Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 23rd March 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 85 cattle comprising 45 bullock and heifers and 30 cast cows.
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2948 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to 448p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm Canonbie to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead.
Simmental Bullocks sold to £3229 from Messrs Clark, Wellhead Farm, Livingston to W Stark, Twechar or to 428p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Mitchell Butchers, Glenrothes.
Young Bulls sold to £2671 per head from East Merkland Farm, Strathaven or to 368p/pk from East Merkland Farm, Strathaven.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2331 Sherifflatts
LIM – £2851 Strawfrank, £2580 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £2948, £2822 Brockwoodlees, £2755, £2566 Harvieston
SIM – £2736 East Merkland
BB – £2431 Muirburn
HER – £2286 Harvieston
CHAR X – £2648 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 448p, 445p Brockwoodlees
LIM X – 448p (Twice), 445p Brockwoodlees, 410p Harvieston
BB – 415p, 412p Muirburn
CHAR X – 440p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM X – £3131, £3092 Wellhead, £2653 Brockwoodlees, £2541 Westtown
SIM – £3229 Wellhead
BB – £2340 Broachrigg
HER – £2003 Harvieston
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM X – 428p Brockwoodlees, 412p Wellhead
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2458 Millhill, £2248 Greentowers
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 330p Westtown, 310p Greentowers
Young Bulls Per Head
SIM – £2671 East Merkland
Young Bulls Per Kilo
SIM – 368p East Merkland
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £3000 per head from Shieldburn Farm, East Kilbride or to 323p/pk from High Crewburn Farm, Strathaven.
Dairy cows sold to £2090 per head from Westtown Farm, Stonehouse or to 290p/pk from Westtown Farm, Stonehouse.
Cast Bulls sold to £2390 per head from Wintermuir Farm, Biggar or to 300p/pk from Wintermuir Farm, Biggar.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2640 Townhead, £2310, £1940 Robiesland
LIM X – £2230 Cornhill
SIM – £2190 Bents
BB – £3000 Shieldburn
CHAR – £2540 Parkhall
CONT – £2140 High Crewburn
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 313p Robiesland, 312p Mid Tulloch, 307p Robiesland, 304p Townhead (Dolphinton)
LIM X – 302p Cornhill
SIM – 307p Bents
BB – 311p Shieldburn
CHAR – 315p Parkhall, 315p Wintermuir
CONT – 323p High Crewburn
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1890 Muirhouse
HOL – £2090 Westtown, £1890 (Twice) & £1840 Grangehall, £1690 Harelaw
AYR – £1900 Swaites
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 255p Muirhouse
HOL – 290p Westtown, 277p, 233p Grangehall
AYR – 265p, 264p Swaites
Cast Bulls Per Head
LIM X – £2390 Wintermuir
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
LIM X – 299p Wintermuir
Sheep Primestock Report
There was 4214 Hoggs and 941 Cast Ewes sold through Lanark.
Hoggs
Another large show of 4214 prime hoggs were forward with a large number of Blackface hoggs included (1126). Another excellent trade was had by all as demand continues to soar. More could have been sold to advantage. The sale topped at £242 per head for Texels from Hammond, Auchenbart Farm and to 542p/kg for Beltex from Cunningham, Walkerdyke Farm.
Overall Average 410p/kg (SQQ 417p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £80 High Crewburn
BEL – £80 Auchenbart
BF – £110 Ardoch & Parkhall, £80 Tower
SM – £110 Lightshaw
SHE – £115 Berga, £110 Kerkira
HEB – £84 Scotbrownbank
Per Kilo
TEX – 275.9p High Crewburn
BEL – 296.3p Auchenbart
BF – 366.7p Ardoch, 343.8p Parkhall, 250p Tower
SM – 354.8p Lightshaw
