Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 8^th December 2025

Cattle Primestock Report

Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 110 cattle comprising of 30 bullock and heifers and 80 cast cows.

Prime Cattle

Limousin Heifers sold to £2653 from Mid Shawtonhill, Strathaven to R Lawson, Midseat Farm, Blackburn. Or to 445p/pk from Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to Elliot Butchers, Lanark.

Limousin Bullocks sold to £2826 from Wintermuir Farm, Biggar to Ingram Primestock or to 390p/pk from Hill Farm, Strathaven to Cooper Butchers, Bellshill.

Beef Heifers Per Head

AA – £2499 Mid Shawtonhill, £2382 Wintermuir

LIM – £2607 North Boig

LIM X – £2578 Brockwoodlees, £2433 Howburn, £2392 Harvieston

SIM – £2235 High Dyke

BB – £2653 Mid Shawtonhill

CHAR X – £2558 North Boig, £2542 Harvieston

Beef Heifers Per Kilo

LIM – 442p North Boig

LIM X – 445p & 440p Brockwoodlees, 430p Howburn

BB – 430p Mid Shawtonhill

CHAR X – 425p North Boig

Beef Bullocks Per Head

LIM – £2826 Wintermuir

CHAR X – £2786 Brownsbank

Beef Bullocks Per Kilo

LIM – 390p Hill Farm

Cast Cows and Bulls

Beef cows sold to £2390 per head from Townfoot farm, Biggar or to 275p/pk from Townfoot, Biggar.

Dairy cows sold to £1940 per head from Hawksland Farm, Lesmahagow or to 243 o/pk from Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge.

Cast Bulls sold to £2200 per head from Hazelside Farm, Lanark to 194p/pk from Hazelside, Farm Lanark.

Beef Cows Per Head

AA – £2040 Newton of Wiston, £1890 Lawhead

LIM – £2140 West Dykes

LIM X – £2140 Townfoot

LUING – £1940 Flemington

BSH – £1970 Wester Whitecastle

SIM – £2270 West Millrig, £1940 Lawhead

CHR – £2390 & £2000 Townfoot

Beef Cows Per Kilo

AA – 327p, 326p & 310p Newton of Wiston, 245p Lawhead, 230p Ingraston

LIM – 258p West Dykes

LIM X – 274p Townfoot, 262p Dykehead

LUING – 241p Flemington

BSH – 303p Wester Whitecastle

SIM – 274p Lawhead

CHR – 271p Townfoot

Dairy Cows Per Head

FRIES – £1840 Harvieston, £1570 Auchmeddan

HOL – £1940 & £1790 Hawksland

AYR – £1670, £1640 & £1590 Newlands

Dairy Cows Per Kilo

FRIES – 242p Harvieston, 235p, 229p & 224p Auchmeddan

HOL – 241p Hawksland, 239p Greentowers

AYR – 224p Newlands

Cast Bulls Per Head

AA – £2200 Hazelside

Cast Bulls Per Kilo

AA – 194p Hazelside

Sheep Primestock Report

On Monday 8^th December Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3323 Lambs and 1741 Cast Ewes through Lanark.

CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF PRIME LAMBS

JUDGE: Mr Morgan Reynolds, Scotbeef Vivers Ltd

Sponsor: The Sheep Game and Fed By Farmers

The Annual Christmas Show and Sale was ably judged by Mr M Reynolds, Scotbeef Vivers Ltd. He awarded his champion to heavy Beltex from Messer Anderson, Oldwalls, who won his fourth show in a row, he also took the Reserve accolade.

CLASS 1: 5 SUFFOLK CROSS LAMBS

1^st Moredun Research Institute, Firth Mains for 54kg realising £154 to West Scottish Lamb Ltd, Carlisle

2^nd Messrs C & F Wight, Carwood for 60kg realising £155 to West Scottish Lamb Ltd, Carlisle

3^rd Messrs J Y Barclay & Co, Mid Brockloch 41kg realising £135 to Euro Quality Lambs Ltd, Craven Arms

CLASS 2: 5 TEXEL CROSS LAMBS

1^st Mr C Wight, Whinnybrae for 43kg realising £178 to M J Stark Ltd, Alton

2^nd Messrs J Y Barclay & Co, Mid Brockloch for 40kg realising £150 to Yorkshire Halal Meat Supplier Ltd, Ossette

