Primestock – Monday 10th August 2026

10 August 2026

Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 10th August 2026

Cattle Primestock Report

Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 113 cattle comprising of 38 Bullocks and Heifers, and 75 Cast Cows.

Prime Cattle

Limousin Heifers sold to £2696 From Brockwoodlees Farm to H Black Butchers or to 430p/kg, also from Brockwoodlees Farm to Collins Butchers

Simmental Bullocks sold to £2577 from Bogside Farm to Cooper Butchers, or to 378p/kg from Bushelhead Farm to Findlay Wholesale.

Young Bulls sold to £2208 per head from Gowmacmorran Farm or to 318p/kg from The Gair Farm.

Beef Heifers Per Head

AA – £2292 Mafflat

LIM – £2696, £2613, £2533 Brockwoodlees, £2486 & £2452 The Hill, £2379 Bushelhead

LIM X – £2656 & £2633 Brockwoodlees, £2462 Greentowers

CHAR – £2608 Brockwoodlees

Beef Heifers Per Kilo

LIM – 420p (twice) The Hill, 410p Brockwoodlees, 400p Faskine

LIM X – 430p, 418p (twice) Brockwoodlees, 418p Faskine

Beef Bullocks Per Head

SHO – £2236 Gowmacmorran

LIM – £2487 Bushelhead

SIM – £2577 Bogside

Beef Bullocks Per Kilo

LIM – 378p Bushelhead

SIM – 355p Bogside

Young Bulls Per Head

SHO – £2208 Gowmacmorran

Young Bulls Per Kilo

AA – 318p Gair

Cast Cows and Bulls

Beef cows sold to £2370 per head from Bogside Farm, or to 310p/kg from Headsmuir Farm.

Dairy cows sold to £1840 per head from Letham Farm, or to 278p/kg from the same home.

Cast Bulls sold to £2200 per head from East Mains of Ballencrieff Farm or to 196p/kg from the same home.

Beef Cows Per Head

AA – £2310 Darnhall Mains, £2190 Headsmuir, £2110 & £2010 Newton of Wiston, £1990 Mafflat

LIM X – £2370 Bogside, £2290 & £2070 Headsmuir, £2190 & £2170 Gair

SAL – £1940 Darnhall Mains

SIM – £2210 Bogside

BB – £2240 Hillridge

Beef Cows Per Kilo

AA – 310p Headsmuir, 299p, 293p & 291p Newton of Wiston, 294p Mafflat, 290p Darnhall Mains

LIM X – 302p & 297p Headsmuir, 305p Gair, 299p Bogside

SAL – 290p, 274p & 269p Darnhall Mains

SIM – 282p Mayfield

BB – 275p Hillridge

Dairy Cows Per Head

FRIES – £1840 Letham

HOL – £1670 Broadfield, £1570 Greentowers

Dairy Cows Per Kilo

FRIES – 278p & 260p Letham

HOL – 254p & 219p Broadfield, 207p Greentowers

Cast Bulls Per Head

AA – £2200 East Mains of Ballencrieff

Cast Bulls Per Kilo

AA – 196p East Mains of Ballencrieff

Sheep Primestock Report

Lawrie and Symington sold 2002 lambs and 1260 cast ewes through Lanark.

Lambs

A larger show of 2002 prime lambs saw a very mixed offering with too many lean lambs being presented. These would be better sold in the store market. Heavy weight and well fleshed lambs easily sold.

The sale topped at £218 per head for Texels from Graham, Greenshields Farm and to 458p/kg for Beltex from Laird, Yeldabrek Farm.

Overall average 331p/kg (SQQ 328p/kg)

32.1-39kg

Per Head

TEX – £131 Sandford, £129 Harestonhill, £114 Over Kypeside

BEL – £156 Yeldabrek, £142 Laigh Carnduff, £126 & £124 Overcairn

SUF – £116 Castlemains

SM – £100 Nether Abington

Per Kilo

TEX – 339p Harestonhill, 335p Sandford, 292p Over Kypeside

BEL – 458p Yeldabrek, 364p Laigh Carnduff, 326p & 323p Overcairn

SUF – 313p Castlemains

SM – 303p Nether Abington

39.1-45.5kg

Per Head

TEX – £159 Westpark, £158 Richardton, £153 (twice) Glendouran, £153 Dovecot

BEL – £190 & £184 Biggarshiels, £170 Collielaw, £166 Muirhouse, £161 Haspielaw

BF – £100 Overburns, £100 Hareburn View

SUF – £146 Dykeneuk, £146 & £145 The Firs, £144 Grangehall, £144 Muirhouse

CHAR – £136 Nether Brotherston

CHE – £133 Newton of Wiston, £129 Parkhouse

CHM – £130 Parkhouse, £127 Muldron

SM – £138 Nether Abington, £134 Crookboat, £105 Overburns

X – £140 Eastfield, £130 Nether Brotherston, £129 The Law

DOR – £140 Gibsonhall

Per Kilo

TEX – 361p Westpark, 353p Roughazie, 353p West Torphin, 352p Little Kype, 352p Laigh Carnduff

