Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 5^th January 2026

Cattle Primestock Report

Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 168 cattle comprising of 23 prime bullock and heifers, 44 cast cows, 4 dairy cattle and 97 calves.

Dairy Cattle

4 Dairy cattle were forward at the 1^st monthly dairy sale of 2026. In milk heifers sold to £2000 (twice) from Messrs Rutherford, Loanfoot Farm

In-Milk Heifers

HOL – £2000 (twice), £1950 & £1900 Loanfoot

Calves and Stirks

Our fortnightly calf and stirk sale had forward 99 calves at the 1^st sale of 2026. On milk calves held recent rates with off milk calves slightly easier.

Calves On Milk

LIM X – £700 Swaites, £580 Ladhead, £470 Ladehead

AA – £600 Craigthorn, £550 Swaites

AAX – £380 Eastfield of Coulter

BB – £740, £720, £680 Craigthorn

FRIES – £480 (x3) Hayston

Calves Off Milk

LIM X – £1100, £1020, £900 (x3) Machrihanish, £940 Dunduff

AA – £820, £760, £700 & £680 St Colmac

BB – £1000, £940 Machrihanish, £960, £880 (twice), £800 St Colmac

HOL – £820 (twice) St Colmac, £570 Bedrule

AYR – £400 (twice) Langside

INRA – £1080, £1060 Machrihanish

Prime Cattle

Charolais Heifers sold to £3073 from Brownsbank Farm, Biggar to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to 448p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Cannobie to Collins Butcher, Muirhead.

Limousin Bullocks sold to £2830 from Walkerdyke Farm, Strathaven to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to 415p/pk from Walkerdyke Farm to Chapman Butchers.

Young Bulls sold to £2656 per head from Allanton Farm, Darvel.

Beef Heifers Per Head

LIM X – £2798 Brockwoodlees

CHAR X – £3073 & £2883 Brownsbank

Beef Heifers Per Kilo

LIM X – 448p Brockwoodlees, 430p Howburn

CHAR X – 395p Brownsbank

Beef Bullocks Per Head

LIM X – £2830 Walkerdyke, £2743 Howburn

Beef Bullocks Per Kilo

LIM X – 415p Walkerdyke, 412p Howburn

Young Bulls Per Head

LUI – £2656 Allanton

Young Bulls Per Kilo

LUI – 315p Allanton

Cast Cows and Bulls

Beef cows sold to £2700 per head from Nether Abington Farm, Biggar or to 343p/pk from Nether Abington Farm.

Dairy cows sold to £1970 per head from Letham Farm, Lesmahagow or to 292p/pk from Cromlet Farm, Airdrie.

Cast Bulls sold to £2200 per head from Threepwood Farm, Carluke.

Beef Cows Per Head

AA – £2540 & £2270 Cambwell, £2140 Howburn, £2090 Nether Abington

LIM – £2370 Dillars, £2190 Midlock, £2170 Dreva

SIM – £2290 Dillars, £2170 Dreva

BB – £2700 Nether Abington

HER – £1940 Corramore

Beef Cows Per Kilo

AA – 298p Cambwell, 287p Nether Abington, 282p Cambwell

LIM – 311p Dillars

LIM X – 295p Dreva, 287p Midlock

SIM – 286p Dreva

BB – 342p Nether Abington

HER – 284p Corramore

Dairy Cows Per Head

FRIES – £1970 & £1690 Letham, £1510 Cromlet

HOL – £1840 Greentowers, £1740, £1710, £1690 Kirklands

AYR – £1670 Craigends, £1570 Langside, £1290 Swaites

Dairy Cows Per Kilo

FRIES – 292p & 283p Cromlet, 264p & 243p Letham

HOL – 244p Kirklands, 228p (twice) Kirklands, 224p Greentowers

AYR – 240p Craigends, 232p Langside

Cast Bulls Per Head

BSH – £2200

Cast Bulls Per Kilo

BSH – 186p Threepwood

Sheep Primestock Report

On Monday 5^th January 2026 Lawrie & Symington Ltd sold 3678 Hoggs and 831 Cast Ewes through Lanark.

Hoggs

A fine show of 3678 prime hoggs were a good variety of well fleshed sheep and realised a strong trade due to lack of numbers elsewhere. More could have easily been sold.

The sale topped at £188 (four times) per head for Beltex from Taylor, Heathryhall Farm & O’Connor, Woodside also, for Texels from Laird, Cambwell Farm & O’Connor, Woodside. Or to 416p/kg for Beltex from Allanton Farming.

