Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 10th March 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 10th March Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 75 cattle comprising of 35 bullocks and heifers and 40 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to 450p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Black Butchers or to £2886 from Brockwoodlees Farm to Black Butchers.
British Blue bullocks sold to 430p/pk from Fauldingcleugh Farm to Elliot Butchers or to £2804 from Howburn Farm to Chapman Butchers for a Limousin Bullock.
Beef cows sold to £2390 per head from Headsmuir Farm or to 331p/pk from Sweetbit Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1840 per head from Nether Affleck Farm or to 359p/pk from Nether Affleck Farm.
Cast bulls sold to £2500 per head from Bankhead Farm or to 251p/pk from Bankhead Farm.
Young bulls sold to £2822 per head from Fairview Farm or to 320p/pk from the Fairview Farm.
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM – £2242 Collielaw
LIM X – £2886, £2718, £2701 Brockwoodlees, £2673 Walkerdyke, £2505 Howburn
BB – £2270 Fauldingcleugh
HER – £1589 Drumboy
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 440p Brockwoodlees, 420p Collielaw
LIM X – 450p, 445p (twice), 440p Brockwoodlees, 432p Howburn, 418p Collielaw
BB – 440p Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM X – £2804 Howburn, £2272 Bushelhead
BB – £2451 Fauldingcleugh
HIGH – £1567 Cuthill Crescent
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM X – 410p Howburn, 380p Bushelhead
BB – 430p Fauldingcleugh
HIGH – 328p Cuthill Crescent
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2196 Millhill, £1860 Craigthorn
AYR – £2014 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 318p Westtown, 308p Craigthorn
AYR – 308p Millhill
Young Bulls Per Head
LIM – £2822 Fairview
Young Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 320p Fairview
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2390 Headsmuir, £2170 Sweetbit, £2090 New Peninver
SHO – £210 Wolfcrooks
SHORT – £1690 Spango
LIM X – £2370 & £2090 Dykehead, £2290 Howburn, £2240 Headsmuir, £2190 Mackiesmill
SIM – £1870 Spango
BB – £1990 Greenfield
HER – £1770 North Brackenridge
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 331p Sweetbit, 329p Headsmuir, 280p New Peninver
SHO – 298p Wolfcrooks Cottage, 274p Sweetbit
SHOT – 276p Spango
LIM X – 308p Headsmuir, 296p Howburn, 289p & 285p Dykehead, 279p Mackiesmill
SIM – 297p Spango
BB – 297p Greenfield, 251p Hillridge
HER – 308p North Brackenridge
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1840 Nether Affleck
HOL – £2040 Nether Affleck
AYR – £1540 Canniehole
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 258p & 205p Nether Affleck
HOL – 359p & 343p Nether Affleck
AYR – 222p & 198p Swaites, 205p Canniehole
Cast Bulls Per Head
LIM – £2500 Bankhead
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 215p Bankhead
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 10th March Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3417 Hoggs, 104 Store Hoggs and 885 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Hoggs
The 3417 prime hoggs (including 1000 Blackface) were a two-tier trade throughout with export and light weights very dear in comparison to the heavy sheep. More export weights required to fulfil jobs.
The sale topped at £198 per head for Texels from Woodmass, Harene Farm and to 417p/kg for Beltex from Baillie, Broomfield Lodge Farm.
