Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 25th May 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 150 cattle comprising of 38 bullocks and heifers, 62 cast cows and 50 calves and stirks.
Calves and Stirks
Fifty exceptional calves were forward for today’s sale. Trade topped on three separate occasions at £1080, achieved by Messrs Pirie, Machrihanish Farm, for two Inra heifers and a British Blue heifer calf.
The on milk calves topped at £740 for a Hereford bull calf from Messrs Adamson, Swaites Farm.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £600 Littlegill
BB – £620 Swaites
HOL – £320 Craigends
CHAR X – £600 Littlegill
HER – £620, £580, £490 & £480 (twice) Murrays
SIM – £500, £480 & £460 Balglass
AYR – £340 & £320 Craigends
HER – £740 Swaites, £610 & £560 Murrays
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £770 Littlegill, £720 Craigends
AA – £740 & £680 Ladehead, £720 Craigends
HER – £960, £900, £880 & £780 Murrays
CHAR X – £870, £840 & £760 Littlegill
SIM – £890 Laigh Carnduff
BB – £1080 & £1060 Machrihanish, £940, £860 & £720 Over Kypeside, £740, £720 & £660 Swaites, £710 Ladehead
INRA – £1080 (twice), £1070 & £1050 Machrihanish
SIM – £740 (x3) Swaites
HOL – £700 (twice) Machrihanish
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2519 from Walkerdyke Farm, Strathaven to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to 415p/kg from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to A Elliot Butcher, Lanark.
Limousin Bullocks sold to £2460 from South Arnloss Farm, Slamannan to N Bark, Skirling or to 365p/kg from Broachrigg Farm, Rosewell to A Davidson Butcher, Bridge of Allan.
Young Bulls sold to £2142 per head from Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge or to 318p/kg Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £1976 Harvieston
HER – £2211 Harvieston
LIM – £2166 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £2519 Walkerdyke, £2512, £2443 & £2441 Brockwoodlees
SHO – £1849 Westtown
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM X – 415p, 405p & 400p Brockwoodlees, 405p Walkerdyke
Beef Bullocks Per Head
SALER – £2162 Harvieston
LIM X – £2460 South Arnloss, £2314 Broachrigg
BB – £2435 Walkerdyke
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM – 318p Westtown
BB – 345p Walkerdyke
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 318p Westtown
Young Bulls Per Head
AA – £2142 Harvieston
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2600 per head from Strawfrank Farm, Carstairs Junction or to 293p/kg from South Mains Farm, Biggar.
Dairy cows sold to £2040 per head from Moatmains Farm, Lesmahagow or to 236p/kg from the same home.
Cast Bulls sold to £2600 per head from Wormiston Farm or to 217p/kg from the same home.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2270 Bankhead, £1990 Newbigging Mill
SALER – £1710 Lawhead
LIM – £2600 Strawfrank, £1900 Muirburn
LIM X – £1890 Bushelhead
SIM – £2090 (3 times) Badenheath
BB – £2240 Southmains, £1900 Muirburn
CHAR X – £2140 Bangour
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 271p & 266p Weston
LIM – 279p & 266p Muirburn, 261p Strawfrank
LIM X – 286p Mackiesmill
SIM – 289p & 276p Badenheath Park, 273p Harestonhill
BB – 293p Southmains, 268p Muirburn
HER – 241p Carnduff
GALL – 235p Spango
MRI – 235p Moatmains
SALER – 267p Brownhill
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1540 Over Kypeside
MRI – £1600 Moatmains
MONT – £2040 Moatmains
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 258p Over Kypeside
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £2600 Wormiston
Sheep Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 68 lambs, 1940 hoggs and 653 cast ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
Fewer lambs forward and increasing demand. Many more needed each week to fulfill buyer demand. They do not need to be overly heavy to realise a good price.
The sale topped at £230 per head for Suffolk cross from Smellie, Kailzie Mains Farm and to 476p/kg for Texels from Gray, Chapelhill Farm.
