Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 24th November 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 80 cattle comprising of 35 bullocks and heifers and 45 cast cows.
Prime Cattle
Limousin heifers sold to £2965 from Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to 455p/pk from Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Cairns Butchers, Law.
Limousin bullocks sold to £2797 from Warnock, Hill Farm, Strathaven to H Black Butchers Lanark or to 450p/pk from Pettigrew, Faskine Farm, Airdrie to Faulds Butchers, Kilmarnock.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2421 Mafflat
LIM – £2773 Brockwoodlees, £2741 Hill (Strathaven), £2720 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £2965 Brockwoodlees, £2807 Collielaw, £2737 Brockwoodlees, £2653, £2640 Stravenhouse, £2613 Faskine
CHAR X – £2773 North Boig, £2749 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 455p (Twice) Brockwoodlees, 445p Hill (Strathaven)
LIM X – 455p, 452p (Twice), 450p Brockwoodlees, 442p Stravenhouse, 440p Collielaw, 440p Faskine
CHAR X – 435p Brockwoodlees, 432p North Boig
BB – 420p Muirburn
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2565 Mafflat
LIM – £2797 Hill (Strathaven)
LIM X – £2607 North Boig, £2520 Faskine
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM – 415p Hill (Strathaven)
LIM X – 450p Faskine, 422p North Boig
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2046 Westtown
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 338p Kirklands
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2640 per head from Auchenhard Farm, West Calder or to 312p/pk from Barrie, Howburn Farm, Biggar.
Dairy cows sold to £2190 per head from Miller, Ormiston Farm, Kirknewton or to 284p/pk from Miller, Ormiston Farm, Kirknewton.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2340, £2140 & £2090 Huntlyhill
LIM X – £2410 Huntlyhill, £2390 Toxside, £2370 & £2290 Howburn, £2290 Toxside
SIM – £2640 Auchenhard, £2290 & £2270 Westmains
HER – £2210 Newton of Wiston
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 311p Newton of Wison, 289p & 278p Huntlyhill
LIM X – 312p & 309p Howburn, 301p & 297p Toxside
SIM – 298p Auchenhard, 291p Westmains
HER – 306p & 300p Newton of Wiston
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £2190 & £2040 Ormiston Mains
HOL – £1940 Greentowers, £1810 Kirklands Farm
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 283p & 274p Ormiston Mains
HOL – 253p Greentowers, 230p Kirklands
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday the 24th November Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4004 Lambs and 1323 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
The 4004 prime lambs were another good show for quality with export lambs and lighter lambs again sharper on the week. More could have been sold to advantage.
The sale topped at £190 per head for Beltex from Smith, Westpark Farm and to 388p/kg for Beltex from Bryson, Laigh Carnduff Farm.
Overall Average 323p/kg (SQQ 328p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £56 Hamilton Rd
BF – £93 Carco, £87 The Bank
Per Kilo
TEX – 207p Hamilton Rd
BF – 300p Carco, 300p The Bank
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £150 High Crewburn, £136 Cumberhead, £136 Yeldabrek, £132 Carco, £131 Hillridge
BEL – £141 Lamington Livestock, £140 Laigh Carnduff
BF – £124 Kingside, £124 Muirhouse, £123 Barglachan, £120 Shawhead, £117 Thethwaite
SUF – £122 Yeldabrek, £111 Auchencorth
CHAR – £130 Nether Brotherston
X – £122 Yardbent, £120 Stoneside of Dripps
Per Kilo
TEX – 384p High Crewburn, 377p Cumberhead, 352p Silvermuir, 347p Carco, 344p Hillridge
BEL – 361p Lamington Livestock, 359p Laigh Carnduff
BF – 332p Barglachan, 326p Kingside, 324p Shawhead, 322p Fallside, 317p Muirhouse
SUF – 321p Yeldabrek, 308p Auchencorth
CHAR – 333p Nether Brotherston
X – 324p Stoneside of Dripps, 321p Yardbent
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £175 Laigh Carnduff, £154 Allanton, £153 Dykehead, £153 High Crewburn, £152 Westpark
BEL – £168 Drumbuie, £165 Biggarshiels Mains, £154 Lamington Livestock, £153 Carstairs Mains, £152 Drumbuie
BF – £139 Shawhead, £134 Spango, £133 Monaliadh, £131 Boat, £130 Cloverhill
