Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 2nd February 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 235 cattle comprising of 35 bullock and heifers, 110 cast cows and 90 calves and stirks.
Calves and Stirks
A soaring trade for on and off milk calves, with 90 calves on offer this week. The sale was topped at £1460 for an exceptional Charolais cross beef bred bullock form Erskine, Middle Mains.
On milk calves topped at £720 for a Charolais cross bull calf from Wilson, Little Gill.
Next sale is on Monday 16th February.
Calves On Milk
AA – £700 Ladehead, £600 Carstairs Mains & Swaites
BB – £660, £620 & £600 Carstairs Mains, £660 & £640 Drumglass, £620 Dykehead, £600 & £550 Littlegill, £540 Carstairs Mains, £520 Swaites
AYR – £320 (three times) Langside
HER – £690, £640 & £580 Murrays Farm
LIM X – £680, £660, £650, £640, £620, £590 Ladehead, £560 Swaites & Mount Farm
CHX – £720, £700 & £670 Littlegill
SIM – £720 Ladehead
HOL – £380 (twice), £300 (twice) Ballycurrie, £260 Wolfclyde
Calves Off Milk
AA – £860 & £840 Dykehead
INRA – £1060, £1040, £1000, £940 & £920 Machrihanish
AYR – £400 Langisde
BB – £1220 Machrihanish, £960 & £920 Craigthorn, £900 Dykehead, £840 Craigthorn, £700 Dykehead & Littlegill
CHX – £1460 & £1440 Middle Mains
LIM X – £1300 & £1260 Middle Mains, £1080 High Crewburn £980 (twice) Machrihanish, £900 High Crewburn & Machrihanish
HOL – £700, £620 (twice) Ballycurrie
SIM – £790 Cronan
HER – £1020 Murrays Farm
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2823 from Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to Black Butchers, Lanark or to 445p/pk from Brockwoodlees to Cairns Butchers, Law.
Limousin Bullocks sold to £2910 from Hill Farm, Strathaven to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to 425p/pk from Balquharrage Farm to Faulds Butchers, Kilmarnock.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £1923 South Brackenridge
LIM X – £2767 Brockwoodlees, £2648 Collielaw, £2456 Brockwoodlees, £2432 Lochurd
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM X – 445p, 440p & 425p Brockwoodlees, 422p & 410p Collielaw
CHAR X – 422p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM – £2910 Hill Farm
LIM X – £2682 Howburn
CHAR X – £2752 Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM X – 425p & 405p Balquharrage, 398p Howburn
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 328p Westtown
Young Bulls Per Head
HIGH – £1366 Blackburn
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2910 per head from Mid Shawtonhill, Chapelton or to 358p/pk from Mid Shawtonhill.
Dairy cows sold to £1890 per head (three times) from Blackbog Farm, Broadfield Farming and Laird Farming Co. Or to 278p/pk from Drumglass Farm, Kilsyth.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2390 Cleugh, £2270 Cardon
SALER – £2470, £2350, £2290 Scotstounbank, £2240 Mid Shawtonhill
SHO – £1840 Thinacre
LIM – £2490 South Carnduff, £2270 & £2110 Carmichael, £2190 South Carnduff
LIM X – £2910 Mid Shawtonhill, £2140 Dreva
SIM – £2210 Howburn
LUING – £2290 Townhead, £2090 Dreva
HER – £2190 & £2090 Wellhead
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 309p Fairview, 286p Cardon, 273p Cleugh
SALER – 282p Scotstounbank
SHO – 278p Thinacre
LIM – 311p & 305p Carmichael, 291p South Carnduff
LIM X – 358p Mid Shawtonhill, 301p & 300p Dreva,
SIM – 282p Howburn
BB – 276p Elsrickle Mains
HER – 271p & 270p Wellhead
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1670, £1590 Auchmeddan, £1570 Over Kypeside
HOL – £1890 Blyth, £1890 Blackbog, £1890 Broadfield, £1840 Blackbog, £1770 Westtown
AYR – £1790 Canniehole, £1740 Blackbog
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 265p, 239p Auchmeddan
HOL – 278p Drumglass, 248p Blyth, 246p Broadfield, 246p Blackbog, 244p Broadfield
AYR – 246p Craigends, 244p Blackbog, 240p Canniehole
Sheep Primestock Report
There was 4471 Hoggs, 156 Store Hoggs and 1439 Cast Ewes sold through Lanark.