BEL – 431p & 418p Biggarsheils, 386p Collielaw, 385p Wester Whitecastle, 369p Biggarshiels

BF – 250p Hareburn View, 243p Overburns

SUF – 339p &b 329p The Firs, 328p Longhouse, 327p Chapelhill, 325p Brae

CHAR – 323p Nether Brotherston

CHE – 314p Parkhouse, 302p Newton of Wiston

CHM – 309p Parkhouse, 302p Muldron

SM – 306p Nether Abington, 297p Crookboat, 250p Overburns

X – 318p Eastfield, 302p Nether Brotherston, 286p The Law

DOR – 325p Gibsonhall

45.6-52kg

Per Head

TEX – £196 Craighead, £194 Ingraston, £192 (twice) Collielaw, £190 Ingraston

BEL – £160 Biggarshiels, £158 Muirhouse, £156 Wester Whitecastle

SUF – £173 Brownsbank, £170 Middlestead, £170 Muldron, £169 Carlophill, £161 Brownsbank

CHAR – £150 Nether Brotherston

CHM – £145 & £144 Brockhouse

SM – £151 Cockrig

TXS – £135 Castlemains

Per Kilo

TEX – 404p Ingraston, 391p (twice) Collielaw, 388p Ingraston, 383p Collielaw

BEL – 343p Muirhouse, 326p Biggarshiels, 318p Wester Whitecastle

SUF – 346p Muldron, 346p Brownsbank, 344p Carlophill, 340p Middlestead, 335p Knockenhair

CHAR – 306p Nether Brotherston

CHM – 327p & 308p Brockhouse

SM – 314p Cockrig

TXS – 293p Castlemains

52+kg

Per Head

TEX – £218, £210 & £208 Greenshields, £208 Blackpark, £200 Craighead

BEL – £184 West Torphin

SUF – £178 Middlestead

X – £179 Carlophill

Per Kilo

TEX – 366p Craighead, 363p Greenshields, 357p Craighead, 354p Collielaw, 351p Middlestead

BEL – 347p West Torphin

SUF – 335p Middlestead

X – 288p Carlophill

Cast Ewes & Rams

The 1260 cast ewes and rams on offer were all a mixed show but trade would be sharper on the week especially for the stronger, heavier end of ewes. Tups short of requirement.

The sale topped at £290 per had for Texels from Scott, Dawn Cottage, Orkney and to £140 for Blackface from Blackpark Farms.

Overall average £135.15

BF average £95.18 (241)

Ewes

TEX – £290 Dawn Cott, £285 The Firs, £265 West Torphin, £262 Whinnybrae, £258 Wester Whitecastle, £250 Dawn Cott

BEL – £220 Taldale, £218 Wester Whitecastle, £178 Whinnybrae, £144 & £140 Yeldabrek

BF – £140 Blackpark, £138 & £124 Woolfords, £124 Gosland, £122 Dykeneuk, £116 Westhouse

SUF – £275 Ratho Mains, £240 Taldale, £220 Braeedge, £215 Taldale, £215 Yeldabrek, £195 Langshaw

CHAR – £174 Crossfield, £170 & £128 Hilltop

NCC – £172 Little Galla, £170 Taldale, £168 Stobo Home, £144 Taldale, £140 Stobo Home, £137 Meikle Carleith

CHE – £198 Ratho Mains, £130 Blackpark, £125 Parkhouse, £122 Sandford, £114 Laigh Carnduff

CONT – £155 Broomfield, £134 South Netherburn, £130 Braeedge, £126 Yeldabrek

CHM – £195 Braeedge, £192 Laigh Carnduff, £190 Parkhouse, £180 Little Kype, £140 Meikle Carleith, £110 Laigh Carnduff

X – £202 Brownsbank, £190 Little Galla, £186 Howburn, £185 Townhead, £180 Yeldabrek, £180 Stobo Home

BFL – £145 The Harrow, £142 Midlock

LLE – £157 Brae, £148 Middlehouse

ZWA – £120 Brae

ROM – £174 Brae, £158 & £128 South Netherburn

KHILL – £158 Cleughhead

OTHER – £120 & £110 Balaclava

Rams

TEX – £280 Wester Mosshat, £235 Yeldabrek, £205 Lochurd, £195 Yeldabrek, £140 Lochurd

BEL – £175 Yeldabrek

BF – £140 Hilltop, £120 Gair

SUF – £195 Middlehouse

NCC – £128 Stobo Home

CHE – £190 Hazelside

X – £190 Gibsonhall, £190 Hazelside, £135 Cleughhead, £110 Yeldabrek

BFL – £220 Little Galla

BDM – £200 & £124 West Broadshaw

DOR – £190 Gibsonhall

RYE – £210 Hilltop

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Store Cattle

Dear Breeder,

Please find enclosed details and entry form ahead of this year’s Lanark Ladies. The Inaugural event was a great success with Texel Gimmers selling to a top of 5,800gns – along with a great average and a huge clearance rate.

