Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 20th 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 97 cattle compromising of 19 bullock and heifers,54 cast cows.
Calves and Stirks
A flying trade at today’s calf sale. On milk calves reaching new heights. Topping the sale was a British Blue bull calf from Marshall, Haggs Farm, Strathern realising £960.
On milk calves topped at £830 for an exceptional British Blue cross bull calf from Fleming, Craigthorn Farm, Glassford.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £820, £780 Ladehead
AA – £620 Ladehead
BB – £830, £800 Craigthorn
HOL – £400 Newlands, £390, £360 Craigthorn, £360 (twice) Muirhouse
AYR – £460 Newlands
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £880 Dykehead, £800 Langside
AA – £640 Newlands
BB – £960, £880 Haggs, £850 Langside
CHX – £860 Dykehead
Prime Cattle
11 heifers sold to £2441 from Dickinson, Brockwoodlees or to 440p/pk from same home. 5 bullocks sold to £2441 from Greentowers Farms or to 375p/pk from same home. Three young Bulls sold to £2886 per head from Lindsay, Kepscaith or to 390p/pk from same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM – £2824, £2805, £2664 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £2648, £2629 Brockwoodlees
CHX – £2604 Brownsbank
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 440p,425p,420p Brockwoodlees
LIM X – 430p (four times) Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2441 Greentowers
LIM X – £2422, £2390 Greentowers
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM X – 375p, 370p Greentowers
Young Bulls Per Head
LIM – £2886 Kepscaith
SIM – £2744, £2580 Bogside
Young Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 390p Kepscaith
SIM – 338p,330p Bogside
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2580 per head from Aitken Traprain or to 324p/pk from J&J Kerr, Newbigging Mill. Dairy cows sold to £2300 per head from Struthers, Moatmains or to 300p/pk from Trainer Byretown. Cast bulls sold to £3200 per head from Murray, Carlton or to 297p/pk for same beast.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2580, £2450 Traprain, £2250 Newbigging mill
MRI – £1980 Moatmains
SALER – £2200 Spango
LIM – £2520 South Carnduff
LIMX – £2250 Bogside, £2200 Newbigging Mill
BSH – £2180 Little Gala
MONT – £2300 Moatmains
SIM – £2380 Traprain
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 324p,317p, 303p Newbigging Mill, 316p, 308p, Traprain
MRI – 278p Moatmains
SALER – 305p Spango
LIM – 306p South Carnduff
LIMX – 313p,302p Dykehead, 301p Bogside
SIM – 310p Bogside, 307p Traprain, 306p Spango
Cast Heifers Per Head
LIM – £2280 South Carnduff
SIM – £2450 Brownsbank
Cast Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 315p South Carnduff
SIM – 328p Bogside, 314p Brownsbank
Dairy Cows Per Head
HOL – £1800 Netherholm, £1720 Broadfield
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
HOL – 300p Byretown, 245p Netherholm, 241p Broadfield
Cast Steer Per Head
HER – £2200 (twice) Woods
Cast Steer Per Kilo
HER- 303p, 279p Woods
Sheep Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 1589 Lambs and 1463 Cast ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
A larger show of 1589 prime lambs saw trade more in line with other centers after last weeks highs. Still heavy sheep over 50kg coming to great money. Make sure lambs are well fleshed.
The sale topped at £234 per head for Texel from Wight, Carwood and to 435p/pk from Texel from Struthers, Collielaw.