Overall Average 440pp/kg (SQQ 443p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
SUF – £186 Chapelhill
X – £174 Chapelhill
HAM – £140 & £130 Springbank
Per Kilo
SUF – 476p Chapelhill
X – 457p Chapelhill
HAM – 371p & 359p Springbank
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £208 Cambwell, £202 Gaindykehead, £200 & £198 Rowantreehill
SUF – £188 Chapelhill
CHE – £185 & £180 Bridgehouse
X – £193, £180 & £174 Bridgehouse
Per Kilo
TEX – 472p Chapelhill, 465p & 460p Rowantreehill, 462p Cambwell,448p Gaindykehead
SUF – 447p Chapelhill
CHE – 450p & 420p Bridgehouse
X – 448p, 428p & 414p Bridgehouse
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £215 Rowantreehill
SUF – £230 & £208 Kailzie Mains
CHE – £174 Bridgehouse
X – £19 Bridgehouse
Per Kilo
TEX – 457p Rowantreehill
SUF – 433p & 424p Kailzie Mains
CHE – 362p Bridgehouse
X – 395p Bridgehouse
52+kg
Per Head
SUF – £230 Kailzie Mains
Per Kilo
SUF – 434p & 418p Kailzie Mains
Hoggs
The 1940 hoggs were a mixed show for quality and weight with well fleshed hoggs meeting the same strong trade as last week. Heavy hoggs to best pounds per head.
The sale topped at £258 per head for Texels from Taylor, Skirling Craigs Farm and to 460p/kg for Texels from Baillie, Broomfield Lodge Farm.
Overall Average 401pp/kg (SQQ 411p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £90 Ardoch
BEL – £110 Heatheryhall
BF – £102 Whiteside, £80 West Auchenlongford
X – £112 East Law
SHE – £96 East Law, £80 Rosebank
HEB – £94 Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 333p Ardoch
BEL – 343p Heatheryhall
BF – 314p Whiteside, 250p West Auchenlongford
X – 350p Whiteside
SHE – 331p East Law, 277p Thethwaite, 266p Rosebank
HEB – 313p Heatheryhall
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £152 Westmains, £144 Alton, £138 Hillhouse, £128 Blackhill
BEL – £174 Birks, £144 Westmains, £140 Ardoch
BF – £160 Hillhouse, £150 Brownhill, £141 Thethwaite, £128 Cairnie, £116 Middlestead
CHE – £172 Birks, £170 Easterhouse, £162 Gibsley, £158 Heatheryhall
X – £159 Heatheryhall, £143 Menzie Ave, £142 Cairnie
SHE – £100 Wester Dunsyston
HW – £140 East Law
Per Kilo
TEX – 410p Westmains, 389p Alton,373p Hillhouse,336p Blackhill
BEL – 457p Birks,400p Westmains,388p
BF – 360p Hillhouse, 395p Brownhill,391p Thethwaite,365p Cairnie
CHE – 424p Birks, 436p Easterhouse, 427p (twice) Heatheryhall, 427p ST Johns Kirk
SM – 264p West Auchenlongford
X – 429p Heatheryhall, 383p Cairnie, 376p Menzies Avenue
SHE – 285p Wester Dunsyston
HW – 358p East Law
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £200 Wellhead, £193 & £190 Gibsley, £188 Brownhill & Midseat
BF – £195 Broomfield Lodge, £180 East Burnhead, £179 Birks, £172 East Merkland, £171 Heatheryhall
SUF – £184 Middlehouse, £174 Westmains, £168 Midseat, £160 Gibsley & Muldron
CHE – £191 Sornfallow, £180 Heatheryhall & Thethwaite
X – £192 Heatheryhall, £186 Thethwaite, £166 Kailzie Mains, £162 Westmains, £159 Brownhill
DS – £152 & £138 Nether Balgray
Per Kilo
DS – 338p & 345p Nether Balgray
TEX – 444p Wellhead, 437p Midseat,431p Gibsley, 417p Brownhill
BF – 433p Broomfield Lodge, 428p East Burnhead,426p Birks,407p Heatheryhall, 405p St Johns Kirk
SUF – 438p Middlehouse, 409p Midseat, 400p East Crookedstone, 395p Westmains,381p Gibsley
CHE – 442p Easthouse,440p ST Johns Kirk, 439p (twice) Heatheryhall, 437p Thethwaite
X – 421p Heatheryhall, 422p Thethwaite, 405p Westmains, 397p Brownhill, 377p Kailzie
SWA – 186p East Law
