Primestock - Monday 4th May 2026

Primestock – Monday 4th May 2026

Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 4^th May 2026

Cattle Primestock Report

Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 70 cattle comprising of 20 bullocks and heifers, 45 cast cows and 7 dairy cattle.

Dairy Cattle

At our monthly dairy sale, we had 5 cattle forward. Cattle were in high demand, more could have been sold to the sellers advantage.

In-Milk Heifers

FRIES – £2200, £2150, £2100 Loanfoot

HOL – £2150, £2100 Loanfoot

Prime Cattle

Limousin Heifers sold to £2763 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Black Butchers, Lanark or to 435p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Cairns Butchers.

Limousin Bullocks sold to £2576 form Hill Farm, Strathaven to Cooper Butchers, Bellshill or to 365p/pk from Hill Farm, Strathaven to Cooper Butchers, Bellshill.

Beef Heifers Per Head

AA – £2169 Thinacre

LIM X – £2763 & £2566 Brockwoodlees

CHAR – £2542 Brownsbank

Beef Heifers Per Kilo

LIM – 400p Hill

LIM X – 435p & 420p Brockwoodlees

Beef Bullocks Per Head

LIM – £2576 Hill

Beef Bullocks Per Kilo

LIM – 365p Hill

Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head

HOL – £2387 Millhill

Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo

HOL – 308p Westtown

Cast Cows and Bulls

Beef cows sold to £2570 per head from Mid Shawtonhill Farm, Strathaven or to 356p/pk from Mid Shawtonhill Farm, Strathaven.

Dairy cows sold to £1890 per head from Kirkland Farm, Dunsyre or to 240p/pk from Kirkland Farm, Dunsyre.

Beef Cows Per Head

AA – £2340 & £2310 Weston, £2090 Greenfield

LIM – £2570 Mid Shawtonhill

LIM X – £2210 West Millrig

HER – £1970 Cardon

SAL – £2290 Cardon

SIM – £2170 Traprain

BB – £2240 Mid Shawtonhill

Beef Cows Per Kilo

AA – 291p Hillhead, 288p Weston

SHO – 303p Berryhill

LIM – 356p Mid Shawtonhill

SAL – 294p Cardon

LIM X – 300p West Millrig, 295p Traprain, 282p Hillridge

SIM – 314p Lawriesmuir

BB – 309p Mid Shawtonhill

HER – 266p Cardon

CHAR X – 290p Lawriesmuir

Dairy Cows Per Head

HOL – £1890 & £1840 Kirklands

Dairy Cows Per Kilo

HOL – 240p & 238p Kirklands

Sheep Primestock Report

Lawrie and Symington sold 1987 Hoggs, 973 Cast Ewes and 102 Store Hoggs.

Store hoggs sold to £118 & £110 for Cheviots from Greyside Farm.

Hoggs

The 1987 prime hoggs were a good show for flesh but also a lot of weight forward. The best export and lightweight hoggs were in serious demand and met a fast-selling trade. Plainer sorts meeting realisation.

The sale topped at £230 per head for Beltex from Hodge, Dykes Farm and to 517p/kg for Beltex from Cunningham, Walkerdyke Farm. Overall average 380p/kg (SQQ 397p).

25.5-32kg

Per Head

BF – £115 & £114 Whiteside

Per Kilo

BF – 359p & 356p Whiteside

32.1-39kg

Per Head

TEX – £161 Heatheryhall, £151, £150 (twice) Yeldabrek, £149 Brownhill

BEL – £168 High Dyke, £158 Allanton, £150 Lochurd

BF – £149 Gosland, £148 Cairnie, £144 Netherhill, £136 Boat, £134 Gosland

SUF – £140 Dunsyre

CHE – £170 High Dyke, £167 Birks, £162 Yeldabrek, £161 Allanton, £158 Netherhill

X – £130 Dykeneuk, £102 Greyside

ROUS – £145 Debog

HEB – £70 Avoncrook

Per Kilo

TEX – 423p Heatheryhall,408p,405p (twice) Yeldabrek, 391p Whiteside

BEL – 454p High Dyke, 427p Allanton, 394p Lochurd

BF – 382p Gosland, 379p Cairnie, 378p Netherhill, 376p Crowwood,373p Whiteside

SUF – 400p Dunsyre

CHE – 437p Yeldabrek, 435p High Dyke, 428p Briks, 427p Netherhill, 426p Lochurd

X – 300p Dykeneuk, 283p Greyside

ROUS – 381p Debog

HEB – 212p Avoncrook

39.1-45.5kg

Per Head

TEX – £199 Broomfield, £192 Glendouran, £191 Heatheryhall, £188 Bogside, £187 Thethwaite

