Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 110 cattle comprising of 50 bullock and heifers and 60 cast cows.
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2924 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Henderson fine Foods, Strathaven or to 440p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead.
Aberdeen Angus Bullocks sold to £2902 from Hill Farm, Strathaven to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to 385p/pk (3 times) from Kepscaith Farm, Whitburn to H Black Butchers, Lanark, Hill Farm, Strathaven to Chapmen Butchers, Wishaw and Glenbarr Farm, Campbeltown to MJ Stark, Paisley.
Young Bulls sold to £3061 per head from Lookaboutye Farm, Broxburn or to 340p/pk from Glenbarr Farms, Campbeltown.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2442 Kittymuirhill, £2436 Mafflat, £2419 Brockwoodlees
LIM – £2924, £2768 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £2873, £2746 Brockwoodlees, £2604 Howburn
BB – £2612 Brockwoodlees
CONT X – £2652 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 420p Brockwoodlees
LIM – 438p Brockwoodlees
LIM X – 440p, 430p Brockwoodlees, 427p Howburn
BB – 420p Brockwoodlees
CONT X – 425p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2902 Hill (Strathaven), £2360 West Backs
LIM X – £2387 Kepscaith
BB – £2661 Hill (Strathaven)
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
AA – 385p Glenacardoch, 385p Hill (Strathaven)
LIM X – 385p Kepscaith
BB – 378p Hill (Strathaven)
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2177 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 338p Millhill
Young Bulls Per Head
AA – £2311 Greentowers
CHR – £3061 Lookaboutye
Young Bulls Per Kilo
AA – 340p Glenacardoch
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2200 per head from Penicuik Estate Farm, Carsewell or to 312p/pk from Harestonhill Farm, Wishaw.
Dairy cows sold to £1690 per head from Murrays Farm, Pathhead or to 230p/pk Auchmeddan Farm, Lesmahagow.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2200 Penicuik Est, £2070 Bagmoors
LIM X – £2140 Gair
SIM – £2070 Linlaw, £2040 Netherholm, £1770 Linlaw
BB – £1790 Hillridge
HER – £2140 Kittymuir
SAL – £1870 Carco
GAL – £1740 Brownhill
BSH – £1870 Baillieshall
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 283p Bagmoors, 244p Penicuick Est
LIM X – 274p Gair
SIM – 312p Harestonhill, 273p Linlaw
BB – 278p, 270p Hillridge
HER – 237p Brownhill
SAL – 257p Carco
BSH – 275p Harestonhill
SHO – 244p Kingside
OTH – 258p Kingside
Dairy Cows Per Head
HOL – £1690 Murrays, £1500 Glenrig
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 229p Auchmeddan
JER – 226p Carstairs Mains
HOL – 216p Murrays
Sheep Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3876 Lambs and 2531 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
Another large show of lambs saw a lot of weight with 2300 lambs over 46.5kg. Export lambs and best lambs easily sold and short of requirements. Super heavies still sold easily sold.
The sale topped at £216 per head for Suffolk from Redpath, The Murrays and to 381p/kg for Beltex from Sanderson, Biggarshiels Mains.
