Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 1st June 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 95 cattle comprising of 35 bullocks and heifers and 60 cast cows.
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2737 from Brockwoodlees Farm to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to 432p/kg from Brockwoodlees Farm to Collins Butchers Muirhead.
Limousin Bullocks sold to £2436 from West Shawtonhill Farm to Cooper Butchers, Bellshill or to 402p/kg from Balquharrage Farm to MJ Stark Wholesaler, Paisley.
Young Bulls sold to £2059 per head from Auchmeddan Farm, Lesmahagow.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2148 Auchenhard
LIM – £2737 Brockwoodlees, £2593 Hill
LIM X – £2648 East Millrig, £2543 & £2523 Brockwoodlees
SIM – £2194 Gillandersland
BB – £2488 Brockwoodlees
CHAR – £2453 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 428p & 418p Hill
LIM X – 430p, 415p & 412p Brockwoodlees
CHAR – 432p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2283 Muckraw
SHO – £2104 Westtown
LIM X – £2434 West Shawtonhill, £2272 Balquharrage, £2160 Rigghead, £2130 East Millrig
CHAR – £2088 Wolfcrooks
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
SIM – 402p Balquharrage
CHAR – 400p Wolfcrooks
Young Bulls Per Head
HOL – £2059 Auchmeddan
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2540 per head from Penicuik Estates or to 282 p/kg from Parkhall Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1810 per head from Westtown Farm or to 235p/kg from Traprain Farm.
Cast Bulls sold to £2600 per head from Muckraw Farm or to 217p/kg from the same home.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2210 Traprain, £2190 & £2110 Auchenhard, £2090 Newton of Wiston
SHO – £1590 Moatmains
LIM X – £2240 West Quarter, £2070 Traprain
SIM – £2540 Carswell, £2140 Auchenhard & Muckraw
BB – £2500 East Millrig
HER – £1990 Corramore
CHAR X – £2170 Traprain
CHAR – £2290 Parkhall
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 281p & 279p Newton of Wiston, 273p Anston
SHO – 275p Townfoot
LIM X – 279p Traprain, 277p & 274p West Quarter, 272p & 271p Scrogton
SIM – 278p Auchenhard, 276p Penicuik Est
BB – 267p East Millrig
HER – 246p Corramore, 230p North Brackenridge
LUING – 246p Auchtygemmell
CHAR – 282p Parkhall, 264p Traprain
Dairy Cows Per Head
HOL – £1840 Traprain, £1810 Westtown, £1640 Greentowers
MRI – £1640 Moatmains
MONT – £1590 Moatmains
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
HOL – 234p Traprain, 232p Westtown, 225p & 205p Greentowers
MRI – 255p Moatmains
Cast Bulls Per Head
SHO – £2400 Calla
SIM – £2600 Muckraw
Sheep Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington sold 384 lambs, 1219 hoggs and 1053 cast ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
A superb show of 384 new season lambs were forward and were of excellent quality. All weight ranges keenly bid for and more required each week. They do not have to be super heavy to come to good money.
The sale topped at £240 per head twice for Texels & Suffolks from Smellie, Kailzie Mains and to 522p/kg for Texels from Fleming, Balgreen Cottage.
Overall average 458p/kg (SQQ 455p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £185 Overburns
SUF – £180 & £171 Chapelhill, £146 Kingside
Per Kilo
TEX – 474p Overburns
SUF – 473p & 438p Chapelhill, 417p Kingside
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £232 Howburn, £228 Oldwalls, £210 High Crewburn & Overburns
BEL – £230 Balgreen Cottage, £220 Townfoot, £211 & £202 Muirhouse, £190 Balgreen Cottage
SUF – £220 Muirhouse, £206 Baldastard, £205 Wester Whitecastle, £202 Baldastard, £198 Traquair Knowe
CHAR – £210 (twice), £205 & £197 Baldastard, £194 Nether Brotherston
X – £1887 Baldastard, £172 Wester Whitecastle
Per Kilo
TEX – 515p Howburn, 506p (twice) Oldwalls, 500p High Crewburn, 483p Rowantreehill
BEL – 522p Balgreen Cottage, 511p Townfoot, 490p Muirhouse, 475p Balgreen, 469p Muirhouse
SUF – 488p Muirhouse, 467p Newton of Wiston, 465p Wester Whitecastle, 459p & 457p Baldastard
CHAR – 477p (twice), 469p & 455p Baldastard, 451p Nether Brotherston
X – 434p Baldastard, 400p Wester Whitecastle
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £240 Kailzie Mains, 236p & 234p (twice) Baldastard, 231p Mayfield
BEL – £222 Muirhouse
SUF – £226 Corramore, £203 & £200 Baldastard, £194 Traquair Know, £194 Baldastard
CHAR – 229p Nether Brotherston, £210, £208, £205 & £202 Baldastard
Per Kilo
TEX – 493p Whitesykes, 491p & 487p (twice) Baldastard, 487p Kailzie Mains
BEL – 472p Muirhouse
SUF – 470p Corramore, 434p & 431p Baldastard, 421p Traquair Knowe, 421p Baldastard
CHAR – 467p Nether Brotherston, 452p, 429p, 428p & 427p Baldastard
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £226 North Garngour
SUF – £240 Kailzie Mains, £230 Baldastard
CHAR – 234p Nether Brotherston
Per Kilo
TEX – 403p North Garngour
SUF – 452p Kailzie Mains, 434p Baldastard
CHAR – 425p Nether Brotherston
Hoggs
A mixed show of 1219 prime hoggs saw the heavy hoggs and well fleshed sheep maintain recent high prices but the leaner, plainer end met realisation.
