Monday 16th February 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 141 comprising of 35 bullocks & heifers, 55 cast cows, 51 calves.
Calves and Stirks
Our fortnightly calf and stirk sale had forward 51 calves with trade still boyant. The sale was topped by a British Blue x heifer from Frame, Cronan Farm at £910. On milk calves topped at £680 for a Limousin x heifer calf from Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £680 & £600 Heatheryhall, £600, £580, £560 & £500 Ladehead
AA – £600 & £580 (twice) Heatheryhall, £520 Ladehead, £500 Woodhead, £480 Eastfield of Coulter, £480 & £460 Woodhead, £460 Nether Affleck, £420 Woodhead (twice), £400 Eastfield of Coulter
BB – £600 (x3) Swaites
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £660 Over Kypeside
AA – £800 Cronan, £700 Broadfield, £580 Woodhead, £580 Over Kypeside
BB – £910 Cronan, £700 (twice), £680, £660 Broadfield, £700, £680 & £660 Over Kypeside, £660 Langside. £640, £620, £600 & £580 Over Lethame
FLEK – £620 (twice) Bonny Brae
SIM – £510 Woodhead
CONTX – £600 Bonny Brae
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2956 from Brockwoodlees Farm to Black Butchers, Lanark or to 450p/pk also from Brockwoodlees Farm.
Charolais Bullocks sold to £3008 from Brownsbank Farm to Chapmans Butchers or to 378p/pk also from Brownsbank Farm.
Young Bulls sold to £2925 from The Hill Farm or to 375p/pk from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2775 Brockwoodlees
LIM – £2304 Muirburn
LIM X – £2741 Brockwoodlees, £2611 Collielaw, £2560 Howburn, 2438p Brocklees
CHAR X – £2888 Brockwoodlees, £2798 Brownsbank
BB – £2956 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 442p Brockwoodlees
LIM – 430p Muirburn
LIM X – 450p (twice), 448p & 445p Brockwoodlees, 440p Howburn, 415p Collielaw
CHAR X – 443p Brockwoodlees
BB – 440p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM – £2901 Hill
LIM X – £2503 Brocklees
CHAR X – £3008 Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM – 372p Hill
CHAR X – 378p Brownsbank
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2277 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 302p Millhill
Young Bulls Per Head
LIM – £2925 Hill
Young Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 375p Hill
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2290 per head from Gillbank Farm, Carluke or to 313p/pk from Mackiesmill Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £2210 per head from Blackbog Farm or to 287p from Auchmeddan Farm.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2190 Howburn
LIM – £2290 Gillbank
LIM X – £2190 Howburn, £2070 Toxside
BB – £1790 Wintermuir
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 313p Mackiesmill, 275p Howburn
LIM – 309p Gillbank
LIM X – 297p Howburn, 294p Mackiesmill
BB – 285p Wintermuir
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1740 Auchmeddan, £1470 Muldron
AYR – £1840 Wolfclyde
HOL – £2210, £2010, £1990 Blackbog, £1940 Grangehall, £1790 Broadfield
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 287p & 283p Auchmeddan
AYR – 259p Wolfclyde
HOL – 260p Blackbog, 241p West Brackenridge
Sheep Primestock Report
There was 4070 Hoggs, 266 Store Hoggs and 1925 Cast Ewes sold through Lanark.
Hoggs
Another large show of 4070 prime hoggs met an excellent trade, especially in the under 45kg category. Lightweight keenly bid for. Best heavies to good pounds per head. Others similar on week.
The sale topped at £200 per head for Beltex form Mitchell, Newton of Wiston Farm and to 466p/kg for Beltex from Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm.
