Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 28th September 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 165 cattle comprising of 34 bullock and heifers, 67 cast cows and 64 calves and stirks.
Calves and Stirks
64 calves were forward for our last sale of September. A tremendous show of quality. Topping the sale was a 5 month old British Blue Bullock from Messer Dalziel & Son, Common Farm realizing £1360. On milk calves topped at £750 for a British Blue Cross Heifer calf from Messrs Fleming, Craigthorn Farm.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £620 & £600 Langside
AYR – £480, £440 & £400 Newlands, £400 Langside
AA – £700, £680, £600 & £580 Greentowers
HER – £700 Greentowers
HOL – £340 Craigthorn, £320 Greentowers
BB – £750 & £670 Craigthorn
Calves Off Milk
AA – £1080, £990 (3 times), £900 (twice) & £880 (twice) Mid St Colmac, £870 Newlands, £740 & £730 Mid St Colmac
HER – £820 (twice) Muirhouse
LIM X – £720 Langside
SIM – £1280, £1200, £1180 (4 times) Piersland
BB – £1360 Common, £980 (3 times), £970 & £940 (twice) Mid St Colmac, £920 (twice) Haggs, £880 Newlands, £820 & £790 Mid St Colmac, £780 Newlands, £700 (twice) Haggs, £700 (3 times) Mid St Colmac
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £3155 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Henderson Fine Foods or to 448p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Collins Butcher, Muirhead.
Limousin Bullocks sold to £2598 from Bogside Farm, Carluke to Cooper Butchers, Bellshill or to 430p/pk from Faskine Farm, Airdrie to W Stark, Twechar.
Young Bulls sold to £2406 per head from Townfoot Farm, Biggar or to 370p/pk from Kittymuirhill Farm, Quarter.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2473 Faskine
LIM – £2772 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £3155, £2864, £2760 Brockwoodlees, £2589 Bushelhead, £2410 Kepscaith
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 415p Faskine
LIM – 445p, 440p Brockwoodlees
LIM X – 448p, 442p Brockwoodlees, 415p Bushelhead, 410p Kepscaith
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM X – £2536 Bogside, £2378 Faskine
HER – £2598 Bogside
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
AA – 345p Avonside
LIM X – 410p Faskine
HER – 355p Bogside
Young Bulls Per Head
CHAR – £2406 Townfoot (Symington)
Young Bulls Per Kilo
AA – 370p Kittymuirhill
CHAR – 355p Townfoot (Symington)
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2070 per head from Kittymuirhill Farm, Quarter or to 288p/pk from Mafflat Farm, Hamilton.
Dairy cows sold to £1890 per head from Newlands Farm, Uddingston or to 321p/pk from Over Kypeside Farm, Lesmahagow.
Cast Bulls sold to £2500 per head from Buteland Farm, Balerno or to 243p/pk from Buteland Farm, Balerno.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2070 Kittymuirhill, £2030 Robiesland, £1840 Ingraston
SAL – £1970 Blackhill
LIM – £1990 Cloverhill
LIM X – £1940 Headsmuir
SIM – £1700 High Park
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 288p Mafflat, 282p Kittymuirhill, 272p Robiesland
LIM X – 261p Headsmuir
BSH – 269p Hills of Dalserf
SIM – 261p High Park
BB – 263p Taiglim
HER – 231p High Park
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1670 Over Kypeside, £1610 Over Kypeside
AYR – £1890, £1810 Newlands, £1670 Craigends
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 321p Over Kypeside, 231p Over Kypeside
AYR – 240p Craigends, 231p Craigends
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £2000 Ingraston
LIM – £2500 Greentowers, £2500 Buteland
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 255p Greentowers, 242p Buteland
Sheep Primestock Report
There was 2707 Lambs and 2614 Cast Ewes sold through Lanark.
