Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 3rd August 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 187 cattle comprising of 35 bullocks and heifers, 60 cast cows and 92 calves.
Calves and Stirks
A strong show of 92 calves were forward for our fortnightly sale and were greeted by a packed ringside of buyers. Topping todays sale was a Simmental cross bullock from Watson, The Law Farm, Dechmont, realising £1200.
A great show of on-milk calves met an even stronger trade, topped by a Limousin cross bull calf from Steel, Cumberhead Farm, realising £870.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £870, £860 & £820 Cumberhead
AA – £560 Greentowers
BB – £840, £830 & £800 Swaites
HOL – £530 (x3) & £520 Ballycurrie, £460 Killarow
INRA – £840 Greentowers
HER – £590 Swaites, £590, £580, £570, £560, £550, £540, £530 & £500 Muirhouse
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £910 & £900 Littlegill, £900 & £880 Cronan, £840 Ballycurrie, £800 Hayston & Machrihanish
AA – £940, £880, £860, £680 & £580 Kilkivan, £920 & £640 Ingraston, £810 Killarow
FRIES – £740 Cronan
SIM – £1200, £1020, £920 The Law, £910 Cronan
BB – £1040 The Law, £960 Cronan, £900 & £800 Ballycurrie, £860 & £790 Killarow, £840 Machrihanish
INRA – £1010 Machrihanish
HER – £680 The Law
CHAR X – £900 & £760 Littlegill
SHO – £910 & £740 The Law, £660 Ingraston
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2865 from Brockwoodlees Farm to Black Butchers or to 430p/kg from The Hill Farm to Collins Butchers.
Limousin Bullocks sold to £2736 from South Arnloss Farm to Chapman Butchers or to 380p/kg from East Millrig Farm.
Young Bulls sold to £2740 per head from East Merkland Farm or to 340p/kg from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2410 The Hill
LIM – £2744 & £2620 Brockwoodlees, £2399 The Hill
LIM X – £2865 Brockwoodlees, £2584 South Arnloss, £2548 Brockwoodlees
HER – £2482 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 385p Hill
LIM – 430p The Hill, 415p & 412p Brockwoodlees,
LIM X – 422p & 418p Brockwoodlees
HER – 425p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM X – £2736 & £2730 South Arnloss, £2332 East Millrig
CHAR – £2649 Lawhead
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM X – 380p South Arnloss, 380p East Millrig
CHAR – 360p Lawhead
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
FRIES – £1501 Ainville
HOL – £2073 Holms of Glengavel
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
FRIES – 275p Ainville
HOL – 325p Holms of Glengavel
Young Bulls Per Head
AA – £2356 Oldhill
SHO – £2400 Old Hill
SIM – £2740 East Merkland
Young Bulls Per Kilo
SHO – 340p Oldhill
SIM – 340p East Merkland
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2410 per head from The Law Farm or to 328p/kg from the same home.
Dairy cows sold to £1890 per head from Greentowers Farm or to 238p/kg from Ormiston Mains Farm.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2370 Hills of Dalserf, £2270 Hillhead, £2190 The Law, £2140 Wolfcrooks, £1970 Toxside
CONT X – £1770 Ingraston
SIM – £1740 Easter Hassockrigg
LIM X – £1910 Ingraston, £1910 Weston
SIM – £2140 The Law, £2140 Easter Hassockrigg
BB – £2240 & £2010 The Law
HER – £2000 Hills of Dalserf
CHAR – £2410 The Law
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 296p The Law, 296p Toxside, 271p Weston, 270p Wolfcrooks
LIM X – 280p Ingraston, 278p Weston
SIM – 319p Easter Hassockrigg, 288p The Law, 285p Ingraston, 283p Easter Hassockrigg
BB – 327p The Law
HER – 270p Hills of Dalserf
CHAR – 291p The Law
CONT X – 316p Ingraston
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1540 Ormiston Mains
HOL – £1890 Greentowers, £1840 Harelaw, £1840 Glenrig, £1540 High Crewburn
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 238p Ormiston Mains, 234p Auchmeddan
HOL – 259p Greentowers, 259p Harelaw, 242p Glenrig, 223p High Crewburn
Sheep Primestock Report
There was 1692 Lambs and 1853 Cast Ewes sold through Lanark.
Lambs
A similar show of 1692 prime lambs saw the usual seasonal dip in trade, as is the trend across the country. The heavier best fleshed lambs still realising decent money. Leaner end better sold as store. Our first store sale is this Friday, 7th August.
SHOW & SALE OF YOUNG HANDLERS PRIME LAMBS
Judge: Mr David Murray, Calton Farm
Sponsor: Stevenson Bros, Falkirk
CLASS 1: 4–7 years old
1st Ronnie Taylor, Heatheryhall (6yo)
2nd Abbey Steele, Over Kypeside (6yo)
CLASS 2: 8–12 years old
1st Thomas Taylor, Northholm (10yo)
2nd Sarah Purdon, Stravenhouse (12yo)
3rd Sadie Taylor, Northholm (8yo)
CLASS 3: 13–16 years old
1st Erin Purdon, Stravenhouse (15yo)
2nd Ivy Taylor, Northholm (13yo)
3rd Archie Stewart, Crookboat (14yo)
CHAMPION: Erin Purdon, Stravenhouse (15yo)
RESERVE CHAMPION: Thomas Taylor, Northholm (10yo)
Out with the show the sale topped at £220 per head for Texels from Campbell, Strawfrank Farm and to 371p/kg for Beltex from Ingraston Farms.