Overall Average 343p/kg (SQQ 350p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £92 Cloqhairnan
BEL – £96 Shawhead
BF – £93 Dykefoot, £90 Crossflatt
SUF – £100 Yeldabrek
X – £96 Wintermuir
WELSH – £110 Allanton
Per Kilo
TEX – 306p Cloqhairnan
BEL – 309p Shawhead
BF – 300p Crossflatt, 290p Dykefoot, 289p Debog
SUF – 313p Yeldabrek
X – 309p Wintermuir
WELSH – 343p Allanton
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £158 Wintermuir, £144 & £141 Spango, £140 Heatheryhall, £138 Mid Tulloch
BEL – £160 Heatheryhall, £146 West Glespin, £140 Wintermuir, £134 Mid Tulloch, £124 The Firs
BF – £141 Kirkland & Hartside, £140 Whelphill, £140 Mitchellhill, £132 Spango
SUF – £130 Boat
CHE – £147 & £133 Cloqhairnan, £125 Blackwater
SM – £117 Clonrae
X – £139 Heatheryhall, £135 little Blackdyke, £125 Blackwater
ROUS – £111 Debog
BTEX – £138 Boylston
Per Kilo
TEX – 415p Wintermuir, 384p Clonrae, 378p & 361p Spango, 373p Mid Tulloch
BEL – 410p Heatheryhall, 374p West Glespin, 372p Mid Tulloch, 368p Wintermuir, 342p Auchenbart
BF – 371p Kirkland, 361p Hartside, 359p & 348p Whelphill, 356p Mitchellhill
SUF – 342p Boat
CHE – 387p & 350p Cloqhairnan, 357p Blackwater
SM – 316p Clonrae
X – 357p Blackwater, 356p Heatheryhall, 346p Little Blackdyke, 220p Rutherend
ROUS – 308p Debog
BTEX – 353p Boylston
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £171 Muirburn, £169, £168 & £167 Thethwaite, £168 Auchenbart
BEL – £188 & £174 Broomfield Lodge, £178 Muirburn, £174 Eastshield
BF – £160, £158 & £150 Kirkland, £156 Cronan, £155 Springhill
SUF – £160 Balleny, £155 Thethwaite, £151 Mid Brockloch, £147 (twice) The Firs
CHE – £161 Heatheryhall, £158 Easterhouse, £157 Newmill, £155 Cloqhairnan & Ormiston
CHM – £150 Townhead
SM – £123 Hattonknowe, £122 Hartfield
X – £154 Heatheryhall, £150 Boat, £149 Burnetland, £143 Townhead, £140 Blackwater
BFL – £144 Auchenbart, £130 Spittal
ROM – £156 Heatheryhall
HAM – £120 Gascogne
Per Kilo
TEX – 395p (twice) West Lethans, 388p Muirburn & Thethwaite, £85p Allanton
BEL – 417p & 404p Broomfield Lodge, 395p & 390p Muirburn, 393p Newmill
BF – 370p, 365p & 359p Kirkland, 362p Cronan, 356p Thethwaite
SUF – 369p Thethwaite, 363p Balleny, 359p Mid Brockloch, 350p & 341p The Firs
CHE – 374p Heatheryhall, 370p Thethwaite, 367p Easterhouse, 365p Newmill, 363p Mid Brockloch
CHM – 375p Townhead
SM – 305p Hartfield, 300p Hattonknowe
X – 366p Heatheryhall, 348p Boat, 345p Hartside, 340p Townhead, 331p Burnetland
BFL – 320p Auchenbart, 295p Spittal
ROM – 354p Heatheryhall
HAM – 300p Gascoigne
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £185 Wintermuir, £179 (twice) & £177 Collielaw, £174 Kames
BEL – £189, £184 & £174 Broomfield Lodge, £173 Allanton, £170 Ormiston
BF – £160 & £156 Springhill, £159 Crow Wood Cottage, £154 Lochurd, £152 Rosebery Est.
SUF – £167 Netherurd Mains, £163 (twice) Thethwaite, £162 Balleny & Black Barn
CHE – £162 Lochurd, £160 Glendouran, £159 Crow Wood Cottage & Bowridge, £150 Rosebery Est.
X – £162 Glendouran, £150 Muirburn
BL – £154 Greyside
KHIL – £158 Wester Hassockrigg
Per Kilo
TEX – 376p, 372p (twice) 370p & 366p Collielaw
BEL – 410p & 378p Broomfield Lodge, 368p Allanton, 365p & 360p West Glespin
BF – 340p Springhill, 319p Glendouran, 318p Crow Wood Cottage, 312p Heatheryhall, 310p Rosebery Est.
SUF – 363p Netherurd Mians, 354p (twice) Thethwaite, 351p Eastshield, 343p Cloqhairnan
CHE – 355p Glendouran, 353p Crow Wood Cottage, 353p Bowridge, 344p Lochurd, 312p Rosebery Est.