The sale topped at £254 per head for Texels from MacArthur, Nunnerie and to 457p/kg for Texels from Baillie, Broomfield Lodge.
Overall average 381p/kg (SQQ 380p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £150 Middlestead, £139 Netherhall, £138 Sebay, £132 Netherhall, £124 Breckerny
BEL – £160 West Lethan, £120 Cairnie
BF – £156 High Dykes, £152 West Lethans, £151 Heatheryhall, £147 Middlestead, £146 Sandford
SUF – £139, £132 & £120 Netherhall
CHE – £120 Blackburn, £90 Mount Lothian
SM – £170 Broomfield Lodge
X – £152 Heatheryhall, £138 Easterhouse, £122 Middlestead, £110 Yeldabrek
SHE – £100 & £92 Netherhall
HW – £131 Corramore, £112 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 405p Middlestead, 366p & 365p Netherhall, 364p Blackpark, 353p Sebay
BEL – 410p West Lethans, 333p Cairnie
BF – 400p High Dyke, 397p Heatheryhall, 389p West Lethans, 376p Middlestead, 374p Sandford
SUF – 365p, 347p & 324p Netherhall
CHE – 333p Blackburn
SM – 435p Broomfield
X – 410p Heatheryhall, 373p Easterhouse, 338p Middlestead, 314p Yeldabrek
SHE – 294p & 262p Netherhall
HW – 344p Corramore, 311p Yeldabrek
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £203 & £188 Heatheryhall, £187 Middlestead, £186 Broomfield Lodge, £172 Greenbank
BEL – £196 West Lethans, £192 Broomfield Lodge, £189 West Lethans
BF – £176 Heatheryhall & Wellhead, £169 Whinbush, £164 Broomfield Lodge, £154 Cairnie
SUF – £156 Cairnie
CHE – £197 Heatheryhall, £194 Broomfield Lodge, £177 & £176 Heatheryhall, £170 Mount Lothian
SM – £179 Middlestead
X – £194 Heatheryhall, £185 West Lethans, £172 High Dyke
Per Kilo
TEX – 451p & 447p Heatheryhall, 445p Middlestead, 432p Broomfield, 414p Wellhead
BEL – 457p Broomfield, 445p & 439p West Lethans
BF – 429p Heatheryhall, 410p Broomfield, 400p Wellhead, 375p Whinbush & Hillhouse
SUF – 371p Cairnie
CHE – 451p Broomfield, 442p, 440p & 437p Heatheryhall, 386p Mount Lothian
SM – 416p Middlestead
X – 440p West Lethans, 431p Heatheryhall, 390p High Dyke
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £220 High Dyke, £216 Hill, £212 Heatheryhall, £210 Wellhead, £202 Middlestead
BEL – £214 Broomfield Lodge
BF – £196 Heatheryhall, £191 Broomfield Lodge, £168 Greyside & Nunnerie
SUF – £207 Broomfield Lodge
CHE – £170 Blackburn
X – £204 Broomfield Lodge, £182 Mount Lothian
Per Kilo
TEX – 449p High Dyke, 429p Middlestead, 423p Hill, 415p Heatheryhall, 411p Wellhead
BEL – 436p Broomfield Lodge
BF – 415p Broomfield Lodge, 408p Heatheryhall, 365p Nunnerie, 357p Greyside
SUF – 440p (twice) Broomfield Lodge
CHE – 354p Blackburn
X – 408p Broomfield Lodge, 387p Mount Lothian
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £254 Nunnerie, £246 Scrogton, £241 East Burnhead, £240 Glenrath, £238 North Garngour
BEL – £246 East Yardhouses, £241 Crawfordjohn Mill
BF – £222 Easter Dawyck, £184 Hill
SUF – £220 Hill, £218 Greyside, £216 Broomfield Lodge, £210 Glenrath, £185 Greenwall
