Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 30th March 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 153 cattle comprising of 50 bullocks and heifers, 35 cast cows and 68 Calves.
Calves and Stirks
68 calves were forward for the last calf sale in March. Topping the sale was a British Blue bull calf from Kingsbeck Ltd, Culter Allers Farm achieving £1260.
On milk calves topped at £600 for an Aberdeen Angus cross heifer from Struthers, Auchmeddan Farm.
Calves On Milk
AYR – £410 Langside, £350 (twice) Swaites, £310 Craigends
AA – £600 Auchmeddan
BB – £640 & £500 Muirhouse
HOL – £340 Craigthorn
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £820 Cronan, £790, £750 & £660 Craigends, £720, £700 & £640 Langside, £680 & £640 Swaites
CHAR X – £820 Littlegill, £800 Auchmeddan
SHO – £660 Marshill
AA – £960 & £760 Craigends, £900, £860, £800, £780, £740, £720, £710, £700, £690, £680 & £660 Kirklands, £720 (twice) & £610 Auchmeddan, £700 Marshill & Craigthorn, £620 Craigthorn
INRA – £1000, £980 (x3), £940, £910, £900 (twice), & £860 (twice) Machrihanish
HER – £870 Culter Allers
BB – £1260 Culter Allers, £760, £690 & £680 Craigthorn, £720 Swaites & Craigthorn, £680 & £640 Swaites
HOL – £680 Auchmeddan, £510 Craigends, £460 Kirklands
Prime Cattle
Simmental Heifers sold to £2884 from Skirling Craigs Farm to Black Butchers, Lanark or to 448p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Cairns Butchers, Lanark.
Limousin Bullocks sold to £3037 from The Gill Farm, Strathaven to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to 415p/pk for the same beast.
Young Bulls sold to £2694 per head from Carlinside Farm, Lanark.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2224 Broachrigg, £2211 Robiesland
SHO – £2541 Brockwoodlees
LIM – £2541 Hill
LIM X – £2732, £2728, £2627 Brockwoodlees
SIM – £2884 Skirling Craigs
BB – £2733 Brockwoodlees, £2575 Brockrigg, £2525 Harvieston
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 365p Robiesland
SHO – 425p Brockwoodlees
LIM – 438p Brockwoodlees, 425p Hill
LIM X – 448p (twice), 445p, 440p Brockwoodlees
BB – 440p Muirburn, 438p Brockwoodlees, 425p Muirburn
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2427 Harvieston
LIM – £3037 Hill
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM – 415p Hill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2187 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
FRIES – 318p Cromlet
Young Bulls Per Head
SHO – £2694 Carlinside
Young Bulls Per Kilo
CHAR – 340p Harvieston
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2390 per head from Easter Hassockrigg Farm, Harthill or to 359p/pk from Wester Whitecastle Farm, Biggar
Dairy cows sold to £2200 per head from Cobblehaugh Farm Lanark, or to 252p/pk from Greentowers Farm, Lanark
Cast Bulls sold to £2200 per head from Cromlet Farm, Airdrie or to 246p/pk from the same home.
Beef Cows Per Head
LIM – £2370 Collielaw
LUING – £2010 Easter Hassockrigg
MONT – £2200 Cobblehaugh
SIM – £2390, £2170 Easter Hassockrigg
BB – £2270, £2110 Muirburn
HER – £2200 Cromlet, £2040 Corramore
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 359p Wester Whitecastle
SHO – 290p Wester Whitecastle
LIM – 345p Collielaw
LUING – 292p Easter Hassockrigg
MONT – 247p Cobblehaugh
SIM – 296p Easter Hassockrigg
BB – 326p Muirburn
HER – 280p Corramore, 246p Cromlet
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1890 Muirhouse
AYR – £1940 Blackbog
HOL – £2000 Blackbog, £1940 Greentowers
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 218p Muirhouse
AYR – 263p Canniehole, 237p Blackbog, 228p Canniehole
HOL – 251p, 247p Greentowers, 246p Blackbog
Sheep Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington sold 2417 Hoggs, 88 Store Sheep and 625 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Hoggs
A much smaller show of 2417 prime hoggs were forward with more Blackface and plainer end hoggs forward. Good quality, well fleshed hoggs were short of buyers requirements and many more could have been sold. Best hoggs still regularly over the 400p mark.
The sale topped at £244 per head for Beltex from Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm and to 533p/kg for Beltex from the same home.
