Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 13th October 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 44 cattle comprising of 17 bullocks and heifers and 27 cast cows.
12 heifers sold to £3130 From Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm to H Black, Bathgate. Or to 455p/pk (twice) also from Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm. 3 bullocks sold to £2618 from C White, Ben Starav Drive to J Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to 435 p/pk from C White, Ben Starav Drive.
Beef cows sold to £2450 per head from JW Frame, Little Galla Farm or to 303p/pk from T Renwick, Traquair Knowe Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1900 per head from W Lennox, Netherholm Farm or to 240p/pk from the same seller.
Young bulls sold to £2723 from Campbell, Strawfrank Farm or to 370p/pk also from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM – £2875 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £3130, £2857 & £2844 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 455p & 445p Brockwoodlees
LIM X – 455p (twice), 450p (3 times) Brockwoodlees
BB – 455p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2583 Howburn
LIM X – £2618 Ben Starav Drive
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM – 425p Haughhead
LIM X – 435 Ben Starav Drive
Young Bulls Per Head
LIM – £2723 Strawfrank
Young Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 370p Strawfrank
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
LIM X – £2100 Newbigging Mill, £2000 Traquair Knowe
BSH – £2450 Little Galla, £2000 Birkhill
SIM – £2150 Traquair Knowe, £2050 Birkhill, £2000 Haywoodhead
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 272p Newbigging Mill
LIM X – 303p & 300p Traquair Knowe
BSH – 278p Birkhill
SIM – 272p Haywoodhead, 264p Birkhill, 262p Haywoodhead
Dairy Cows Per Head
HOL – £1900 Netherholm
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
AYR – 237p Swaites
HOL – 239p Netherholm
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3111 Lambs and 1676 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
The 3111 prime lambs were a much heavier show today with plenty weight on offer. Lighter well fleshed export lambs short of requirements and needing a premium.
The sale topped at £174 per head for Beltex from Baillie, Broomfield Lodge and to 417p/kg for Beltex from Steel, Cumberhead Farm
Overall average 300p/kg (SQQ 303p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £94 Upper Muirhouse, £70 Bankhead, Kinross, £60 Cleughhead
BF – £70 Spango
SUF – £93 Bankhead, Kinross
Per Kilo
TEX – 293.8p Upper Muirhouse, 241.4p Bankhead, Kinross, 206.9p Cleughhead
BF – 225.8p Spango
SUF – 300p Bankhead, Kinross
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £126 Upper Muirhouse, £125 Cumberhead, £124 Yeldabreck, £119 Ferniehaugh, £117 Ferniehaugh & Heatheryhall, £115 Bankhead, Kinross, £114 Heatheryhall, £110 Sandford Sheep
BEL – £142 & £130 Cumberhead, £121 Bankhead, Kinross, £108 Sandford Sheep
BF – £103 Sweetshawhead, £102 Dalefield
CHE – £120 Upper Muirhouse
SM – £105 Dalefield
Per Kilo
