Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 31st August 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 100 cattle compromising of 35 bullocks and heifers, 65 cast cows and 66 calves.
Calves and Stirks
A great show of 66 calves on and off milk. The trade was slightly easier on the week but still in demand. Topping the sale was an exceptional Charolais X heifer calf from Ireland, Laigh Braidley achieving £1270. On milk calves topped at £800 for a British blue X bull calf from Fleming, Craigthorn.
Next sale 14/09/26.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £720 (twice) Hayston, £720 (twice) & £700 (twice) Langside, £700 Nether Skellyhill
AA – £600 Swaites, £560 Ladehead, £560 Eastfield of Coulter
BB – £800 Craigthorn, £740 Swaites, £720 & £700 Craigthorn
SIM – £700 Ladehead
HOL – £420 Ballycurrie, £320 Craigthorn
Calves Off Milk
CHAR – £1270, £1120 & £1020 Laigh Braidley
LIM X – £860 Nether Skellyhill, £840, £820 & £800 Craigends, £740 Ladehead, £720 Nether Skellyhill, £680 Langside, £680 Hayston, £680 Langside
AA – £1260 (twice), £1080 (x3) & £950 (x3) Headsmuir, £1000 & £980 East Gartmillan, £840 & £800 Wallaceton, £710 Craigends, £700 & £660 (twice) Ballycurrie, £610 Craigends
BB – £900 Wallaceton, £890 Ballycurrie, £850 & £820 Haggs
Prime Cattle
Limousin heifers sold to £2767 from Heatheryhall, Thankerton to Black Butchers, Lanark or to 452p/pk from Hill, Strathaven to Strachan Craft Butchers. Charolais bullocks sold to £2879 from Lawhead, West Calder to Chapman butchers, Wishaw or to 420p/pk from Hill, Strathaven to Henderson Fine Foods. Young bulls sold to £646 per head from Auchenhard, West Calder or to 330p/pk from East Merklands, Strathaven.
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM – £2558 Hill, £2498 Muirburn
LIM X – ££2767 Heatheryhall, £2455 Faskine
CHX – £2624 Heatheryhall
BB – £2456 Muirburn
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 452p Hill, 422p Muirburn
LIM X – 440p Faskine, 418p Heatheryhall
CHX – 400p Heatheryhall
BB – 422p Muirburn
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM – £2856 Hill
LIM X – £2415 Faskine
CHX – £2879 & £2870 Lawhead
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM – 420p Hill
LIM X – 415p Faskine
CHX – 372p Lawhead
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £1702 Nether Affleck
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 328p Nether Affleck
Young Bulls Per Head
AA – £2646 Auchenhard
SIM – £2587 East Merkland
Young Bulls Per Kilo
AA – 325p Woodhouse
LIM – 318p Roberton Mains
LIM X – 310p East Millrig
SIM – 330p East Merkland
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2470 per head from Covanhill, Lanark or to 333p/pk from Eastfield, Biggar. Dairy cows sold to £2090 per head from Rigghead, Strathaven or to 264p/pk from same home. Cast bulls sold to £2600 per head from Lochlyoch, Biggar or to 222p/pk from same home.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2470 Covanhill, £1910 Auchenhard
HIGH – £1090 Biggarshiels
SALER – £2220 Broomhill
LUING – £1940 Woodlands
LIM X – £1790 Hartside
SIM – £1710 Robertson Mains
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 327p Covanhill, 250p Midhill
GALL – 333p Eastfield
BELT/GALL – 235p Eastfield
HIGH – 184p Biggarshiels
SALER – 295p Broomhill
LUING – 251p Woodlands
SIM – 233p Roberton Mains
Dairy Cows Per Head
HOL – £2090 Rigghead, £1950 Grangehall, £1840 Harelaw
AYR – £1410 Canniehole
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
HOL – 263p Rigghead, 229p Harelaw
AYR – 228p Canniehole
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £2600 Lochlyoch
SIM – £2100 Wester Hassockrigg
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
AA – 221p Lochlyoch
SIM – 209p Wester Hassockrigg
Sheep Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2717 lambs and 1684 Cast ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
Another good show of 2717 prime lambs were forward with trade again sharper on the week. A big difference in the trade for proper fat lambs and leaner lambs. Please Remember and handle them. The sale was 10pp/kg better on the year.
The sale topped at £200 per head for Texels from Hartside and Blackhill and to 395p/kg for Beltex from Sanderson, Biggarshiels.