Hoggs
An excellent show of 4,471 prime hoggs were forward to a busy ring of buyers, all keen for sheep. All classes were in much stronger demand, and many more could easily have been sold to Scotland’s largest ringside of prime sheep buyers.
The sale topped at £188 per head for Beltex from Gibb, Toftcombs Farm, and at 391p/kg for Beltex from Frame, Haspielaw Farm.
Overall Average 334p/kg (SQQ 345p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £110 Greenbank, £108 Bonnington Mains, £100 Gosland
BF – £100 Gair, £99 Shawhead
CHE – £116 Carlophill
X – £100 Nether Brotherston
SHE – £102 Carlophill, £92 Easterhouse
Per Kilo
TEX – 343.8p Greenbank (Carluke), 337.5p Bonnington Mains, 312.5p Gosland
BF – 330p Shawhead, 322.6p Gair, 230.8p Parisholm
CHE – 374.2p Carlophill
X – 312.5p Nether Brotherston
SHE – 329p Carlophill, 306.7p Easterhouse (Wishaw)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £143 Blackburn Mains, £142 Easter Clevage, £141 Blackburn Mains, £141 Galalaw, £139 Boat
BEL – £144 Biggarshiels Mains, £144 Nether Skellyhill, £139 Wintermuir, £133, £128 Haspielaw
BF – £133 Edgehead, £129 Thethwaite, £129 Gareland, £128 Cloverhill, £125 Gareland
SUF – £132 Yeldabrek, £124 Howes Way, £120 Peatpotts, £119 Haspielaw
CHE – £137 Walston Mill, £132 Craigdarroch, £129 Walston Mill, £128 Auchencorth, £123 Pole
SM – £119 Shawhead
X – £136 Silverrig, £130, £124 Nether Brotherston, £124 Hillridge
BDM – £135 Woodside Avenue
BTEX – £125 Holding Collenan
BL – £80 Greenbank
HW – £100 Easterhouse
Per Kilo
TEX – 373.7p Easter Clevage, 369.4p & 366.7p Hillridge, 366.7p Blackburn Mains, 361.5p Galalaw
BEL – 391.2p Haspielaw, 378.9p Nether Skellyhill & Biggarshiels Mains, 376.5p Haspielaw, 356.4p Wintermuir
BF – 350p Walston Mill, 348.6p Netherhill & Gair, 347.2p Toxside, 344.4p Craigdarroch (New Cumnock)
SUF – 354.3p Howes Way, 350p Haspielaw, 347.4p Yeldabreck, 324.3p Peatpotts,
CHE – 368.6p Walston Mill, 361.8p & 347.4p Craigdarroch (New Cumnock), 360.5p Walston Mill, 352.9p Boghouse
SM – 340p Shawhead
X – 348.7p Silverrig, 344.4p Hillridge & Nether Brotherston, 342.1p Nether Brotherston
BDM – 355.3p Woodside Avenue
BTEX – 337.8p Holding Collenan
BL – 228.6p Greenbank (Carluke)
HW – 285.7p Easterhouse (Wishaw)
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £160 High Crewburn Cottage, £159 Thethwaite, £159 Glendouran, £158 Hill of Harthill, £158 Netherhill
BEL – £168 Heatheryhall, £167 Broomfield Lodge, £164 Muirburn, £162 Allanton
BF – £146 Sonoma, £146 Corsebank, £146 Gareland, £144 Corsebank, £142 Gareland
SUF – £158 Thethwaite, £153 Cloqhairnan, £153 Yeldabrek, £153, £152 Mid Brockloch
CHAR – £139 Yeldabrek
CHE – £152 Rowantreehill, £151 The Kiln, £151 Castle Crawford, £150, £149 Craigdarroch
CHM – £147 Netherhill
SM – £144 Burnetland, £143 Greenfield, £141 Easterhouse, £139 Cloverhill, £139 Toxside
X – £157 Silverrig, £156 Rowantreehill, £148 Silverrig, £142 Nether Brotherston
ROUS – £145 Debog
RYE – £140 Craigrowan
Per Kilo
TEX – 373.2p Rowantreehill, 371p Yeldabreck, 366.7p Auchenhard, 365.9p Allanton, 363.4p Galalaw
BEL – 390.5p Muirburn, 378p Holding Collenan, 373.3p Heatheryhall (twice), 372.5p Richardton
BF – 342.5p Thethwaite & Corsebank, 335p Toxside, 334.9p Corsebank, 334.1p Cronan