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £230 & £218 Broomfield Lodge, £216, £215 & £212 Wellhead
BEL – £214 Broomfield Lodge
BF – £188 Wellhead, £184 East Burnhead, £180 Middlestead, £172 East Burnhead, £168 Coulterhaugh
SUF – £227 & £210 Broomfield Lodge, £206 Sornfallow
CHE – £210 & £204 Wellhead, £204 Sornfallow, £202 Heatheryhall
SM – £208 Heatheryhall
X – £208 & £192 Broomfield Lodge, £188 Allanton, £178 Gibsley
BTEX – £170 Nether Balgray
HAM – £204 Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 416p, 447p & 427p Broomfield Lodge, 434p Birks, 434p Silverrig
BEL – 455p Broomfield Lodge
BF – 362p Wellhead, 391p Middlestead, 368p & 366p East Burnhead,365p 2 Coulterhaugh
SUF – 437p & 436p Broomfield Lodge, 420p & 395p Sornfallow
CHE – 415p Heatheryhall, 423p & 420p Wellhead, 412p Heatheryhall, 408p Wellhead
SM – 400p Heatheryhall
X – 394p Broomfield Lodge, 408p Silverrig, 378p Gibsley, 376p Broomfield Lodge, 368p Allanton
BTEX – 361p Nether Balgray
HAM – 408p Heatheryhall
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £258 Skirling Craigs, £241 & £238 Broomfield Lodge, £237 & £236 Gaindykehead
BF – £206 East Merkland, £205 Sweetshawhead, £200 Toxside, £196 Middlestead, £180 Midlock
SUF – £236 Wellhead, £232 Broomfield Lodge, £222 Wellhead, £216 Gibsley, £210 Wellhead
CHE – £220 Sherifflatts
SM – £190 Harestonhill
X – £220 & £210 Silverrig, £200 East Merkland
BFL – £246 & £220 Sweetshawhead
BTEX – £200 Blackburn Mains
HAM – £220 Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 446p & 410p Broomfield Lodge, 415p Middlestead, 407p Silverrig, 407p Wellhead
BF – 369p Middlestead, 312p Gair, 312p East Merkland, 295p & 281p Midlock
SUF – 421p Broomfield Lodge, 403p & 396p Wellhead, 377p Middlehouse, 367p Mid Auchengray
CHE – 293p Sherifflatts
SM – 351p Harestonhill
X – 363p East Merkland, 350p & 297p Silverrig
BFL – 349p & 273p Sweetshawhead
BTEX – 357p Blackburn
HAM – Heatheryhall
Cast Ewes & Rams
A smaller show of 653 cast ewes and rams met another good selling trade and all classes easily sold to recent high rates.
The sale topped at £290 per head twice for Texel ewe and Blue Texel ram from Ward, Westmains and to £170 for Blackface from Brown, Prior Rigg
Overall Average £152.43
BF Average £131.81 (181)
Ewes
TEX – £290 Ward Farms (Westmains), £238 Skirling Craigs, £220 Harestonhill, £218 Middlehouse, £208 Broomfield Lodge, £200 Broomfield Lodge & Silverrig,
BEL – £240 Thethwaite, £190 Peatpotts, £150 Thethwaite & Eastfield, £130 Muirhouse
BF – £170 Prior Rigg, £160 Easter Dawyck & Kepscaith, £150 Westtown, £149 Blaircochrane
SUF – £250 Greyside, £240 Peatpotts, £220 Traquair Knowe, £212 Wellhead, £200 Broomfield Lodge
NCC – £180 Haswellsykes, £165 Sornfallow, £164 Ward Farms (Westmains), £160 Greyside
CHE – £140 Thethwaite, £138 Greyside
X – £178 & £172 Silverrig, £175 Sornfallow, £174 Middlehouse, £172 Broomfield Lodge
BFL – £262 Kailzie Mains, £198 Leadburnlea, £192 Dykeneuk
SHE – £108 Greyside, £80 Rosebank
ROUS – £130 Debog
ZWA – £170 Ainville, £136 Nether Balgray
HW – £130 Blaircochrane
CONT – £106 Greyside
KHIL – £90 Rosebank
ABE – £174 Allanton
HAM – £150 Springbank
DOR – £178 Halbeath
Rams
TEX – £280 Greyside, £255 Ainville, £230 Coulterhaugh & Blackburn Mains, £220 Toxside
BF – £165 East Merkland, £150 Rockhall, £142Baddingsgill, £128 Rockhall, £124 Spango
SUF – £240 Greyside
BEL – £150 Eastfield
NCC – £200 Sornfallow
CHE – £175 Spango
SHE – £80 Rosebank
BTEX – £290 Ward Farms (Westmains)
RYE – £165 Greyside
ABE – £200 & £170 Greyside