Overall average 336p/kg (SQQ 353p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £117 Sebay
CHE – £107 Carlophill
Per Kilo
TEX – 365p Housebay, 321p Bonnington, 300p Branxton
CHE – 356p Carlophill
SHE – 320p Carlophill
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £141 Ainville, £138 Lawriesmuir, Sebay & Heatheryhall, £135 Sebay
BEL – £151 Auchenbart, £138 Carstairs Mains, £137 Auchenbart
BF – £142 Walston Mill, £136 Cloverhill, £133 Corsebank & Muirhouses, £129 Boylston
SUF – £145 Prior Rigg, £129 Lawriesmuir
CHAR – £110 Nether Brotherston
CHE – £137 Craigdarroch, £134 Yeldabrek, £132 Heatheryhall, £130 Brownhill, £120 Upper Cornquoy
SM – £119 Hillridge, £115 Auchenbart, £98 Traquair Knowe
X – £126 Nether Brotherston, £125 Brownhill, £120 Mossplatt
HW – £92 Millmoor
Per Kilo
TEX – 385p Housebay, 377p Hillridge, 373p Heatheryhall, 371p Muirhouses
BEL – 397p Auchenbart, 363p Carstairs Mains, 360p Auchenbart
BF – 364p & 362p Walston Mill, 357p Cloverhill, 352p Gosland
SUF – 371p Prior Rigg, 339p Lawriesmuir
CHAR – 323p Nether Brotherston
CHE – 370p Craigdarroch, 362p Yeldabrek, 361p Brownhill, 356p Heatheryhall, 330p Yeldabrek
SM – 330p Hillridge, 328p Auchenbart, 288p Traquair Knowe
X – 350p Nether Brotherston, 337p Brownhill, 315p Mossplatt
HW – 270p Millmoor
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £165 Gillandersland, £165 Noblehall, £164 Thethwaite, £163 Rutherend & Greenlaw
BEL – £196 Heatheryhall, £170 Auchenbart, £166 Longford, £163 Hillend, £159 Wintermuir
BF – £149 Boylston & Cronan, £145 Gosland & Thethwaite, £143 Corsebank
SUF – £163 Thethwaite, £157 Cloqhairnan, £152 Branxton, £149 Yeldabrek & Rowantreehill
CHE – £160 Greenlaw, £154 Craigdarroch, Rowantreehill & Sebay
CHM – £138 Craigrowan
SM – £147 Cloverhill, £146 Gosland, £138 Auchenbart, £134 Moorfields Rd, £110 Branxton
X – £145 Cloqhairnan, £140 South Quarter, £123 Carlophill
DTEX – £152
& £140 Braebuster
JAC – £134 Noblehall
HW – £140 & £129 Corramore
Per Kilo
TEX – 385p Greenlaw & Noblehall, 381p Greenlaw, 379p Rutherend
BEL – 466p Heatheryhall, 425p Auchenbart, 387p Wintermuir, 378p Heatheryhall, 370p Hillend
BF – 362p Thethwaite, 350p Boat, 346p Boylston, 345p Gosland, 342p Greenfield
SUF – 362p Thethwaite, 356p Cloqhairnan, 354p Rowantreehill, 353p Yeldabrek
CHE – 366p Craigdarroch & Rowantreehill, 363p Greenlaw, 361p Sebay
CHM – 345p Craigrowan
SM – 341p Cloverhill, 331p Gosland, 320p Auchenbart, 304p Moorfields Rd, 282p Branxton
X – 337p Cloqhairnan, 311p South Quarter, 300p Carlophill
DTEX – 353p Braebuster
JAC – 304p Noblehall
HW – 325p & 314p Corramore
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £177 (twice), £175 Collielaw, £170 St Johns Kirk & Collielaw
BEL – £200 Newton of Wiston, £196 (twice) Grangehall, £180 Collielaw & Longford
BF – £154 Heatheryhall, £153 Grangehall, £152 Cloverhill, £150 Heatheryhall, £149 Peel
SUF – £163 Lathrisk, £163 Thethwaite, £161 Prior Rigg, £158 Gillandersland & Silverrig
CHAR – £159 Heatheryhall
CHE – £160 Craigdarroch, £158 St Johns Kirk, £157 Thethwaite, £155 Sonoma, £154 Sebay
SM – £155 Glenside, £149 Kirkwood
X – £155 Glendouran, £154 Gill, £149 Yeldabrek, £148 Nether Brotherston, £144 Auchenhard
Per Kilo
TEX – 365p Greenlaw, 361p Collielaw, 360p Gillandersland, 357p Greenlaw
BEL – 417p (twice) Grangehall, 416p Newton of Wiston, 360p Collielaw, 359p Middlestead
BF – 332p Grangehall, 319p Heatheryhall, 316p Cloverhill, 315p Boat, 302p Heatheryhall
SUF – 359p Silverrig, 343p Gillandersland, 343p St Johns Kirk, 332p Thethwaite, 325p Middlestead
CHAR – 305p Heatheryhall
CHE – 344p Sonoma, 341p Thethwaite, 340p Craigdarroch, 308p Sebay, 303p St Johns Kirk
SM – 298p Glenside, 292p Kirkwood
X – 329p Glendouran, 321p Nether Brotherston, 317p Yeldabrek, 313p Auchenhard, 308p Gill
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £186 Lee Meadow, £180 St Johns Kirk, & Hill, £179 Heatheryhall, £177 Thinacre
BEL – £189 Carstairs Mains, £178 Broomfield, £164 Hillend
BF – £157 & £152 Heatheryhall, £120 Hearthstanes
SUF – £186 Traquair Knowe & St Johns Kirk, £180 Heavyside, £173 Carlophill, £172 Heavyside
CHE – £164 Yeldabrek, £160 Upper Cornquoy, Gosland & Sebay, £158 Newton of Wiston
CHM – £160 Glenside
SM – £150 Cloverhill
X – £168 Corramore
BFL – £162 Newton of Wiston
ZWA – £138 Greyside
Per Kilo
TEX – 359p Housebay, 321p Hill, 315p Yeldabrek, 311p Glenside, 309p Lathrisk
BEL – 335p Broomfield, 315p Carstairs Mains, 309p Hillend
BF – 296p & 281p Heatheryhall,
SUF – 300p Glenside, 298p Dykehead, 296p Traquair Knowe, 292p Glenside & Dykehead
CHE – 277p Newton of Wiston, 275p Sebay, 266p Gosland
CHM – 296p Glenside
SM – 263p Cloverhill
X – 258p Corramore
Store Hoggs
The 266 store hoggs were a mixed show for quality which was reflected in the trade.
