Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 9th March 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 95 cattle comprising of 53 bullock and heifers, 42 cast cows.
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2841 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to 448p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collin Butchers, Muirhead.
Limousin Bullocks sold to £3008 from Hill Farm, Strathaven to Bowland Foods or to 418p/pk from Cassindilly Farm, Ceres to Chapman butchers, Wishaw.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2306 Broachrigg
LIM – £2841 Brockwoodlees, £2797 Hill (Strathaven), £2790 Faskine
LIM X – £2730 Starlaw, £2607 Brockwoodlees, £2509 Harvieston
BB – £2272 Easter Frew
CHAR X – £2620 Brockwoodlees
BSH – £2142 Westtown
CONT – £2226 Harvieston
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 432p Brockwoodlees
LIM X – 448p, 440p, 415p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM – £3008 Hill (Strathaven)
LIM X – £2722 Cassindilly, £2577 Brocklees, £2514 Faskine
BB – £2648 Cassindilly
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM – 400p Hill (Strathaven)
LIM X – 415p Faskine, 410p Cassindilly
BB – 400p Cassindilly
CHAR X – 418p Cassindilly
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2365 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 298p Westtown
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2870 per head from West Glespin Farm, Lanark or to 336p/pk from West Glespin Farm, Lanark.
Dairy cows sold to £2040 per head from Westtown Farm, Stonehouse or to 275p/pk from Letham Farm, Lesmahagow.
Cast Bulls sold to £2700 per head from Nether Affleck Farm, Lanark or to 250p/pk from Bents Farm, West Calder.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2270 Hill of Kilncadzow
LIM – £2740 West Glespin
SIM – £2140 Westtown
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 307p Hill of Kilncadzow, 280p Fallside
LIM – 346p, 335p West Glespin
LIM X – 312p Calton
SIM – 277p Bents
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1810 Letham
AYR – £1690 Swaites
HOL – £2040 Westtown, £1890 Auldhouse, £1710 Goslington
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 274p Letham
AYR – 253p, 222p Swaites
HOL – 245p Wolfclyde, 244p Goslington, 244p Grangehall, 239p Auldhouse, 234p Over Dalserf
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £2700 Nether Affleck
FRIES – £2490 Goslington
BB – £2690 Bents
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
FRIES – 241p Goslington
BB – 249p Bents
Sheep Primestock Report
There was 5935 Hoggs, 170 Store Hoggs and 2347 Cast Ewes sold through Lanark.
Hoggs
A near record show if 5935 prime hoggs met one of the best trades seen in many years with all classes in demand. Strange to say but even more could have been sold to advantage. A large show of lighter weight hoggs heavily sought after as not many in other centres.
The sale topped at £230 per head for Texels from Struthers, Collielaw Farm and to 511p/kg for Beltex from the same home.
Overall Average 383p/kg (SQQ 397p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £116 Greenhill (Wiston), £80 Ford
BF – £116 Parkhall & Spango, £114 Leithenwater, £110 Debog, £108 Greenhill (Wiston),
CHE – £128 Leithenwater
SHE – £116 & £100 Swanbister, £108 Carlophill
Per Kilo
TEX – 374p Greenhill, 285p Ford
BF – 367p Leithenwater, 362p Parkhall & Spango, 354p Debog, 337p Greenhill
CHE – 400p Leithenwater
SHE – 386p & 370p Swanbister, 372p Carlophill
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £166 Blackburn Mains, £163 West Montgarswood, £160 Burnhead (Netherburn), £159 Yeldabrek, £158 Newbiggin (Skelwick)