Overall average 392p/kg (SQQ 396p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £124 Menzies Avenue, £119 Mid Nemphlar, £118 Ardoch, £110 Haggs
BEL – £128 Easter Clevage, £100 The Firs
BF – £116 East Kinleith, £108 Ardoch & Spango, £100 Wester Crosswoodhill & Spango
SUF – £100 The Firs
CHE – £132 Spango, £110 Hawthornbank
SM – £70 West
X – £100 Spango
SHE – £90 Thethwaite
Per Kilo
TEX – 396.7p Mid Nemphlar, 393.3p Ardoch, 387.5p Menzies Avenue, 366.7p Haggs
BEL – 400p Easter Clevage, 322.6p The Firs
BF – 372.4p Ardoch, 362.5p East Kinleith, 337.5p Spango, 322.6p Wester Crosswoodhill & Gareland
SUF – 322.6p The Firs
CHE – 412.5p Spango, 343.8p Hawthornbank
SM – 225.8p West
X – 322.6p Spango
SHE – 333.3p Thethwaite
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £175 & £174 Muirburn (Skirling), £161 North Glen, £160 Robiesland & Greenbank (Priestland)
BEL – £150 Heatheryhall
BF – £155 Cairnie, £147 Kepscaith, £146 Boylston, £145 Edgehead, £140 Thethwaite
SUF – £154 Brownhill (Cleland), £152 Midseat
CHE – £148 Easterhouse (Wishaw), £133 Nether Abington Cottage, £128 Walston Mill
SM – £154 Hawthornbank
X – £158, £156 & £129 The Home Farm, £128 West, £120 Birniehall
BTEX – £166 Kepscaith
KHIL – £112 Wester Crosswoodhill
EC – £142 The Firs, £140 Menzies Avenue
Per Kilo
TEX – 448.7p & 446.2p Muirburn (Skirling), 441.2p Spango, 432.4p Robiesland, 423.7p North Glen
BEL – 384.6p Heatheryhall
BF – 397.4p Cairnie, 397.3p Kepscaith, 391.9p Edgehead, 384.2p Boylston, 378.4p Thethwaite
SUF – 405.3p Brownhill (Cleland), 400p Midseat
CHE – 411.1p Easterhouse (Wishaw), 380p Nether Abington Cottage, 365.7p Walston Mill
SM – 394.9p Hawthornbank
X – 415.8p, 410.5p & 390.9p The Home Farm, 336.8p West, 335.3p The Cottage (Nisbet)
BTEX – 425.6p Kepscaith
KHIL – 329.4p Wester Crosswoodhill
EC – 383.8p The Firs, 359p Menzies Avenue
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £200 Edgehead, £194 Little Galla & High Tarbeg, £190 High Tarbeg, £189 Silverrig
BEL – £240 Heatheryhall, £208 Broomfield Lodge, £206 & £200 Spango, £192 Mid Brockloch
BF – £178 & £170 Heatheryhall, £173 Cronan, £172 Crow Wood Cottage (twice),
SUF – £190 Thethwaite, £186 High Tarbeg, £184 Silverrig, £164 Mid Brockloch
CHE – £186 Thethwaite, £181 Edgehead, £170 Little Galla, £169 North Glen, £168 Mid Tulloch
SM – £175 Silverrig, £150 Midseat
X – £184 Little Galla, £172 Kypehill & Silverrig, £160 Spango, £158 Menzies Avenue
SWA – £120 Birniehall
RYE – £146 North Glen
Per Kilo
TEX – 454.5p Edgehead, 448.8p Midseat, 440.9p Little Galla, 435.7p Muirburn (Skirling), 431.8p High Tarbeg
BEL – 533.3p Heatheryhall, 468.2p & 444.4p Spango, 462.2p Broomfield Lodge, 426.8p Mid Brockloch
BF – 402.3p Cronan, 397.6p Glendouran, 395.6p & 395.3p Heatheryhall, 390.9p Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – 427.9p Silverrig, 422.2p Thethwaite, 413.3p High Tarbeg, 400p Mid Brockloch
CHE – 422.5p North Glen, 420p Mid Tulloch, 417.5p Dechmont (Cambuslang), 414.6p Little Galla, 413.3p Thethwaite
SM – 397.7p Silverrig, 365.9p Midseat
X – 418.2p Little Galla, 409.5p Kypehill, 400p Silverrig, 395p Menzies Avenue, 381p Spango
SWA – 315.8p Birniehall
RYE – 331.8p North Glen
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £230, £225 & £220 Broomfield Lodge, £222 Collielaw & Hill (Strathaven)
BEL – £244 Heatheryhall, £226 Collielaw, £200 Lochurd, £198 Mid Brockloch, £180 Birniehall
BF – £189 & £188 Heatheryhall & High Tarbeg, £187 High Tarbeg
SUF – £198 Belstane, £193 Thethwaite, £192 Midseat, £191 Glenside (Maybole) & High Tarbeg
CHE – £204 Belstane, £199, £198, £197 £191 Wellhead (Livingston)
SM – £196 & £182 Belstane
X – £197 Gill, £140 West
BTEX – £190 Boylston
RYE – £195 Belstane
Per Kilo
TEX – 479.2p, 478.3p, 468.8p Broomfield Lodge, 439.6p & 434.8p Muirburn (Skirling)
