Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 6th July 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 94 cattle compromising of 32 bullock and heifers, 62 cast cows and 61 calves and stirks.
Calves and Stirks
At our fortnightly calf sale, we had 61 forward which is a credit to all vendors.
Topping the sale at £1060 was a tremendous British Blue x bull calf from Marshall, Haggs, also reaching the same price was a beef bred Limousin x bull calf from Steel, Cumberhead.
A soaring trade for on-milk calves saw a Limousin x calf from Blackwood, Ladehead farm achieving £700.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £700, £680, £640 Ladehead, £520 Mid Shawton
AA – £660 Ladehead
HER £550 Muirhouse
BB – £650 Dreva, £600, £580, £540 Muirhouse
HOL – £380 Newlands
B/SWISS – £380 Muirhouse
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £1060 Cumberhead, £960, £950 Machrihanish, £820, £780, £760 & £740 Cumberhead
AA – £760 (Twice), £740 Auchmeddan, £700 Byretown, £700 Auchmeddan, £700 Newlands, £660 Auchmeddan, £660 Byretown, £660 Auchmeddan, £650, £640 Byretown
CHX – £980 Auchmeddan
BB – £1060 Haggs, £1000 Machrihanish, £1000 Haggs, £940, £930 & £860 Machrihanish, £800 Swaites, £780, £760, £740, £720 Newlands, £680 Swaites
INRA – £970, £940 & £910 Machrihanish, £780, £760 & £700 Greentowers
Prime Cattle
Limousin heifers sold to £2705 from Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to Black Butchers, Lanark or to 430p/pk from Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to W Stark, Twechar.
Limousin bullocks sold to £2765 from South Arnloss, Falkirk to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to 372p/pk from Oldhill, Carluke to Lawson, Blackburn.
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM – £2591 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £2705, £2606 & £2519 Brockwoodlees, £2457 South Arnloss
CHX – £2467 Brockwoodlees
BB – £2566 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM X – 430p, 425p (twice) Brockwoodlees, 390p South Arnloss, 370p East Millrig
BB – 418p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM X – £2765, £2685 South Arnloss
BSH – £2227 Hill Farm
SIM – £2123 Holms of Glengavel
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM X – 327p Oldhill
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2370 per head from Bagmoors, Lanark or to 297p/pk from same home.
Dairy cows sold to £1710 per head from Muldron, Fauldhouse or to 198 p/pk from Kirklands, Dunsyre.
Cast Bulls sold to £2310 per head from Bangour, Broxburn or to 285p/pk from same home.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2370 Bagmoors, £2370 Easter Dawyck, £2270 Scotstounbank
SHO – £1740 Bangour
LIM – £2000 Hartside
LIM X – £2310 & £2110 Greenfield
SIM – £1740 Bangour
BB – £2070 Hartside
HER – £2040 Eastshield
SALER – £2090 Scotstounbank
CHAR – £2210 Easter Dawyck
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 296p Bagmoors, 294p Scotstounbank, 285p Bagmoors
SHO – 269p Bangour
LIM – 293p Hartside
LIM X – 291p Greenfield
CONTX – 222p Muirhouse
SIM – 282p Bangour
BB – 294p Hartside
HER – 269p Eastshield
SALER – 287p Scotstounbank
CHAR – 297p easter Dawyck, 290p & 285p Bangour
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1710 Muldron, £1640 Auchmeddan
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
AYR – 222p Swaites
FRIES – 268p Auchmeddan, 240p Muldron
HOL – 198p Kirklands
Cast Bulls Per Head
BB – £2310 Bangour
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
SIM – 285p Bangour
Sheep Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 815 Lambs, 195 Hoggs and 1463 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
The 815 new season lambs met a good trade especially for anything with a bit of weight and well fleshed. Trade slightly easier on week in line with end of weeks trading.
The sale topped at £270 per head for Texels from Campbell, Strawfrank and to 466 p/kg for Beltex from Padkin, Muirhouse.