BEL – £168 Spango, £166 & £159 Townfoot (Symington), £159 East Kinleith, £155 Wintermuir
BF – £153 Boylston, £151 Kirkland (Kirkconnel), £150 Corsebank & Craigdarroch (Afton), £149 Edgehead
SUF – £156 Sebay, £155 Cloquhairnan, £149 Springfield, £149 Blackburn Mains,
CHE – £160 Yeldabrek, £158 Coldwakening & Boat, £156 Cloquhairnan, £153 Heatheryhall
SM – £146 Leithenwater, £140 Netherhill, £129 Townfoot (Symington), £120 Greenhill (Wiston)
X – £138 East Law, £124 Spango
ROUS – £128 Debog
BAD – £143 Craigdarroch (Afton)
Per Kilo
TEX – 425p Blackburn, 418p, 411p & 410p Yeldabrek, 417p West Montgarswood
BEL – 442p Spango, 436p Townfoot, 418p Wintermuir, East Kinleith & Townfoot
BF – 405p Carlophill, 402p Boylston, 397p Kirkland, 394p Corsebank, 394p Craigdarroch
SUF – 411p Blackburn, 400p Sebay, 397p Cloquhairnan, 392p Springfield
CHE – 413p (twice) Heatheryhall, 410p Yeldabrek, 405p Coldwakening & Boat
SM – 379p Townfoot, 374p Leithenwater, 359p Netherhill, 315p Greenhill
X – 394p East Law, 326p Spango
ROUS – 376p Debog
BAD – 376p Craigdarroch
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £218 Muirhouse View, £193 West Glespin, £186 Muirburn (Skirling) & Greenlaw, £184 Mid Tulloch
BEL – £230 Collielaw, £186 & £182 Walkerdyke, £180 East Kinleith, £174 Mid Brockloch
BF – £174 Hartside (Lamington), £173 Kirkland (Kirkconnel), £171 Craigdarroch (Afton), £166 Lochurd & Hartside (Lamington)
SUF – £180 Silverrig & Allanton, £178 Grangehall, Heatheryhall & West Montgarswood
CHE – £180 Sonoma (twice), £178 Chanlockfoot & Grangehall, £177 Easter Frew
SM – £170 Nunnerie, £169 Dykeneuk & Shawhead, £166 Lightshaw, £160 Silverrig
X – £160 Grangehall & Boat
EC – £152 Menzies Avenue
Per Kilo
TEX – 484.4p Muirhouse View, 438.1p Easter Frew, 436.6p West Lethans, 428.9p West Glespin, 426.2p Ingraston
BEL – 511.1p Collielaw, 455p & 453.7p Walkerdyke, 439p East Kinleith, 435p Mid Brockloch
BF – 400p Dechmont (Cambuslang) & Greenfield (Cobbinshaw), 395.5p & 395.2p Hartside (Lamington), 395p Kirkland (Kirkconel)
SUF – 414p West Montgarswood, 409.8p Greenlaw, 409.1p Allanton, 400p Silverrig, 397.7p North Garngour
CHE – 425p Rowantreehill, 410p Dechmont (Cambuslang), 404.5p Grangehall, 402.4p Rowantreehill & Heatheryhall
SM – 386.4p Nunnerie, 381p Silverrig, 377.3p Lightshaw, 375.6p Dykeneuk & Shawhead
X – 390.2p Boat, 355.6p Grangehall
EC – 353.5p Menzies Avenue
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £204 Hill (Strathaven), £203 Collielaw, £202 (twice) & £201 Broomfield Lodge
BEL – £208 Skirling Craigs, £206 & £196 Walkerdyke, £202 Muirhouse (Auchenheath), £194 Middlestead
BF – £172 Hartside (Lamington), £170 Peel, £166 Parkhall, £162 Glenmanna & Haspielaw
SUF – £182 Brims Mains & The Firs, £180 Brims Mains (twice) & Longhouse
CHE – £182 Lochurd, £180 Coldwakening, £177 Greenlaw, £176 Craigdarroch (Afton), £174 Dechmont (Cambuslang)
SM – £178 Lightshaw, £177 Shawhead, £172 Whinbush, £168 Netherhill, £162 Eastfield (Symington)
X – £178 Easter Frew
BTEX – £184 Longhouse
DTEX – £176 Brims Mains, £170 Greenlaw
ROM – £160 The Hayloft
RYE – £170 Brims Mains
Per Kilo
TEX – 439p & 421.7p Broomfield Lodge, 417.4p, 414.6p & 414.3p Collielaw
BEL – 421.7p & 404.3p Collielaw, 420.4p & 408.3p Walkerdyke, 416p Skirling Craigs
BF – 373.9p Hartside (Lamington), 347.8p Hillridge, 345p Glenmanna, 344.7p Haspielaw, 343.5p Grangehall
SUF – 391.3p & 374.5p Brims Mains, 389.1p Thethwaite (twice), 375p Longhouse
CHE – 383p Coldwakening, 373.3p Lochurd & Brims Mains, 368.8p Greenlaw, 359.2p Craigdarroch (Afton)
SM – 365.2p Netherhill, 351p Whinbush, 347.1p Shawhead, 342.3p Lightshaw, 337.5p Eastfield (Symington)
