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