X – 324p Glendouran, 319p Muirburn
BL – 334p Greyside
KHIL – 303p Wester Hassockrigg
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £198 Harene, £196 Toftcombs, £186 Over Kypeside, £183 (twice) Longford
BEL – £190 Toftcombs, £180 Longford
BF – £162 Mitchellhill, £160 The Riggs, £157 Auldhouseburn
SUF – £165 Heavyside, £163 Black Barn, £160 Cloqhairnan & Netherurd Mains
SM – £158 Glendouran
X – £170 Muirburn, £164 The Kiln, £142 Easterhouse
Per Kilo
TEX – 317p Muirburn, 314p & 310p Mitchellhill, 310p Longford, 306p Toftcombs
BEL – 327p Toftcombs, 310p Longford
BF – 271p The Riggs, 261p Auldhouseburn, 241p Mitchellhill
SUF – 307p Black Barn, 301p Cloqhairnan, 296p Netherurd Mains, 284p Heavyside
SM – 277p Glendouran
X – 293p Muirburn, 260p The Kiln, 258p Easterhouse
Cast Ewes & Rams
A smaller show of 885 cast ewes and rams were a plainer variety on offer and well short of buyer requirement, especially good big, strong ewes and tups.
The sale topped at £300 per head for Texels from Johnston, Vinjara Farm, Shetland and to £150 for Blackface from Ferguson, West Auchenlongford Farm.
Overall Average: £122.82
Bf Average: £99.88 (265)
Ewes
TEX – £300 Vinjara, £292 Crow Wood Cottage, £288 Collielaw, £278 East Cauldcoats & Auchenbart
BEL – £190 East Cauldcoats
BF – £150 Weast Auchenlongford, £140 Woolfords, £139 Crow Wood Cottage, £138 Burnetland
SUF – £245 Black Barn, £226 & £205 Buttercup, £200 Yardbent, £198 Mosshouse
CHAR – £100 Mosshouse
NCC – £194 & £160 Yeldabrek, £164 Gill
CHE – £149 & £136 Greyside, £148 little Kype, £148 Yeldabrek, £140 Stirkfield
CHM – £208 & £144 Greyside, £142 Hillside, £138 Heavyside, £130 Eastshield
X – £208 Rutherend, £191 Yardbent, £189 Netherurd Mains, £176 Burnetland, £170 West Auchenlongford
SHE – £110 Hillhouse, £100 Yeldabrek
BTEX – £278 Heavyside
JAC – £120 Sandford Sheep £94 Menzies Avenue
HW – £100 Sandford Sheep
KHIL – £148 Gill
RYE – £100 Greyside, £70 Sandford Sheep
HB – £166 Mosshouse
Rams
TEX – £238 Hattonknowe, £232 Yeldabrek, £180 Blackwater, £160 Eastfield of Wiston & Muirsland
BEL – £225 Greyside, £180 & £152 Menzies Avenue, £150 Toftcombs, £132 Crow Wood Cottage
BF – £132 Crow Wood Cottage, £120 Stoneyhill, Yeldabrek & West Auchenlongford, £100 Menzies Avenue
SUF – £235, £215 & £170 Yeldabrek, £102 Temples
NCC – £195, £190 & £172 Yeldabrek, £160 Temples
BFL – £150 Greyside
LLE – £232 Yeldabrek, £200 & £138 Cocklaw, £180 Yeldabrek
ROM – £205 Yeldabrek, £178 The Kiln
RYE – £116 Sandford Sheep
ABE – £150 Muirsland
Store Hoggs
A smaller show of store hoggs sold to a top of £133 for Texels from Mackinnon Farming, Wester Mosshat Farm with Cheviots to £116 from Kinloch, Ardoch Farm.
TEX – £133 (twice) Wester Mosshat, £100 Hillhead, Wester Mosshat & Yeldabrek
BF – £86 Wester Mosshat, £80 Hartside
NCC – £116 Ardoch
CHE – £92 Hillhead
CHM – £112 Hillhead & Wester Mosshat
