Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 2nd June 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 2nd June Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 75 cattle comprising of 28 bullock and heifers and 47 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to £2798 from Brockwoodlees Farm to Bark, Skirling Mains or to 458p/pk from the same home to Black Butchers.
Beef cows sold to £2170 per head from Greenfield Farm or to 320p/pk from Cumberhead Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1840 per head from Ormiston Mains Farm or to 245p/pk from the same home.
Friesian young bulls sold to £1939 per head from Harviston Farm or to 318p/pk from the same home.
Cast bulls sold to £2680 per head from Hillend Farm or to 210p/pk from Knockenhair Farm.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2763 Brockwoodlees, £2728 Walkerdyke
LIM – £2714 & £2620 Brockwoodlees, £2304 Collielaw
LIM X – £2798, £2691 & £2619 Brockwoodlees
CHX – £2604 Brockwoodlees
CONTX – £2415 Harvieston
SIM – £2390 Harvieston
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 450p Brockwoodlees, 440p Walkerdyke
LIM – 455p Brockwoodlees, 450p Collielaw, 445p Brockwoodlees
LIM X – 458p, 455p & 450p Brockwoodlees
CHX – 440p Brockwoodlees
SIM – 415p Harvieston
Young Bulls Per Head
FRIES – £1939 Harvieston
Young Bulls Per Kilo
FRIES – 318p Harvieston
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £1790 Newton of Wiston, £1770 Weston
BBX – £1690 Auchren
LIM X – £2040 Hartside, £1890 Bogside
SIM – £2170 Greenfield
SALER – £1940 & £1870 Blackhill
BB – £1710 Auchren
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 283p & 277p Weston, 268p Newton of Wiston,
BBX – 274p Auchren
SALER – 319p Cumberhead
LIM X – 284p Hartside, 283p Collielaw, 282p Bogside, 280p Bushelhead
SIM – 299p Greenfield
BB – 291p Auchren
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1840 & £1390 Ormiston Mains
AYR – £1270 Wolfclyde
HOL – £1490 Broadfield
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 245p, 237p & 233p Ormiston Mains
AYR – 218p Wolfclyde
HOL – 224p Broadfield, 208p Mid Hartwood, 214p Grangehall, 207p Meadowbank
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £2120 Wolfclyde
CHAR – £2680 Hillend
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 210p Knockenhair
CHAR – 217p Hillend
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 2nd June Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 271 Lambs, 2626 Hoggs and 975 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
An excellent show of 271 new season lambs were forward which was double the entry of the same week last year. All classes were heavily bid for and many more could have been sold.
The sale topped at £188 per head for Texels from T. Taylor Jnr, Northholm of Grange Farm and to 406p/kg for Beltex from Sanderson, Biggarshiels Mains Farm.
Overall Average 358p/kg (SQQ 363p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £110 Heatheryhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 343p Heatheryhall
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £130 (twice) Little Blackdyke
BEL – £149 East Yardhouses
DOR – £120 (twice) Cleughhead (Beattock) & Whim Park Cottage
Per Kilo
TEX – 342p & 333p Little Blackdyke
BEL – 392p East Yardhouses
JAC – 264p Pardovan holdings
DOR – 323p, 315p & 307p Cleughhead (Beattock), 315p Whim Park Cottage,
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £183 Biggarshiels Mains, £170 Baldastard & Balgreen Cottage, £169 Heatheryhall, £168 East Yardhouses
BEL – £175 & £173 Muirhouse
SUF – £164 Baldastard, £156 Traquair Knowes, £149 Wester Whitecastle, £149 Muirhouse, £148 Nether Brotherston
CHAR – £166 Baldastard, £165 & £133 Nether Brotherston, £140 Langside
DOR – £130 Nether Brotherston
Per Kilo
TEX – 406p Biggarshiels, 404p Balgreen Cottage, 400p East Yardhouses & East Mains, 395p Wester Whitecastle
BEL – 402p & 397p Muirhouse
SUF – 372p Baldastard, 371p Traquair Knowe, 363p Wester Whitecastle, 346p Muirhouse, 344p Nether Brotherston
CHAR – 392p Nether Brotherston, 377p Baldastard, 350p Nether Brotherston, 333p Langside
DOR – 317p Nether Brotherston
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £188 Northholm of Grange, £184 Kailzie Mains, £171 & £168 Rowantreehill, £170 Hattonknowe
SUF – £175 Kailzie Mains, £170 Baldastard, £165 East Yardhouses, £162 Rowantreehill, £154 Hattonknowe
CHAR – £150 Langside
Per Kilo
TEX – 383p Kailzie Mains, 368p Northholm of Grange, 363p & 350p Rowantreehill, 346p Hattonknowe
SUF – 369p Baldastard, 358p East Yardhouses, 344p Rowantreehill, 343p Kailzie Mains, 334p Hattonknowe
CHAR – 300p Langside
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £186 Heatheryhall, £182 & £178 Kailzie Mains, £172 Balgreen Cottage
SUF – £160 Hattonknowe, £150 Langside
Per Kilo
TEX – 350p Heatheryhall, 330p & 323p Kailzie Mains, 301p Balgreen Cottage
SUF – 301p Hattonknowe, 277p Langside
Hoggs
Another large show of 2626 prime hoggs were forward with a two-tier trade. The heavy and well fleshed sheep easily sold whilst others met realisation. This would be the last Monday where festival trade was relevant.
