Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 23rd June 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday the 23rd June 2025 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 79 cattle comprising of 34 bullocks and heifers and 45 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to £2995 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to 450p/kg from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Cairns Butchers, Law.
Limousin bullocks sold to £2448 from Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge to Chapmans Butchers, Wishaw or to 440p/kg from Balquharrage Farm, Lennoxton to W Stark, Twecher.
Beef cows sold to £2370 per head from West Glespin Farm, Douglas or to 306p/kg from West Glespin Farm, Douglas.
Dairy cows sold to £1910 per head from Harelaw Farm, Lanark or to 266p/kg from Harelaw Farm, Lanark.
Young bulls sold to £2179 per head from Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge or to 355p/kg from Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge.
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM – £2995 & £2587 Brockwoodlees, £2476 West Glespin
LIM X – £2790 & £2713 Brockwoodlees, £2632 Balquharrage
SIM – £2524 Harvieston
BB – £2470 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 440p Brockwoodlees, 350p West Glespin
LIM X – 450p & 442p Brockwoodlees, 410p Balquharrage
BB – 438p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2444 Harvieston
SHO – £2079 Harvieston
LIM X – £2428 Balquharrage
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
AA – 382p Harvieston
LIM X – 440p Balquharrage
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
AYR – £2234 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
AYR – 308p Millhill
Young Bulls Per Head
LIM X – £2179 Harvieston
Young Bulls Per Kilo
LIM X – 355p Harvieston
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £1870 Hillhead
LIM – £2370 West Glespin
LIM X – £1990 West Quarter, £1970 Greenfield
SIM – £1490 Brownhill
HER – £1840 Burnfoot
SAL – £1690 Cardon
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 291p Hillhead, 270p Brownhill
SHO – 238p Brownhill
LIM – 306p West Glespin
LIM X – 266p Brownhill
SIM – 246p Brownhill
BB – 222p Brownhill
HER – 291p Brownhill
SAL – 250p Cardon
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1590 Harelaw
AYR – £1710 & £1510 Newlands
HOL – £1910 (twice) Harelaw & Broadfield, £1790 Broadfield, £1670 Westtown
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 250p & 240p Auchmeddan, 243p Harelaw
AYR – 240p, 228p & 223p Newlands
HOL – 266p & 250p Harelaw, 247p Westtown, 243p Broadfield
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 23rd June Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 469 Lambs, 389 Hoggs and 623 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
Another good show of 469 new season lambs were forward and met a strong demand throughout. All classes easily maintained recent high rates and more required each week.
The sale topped at £206 per head for Charollais from Laird, Yeldabrek and to 435p/kg for Texels from Preacher, Elibank (Holylee Farm)
Overall Average 372p/kg (SQQ 374p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £124 & £120 Floors
BEL – £150 The Firs
BTEX – £136 Hilltop
Per Kilo
TEX – 364p & 333p Floors
BEL – 384p The Firs
SUF – 331p Floors
BTEX – 377p Hilltop
HAM – 322p Floors
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £196 Holylee Farm & £169 Holylee House, £169 Blackhill, £168 Rowantreehill, £166 Sweetbit
BEL – £187, £179, £164 & £172 Muirhouse, £182 Haspielaw, £170 Holylee House, £169 Newton of Wiston, £168 Sweetbit, £167 Rowantreehill, £162 Dreva
X – £188 & £159 Haspielaw, £159 Eastfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 435p Holylee Farm, 393p Blackhill, 392p High Crewburn, 390p Rowantreehill & Townhead
BEL – 425p, 406p & 390p (twice) Muirhouse, 413p Haspielaw
SUF – 397p & 378p Rowantreehill, 393p Newton of Wiston, 381p Sweetbit, 377p Holylee House
X – 417p & 353p Haspielaw, 361p Eastfield
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £196 Brae, £194 Newton of Wiston, £194 Holylee Farm, £190 Bickerton Hall & Rowantreehill
SUF – £198 & £187 Brae, £182 Bents, £180 Holylee Farm, £172 Baldastard
X – £180 Holylee Farm
BTEX – £176 Hilltop
HAM – £158 & £140 Roadinghead
Per Kilo
TEX – 417p Brae, 406p Newton of Wiston, 395p & 388p Holylee, 387p Bickerton Hall
SUF – 406p & 380p Brae, 379p Bents, 366p Baldastard, 360p Holylee House
X – 360p Holylee Farm
BTEX – 382p Hilltop
HAM – 309p & 285p Roadinghead
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £192 An-Glasach, £186 Bickerton Hall
CHAR – £206 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 342p An-Glasach, 326p Bickerton Hall
CHAR – 332pp Yeldabrek
Hoggs
The 389 hoggs were just a final gather up with good meat still easily sold. All others met realization.
The sale topped at £174 per head for Texels from Smith, Fieldside Farm and to 368p/kg for Texels from Greyside Farm.
