Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 15th December 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 173 cattle comprising of 40 bullocks and heifers, 62 cast cows and 71 calves and stirks.
Calves and Stirks
On Monday Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with 71 calves at their final sale of the year.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £690 x 3 Ladehead, £590 Swaites, £590 Kypeside, £530 Ladehead
SIM X – £650 Starlaw, £540 Ladehead
AA X – £600 Ladehead
BB X – £650 Swaites, £620 Langside, £620 Swaites, £600 Broadfield, £580 Swaites, £550 Carstairs Mains, £550 Langside
SHO X – £610 Ladehead
AYR – £300, £290 Langside
Calves Off Milk
BB X – £820 x 2, £800 Kypeside, £660 Langside, £600 Kypeside
Prime Cattle
Charolais Heifers sold to £2819 from Skeoch Farm, Mauchline to Black Butchers, Lanark or to 442p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Collins Butchers, Muirhead.
Simmental Bullocks sold to £2836 from Brownsbank Farm, Biggar to Black Butchers, Lanark or to 430p/pk from Balquharrage Farm to MJ Stark Wholesalers, Paisley.
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM X – £2788 Brockwoodlees, £2738 Howburn, £2666 Brockwoodlees, £2515 Walkerdyke, £2485 Stravenhouse
CHAR X – £2819 Skeoch, £2712 Brownsbank
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 438p Stravenhouse
LIM X – 442p (twice) & 440 Brockwoodlees, 435p North Boig, 430p Stravenhouse
BB – 395p Muirburn
CHAR X – 400p Skeoch & Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM – £2641 Hill Farm,
LIM X – £2576 Howburn
SIM – £2836 Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM X – 422p North Boig
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £1940 Harelaw
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2490 per head from Oldhill Farm, Carluke or to 308p/pk from Huntlyhill Farm, Lanark.
Dairy cows sold to £1940 per head from Blackbog Farm, Hamilton or to 275p/pk from Harelaw Farm, Lanark.
Cast Bulls sold to £2100 per head from Traquair Knowe Farm, Innerleithan or to 238p/pk from Muldron Farm, Bathgate.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £1940 Ingraston
LIM X – £2470 Huntlyhill, £2390 Bonnington Mains, £2210 Huntlyhill
BSH – £2490 Oldhill
SIM – £2240, £2170 Huntlyhill, £2140 Wintermuir
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 276p Bonnington Mains
LIM X – 308p Huntlyhill, 292p Bonnington Mains, 290p Huntlyhill
SIM – 299p, 273p Huntlyhill
BLO – 239p Auchencorth
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1390 Nether Affleck
HOL – £1940 Harelaw, £1940, £1810 Blackbog, £1790 Grangehall
AYR – £1540 Craigends
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 206p Nether Affleck
HOL – 274p Harelaw, 225p East Gartmillan, 223p Grangehall, 221p Blackbog
AYR – 220p Craigends
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £2100 Traquair Knowe
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 238p Muldron
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday the 15th December Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4796 Lambs and 1541 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
Another large show of 4796 prime lambs were forward with trade again strong, especially for export and lightweight lambs. Heavier lambs also easier to cash.
The sale topped at £190 per head for Suffolks from Smellie, Kailzie Mains Farm and to 400p/kg for Beltex from Linton, Sornfallow Farm.