BEL – £212 Walkerdyke, £200 Broomfield, £198 High Dyke, £197 Walkerdyke, £192 Broomfield

BF – £184 Birks, £180 Cronan, £176 Thethwaite, £175 Whinbush, £170 High Dyke

SUF – £183 Heatheryhall, £181 Birks, £158 Brownhill, £148 Lawriesmuir, £122 Greyside

CHE – £187 Birks, £183 Netherhill, £183 Thethwaite, £176 Lochurd, £171 Dykeneuk

CHM – £158 High Crewburn

SM – £175 Netherhill, £166 Waterhead, £154 Boat

X – £158 Cairnie, £142 Boylston, £134 Cartside

BFL – £152 High Crewburn

ZWA – £140 Ford

Per Kilo

TEX – 442p Broomfield, 426p Glendouran, 434p Heatheryhall, 427p Bogside, 425p Thethwaite

BEL – 517p & 469p Walkerdyke, 471p High Dyke, 454p & 439p Broomfield

BF – 410p & 408p Birks, 400p Cronan, 397p Whinbush,397p Netherhill

SUF – 425p Heatheryhall, 405p Brownhill, 402p Birks, 370p Lawriesmuir, 292p Cartside

CHE – 425p Netherhill, 425p Birks, 425p Crow Wood, 415p Calla, 409p Lochurd

SM – 397p Netherhill, 386p Langholm, 375p Boat

X – 395p Cairnie, 346p Boylston, 304p Cartside

BFL – 345p High Crewburn

ZWA – 352p Ford

45.6-52kg

Per Head

TEX – £222 Greyside, £197 & £195 Wellhead, £195 Goodsburn, £192 West Torphin

BEL – £206 Goodsburn, £198 Heatheryhall, £196 Walkerdyke, £192 Wellhead, £190 Heatheryhall

BF – £185 Dykeneuk, £184 Netherhill, £178 Glendouran, £178 Waterhead, £166 Crow Wood

SUF – £190 Walkerdyke, £190 Kettlehill, £189 (twice) Heatheryhall, £187 Thethwaite

CHE – £186 Allanton, £184 Calla

CHM – £194 Belstane

SM – £184 Belstane, £179 Silverrig, £178 Boat, £177 Dykeneuk

X – £148 Blairmulloch

Per Kilo

TEX – 435p Greyside, 423p Goodsburn, 406p West Nerston, 404p Heatheryhall, 400p Lee Meadow

BEL – 426p Walkerdyke, 420p Goodsburn, 413p & 388p Heatheryhall, 376p Wellhead

BF – 383p Netherhill, 378p Glendouran, 377p Crow Wood, 356p Langholm, 355p Dykeneuk

SUF – 410p (twice) Heatheryhall, 406p Thethwaite, 372p Kettlehill

CHE – 371p Allanton, 353p Calla

CHM – 388p Belstane

SM – 386p & 355p Dykeneuk, 358p Silverrig, 356p Boat

X – 314p Blairmulloch

52+kg

Per Head

TEX – £228 Bogside, £214 Broomfield, £214 (twice) Bogside, £212 Goodsburn

BEL – £230 Dykes, £228 Broomfield, £220 Greyside, £210 (twice) Broomfield

BF – £188 Gosland, £180 Posso, £170 Crow Wood, £162 Calla

SUF – £190 (twice) Heatheryhall, £190 Cairnie, £188 Wellhead, £186 Kettlehill

CHAR – £190 Bogside

CHE – £184 Kettlehill

SM – £165 Glendouran

X – £182 Kettlehill, £170 Lawriesmuir

DTEX – £200 Yeldabrek

BL – £150 Bogside

Per Kilo

TEX – 400p Goodsburn, 396p Broomfield, 389p (twice) Bogside, 377p Westmains

BEL – 414p Broomfield, 396p Dykes, 396p (twice) Broomfield,379p Greyside

BF – 300p Calla, 283p Crow Wood, 241p Gosland, 240p Posso

SUF – 339p Allanton, 339p Lee Meadow, 338p Kettlehill, 324p Wellhead, 316p Cairnie

CHAR – 283p Bogside

CHE – 328p Kettlehill

SM – 284p Glendouran

X – 343p Kettlehill, 283p Lawriesmuir

DTEX – 256p Yeldabrek

BL – 258p Bogside

Cast Ewes & Rams

The 973 cast ewes and rams were in strong demand with all classes easily sold and short of buyer requirements. Plainest end slightly easier. Tups remain easily sold.