SHE – 383.3p Berga, 379.3p Kerkira
HEB – 280p Scotbrownbank
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £169 Goodsburn, £165 Yeldabrek & Blackhill (West Calder), £161 Midtown Cottage, £160 East Crookedstone
BEL – £206 Walkerdyke, £170 & £158 Auchenbart, £164 Spango, £160 Hill (Cumnock)
BF – £152 Carco, £146 Boat, £144 Whelphill, Posso & Hartside (Lamington)
SUF – £158 Hamildean, £157 East Crookedstone
CHAR – £150 & £100 Lochhill
CHE – £165 Glendouran, £164 Yeldabrek, £160 Laing Terrace, £158 Boat, £149 Colmslie
SM – £132 Townhead (Dolphinton)
X – £157 Boat, £100 Tower
BFL – £120 Auchenbart
BTEX – £147 Hawthornbank
Per Kilo
TEX – 469.4p Goodsburn, 460p Midtown Cottage, 444.4p Rusha, 438.9p & 434.2p Blackhill (West Calder)
BEL – 542.1p Walkerdyke, 447.4p & 427p Auchenbart, 444.4p Hill (Cumnock), 431.6p Spango
BF – 414.7p School Road, 411.4p Whelphill & Posso, 405.7p Nunnerie & Carco
SUF – 424.3p East Crookedstone, 415.8p Hamildean
CHAR – 394.7p & 285.7p Lochhill
CHE – 423.1p Glendouran, 422.9p Walston Mill & East Law (Carluke), 420.5p Yeldabrek, 415.8p Boat
SM – 388.2p Townhead (Dolphinton)
X – 413.2p Boat, 294p Tower
BFL – 307.7p Auchenbart
BTEX – 420p Hawthornbank
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £210 Midseat, £209 West Montgarswood, £208 Auchenbart, £206 West Nerston, £204 Bowridge
BEL – £238, £222 £ 210Oldwalls, £218 Walkerdyke, £214 Rusha
BF – £185 & £179 Heatheryhall, £184 & £175 Sonoma, £177 Carco
SUF – £186 Gibsley & Walkerdyke, £174 Netherurd Mains, £170 Gosland, £168 Woodhouse (Manor)
CHAR – £180 Lochhill
CHE – £199 Sonoma, £197 Thethwaite, £193 Edgehead & Easterhouse (Wishaw), £190 Easterhouse (Wishaw)
SM – £183 Burnetland, £174 Shawhead, £159 Brownhill (Cleland)
X – £180 Silverrig, £160 Spango, £140 The Cottage (West Linton)
SHE – £157 Kerkira, £120 Balaclava
BTEX – £200 Dreva, £180 Auchtygemmel
KHIL – £140 Wester Crosswoodhill
EC – £162 Menzies Avenue, £152 Longhouse (Westray), £140 Brae (Lanark)
Per Kilo
TEX – 475p West Montgarswood, 472.7p Auchenbart, 466.7p Midseat, 457.8p West Nerston, 455.8p Allanton
BEL – 528.9p, 493.3p & 477.3p Oldwalls, 486p Muirburn (Skirling), 484.4p Walkerdyke
BF – 435p Posso, 418.2p Sonoma, 415p Thethwaite, 412.5p Carco, 412.2p Lightshaw
SUF – 432.6p Walkerdyke, 424.4p Netherurd Mains, 422.7p Gibsley, 414.6p Gosland, 412.8p Yeldabrek
CHAR – 400p Lochhill
CHE – 447.7p Thethwaite, 442.2p Sonoma, 441.9p & 438.6p Easterhouse (Wishaw), 439p Boghouse
SM – 415.9p Burnetland, 387.8p Brownhill (Cleland), 386.7p Shawhead
X – 428.6p Silverrig, 390.2p Spango, 325.6p The Cottage (West Linton)
SHE – 356.8p Kerkira, 300p Balaclava
BTEX – 444.4p Dreva, 428.6p Auchtygemmel
KHIL – 341.5p Wester Crosswoodhill
EC – 405p Menzies Avenue, 361.9p Longhouse (Westray), 341.5p Brae (Lanark)
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £226 Muirburn (Skirling), £224 West Glespin (twice), Broomfield Lodge & West Nerston
BEL – £232, £220, £215 & £212 Broomfield Lodge, £226 Walkerdyke
BF – £198 & £190 Sonoma, £196 Heatheryhall, £192 Wester Crosswoodhill, £186 Hartside (Lamington)
SUF – £200 & £198 Thethwaite, £199 Carsewell (Penicuik), £186 Woodhouse (Manor),
CHE – £196 Heatheryhall, £194 Thethwaite, £193 Laing Terrace, £192 Yeldabrek
SM – £190 Nunnerie, £183 Midseat, £178 Spango, £160 Woodhouse (Manor), £148 Posso
X – £176 Crow Wood Cottage
ZWA – £160 Yeldabrek
KHIL – £170 Wester Crosswoodhill
RYE – £150 Bowridge
Per Kilo
TEX – 487p Broomfield Lodge, 466.7p & 455.3p West Nerston, 454.3p Easter Sills, 452.2p Muirburn (Skirling)
BEL – 467.4p, 464p & 458.3p Broomfield Lodge, 456.5p Carstairs Mains, 443.5p Walkerdyke
BF – 413p & 412.5p Sonoma, 379.6p Hartside (Lamington), 376.9p Heatheryhall, 369.2p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 421.3p & 392.2p Thethwaite, 406.1p Carsewell (Penicuik), 357.7p Woodhouse (Manor)
