Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 15th June 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 70 cattle comprising of 38 prime bullocks and heifers, and 320 cast cows.
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2746 from Brockwoodlees, or to 430p/kg from the same home to Faulds Butchers.
Limousin Bullocks sold to £2512 from The Hill, Strathaven to Chapmans Butchers, or to 375p/kg from the same home.
Young Bulls sold to £2742 per head from Broachrigg or to 332p/kg from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2025 Greentowers
SHO – £2169 Broachrigg
LIM X – £2746, £2637 & £2632 Brockwoodlees
HER – £2252 Harvieston
SALER – £2329 Harvieston
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
SHO – 325p Broachrigg
LIM X – 430p, 425p & 420p Brockwoodlees
HER – 320p Harvieston
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM – £2512 The Hill
HER – £2022 Harvieston
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM – 375p The Hill
LIM X – 355p East Millrig
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 265p Greentowers
Young Bulls Per Head
CHAR – £2742 Broachrigg
Young Bulls Per Kilo
SHO – 320p Lee Meadow
CHAR – 332p Broachrigg
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2570 per head from Bickerton Hall Farm or to 295p/kg from the same home.
Dairy cows sold to £1940 per head from Harelaw Farm or to 244p/kg from the same home.
Cast Bulls sold to £2770 per head from East Millrig Farm or to 259p/kg from the same home.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2290 The Hill, £2140 Bickerton Hall, £2140 Bagmoors
SHO – £1990 Midhill
LIM X – £1990 Elsrickle Mains
SIM – £1870 Noblehall
BB – £2570 Bickerton Hall
HER – £2240 Knowetop
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 291p Bickerton Hall, 280p & 273p Bagmoors
SHO – 271p Midhill
LIM X – 282p Elsrickle Mains
SIM – 265p Noblehall
BB – 295p Bickerton Hall
HER – 269p Knowetop
Dairy Cows Per Head
HOL – £1940 Harelaw, £1890 Dykehead, £1790 Lawriesmuir
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
HOL – 244p Harelaw, 234p Lawriesmuir
Cast Bulls Per Head
LIM – £2770 East Millrig
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 258p East Millrig
Sheep Primestock Report
There was 632 Lambs, 687 Hoggs and 901 Cast Ewes sold through Lanark.
Lambs
Another larger show of 632 new season lambs saw trade remaining strong with the heaviest lambs still making well over £200. A few more lighter lambs forward and sold at higher rates so long as well fleshed.
The sale topped at £246 per head for Texels from Prior Rigg Farm and to 500p/kg for Texels from Aitken, Traprain Farm.
Overall Average 443p/kg (SQQ 444p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
X – £120 Braeedge
Per Kilo
X – 400p Braeedge
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £181 Overburns, £169 Mayfield, £154 & £146 Dalwyne, £120 Yeldabrek
BEL – £170 Muirhouse
SUF – £172 Muirhouse, £171 Bridgestone & Overburns
SM – £127 Dalwyne
X – £140 Braeedge
BAD – £171 Bridgestone
Per Kilo
BAD – 450p Bridgestone
TEX – 464p Overburns, 452p & 442p Dalwyne, 444p Mayfield
BEL – 459p Muirhouse
SUF – 450p Overburns, 441p Muirhouse, 438p Bridgestone
SM – 384p Dalwyne
X – 400p Braeedge
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £212 & £208 Kailzie Mains, £210 & £204 Rowantreehill, £208 Traprain