Overall Average 317p/kg (SQQ 325p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £98 Springfield
BF – £93 Sandford Sheep Co, £89 Toxside, £69 Debog, £69 Parisholm, £60 East Fortissat
CHE – £93 Carcant, £89 East Yardhouses
X – £98 Toxside
SHET – £92 Carlophill
Per Kilo
TEX – 316.1p Springfield
BF – 296.7p Toxside, 290.6p Sandford Sheep Co, 265.4p Debog, 255.6p Parisholm, 206.9p East Fortissat
CHE – 329.6p East Yardhouses, 300p Carcant
X – 306.3p Toxside, 214.3p East Fortissat
SHET – 306.7p Carlophill
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £133 Debog, £132 & £130 Springfield, £131 Galalaw, £130 Yeldabrek
BEL – £154 Kepscaith, £133 Cumberhead, £110 Spango
BF – £126 Whelphill, £124 Edgehead, £123 (x3) Gosland, Easterhouse (Wishaw) & Whelphill
SUF – £127 Springfield, £122 Nether Brotherston
CHE – £126 Nettlingflat, £123 West Browncastle
CHM – £129 Newton of Wiston
SM – £122 Knockenhair, £110 Carcant
X – £120 Nether Brotherston, £114 West Browncastle
BTEX – £122 East Yardhouses
EC – £90 East Fortissat
Per Kilo
TEX – 357.1p Debog, 347.2p Yeldabrek, 347p Springfield, 342.1p Yeldabrek, 341p Debog
BEL – 394.9p Kepscaith, 359.5p Cumberhead, 305.6p Spango
BF – 342.9p Birthwood, 336.1p Spango, 329.4p Eastfield of Coulter, 326.3p Edgehead, 323.7p Gosland
SUF – 334.2p Springfield, 321.1p Nether Brotherston
CHE – 341.7p West Browncastle, 331.6p Nettlingflat
CHM – 330.8p Newton of Wiston
SM – 312.8p Knockenhair, 289.5p Carcant
X – 342.9p Nether Brotherston, 292.3p West Browncastle
BTEX – 329.7p East Yardhouses
EC – 236.8p East Fortissat
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £160 Hillend (Biggar), £155 Allanton, £154 Black Burn & Broomfield Lodge, £153 East Merkland
BEL – £168 Sornfallow, £165 Richardton & Cowgrove, £162 Jeanfield, £158 Richardton
BF – £141 Heatheryhall, £137 East Merkland, £134 Carlophill, £132 Hartside (Lamington), £130 Greenfield (Cobbinshaw)
SUF – £146 Thethwaite, £142 Newton of Wiston, £141 (x3) Chapelhill, Eastshield (Carnwath) & Netherurd Mains
CHAR – £138 & £129 Nether Brotherston
CHE – £144 Nettlingflat, £143 Sornfallow, £141 Boat, £139 Thethwaite & Newton of Wiston
CHM – £136 Dykehole, £131 High Crewburn
SM – £137 Burnetland, £136 & £128 Springfield, £130 Hartside (Lamington), £127 Greenfield (Cobbinshaw)
X – £133 The Hayloft, £132 Spango
LLE – £134 East Crookedstone
ROUS – £140 Debog
BTEX – £156 Kepscaith
MB – £144 Jeanfield
KHIL – £124 Wester Crosswoodhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 375.6p Black Burn, 355.6p Hillend (Biggar), 355p High Crewburn, 351.2p Kames, 347.7p East Merkland
BEL – 400p Sornfallow, 392.9p Cowgrove, 385.7p Jeanfield, 371p Broomfield Lodge, 366.7p Richardton
BF – 320p Whelphill, 317.1p Greenfield (Cobbinshaw), 314.3p Hartside (Lamington), 313.3p Heatheryhall, 312.5p East Merkland
SUF – 331.8p & 326.8p Thethwaite, 330.2p Newton of Wiston, 325p Blackhill (Crossford), 323.8p Yeldabrek
CHAR – 307.1p & 306.7p Nether Brotherston
CHE – 336.6p & 327.9p Boat, 331.7p Lochurd, 325p Sornfallow, 323.3p Thethwaite
CHM – 327.5p High Crewburn, 309.1p Dykehole
SM – 309.5p Hartside (Lamington), 309.1p Springfield, 307.3p East Merkland, 304.8p Springfield, 304.4p Burnetland
X – 309.3p The Hayloft, 300p Spango
LLE – 326.8p East Crookedstone
ROUS – 318.2p Debog
BTEX – 365.9p & 354.5p Kepscaith
MB – 334.9p Jeanfield
KHIL – 295.2p Wester Crosswoodhill
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £181 Grangehall, £178 Broomfield Lodge & Silverrig, £174 & £170 Collielaw
BEL – £180 Toftcombs, £178 Carstairs Mains, £175 Collielaw, £170 Broomfield Lodge, £168 Lamington Livestock
BF – £146 Haspielaw, £141 Heatheryhall, £135 Woodhouse, £133 Toxside, £90 East Fortissat
