Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 1st September 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 1st September Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 95 cattle comprising of 30 bullocks and heifers and 65 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold £2885 from Brockwoodlees Farm to Henderson Fine Foods, or to 460pp/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Cairns Butchers.
Charolais bullocks sold to £2775 from Brownsbank Farm to Black Butchers, or to 405p/pk twice, firstly from Walkerdyke Farm to Chapman Butchers and then from Brownsbank Farm to Black Butchers.
Beef cows sold to £2740 per head from East Dawyck Farm or to 348p/pk from Nether Abington Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £2000 per head from Kirklands Farm or to 264p/pk from Harelaw Farm.
Young bulls sold to £2767 per head from East Merkland Farm or to 370p/pk from the same home.
Cast bulls sold to £2500 per head from Cleugh Farm or to 236p/pk from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM – £2872 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £2885, £2862 Brockwoodlees, £2697 Easter Frew, £2365 Easter Frew
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 430p Brockwoodlees
LIM X – 460p, 450p (twice) & 448p Brockwoodlees, 435p Easter Frew
CHAR X – 450p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM X – £2745 Brownsbank
CHAR X – £2775 Brownsbank, £2648 Walkerdyke
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM X – 405p Brownsbank
CHAR X – 405p Walkerdyke
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £1510 Nether Affleck
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 320p Nether Affleck
Young Bulls Per Head
SIM – £2767 East Merkland
Young Bulls Per Kilo
SIM – 375p East Merkland, 370p Beechwood
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2290 Townhead, £2210 Howburn, £2170 Newton of Wiston, £2110 Wintermuir
LIM – £2510 Nether Abbington
LIM X – £2220 Townhead
BB – £2740 Easter Dawyck, £2690 Nether Abbington
HER – £2040 Newton of Wiston & Wintermuir
SAL – £2410 Townhead
CHAR – £2270 Hillend
CHAR X – £2040 Blackbog
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 296p & 282p Howburn, 294p Townhead, 288p Newton of Wiston
SHO – 283p Auldtoun
LIM – 340p Nether Abington
LUING – 275p Feoch
LIM X – 293p Cleughhead
BB – 348p Nether Abington, 323p Blackbog, 307p easter Dawyck
HER – 289p & 287p Newton of Wiston, 274p Wintermuir
SAL – 302p Townhead
LUING – 272p Laigh Braidley
CHAR – 282p Hillend
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1510 Draffanmuir, £1470 Nether Affleck
HOL – £2000 Kirklands, £1940 7 £1870 Harelaw
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 250p Draffanmuir, 244p Nether Affleck, 242p Nether Affleck
HOL – 264p, 252p & 250p Harelaw
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £2400 Easton
CHAR – £2500 Cleugh
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
SIM – 233p Auchenhard
CHAR – 235p Cleugh
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 1st September Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2704 Lambs and 1267 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
A good show of 2704 prime lambs were forward with a lot more weight on offer. Plenty lambs 46kg plus and well fleshed proving that kilos come to pounds per head. Less export weight sheep forward.
The sale topped at £190 per head for Beltex from Hammond, Auchenbart Farm and to 386p/kg for Beltex from Baillie & Co, Sebay Farm, Orkney.
Overall Average 306p/kg (SQQ 303p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £70 Cleughhead, £60 East Nerston
X – £70 East Nerston, £64 Cleughhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 233p, 214p East Nerston
X – 225p East Nerston, 220p Cleughhead
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £124 Forrestfield, £120 Silvermuir, £118 Mid Auchengray & Spango, £117 Sandford Sheep
BEL – £147 Sebay
BF – £100 Castlehill
SUF – £112, £108 & £107 Blaircochrane
CHE – £115 Windhill, £110 Spittal, £105 Seafield
SM – £100 Spango
X – £122 Carco, £106 (twice) Blaircochrane
Per Kilo
TEX – 317p Forrestfield, 310p Mid Auchengray, 308p Sandford Sheep, 307p Silvermuir, 305p Seafield
BEL – 386p Sebay
BF – 270p Castlehill