Overall Average 309p/kg (SQQ 316p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £127 Watchknowe, £124 Kilwhipnach, £120 Ferniehaugh, £119 Hillhouse, £118 Hill (Cumnock)
BF – £110 Barglachan, £105 Coulterhaugh Farm Cottage, £100 Kilwhipnach, £100 March Cottage, £90 Barglachan
SUF – £116 Mid Auchengray
CHM – £125 Columbie
X – £128, £123, £104 Kilwhipnach, £80 Fieldside
Per Kilo
TEX – 335p Kilwhipnach, 333p Ferniehaugh, 330p Hillhouse, 325 Watchknowe, 302p Hill (Cumnock)
BF – 282p Barglachan, 276p Coulterhaugh Farm Cottage, 263p Kilwhipnach, 256p March Cottage, 250p Barglachan
SUF – 305p Mid Auchengray
CHM – 328p Columbie
X – 361p, 345p, 315p, 266p Kilwhipnach, 242p Fieldside
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £168 Allanton, £160 Nether Skellyhill, £151 Mitchellhill, £148 Allanton, £148 Mitchellhill
BEL – £161 Cumberhead, £160 Biggarshiels Mains, £158 Nether Abington, £155 Cumberhead, £150 Biggarshiels Mains
BF – £120 Mitchellhill, £116 Barglachan, £115 Peggyslea, £115 Silverrig, £110 Birthwood
SUF – £136 Traquair Knowe, £135 Haspielaw, £135 Brae, £135 Muirhouse, £134 Peggyslea
CHE – £134 East Law, £132 Nettlingflat, £132 Craigrowan, £129 Upper Cornquoy, £129 Nettlingflat
CHM – £134 Boghouse, £129 Columbie
SM – £132 Greenfield, £127 Mid Lanrigg, £126 Craigmailing, £125 Sunnyside, £115 Silverrig
X – £131 Kilwhipnach, £127 Perryflatts, £124 Nether Abington, £115 Dykehole
ROUS – £128 Debog
BTEX – £129 Peggyslea
EC – £116 Easter Bavelaw, £114 East Law
Per Kilo
TEX – 373p Allanton, 355p Nether Skellyhill, 342p Yardbent, 336p Allanton, 335p Mitchellhill
BEL – 381p Biggarshiels Mains, 369p, 365p Cumberhead, 359p Nether Abington, 333p Biggarshiels Mains
BF – 282p Barglachan, 273p Peggyslea, 272p Mitchellhill, 268p Birthwood, 261p Silverrig
SUF – 312p Auldtoun, 311p Muirhouse, 304p Peggyslea, 302p Traquair Knowe, 300p Herbertshaw
CHE – 314p Nettlingflat, 314p Craigrowan, 311p East Law, 300p Upper Cornquoy, 300p Nettlingflat
CHM – 314p Columbie, 311p Boghouse
SM – 293p Greenfield, 286p Craigmailing, 284p Sunnyside, 282p, 267p Mid Lanrigg
X – 327p Kilwhipnach, 288p Perryflatts, 288p Nether Abington, 280p Dykehole
ROUS – 312p Debog
BTEX – 300p Peggyslea
EC – 290p Easter Bavelaw, 285p East Law
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £180 Craighead, £178 Broomfield Lodge, £174 Collielaw, £172 Broomfield Lodge, £170 Craighead
BEL – £230 Cumberhead, £182, £181, £180 Broomfield Lodge, £178 Ingraston
BF – £125 Crosswoodhill, £125 Wester Crosswoodhill, £114 Waterhead
SUF – £160 Chapelhill, £155 Carlophill, £150 Rowantreehill, £150 North Garngour, £148 Brownhill
CHE – £145 Sunnyside, £141 Dykes, £140 Yeldabrek, £139 Craigrowan
SM – £150 Mitchellhill, £143 Townfoot, £140 Bents, £140 Cockrig, £138 Sunnyside
X – £149 Sunnyside, £139 Lightshaw
BFL – £142 Greenfield
BTEX – £160 Mid Shawtonhill, £143 The Law, £140 Brae
CLU – £140 Cambwell
Per Kilo
TEX – 360p Craighead, 348p Collielaw, 344p, 342p Broomfield Lodge, 341p Collielaw