Overall Average 338p/kg (SQQ 347p/kg).

10-25.4kg

Per Head

TEX – £164 Westmains (Carnwath)

Per Kilo

TEX – 315p Westmains (Carnwath)

25.5-32kg

Per Head

TEX – £98 Hillhouse

BF – £98 Lightshaw, £90 Brandleys

X – £97 Eight Acres Cottage. £93 Springfield

Per Kilo

TEX – 326p Hillhouse

BF – 316p Lightshaw, 300p Brandleys

X – 312p East Mains of Craichie, 300p Springfield

32.1-39kg

Per Head

TEX – £143 Walston Mill & Allanton, £138 Yeldabrek, £136 Sornfallow & Greenfield (Drumclog)

BEL – £150 Allanton

BF – £125 Thethwaite, £122 Birthwood, £120 Muirhouse (Auchenheath), £118 Bellow Mill, £115 Gosland

SUF – £133 Sornfallow, £120 Dunduff, £113 Traquair Knowe

CHE – £136 Coldwakening, £133 & £129 Sornfallow, £127 Bangour

SM – £126 Heatheryhall

X – £121 Springfield, £122 Eight Acres Cottage, £105 Greyside

SHE – £137 Woodside Avenue

HW – £106 Easterhouse

Per Kilo

RYE – 300p Prior Rigg

TEX – 371p Craigievern, 366p Allanton & Walston Mill, 364p Springfield, 362p Muirhouses

BEL – 416p Allanton

BF – 338p Birthwood, 337p Thethwaite, 333p Muirhouse, 328p The Riggs, 327p Bellow Mill

SUF – 350p Sornfallow, 342p Dunduff, 305p Traquair Knowe

CHE – 373p Bangour, 369p Sornfallow, 348p Coldwakening & Sornfallow

SM – 340p Heatheryhall

X – 336p Springfield, 302p East Mains of Craichie, 283p West Farm

SHE – 380p Woodside Avenue

HW – 294p Easterhouse

39.1-45.5kg

Per Head

TEX – £165 Muirhead (Cleghorn) & Bedlormie Mains, £164 Muirhead (Cleghorn) & Muirburn, £163 Nether Skellyhill

BEL – £180, £168 & £167 Broomfield Lodge, £163 Biggarshiels Mains, £160 Perryflatts

BF – £149 Corsebank, £142 Lightshaw, £141 Boat, £136 Upper Wellwood, £134 Walston Mill

SUF – £155 Rowantreehill, £152 Bangour, £151 Sornfallow (twice) & Hutlerburn

CHE – £155 Thethwaite, £153 Howes Way, £149 & £146 Boat, £148 Heatheryhall

CHM – £149 Sornfallow & Rowantreehill

SM – £141 Bangour, £139 Brandleys, £131 Townfoot (Symington), £130 Traquair Knowe, £127 Dunduff

X – £153 Walston Mill, £150 Hutlerburn, £147 Springfield, £140 Easterhouse, £139 Hutlerburn

BL – £134 Greenbank (Kilncadzow)

VAL – £110 Dunduff

Per Kilo

TEX – 372p Muirburn, 370p Nether Skellyhill, 366p Muirhead & Bedlormie Mains, 364p Muirhead

BEL – 409p & 390p Broomfield Lodge, 388p Biggarshiels Mains, 371p Broomfield Lodge, 365p Allanton

BF – 338p Corsebank, 330p Lightshaw, 327p Boat Farm, 326p Walston Mill, 314p Flemington Cottage

SUF – 350p Thethwaite, 348p Blackburn Mains, 346p Thethwaite & Yeldabrek, 344p Rowantreehill

CHE – 357p Dykes, 352p Thethwaite, 351p Easterhouse, 348p Walston Mill

CHM – 354p Rowantreehill, 346p Sornfallow

SM – 335p Bangour, 327p Townfoot, 325p Traquair Knowe, 323p Brandleys, 309p Dunduff

X – 350p Springfield, 347p Walston Mill, 333p & 331p Hutlerburn, 328p Springfield

BL – 326p Greenbank

VAL – 261p Dunduff

45.6-52kg

Per Head

TEX – £180 & £175 Craighead (Carluke), £178 & £177 (twice) Collielaw

BEL – £188 Heatheryhall & Woodside Avenue, £183 Broomfield Lodge (twice), £182 Collielaw

BF – £152 Corsebank, £120 Toxside,

SUF – £164 Cambwell, £161 Bents (Chapelton), £160 Traquair, Knowe, £158 Netherurd Home & Toxside