The sale topped at £110 for Texels from Haddow, Lawriesmuir Farm and from Laird, Yeldabrek. Also, for Ryelands from the same home.
TEX – £110 Yeldabrek, £110 Lawriesmuir, £108 Howmains, £100 Lawriesmuir
RYE – £110 Yeldabrek
BEL – £120 Cumberhead
BF – £70 Raahead
SUF – £96 Lawriesmuir
X – £100 Lawriesmuir, £90 Brackendale
BFL – £100 Greyside
Cast Ewes & Rams
Another large show of 1925 cast ewes and rams were a mixed show for quality with a lot of lean hill ewes on offer. All other classes met the same high selling rates.
The sale topped at £340 per head for Texels from Johnstone, Boghouse Farm and to £146 for Blackface from Hamilton Organics, Aikengall.
Overall average £118.10
BF average £95.38 (634)
Ewes
TEX – £340 Boghouse, £285 Gillandersland, £260 Peatpotts, £255 Laigh Carnduff, £250 Lee Meadow
BEL – £190 Calton, £120 East Yardhouses, £110 Cumberhead
BF – £146 Hamilton Organics, £144 Woodhall, £143 Rockhall, £138 Woolfords, £135 Corsebank
SUF – £265 Woodside, £208 Grangehall, £200 Bents, Heatheryhall & Newton of Wiston
NCC – £180 Craighead £178 Upper Cornquoy & Yeldabrek, £145 (twice) Newton of Wiston
CHE – £172 Grangehall, £170 Yeldabrek, £142 (twice) Carlophill, £136 Lochurd
CONT – £150 & £126 Yeldabrek, £144 & £122 Waterloo
CHM – £200 Craighead, £186 Heavyside, £170 Laigh Carnduff, Newton of Wiston & Lee Meadow
X – £190 Woodhall, £180 Eastfield of Coulter & Newton of Wiston, £178 Wintermuir, £175 Laigh Carnduff
BFL – £200 & £140 Eastfield of Coulter, £178 Greenfield, £140 Dykeneuk, £120 Greyside
SHE – £50 Noblehall, £40 Yeldabrek
LLE – £146 Greens
ROUS – £116 Debog
BTEX – £240 Heavyside, £220 Gillandersland, £192 East Yardhouses, £175 Collielaw, £130 West Mains Crofts
BL – £150 Kilncadzow Farming
JAC – £122 Woodhall, 3110 Laigh Carnduff
ROM – £138 & £134 Waterloo
HW – £114 Millmoor
SWA – £104 (twice) Birniehall
DOR – £154 Woodbank
EC – £88 Scalpsie
Rams
TEX – £260 Newton of Wiston, £215 & £170 Yeldabrek, £160 Broomfield, £154 Scalpsie
BEL – £160 Yeldabrek, £110 Broomfield
BF – £158 Woolfords, £130 Wester Dawyck, £130 Sweetshawhead, £115 Woolfords, £115 Nunnerie
SUF – £300 Newton of Wiston, £255 Yeldabrek, £235 & £180 Traquair Knowe, £130 Dykeneuk
CHAR – £155 Yeldabrek
NCC – £152 Wester Dawyck, £150 Yeldabrek
CHE – £120 & £108 Greyside
X – £285 Braeedge
BFL – £260 Dreva, £200 Traquair Knowe, £130 Hamildean, £120 Dykeneuk
BTEX – £175 Corramore, £100 Nether Brotherston
