Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 13th April 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 149 cattle comprising of 32 bullocks and heifers, 58 Cast Cows, and 59 Calves and Stirks
Calves and Stirks
60 exceptional calves forward for Todays sale – a credit to all vendors. Topping the sale was a tremendous Limousin cross bull calf from Hall, Waterside Farm, achieving £1700.
On milk calves topped at £600 twice for two Hereford cross bull calves from Adamson, Swaites Farm.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £580 Langside
AA – £500 Swaites, £400 Nether Affleck
BB – £600 & £580 Swaites, £550 Kingside, £480 Muirhouse
FRIES – £200 (x4) Hayston
HER – £600 (twice) Swaites, £480, £460 & £420 (twice) Muirhouse
Calves Off Milk
AA – £1360 (twice) Waterside, £1040, £880 & £800 Craigends, £980, £780, £720, £700 & £680 Dykehead, £900 Brownhill, £860, £800, £780, £680, £640 & £620 Newlands
AYR – £440 (x7) Langside
HER – £880 & £840 Brownhill
LIM X – £1700, £1620, £1480 (twice) Waterside, £680 & £600 Langside, £640 (twice) & £620 Craigends
BB – £1020, £1000 & £780 Newlands, £940 & £920 Dykehead
Prime Cattle
20 Heifers sold to £2995 from Purdon, Brownsbank Farm to W Stark, or to 460p/kg from Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm to Cairns Butchers
12 Bullocks sold to £2938 again from Purdon, Brownsbank Farm to Chapmans Butchers or to 395p from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM X – £2683, £2636, £2601, £2569 & £2552 Brockwoodlees, £2425 Collielaw
CHAR – £2995 Brownsbank, £2780 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 450p & 445p Brockwoodlees, 420p Scrogton
LIM X – 460p, 445p, 440p (twice), 435p & 430p Brockwoodlees, 430p Collielaw
CHAR – 440p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2698 & £2649 Meadowflatt
LIM X – £2644 Starlaw
SIM – £2722 & £2635 Meadowflatt
CHAR – £2938 & £2754 Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
AA – 380p & 370p Meadowflatt
LIM X – 390p (twice) Starlaw
SIM – 375p Meadowflatt
CHAR – 395p Brownsbank
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2500 four times. Firstly, from Meadowflatt Farm, Kingside Farm and then twice from Gosland Farm, or to 353p/kg from The Bents Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £2000 per head from Struthers, Auchmeddan Farm or to 274p/kg from the same home.
Cast Bulls sold to £2000 per head from G McPherson, Tanhill Farm or to 206p/kg from the same home.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2360 Mafflat, £2300 Townhead (Dolphinton), £2180 Gosland, £2160 & £2080 Auchenhard, £2160 Huntlyhill, £2020 Tanhill
BSH – £2500, £2340, £2140 & £2100 Gosland
SHOR – £2500 Gosland
SIM – £2500 & £2060 Meadowflatt, £2380 & £2080 Gosland, £2280 Starlaw, £2040 Bents
HER – £2240 Cardon, £2080 East Yardhouses
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 349.5p Townhead (Dolphinton), 304.1p Auchenhard, 302.6p Mafflat
SIM – 342.1p & 306.7p Gosland, 307.2p Bents, 305.6p Starlaw
BB – 349.2p Kingside
HER – 309.5p East Yardhouses
CONT X – 302.3p High Crewburn
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £2000 Auchmeddan
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
HOL – 269.3p & 260p Kirklands (Dunsyre)
Cast Bulls Per Head
FRIES – £2000 Tanhill
Cast Steer Per Head
BB – £2380 Bents
Cast Steer Per Kilo
BB – 353.1p Bents
Sheep Primestock Report
There was 5 Lambs, 2428 Hoggs, 42 store hoggs and 931 Cast Ewes sold through Lanark.
Lambs
Lambs now required on a weekly basis for butcher trade. Today’s small offering were 47kg with more now required.
The sale topped at £200 per head for Suffolks from Watson, Westtown Farm and to 426p from the same home.
Overall Average 426pp/kg (SQQ 426p/kg)
45.6-52kg
Per Head
SUF – £200 Westtown (Stonehouse) (twice)
Per kilo
SUF – 425p Westtown
Hoggs
The 2428 hoggs were a mixed show for quality with the best well fleshed types easily sold at 400-430ppk. Fanciest kinds were very dear with heavy weight well fleshed hoggs realizing £200+ regularly. Good Blackface hoggs towards £4 per kilo mark but 45-48kg making no more than that of 42-44kg.