CHE – £168 Hallhill (Collesie)

SM – £155 Belstane & Lightshaw, £154 Townfoot (Symington), £144 Perryflatts

X – £160 Hutlerburn, £154 Hill of Harthill, £152 Lower Daviesdykes & Hutlerburn, £140 Eight Acres Cottage

BL – £140 Greenbank (Carluke)

Per Kilo

TEX – 384p & 368p Collielaw, 365p Nether Skellyhill & Kirkwood, 363p Collielaw

BEL – 391p Woodside Avenue, 376p Heatheryhall, 371p Collielaw, 365p Bents Farm, 358p Broomfield Lodge

BF – 310p Corsebank, 255p Toxside

SUF – 334p Cambwell, 329p Netherurd Home Farm, 325p Westmains, 322p Bents Farm, 316p Peatpotts

CHE – 323p Hallhill

SM – 313p Perryflatts, 310p Lightshaw, 303p Belstane, 296p Townfoot

X – 323p Lower Daviesdykes & Hutlerburn, 320p Hutlerburn, 308p Hill of Harthill

BL – 274p Greenbank

52+kg

Per Head

TEX – £188 Cambwell & Woodside Avenue, £182 Skirling Craigs, £178 Collielaw, £176 Hallhill (Collesie)

BEL – £180 Dykes (Auchinleck)

SUF – £180 Traquair Knowe, £174 Carwood, £171 Springfield & Southmains (Biggar), £170 Westmains (Carnwath)

CHE – £169 Hallhill (Collesie), £158 Thethwaite

X – £183 Prior Rigg, £167 Rutherend

BFL – £140 Haystoun

BDM – £180 Woodside Avenue

Per Kilo

TEX – 320p Skirling Craigs & Hallhill, 318p Belstane, 317p Dykehole, 311p Carwood

BEL – 333p Dykes Farm

SUF – 301p Southmains, Muirhouses & Carwood, 300p Springfield, 294p Carwood

CHE – 301p Hallhill, 298p Thethwaite

X – 315p Rutherend, 305p Prior Rigg

BFL – 254p Haystoun

BDM – 300p Woodside Avenue

Cast Ewes & Rams

The 831 cast ewes and rams were well short of requirements and met a fast selling trade. All classes keenly bid for.

The sale topped at £340 per head for Beltex  from Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill Farm and to £138 for Blackface from Pate, Toxside Farm.

Overall Average £150.32

BF average £113.19 (160)

Ewes

TEX – £330 Lee Meadow, £310 & £300 Toftcombs, £300 Robiesland (twice)

BEL – £340, £280 & £240 Mid Shawtonhill, £295 & £280 Heatheryhall

BF – £138 Toxside, £134 Dykehole, £128 Haystoun, £126 Westmains & Blackhope

SUF – £200 Toxside, £190 Greyside & Earnochmuir, £178 Cambwell, £168 Greyside

CHAR – £275 Heatheryhall

NCC – £156 Westmains, £144 Parkhouse, £140 Parkhouse, Howmains & Sornfallow

CHE – £152 Earnochmuir, £138 Thethwaite, £134 Muirhouse, £132 Springfield, £126 Glendouran

CONT – £190 Lee Meadow, £138 Muirhouse, £130 Crow Wood Cottage, £120 Powflats

CHM – £188 Heatheryhall, £180 Toxside, £142 Howmains

X – £180 Robiesland, £178 Netherurd Home, £176 Howburn, £164 Toxside, £162 Earnochmuir

BFL – £182 Midlock, £175 Greenbank (Kilncadzow), £170 Greenfield & Crookboat (twice)

BTEX – £205 & £190 Muirhouse

BL – £122 Halbeath

ROM – £145 Greyside

DOR – £163 Halbeath

RYE – £120 & £106 Fieldside, £100 Greyside

Rams

TEX – £235 Netherurd Home, £208 & £200 Newton of Wiston, £188 Greyside, £178 Hamilton Organics

BEL – £230 & £135 Springfield, £182 Newton of Wiston

BF – £140 Haystoun, £120 & £106 Dalveen, £114 Leithenwater, £108 Auchinellan

SUF – £170 Netherurd Home, £122 Greyside

CHAR – £215 Springfield

NCC – £180, £155 & £128 Leithenwater

X – £178, £140 & £128 Rockhall

BFL – £248 Midlock, £225 Newton of Wiston, £145 Midlock

BTEX – £200 Woodside