SUF – 361.9p & 355.8p Mid Brockloch, 359.1p Thethwaite, 351.2p Blackburn Mains, 350p Cloquhairnan
CHAR – 339p Yeldabreck
CHE – 357.5p Cronan, 353.5p & 350p Rowantreehill, 351.2p Castle Crawford, 346.5p Craigdarroch (New Cumnock)
CHM – 350p Netherhill
SM – 323.3p Toxside & Cloverhill, 320p Burnetland, 317.8p Greenfield (Cobbinshaw), 313.3p Easterhouse (Wishaw)
X – 371.4p Rowantree, 356.8p & 336.4p Silverrig, 355p Nether Brotherston
ROUS – 353.7p Debog
RYE – 318.2p Craigrowan
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £176 Silverrig, £172 Peatpotts, £171 Netherhill, £166 Belstane, £165 High Tarbeg
BEL – £179 Broomfield Lodge, £173 Heatheryhall, £171, £170 Broomfield Lodge
BF – £153 Toxside, £150 Corsebank, £149 Netherhill, £149 Heatheryhall, £147 Corsebank
SUF – £162 Sunnyside, £159 Middlehouse, £158 Heatheryhall, £158 Thethwaite
CHAR – £150 Yeldabrek
CHE – £155 Pole, £153 Castle Crawford, £153 Heatheryhall, £151 Thethwaite, £151 Dykeneuk
CHM – £155 Craigrowan, £154 Netherhill, £148 Craigrowan
SM – £151 Dykeneuk, £150 Belstane, £149 High Crewburn Cottage, £148 West Shawtonhill
X – £153 Allanton, £151 Nether Brotherston, £151 Silverrig
BFL – £140 Leadburnlea, £135 Easter Happrew
ZWA – £142 West Shawtonhill, £142 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 358.3p Peatpotts, 352.2p Woodside Avenue, 350p & 346.7p Yeldabreck, 347.8p Glendouran
BEL – 371.7p, 367.4p & 365.3p Broomfield Lodge, 368.1p Heatheryhall, 356.5p Silverrig
BF – 323.9p Heatheryhall, £317p Netherhill, 312.8p Corsebank & Gosland, 312.5p Corsebank
SUF – 342.2p Auchenhard, 337p Peatpotts, 330.6p Sunnyside/Carbello, 329.2p Thethwaite, 325p High Tarbeg
CHAR – 333.3p Yeldabreck
CHE – 328.3p Thethwaite, 325.5p Heatheryhall, 321.3p Dykeneuk, 318.8p Castle Crawford, 314.9p Hallhill (Collesie)
CHM – 337p & 308.3p Craigrowan, 308p Netherhill
SM – 310.4p High Crewburn, 302p Dykeneuk, 296p West Shawtonhill, 288.5p Belstane
X – 325.5p Allanton, 321.3p Silverrig, 302p Nether Brotherston
BFL – 274.5p Leadburnlea, 270p Easter Happrew
ZWA – 295.8p Yeldabreck, 284p West Shawtonhill
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £188 Toftcombs, £184 Hallhill, £181 Toftcombs, £180 Hallhill, £178 South Arnloss
BEL – £175 Carwood, £174 Heatheryhall, £172 Sunnyside, £165 Muirburn
BF – £150 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – £178 Woodside Avenue, £178 Cowgrove, £177 Heatheryhall, £175 Toxside, £175 Heatheryhall
CHE – £178 Hallhill, £171 Castle Crawford, £167 Hallhill, £158 South Arnloss
SM – £156 Glenside
X – £175 Dykeneuk, £169 Silverrig, £160 Rowantreehill
BL – £130 Whiteleegate
Per Kilo
TEX – 329.1p Toftcombs, 328.3p Broomfield Lodge, 315.1p Hallhill (Collesie), 311.5p Muirhead (Cleghorn), 309.4p South Arnloss
BEL – 324.5p Sunnyside/Carbello, 322.2p Heatheryhall, 301.7p Carwood, 294.6p Muirburn
BF – 250p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 305.7p Cowgrove, 303.7p Carwood, 301.9p Toxside, 295p Heatheryhall, 293.2p Greenbank (Carluke)
CHE – 303.6p & 301.7p Hallhill (Collesie), 292.6p South Arnloss, 271.4p Castle Crawford
SM – 294.3p Glenside (Maybole)
X – 296.3p Rowantreehill, 291.4p Silverrig, 261.2p Dykeneuk
BL – 245.3p Whiteleegate
Store Hoggs
156 store hoggs were a mixed show for quality and sold to £119 for Texels form Haddow, Lawriesmuir Farm.