Overall Average 383pp/kg (SQQ 382p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF – £100 Dalwyne
CHE – £100 Dalwyne
Per Kilo
BF – 333p Dalwyne
CHE – 338p Dalwyne
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £160 West Montgarswood, £146, £144 Overcairn, £142 Eight Acres, £138 Watchknowe
BF – £120 Ashcraig
SUF – £145 Firth Home
SM – £120 Dalwyne
X – £140 Blaircochrane
Per Kilo
TEX – 410p West Montgarswood, 384p, 369p Overcairn, 373p Eight Acers
BEL –
BF – 333p Ashcraig
SUF – 371p Firth Home
SM – 363p Dalwyne
X – 359p Blaircochrane
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
BAD – £154 Bridgestone
TEX – £196 Collielaw, £194 Nether Skellyhill, £181, £180 Lochurd, £180 Skirling Craigs
BEL – £189, £178 Muirhouse (Padkin), £177 Bridgestone, £175 Muirhouse (Linton), £171 Jeanfield
BF – £142 Blaircochrane
SUF – £177 Auchtygemmell, £172 Dykes, £168 Eastshield, £166 Muirhouse, £166 North Boig
CHE – £155 Little Gala
X – £148 Blaircochrane
DTEX – £170 Mid Shawtonhill
Per Kilo
BAD – 375p Bridgestone
TEX – 435p Nether Skellyhill, 419p Boghouse, 411p Lochurd, 409p High Crewburn
BEL – 429p, 414p (Padkin) Muirhouse, 426p (Linton) Muirhouse, 409p Jeanfield, 404p Burnhouse
BF – 315p Blaircochrane
SUF – 393p, 375p Auchtygemmell, 382p Dykes, 378p (Linton) Muirhouse, 377p (Padkin) Muirhouse
CHE – 360p little Gala
X – 336p Blaircochrane
DTEX – 377p Mid Shawtonhill
45.6-52kg
Per Head
BAD – £180 Bridgestone
TEX – £212 Greenshields, £204 Kepscaith, £203 Collielaw, £202 Carwood, £201 Boghouse
BEL – £198 Muirhouse
SUF – £203 Dykeneuk, £197 Dykes, £187 Middlestead, £187 Carwood, £185 Dovecot
SM – £176 Cockrig, £166 Overburns, £161 Easter Dawyck
X – £170 Eastfield
BFL – £160 Branxton
DOR – £160 Blaircochrane
Per Kilo
BAD – 391p Bridgestone
TEX – 416p Nether Skellyhill, 416p (twice), 412p Collielaw, 412p Ingraston
BEL – 430p Muirhouse
SUF – 397p Carwood, 393p Dovecot, 390p Dykeneuk, 389p Middlestead, 386p Dykes
CHE –
SM – 366p Cockrig, 360p Overburns, 350p Easter Dawyck
X – 369p Eastfield
BFL – 347p Branxton
DOR – 333p Blaircochrane
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £234 Carwood, £229 Edinburgh University, £224 Dechmont, £224, £223 Greenshields
Per Kilo
TEX- 413p, 407p Greenshields, 407p Nether Skellyhill, 400p Skirling Craigs, 400p Dechmont
Cast Ewes & Rams
Another large show of 1463 cast ewes and rams continued at recent high rates with all classes keenly bid after to Scotland’s largest ring of prime sheep buyers.
The sale topped at £345 per head for Texel tubs from University of Edinburgh, £335 for Texel ewes from Dechmont and Boghouse and to £155 for Blackface from Mitchell farms.
Overall Average £145.90
Blackface Average £109.81
Ewes
TEX – £335 Dechmont, £335 & £330 Boghouse, £315 Dechmont, £310 Boghouse
BEL – £150 Cockrig, £140 Dalwyne, £135 Lamancha
BF – £155 Newtonhead, £153 Cockrig, £142 Easter Dawyck, £140 Lawhead, £138 Bankfield
SUF – £234 Dykes, £220 Bridgestone, £220 Toxside, £220 Carwood, £215 Hilltop
CHE – £170 Calla, £170 Boghouse, £170 High Crewburn, £166 Richardton, £165 Rowantreehill
CONT – £165 Broughton Place, £156 North Boig, £150 Lesserlinn, £140 Westpark, £138 Broughton Place
CHM – £196 Hilltop, £194 Gilmeadowland, £190 Cowgrove, £188 Rowantreehill, £188 Collielaw
X – £205 Middlestead, £195 Eastfield of Coulter, £194 Townhead, £189 Westpark, £188 Howburn
BFL – £255, £245 & £220 Cockrig, £198 Whim Park, £194 Easter Dawyck
SHE – £120 Crathie Est, £100 Hawthornbank
ROUS – £158 Blackpark, £158 & £130 Dalwyne
BTEX – £245 Middlestead, £170 Muirhouse View, £150 Hawthornbank
MB – £245, £192, £180 Lesserlinn
KHIL – £135 Dalwyne
DOR – £130 East Mains of Crathie
RYE – £140 (twice) Braeedge, £120 Crathie Est
GOAT – £130 Easter Sills
Rams
TEX – £345 University of Edinburgh, £280 Calla, £265 Gilmeadowland, £220 Toxside, £170 Easter Sills
BF – £110 Cloverhill
CHE – £185 Calla
X – £180 Parkerston
BFL – £100 Easter Dawyck
BTEX – £195 & £145 Hawthornbank