Primestock – Monday 21st September 2026

21 September 2026

Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 21st September 2026

Cattle Primestock Report

Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 120 cattle comprising of 65 bullocks and heifers and 55 cast cows.

Prime Cattle

Limousin heifers sold to £2763 from Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to 435p/pk from the same home to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead. Simmental bullocks sold to £2657 from Messrs Currie, Bogside Farm, Carluke to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to 380p/pk from Same home to H Black Butchers, Lanark. Young bulls sold to £2275 per head from Messrs Currie, Bogside Farm, Carluke or to 325p/pk from the same home.

Beef Heifers Per Head

AA – £2044 & £2001 West Backs

SALER – £2001 Harvieston

LIM – £2721 Brockwoodlees, £2536 Kepscaith

LIM X – £2763, £2736 & £2723 Brockwoodlees, £2349 Harvieston

Beef Heifers Per Kilo

AA – 365p Glenbarr, 355p West Backs

SALER – 372p Harvieston

LIM – 432p Brockwoodlees

LIM X – 435p, 430p & 420p Brockwoodlees, 418p & 415p Harvieston

Beef Bullocks Per Head

AA – £2284 West Backs, £2284 Wolfcrooks

LIM X – £2584 & £2584 Bogside

SIM – £2657 Bogside

HER – £2592 & £2520 Knowetop

Beef Bullocks Per Kilo

AA – 365p West Backs

LIM X – 380p Bogside

SIM – 365p Bogside

HER – 362p Knowetop

Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head

FRIES – £1891 Harvieston, £1872 Loanfoot, £1758 Nether Skellyhill

Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo

FRIES – 310p Harvieston

HOL – 318p West Banks

Young Bulls Per Head

SIM – £2275 Bogside

Young Bulls Per Kilo

LIM – 325p Bogside

Cast Cows and Bulls

Beef cows sold to £2240 per head from Hills of Dalserf, Ashgill or to 302p/pk from Kilwhipnach, Campbeltown. Dairy cows sold to £1810 per head from Greentowers, Lanark or to 227p/pk from the same home. Cast Bulls sold to £2350 per head from Auchren, Lesmahagow or to 234p/pk from the same home.

Beef Cows Per Head

AA – £2240 Hills of Dalserf, £2140 & £2090 Headsmuir

BELT/GALL – £1640 Hawksland

LIM X – £2150 Kilwhipnach, £2070 Corsebank, £2010 Headsmuir

SIM – £2190 East Merkland

CHX – £1990 Hills of Dalserf

CONT X – £1690 High Crewburn

Beef Cows Per Kilo

AA – 289p Newton of Wiston, 273p Hills of Dalserf, 273p Headsmuir

LIM X – 302p, 287p & 277p Kilwhipnach

SIM – 286p & 257p East Merkland

BB – 259p Kilwhipnach

CHX- 272p Hills od Dalserf

CONT X – 239p Midhill

BSH – 264p Newton of Wiston

Dairy Cows Per Head

FRIES – £1340 Muirhouse

HOL – £1810 & £1440 Greentowers, £1410 High Crewburn

AYR – £1410 Canniehole, £1240 High Crewburn

Dairy Cows Per Kilo

FRIES – 209p Nether Skellyhill, 201p Muirhouse

HOL – 227p & 224p Greentowers

AYR –213p High Crewburn, 213p Canniehole, 208p High Crewburn

Cast Bulls Per Head

LIM – 233p Auchren

Cast Bulls Per Kilo

LIM – £2350 Auchren

Sheep Primestock Report

Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3304 Lambs and 2393 Cast ewes through Lanark.

Lambs

The 3304 prime Lambs were again a show of mixed quality with best lambs easily sold with heaviest good per head. A lot of 46 – 49kg lambs forward which are neither export weight or heavy lambs.