BEL – £214 (twice Oldwalls), £210 & £204 Muirhouse
SUF – £198 Bridgestone, £194 Ruchlaw Mains, £190 Muirhouse, £185 Overburns & Muirhouse
CHAR – £176 Nether Brotherston
X – £180 Silverrig
BAD – £190 & £178 Bridgestone
Per Kilo
BAD – 452p & 423p Bridgestone
TEX – 478p Strawfrank, 477p Rowantreehill, 472p & 471p Kailzie Mains, 470p An-Glasach
BEL – 475p (twice) Oldwalls, 466p & 463p Muirhouse
SUF – 441p Muirhouse, 440p Overburns, 440p Bridgestone, 431p Ruchlaw Mains, 430p Muirhouse
CHAR – 429p Nether Brotherston
X – 428p Silverrig
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £242 Yeldabrek, £240 (twice) Traprain, £236 Strawfrank & Prior Rigg
SUF – £211 Dykehole, £208 Oldwalls, £206 Kailzie Mains, £203 Baldastard
DTEX – £216 Mid Shawtonhill, £196 Yeldabrek
RYE – £140
Per Kilo
RYE – 297p Eight Acres Cottage
TEX – 500p (twice) Traprain, 495p Hills of Dalserf, 491p Howburn, 484p Yeldabrek
SUF – 458p Dykehole, 447p Kailzie Mains, 442p Oldwalls, 441p Baldastard, 438p Prior Rigg
DTEX – 469p Mid Shawtonhill, 426p Yeldabrek
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £246 Prior Rigg, £238 Dykehole, £220 Yeldabrek
SUF – £242 Ruchlaw Mains
ZWA – £180 Craighall
Per Kilo
TEX – 455p Prior Rigg, 449p Dykehole, 407p Yeldabrek
SUF – 448p Ruchlaw Mains
ZWA – 339p Craigiehall
Hoggs
A very mixed, end of season gather up of 687 hoggs saw heavy well fleshed sheep meet high rates. Others sold well if finished but a lot if plain, leaner hoggs on offer.
The sale topped at £248 per head for Texels from Gibb, Toftcombs Farm and to 404p/kg for Texels from Cruikshank, Little Kype Farm.
Overall Average 312p/kg
10-25.4kg
Per Head
BF – £114 Nunnerie
Per Kilo
TEX – 120p Whitehall
BEL – 66p Yeldabrek
BF – 285p Nunnerie
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £80 Yeldabrek
CHE – £68 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 275p Yeldabrek
BF – 200p Flemington, 187p Yeldabrek
CHE – 219p Yeldabrek
SHE – 144p Middlestead
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £108 Hillhouse, £100 Yeldabrek, Whitehall & Newmill, £95 Sandford Sheep
BF – £100 Flemington & Hillhouse, £94 North Slipperfield, £90 & £88 Netherhall
SUF – £108 Yeldabrek
SHE – £74 Middlestead, £70 Rosebank, £68 Netherhall
X – £96 Middlestead
HW – £86 East Yetts
Per Kilo
TEX – 300p Hillhouse, 294p Yeldabrek, 277p Newmill & Whitehall, 271p Sandford Sheep
BF – 277p Hillhouse, 258p & 257p Netherhall, 256p Flemington, 254p North Slipperfield
SUF – 284p Yeldabrek
X – 266p Middlestead
SHE – 211p Middlestead, 200p Netherhall, 200p Rosebank
HW – 260p East Yetts
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £160 Blackpark, £156 Brownhill, £142 Yeldabrek, £130 Whitehall, £120 Yeldabrek
BF – £154 Flemington, £151 Weston, £110 Sweetshawhead, £88 Middlestead
SUF – £140 Yeldabrek
CHE – £134 Renton Home, £110 Yeldabrek & Upper Cornquoy
X – £100 Sandford Sheep
DTEX – £140 Yeldabrek, £138 Brownhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 363p Breckerny, 362p Brownhill, 315p & 279p Yeldabrek, 302p Whitehall
BF – 342p Flemington, 335p Weston, 255p & 125p SweetshawHead, 220p Middlestead
SUF – 325p Yeldabrek
CHE – 326p Renton Home, 268p Yeldabrek & Upper Cornquoy
X – 250p Sandford Sheep
DTEX – 325p Yeldabrek, 320p Brownhill
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £194 Weston, £188 Blackpark, £186 Silverrig, £182 Little Kype, £180 Lawriesmuir
