Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 26th October 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 235 cattle comprising of 52 bullocks and heifers, 115 cast cows and 68 calves.
Calves and Stirks
68 calves were sold at todays fortnightly calf sale, a credit to all vendors. Topping the sale was a pair of British Blue X heifers from Frame, Craigthornhill, achieving £1120. On milk calves topped at £900 for a tremendous Limousin X bull calf from Teague, Buteland.
Calves On Milk
LIM X -£900 & £880 Buteland, £800 Hayston
AA -£600 Swaites, £600 Woodhouse
BB – £790 Swaites
LIM X – £860 Buteland, £800, £750 & £700 Hayston, £770, £700 & £620 Ladehead
CHX – £840 & £770 Auchmeddan
AYR – £380 (4 Times) & £320 Langside
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £1100 (twice) Mid Tulloch, £920 Cumberhead
AA -£1100 & £1080 Craigthornhill, £960, £880 & £700 Craigends, £920 & £800 (7 times) Muirhouse, £900, £860 & £780 (twice) Newlands
BB – £1120 (twice), £1100, £1000 & £900 Craigthornhill, £860 Newlands
INRA – £850, £840, £820, £810 (twice) & £760 Kirkton of Beath
HER – £900 Muirhouses
FLEK – £900 Newlands
LIM – £950 Back Hareshaw
FRIES – £980 Cumberhead
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2992 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Chapman Butchers, or to 440p/kg from Brockwoodlees Farm to S Collins Butchers.
Limousin Bullocks sold to £2739 from Oldhill Farm, Carluke to Chapman Butchers, or to 405p/kg from East Tarelgin to S G Ltd Glasgow.
Young Bulls sold to £2419 per head from Oldhill or to 345p/kg from Broachrigg
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM – £2760 & £2514 Brockwoodlees, £2278 Muirburn
LIM X – £2992 Brockwoodlees, £2679 Skeoch
SIM – £2205 Harvieston
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 440p & 438p Brockwoodlees, 425p Muirburn
LIM X – 438p Brockwoodlees, 425p Muirburn, 420p Skeoch
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2739 Oldhill
LIM X – £2664 East Tarelgin
BB – £2767 East Tarelgin
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
AA – 388p Oldhill
LIM X – 405p East Tarelgin
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
FRIES – £1917 Ormiston Mains
HOL – £2146 Millhill, £2106 Glenrig
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
FRIES – 325p Ormiston Mains
HOL – 310p & 308p Glenrig
Young Bulls Per Head
SHO – £2419 Oldhill
BB – £2242 Broachrigg
Young Bulls Per Kilo
SHO – 320p Oldhill
BB – 345p Broachrigg
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2310 per head from Weston Farm, Douglas, or to 325p/kg from the same home.
Dairy cows sold to £1540 per head from Craigends Farm, Airdrie, or to 208p/kg from the same home.
Cast Bulls sold to £2500 per head from Carco Farm, Sanquhar or to 204p/kg from the same home
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2170 Newbigging Mill, £2140 Gosland
BELT/GALL – £1410 Eastfield
LIM – £2310 Weston
LIM X – £2240, £2200 & £2120 Alton, £2210 Townhead
SIM – £2010 & £1610 Gosland
HER – £2340 Cleugh, £1890 & £1800 Alton
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 266p East Hyndshawlands, 252p Weston
BELT/GALL – 225p Eastfield
LIM X – 291p West Quarter, 287p & 282p Alton
BSH – 228p Gosland
SIM – 276p & 274p Gosland
BB – 243p Brownhill
HER – 242p Alton, 241p Cleugh
Dairy Cows Per Head
HOL – £1490 Grangehall, £1410 Swaites
FRIES – £1290 Nether Affleck
AYR – £1310 Newlands, £1540 Craigends
MONT – £1570 Ainville
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 15p Nether Affleck
HOL – 171p Over Dalserf, 220p Swaites
AYR – 219p Newlands, 208p Craigends
MONT – 236p Ainville
Cast Bulls Per Head
LIM – £2200 West Torphin
BSH – £2300 Baillieshall
CHR – £2500 Carco
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
CHR – 203p Carco
Sheep Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3361 Lambs and 1707 Cast Ewes through Lanark. Please note belly clipping is to commence next week (Monday 2nd November)
Lambs
Another good show of prime lambs considering the weekend conditions saw a fine show for quality with trade which improved on the week. Many more export and best quality types could easily be sold.
The sale topped at £220 per head for Texel from Patterson, Glenside and to 397p/kg for Beltex from Murray, Calton.