TEX – 340.5p Upper Muirhouse, 333.3p Sandford Sheep Co, 328.9p Cumberhead, 319.4p Bankhead, Kinross, 317.9p Yeldabrek, 308p Heatheryhall, 305.1p Ferniehaugh, 300p Heatheryhall & Ferniehaugh
BEL – 417.6p Cumberhead, 336.1p Bankhead, Kinross, 333.3p Cumberhead, 327.3p Sandford Sheep
BF – 286.1p Sweetshawhead, 268.4p Dalefield
CHE – 315.8p Upper Muirhouse
SM – 276.3p Dalefield
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £154 Westmains, Newbigging, £147 Heatheryhall, £145 Richardton, £144 Netherton, Cleghorn & Richardton, £142 East Merkland, £141 Knockenhair & Auchenbart, £140 Tanhill & Over Kypeside
BEL – £144 Jeanfield, £142 Heatheryhall, £139 Calton, £137 Jeanfield, £134 Calton, £133 Nether Abington, £130 Heatheryhall, £128 Dykehole, Chapelton & Kepscaith
BF – £120 Boat & Crossflatt, £111 Barglachan, £106 Haystoun (twice), £100 Cairns, £91 Crossflatt
SUF – £135 Mid Brockloch, £132 Southmains, Biggar, £131 Muirhouse, Auchenheath, £129 The Thistle & Lochurd, £128 Muldron & Eastshield, Carnwath, £123 Yeldabrek, £110 Ainville
CHE – £130 Craigrowan, £129 Muldron
CHM – £123 Craigrowan, £110 Parkhouse, Quothquan
SM – £118 Haystoun, £114 Dykehole, Chapelton
X – £135 Cockrig, £129 East Merkland, £120 Heatheryhall & Muldron
BDM – £130 Jeanfield
ROM – £123 Heatheryhall
DS – £122 Ainville
Per Kilo
TEX – 358.5p Heatheryhall, 350p Westmains, Newbigging, 325.6p High Crewburn, 322.2p Richardton, 321.4p Heatheryhall, 320p Netherton, Cleghorn & Richardton, 319p Biggarshiels Mains, Yeldabreck & Upper Muirhouse
BEL – 351.2p Jeanfield, 325p Heatheryhall, 323.3p Calton, 322.7p Heatheryhall, 318.6p Jeanfield, 312.2p Kepscaith & Dykehole, Chapelton, 311.6p Calton, 309.3p Nether Abington
BF – 279.1p Crossflatt, 272.7p Boat, 270.7p Barglachan, 256.4p Cairns, 252.4p Haystoun (twice), 227.5p Crossflatt
SUF – 304.8p Eastshield, Carnwath, 300p (x5) Lochurd, Yeldabreck, Mid Brockloch, The Thistle & Southmains, Biggar, 297.7p Muirhouse, Auchenheath & Muldron, 268.3p Ainville
CHE – 309.5p Craigrowan, 293.2p Muldron
CHM – 286p Craigrowan, 293.2p Muldron
SM – 281p Haystoun, 271.4p Dykehole, Chapelton
X – 293.2p East Merkland, 285.7p Heatheryhall, 281.3p Cockrig, 266.7p Muldron
BDM – 309.5p Jeanfield
ROM – 307.5p Heatheryhall
DS – 290.5p Ainville
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £167 Craighead, Carluke, £162 Longhouse, £161 Collielaw, £160 Ingraston & Craighead, Carluke, £159 East Merkland, £158 Longhouse & Collielaw, £157 High Parks
BEL – £174 & £169 (twice) Broomfield Lodge, £162 Collielaw, £158 Ingraston & Carstairs Mains, £157 Broomfield Lodge, £154 Ingraston & Carstairs Mains, £152 Carstairs Mains
SUF – £154 Gillandersland, £153 Hattonknowe, £150 Sornfallow & Carwood, £148 Sornfallow (twice) & Cockrig, £147 Sornfallow, £146 Sornfallow & Muldron
CHAR – £146 East Merkland
CHE – £149 Cockrig, £139 Grangehall, £138 Muldron
SM – £143 Townfoot, Symington
X – £137 Auchenbart, £132 High Crewburn & Cloverhill
ZWA – £135 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 350p Collielaw, 338.3p East Merkland, 334p Craighead, Carluke, 325p High Parks, 323.9p Westmains, Newbigging, 322.4p Longhouse, 320.4p High Parks (twice), 320p Ingraston, 318.4p Collielaw