3^rd Messrs I Laird, Yeldabreck for 49kg to £160 to West Scottish Lamb Ltd, Carlisle

CLASS 3: 5 BELTEX CROSS LAMBS

1^st Messrs R Anderson & Son, Oldwalls for 52kg realising £300 to J & H Cairns, Butchers, Law and J Chapman, Butchers, Wishaw

2^nd Messrs R Anderson & Son, Oldwalls for 44kg realising £290 to Yorkshire Halal Meat Supplier Ltd, Ossette

3^rd Mrs M Dunlop, Corstane for 52kg realising £172 to West Scottish Lamb Ltd, Carlisle

CLASS 5: 10 BLACKFACE LAMBS

1^st The Firm of Shawhead Farm, Shawhead for 43kg realising £137 to Millers of Speyside Ltd, Grantown on Spey

2^nd DC & JJ Marshall LLP, Gosland for 38kg realising £124 to Yorkshire Halal Meat Supplier Ltd, Ossette

3^rd Messrs A Kennedy & Son, Mitchellhill for 38kg realising to £124 to Yorkshire Halal Meat Supplier Ltd, Ossette

CLASS 6: 10 SCOTCH MULE LAMBS

1^st The Firm of Shawhead Farm, Shawhead for 54kg realising £136 to Pickstock Foods Ltd, Swadlincote

2^nd Lightshaw Farming Co, Lighshaw for 52kg realising £138 to Pak Mecca Meats, Ltd, Birmingham

CLASS 7: 10 CHEVIOT LAMBS

1^st Messrs A Minto & Son, Townhead for 42kg realising £139 to Millers of Speyside Ltd, Grantown on Spey

CHAMPION PEN OF PRIME LAMBS: Messrs R Anderson & Son, Oldwalls with their 1^st Prize Pen of Beltex Cross Lambs for 52kg realising £300 to J & H Cairns, Butchers, Law and J Chapman, Butchers, Wishaw

RESERVE CHAMPION PEN OF PRIME LAMBS: Messrs R Anderson & Son, Oldwalls with their 2^nd Prize Pen of Beltex Cross Lambs for 44kg realising £290 to Yorkshire Halal Meat Supplier Ltd, Ossette

Principle Prices:

Lambs

A smaller show of 3323 were forward due to the weekends inclement weather and many people not wanting to come along on a show week. Those who attended were well rewarded especially if under 44kg. The lighter, the dearer.

The sale topped at £300 per head for Beltex from Anderson, Oldwalls Farm and to 659 p/kg for the same animal.

Overall Average 317p/kg (SQQ 323p/kg)

25.5-32kg

Per Head

TEX – £119 Ash Cottage

BF – £99 Peel, £89 Carco, £74 Burnfoot

SM – £94 Rosebery Est

X – £100 Sandford Sheep, £95 Burnfoot

RYE – £70 Meadowmains

Per Kilo

TEX – 371p Bankhead

RYE – 225p Meadowmains

BF – 309p Peel Farm, 296p Carco, 231p Burnfoot

SM – 293p Rosebery Est

X – 322p Sandford Sheep Co, 306p Burnfoot

32.1-39kg

Per Head

TEX – £132 & £126 Laigh Carnduff, £129 East Law, £128 Sandford Sheep, £115 High Crewburn

BEL – £148 Walkerdyke, £146 Mid Brockloch, £133 Laigh Carnduff, £126 & £125 Hillridge

BF – £125 Mitchellhill, £120 Muirhouse & The Riggs, £118 Rosebery Est, £117 Thethwaite

SUF – £125 Seafield, £117 The Thistle, £112 Stobo Home

CHE – £121 Muirhouses, £119 & £110 Stobo Home

CHM – £120 Laigh Carnduff, £114 Stobo Home

SM – £118 Hillridge, £111 Traquair Knowe, £104 Stobo Home

X – £124 Carco, £121 & £114 Nether Brotherston

BFL – £100 The Harrow

BTEX – £100 Burnfoot

HW – £112 East Law

Per Kilo

TEX – 360p Laigh Carnduff, 348p Muirhouses, 338p Laigh Carnduff, 336p Sandford Sheep Co, 330p East Law