X – 363.3p Easter Frew
BTEX – 400p Longhouse
DTEX – 382.6p Brims Mains, 354.2p Greenlaw
ROM – 347.8p The Hayloft
RYE – 361.7p Brims Mains
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £220 Hartside (Lamington), £214 Midlock, £211 Skirling Craigs, £210 Hill (Strathaven) & Dykehole
BEL – £226 Eastfield (Symington), £216 Muirhouse View, £210 & £206 Muirburn (Skirling), £202 Townfoot (Symington)
BF – £186 Parkhall, £184 Peel & Waterhead, £182 & £178 Hartside (Lamington)
SUF – £204 Muirhouse (Auchenheath), £196 Yeldabrek, £193 Glenside, £188 Blackburn Mains & Dykeneuk
CHAR – £186 Middlestead
CHE – £196 Chanlockfoot, £190 South Arnloss, £187 Glenside, £120 Carlophill
X – £177 Easter Frew
BFL – £145 Carlophill
Per Kilo
TEX – 407.4p Hartside (Lamington), 393.6p Longhouse, 381.8p & 367.9p Hill (Strathaven), 372.2p Netherton (Thornhill)
BEL – 400p Muirhouse View, 375p & 374.5p Muirburn (Skirling), 364.5p Eastfield (Symington), 342.4p Townfoot (Symington)
BF – 328.3p Kirkton of Morton, 322.2p Middlestead, 303.3p Hartside (Lamington), 300p Glenmanna, 296.8p Waterhead
SUF – 357.4p Glenside, 343.4p Middlestead, 341.5p 338.2p Dykehead (Lesmahagow), 339.6p Netherton (Thornhill)
CHAR – 350.9p Middlestead
CHE – 387.1p Carlophill, 346.3p Glenside, 316.7p South Arnloss, 301.5p Chanlockfoot
X – 327.8p Easter Frew
BFL – 223.1p Carlophill
Store Hoggs
The 170 store hoggs were a mixed show and easily sold to a top of £140 for Texels from Longformacus Farms. Blackface to £120 from Bradbury, Haliburton Farm. Shetlands to £106 from Gilfillan Bros, Kirkigarth Farm.
TEX – £140 & £95 Longformacus, £130 Drumlanrig Park, £106 & £84 Whitehall, £96 & £86 Garth
BF – £120 & £60 Halliburton, £50 & £45 Dalveen
SUF – £114 Brek, £100 £86 Halliburton
CHE – £115 Brek, £104 & £83 Halliburton
SHE – £106 & £84 Kirkigarth
HEB – £58 Halliburton
Cast Ewes & Rams
Another large show of 2347 cast ewes and rams were forward with all classes in strong demand. A lot of smaller and leaner hill type ewes were forward but sold at high rates. Best biggest ewes short of requirements.
The sale topped at £385 per head for Suffolk x tup from Lammie, Longhouse Farm and to £158 for Blackface from Auldhouseburn Farms.
Overall average £117.84
BF average £104.06 (697)
Ewes
TEX – £325 & £320 Cowgrove, £285 Midlock & Crimp Cramp
BEL – £270 Cowgrove, £265 & £175 East Yardhouses, £165 & £160 Yeldabrek
BF – £158 Auldhouseburn, £147 Walston Mill, £144 Brims Mains, £142 Dalveen, £140 Carco
SUF – £265 Longhouse, £255 Penicuik Estate, £250 Mid Brockloch, £240 Yeldabrek, £230 Carse of Trowan
NCC – £182 Yeldabrek, £178 Innergellie, £165 Sebay, £162 Yeldabrek, £158 Bridgehouse
CHE – £156 Sonoma, £128 Thethwaite, £124 Kypehill, £116 Innergellie & Sonoma
CONT – £150, £129, £118 & £110 Yeldabrek, £130 Swanbister
CHM – £180 East Yardhouses, £178 Longformacus, £165 Whitehall, £154 (twice) Yeldabrek
X – £212 West Glespin, £200 Whitehall, £186 Netherhill, £180 Cobblehaugh & Yeldabrek
BFL – £295 Carlophill, £215 Glenmanna
SHE – £83, £71, £66, £65 & £52 Yeldabrek
BDM – £100 Greenfield
BTEX – £265 Greenfield, £255 Longhouse, £165 Yeldabrek
KHIL – £165, £135 & £126 Yeldabrek
HAM – £165 Yeldabrek & Gascoigne (twice)
DOR – £ 180 Yeldabrek
OTH – £170 & £152 Greens
Rams
TEX – £245, £175 & £165 Yeldabrek, £200 Netherhill
BEL – £215 Muirhouse
BF – £145 Parkhall, £132 Henderland, £125 Halliburton, £124 Yeldabrek, £120 Glenmanna
SUF – £385 Longhouse, £190 & £170 Yeldabrek, £165 Penicuik Est
NCC – £208, £175 & £160 Yeldabrek, £155 Halliburton, £145 Netherhill
BFL – £150 Carlophill
SHE – £132 Yeldabrek
LLE – £160, £142 & £130 Yeldabrek
ROUS – £120 Debog
BTEX – £124 Yeldabrek
