Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 20th April 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 90 cattle comprising of 51 bullock and heifers and 39 cast cows.
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2781 from Walkerdyke Farm, Strathaven to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to 450p/pk from Walkerdyke Farm, Strathaven to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Limousin Bullocks sold to £2712 from Faskine Farm, Airdrie to Davidson Butcher, Bridge of Allan or to 410p/pk from Faskine Farm, Airdrie to W Stark, Twechar.
Young Bulls sold to £2491 per head from Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge or to 360p/pk from Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge to Bowland Foods, Preston.
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM X – £2781 Walkerdyke, £2743, £2709 Brockwoodlees, £2608 Yeldabreck
BB – £2417 Broachrigg, £2275 Kersepark
CHAR X – £2743 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 415p Harvieston
LIM X – 450p Walkerdyke, 445p (Twice), 442p, 440p Brockwoodlees
BB – 395p Broachrigg
CHAR X – 428p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM X – £2712 Faskine
BB – £2370 Kersepark
CHAR X – £2408 Broachrigg
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM X – 410p Faskine
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2206 Millhill, £1923 Broadfield
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 308p Westtown
Young Bulls Per Head
LIM X – £2491 Harvieston
Young Bulls Per Kilo
LIM X – 360p Harvieston
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2770 per head from Mid Shawtonhill Farm, Strathaven or to 330p/pk from Traprain Farm, Haddington.
Dairy cows sold to £1810 per head from Auchmeddan Farm, Lesmahagow or to 277p/pk from Auchmeddan Farm, Lesmahagow.
Cast Bulls sold to £2100 per head from Watermeetings Farm or to 217p/pk from Watermeetings Farm.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2340 Headsmuir
BELT/GAL – £1490 Cleughhead
LIM – £2110 East Millrig
LUI – £1870 Coldside
LIM X – £2290 Hillend, £2210 Traquair Knowe, £2170 Watsonhead
BSH – £2010 Carlinside
CHR – £2770 Mid Shawtonhill, £2570 Hillend
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 318p Traquair Knowe, 303p Headsmuir, 248p Back Hareshaw
BELT/GAL – 294p Cleughhead, 252p Hillend
LUI – 275p Coldside
LIM X – 329p Traprain, 321p Traquair Knowe, 312p Hillend, 307p Headsmuir
CHAR X – 287p Cleughhead
CHR – 308p Hillend, 302p Mid Shawtonhill
BSH – 298p Carlinside
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1810, £1790 Auchmeddan
AYR – £1710 Canniehole
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 276p, 273p Auchmeddan
AYR – 256p Canniehole
HOL – 214p Broadfield
Cast Bulls Per Head
SIM – £2000 Fairgirth
CHAR X – £2100 Watermeetings
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
SIM – 212p Fairgirth
CHAR X – 216p Watermeetings
Sheep Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 5 Lambs, 2436 Hoggs and 979 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
Spring Lambs were only a handful but easily sold to £200. More are now needed each week. They do not need to be heavy to come to good money.
The sale topped at £200 twice per head for Suffolks from Watson, Westtown Farm and to 455p/kg for Suffolks from the same home.
Overall average 455p/kg (SQQ 455p/kg)
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
SUF – £200 (twice) Westtown (Stonehouse)
Per Kilo
SUF – 454.5p & 444.4p Westtown (Stonehouse)
Hoggs
The 2441 Prime Hoggs were a mixed show for quality with best quality and well fleshed sheep still easily sold. More mixed hoggs meeting steadier trade.
The sale topped at £238 per head for Beltex from Anderson, Oldwalls Farm and to 553p/kg for Beltex from the same home.