SUF – 311p, 292p & 274p Blaircochrane
CHE – 302p Windhill, 289p Spittal, 283p Seafield
SM – 270p Spango
X – 312p Carco, 294p & 271p Blaircochrane
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £170 Longford, £167 Laigh Braidley, £152 Wintermuir, £150 East Cauldcoats, £149 Boghouse
BEL – £158 Muirhouse & Haywoodhead, £152 Biggarshiels Mains, £151 Hartsop & Eastfield
SUF – £142 Newton of Wiston, £135 Netherton, £130 & £127 Eastshield, £120 Haspielaw
CHAR – £128 Altarstone, £122 Nether Brotherston, £114 Altarstone
CHE – £131 Sebay, £125 Brockhouse
CHM – £130 Newton of Wiston
SM – £121 Allanton, £120 Lawhead, £114 Castlehill, £110 Dykehole
X – £110 Eight Acres Cottage, £100 Seafield
Per Kilo
TEX – 377p Longford, 371p Laigh Braidley, 345p Wintermuir, 338p Lee Meadow & Boghouse
BEL – 359p Eastfield & Haywoodhead, 351p Muirhouse, 343p Hartsop, 337p Biggarshiels Mains
CHAR – 297p Altarstone & Nether Brotherston, 285p Altarstone
SUF – 315p Newton of Wiston, 306p Netherton, 302p & 295p Eastshield, 285p Haspielaw
CHE – 311p Sebay, 290p Brockhouse
CHM – 295p Newton of Wiston
SM – 279p Lawhead, 278p Castlehill, 275p Allanton & Dykehole
X – 268p Eight Acres, 238p Seafield
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £179, £177 & £175 Craighead, £177 & £175 Ingraston
BEL – £168 Broomfield Lodge & Muirhouse, £156 West Lethans, £140 Wintermuir
SUF – £160 & £150 Breckerny Rd, £151 Hattonknowe, £150 Broomfield Lodge & Sebay
CHAR – £146 Lochhill
CHE – £150 Wintermuir
CHM – £133 Brockhouse
SM – £147 Sunnyside, £139 Lightshaw
X – £155 Hillend, £148 Nether Brotherston
RYE – £140 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 364p Craighead, 361p Newton of Wiston, 360p Broomfield Lodge, 358p Easterseat & Craighead
BEL – 357p Muirhouse, 350p Broomfield Lodge, 339p West Lethans, 311p Wintermuir
SUF – 321p Newton of Wiston, 319p & 314p Hattonknowe, 312p Blackpark, 309p Lochhill
CHAR – 298p Lochhill
CHE – 300p Wintermuir
CHM – 295p Brockhouse
SM – 289p Lightshaw, 288p Sunnyside
X – 302p Nether Brotherston, 298p Hillend
RYE – 297p Yeldabrek
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £189 Yeldabrek, £178 Hillridge, £176 Robiesland & West Brackenridge, £172 Strawfrank
BEL – £190 & £171 Auchenbart
SUF – £168 Sunnyside, £160 Southmains, £155 Yeldabrek, £150 Lochhill
SM – £156 Wester Walston, £150 Hattonknowe
Per Kilo
TEX – 325p West Brackenridge, 313p & 312p Strawfrank, 308p Robiesland, 307p Rutherend
BEL – 316p & 292p Auchenbart
SUF – 301p Southmains, 292p Yeldabrek, 284p Sunnyside, 259p Lochhill
SM – 283p Weste Walston, 283p Hattonknowe
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1267 cast ewes and rams met a very strong trade again, bucking the trend and were well short of buyer requirements. More needed each week to satisfy Scotland’s largest ring or prime of cast sheep buyers.
The sale topped at £285 per head for Texels from Laird, Yeldabrek and to £124 for Blackface from Galloway, Lochlyoch Farm.
Overall Average £122.77
BF Average £91.64 (284)
Ewes
TEX – £285 Yeldabrek, £280 Whim Park, £268 Sunnyside, £265 Yeldabrek, £260 Little Galla
BEL – £245 Sebay
BF – £124 Lochlyoch, £109 Castlehill & Blaircochrane, £108 Greenfield & Knockenhair
SUF – £265 South Mains, £200 Sebay & Southmains, £190 Longhouse, £188 Sornfallow
CHAR – £208 Southmains, £132 Rockhall
NCC – £176 Sebay, £160 Little Galla, £130 Brockhouse, £128 Stobo Home Fm, £122 Braeedge
CHE – £158 Newton of Wiston, £148 Wintermuir, £118 (twice) Blair Cochrane, £118 Wintermuir
CHM – £180 Longhouse, £170 Little Galla, £118 Haywoodhead
X – £200 West Cauldcoats, £180 Yeldabrek, £178 Howburn, £177 Netherton, £176 Sornfallow
BFL – £204 & £175 Leadburnlea, £160 Newton of Wiston, £145 Hilltop, £140 Hillridge
EC – £158 Bankhead
RYE – £142, £115 Fenton Place
DS – £160 Sunnyside, £150 (Twice) Bushelhead
LLE – £178 & £140 Burghmuir, £106 Overfield
BTEX – £208 Sebay, £185 Nether Brotherston, £165 Sebay, £160 & £115 Yeldabrek
KHIL – £125 East Nerston
DOR – £100 Hilltop
Rams
TEX – £200 Yeldabrek, £122 An-Glasach, £100 Blawloan
BEL – £200 Longhouse, £115 Wintermuir
BF – £134 Yeldabrek, £130 Hillridge
NCC – £170 Braeedge
X – £100 Yeldabrek
BDM – £114 Howburn
BTEX – £165 & £160 Longhouse
ZWA – £220 Craigiehall
KHIL – £150 East Nerston
DOR – £190 Longhouse