Overall Average 319p/kg (SQQ 328p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £130 Roughazie, £127 Hareburn, £120 Westmains, £117 Hazlieburn
BF – £120 Barglachan, £119 & £118 Birthwood, £111 Castlehill, £110 Sweetshawhead
SUF – £120 Brockhouse
SM – £110 Sunnyside
Per Kilo
TEX – 342p Roughazie, 325p Hareburn View, 325p Hillhouse, 307p Westmains
BF – 330p & 318p Birthwood, 308p Barglachan, 289p Sweetshawhead, 289p Hareburn View
SUF – 307p Brockhouse
SM – 282p Sunnyside
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
DS – £120 Clyde Valley
TEX – £161 Mid Shawtonhill, £161 Cloverhill, £157 Dykeneuk, £157 Low Merryton, £156 Jeanfield
BEL – £176 Bickerton Hall, £166 Biggarshiels, £163 Calton, £163 & £162 Jeanfield,
BF – £120 Shawhead, £118 Sweetshawhead
SUF – £145 Blawloan, £141 & £135 Yeldabrek, £140 Dykehole, £139 Sunnyside
CHAR – £141 Nether Brotherston, £130 Altarstone
CHE – £142 Wester Whitecastle, £132 Sunnyside, £130 Nether Brotherston, £124 Brockhouse
CHM – £124 Brockhouse
SM – £133 & £132 Allanton, £124 & £119 Castlehill
X – £135 Newmains Home, £129 Sunnyside
BTEX – £126 Nether Balgray
DTEX – £140 Nether Balgray
Per Kilo
TEX – 365p Cloverhill, 357p Mid Shawtonhill, 356p Yeldabrek, 348p Halbeath, 348p Dykeneuk
BEL – 397p Calton, 391p Bickerton Hall, 385p Calton, 378p Laigh Carnduff, 368p Biggarshiels
BF – 395p Sweetshawhead, 266p Shawhead
SUF – 337p & 335p Yeldabrek, 333p Dykehole, 331p Sunnyside, 329p Blawloan
CHAR – 313p Nether Brotherston, 309p Altarstone
CHE – 330p Wester Whitecastle, 330p Sunnyside, 310p Brockhouse, 288p Nether Brotherston
CHM – 302p Brockhouse
SM – 302p & 300p Allanton, 290p & 288p Castlehill
X – 307p Sunnyside, 300p Shawhead
BTEX – 307p Nether Balgray
DTEX – 311p Nether Balgray
DS – 300p Clyde Valley Park
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £182, £174 & £173 (twice) Collielaw, £170 Craighead
BEL – £190 & £178 (twice) Broomfield Lodge, £181 & £178 Collielaw
SUF – £156 Boylston, £153 Yeldabrek, £151 Gilmeadowland, £150 Toxside, £150 Carlophill
CHE – £148 Little Gala, £140 Spittal
CHM – £147 Little Gala
SM – £144 Nunnerie, £130 Cloverhill
X – £147 Little Gala, £147 Brownhill, £140 Newmains Home
DTEX – £144 Brownhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 356p, 348p & 346p Collielaw, 343p Dovecot, 340p Collielaw
BEL – 372p Broomfield, 360p Mid Shawtonhill, 359p & 356p Carstairs Mains, 356p Collielaw
SUF – 323p & 308p Gilmeadowland, 306p North Garngour, 305p Boylston, 302p Blackhill
CHE – 302p Little Galla, 297p Spittal
CHM – 294p Little Galla
SM – 288p Nunnerie, 282p Cloverhill
X – 297p Shawhead, 294p Little Galla, 282p Brownhill
DTEX – 306p Brownhill
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £220, £211, £208 & £203 Glenside, £205 Halhill
BEL – £178 & £174 Ingraston, £172 Broomfield Lodge
SUF – £172 & £160Belstane, £166 & £162 Yardbent, £162 Cowgrove
X – £172 Glendouran
BFL – £180 Spittal
Per Kilo
TEX – 350p Broomfield, 332p Collielaw, 329p & 324p Halhill, 324p Craighead
BEL – 324p Broomfield, 323p & 322p Ingraston
SUF – 307p & 300p Yardbent, 300p Cowgrove, 296p (twice) Belstane
X – 312p Glendouran
BFL – 290p Spittal
Cast Ewes & Rams
Another fine show of 1707 Cast Ewes and Rams were an excellent show for quality across the board with averages up some £40 on the same week last year. Many more could easily have been sold to advantage.
The sale topped at £330 per head for Texel from Clark, North Gangour and to £140 for Blackface from Kirkland Farming.
Overall average: £140
Blackface average: £104.80
Ewes
TEX – £330 North Garngour, £325 & £315 Blunderfield, £320 Skirling Craigs, £300 Low Merryton
BEL – £230 West Cauldcoats, £18 5& £150 West Lethans
BF – £140 Kirkland, £132 Firm of Shawhead, £125 Rockhall & Crathie Est, £120 Firm of Shawhead
SUF – £295 Langshaw, £240 Langshaw & Cowgrove, £238 Carwood, £232 Hill
NCC – £188, £160 & £150 Yeldabrek, £178 Dreva, £148 Brockhouse
CHE – £142 Crathie Est, £118 Kilnhills, £116 Yeldabrek, £112 Fieldside, £110 Mossholm
CONT – £190 & £170 Hilltop, £175 & £150 Carlophill, £155 West Lethans
CHM – £190 & £188 Yeldabrek, £180 Easterseat, £170 Skirling Craigs, £165 Meikle Carleith
X – £185 Boylston & Skirling Craigs, £182 Yeldabrek & Cowgrove, £170 Hilltop
BFL – £225 Dreva, £190 Sweetshawhead
SHE – £105 & £90 Yeldabrek
ROUS – £114 Debog
BTEX – £260 & £230 Boyleston, £205 Dreva, £185 Prior Rigg
HW – £96 Swaites
SWA – £90 Fieldside
HAM – £160 Wester Whitecastle
DS – £200 Riverview
Rams
TEX – £275 Cowgrove, £240 Yeldabrek, £235 Low Merryton, £230 Yeldabrek, £215 Townhead (Dolphinton)
BEL – £200 Wester Whitecastle
BF – £148 Shawhead
NCC – £155, £120 Yeldabrek
CHE – £100 Yeldabrek
BFL – £230 Townhead (Dolphinton)
SHE – £98 Yeldabrek
BTEX – £160 Killail
OTH – £125, £122 Yeldabrek