Lambs
The 2707 prime lambs met a two-tier trade with the best fleshed and shaped export type lambs very dear and keenly bid for with heavies good pounds per head. Again, other plainer leaner types worth as much sold as stores.
The sale topped at £240 per head for Texels from H. Griffies, Black Barn and to 404p/kg for Beltex from Sanderson, Biggarshiels Mains.
Overall Average 322p/kg (SQQ 325p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £120 & £115 Mid Auchengray, £115 Hillhouse, £114 Hillridge, £108 Westshield
BF – £100 Westshield & Hillridge
SUF – £115 South House
RYE – £110 Linnmill
Per Kilo
TEX – 307p & 302p Mid Auchengray, 302p Hillhouse, 300p Westshield, 300p Hillridge
BF – 270p Westshield, 270p Hillridge
SUF – 294p South House
RYE – 297p Linnmill
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £157 Newton of Wiston & Laigh Cleughearn, £154 Birniehall & Whitehall, £153 Overburns
BEL – £178 & £160 Biggarshiels Mains, £170 Laigh Carnduff, £168 Cumberhead & West Torphin
BF – £121 Fallside, £100 Upper Wellwood & Windhill Farm Cottage
SUF – £145 Knockenhair, £142 The Thistle, £140 Newton of Wiston & Knockenhair, £138 Muirhouse (Auchenheath)
CHE – £148 Newton of Wiston, £123 Brockhouse
X – £134 Nether Brotherston, £130 Tofts
CHAR – £130 Nether Brotherston
CHM – £139 Newton of Wiston, £130 Brockhouse
ROUS – £130 Debog
DOR – £139 Low Merryton
Per Kilo
TEX – 356p Laigh Cleughearn, 356p Newton of Wiston, 350p (twice) Birniehall, 345p Laigh Cleughearn
BEL – 404p Biggarshiels, 395p Laigh Carnduff, 381p West Torphin, 381p Biggarsheils, 373p Cumberhead
BF – 295p Fallside, 343p Windhill, 238p Upper Wellwood
SUF – 330p The Thistle, 322p & 318p Knockenhair, 311p Newton of Wiston, 309p Brockhouse
CHAR – 302p Nether Brotherston
CHE – 328p Newton of Wiston, 300p Brockhouse
CHM – 309p Brockhouse, 308p Newton of Wiston
X – 304p Nether Brotherston, 295p Tofts
ROUS – 309p Debog
DOR – 308p Low Merryton
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £188 Collielaw & Craighead (Carluke), £184 Craighead (Carluke), £182 Collielaw (twice)
BEL – £188, £186 & £178 Oldwalls, £176 Ingraston & Biggarshiels Mains
BF – £125 Windhill Farm Cottage
SUF – £168 Goodockhill, £166 Ainville, £165 £161 Traquair Knowe, £164 Bickerton Hall
CHE – £146 Mid Brockloch, £142 Westmains (Newbigging), £130 Nettlingflat
SM – £148 Cockrig, £145 Laigh Cleughearn, £144 Townfoot (Symington), £138 Traquair Knowe & Overburns
X – £150 Auchtygemmell, £140 Nether Brotherston
RYE – £145 Linnmill
CHAR – £150 Nether Brotherston, £148 Grangehall.