BEL – 389p Walkerdyke, 374p Mid Brockloch, 358p Laigh Carnduff, 350p Hillridge & Laigh Carnduff

BF – 342p Gosland, 328p Mitchellhill, 321p Shawhead, 316p Thethwaite, 315p Muirhouse

SUF – 320p Seafield, 307p The Thistle, 302p Stobo Home Farm

CHE – 345p Muirhouses, 321p Stobo Home Farm, 289p Stobo Home Farm

CHM – 315p Laigh Carnduff, 308p Stobo Home Farm,

SM – 327p Hillridge, 300p Traquair Knowe, 281p Stobo Home Farm

X – 345p Nether Brotherston, 326p Carco, 308p Nether Brotherston

BFL – 270p Stobo Farm

BTEX – 294p Burnfoot

HW – 311p East Law

39.1-45.5kg

Per Head

TEX – £178 & £164 Whinnybrae, £158 Yeldabrek, £156 Boghouse, £150 Mid Brockloch

BEL – £290 Oldwalls, £!68 High Parks, £160 Yeldabrek & Lower Daviesdyke, £157 Auchenbart

BF – £137 Shawhead, £128 (twice) Boat, £126 Rosebery Est, £125 Greenfield

SUF – £145 Thethwaite, £141 East Crookedstone, £140 The Riggs, £139 Lochurd & East Crookedstone

CHAR – £139 & £131 Nether Brotherstone,

CHE – £140 Boghouse, £139 Common & Townhead, £133 Lochurd & Thethwaite

CHM – £130 East Law

SM – £133 Sonoma, £128 Scrogton, £125 Sonoma & Townfoot, £124 Greenfield

X – £129 Dovecot, £125 East Law, £124 Thethwaite, £115 Sunnyside

BFL – £110 Scrogton

HAM – £120 North Glen

BAD – £139 Sunnyside

Per Kilo

TEX – 414p & 400p Whinnybrae, 375p Mid Brockloch, 351p Yeldabrek, 347p Sunnyside

BEL – 659p Oldwalls, 400p High Parks, 372p Yeldabrek, 369p Walkerdyke & Biggarshiels Mains

BF – 326p Mitchellhill & Gosland, 318p Shawhead, 317p Scrogton, 315p Roseberry Est

SUF – 337p Thethwaite, 329p Yeldabrek, Sunnyside & Mid Brockloch

CHAR – 327p & 315p Nether Brotherston

CHE – 332p Lochurd, 331p Common Farm & Townhead, 324p Thethwaite, 318p Boghouse

CHM – 288p East Law

SM – 320p & 309p Sonoma, 297p Scrogton, 288p Greenfield, 286p Gill Farm

X – 322p Dovecot, 310p Thethwaite, 297p East Law, 280p Sunnyside

BFL – 261p Scrogton

HAM – 285p North Glen

BAD – 323p Sunnyside

45.6-52kg

Per Head

TEX – £178 (twice) & £168 Collielaw, £166 Lawhead, £164 Boghouse

BEL – £300 (twice) Oldwalls, £194 & £186 Broomfield Lodge, £188 Collielaw

BF – £135 Grangehall

SUF – £145 Traquair Knowe, Yeldabrek & Grangehall, £144 Traquair Knowe & Bents

CHE – £138 Little Galla, £137 Edgehead Farming

CHM – £144 Auchenbart, £137 Little Galla

SM – £141 Lightshaw, £138 Sonoma & Lightshaw, £137 Shawhead, £136 Muirhouses

X – £153 Auchenbart, £138 Bankhead, £136 Auchenbart

BFL – £120 Tower Farm

ZWA – £100 West Shawtonhill

Per Kilo

TEX – 345p Lawhead, 342p Collielaw, 341p Boghouse, 339p Greenfield, 337p Allanton

BEL – 576p Oldwalls, 421p & 387p Broomfield Lodge, 376p & 370p Collielaw

BF – 287p Grangehall

SUF – 308p Yeldabrek, 306p Ainville, 302p Grangehall, 300p Traquair Knowe & North Glen

CHE – 304p Edgehead Farming Co, 300p Little Galla

CHM – 300p Auchenbart, 291p Little Galla

SM – 300p Sonoma, 295p Muirhouses, 284p Cloverhill, 282p Lightshaw, 277p East Law