SUF – £154, £151 (x2) & £149 Sornfallow, £149 Hattonknowe
CHE – £148 Belstane, £143 Yeldabrek, £142 Castle Crawford, £141 Grangehall, £140 Whelphill (Dempster)
SM – £143 Hattonknowe, £140 Belstane, £137 (x3) Yeldabrek, Heatheryhall & Lawhead (Tarbrax)
BTEX – £157 East Yardhouses
Per Kilo
TEX – 387p Broomfield Lodge, 378.7p Silverrig, 377.1p Grangehall, 354.2p Easterhouse (Wishaw), 343.5p Blackhill (Crossford)
BEL – 375p Toftcombs, 370.8p Carstairs Mains, 357.1p Collielaw, 350p Lamington Livestock, 340p Broomfield Lodge
BF – 306.5p Heatheryhall, 292p Haspielaw, 287.2p Woodhouse, 255.8p Toxside, 200p East Fortissat
SUF – 326.7p Lawhead (Tarbrax), 324p Hattonknowe, 320p Gilmeadowland, 317.8p Netherurd Mains, 315.6p Nettlingflat
CHE – 315.6p Castle Crawford, 310.9p Yeldabrek, 306.5p Grangehall, 304.3p Whelphill (Dempster), 302p Belstane
SM – 291.8p Hattonknowe, 291.5p Yeldabrek, 291.5p Heatheryhall, 285.7p Belstane, 279.6p Lawhead (Tarbrax)
BTEX – 327.1p East Yardhouses
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £185 Whinbush, £182 Kailzie Mains, £178 Black Burn, £175 Collielaw, £172 Sornfallow
BEL – £169 Cowgrove, £166 & £160 Carstairs Mains, £160 Cowgrove
BF – £146 Crosswoodhill
SUF – £190 & £188 Kailzie Mains, £179 & £174 Sornfallow, £170 Fieldside
CHE – £150 Fieldside
BTEX – £170 Dreva
ZWA – £146 & £130 Yeldabrek
KHIL – £164 Hattonknowe
Per Kilo
TEX – 320.8p & 313p Collielaw, 312.7p Sornfallow, 311.1p Collielaw, 306.9p Black Burn
BEL – 307.4p & 271.2p Carstairs Mains, 301.8p & 235.3p Cowgrove
BF – 251.7p Crosswoodhill
SUF – 298.3p & 294.9p Sornfallow, 296.4p Gosland, 294.7p Kailzie Mains, 292.7p Blackpark
CHE – 272.7p Fieldside
BTEX – 298.2p Dreva
ZWA – 250p & 243.3p Yeldabrek
KHIL – 260.3p Hattonknowe
Cast Ewes & Rams
A smaller show of 1541 cast ewes perhaps the edge off the biggest ewes but the plainer, leaner end dearer.
The sale topped at £350 per head for Texels from Griffies, Black Barn Farm and to £140 for Blackface from Earnochmuir Farm.
Overall average £127.94
BF average £99.60 (249)
Ewes
TEX – £350, £320 Black Barn, £300 Kailzie Mains, £280 Sornfallow, £275 Yeldabrek
BEL – £188 Toftcombs, £150 Kailzie Mains, £115 Broomfield Lodge, £110 Kepscaith
BF – £140 Earnochmuir, £138 Crow Wood Cottage, £136 Crosswoodhill, £130 Glencaple, £130 Crosswoodhill
SUF – £255 The Beeches, £245 Greyside, £230 Kailzie Mains, £215 Black Barn, £205 Greyside
NCC – £168, £146, £144 Sor fallow, £140 Greyside, £140 Calla
CHE – £152 Earnochmuir, £140 Crow Wood Cottage, £130 Yeldabrek, £120 Sornfallow, £120 High Dyke
CONT – £136, £120, £118 Yeldabrek
CHM – £190 Black Barn, £188 Sornfallow, £160 Biggarshiels Mains, £160 Skirling Craigs, £152 Craigmad
X – £190 The Hayloft, £170 Sornfallow, £166 Crathie Est, £165 Black Barn, £162 Skirling Craigs
BFL – £220 Greenfield, £182 Steading Cottage
SHE – £76 Greyside, £65 Yeldabrek
LLE – £116 Greyside, £116 Yeldabrek, £92 Crathie Est
BTEX – £230 East Yardhouses, £206 Greyside
ZWA – £152 Yeldabrek
BL – £160 Elsrickle Mains
JAC – £71 Yeldabrek
ROM – £118 Greyside
KHIL – £120 Wester Crosswoodhill
OTH – £182 Greyside, £120 Yeldabrek, £80 Balaclava
EC – £118, £100 The Bank
Rams
TEX – £230 Castle Crawford, £205 Cowgrove, £205 Longford, £190 Dreva, £188 Greyside
BEL – £170 Cowgrove, £170 Kepscaith, £140 Greyside, £125 Allanton
BF – £140 Croswoodhill, £138 Woolfords, £130 East Fortissat, £106 Dreva, £100 East Fortissat
SUF – £195 Netherurd Mains, £180 Cowgrove, £172 Dreva, £145 Muldron, £100 Nether Hillhouse
NCC – £225 Braeedge, £205 Allanton
CHE – £155 Castle Crawford, £140 Greyside
BFL – £170 Dreva
SHE – £60 Wester Dunsyston
EC – £100, £70 East Fortissat