Sale:

‘Lanark Ladies’

Show & Sale of In-Lamb Texel Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs

followed by Sale of AOB In-Lamb Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs

Show & Sale Date:

Friday 10th January 2025 at 5.30pm (Texel Judging: 4pm)

Classes:

Aged Ewe, Gimmer/Shearling Ewe, Ewe Hogg, Embryo Recipient

Status of Sale:

MV-Accredited and Non-Eligible for Export

(Any pedigree sheep must be fully registered with relevant Breed Society prior to entry)

Closing Date(s):

Texels: Pre-Entries via Texel Website – closing Friday 6th December at strictly 12noon

 

All entries (including Texel Full Entries via iTexel) – Monday 16th December at strictly 9am

Entry Fees:

£12ph (£10+VAT) – (Payable to Lawrie & Symington Ltd and MUST be paid by submission of Entries, otherwise entries will be withdrawn from Catalogue).

Bacs Details: Sort Code 80-17-02 / Account Number 00110611 (Ref: Surname, Ladies)

Pedigree Texels, please note: Entry Fees will be collected by Texel Sheep Society

 

Pedigree Certificates:

If applicable, please forward with entries

Substitutes:

To Lanark Office no later than Wednesday 8th January 2024

(Substitutes Catalogue will be available on website/day of sale)

Online Bidding:

Via Marteye (www.marteye.ie)

Ensure any new buyers are pre-registered prior to commencement of sale with FULL DETAILS, otherwise it will result in rejection

NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Entries can be returned to the Lanark office or can be emailed to jenna@lawrieandsymington.com or Whatsapp on 07799 845923. No entries will be accepted over the phone.

We thank you in anticipation of your entries, and if we can be of further assistance, then please do not hesitate to contact myself on 07778 449383, Archie Hamilton on 07917 624409; or Jenna Ballantyne on 07799 845923.

Yours faithfully

For LAWRIE & SYMINGTON LIMITED

Nick Woodmass F.I.A. (Scot)

Sheep Auctioneer

Lanark ladies entry form

SALE OF MV-ACCREDITED IN-LAMB FEMALES AND EMTPY EWE HOGGS

SALE: Friday 10th January 2025 at 5.30pm                                                                                                 

ENTRIES CLOSE: Monday 16th December 2024 at strictly 9am

(Pedigree Texel Entries are to be submitted directly via iTexel)

Store Cattle

ATTENTION
FOR VENDOR’S BENEFIT PLEASE STATE WHETHER ABERDEEN ANGUS OR BEEF SHORTHORN SIRES ARE SOCIETY REGISTERED. SIRE’S EARTAG NUMBER MUST BE ON THE PASSPORT
PLEASE ENSURE THAT THIS FORM IS COMPLETED AND HANDED IN AT LEAST ONE HOUR PRIOR TO CATTLE BEING SOLD.

I/We hereby declare that the above animals are declared negative of BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhoea) on the day of sale either by leaving a negative holding or having been individually tested. Please tick

Live Implement Sale Entry Form

Bank Details
Images for sale items to be sent to implements@lawrieandsymington.com, entries will be advertised with photographs on our social media platforms.

Conditions of sale


PLEASE NOTE:
There will be NO sundry section within the sale and we reserve the right not to accept entries which we feel are unfit for the sale.

COMMISSION RATES
• Commission will be charged on all lots at 10% on FIRST £200 of any lot and 5% thereafter (e.g., Sold at £350 = £20+£7.50=£27.50), capped at £350 per lot. Minimum £5 per lot. • All purchases will be subject to a 3% plus VAT buyer's premium on all lots capped at £350 per item sold by auction or by private treaty.

ENTRY FEES
Tractors, Gators, Quads and Vehicle (To be sold online) £10 + VAT per lot DELIVERY OF ITEMS TO SALE YARD All Farm Machinery and Implements must be delivered to our saleyard by 3 pm on the day before the sale with the exception of Tractors, Vehicles and Quad which may arrive no later than 10.00am on the Thursday. Due to ongoing Health and Safety issues, there will be NO unloading facility available on Sale Day with loading permitted only after the conclusion of the sale.

ONLINE FACILITY
Tractor, Telehandlers, Gators, Quads and Vehicles will also be offered for sale through our online facility alongside the live sale via a drive through, any machine which cannot be driven through will be sold in the line with no online facility.

All items are sold as seen and will be conducted under the Lawrie & Symington and IAAS General Conditions of Sale which are available for inspection at our office.

Vendors Declaration

  • I have read and understood the TERMS AND CONDITIONS and undertake to present the above (and those on continuation sheets) for sale and to abide by these Terms and Conditions of Sale.
  • I certify that the items entered for sale are my/our sole property and are not subject to any hire purchase agreement or any other contract.

Expression of Interest to Sell Shares

Expression of Interest to Purchase Shares

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