Overall Average 382 pp/kg (SQQ 378 p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £155 Lee Meadow, £146 Crawcraigs, £140 High Millrig, £135 Kingside
BEL – £160 West Shawtonhill, £160 Balgreen
SUF – £140 Brockhouse, £140 High Millrig
Per Kilo
TEX – 397p Lee Meadow, 388p High Millrig, 374p Crawcraigs, 355p Kingside
BEL – 410p West Shawtonhill, 410p Balgreen
SUF – 378p Brockhouse, 378p High Millrig
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £198 Crookboat, £196 Howburn, £190 Kailzie, £186 Cowgrove, £184 Newton of Wiston
BEL – £210 & £200 Muirhouse, £180 Carstairs Mains, £180 (twice) Muirhouse
SUF – £180 Muirhouse, £174 Heatheryhall, £169 Newton of Wiston, £168 (twice) Nunnerie
CHE – £145 Brockhouse
CHM – £157 Lee Meadow, £152 Brockhouse
SM – £154 High Millrig, £138 Auchenhard
X – £140 (twice) Black Barn
LLE – £147 Burghmuir
DTEX – £160 Eight Acres Cot
KHIL – £135 Wester Crosswoodhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 445p Howburn, 440p Crookboat, 431p Kailzie Mains, 428p Auchenhard, 418p Biggarshields
BEL – 466p, 454p & 418p Muirhouse, 415p & 414p Balgreen
SUF – 409p Muirhouse, 392p Haswellsykes, 386p Heatheryhall, 377p Bents, 376p Cockrig
CHE – 353p Brockhouse
CHM – 382p Lee Meadow, 345p Brockhouse
SM – 350p High Millrig, 320p Auchenhard
X – 341p (twice) Black Barn
LLE – 350p Burghmuir
DTEX – 381p Eight Acres
KHIL – 337p Wester Crosswoodhill
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £226 Crookboat, £224 Kailzie Mains, £216 Howburn, £212 & £210 Whinbush
BEL – £202 Back o’Laight
SUF – £198 Kingside, £196 Eastshield, £190 Bents, £186 Cockrig, £186 Heatheryhall
CHE – £210 Mill Myres
SM – £166 Crookboat
LLE – £158 Burghmuir
Per Kilo
TEX – 440p, 434p (twice) Howburn, 343p Crookboat, 432p Whinbush
BEL – 412p Back o’Laight
SUF – 417p Eastshield, 404p Cockrig, 396p Kingside, 395p Bents, 385p Haswellsykes
CHE – 420p Mill Myres
SM – 353p Crookboat
LLE – 343p Burghmuir
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £270 Strawfrank, £236 Greenshields, £234 Strawfrank, £230 & £228 Greenshields
SUF – £236 & £222 Kailzie Mains
LLE – £218 Burghmuir
Per Kilo
TEX – 418p & 414p Greenshields, 407p (twice) The Hill, 400p Greenshields
SUF – 429p & 411p Kailzie Mains
LLE – 403p Burghmuir
Hoggs
The end of season gather up of Hoggs were a mixed selection and sold at realization.