The sale topped at £212 per head for Texels from Harper, Southmains and to 395p/kg for Beltex from Clark, West Shawtonhill. Two lambs were kindly donated by Messrs Watt, West Nerston and sold to Messrs Stark, Paisley which realised £200 each with the combined price being split between Leukaemia Charity and The SAYFC Big Build.

Overall Average 323p/kg (SQQ 326p/kg)

32.1-39kg

Per Head

TEX – £136 Mid Tulloch, £129 Westtown, £129 High Crewburn, £128 Columbie, £124 Middlestead

SUF – £115 Blaircochrane

CHE – £126, £117 West Browncastle

X – £119 West Browncastle

Per Kilo

TEX – 358p High Crewburn, 348p Mid Tulloch, 330p Westtown, 328p Columbie, 326p Middlestead

SUF – 372p Yeldabrek, 294p Blaircochrane

CHE – 323p & 316p West Browncastle

X – 313p West Browncastle

39.1-45.5kg

Per Head

TEX – £159 Muirhouse, £159, £155 Boghouse, £153 Cloverhill, £153 Auldtoun

BEL – £170 West Shawtonhill, £163 Laigh Carnduff, £162, £158 Nether Skellyhill, £153 Calton

BF – £130 West Lethans, £110 Lillielaw

SUF – £145 Yeldabrek, £142 Mid Auchengray, £141 Muirhouse, £140 Nether Brotherston, £137 Wester Whitecastle

CHAR – £142 Yeldabrek, £135 Nether Brotherston

CHE – £148 Boghouse, £135 Middlestead

CHM – £140 Laigh Carnduff

SM – £143 Allanton, £139 Nether Abington, £138 Columbie, £135 Midtown Cottage, £135 Boat

X – £138, £128 West Browncastle, £125 Mid Auchengray, £120 Wolfcrooks

BFL – £100 Scrogton

ROUS – £130 Debog

DTEX – £140 Yeldabrek

HAM – £125 Lamancha Home Farm

DPR – £140 Middlestead

Per Kilo

TEX – 353p & 351p Muirhouse, 353p Boghouse, 347p Cloverhill, 347p Auldtoun

BEL – 395p West Shawtonhill, 382p & 363p Calton, 370p Laigh Carnduff, 360p Nether Skellyhill

BF – 295p West Lethans, 255p Lillielaw

SUF -329p Middlestead, 322p Mid Auchengray, 318p Nether Brotherston, 316p Auldtoun, 313p Muirhouse

CHAR – 330p Yeldabrek, 321p Nether Brotherston

CHE – 328p Boghouse, 300p Middlestead

CHM – 325p Laigh Carnduff

SM – 320p Columbie, 317p Allanton, 308p Nether Abington, 300p Midtown Cottage, 300p Crookboat

X – 306p & 297p West Browncastle, 304p (twice) Mid Auchengray, 280p Viewfield

BFL – 243p Scrogton

ROUS – 309p Debog

DTEX – 333p (twice) Yeldabrek

HAM – 304p Lamancha Home

DOR – 318p Middlestead

45.6-52kg

Per Head

TEX – £190, £188, £186 Craighead

BEL – £170 Brownsbank, £168 Lee Meadow, £166 Wester Mosshat, £163 Auchtygemmell, £159 Biggarshiels Mains

BF – £132 Wester Mosshat

SUF – £170 Middlestead, £170 Netherurd Mains, £167 Carwood, £167 Yeldabrek, £165 Brownsbank

CHAR – £141 The Law

CHE – £185 Craighead, £156 Hallhill, £150 Yeldabrek, £142 Mid Brockloch

CHM – £145 Little Galla

SM – £153 Sweetshawhead, £149 Crookboat, £149 Whinbush, £146 Strawfrank, £146 Mid Auchengray

