Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 23rd February 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 82 cattle comprising of 39 bullock & heifers and 43 cast cows.
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2939 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to 452p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Cairns Butchers, Law.
Limousin Bullocks sold to £2952 from Hill Farm, Strathaven to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to 410p/pk from Hill Farm, Strathaven to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Young Bulls sold to £2289 per head from Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge or to 358p/pk from Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge.
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM – £2700 Hill (Strathaven)
LIM X – £2939 Brockwoodlees, £2807 Collielaw, £2802 Brockwoodlees, £2607 Harvieston
CHAR X – £2761 Brownsbank, £2662 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 452p Brockwoodlees, 418p Hill (Strathaven)
LIM X – 442p (Three Times) Brockwoodlees, 440p Collielaw
CHAR X – 435p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM – £2952 Hill (Strathaven)
LIM X – £2670 Brocklees
CHAR X – £2197 Broachrigg
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM – 410p Hill (Strathaven)
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2550 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 308p Westtown
Young Bulls Per Head
SAL – £2289 Harvieston
LIM X – £2262 Harvieston
Young Bulls Per Kilo
SAL – 358p Harvieston
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2090 per head from Brownsbank Farm, Biggar or to 310p/pk from Wellhead Farm, Cleghorn.
Dairy cows sold to £2070 per head from Greentowers Farm, Lanark or to 317p/pk from Greentowers Farm, Lanark.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £1910 Quothquan Mill
LIM X – £1940 Cornhill, £1840 Howford
BB – £1890 Wintermuir
HER – £2090 Brownsbank, £1840 Wellhead
HIGH – £740 Garelwood
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 254p Quothquan Mill
SAL – 245p Darnhall Mains
LIM X – 291p Cornhill
SIM – 257p Back Hareshaw
BB – 297p Cornhill
HER – 310p, 292p Wellhead
HIGH – 179p Garelwood
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1690 Auchmeddan, £1510 Muirhouse
GUER – £1270 Muirhouse
AYR – £1790 Swaites, £1740 Newlands, £1510 Newlands
JER – £1140 Cornhill
HOL – £2070, £2000, £1940, £1890 Greentowers
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 290p Auchmeddan
GUER – 212p Muirhouse
AYR – 255p Newlands, 245p Swaites
JER – 205p Cornhill
HOL – 317p, 251p, 248p Greentowers
Cast Bulls Per Head
HOL – £2070 Couch
Sheep Primestock Report
There was 4143 Hoggs, 359 Store Hoggs and 1626 Cast Ewes sold through Lanark.
Hoggs
Another large show of hoggs were forward with more weight on offer. Trade was very dear and followed on from the end of week bonanza. All classes in demand and easily sold.
The sale topped at £212 per head for Texels from Hartside Farms and Midlock Farms and to 435p/kg for Beltex from Shaw, West Lethans Farm.
