Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 14th September 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 149 cattle comprising of 30 bullock and heifers, 55 cast cows and 64 calves.
Calves and Stirks
A tremendous show of 64 calves, both on and off milk and an exceptional run of beef bred calves were on offer.
Topping the sale was a Charolais cross bull calf from Grey, Scrogton Farm realising £1300.
On milk calves topped at £940 for a Limousin cross heifer calf from Steel, Cumberhead Farm.
Our next sale is Monday 28th September.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £940, £880 & £720 Cumberhead, £900, £700 & £660 Heatheryhall, £700 (three times) & £680 Hayston, £620 Langside, £600 & £580 West Millrig
BB – £700 & £580 Over Lethame, £640 & £620 Swaites
HOL – £260 Auchmeddan, £200 (three times) Westertoun
AYR – £380 (twice) Langside, £300 Newlands
HER – £640 Heatheryhall, £420 (twice), £400 & £380 Swaites
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £1220 Scrogton
AA – £1220 (three times) Headsmuir, £880 Middle Mains, £600 Newlands
BB – £980 Townhead
LIM – £1020 & £700 Scrogton
HER – £960, £930, £920, £900, £880, £870, £860, £820, £750, £700 & £660 Murrays
LUING – £960 Woodlands, £620 Langside
CHAR X – £1300, £1250, £1200, £980, £960 & £900 Scrogton
CONT X – £640 & £580 (twice) Newlands
SIM – £900 & £880 Woodlands
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2935 from Brockwoodlees Farm to Black Butchers, or to 440p/kg from the same home to A Elliot Butchers.
Charolais Bullocks sold to £2935 from Brownsbank Farm to W Stark, Twechar or to 385p/kg from Avonside Farm to J Gibb.
Young Bulls sold to £2903 per head from Kepscaith Farm or to 305p/kg from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM – £2820 Brockwoodlees, £2570 & £2523 The Hill
LIM X – £2935 & £2741 Brockwoodlees
HER – £1587 Millwell
CHAR – £2859 Brownsbank, £2763 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 435p The Hill, 430p Brockwoodlees, 420p The Hill
LIM X – 440p & 438p Brockwoodlees
CHAR – 420p Brockwoodlees, 405p Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Head
CHAR – £2935 Brownsbank, £2094 Avonside
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
CHAR – 385p Avonside
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
AYR – £1728 Newlands
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
AYR – 300p Newlands
Young Bulls Per Head
LIM – £2903 Kepscaith
Young Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 305p Kepscaith
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2470 per head from Carmichael Est, or to 353p from Scrogton Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1470 per head from Canniehole Farm or to 226p/kg from the same home.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2270 Bankhead
LIM – £2470 Carmichael Est, £2140 West Glespin, £2000 Scrogton
LIM X – £1940 Scrogton, £1940 Millmoor, £1910 Mafflat
SALER – £2310 Scotstounbank
BB – £2110 Walkerdyke
CHAR – £2140 Colmslie
Beef Cows Per Kilo
LIM – 353p Scrogton, 298, 297p West Glespin, 290p Scrogton, 289p Carmichael Est
LIM X – 330p Cumberhead, 276p Millmoor
SALER – 270p & 266p Scotstounbank
SIM – 257p Birkhill
BB – 304p Walkerdyke
CHAR – 268p Colmslie
Dairy Cows Per Head
AYR – £1470 Canniehole
HOL – £1390 Grangehall
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
AYR – 226p Canniehole
HOL – 179p Grangehall
Sheep Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3137 Lambs and 1745 Cats Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
A larger show of 3137 were a better show for quality and more well fleshed lambs forward. Trade stronger across the board with more export demand.
The sale topped at £220 per head for Suffolks from Redpath, The Murrays Farm and to 400p/kg for Beltex from Murray, Calton Farm.