Overall average 385p/kg (SQQ 398p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF – £121 & £114 (twice) Dalblair, £110 Waterloo, £96 Ardoch
Per Kilo
BF – 366.7p, 356.3p & 356.3p Dalblair, 343.8p Waterloo, 331p Ardoch
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £168 Walkerdyke, £163 Bushelhead, £161 Dykehole, £160 High Dyke, £158 Netherurd Mains
BEL – £202 Oldwalls, £178 & £168 High Dyke, £177 & £170 Walkerdyke
BF – £155 East Law, £152 Whiteside, £147 Nunnerie, £144 Waterloo, £144 Boat
SUF – £108 Mid Lanrigg
CHE – £160 High Dyke, £157 East Law, £150 Brownhill (Cleland) & Whiteside, £144 Lower Daviesdykes
SM – £160 Dykehole
X – £154 Brownhill (Cleland), £128 Lower Daviesdykes, £100 Sonoma
BDM – £132 Jeanfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 442.1p Walkerdyke, 421.1p High Dyke, 417.9p Bushelhead, 412.8p Dykehole, 405.1p Netherurd Mains
BEL – 531.6p Oldwalls, 480p & 456.4p High Dyke, 465.8p & 459.5p Walkerdyke
BF – 397.4p East Law, 389.7p & 377.8p Whiteside, 378.9p Waterloo & Boat
SUF – 327.3p Mid Lanrigg
CHE – 423.5p Lower Daviesdykes, 421.1p High Dyke, 405.4p Whiteside & Brownhill (Cleland), 402.6p East Law
SM – 410.3p Dykehole
X – 394.9p Brownhill (Cleland), 355.6p Lower Daviesdykes, 285.7p Sonoma
BDM – 356.8p Jeanfield
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £192 & £185 Walkerdyke, £188 & £186 Yeldabrek, £187 Thethwaite
BEL – £238 & £220 Oldwalls, £208 Walkerdyke, £200 St John’s Kirk, £194 Collielaw
BF – £178 Crow Wood Cottage, £176 Thethwaite, £171 Whinbush, £170 Heatheryhall & Sonoma
SUF – £161 Netherurd Mains, £159 Westmains (Stonehouse), £154 Carwood
CHE – £192 Allanton, £184 & £177 Heatheryhall, £174 St John’s Kirk, £173 Easter Frew
CONT – £185 Heatheryhall
SM – £162 Dykehole, £142 Spango
X – £178 St John’s Kirk, £177 Easter Frew, £175 Heatheryhall
HW – £167 Heatheryhall, £152 East Law
Per Kilo
TEX – 451p, 436.4p & 427.9p Walkerdyke, 435p Allanton, 434p Greyside Montgarswood
BEL – 553.5p & 488.9p Oldwalls, 487.8p St John’s Kirk, 475p & 462.2p Walkerdyke
BF – 402.4p High Dyke, 400p Barglachan & Thethwaite, 395.6p & 395p Crow Wood Cottage
SUF – 397.5p Westmains (Stonehouse), 392.7p Netherurd Mains, 385p Carwood
CHE – 436.4p Allanton, 422p Easter Frew, 418p Heatheryhall, 415p Whiteside, 414p St John’s Kirk
CONT – 420p Heatheryhall
SM – 376.7p Dykehole, 355p Spango
X – 404.5p St John’s Kirk, 402.3p Easter Frew, 388.9p Heatheryhall
HW – 388.4p Heatheryhall, 361.9p East Law
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £226 Walkerdyke & Collielaw, £224 Mitchellhill & Dykehole
BEL – £236, £232 & £220 Oldwalls, £209 Wellhead (Livingston), £208 Easter Sills
BF – £184 Sonoma, £174 Nunnerie, £162 Waterloo, £160 Gair
SUF – £206 Belstane, £190 Eastshield, £186 Thethwaite (twice), £185 Kettlehill
CHE – £199 Belstane, £187 Netherhill, £186 & £180 Sonoma, £180 Thethwaite
SM – £186 Crookboat
X – £192 Easter Frew, £184 Netherhill, £183 Heatheryhall, £180 St John’s Kirk & Belstane
BFL – £150 Nunnerie
SWA – £158 East Law
Per Kilo
TEX – 470.8p Walkerdyke, 448p Mitchellhill, 443.5p Oldwalls, 443.1p & 439.2p Collielaw
BEL – 502.1p, 473.5p & 458.3p Oldwalls, 454.3p Wellhead (Livingston), 442.6p Easter Sills
BF – 368p Sonoma, 362.5p Nunnerie, 352.2p Waterloo, 333.3p Gair
SUF – 413.3p Thethwaite, 404.3p Eastshield, 403.9p Belstane, 387.5p Thethwaite, 362.7p Kettlehill
CHE – 409.1p & 395.7p Sonoma, 398p Belstane, 391.3p Netherhill & Thethwaite,
SM – 379.6p Crookboat
X – 400p Easter Frew, 391.5p Netherhill, 378.7p Silverrig & Heatheryhall, 366p Heatheryhall
BFL – 326.1p Nunnerie
SWA – 343.5p East Law
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £222 Heatheryhall, £208 Allanton, £205 Wellhead (Livingston) & Yeldabrek, £202 Longford
DS – 3198 Bushelhead
BF – £202 Wester Crosswoodhill, £200 Corsebank, £196 Sweetshawhead
SUF – £200 Toxside, £197 Oldhill, £190 Kettlehill, £180 Carwood, £160 Greyside
CHE – £190 Nettlingflat, £187 Kettlehill
X – £200 Greyside, £190 Easter Frew, £188 Heatheryhall
BFL – £160 Whim Park Cottage
BL – £150 Greyside
Per Kilo
TEX – 381.1p Longford, 373.6p Eastfield, 368.5p Cowgrove, 363.9p Heatheryhall, 363.6p
DS – 319.4p Bushelhead
BF – 280p Sweetshawhead, 256.4p Corsebank, 237.6p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 327.6p Kettlehill, 327.3p Carwood, 320 Greyside, 317.7p Oldhill, 303p