X – £144 Little Galla, £138 Mid Auchengray

ROUS – £150 Whinbush

DOR – £152 Whim Park Cottage

Per Kilo

TEX – 380p (twice), 376p & 372p Craighead, 368p Collielaw

BEL – 354p Auchtygemmell, 345p Wester Mosshat, 336p Lee Meadow, 334p Nether Abington, 332p The Riggs

BF – 264p Wester Mosshat

SUF – 327p Yeldabrek, 327p Carwood, 326p Middlestead, 326p Netherurd Mains, 323p Brownsbank

CHAR – 300p The Law

CHE – 355p Craighead, 339p Hallhill, 302p Mid Brockloch, 300pYeldabrek

SM – 310p Mid Auchengray, 304p West Shawtonhill, 304p Crookboat, 300p Sweetshawhead, 300p Swaites

X – 306p Little Gala, 293p Mid Auchengray

ROUS – 312p Whinbush

DOR – 298p Whim Park Cottage

52+kg

Per Head

TEX – £212 Southmains, £210, £205, £204, £200 Glenside

BEL – £170 Brownsbank

SUF – £197, £194 & £178 Carswell, £194 Netherurd Mains, £172 Lee Meadow

X – £160 The Riggs

Per Kilo

TEX – 377p, 346p & 337p West Nerston, 343p Collielaw, 335p Auchtygemmell

BEL – 314p Brownsbank

SUF – 324p Lee Meadow, 323p Netherurd Mains, 323p, 318p & 317p Carswell

X – 301p The Riggs

Cast Ewes & Rams

The 2393 cast ewes were another good show for numbers and the best end easily uphold high rates with a tremendous show of strong ewes on offer. Lesser ewes slightly cheaper. The sale topped at £335 per head for Texel tup from Baillie, Carstairs Mains and to £154 for Blackface from Gallaway, Lochlyoch.

Overall average £128.40

Blackface Average £102.60 (649)

Ewes

TEX – £280 Blackhill, £275 The Rigg, £270 Boghouse, £260 Woodhead

BEL – £228 Yeldabrek, £200 Perryflatts, £160 The Rigg, £160 West Lethans, £158 Broadyards

BF – £154, £141 Lochlyoch, £134 Glendouran, £130 Traquair Knowe, £129 Dykefoot

SUF – £234 Hill (Strathaven), £220 Carsewell, £218 Lee Meadow, £190 Carsewell, £190 The Rigg

CHAR – £192 Auchenbart

NCC – £218, £190, £172 Yeldabrek, £165 Little Galla, £160 Yeldabrek

CHE – £158 Hill (Cumnock), £142 Dykes, £142 Glendouran, £138 Craigdarroch, £118 Auchenbart

CONT – £190, £178, £162 Drochil Castle, £154 Knockenhair, £152 Drochil Castle

CHM – £204 Lee Meadow, £156 Yeldabrek, £130 Auchenbart

X – £202 Viewfield, £200 Brae, £180 Lochlyoch, £180 Mossplatt, £178 Burnetland

BFL – £200 Dykes, £160 Crookboat, £155 Scrogton

SHE – £80 Scalpsie, £72 Lamond Partnership

BTEX – £122 The Firs

ZWA – £155 Bents, £148 Brae, £148, £122 Yeldabrek, £100 Ainville

BL – £190 Silvermuir

HEB – £80 Gilkerscleugh Mains

HW – £52 West Browncastle

HAM – £118 Yeldabrek

DOR – £118, £110 Yeldabrek

EC – £108 Yeldabrek

RYE – £80 Yeldabrek

Rams

TEX – £290 Lee Meadow, £285 Hill (Cumnock), £265 South Arnloss, £210 Felton Bungalow, £200 West Lethans

BEL – £335, £260 Carstairs Mains

BF – £170 Peel, £165 Sweetshawhead

SUF – £295 Carwood, £120 Yeldabrek

NCC – £250 Yeldabrek, £135 Craigdarroch

X – £150 Yeldabrek

BTEX – £235, £200 Yeldabrek

 

 

 

 

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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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