Overall average 325p/kg (SQQ 327p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £128 Bushelhead, £122 East Yardhouses, £121 Coulterhaugh Farm Cottage, £120 Sandford Sheep
BEL – £150 Grangehall
BF – £100 Coulterhaugh Farm Cottage
X – £122 Sandford Sheep
DS – £126 Yeldabrek, £110 Dunduff
EC – £125, £122 Sandford Sheep
Per Kilo
TEX – 342p Sandford Sheep, 336p Bushelhead, 318p Coulterhaugh Farm Cottage, 314p Greyside
BEL – 384p Grangehall
BF – 277p Coulterhaugh Farm Cottage
X – 329p Sandford Sheep
DS – 340p, 289p Yeldabrek
EC – 329p, 328p Sandford Sheep
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £159 Richardton, £154 East Law, £154 Lawhead, £154 Wintermuir, £154 Northflatt
BEL – £172 Calton, £168 Dykeneuk, £164 West Torphin, £163 Craigow, £162 Westpark
SUF – £147 Blackhill, £144 Stobo Home, £144 Auchenhard, £144 Stobo Home, £143 Blackhill
CHE – £130 Mossdale, £130 East Yardhouses, £128 Nettlingflat, £127 Brockhouse
SM – £135 Townfoot (Symington), £135 Haystoun, £135 Townfoot (Symington), £134 Crookboat, £132 Scrogton
X – £136 Dykehead, £135 Nether Falla Bungalow, £120 Yeldabrek, £115 Nether Falla Bungalow
EC – £136 Sandford Sheep
Per Kilo
TEX – 353p Richardton, 343p Yeldabrek, 342p Wintermuir, 342p Northflatt, 342p East Law
BEL – 400p Calton, 381p West Torphin, 378p Calton, 373p Dykeneuk, 370p Craigow
SUF – 334p Blackhill, 327p Stobo Home, 325p Blackhill, 320p Auchenhard
CHE – 304p Nettlingflat, 302p Brockhouse, 302p East Yardhouses, 295p Mossdale
SM – 304p Crookboat, 300p Haystoun, 300p Townfoot (Symington), 300p Scrogton, 300p Townfoot (Symington)
X – 323p Dykehead, 315p Yeldabrek, 306p, 267 Nether Falla Bungalow
EC – 316p Sandford Sheep
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £179 Collielaw, £178 Drumbuie, £177 Collielaw, £172 Netherton, £172 Ainville
BEL – £178 Hillend, £175 Brownsbank, £174, £170 Dovecot, £170 Brownsbank
SUF – £167 Traquair Knowe, £166 Carwood, £164 Brownsbank, £163 Dykeneuk, £163 Ainville
CHAR – £136 Yeldabrek, £135 Home Farm
CHE – £140 Little Galla
CHM – £140 Craigow, £135 Brockhouse
SM – £149 Dykeneuk, £145 West Millrig, £142 Crookboat, £142 Branxton, £141 Crookboat
X – £138 Mayfield, £135 Little Galla, £130 44 Howes Way
Per Kilo
TEX – 368p, 365p Collielaw, 350p Haywoodhead, 347p Townhead, 345p Gilmeadowland
BEL – 369p Dovecot, 355p Drumbuie, 352p Ingraston, 351p Collielaw
SUF – 328p Brownsbank, 327p Gilmeadowland, 327p Traquair Knowe, 326p Dykeneuk, 325p Carwood
CHAR – 309p Yeldabrek, 300p Home Farm
CHE – 291p Little Galla
CHM – 304p Craigow, 293p Brockhouse
SM – 304p Dykeneuk, 300p Crookboat, 295p West Millrig, 295p Branxton, 278p Crookboat
X – 300p Mayfield, 293p Little Galla, 282p 44 Howes Way
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £210 Whinbush, £196 Blackpark, £187 Greenshields, £185 Blunderfield
BEL – £180 Hillend
SUF – £220 The Murrays, £218, £210 Nunnerie, £188, £183 Blackpark
CHE – £178 Yeldabrek
SM – £191 Dykeneuk
Per Kilo
TEX – 343p, 339p, 336p Blunderfield, 335p Sunnyside
BEL – 339p Hillend
SUF – 335p, 332p Blackpark, 330p Nunnerie, 328p The Murrays, 323p Nunnerie
CHE – 317p Yeldabrek
SM – 308p Dykeneuk
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1745 cast ewes and rams were a plainer show for quality but still sold well, biggest best fleshed ewes dearer again and short of requirements.
The sale topped at £300 per head for a Texel tup from Wilkins, Wester Whitecastle Farm and to £158 for Blackface from Galloway, Lochlyoch Farm.
Overall Average £119.64
BF Average £95.51 (630)
Ewes
TEX – £285 Collielaw, £270 Townhead (Dolphinton), £270 Hilltop, £270 Yeldabrek, £255 Hallhill
BEL – £260 Collielaw, £225 West Torphin, £195 Laigh Cleughearn, £160 Mid Tulloch
BF – £158 Lochlyoch, £138 Wester Crosswoodhill, £128 Kirkland, £120 Ulzieside, £114 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – £245 Yeldabrek, £215 Auchenhard, £195 Ash Cottage, £195 Yeldabrek, £195 Quarter
CHAR – £200 Yeldabrek
NCC – £195, £188 Hallhill, £182 Nettlingflat, £160 Yeldabrek
CHE – £140, £130 Hilltop, £122 Yeldabrek, £120 Hilltop, £118 Yeldabrek
CONT – £135, £130 Yeldabrek
CHM – £192 Gilmeadowland, £185 University of Edinburgh, £160 Craigow, £100 Mill Myers
X – £192 Lochlyoch, £192 Howburn, £185 Hardington Mains, £182, £168 Wester Dawyck
BFL – £175 Greyside, £155 Stobilee
SHE – £88, £78, £72 Yeldabrek, £68 Nether Falla Bungalow
BDM – £200 Lesserlinn, £130 Bushelhead
BTEX – £168 Linn Crescent, £145 Greyside, £140 Yeldabrek
JAC – £78 Sandford Sheep
HW – £106 Laigh Carnduff
SWA – £93, £70 Greyside
DOR – £70 Yeldabrek
HB – £190 Yeldabrek
DS – £110 Dunduff
EC – £146 Bankhead, £116 Greyside, £108 Stagehall, £93 Greyside
OTH – £130 Hilltop, £120 Yeldabrek
WELSH – £54 Bushelhead
Rams
TEX – £300 Wester Whitecastle, £280 Greenhill, £260 Carwood, £195 Howburn, £180 Yeldabrek
BEL – £185 Sunnyside
BF – £140 Hallhill, £140 Nunnerie, £130 Rockhall
SUF – £125 Yeldabrek
NCC – £162 Hilltop
CHE – £140 Hilltop
BTEX – £185 Yeldabrek
EC – £170, £135 Greyside