BEL – 508.3p Heatheryhall, 452 Collielaw, 430.4p Mid Brockloch, 384.6p Lochurd, 383p Birniehall
BF – 408.7p & 363.5p Heatheryhall, 383.7p, 381.6p & 370.6p High Tarbeg
SUF – 417.4p Midseat, 396p Belstane, 393.9p Thethwaite, 390p High Tarbeg, 389.8p Glenside (Maybole)
CHE – 414.6p, 410.4p & 406.4p Wellhead (Livingston), 392.3p Belstane, 388.9p Lochurd
SM – 384.3p & 371.4p Belstane
X – 378.8p Gill, 269.2p West
BTEX – 404.3p Boylston
RYE – 406.3p Belstane
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £232 & £226 Weston, £224 Netherton Farm Cottage, £220 Hill (Strathaven) (twice)
BEL – £242 & £240 Heatheryhall, £216 Lochurd
BF – £198 Gosland, £192 Crow Wood Cottage, £188 Eastfield Cottage (Pettinain), £180 Kepscaith, £172 Walston Mill
SUF – £216 Oldhill (twice), £210 Netherton Farm Cottage
CHE – £200 Wellhead (Livingston), £190 Glenside (Maybole)
SM – £210 West, £192 Midseat, £190 Gill
BTEX – £220 Hill (Strathaven)
Per Kilo
TEX – 415.1p Hill (Strathaven) (twice), 403.7p Laigh Cleughearn, 403.6p Weston, 400p Netherton Farm Cottage
BEL – 428.6p & 403.3p Heatheryhall, 407.5p Lochurd
BF – 342.9p Crow Wood Cottage, 313.3p Eastfield Cottage (Pettinain), 310.3p Kepscaith, 307.1p Walston Mill, 282.9p Gosland
SUF – 396.2p Netherton Farm Cottage, 354.1p & 332.3p Oldhill
CHE – 377.4p Wellhead (Livingston), 345.5p Glenside (Maybole)
SM – 355.9p West, 355.6p Midseat, 327.6p Gill
BTEX – 386p Hill (Strathaven)
Store Hoggs
Store hoggs sold to £144 for Beltex from Frame, Haspielaw Farm.
TEX – £130 & £68 Glenbuck Home Farm, £96 The Rigg, £60 Gareland
BEL – £144 Haspielaw
BF – £88 Gareland, £64 Mid Nemphlar, £60 Parkhall, £50 Eastfield of Coulter, £40 Culter Allers
SUF – £80 Haspielaw, £40 The Rigg
BFL – £118 Culter Allers
BTEX – £134 Haspielaw
KHIL – £120 Haspielaw
Cast Ewes & Rams
A smaller show of 625 cast ewe and rams were a very mixed show and sold at extreme rates with the plainer end of ewes seriously dear. Best ewes short of demand.
The sale topped at £355 per head for Texels from Gray, Langside Farm and to £154 for Blackface from Telfer, Glendouran Farm.
Overall average £141.72
BF average £116.41 (211)
Ewes
TEX – £355 Langside, £325 Craigievern, £310 Mid Shawtonhill, £300 Boylston, £295 Greyside
BEL – £310 Heatheryhall, £295 Birniehall, £220 Muirhouse View, £215 Thethwaite, £178 West Stobswood
BF – £154 Glendouran, £145 Wester Crosswoodhill, £140 Glendouran, £140 Eastfield Cottage, £140 Eastfield of Coulter
SUF – £295, £270 Langside, £245 Greyside, £242 Thethwaite, £232 Mid Shawtonhill
CHE – £168 Hillhead, £154 West Stobswood, £150 Thethwaite, £144 West Stobswood, £142 East Kinleith
CONT – £140, £124 Greyside
X – £200 Whinbush, £190 Mid Shawtonhill, £180 Couplaw, £178 Greyside
JAC – £128 Craigievern
ROM – £146 Greyside
SWA – £102 Craigievern
HAM – £155 Gasgoine
EC – £168 Greyside, £146 West Stobswood, £138 Hills of Dalserf, £129 Greyside
DS – £140 Mid Shawtonhill
Rams
TEX – £225 Biggarshiels Mains, £208 Easter Clevage, £182 Craigievern, £170 Hills of Dalserf
BEL – £335 Hillend, £160 Birniehall
BF – £160 Crow Wood Cottage, £152 Scrogton, £126 Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – £240 Biggarshiels Mains
CHE – £150, £138, £116 Greyside
X – £100 Langside
BFL – £250 Hartfield
BDM – £298 Birniehall
BTEX – £172 Kepscaith
MB – £240 Easter Clevage
SWA – £120 Craigievern
Motherless Lambs
135 motherless lambs were forward at our weekly sale. Numbers driven by the recent climate were a good trade through out. Topping the sale was a Bluefaced Leicester lamb from Warnock, Eastfield Farm realising £60.
£60 Eastfield of Coulter, £38 (twice) New Harestanes, £34 Cumberhead & (twice) Haspielaw, £28 Nether Hillhouse, £24 Longhouse, Brownhill, Newton of Wiston & (x14) Ingraston