The sale topped at £190 per head for Beltex from Baillie & Co, Sebay farm, Orkney and to 364p/pk for Texels from Baillie, Broomfield Lodge Farm.
Overall Average 286p/kg (SQQ 290p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF – £70 The Beeches, £62 Brocklees
CHE – £70 The Beeches & Shawhead
Per Kilo
BF – 233p The Beeches, 200p Brocklees
CHE – 241p The Beeches, 225p Shawhead
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £120 Broomfield Lodge & Kypehill, £110 Yeldabrek & Rowantreehill, £107 Cleughhead (Beattock)
BEL – £116 Greyside, £110 The Firs
BF – £132 Heatheryhall, £122 & £118 Brocklees, £114 (twice) Heatheryhall
CHE – £119 Yardbent, £114 Greenwall, £100 Whiteside, Sandford Sheep & Greyside
X – £100 Boat, £90 Cleughhead (Beattock), £80 Avoncrook
BTEX – £100 Yeldabrek
HW – £80 West Browncastle
SWA – £80 Whiteside
GOAT – £100 Eastersills
BAD – £90 Sandford Sheep
Per Kilo
TEX – 324p Broomfield Lodge, 315p Kypehill, 305p Cleughhead (Beattock), 397p Rowantreehill
BEL – 331p Greyside, 297p The Firs
BF – 338p Heatheryhall, 321p & 317p Brocklees, 316p Heatheryhall (twice)
SUF – 200p Yeldabrek
CHE – 308p Greenwall, 305p Yardbent, 303p Sandford, 294p Whiteside, 263p Greyside
X – 263p Boat, 243p Cleughhead (Beattock), 216p Avoncrook
BTEX – 270p Yeldabrek
JAC – 216p Boat
HW – 205p West Browncastle
SWA – 222p Whitside
BAD – 236p Sandford
GOAT – 303p Easter Sills
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £147 Rowantreehill, £146 Sandilands, £145 Sornfallow, £139 Townhead of Priestgill, £138 Wellhead
BEL – £130 & £120 Bushelhead
BF – £147 & £139 Heatheryhall, £140 Brocklees & Greenwall, £138 Shawhead
SUF – £134 Taiglim, £120 Sandford Sheep & The Firs, £115 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £124 Yeldabrek, £110 Greyside
CHE – £147 Broomfield Lodge, £141 Edgehead Farming & Heatheryhall, £138 Gibsley & Sornfallow
SM – £100 Allanton
X – £120 Gibsley, £115 West Browncastle, £100 Edgehead Farming, Vestrafiold & Yeldabrek
DS – £120 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 350p Rowantreehill, 340p Boghouse, 337p Sornfallow, 331p Sandilands, 328p Wellhead
BEL – 295p & 279p Bushelhead
BF – 345p Shawhead, 334p Heatheryhall, 331p & 329p Brocklees, 327p Heatheryhall
SUF – 297p Taiglim, 292p Sandford, 288p Yeldabrek, 272p The Firs, 254p Bents
CHAR – 288p Yeldabrek, 262p & 200p Greyside,
CHE – 342p Bridgehouse, 335p Heatheryhall, 334p Broomfield, 326p Rowantreehill, 321p Sornfallow
SM – 238p Allanton
X – 280p West Browncastle, 266p Gibsley, 263p Yeldabrek, 243p Vestrafiold, 238p Edgehead
DS – 267p Yeldabrek
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £166 East Kinleith, £160 Prior Rigg & Silverrig, £158 Wellhead, £153 Broomfield Lodge
BEL – £164 Broomfield Lodge, £154 (twice) Hill (Cumnock)
BF – £152 Broomfield Lodge, £144 Wellhead & Brocklees, £140 West Glespin & Westhouse
SUF – £150 Prior Rigg, £136 Gibsley, £130 Sornfallow, £120 Taiglim
CHE – £148 Wellhead, £141 & £129 Yardbent, £128 Greyside
X – £147 Silverrig, £144 Carmacoup, £142 Blaircochrane & Greenwall (twice)
Per Kilo
TEX – 343p Wellhead, 333p Silverrig, 332p Broomfield, 326p Prior Rigg, 325p East Kinleith