X – 332p Auchenbart, 300p Bankhead, 283p Auchenbart

BFL – 240p Tower Farm

ZWA – 192p West Shawtonhill

HAM – 288p North Glen

52+kg

Per Head

TEX – £178 Greenfield, £164 Collielaw, £160 Skirling Craigs, £156 Strawfrank, £155 Fieldside

BEL – £160 Burnhouse

SUF – £166 Carwood, £162 Goodockhill, £155 Carwood, £154 Moredun Research, £150f Goodockhill

SM – £136 Shawhead

X – £130 Tower Farm

BFL – £192 Tower Farm, £130 & £125 Tower Steading, £120 Tower Farm

DTEX – £164 & £150 Yeldabrek

Per Kilo

TEX – 309p Collielaw, 301p Skirling Craigs, 292p & 288p Fieldside, 281p Goodockhill

BEL – 296p Burnhouse

SUF – 296p Carwood, 288p Goodockhill, 285p Moredun Research, 277p Strawfrank, 270p Goodockhill

SM – 251p Shawhead

X – 200p Tower Farm

BFL – 234p Tower Farm, 200p Tower Farm Cottage, 192p Tower Steading, 184p Tower Farm

DTEX – 292p & 288p Yeldabrek

Cast Ewes & Rams

Another fine show of 1741 cast ewes and rams were forward with trade remaining strong. Some ewes coming forward looking weathered now. Best flesh easily sold.

The sale topped at £300 per head for a Suffolk Tup from Wight, Midlock Farm and to £148 for Blackface from Earnochmuir Farm.

Overall Average £131.79

BF Average £88.46 (284)

Ewes

TEX – £295 Midlock, £290 Mayfield, £270 High Auchensale & Glenrig, £265 Wester Whitecastle

BEL – £200 Perryflatts, ££180 Wester Whitecastle, £160 Bankhead & Greyside, £120 Greyside

BF – £148 Earnochmuir, £140 Hilltop, £130 Little Kype, £125 Tower, £124 Glencaple

SUF – £245 Traquair Knowe, £220 Yeldabrek, £218 Greyside, £210 Traquair Knowe, £198 Greyside

CHAR – £128 Yeldabrek

NCC – £160 Greyside, £150 Earnochmuir, £148 Greyside, £145 Stobo Home, £142 Yeldabrek

CHE – £150 Dunsyre, £148 Wester Whitecastle, £132 Thethwaite, £129 & £127 Easterhouse

CONT – £178, £158 & £132 Earnochmuir, £135 Yeldabrek, £128 Carlophill

CHM – £188 Yeldabrek, £185 Mayfield, £174 Yeldabrek, £140 Mid Nemphlar, £125 Auchenbart

X – £175 Gala Lodge, £170 Glenrig, £164 High Parks & Blythbank, £152 Blythbank

BFL – £144 Lower Daviesykes

BTEX – £208 Yeldabrek, £160 Greyside

ROM – £154 & £140 Greyside, £140 Earnochmuir, £134 Muirhouses

HW – £100 Wester Whitecastle

KHIL – £120 Gill

HAM – £160 Gascoigne

DOR – £120 Yeldabrek

EC – £172, £142 & £116 Broomhill

GOAT – £120 Forrestfield

Rams

TEX – £245 Carwood, £190 Townhead, £180 & £165 Yeldabrek, £160 Greyside

BEL – £160 Lower Daviesdykes

BF – £185 Glendouran, £158 Carwood, £148 Dalmahoy, £120 East Fortissat, £100 Gosland

SUF – £300 Carwood, £295 Traquair Knowe, £190 Tanhill, £125 Dalmahoy

CHAR – £250 Greyside, £185 Dunsyre

NCC – £202 Greyside, £200 Glendouran, £155 & £112 Yeldabrek

CHE – £135 Gala Lodge, £125 Greyside

BFL – £280 Midlock, £225 Townhead, £225 The Tower, £190 Chapelhill, £170 Lower Daviesdykes

LLE – £140 Yeldabrek

BTEX – £165 Mayfield

KHIL – £150 Lesserlinn

HAM – £215 & £170 Gascoigne, £145 Tornadee

EC – £140 Livesey