DS – £161 & £140 Laigh Knoweglass
Per Kilo
TEX – 368p Craighead, 368p Collielaw, 366p & 365p Haywoodhead, 365p West Millrig
BEL – 372p & 370p Oldwalls, 369p Goodsburn, 366p Ingraston, 365p Eastfield
BF – 277p Windhill
SUF – 323p Goodockhill, 322p Carwood, 321p Bickerton Hall, 321p Newton of Wiston, 319p Ainville
CHAR – 314p Grangehall, 300p Nether Brotherston
CHE – 304p Mid Brockloch, 302p Westmains, 276p Nettlingflat
SM – 302p Laigh Cleughearn, 293p Townfoot, 293p Overburns, 290p Cockrig, 287p Traquair Knowe
X – 306p Auchtygemmel, 274p Nether Brotherston
DS – 315p & 280p Laigh Knoweglass
RYE – 302p Linnmill
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £240 Black Barn, £228 & £226 Northholm of Grange, £198 Goodockhill, £195 Nunnerie
SUF – £218 Mid Brockloch & Hamildean, £182 Goodockhill, £180 Cumberhead, £179 Westmains (Carnwath)
CHE – £168 Tofts, £162 Nettlingflat
X – £188 Westmains (Carnwath)
ZWA – £166 Tornadee
BDM – £226 Northholm of Grange
BL – £120 Tofts
HAM – £196 Tornadee
DOR – £176 Low Merryton
Per Kilo
TEX – 348p & 345p Craighead, 335p Ainville, 335p Northholm, 332p Burnetland
SUF – 337p Goodockhill, 331p Westmains, 330p Hamildean, 325p Mid Brockloch, 321p Cumberhead
CHE – 311p Tofts, 294p Nettlingflat
X – 313p Westmains
BDM – 327p Northholm
ZWA – 301p Tornadee
BL – 206p Tofts
HAM – 321p Tornadee
DOR – 320p Low Merryton
Cast Ewes & Rams
Another large show of 2614 cast ewes and rams saw trade again take a rise as the cast sheep prices show no signs of slowing. All classes keenly bid for and many more could be sold each week.
The sale topped at £325 per head for Texels from Macarthur, Nunnerie and to £150 for Blackface from Hamilton, Woolfords and Galloway, Lochlyoch.
Overall average £128.66
BF average £97.82 (895)
Ewes
TEX – £325 Nunnerie, £280, £270 Toftcombs, £265 Nunnerie, £265 Bents
BEL – £295 Toftcombs, £250 Odinstone, £240 Toftcombs, £190 The Cottage, £1180 Bankhead
BF – £150 Woolfords, £150 Lochlyoch, £142 Hundleshope, £138 Glenmanna, £128 Westhouse
SUF – £230 West Shawtonhill, £226 Lawhead, £220, £218, £198 Southmains
NCCC – £198, £190, £188 Yeldabrek, £188 Brockhouse, £185 Sebay
CHE – £150 Laigh Carnduff, £148 Wintermuir, £133 Allanton, £118 Fieldside, £116 Laigh Carnduff
CONT – £195, £188, £180, £165 Braeedge, £150 Yeldabrek
CHM – £208, £162 West Handaxwood, £153 Meikle Carleith, £152 Sornfallow, £150 Black Barn
X – £192 Ainville, £172 East Dykes, £1170 Crathie Est, £170 West Shawtonhill, £170 Sorn Fallow
BFL – £170 the Cottage, £146 Sweetshawhead
SHE – £49 Hamarfiold
BDM – £200 Heatheryhall
ZWA – £160, £100 Ainville
HW – £100 Mount Pleasant
DOR – £172, £140 Low Merryton
CLU – £140, £132, £128 Yeldabrek
GOAT – £165 Easter Sills
EC – £162, £154 Bankhead, £112 Crathie Est, £108 Fieldside
Rams
TEX – £280 Nunnerie, £265 Blackpark, £250 Yeldabrek, £245 Prior Rigg, £170 Yeldabrek
BEL – £270 & £185 Blackpark
BF – £155 Woolfords, £120 Westhouse, £118 Ulzieside, £110 Westhouse, £102 Nisbet
SUF – £265 Bents, £240 Yeldabrek, £210 Black Barn, £195 Prior Rigg, £100 Yeldabrek
NCC – £170 (twice), £126 & £120 Yeldabrek
CHE – £245 Yeldabrek, £205 Prior Rigg, £180, £108 & £100 Yeldabrek
BFL – £215 Edenhall Grv, £120 Upper Wellwood
CLU – £220 Yeldabrek
RYE – £205 Prior Rigg