Overall Average 245p/kg (SQQ 245p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £140 Greyside, £110 Culter House, £94 Hillridge
BF – £92 & £74 Brocklees, £80 Netherhall, £75 Rockhall & Netherhall
X – £86 Rockhall, £80 Allanton & Brocklees
HW – £90 High Drumclog (Dunthrun)
Per Kilo
TEX – 368p Greyside, 282p Culter house, 241p Hillridge, 206p Craigmad, 181p East Millrig
BF – 248p Brocklees, 216p Netherhall, 211p Brocklees, 208p Rockhall, 208p Netherhall
X – 235p Allanton, 235p Brocklees, 232p Rockhall
HW – 236p High Drumclog (Dunthrun)
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £130 Sandford Sheep, £120 Yeldabrek, £116 (twice) Rockhall, £114 Brocklees
BEL – £100 Westmains
BF – £120 Sandford Sheep, £113 Faulds, £110 Prior Rigg, £110 Craigdarroch, £100 East Millrig
SUF – £130 Yeldabrek, £98 East Law
CHE – £100 Yeldabrek
X – £80 Middlehouse
Per Kilo
TEX – 309p Sandford, 290p Rockhall, 285p Brocklees, 279p Yeldabrek, 276p Rockhall
BEL – 256p Westmains
BF – 285p Sandford, 256p Faulds, 255p Prior Rigg, 250p Craigdarroch, 243p East Millrig
SUF – 295p Yeldabrek, 233p East Law
CHE – 250p Yeldabrek
X – 190p Middlehouse
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £146 Yeldabrek, £142 Sandford Sheep, £138 Rockhall, £136 Faulds, £128 Dewshill
BF – £126 Brocklees, £122 Yeldabrek
SUF – £126 Greyside, £110 Rockhall
CHE – £142 Parkhouse, £120 Rockhall
CHM – £126 Parkhouse
X – £142 Allanton, £134 Birniehall, £130 Sandford Sheep, £128 Rockhall
KHIL – £130 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 302p Sandford, 293p Rockhall, 283p Faulds, 280p Yeldabrek, 266p Dewshill
BF – 273p Brocklees, 244p Yeldabrek
SUF – 252p Greyside, 239p Rockhall
CHE – 284p Parkhouse, 255p Rockhall
CHM – 242p Parkhouse
X – 278p Allanton, 268p Birniehall, 260p Sandford, 251p Rockhall
KHIL – 254p Yeldabrek
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £174 & £150 Fieldside, £168 Greyside, £166 Westpark, £144 Greyside
BF – £138 Hill (Falkirk), £134 Greyside
SUF – £150 Middlehouse & Traquair Knowe, £146 Dewshill, £138 & £134 Chapelhill
CHE – £140 Hillhead & Middlehouse
CHM – £148 Greyside, £146 Parkhouse
X – £146 Allanton, £144 Townhead, £138 Prior Rig, £130 Traquair Knowe
DOR – £150 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 272p Fieldside, 264p Prior Rigg, 261p Greyside, 241p Fieldside, 237p Westpark
BF – 250p Hill (Falkirk), 231p Greyside
SUF – 250p Middlehouse, 231p Dewshill, 223p Traquair Knowe, 216p Rockhall, 202p Chapelhill
CHE – 250p Middlehouse, 241p Hillhead
CHM – 235p Parkhouse, 217p Greyside
X – 265p Allanton, 255p Prior Rigg, 252p Townhead, 245p Traquair Knowe
DOR – 220p Yeldabrek
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 623 cast ewes and rams were again short of requirements and maintained recent high rates. Many more required each week to fulfil demand.
The sale topped at £280 per head for Texels from Grey, Langside Farm and to £152 for Blackface from Minto, Townhead Farm.
Overall Average £148
BF Average £96.82 (99)
Ewes
TEX – £280 Langside(twice), £275 & £270 Langside, £255 Yeldabrek
BEL – £180 Greyside (twice), £160 Greyside
BF – £152 Townhead, £1242 Sweetshawhead, £121 Townfoot, £120 Craigdarroch & Dewshill
SUF – £220 Cragievern, £218 An-Glasach, £196 Greyside, £192 Bankhead, £188 Rowantreehill
CHAR – £208 Langside
NCC – £151 Greyside, £150 Parkhouse, £142 Woodlands, £129 Greyside
CHE – £134 Howes Way, £128 Yeldabrek, £120 Braeedge, £118 High Crewburn & Middlehouse
CONT – £162 Whitesykes, £158 Middlehouse, £152 Whitesykes (twice)
CHM – £190 Braeedge, £175 Newton of Wiston, £160 Newton of Wiston, £160 Richardton, £150 An-Glasach
X – £178 Dreva, £166 Townhead, £165 Yeldabrek, £162 Dreva, £162 Bankhead
BTEX – £205 East Mains (thrice) £150 Greyside
BL – £160 Silvermuir
KHIL – £128 Yeldabrek
HAM – £148 Roadinghead
EASY CARE – £90 Braeedge Farming
GOAT – £150 Burnhouse
Rams
TEX – £248 & £195 Skirling Craigs, £195 Yeldabrek, £190 Cowgrove, £180 Townhead
BEL – £174 & £170 Yeldabrek, £165 Skirling Craigs, £115 Yeldabrek, £110 East Law
BF – £96 Yeldabrek
HAM – £180 Roadinghead (twice)
NCC – £220 & £145 Yeldabrek