Overall Average 350p/kg (SQQ 363p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF – £90 Lightshaw
CHE – £100 Easterhouse (Wishaw)
X – £103 Auchencorth, £100 Nether Brotherston & Brownhill (Cleland)
SHE – £100 & £85 Carlophill, £83 Scatsta, £59 Vementry
Per Kilo
BF – 290.3p Lightshaw
CHE – 312.5p Easterhouse (Wishaw)
X – 332.3p Auchencorth, 322.6p Nether Brotherston & Brownhill (Cleland)
SHE – 333.3p & 293.1p Carlophill, 259.4p Scatsta, 218.5p Vementry
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £154 Carlophill, £149 Killail, £148 Heatheryhall, £146 Laigh Cleughearn, £138 Yeldabrek
BEL – £130 Ash Cottage
BF – £142 Boat, £138 Boylston & Walston Mill, £134 Southfield, £133 Carlophill
SUF – £143 & £120 Yeldabrek, £130 & £113 Housebay, £100 Ash Cottage
CHAR – £118 Altarstone
CHE – £138 East Law, £136 Sonoma, £134 Boat, £128 High Dyke, £127 Craigdarroch (Afton)
SM – £124 Townhead (Dolphinton)
X – £147 Parkhall, £134 Boat, £129 East Law, £127 Brownhill (Cleland), £126 Auchencorth
BTEX – £130 Yeldabrek
HW – £120 West Browncastle
Per Kilo
TEX – 394.9p Carlophill, 389.5p Heatheryhall, 382.1p Killail, 379.4p Easterhouse (Wishaw), 374.4p Laigh Cleughearn
BEL – 361.1p Ash Cottage
BF – 364.1p Boat, 363.2p Boylston & Walston Mill, 361.8p Parkhall, 360p Walston Mill
SUF – 366.7p & 342.9p Yeldabrek, 342.4p & 333.3p Housebay, 270.3p Ash Cottage
CHAR – 318.9p Altarstone
CHE – 373p East Law, 352.8p Craigdarroch (Afton), 352.6p Boat, 348.7p Sonoma, 328.2p High Dyke
SM – 326.3p Townhead (Dolphinton)
X – 376.9p Parkhall, 362.9p & 357.6p Brownhill (Cleland), 352.6p Boat, 348.6p Leithenwater
BTEX – 333.3p Yeldabrek
HW – 315.8p West Browncastle
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £169 Yeldabrek, Silverrig & Heatheryhall, £167 Thethwaite, £166 Heatheryhall
BEL – £179 & £174 West Lethans, £175 Mid Brockloch, £170 Walkerdyke, £160 Muckraw
BF – £152 West Lethans & Thethwaite, £150 Whinbush, £149 Parkhall, £146 East Burnhead
SUF – £164 Thethwaite, £163 Lathrisk, £157 Walkerdyke, £154 Mid Brockloch
CHE – £165 Common & Heatheryhall, £163 Sonoma, £160 Lathrisk & Thethwaite
SM – £157 Silverrig, £154 Midseat, £140 Townfoot (Symington)
X – £154 Lathrisk, £149 Heatheryhall, £142 Parkhall
Per Kilo
TEX – 400p Mid Brockloch, 397.6p Rowantreehill, 395.2p Heatheryhall, 393p Yeldabrek, 390.5p Muirburn (Skirling)
BEL – 435p & 416.3p West Lethans, 416.7p Mid Brockloch, 395.3p Walkerdyke, 381p Muckraw
BF – 363.4p Parkhall, 353.5p West Lethans, 353.5p Thethwaite, 348.8p Whinbush, 347.6p East Burnhead
SUF – 382.9p Walkerdyke, 375.6p Mid Brockloch, 372.7p Thethwaite, 370.5p Lathrisk
CHE – 387.8p Rowantreehill, 385p Sornfallow, 383.7p Common, 375p Heatheryhall (twice)
SM – 356.8p Silverrig, 342.2p Midseat, 341.5p Townfoot (Symington)
X – 358.1p Lathrisk, 354.8p Heatheryhall, 322.7p Parkhall
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £186 Hill (Strathaven), £180 Collielaw (twice), £178 West Nerston & West Glespin
BEL – £196, £193 (twice), £188 (twice) Broomfield Lodge
BF – £156 Dykeneuk, £154 East Burnhead, £148 Auldhouseburn, £130 Stoneyhill & Boylston
SUF – £166 Thethwaite, £164 Thethwaite & Muckraw, £163 Greenlaw (twice)
CHAR – £167 Greenlaw, £162 High Dyke, £152 Ash Cottage
CHE – £169 Sonoma, £163 Sornfallow, £160 Craigdarroch (Afton), £158 High Dyke