BEL – 355.1p Broomfield Lodge, 352.2p Collielaw, 344.9p Broomfield Lodge (twice), 327.7p Carstairs Mains, 327.1p Broomfield Lodge, 322.4p Ingraston, 321.7p Mid Brockloch, 319p Broomfield Lodge, 316.7p Carstairs Mains
SUF – 310.9p Southmains, Biggar, 306.5p Grangehall, 304.4p Yeldabrek, 304.3p & 304.2p Sornfallow, 298p & 297.8p Muldron, 296.2p Gillandersland, 296p Sornfallow, 295.9p Cockrig
CHAR – 317.4p East Merkland
CHE – 302.2p Grangehall, 298p Cockrig, 287.5p Muldron
SM – 291.8p Townfoot, Symington
X – 297.8p Auchenbart, 293.3p High Crewburn, 264p Cloverhill
ZWA – 287.2p Yeldabrek
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £170 Craighead, Carluke, £165 Ingraston, £163 Greenfield, £161 Strawfrank, £160 Craighead, Carluke (twice) & Townfoot, Symington, £157 Over Kypeside & Haininghead
BEL – £167 Broomfield Lodge, £150 Carstairs Mains
SUF – £158, £157, £155 (twice), £154 (twice) Sornfallow, £152 Southmains, Biggar, £151 Carwood, £150 Southmains, Biggar
CHE – £170 Craighead, Carluke
X – £140 & £135 Burnhead, Netherburn
BFL – £148 & £130 Greenfield
BDM – £150 Bankhead, Kinross
ZWA – £145 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 305.9p Yeldabrek, 296.3p Craighead, Carluke, 296.2p Haininghead, 294.3p Richardton, 292p Burnhead, Netherburn, 290.9p Townfoot, Symington, 288.9p Meikle Carleith, Ainville & Walesley, 288.7p Broomfield Lodge
BEL – 309.3p Broomfield Lodge, 294.1p Carstairs Mains
SUF – £290.6p Sornfallow (twice), 288.5p Southmains, Biggar, 287p Sornfallow (twice), 286.8p Southmains, Biggar, 285.5p Sornfallow, 284.9p Carwood, 272.4p Sornfallow
CHE – 283.3p Craighead, Carluke
X – 270p & 233.3p Burnhead, Netherburn
BFL – 236.4p & 227.7p Greenfield
BDM – 283p Bankhead, Kinross
ZWA – 233.9p Yeldabrek
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1676 cast ewes and rams were a very mixed show for quality with the best, biggest sheep very dear but the plainer, leaner end less money.
The sale topped at £302 per head for Texels from Clark, Blackhill Farm and to £144 for Blackface from Greyside Farm.
Overall average £103
BF average £72.89 (488)
Ewes
TEX – £302 Blackhill, £278 Whinbush, £250 & £245 Yeldabrek, £240 Greyside
BEL – £230 Yeldabrek, £180 Blunderfield, £175, £150 & £120 Greyside
BF – £144 & £120 Greyside, £136 East Merkland, £120 Castlehill (Thornhill), £112 Glendouran
SUF – £215, £190 & £188 Strawfrank, £170 Yeldabrek, £165 Grangehall
CHAR – £120 Greyside, £119 Blunderfield
NCC – £3220 Walesley, £158 Sornfallow, £127 Glendouran, £110 Meikle Carleith, £106 High Crewburn
CHE – £118 Hillhead, £94 & £90 Yeldabrek, £88 Duntilland & Dykehole
CONT – £125 & £85 Greyside
CHM – £188 Strawfrank, £156 Biggarshiels Mains, £154 Cumberhead, £136 Ainville, £134 Eastshield
X – £180 Sandford Sheep, £168 over Kypeside, £158 Grangehall, £152 Broomfield Lodge, £150 Greyside
BTEX – £118 Millside, £104 Longhouse
JAC – £70 Cleughhead
KHIL – £110 & £100 Yeldabrek
OTH – £82 Yeldabrek
Rams
TEX – £275 Blackhill, £158 Sandford Sheep, £135 Yeldabrek,
BEL – £140 Auchenbart 7 Wintermuir
BF – £80 Greyside
CHE – £140 Venlaw
X – £68 Venlaw