BEL – 364p Broomfield, 334p & 296p Hill (Cumnock)
BF – 304p Westhouse, 304p Broomfield, 300p Wellhead & Brocklees, 297p Weston
SUF – 294p Prior Rigg, 282p Sornfallow, 272p Gibsley, 266p Taiglim
CHE – 314p Wellhead, 313p & 293p Yardbent, 256p Greyside
X – 302p Greenwall (twice), 294p Silverrig, 276p Carmacoup, 273p Blaircochrane
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £190 Greyside, £174 prior Rigg, £171 North Boig, £168 Greyside, £167 Silverrig
BEL – £190 Sebay, £168 Broomfield Lodge
BF – £150 (twice) Heatheryhall, £140 Wellhead & West Glespin, £130 West Lethans
SUF – £160 North Boig & Middlehouse, £150 Sandford Sheep, Gibsley & Greyside
CHE – £160 & £150 Wellhead, £150 Spittal, £146 Greyside
SM – £135 Middlehouse, £130 Allanton, £128 Greyside
X – £153 North Boig, £144 Blaircochrane, £142 Greenwall, £140 Greyside & Greenwall
BTEX – £170 Prior Rigg
Per Kilo
TEX – 315p Silverrig, 305p Broomfield, 301p North Boig, 294p Wellhead & Prior Rigg
BEL – 305p Broomfield, 271p Sebay
BF – 297p Weston, 267p Heatheryhall, 264p Wellhead, 245p Heatheryhall, 224p West Lethans
SUF – 277p Sandford, 266p North Boig, 259p Lesserlinn, 254p & 250p Greyside,
CHE – 275p Wellhead, 250p Spittal, 245p Wellhead, 243p Greyside
SM – 254p Middlehouse, 246p Greyside, 224p Allanton,
X – 278p North Boig, 259p & 244p Greenwall, 236p North Boig, 228p Blaircochrane
BTEX – 269p Prior Rigg
Cast Ewes & Rams
A smaller show of 975 cast ewes and rams (including 412 BF) were still a good selling trade even if the edge was of it. All classes were still well bid for.
The sale topped at £300 per head for Beltex from Sanderson, Biggarshiels Mains and to £140 for Blackface from Clark, Blackhope Farm and Shaw, West Lethans.
Overall Average £129.14
BF Average £109.24 (412)
Ewes
TEX – £278 Sandford Sheep, £270 Cowgrove, £265 Greyside & Kailzie Mains, £245 Sebay
BEL – £300 Biggarshiels Mains, £255 (twice) Heatheryhall, £240 & £200 Biggarshiels Mains
BF – £140 West Lethans & Blackhope, £138 Hillend, £136 Easter Dawyck, £133 Greyside
SUF – £255 Heatheryhall & Rowantreehill, £222 Langshaw & Sebay, £210 Wolfcrooks Cottage
NCC – £190 Greyside, £170 Sebay, £158 Allanton, £154 Blaircochrane, £122 Sornfallow
CHE – £138 Rowantreehill, £131 Boghouse, £120 Easter Dawyck & Blaircochrane, £116 Greyside
CONT – £100 The Firs
CHM – £205 Cowgrove, £180 Carlinside
X – £190 Overburns, £180 Hillend, £178 Greyside, £172 Kailzie Mains, £170 Bents
BFL – £188 Greenfield
SHE – £85 Gibsley, £80 Yeldabrek
BTEX – £210 & £195 Greyside
ZWA – £150 Greyside, £132 Hamilton Rd
JAC – £92 12 Pardovan Holdings
HW – £122 Burnhead, £90 West Browncastle
DOR – £140 Back Hareshaw
WELSH – £120 & £100 Allanton
DS – £112 Hamilton Rd
Rams
TEX – £190 Aikerness, £170 Cowgrove & Tintoview, £168 Carmichael Home, £160 Sornfallow
BEL – £140 Vestrafiold, £110 Sornfallow
BF – £120 Shawhead, £108 Little Blackdyke
SUF – £190 & £140 Sornfallow
CHAR – £190 Blaircochrane, £172 Greyside
NCC – £165 Allanton
X – £144 Gibsley, £118 Crooklands
BFL -£170 Kailzie Mains
SHE – £122 Vestrafiold
BTEX – £112 Crooklands
BL – £178 Silvermuir