BEL – 500p Cumberhead, 363p Collielaw, 362p, 356p Broomfield Lodge
BF – 250p Crosswoodhill, 250p Wester Crosswoodhill, 247p Waterhead
SUF – 325p Yeldabrek, 318p Sunnyside, 313p Knockenhair, 313p Yeldabrek, 310p Gilmeadowland
CHE – 313p Dykes, 311p Yeldabrek, 289p Craigrowan, 284p Sunnyside
SM – 295p Crookboat, 288p Mitchellhill, 287p Sunnyside, 287p Mitchellhill, 285p Cockrig
X – 323p Sunnyside, 289p Lightshaw
BFL – 273p Greenfield
BTEX – 320p Mid Shawtonhill, 291p Brae, 286p The Law
CLU – 311p Cambwell
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £197 Meadowflatt, £195 Southmains, £191 Mossplatt, £187 Howburn, £187 North Garngour
BEL – £183 Collielaw, £180 Brownsbank, £180 Lamington Livestock, £171 Ingraston, £170 Mid Shawtonhill
SUF – £216, £212 The Murrays, £188 Bents, £186, £182 Kailzie Mains
CHE – £165 The Law, £155 Blackpark
SM – £150 The Law
BFL – £170 Greenfield
HAM – £168 Peggyslea
Per Kilo
TEX – 339p, 337p, 333p, 332p Craighead, 332p Hillend
BEL – 345p Collielaw, 339p Lamington Livestock, 321p Brownsbank, 320p, 313p Kailzie Mains
SUF – 325p Burnhouse, 310p Kailzie Mains, 309p Cumberhead, 303p Yardbent, 303p Brownhill
CHE – 305p The Law, 281p Blackpark
SM – 258p The Law
BFL – 246p Greenfield
HAM – 280p Peggyslea
Cast Ewes & Rams
Another large show 2531 cast ewes and rams were forward with trade again strong. Many more hill ewes on offer today, but bestselling ewes remain dear.
The sale topped at £270 per head for Beltex from Gibb Toftcombs and to £152 for Blackface from Hopes Estate.
Overall average £120.68
Blackface average £100.53
Ewes
TEX – £265 Bents, £265 & £252 West, £260 Cowgrove, £250 Collielaw
BEL – £270 Dykes, £265 & £245 Toftcombs, £200 Nether Skellyhill, £200 Cockrig
BF – £152 The Hopes, £144 Cockrig, £140 Snar, £138 & £135 The Hopes
SUF – £218 Kailzie Mains, £212 Bents, £200 West, £195 Yeldabrek, £180 Westhouse
NCC – £198 & £170 Brockhouse, £158 Nettlingflat, £145 Braeedge, £145 Wynd
CHE – £175 & £128 Braeedge, £120 Carmacoup, £117 Fenton, £166 Blackburn
CONT – £162 & £155 Scotstounbank, £152 Blackpark, £144 Middlestead, £140 Crathie Estates
CHM – £210 March Cottage, £178 Yeldabrek, £178 Heavyside, £165 Biggarshiels Mains, £160 Meadowflatt
X – £250 Perryflatts, £178 Over Kypeside, £178 Sandilands, £170 Cowgrove, £170 Biggarshiels Mains
BFL – £215 & £200 Cockrig, £195 Kailzie Mains, £195 & £180 Midlock
SHE – £105 Westhouse
BTEX – £190 Yeldabrek, £180 Bents, £175 & £150 Westhouse
ZWA – £170 Brae, £115 Wintermuir
KHIL – £120 Holehouse
DOR – £170 Yeldabrek
EC – £165 & £130 Broomhill, £135 Easter Bavelaw
RYE – £120 Fieldside
SCC – £140 Dykes
Rams
TEX – £255 Yeldabrek, £250 West, £195 Hilltop, £185 Toftcombs, £130 Westhouse
BEL – £275 Toftcombs
BF – £180 & £132 Mitchellhill, £140 Crosswoodhill, £120 Westhouse, £118 Queensberry
SUF – £185 Herbertshaw, £185 Hilltop, £150 Westhouse
NCC – £230 Yeldabrek, £185 & £125 Westhouse
CHE – £175 Parkhouse
X – £130 Hilltop, £130 Yeldabrek
BFL – £200 Stobilee
DOR – £250, £130 Hilltop, £120 Stobilee
DS – £230 Yeldabrek
ABE – £140 West