CHE – £224 Nether Abington Cottage, £218 Nettlingflat, £192 Knowehead
SM – £204 Hill, £180 Greenwall
X – £219 Mount Lothian, £216 Townhead of Priestgill, £180 Traquair Knowe
BFL – £200 Greyside, £180 Scrogton
BTEX – £240 East Yardhouses
DTEX – £232 Greyside
BL – £245 Greyside
JAC – £200 Crawfordjohn Mill
RYE – £188 Kypeburn
Per Kilo
TEX – 411p Laigh Cleughearn, 410p Scrogton, 396p North Garngour, 394p Hill, 393p West Lethans
BEL – 415p Crawfordjohn Mill, 410p East Yardhouses
BF – 341p Easter Dawyck, 340p Hill
SUF – 400p Broomfield Lodge, 392p Hill, 363p Greyside, 336p Greenwall, 328p Glenrath
CHE – 389p Nettlingflat, 362p Knowehead, 355p Nether Abington cottage
SM – 384p & 334p Hill, 327p Greenwall
X – 353p Mount Lothian, 342p Townhead of Priestgill, 300p Traquair Knowe
BFL – 344p Greyside, 327p Scrogton
BTEX – 381p East Yardhouses
DTEX – 400p Greyside
BL – 288p Greyside
JAC – 307p Crawfordjohn Mill
RYE – 348p Kypeburn
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1053 cast ewes and rams were a strong show for quality and easily upheld recent high rates. Many more needed to fill buyer requirements.
The sale topped at £350 per head for Texels from Clark, Lee Meadow and to £160 for Blackface from The Firm of Shawhead.
Overall Average £159.54
BF Average £115.60 (229)
Ewes
TEX – £350 Lee Meadow, £325 & £295 Glenrath, £290 Sittadale Park, £288 Greyside
BEL – £295 High Crewburn, £246 Whinnybrae, £242 Greyside, £230 Townfoot, £220 High Crewburn
BF – £160 Shawhead, £148 Burnetland, £144 Haystoun, £142 West Handaxwood, £140 Toxside
SUF – £250 Glenrath, £250 Greyside, £228 Overburns, £225 Sebay, £222 Oldwalls
CHAR – £268 Townfoot, £250 Sebay, £230 Townfoot
NCC – £170 Crathie, £165 Newton of Wiston, £160 Sebay, £156 East Yardhouses, £132 Swanbister
CHE – £185 Greenwall, £168 Easterhouse, £160 Greyside, £145 Crathie, £140 Greenwall
CONT – £212 Greyside, £188 Broomfield Lodge, £172 & £162 Sandford, £160 Greyside
CHM – £190 West Handaxwood
X – £212 Wintermuir, £198 Greyside, £180 Townfoot, £180 Howburn, £180 High Cleughearn
BFL – £250 Whim Park, £220 Lee Meadow, £160 Shawhead, £130 Whim Park
SHE – £100 Middlestead
LLE – £170 Townhead of Priestgill, £152 Crathie
BTEX – £246 Greyside, £158 Yeldabrek
BL – £150 Greenbank, £126 Greyside
HEB – £148 Greenbank
ROM – £152 Yeldabrek
HW – £148 & £124 Corramore
EC – £170 Easter Bavelaw, £168 Greyside, £158 Easter Bavelaw, £140 Blackwater, £128 Scalpsie
BADG – £140 Walesley
RYE – £130 Blackpark
ABE – £178 & £150 Drochil
Rams
TEX – £172 Crathie
BEL – £258 Greyside
BF – £160 Queensberry, £155 & £140 Crathie
SUF – £260 High Dyke
CHAR – £260 Yeldabrek, £230 High Dyke, £175 Blackwater
NCC – £220 Yeldabrek, £220 Swanbister, £208 & £178 East Yardhouses, £170 Crathie
X – £110 Yeldabrek
BTEX – £232 Greyside, £182 Kepscaith
EC – £225 Easter Bavelaw
DS – £268 Greyside, £245 Yeldabrek
