Crosswoodhill
X – £142 Swaites, £129 Dykehead, £122 Westpark, £119 Hutlerburn
BFL – £100 Spittal
HAM – £123 Gascoigne
GOAT – £90 The Cottage
Per Kilo
TEX – 364p Yeldbrek, 357p West Shawtonhill & Fowler, 340p Newmill, 339p The Beeches
BEL – 404p Fowler, 383p High Dyke, 363p Richardton & High Dyke
BF – 282p Yeldabrek & Castlehill, 279p Wester Crosswoodhill, 275p Cairns, 250p Hartfield
SUF – 313p Fallside, 312p Muldron, 311p & 309p Yeldabrek, 307p Fallside
CHAR – 295p Altarstone
CHE – 309p Little Galla, 300p Yeldabrek, 297p Brockhouse, 292p Parkhouse, 290p Brockhouse
CHM – 297p Little Galla
SM – 288p Castlehill, 287p Hartfield, 286p Haystoun, 285p Castlehill, 280p Crookboat
X – 315p Swaites, 300p Dykehead, 290p Hutlerburn, 271p Westpark
BFL – 222p Spittal
HAM – 292p Gascoigne
BAD – 315p Boylston
GOAT – 214p The Cottage
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £171 Collielaw, £169 Laigh Knoweglass & Collielaw (twice), £168 Craighead
BEL – £185 Brownsbank, £169 High Parks & Broomfield, £166 Little Kype & Broomfield
SUF – £155 Brownsbank, £150 Carlophill & The Firs, £149 Gilmeadowland, £146 The Firs
CHAR – £140 Altarstone
CHE – £151 Hallhill, £140 Wester Whitecastle, £135 Yeldabrek
CHM – £142 Little Galla, £130 Parkhouse
SM – £134 East Merkland, £133 Cloverhill, £124 Waterhead, £120 Lawhead
X – £140 Burnhead, £125 West Shawtonhill & Sandford, £110 The Beeches
BTEX – £178 Thinacre, £177 High Dyke
DTEX – £161 West Shawtonhill
ZWA – £143 Ainville
HAM – £133 Gascoigne
EC – £128 Stagehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 350p Craighead, 349p Collielaw, 338p Laigh Knoweglass, 338p & 337p Collielaw
BEL – 362p Brownsbank, 360p Broomfield Lodge, 353p & 344p Little Kype, 338p High Parks
SUF – 317p Gilmeadowland, 311p Lawhead, 302p Carlophill & Heavyside, 300p The Firs
CHAR – 297p Altarstone
CHE – 302p Hallhill, 300p Yeldabrek, 297p Wester Whitecastle
CHM – 295p Little Galla & Parkhouse
SM – 291p East Merkland, 283p Cloverhill, 269p Langholm, 266p Lawhead
X – 280p Burnhead, 277p Sandford Sheep, 266p West Shawtonhill, 244p The Beeches
BTEX – 370p Thinacre, 361p High Dyke
DTEX – 350p West Shawtonhill
ZWA – 291p Ainville
HAM – 283p Gascoigne
EASY CARE – 266p Stagehall
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £196 & £190 Overburns, £181 Yeldabrek, £180 Bankfield & Hallhill
BF – £138 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – £180 Murrays Farm, £165 Bankfield, £160 South Quarter, £159 Carwood, £152 Cambwell
SM – £138 Cloverhill
EC – £152 Muirhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 332p Collielaw, 317p Laigh Knoweglass, 311p Craighead, 307p Carwood, 305p Muirhead
BF – 260p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 300p Bankfield, 294p Carwood, 290p The Murrays, 281p Nunnerie, 277p Carwood
SM – 233p Cloverhill
EASY CARE – 292p Muirhead
Cast Ewes & Rams
The largest show for some time of 3020 cast ewes and rams saw seller taking advantage of Scotland’s largest ring of prime and cast sheep buyers. More smaller ewes forward and leaner end cheaper. Heavy ewes still dear.
The sale topped at £318 per head for Texels from Clark, Banfield Farm and to £145 for Blackface from Hamilton, Woolfords Farm.
Overall Average £103.75
BF Average £78.06 (1028)
Ewes
TEX – £318 Bankfield, £278 Yeldabrek, £258 Collielaw, £250 & £248 Yeldabrek
BEL – £270, £205, £172, £168 Sarkside, £90 Yeldabrek
BF – £145 Woolfords, £129 Wester Crosswoodhill, £126 Muldron, £124 Little Calla, £110 High Parks
SUF – £222 & £150 Bankfield, £142 & £140 Sarkside
CHAR – £120 Westtown
NCC – £160 Sarkside, £152 Sornfallow, £142 Stagehall, £137 Sarkside, £135 Yeldabrek
CHE – £152 High Dyke, £138 Little Galla, £132 Collielaw, £126 Little Galla, £122 Lochurd
CONT – £190 Hallhill, £154, £152 & £132 Braeedge, £131 Yeldabrek
CHM – £158 Heavyside, £122 & £116 Sarkside, £100 Heavyside
X – £210 Muirhead, £168 Netheryett, Boylston & Muirhead, £162 Netherurd Home
BFL – £148 Waterhead, £122 Sarkside, £112 Muldron, £102 Hillridge
ROUS – £120 High Dyke
BDM – £198 Lesserlinn, £162 High Park, £160 Lesserlinn, £156 West Shawtonhill
BTEX – £158 Sarkside, £140 Dreva
ZWA – £126 Springbank, £108 Wintermuir
HW – £88 Swaites
KHIL – £100 High Dyke & Hilltop
DOR – £94 Sarkside
DS – £180 Laigh Knoweglass
OTH – £192 Yeldabrek, £110 Springbank, £88 Hilltop
EASY CARE – £140 & £109 Bankhead, £96 Stagehall
Rams
TEX – £250 Sarkside, 3172 Wester Whitecastle & £172 Sarkside, £170 & £149 Yeldabrek
BEL – £160 Sarkside
BF – £180 Fallside, £148 East Merkland, £118 Dalveen, £98 Sarkside
SUF – £210 Fallside, £122 Yeldabrek
EC – £158 Stagehall
NCC – £188 Sarkside
CHE – £106 Dreva
X – £230 Yeldabrek
HAM – £230 Wester Whitecastle