The sale topped at £226 per head for Texels from Clark, Blackhill Farm and to 474p/kg for Beltexs from Baillie, Broomfield Lodge Farm.
Overall Average 393pp/kg (SQQ 411p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF – £102 Ardoch, £70 Burnfoot (Muirkirk)
SHE – £100 Yeldabrek, £93 Sornfallow, £90 Moustoft
BTEX – £100 Burnfoot (Muirkirk)
Per Kilo
TEX – 340p Ardoch, 250p Burnfoot
SHE – 333p Yeldabrek, 332p Sornfallow, 321p Moustoft, 307p Yeldabrek
BTEX – 312p Burnfoot
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £172 Allanton, £165 Haspielaw, £161 Boat & Haspielaw, £159 Hill of Harthill
BEL – £179 The Beeches (Canonbie), £170 Sandford Sheep Co, £159 Wellhead (Livingston) & Haspielaw
BF – £156 Boat, £151 Sandford Sheep Co, £147 Peggyslea, £146 Thethwaite, £144 Boylston
CHE – £168 Allanton £100 Sonoma
Per Kilo
TEX – 460p & 445p Haspielaw, 441p Allanton, 425p Carse of Trowan, 422p Sandford
BEL – 471p The Beeches, 467p Haspielaw, 435p Sandford, 429p Wellhead
BF – 411p Boat, 408p Sandford, 400p Boylston, 386p Peggyslea, 384p Thethwaite
CHE – 442p Allanton, 303p Sonoma
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £208 Wellhead (Livingston), £204 & £196 Broomfield Lodge, £202 Brims Mains, £199 Silverrig
BEL – £188 Edgehead
DS – £187 Allanton
BF – £180 Crow Wood Cottage, £178 & £173Heatheryhall, £177 & £175 Sonoma
SUF – £194 & £185 Brims Mains, £193 & £186 Thethwaite, £183 Allanton
CHE – £186 Crow Wood Cottage, £184 Allanton, £183 Thethwaite, £178 Edgehead, £175 Sornfallow
SM – £156 Spango
X – £181 & £177 Allanton, £162 Silverrig, £160 Brims Mains, £155 Gardeners Hall
DTEX – £158 Brims Mains
Per Kilo
TEX – 474p Broomfield Lodge,472p Wellhead, 459p Brims Mains, 455p Broomfield Lodge, 447p The Beeches
BEL – 437p Edgehead
BF – 402p Sonoma, 400p South Carnduff, 400p Crow Wood, 397p Sonoma, 395p Heatheryhall
SUF – 435p & 431p Brims Mains, 428p & 422p Thethwaite, 419p Midseat
CHE – 423p Edgehead, 422p Crow Wood, 418p Allanton, 417p Boat, 416p Sornfallow
SM – 362p Spango
X – 420p & 411p Allanton, 395p Silverrig, 390p Brims Mains, 387p Gardeners Hall
DTEX – 376p Brims Mains
DS – Allanton
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £210, £208, £207 & £206 Wellhead (Livingston), £208 Bowridge
BEL – £220 Wellhead (Livingston), £217, £208 & £201 Broomfield Lodge, £216 Greenbank (Priestland)
BF – £184 Waterhead, £183 & £178 Heatheryhall, £180 Midseat, £179 Kirkland (Kirkconnel)
SUF – £200 Westtown (Stonehouse) (twice) & Thethwaite, £196 Middlehouse, £192 Windy Gowl
CHE – £194 Kettlehill (twice) & Midseat, £192 Sonoma, £185 Wellhead (Livingston)
SM – £194 Belstane, £176 Midseat, £171 Brims Mains, £168 Gill
X – £180 & £100 Boylston, £170 Eight Acres Cottage
Per Kilo
TEX – 452p Wellhead, 443p Broomfield, 443p Thethwaite, 442p Bowridge, 440p Wellhead
BEL – 471p Broomfield, 432p Greenbank, 423p Wellhead, 416p & 410p Broomfield
BF – 391p Waterhead, 389p Kirkland, 387p Heatheryhall, 383p Midseat, 361p Spango
SUF – 416p Thethwaite, 393p Sornfallow, 384p Windy Gowl
CHE – 408p Sonoma, 385p Wellhead, 375p Brims Mains, 373p & Kettlehill & Midseat
SM – 382p Midseat, 373p Belstane, 371p Brims Mains, 365p Gill
X – 391p Boylston, 340p Eight Acres
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £226 & £214 Blackhill (Carluke), £213 Wellhead (Livingston), £212 Broomfield Lodge, £210 Greenbank (Priestland)