The sale topped at £172 per head for Blackface from Simpson, Hillridge and to 354 p/kg for texel from Hamilton, Aikengal (Thurston Mains)
Overall Average 258 pp/kg
2.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £109 Fieldside, £108 East Crookedstone, £100 Rockhall
BF – £100 Broomfield, £90 Halfmark, £90 Prior Rigg
CHE – £100 Halfmark
SHE – £76 Rockhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 300p East Crookedstone, 294p Fieldside, 263p Rockhall
BF – 263p Broomfield, 250p Halfmark, 243p Prior Rigg
CHE – 256p Halfmark
SHE – 223p Rockhall
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £120 East Crookedstone, £120 Prior Rigg, £120 Udstonhead, £120 Fieldside, £120 Rockhall
BF – £128 Halliburton, £94 Blunderfield
CHE – £140 Halfmark
SM – £100 Halliburton
X – £96 Blunderfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 300p Prior Rigg, 285p Rockhall, 279p Udstonhead, 279p Fieldside, 272p East Crookedstone
BF – 297p, 116p Halliburton, 213p Blunderfield
CHE – 311p Halfmark
SM – 222p, 111p Halliburton
X – 234p Blunderfield
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £170 Thurston Mains, £158 Prior Rigg, £140 Lawhead, £128 Lonformacus
BF – £140, £138 Thurston Mains, £120 Prior Rigg, £108 Rockhall
CHE – £160 Halliburton
Per Kilo
TEX – 354p Thurston Mains, 316p Prior Rigg, 285p Lawhead, 256p Lonformacus
BF – 280p, 270p Thurston Mains, 260p Prior Rigg, 229p Rockhall
CHE – 340p Halliburton
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £170 Udstonhead, £170 Lonformacus, £168 Lawhead
BF – £172 Hillridge, £104 Blunderfield
SUF – £170 Muldron, £170 Thurston Mains, £160 Broomfield Lodge, £150 Udstonhead, £148 Broomfield
CHE – £168 Halliburton
SM – £150 Halliburton
X – £168 & £160 Townhead of Priestgill
Per Kilo
TEX – 294p Lawhead, 293p Lonformacus, 283p Udstonhead
BF – 260p Hillridge, 167p Blunderfield
SUF – 298p Thurston Mains, 271p, 269p Broomfield Lodge, 263p Udstonhead, 242p Muldron
CHE – 280p Halliburton
SM – 258p Halliburton
X – 317p, 266p Townhead of Priestgill
Cast Ewes & Rams
A larger show of 1463 cast ewes and rams met a fast-selling trade throughout, Sharper on week with all classes keenly sought after, more to be sold every week.
The sale topped at £310 per head for Texel from Murdie, Bankhead Rd and to £155 for Blackface from Orr, Lawhead.
Overall Average £141.40
BF Average £116.50
Ewes
TEX – £310 Bankhead Rd, £272 Meikle Carleith, £260 Bankhead Rd, £255 Lesserlinn, £250 Lee Meadow
BEL – £250 Biggarshields, £245 Heatheryhall, £235 Rowantreehill, £235 Grangehall, £195 Biggarshields
BF – £155 Lawhead, £154 Overburns, £154 Dreva, £153 Hartside, £150 Haystoun
SUF – £242 Gillbank, £232 Cockrig, £220 & £215 Lesserlinn, £212 Black Barn
CHAR – £260, £238 & 150 Heatheryhall, £150 Jeanfield
NCC – £162 East Yardhouses, £162 Whitesykes, £156 Kingside, £152 Whitesykes, £142 Meikle Carleith
CHE – £155 Rowantreehill, £148 Westtown, £138 Castlehill, £134 Duntilland, £132 Leithenwater
CONT – £150 Jeanfield, £150 Longformacus, £140 Lumsdaine, £114 Lathrisk
CHM – £192 Biggarshiels, £192 Cockrig, £190 Grangehall, £185 High Crewburn, £182 Longformacus
X – £200 Howburn, £195 Thurston Mains, £190 Howburn, £186 Belstane, £185 Thurston Mains, £180 Greenshields
BFL – £240 Birniehall, £220 Eastfield of Coulter, £190 Cloverhill, £170 Birniehall
SHE – £112 Eight Acres Cott
BTEX – £170 & £150 East Yardhouses
ROM – £134, £120 & £110 Muirhouses
HW – £120 Burnhead, £90 Fairview
SWA – £128 Birniehall, £114 Howpark, £98 Silverrig
KHIL – £176 & £152 Wester Crosswoodhill, £108 Eight Acres Cott
Rams
TEX – £280 Silverrig, £250 Longformacus, £245 & £220 Toftcombs, £175 Gillbank
BEL – £180 East Yardhouses
BF – £195 Cloverhill, £158 Midlock, £142 Nunnerie, £120 Easter Dawyck
SUF – £190 Halliburton
NCC – £150 Jeanfield