SUF – £145, £143 Thethwaite, £141 Muirhouse, £135, £134 Thethwatie
CHE – £143, £142 Yeldabrek, £140, £139 Thethwaite, £139 Kingside
SM – £142 Traquair Knowe, £138 Glenrig, £135 Dykehole, £134 Kingside
X – £144 Allanton, £141, £135 Nether Brotherston, £132 Shawhead
BTEX – £139 Burnfoot
DS – £131 Brownhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 388p Laigh Carnduff, 353p Allanton, 351p Dykehead, 350p Brownhill, 350p Allanton
BEL – 383p Biggarshiels Mains, 373p Drumbuie, 357p Hill (Cumnock), 354p Carstairs Mains, 350p Lamington Livestock
BF – 323p Shawhead, 322p Spango, 319p Boat, 319p Spango, 317p Cloverhill
SUF – 332p, 329p, 326p Thethwaite, 320p Muirhouse
CHE – 332p Yeldabrek, 325p Thethwaite, 325p Whelphill, 322p Yeldabrek, 322p High Crewburn
SM – 319p Kingside, 315p Traquair Knowe, 306p Dykehole, 306p Glenrig
X – 330p Shawhead, 320p Allanton, 313p Nether Brotherston, 312p Whelphill, 300p Nether Brotherston
BTEX – 315p Burnfoot
DS – 319p Brownhill
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £179 Collielaw, £174 Yeldabrek, £174, £173 Collielaw
BEL – £186 Westpark, £184, £174, £170 Broomfield Lodge
BF – £130 Haspielaw, £126 Auldhouseburn
SUF – £150 Strawfrank, £156 Gilmeadowland, £154 Hattonknowe, £153 Brownsbank, £152 Traquair Knowe
CHAR – £159 Glenrig, £146 Nether Brotherston
CHE – £150 Nettlingflat, £148 Thethwaite, £148 Nettlingflat, £146 Belstane, £140 Nether Abington
SM – £151 Shawhead, £150 Belstane, £149 Heatheryhall, £148 Lightshaw
HAM – £158, £156 Gibsonhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 362p Yeldabrek, 360p, 351p Collielaw, 350p High Parks
BEL – 400p Broomfield Lodge, 387p Westpark, 370p, 369p Broomfield Lodge, 363p Biggarshiels Mains
BF – 276p Haspielaw, 268p Auldhouseburn
SUF – 323p Heatheryhall, 318p Gilmeadowland, 313p Yeldabrek, 310p Glenrig, 308p Nunnerie
CHAR – 310p Nether Brotherston, 305p Glenrig
CHE – 321p Nettlingflat, 318p Nether Abington, 314p Thethwaite, 310p Belstane, 300p Nettlingflat
SM – 306p Cloverhill, 306p Belstane, 304p Heatheryhall, 302p Shawhead, 290p Lightshaw
HAM – 325p, 309p Gibsonhall
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £187 Kailzie Mains, £184 Brownsbank, £183 Kailzie Mains, £180 Townfoot (Symington), £179 Collielaw
BEL – £190 Westpark
BF – £149 Nunnerie
SUF – £180 Strawfrank, £180 Kailzie Mains, £170 Nettlingflat, £164 Strawfrank
ZWA – £140 Yeldabrek
ROM – £154 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 347p Brownsbank, 331p Collielaw, 311p Yeldabrek, 307p Muirhead, 307p Strawfrank
BEL – 358p Westpark
BF – 281p Nunnerie
SUF – 301p Greenbank, 300p Fieldside, 300p Strawfrank, 296p Traquair Knowe, 296p Belstane
ZWA – 237p Yeldabrek
ROM – 280p Yeldabrek
Cast Ewes & Rams
A smaller show of 1323 cast ewes and rams were again dearer on the week with all classes in demand and short of requirement. Many more could be sold.
The sale topped at £345 per head for Texels from Blackwood Farms, Auldhouseburn Farm and to £147 for Blackface from Smith, Wester Crosswoodhill Farm.
Overall Average £130.86
BF Average £88.84 (335)
Ewes
TEX – £345 Auldhouseburn, £320 Silvermuir, £310, £305 & £295 Yeldabrek
BF – £147 Wester Crosswoodhill, £130 Auldhouseburn, £124 (twice) Gair, £122 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – £275 & £240 Auldhouseburn, £230 Crow Wood, £228 Yardbent, £212 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £195 Brocklees
NCC – £182 Yeldabrek, £170 Brocklees & Yeldabrek, £160 Brocklees & Dykehead
CHE – £145 Whelphill, £142 Thethwaite, £130 Woodedge, £120 Braeedge, £118 Blackburn
CONT – £126, £113 & £90 Yeldabrek
CHM – £185 Silvermuir, £180 Carnbroe & Brocklees, £151 & £130 Greyside
X – £182 Crow Wood & Muirhead, £180 Fieldside, £178 West Shawtonhill & Chapelhill
BTEX – £155 Craigievern
DS – £110 Hamilton Rd
ZWA – £125 & £120 Yeldabrek
JAC – £128 Pardovan, 100 Greyside & Pardovan
ROM – £155 & £132 Yeldabrek, £130 Greyside,
HAM – £198, £160 & £100 Gascoigne
Rams
TEX – £240 & £130 Yeldabrek, £100 Crow Wood
BEL – £160 Braeedge
BF – £200 Haspielaw, £135 Crow Wood, £128 Auldhouseburn, £112 Handaxwood, £110 Easter Dawyck
CHE – £228 Little Galla
BFL – £210 Kingside, £170 West Shawtonhill
BL – £192 Newmill, £152 Elsrickle Mains
JAC – £100 (twice) Pardovan