BEL – £207 & £200 Wellhead (Livingston)
BF – £192 Crow Wood Cottage, £186 Kirkland (Kirkconnel)
SUF – £208 Kettlehill, £204 Belstane, £200 Wellhead (Livingston), £190 Eight Acres Cottage, £184 Sornfallow
CHE – £212 Belstane, £202 & £198 Kettlehill, £196 Greenbank (Priestland), £194 Thethwaite
SM – £189 Waterhead
X – £200 Kettlehill, £191 Wellhead (Livingston), £182 Tanhill, £174 Belstane
BFL – £170 Newton of Wiston
Per Kilo
TEX – 392p Broomfield, 377p Wellhead, 374p Midseat, 368p Greenbank, 366p Kettlehill
BEL – 390p & 317p Wellhead
BF – 350p Kirkland, 320p Crow wood
SUF – 370p Belstane, 364p Kettlehill, 347p Sornfallow, 307p Wellhead
CHE – 365p & 364p Belstane, 363p Greenbank, 354p & 347p Kettlehill
SM – 356p Waterhead
X – 360p Wellhead, 337p Tanhill, 328p Belstane, 307p Kettlehill
BFL – 309p Newton of Wiston
Store Sheep
A few store hoggs easily sold to £141 & £140 for Beltex and Texels respectively from Frame, Haspielaw Farm. Blackfaces to £128 from Carse of Trowan Farm.
TEX – £141 Haspielaw
BEL – £140 Haspielaw
BF – £128 Carse of Trowan
SUF – £108 Haspielaw
X – £108 Carse of Trowan
KHIL – £100 Haspielaw
Cast Ewes & Rams
A smaller show of 931 cast ewes were mainly lighter blackface and cheviot ewes with big ewes short of requirement. All classes met a very dear selling rate and more could be sold to vendors advantage.
The sale topped at £395 per head for Texels from Minto, Townhead Farm and to £170 for Blackface from Kirkland Farming, Sanquhar.
Overall Average £134.52
BF Average £122.65 (207)
Ewes
TEX – £395 Townhead, £350 Lower Daviesdyke, £335, £315 & £300 Townhead
BEL – £200 Carse of Townhead, £195 & £170 The Beeches
BF – £170 Kirkland, £160 Posso, £156 Howes Way, £148 Ingraston & Overburns
SUF – £266 Newton of Wiston, £232 Crow Wood Cottage, £174 Woodhouse, £162 & £152 Brims Mains
CHAR – £195 Overburns
NCC – £206 Yeldabrek, £188 Eight Acres, £180 Howes Way & Newton of Wiston, £174 East Yardhouses
CHE – £192 & £142 Smiddyhill, £172 Kilnhills, £154 Brims Mains, £148 Crow Wood Cottage
CONT – £153, £145 & £138 Brims Mains, £152 Carse of Trowan, £134 Yeldabrek
CHM – £150 & £145 Brims Mains
X – £198 Gilroy, £190 Townhead & Blawloan Cottage, £188 Middlehouse, £182 Kailzie Mains
BFL – £248 Steading Cottage (Crosswoodhill), £178 Newton of Wiston, £160 Spango
SHE – £56 Yeldabrek
BTEX – £138 Eight Acres
ROM – £138 & £128 Brims Mains
KHIL – £152 Gill, £148 & £132 Yeldabrek
HAM – £130 The Beeches
VAL – £128 Eight Acres
DS – £245 An-Glasach
Rams
TEX – £245 & £230 Yeldabrek, £208 Cowgrove, £195 Carse of Trowan, £192 Eight Cres
BF – £158 Kirkland, £130 Yeldabrek, £122 West Stobswood
SUF – £175 & £154 Yeldabrek
NCC – £198 & £152 Yeldabrek, £170 Brims Mains
SHE – £128 & £70 Yeldabrek
BL – £104 Mill Myres
KHIL – £160 Eight Acres
Motherless Lambs
225 Motherless lambs were forward. Topping the sale was a Lamb from Mr J Robertson, The Beeches Farm at £64.
Please ensure lambs are fit and healthy!
Please advise entries before next sale via Text, Whatsapp, etc to Lucy Pittendrigh.
£64 The Beeches, £52 Starlaw (x23), £38 (x4) & £34 (x5) High Daviesdykes, £31 Stobo Home Farm (twice), £30 Ingraston (twice), Brownhill (Harthill), Heatheryhall (x2) & Ingraston (x7), £28 Drumcross (x4) & Brownhill (Harthill) (x2), £24 Brownhill (Harthill) (x7) & The Beeches