Overall Average 316p/kg (SQQ 314p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £128 Columbie, £120 Over Kypeside, £116 Coulterhaugh, £112 Blaircochrane
BEL – £110 The Grange
BF – £100 Coulterhaugh
SUF – £112 Blaircochrane
SM – £105 Bankfield
X – £116 Coulterhaugh, £114 South House
Per Kilo
TEX – 328p Columbie, 324p Over Kypeside, 297p Coulterhaugh
BEL – 333p The Grange
BF – 277p Coulterhaugh
SUF – 302p Blaircochrane
X – 316p South House, 313p Coulterhaugh
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £186 Heatheryhall, £151 Castlehill, £149 Haywoodhead & Over Kypeside, £147 Northflatt
BEL – £162 West Torphin, £148, £146 & £144 Biggarshiels Mains, £143 Jeanfield
BF – £132 Wolfcrooks Cottage
SUF – £141 Ainville & Dykes, £137 Bents & Brae, £134 Dovecot
CHM – £118 Kypehill
SM – £118 (twice) Crookboat, £115 & £115 Haystoun
X – £127 Carco
JAC – £110 Noblehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 442p Heatheryhall, 343p & 331p Castlehill, 331p Haywoodhead, 331p & 328p Over Kypeside
BEL – 368p West Torphin, 338p Calton, 336p, 331p & 327p Biggarshiels,
BF – 293p Wolfcrooks
SUF – 320p Ainville, 318p Brae, 313p Dykes, 311p Bents, 304p Dovecot
SM – 273p (twice) Haystoun, 368p (twice) Crookboat
X – 317p Carco
JAC – 261p Noblehall
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £208 & 186 Heatheryhall, £192 Stravenhouse, £188 Longford, £178 Ingraston
BEL – £182 Ingraston, £166 West Torphin, £165 Ingraston, £164 Eastfield, £160 Cloverhill
SUF – £162 High Parks, £158 Peatpotts, £158 & £156 Carwood, £155 Toxside
SM – £156 Crookboat, £122 Mayfield
X – £156 Silverrig
BTEX – £180 (twice) Stravenhouse, £169 Strawfrank, £162 Craigiehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 416p & 404p Heatheryhall, 391p Stravenhouse, 391p Longford, 362p Peatpotts, 361p Over Kypeside
BEL – 371p & 343p Ingraston, 333p Cloverhill, 332p West Torphin, 326p Bickerton Hall
SUF – 352p High Parks, 329p Peatpotts, 318p & 317p Carwood, 316p Toxside
SM – 331p Crookboat, 259p Mayfield
X – 312p Silverrig
BTEX – 391p & 367p Stravenhouse, 344p Strawfrank, 330p Craigiehall
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £220 Strawfrank, £212 Heatheryhall, £200 Stravenhouse, £188 Over Kypeside, £180 Brownsbank
BFL – £110 Biggar Rd
Per Kilo
TEX – 392p Heatheryhall, 357p Stravenhouse, 354p Over Kypeside, 332p Carwood, 327p Brownsbank
BFL – 203p Biggar Rd
Cast Ewes & Rams
Another large show of cast ewes and rams saw trade easier on week but the best strong ewes still easily sold. The smaller, plainer end harder to cash as more of that type come forward.
The sale topped at £320 per head for Texels from Laird, Yeldabrek Farm and to £160 for Blackface from Smith, Wester Crosswoodhill Farm.
Overall average £127.10
BF average £90.62 (451)
Ewes
TEX – £320 Yeldabrek, £290 Toftcombs, £285 Hallhill, £278 Yeldabrek, £270 Lawers, £258 Hallhill
BEL – £250 Toftcombs, £160 Craigiehall, £158 Hillridge, £110 The Grange
BF – £160 Wester Crosswoodhill, £130 Woodhouse, £130 Kypehill, £128 Thurston Mains, £124 (twice) Woolfords
SUF – £255 Strawfrank, £230 Lawers, £228 & £214 Yeldabrek, £212 Carwood, £205 Strawfrank
CHAR – £278 Yeldabrek
NCC – £185, £175 & £165 Yeldabrek, £160 Allanton, £144 Yeldabrek, £128 Allanton
CHE – £118 Springfield, £112 Castle Crawford, £110 Bents, £108 Easterhouse, £100 Dykes
CONT – £140 Thripland, £139 Yeldabrek, £122 Scalpsie, £108 North Boig, £106 Springfield, £100 Carse of Trowan
CHM – £196 Yeldabrek, £184 & £182 (twice) Edinburgh University, £170 Hillhead, £168 Yeldabrek
X – £204 Calton, £180 Lawers, £170 Yeldabrek, £170 Howburn, £170 Bedlormie, £168 Strawfrank
BFL – £182 Biggar Rd, £138 North Boig
LLE – £140 Middlehouse, £130 Sandford
ZWA – £110 Craigiehall
DOR – £138 Low Merryton
DS – £152 Easterhouse
Rams
TEX – £230 Silverrig, £220 Cowgrove, £215 South Arnloss, £185 Lawers, £185 South Arnloss, £155 Noblehall
BEL – £255 Westmains, £245 Eastfield, £120 Westmains
SUF – £135 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £165 Yeldabrek
NCC – £180 Yeldabrek
CHE – £108 Yeldabrek
BFL – £165 Thurston Mains
BDM – £120 Howburn
JAC – £115 Noblehall
KHILL – £195 & £150 Noblehall