BF – £176 Weston, £172 Hill, £162 Wester Mosshat, £150 Hill
SUF – £172 Lawriesmuir, £170 Yeldabrek, £160 Fieldside
SM – £170 Biggar Road
X – £162 Middlestead & Sandford Sheep, £146 Brownhill, £140 Sandford Sheep
DOR – £170 Stobilee
Per Kilo
TEX – 404p & 378p Little Kype, 388p Weston, 372p Silverrig, 366p Hill
BF – 352p Weston, 337p & 326p Hill, 317p Wester Mosshat
SUF – 361p Yeldabrek, 358p Lawriesmuir, 347p Fieldside
SM – 333p Biggar Road
X – 344p & 304p Sandford Sheep, 324p Middlestead, 310p Brownhill
DOR – 326p Stobilee
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £248 Toftcombs, £240 Yeldabrek, £238 Hills of Dalserf, £232 Wester Mosshat & Ryeflatt
BEL – £230 Oldwalls
BF – £165 (twice) Gair, £164 Weston
SUF – £230 & £220 Lawriesmuir
CHE – £220 Upper Cornquoy, £200 Lawriesmuir
SM – £220 Cocklaw, £170 Kailzie Mains
X – £220 Lawriesmuir
DTEX – £150 Brownhill
JAC – £178 Brownhill
KHIL – £198 Middlestead, £150 Rosebank
Per Kilo
TEX – 396p Toftcombs, 374p & 371p Ryeflatt, 370p Weston, 364p Yeldabrek
BEL – 365p Oldwalls
BF – 300p & 266p Gair, 298p Weston
SUF – 379p & 328p Lawriesmuir
CHE -– 333p Lawriesmuir, 265p Upper Cornquoy
SM – 366p Cocklaw, 303p Kailzie Mians
X – 314p Lawriesmuir
DTEX – 272p Brownhill
JAC – 296p Brownhill
KHIL – 353p Middlestead,263p Rosebank
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 901 cast ewes and rams again sold at recent rates with the Blackface and Cheviot ewes looking dear in comparison to best big ewes. Tups still at a premium.
The sale topped at £315 per head for Texels from Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm and to £138 for Blackface from Cameron, Woodhall Farm.
Overall Average £139.93
BF Average £105 (204)
Ewes
TEX – £315 Heatheryhall, £290 Mayfield, £268 Heatheryhall, £265 Auchenbart, £260 Townhead
BEL – £270 & £226 Carstairs Mains, £250 Oldwalls, £250 & £220 Mid Shawtonhill
BF – £138 Woodhall, £132 Sweetshawhead, £131 Corsebank, £130 Gair, £128 West Glespin
SUF – £220 Yeldabrek, £220 Cambwell, £218 Heatheryhall, £212 Baldastard, £205 Auchenbart
CHAR – £240 Heatheryhall
NCC – £178 Upper Cornquoy, £140 Yeldabrek, £138 High Crewburn, £134 Carcant, £124 West Handaxwood
CHE – £140 Hilltop, £128 Laigh Carnduff, £120 Yeldabrek
CONT – £156 East Crookedstone, £132 Hilltop, £128 Laigh Carnduff
CHM – £188 Townhead, £185 Overburns, £165 Strawfrank, £150 Newmill, £128 Laigh Carnduff
SM – £158 Meikle Dykehole, £138 Strawfrank
X – £180 Eight Acres, £180 Mid Shawtonhill, £178 Townhead, £178 Hardington Mains, £172 Strawfrank
BFL – £188 Woodhall, £185 Townhead, £184 Leuchars Lodge, £100 Woodhall
BTEX – £185 Eight Acres, £140 Auchenbart, £116 Yeldabrek
DTEX – £198 Mid Shawtonhill, £190 An-Glasach
ZWA – £135 & £120 Cragiehall
HW – £128 Mossdale, £116 East Yetts, £90 Menzies Avenue
SWA – £120 Silverrig
KHIL – £160 Dalwyne
DOR – £182 Mayfield, £140 Auchenbart
VAL – £118 Eight Acres
Rams
TEX – £265, £255 Cambwell, £220 Woodhall, £190 West Handaxwood, £182 Hills of Dalserf
BEL – £275 Sunnyside, £260 Auchenbart
BF – £180 Blunderfield, £142 Woodhall, £136 Handaxwood
CHAR – £175 Lochhill
NCC – £285 Little Galla, £168 Yeldabrek
X – £172 Yeldabrek
BFL – £190, £160, £145 & £122 Woodhall
SHE – £82 Rosebank, £80 Yeldabrek
BTEX – £155 Yeldabrek
DTEX – £180 Blunderfield
DOR – £188 Stobilee