TEX – £119, £80 & £60 Lawriesmuir, £90 & £75 Blawloan Cottage, £86 The Thistle, £60 Muldron
BF – £70 Barr (Sanquhar)
SUF – £116 & £100 Lawriesmuir, £104 High Crewburn, £90 Muldron & South House, £86 The Thistle
CHE – £80 High Crewburn & Brockhouse
SHE – £64 Eight Acres
Cast Ewes & Rams
Another large show of 1,438 cast ewes and rams were a lot dearer on the week and short of requirement. Blackface and Cheviot ewes sold easily, with the best-quality ewes achieving a good premium. Tups stayed steady too.
The sale topped at £370 per head for Texels from Gibson, Cowgrove Farm, and at £165 for Blackface from Galloway, Lochlyoch Farm.
Overall average £141.33. Blackface average £120.42 (493).
Ewes
TEX – £370, £350, £345, £330 & £325 Cowgrove
BEL – £260 Yeldabrek, £200 Hillend, £162 Nether Skellyhill & Mid Tulloch, £155 Cowgrove
BF – £165 & £150 Lochlyoch, £156 Robiesland & Wester Crosswoodhill, £150 Auldhouseburn
SUF – £270 Cowgrove & West Shawtonhill, £250 Sunnyside, £235 Glenrath & Hilltop
CHAR – £180 & £128 Hilltop
NCC – £154 Brockhouse, Anfield & Allanton, £151 Kilnhills, £150 Calla
CHE – £160 Richardton, £144 Mid Tulloch, £140 Hills of Dalserf, £138 Castle Crawford, £130 Craigrowan
CONT – £128 Menzies Avenue, £123 Yeldabrek, £120 Nether Monynut & Yeldabrek, £112 Yeldabrek
CHM – £192 Anfield, £180 Cowgrove, £176 Hills of Dalserf, £170 Kilnhills, £154 Nether Monynut
X – £228 Sunnyside, £188 Cowgrove, £185 Brownsbank, £182 Howburn, £176 West Shawtonhill
BFL – £200 Glenrath, £170 Easter Happrew
SHE – £50 Yeldabrek & Craigrowan
LLE – £112 Pole
BTEX – £150 Duncrievie
ZWA – £182 & £155 Pole, £140 Broomlands
BL – £162 Edenhall Grove
JAC – £128 Brownhill
ROM – £132 Muirhouses, £130 Menzies Avenue
HW – £102 Swaites
KHIL – £150 & £138 Wester Hassockrigg
DOR – £172 Edinburgh University
OTH – £138 Duncrievie
EC – £147 & £134 Livesey Farming
BAD – £84 Duncrievie
DS – £100 Hills of Dalserf
ABE – £160 Allanton
Rams
TEX – £315 Haspielaw, £232 Yeldabrek, £230 Eight Acres, £228 Hillend, £210 Silverrig
BEL – £195 & £175 Hilltop, £142 Halflawkin
BF – £198 Wester Crosswoodhill, £192 Parkhall, £170 Calla, £150 Hillend, £145 Easter Happrew
SUF – £220 Brownsbank, £200 Yeldabrek, £150 Wester Dawyck
NCC – £185 Calla
CHE – £228 Spittal
BFL – £268 Hillend, £200 Easter Dawyck, £195 Easter Happrew
LLE – £180 Muirhouses
BTEX – £160 & £125 Yeldabrek
ROM -£145 Muirhouses
KHIL – £150 Wester Hassockrigg
DOR – £185 Back Hareshaw
VAL – Blawloan Cottage
DS – £140 & £120 Halflawkin, £135 Back Hareshaw, £130 Ash Cottage