The sale topped at £300 per head for Suffolk cross Texel tups from Wilkins, Wester Whitecastle Farm and to £148 for Blackface from Baillie, Calla Farm.

Overall Average £152.49

BF Average £114 (249)

EC – £134 Greyside

BAD – £70 Easterhouse

DS – £188 Yeldabrek

TEX – £300 & £290 Greyside, £285 Sunnyside, £270 Dykes, £265 Bogside

BEL – £285 Woodside, £245 Wester Whitecastle, £232 West Torphin, £220 Greyside, £208 Bogside

BF – £148 Calla, £148 West Handaxwood, £144 Allanton, £142 Auldtoun, £142 Glendouran

SUF – £262 Sunnyside, £255 Kailzie Mains, £238 & £222 Greyside, £238 Sebay

CHA – £175 Yeldabrek, £150 Nether Brotherston

NCC – £198 & £180 Brockhouse, £190 Yeldabrek, £186 Whitecastle, £178 Greyside

CHE – £175 & £168 Dykes, £160 Lawriesmuir, £150 Hilltop, £150 Greyside

CONT – £154 Greyside, £124 Ford, £120 & £108 Thethwaite, £110 Greyside

CHM – £210 Woodside, £190 Greyside, £188 Wester Whitecastle

X – £202 Westpark, £198 Greyside, £192 Lochurd, £190 Auldtoun, £188 Burnetland

BFL – £192 Anniston Grange, £190 Cloverhill, £188 Dykeneuk, £185 Sunnyside, £155 Braeedge

SHE – £118 Dunsyre Mains, £70 & £50 Gillburn

ROUS – £100 Debog

BTEX – £225 Greyside

MB – £258 Greyside

BL – £178 Silvermuir

ROM – £172 & £150 Hilltop, £130 Easterhouse

HW – £102 Greyside, £90 Easterhouse, £86 Greyside

KHIL – £75 Ardoch

DOR – £130 Stobilee

VAL – £108 Lawriesmuir

Rams

TEX – £330 Wester Whitecastle, £268 Yeldabrek, £240 Greyside, £190 Boylston, £182 Nether Brotherston, £180 Westpark

BEL – £220 Wintermuir, £200 Yeldabrek, £150 Greyside, £140 Newmill

BF – £160 Crow Wood, £116 Dalefield

SUF – £270 Hilltop, £170 Greyside

NCC – £230 Brockhouse, £150 Yeldabrek

CHE – £154 High Dyke, £150 Newmill

BFL – £205 Greenbank

SHE – £88 Yeldabrek

KHIL – £140 Ardoch

DOR – £240 Stobilee

DS – £240 Yeldabrek

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Store Cattle

Dear Breeder,

Please find enclosed details and entry form ahead of this year’s Lanark Ladies. The Inaugural event was a great success with Texel Gimmers selling to a top of 5,800gns – along with a great average and a huge clearance rate.

Sale:	‘Lanark Ladies’ Show & Sale of In-Lamb Texel Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs followed by Sale of AOB In-Lamb Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs
Show & Sale Date:	Friday 10^th January 2025 at 5.30pm (Texel Judging: 4pm)
Classes:	Aged Ewe, Gimmer/Shearling Ewe, Ewe Hogg, Embryo Recipient
Status of Sale:	MV-Accredited and Non-Eligible for Export (Any pedigree sheep must be fully registered with relevant Breed Society prior to entry)
Closing Date(s):	Texels: Pre-Entries via Texel Website – closing Friday 6^th December at strictly 12noon All entries (including Texel Full Entries via iTexel) – Monday 16^th December at strictly 9am
Entry Fees:	£12ph (£10+VAT) – (Payable to Lawrie & Symington Ltd and MUST be paid by submission of Entries, otherwise entries will be withdrawn from Catalogue). Bacs Details: Sort Code 80-17-02 / Account Number 00110611 (Ref: Surname, Ladies) *Pedigree Texels, please note: Entry Fees will be collected by Texel Sheep Society*
Pedigree Certificates:	If applicable, please forward with entries
Substitutes:	To Lanark Office no later than Wednesday 8^th January 2024 (Substitutes Catalogue will be available on website/day of sale)
Online Bidding:	Via Marteye (www.marteye.ie) Ensure any new buyers are pre-registered prior to commencement of sale with FULL DETAILS, otherwise it will result in rejection

NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Entries can be returned to the Lanark office or can be emailed to jenna@lawrieandsymington.com or Whatsapp on 07799 845923. No entries will be accepted over the phone.