CHE – 431.1p Thethwaite, 417p Heatheryhall, 410.6p Laing Terrace, 391.8p Yeldabrek
SM – 381.3p Midseat, 378.7p Spango, 372.5p Nunnerie, 370p Posso, 347.8p Woodhouse (Manor)
X – 352p Crow Wood Cottage
ZWA – 347.8p Yeldabrek
KHIL – 369.6p Wester Crosswoodhill
RYE – 326.1p Bowridge
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £242 Auchenbart, £240 Glendouran, Boghouse & Walkerdyke, £235 Collielaw
BEL – £228 Oldwalls
BF – £206 Hartside (Lamington), £202 Nunnerie, £200 Wester Crosswoodhill, £198 Whelphill & Posso
SUF – £220 Auchtygemmell, £206 Ardoch, £202 Thripland
CHE – £218 & £206 Glendouran, £209 Yeldabrek, £200 Castle Crawford, £196 Windhill
SM – £192 Townhead (Dolphinton), £189 Shawhead
BFL – £215 & £198 Tower, £202 Kailzie Mains, £172 Hamildean, £166 Shawhead
KHIL – £200 Wester Crosswoodhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 413.2p West Glespin, 407.4p & 396.5p Walkerdyke, 398.1p Knockenhair, 396.2p Little Kype
BEL – 414.5p Oldwalls
BF – 336.2p Glenmanna & Kirkton of Morton, 333.3p Walston Mill, 330p Posso, 327p Hartside (Lamington)
SUF – 386p Auchtygemmel, 381.5p Ardoch, 381.1p Thripland
CHE – 388.7p Glendouran, 366.7p Yeldabrek, 363.6p Castle Crawford & Glendouran, 363p Windhill
SM – 362.3p Townhead (Dolphinton), 343.6p Shawhead
BFL – 306.1p Kailzie Mains, 296.6p Hamildean, 278.9p & 195.5p Tower, 259.4p Shawhead
KHIL – 344.8p Wester Crosswoodhill
Store Hoggs
The 104 Store Hoggs sold easily to a top of £149 for Texels from Young Master Harvey Mair, Hillside Farm, Cumnock followed at £140 for Texels from his Grandad Jim at the Hill Farm.
TEX – £149 Hillside, £140 & £130 Hill (Cumnock), £120 Nisbet (Biggar), £100 Howmains & Debog, £80 Upper Heads
BF – £80 Debog, £70 Nisbet (Biggar), £50 Glenmanna
SUF – £90 Herbertshaw
CHE – £78 & £48 Nether Brotherston
X – £82 Nisbet (Biggar)
SHE – £50 Nia-Roo
ROUS – £128 Debog
RYE – £110 & £86 Linnmill
Cast Ewes & Rams
A smaller show of 941 Cast Ewes and Rams were a very mixed show for quality with all classes short of requirements and realising recent high rates. More needed each week to fulfill demand.
The sale topped and a new center record set at £405 per head for Texels from Overburns Farms and to £158 for Blackface from Shanks, Weston Farm.
Overall average £146.84
BF Average £112.60 (315)
Ewes
TEX – £405 Overburns, £370 Strawfrank, £365 & £350 Hilltop, £300 Auchenbart
BEL – £245 Carstairs Mains, £240 Oldwalls, £208 Walesley, £202 Wintermuir, £150 Auchenbart
BF – £158 Weston, £142 Spango, £140 Peel, £138 Parkhall, £137 Kirkton of Morton
SUF – £295 Nettlingflat, £252 Langside, £240 Heatheryhall, Lee Meadow & Greenhill
CHAR – £288 & £220 Langside, £215 & £210 Yeldabrek, £170 Langside
NCC – £200 Nettlingflat, £180 Auchenhard, £170 (twice) Yeldabrek, £158 Nettlingflat
CHE – £160 Carsewell, £152 Auchenhard, £142 & £140 Crow wood, £140 Auchenbart
CONT – £208 Yeldabrek, £166 Auchens, £132 & £120 Yeldabrek
CHM – £188 Auchenbart
X – £220 Overburns, £200 Hilltop, £176 Auchens, £170 Spango & Weston
BFL – £262 Tower, £240 Tower, £210 Hamildean, £178 Spittal, £150 Ardoch
LLE – £152 Braeedge
BTEX – £192 Lee Meadow, £160, £146 & £132 Nether Brotherston
BL – £208 Overburns
HAM – £148 Gascoigne
DOR – £220 Strawfrank, £118 Tower
Rams
TEX – £250 Burnetland, £230 & £175 South Arnloss, £200 & £170 Yeldabrek
BF – £176 West Glespin, £168 Tower, £138 Crow Wood Cottage, £130 Glencaple & Glenmanna
CHE – £188 & £156 Castle Crawford
Motherless Lambs
113 lambs were forward with trade back on the week due to numbers and better weather. Topping the sale was a pen of seven Suffolk cross lambs from Smellie, Posso Farm. Please ensure all lambs have dry navels and received sufficient colostrum before offering them for sale.
£40 (x7) Posso, £34 (x3) Kilnhills, £32 (x2) Walesley