Overall Average 316p/kg (SQQ 316p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £138 & £133 High Crewburn, £129 Nether Balgray, £121 High Cleughearn Equestrian, £119 Hareburn View
BEL – £135 Wester Whitecastle
SUF – £114 Brownhill
CHE – £108 Parkhouse
HAM – £90 Oliverbank east
Per Kilo
TEX – 369p & 363p High Crewburn, 339p Nether Balgray, 318p Hareburn View, 318p High Cleughearn
BEL – 346p Wester Whitecastle
SUF – 308p Brownhill
CHE – 317p Parkhouse
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £150 Allanton, £149 & £147 Richardton, £149 Haywoodhead, £148 Westpark
BEL – £166 & £155 Biggarshiels, £166 High Crewburn, £158 Muirhouse, £158 Glendouran
BF – £102 Hareburn View
SUF – £144 Muirhouse (Linton), £141 & £135 Eastshield, £141 Muirhouse (Padkin), £136 Muldron
CHE – £138 Wester Whitecastle, £135 & £133 Nettlingflat, £135 & £130 Brockhouse
CHM – £125 The Thistle
SM – £136 Nether Abington, £130 Hartside, £129 Crookboat, £126 The Thistle, £106 Brownhill
X – £138 Blawloan, £130 Wester Whitecastle, £130 Dykehead, £129 Auchencorth, £128 Nether Brotherston
BTEX – £130 windy Gowl
DTEX – £140 Nether Balgray
Per Kilo
TEX – 344p Westpark, 333p Allanton, 333p Nether Balgray, 332p Boghouse, 331p Haywoodhead
BEL – 395p Biggarshiels, 377p High Crewburn, 352p Muirhouse, 352p Biggarshiels, 351p Calton
BF – 255p Hareburn
SUF – 320p The Firs, 314p The Thistle, 313p Eastshield, 313p Muirhouse, 309p The Thistle,
CHE – 329p Brockhouse, 313p Wester Whitecastle, 309p Nettlingflat, 304p Wester Whitecastle, 302p Brockhouse
CHM – 304p The Thistle
SM – 302p Nether Abington, 295p Hartside, 286p The Thistle, 258p Brownhill
X – 313p Blawloan, 309p Auchencorth, 309p Wester Whitecastle, 307p Auchencorth, 302p Dykehead
BTEX – 317p Pentland Hills
DTEX – 325p Nether Balgray
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £180 & £178 Collielaw, £172, £171 & £170 Craighead
BEL – £178 Oldwalls, £178 & £170 Collielaw, £177 & £170 (twice) Broomfield Lodge
SUF – £160 Brownsbank, £160 Carwood, £152 Nether Brotherston, £150 Muirhouse, £146 Cowgrove
CHE – £145 Westmains, £143 Little Gala
CHM – £138 Little Gala
SM – £145 Little Gala, £134 Crookboat
X – £140 Auchencorth
Per Kilo
TEX – 356p,352p & 349p Collielaw, 349p & 346p Craighead
BEL – 369p & 356p Collielaw, 356p Oldwalls, 354p (twice) Broomfield
SUF – 320p Brownsbank, 313p Carwood, 306p Muirhouse, 304p Cowgrove, 297p Toxside
CHE – 297p Little Galla, 295p Westmains
CHM – 293p Little Galla
SM – 295p Little Galla, 285p Crookboat
X – 297p Auchencorth
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £200 Hartside, £200 Blackhill, £188 Overburns, £188 Collielaw, £184 Greenshields
BEL – £170 Carwood
SUF – £166 Carwood, £165 Broomfield Lodge
SM – £148 Cloverhill
ZWA – £170 Craigiehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 341p Collielaw, 335p Hartside, 332p Over Kypeside, 330p Hangingshaw, 320p Lower Daviesdykes
BEL – 283p Carwood
SUF – 313p Carwood, 311p Broomfield
SM – 279p Cloverhill
Cast Ewes & Rams
Another large show of 1684 cast ewes and rams again met a fast-selling trade especially for the biggest end of the ewes. All classes keenly bid for and more could easily be sold.
The sale topped at £385 per head for Texel Tup from Gibson, Cowgrove and to £152 for Blackface from Kirkland farm, Kirkconnel.
Overall Average £143.08
Blackface Average £104.56
Ewes
TEX – £325 Bankhead Rd, £320 Craigdarroch, £285 Nunnerie, £275 Rockhall, £275 Watchknowe
BEL – £260 & £255 Mid Shawtonhill, £245 Bankhead, £225 Biggarshiels, £220 West Lethans
BF – £152 & £142 Kirkland, £142 Woodhall, £140 Wester Crosswoodhill, £137 Harside
SUF – £208 Lawfield, £206 Blackhill, £200 Lawfield, £200 Nunnerie, £192 The Thistle
CHAR – £170 Westtown
NCC – £160 & £148 Nettlingflat, £148 Linwater, £126 Hillhead
CHE – £170 Boghouse, £138 Wester Whitecastle, £132 Boghouse, £132 Wintermuir, £128 Middlehouse
CONT – £194, £184, £178, £170 & £169 Crathie
CHM – £204 Craighead, £176 Cowgrove, £170 Hillhead, £162 Biggarshiels, £160 Boghouse
X – £210 Lochlyoch, £192 Whinbush, £192 Greenshields, £178 Nunnerie, £177 Hillend
BFL – £170 & £160 Woodhall, £158 Dykeneuk, £150 Nunnerie, £148 Muldron
BTEX – £260 Mid Shawtonhill
KHIL – £162 & £142 Wester Hassockrigg, £142 Wester Crosswoodhill
HAM – £200 Wester Whitecastle
VAL – £108 Blawloan
EC – £150 & £130 Bankhead
BAD – £108 Hillend
DS – £245 & £168 Craigallan
Rams
TEX – £385 Cowgrove, £265 Biggarshiels, £250 Hillend, £238 & £190 Lochurd
BF – £195 Lochlyoch, £180 Glenrath, £148 Nunnerie, £135 Hartside, £132 Rockhall
BFL – £300 & £135 Hillend, £125 Parkhouse