We thank you in anticipation of your entries, and if we can be of further assistance, then please do not hesitate to contact myself on 07778 449383, Archie Hamilton on 07917 624409; or Jenna Ballantyne on 07799 845923.

Yours faithfully

For LAWRIE & SYMINGTON LIMITED

Nick Woodmass F.I.A. (Scot)

Sheep Auctioneer

Lanark ladies entry form

SALE OF MV-ACCREDITED IN-LAMB FEMALES AND EMTPY EWE HOGGS

SALE: Friday 10^th January 2025 at 5.30pm

ENTRIES CLOSE: Monday 16^th December 2024 at strictly 9am

(Pedigree Texel Entries are to be submitted directly via iTexel)

Store Cattle

ATTENTION
FOR VENDOR’S BENEFIT PLEASE STATE WHETHER ABERDEEN ANGUS OR BEEF SHORTHORN SIRES ARE SOCIETY REGISTERED. SIRE’S EARTAG NUMBER MUST BE ON THE PASSPORT

PLEASE ENSURE THAT THIS FORM IS COMPLETED AND HANDED IN AT LEAST ONE HOUR PRIOR TO CATTLE BEING SOLD.

Consigner

Date

Pen No.

FA/QMS No.

Lots Start

Lot Order

I.D. TAG

tag number

breed

society registered sire

please check

BLK HFR BULL

Lots End

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BVD Declaration
I/We hereby declare that the above animals are declared negative of BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhoea) on the day of sale either by leaving a negative holding or having been individually tested. Please tick

The holding which these animals have moved onto the market from is a BVD NEGATIVE holding.

The holding which these animals have moved onto the market from is BVD NOT NEGATIVE, all animals presented for sale are individually tested.

I/We hereby declare that the above cattle are correctly matched with their Ear-Tag Number(s) and Passports and presented in strict order of sale and as detailed above.

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Live Implement Sale Entry Form

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Telephone

Mobile

Email Address

Address

Postcode

Bank Details

Sort Code

Account Number

Description

Year / Reg / Serial

Hours

Reserve Price

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Images for sale items to be sent to implements@lawrieandsymington.com, entries will be advertised with photographs on our social media platforms.

Conditions of sale

PLEASE NOTE:
There will be NO sundry section within the sale and we reserve the right not to accept entries which we feel are unfit for the sale.

COMMISSION RATES
• Commission will be charged on all lots at 10% on FIRST £200 of any lot and 5% thereafter (e.g., Sold at £350 = £20+£7.50=£27.50), capped at £350 per lot. Minimum £5 per lot. • All purchases will be subject to a 3% plus VAT buyer's premium on all lots capped at £350 per item sold by auction or by private treaty.

ENTRY FEES
Tractors, Gators, Quads and Vehicle (To be sold online) £10 + VAT per lot DELIVERY OF ITEMS TO SALE YARD All Farm Machinery and Implements must be delivered to our saleyard by 3 pm on the day before the sale with the exception of Tractors, Vehicles and Quad which may arrive no later than 10.00am on the Thursday. Due to ongoing Health and Safety issues, there will be NO unloading facility available on Sale Day with loading permitted only after the conclusion of the sale.

ONLINE FACILITY
Tractor, Telehandlers, Gators, Quads and Vehicles will also be offered for sale through our online facility alongside the live sale via a drive through, any machine which cannot be driven through will be sold in the line with no online facility.

All items are sold as seen and will be conducted under the Lawrie & Symington and IAAS General Conditions of Sale which are available for inspection at our office.

Vendors Declaration

I have read and understood the TERMS AND CONDITIONS and undertake to present the above (and those on continuation sheets) for sale and to abide by these Terms and Conditions of Sale.
I certify that the items entered for sale are my/our sole property and are not subject to any hire purchase agreement or any other contract.

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