CHE – 352.8p Kettlehill, 279.4p Nettlingflat
X – 358.5p Easter Frew, 354.7p Heatheryhall, 298.5p Greyside
BFL – 301.9p Whim Park Cottage
BL – 288.5p Greyside
Store Hoggs
91 Store Hoggs topped at £124 for Blackface from Greyside Farm and £120 for Cheviots from Brims Mains Farm.
TEX – £90 Greyside
BF – £124 & £50 Greyside, £102, £54 & £52 Eastside, £80 Waterloo, £68 Spango
SUF – £110 & £70 Brims Mains
CHE – £120 & £94 Brims Mains
X – £80 Greyside
SHE – £30 Yeldabrek
HEB – £64 Greyside
KHIL – £88 Greyside
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 979 Cast Ewes and Rams met a strong selling trade especially for the bigger, fitter end. Smaller leaner ewes a touch steadier. Tups remain dear.
The sale topped at £355 per head for Texels from Campbell, Strawfrank Farm and to £162 for Blackface from Smith, W Crosswoodhill Farm.
Overall average £145.02
BF Average £107 (102 head)
Ewes
TEX – £355 Strawfrank, £350 Cowgrove LTD, £330 Dawn Cottage, £315 Jeanfield
BEL – £260 & £166 Walkerdyke, £250 Grangehall, £205 Muirhouse View £185 Kepscaith
BF – £162 Wester Crosswoodhill, £134 Crookboat, £132 Gair, £130 Sweetshawhead, £128 Glenbuck Home Farm
SUF – £288 Cowgrove LTD, £258, £240 & £230 Greyside, £250 Carwood
CHE – £170 Yeldabrek, £168 Howes Way, £166 Carcant, £154 Dykehole, £148 Bushelhead
X – £208 & £190 Netherurd Mains, £190 & £180 Yeldabrek, £188 Strawfrank
BFL – £210 Sweetshawhead, £200 Whim Park Cottage, £192 & £118 Leadburnlea
ZWA – £148 Yeldabrek, £124 Sandford Sheep
WEL – £112 Bushelhead
BAD – £152 High Dyke, £125 Sandford Sheep, £100 Wester Crosswoodhill
CHAR – £115 Yeldabrek
NCC – £200 & £180 Nettlingflat, £195, £185 & £172 Yeldabrek
CONT – £172, £160 & £138 Brims Mains, £142 Jeanfield, £132 Yeldabrek
CHM – £180 Greyside, £170 Collielaw, £136 Bushelhead
SHE- £85 Garvald Home Farm, £70 & £45 Yeldabrek
LLE – £150 Sandford Sheep, £94 Greyside
BDM – £250 Jeanfield, £170 Woodside Avenue
BTEX- £295 Strawfrank, £265 Dawn Cottage, £158 Howes Way
HEB – £98 Gilkerscleugh Mains
SWA – £116 Greyside, £100 Birniehall
HAM – £162 & £156 Greyside
Rams
TEX – £290 Longford, £220 Cowgrove, £200 Strawfrank, £190 & £185 Yeldabrek
BEL – £240 Cowgrove, £205 Oldwalls, £178 Greyside, £170 & £158 Yeldabrek
BF – £186 & £162 Crow Wood Cottage, £158 Shawhead
SUF – £250 St Johns Kirk, £220 Walkerdyke, £200 The Firs, £175 Cowgrove, £165 Carwood
NCC – £180, £170, £150 & £120 Yeldabrek
BFL – £215 Sweetshawhead, £160 Yeldabrek, £120 Greyside
BTEX – £192 Walkerdyke
BL – £182 Shawhead
EC – £185 Sandford Sheep
ABE – £260 Greyside
Motherless Lambs
129 Motherless lambs were sold at our penultimate sale. Topping the sale at £62 twice for Suffolk cross lambs from Scott, Westloch Farm, Coldingham. Smaller lambs were harder sold.
£62 (twice) Westloch (Coldingham), £56 (x8) Westloch (Coldingham), £38 (x12) Westloch (Coldingham) & (x6) Collielaw (Oxton)