SM – £161 Glenside, £160 & £154 Dykeneuk
BFL – £120 Hartside (Lamington)
BTEX – £180 Wellhead (Livingston)
ZWA – £130 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 380.4p Bents, 375.6p Laigh Cleughearn, 373.9p Broomfield Lodge, 373.9p Wellheads 373.3p Laigh Braidley
BEL – 426.1p, 392p (twice) & 386p Broomfield Lodge, 395.7p Collielaw
BF – 331.9p Dykeneuk, 327.7p East Burnhead, 296p Auldhouseburn, 288.9p Boylston, 276.6p Stoneyhill
SUF – 368.2p Yeldabrek, 356.5p Middlehouse, 355.6p Menzies Avenue, 354.3p Greenlaw (twice)
CHAR – 363p Greenlaw, 360p High Dyke, 310.2p Ash Cottage
CHE – 370.5p Sornfallow, 367.4p Sonoma, 340.4p Craigdarroch (Afton), 329.2p High Dyke
SM – 334.8p & 307.7p Dykeneuk, 315.7p Glenside
BFL – 250p Hartside (Lamington)
BTEX – 391.3p Wellheads (Livingston)
ZWA – 282.6p Yeldabrek
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £212 Hartside (Lamington) & Midlock, £193 West Glespin, £192 East Merkland
BEL – £191 Broomfield Lodge, £186 Townfoot (Roberton), £179 East Kinleith, £176 Skirling Craigs
BF – £162 East Merkland, £160 Lightshaw, £158 Spango
SUF – £176 Blythbank, £175 & £172 Dykehead (Lesmahagow), £168 Sornfallow & Glenside
CHE – £164 Thethwaite
CHM – £168 Glenside
SM – £161 Lightshaw
BFL – £180 Blythbank
BTEX – £182 Hill (Strathaven), £176 & £159 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 345.5p & 343.6p Hill (Strathaven), 332.7p West Glespin, 328.3p Muirburn (Skirling), 320.8p Townfoot (Roberton)
BEL – 360.4p Broomfield Lodge, 332.1p Townfoot (Roberton), 320p Skirling Craigs, 308.6p East Kinleith
BF – 292.6p Spango, 289.3p East Merkland, 280.7p Lightshaw
SUF – 318.5p & 318.2p Dykehead (Lesmahagow), 317p Sornfallow, 311.3p Woodhouse, 305.5p Glenside
CHE – 298.2p Thethwaite
CHM – 294.7p Glenside
SM – 298.1p Lightshaw
BFL – 200p Blythbank
BTEX – 330.9p Hill (Strathaven), 298.3p & 294.4p Yeldabrek
Store Hoggs
A larger show of 359 store hoggs were a very mixed show for quality with many tail end sheep forward. They topped at £133 for Texels from McCornick, Gair Farm and Blackface to £114 from the same home.
TEX – £133 & £129 Gair, £121 Milton View, £120 Nisbet (The Cottage), £109 & £107 Yeldabrek
BF – £114 Gair, £104 Southfield, £98 & £74 Eastside, £94 Nisbet
SUF – £130 Gair
CHE – £92 Hillside
CHM – £100 Yeldabrek
SM – £92 Nisbet
X – £112 Mosslands, £104 Hillside
BFL – £70 Nisbet
SHE – £40 Mosslands
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1626 cast ewes and rams were a mixed show with a large number of lean hill ewes on offer. Best quality big ewes sold well. All classes short of requirement.
The sale topped at £330 per head for Texels from Hartside Farm, and to £140 for Blackfaces from Smith, Wester Crosswoodhill.
Overall Average £106.09
BF Average £86.25 (806)
Ewes
TEX – £330 Hartside, £295 Overburns, £290 Auldhouseburn, £260 West Auchenlongford, £255 Toftcombs
BEL – £205 & £200 Walkerdyke, £190 Feoch, £188 Greyside, £150 Yeldabrek
BF – £140 Wester Crosswoodhill, £138 Overburns, £132 Auldhouseburn, £128 Little Galla & East Merkland
SUF – £250 Yeldabrek, £235 & £215 Greyside, £215 Lawhead, £200 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £182 Townfoot
NCC – £175 Craighead, £160 Sornfallow, £158 & £135 Yeldabrek,
CHE – £148 Little Galla, £139 Sornfallow, £135 Little Galla, £126 Yeldabrek, £124 High Dyke
CONT – £126 West Lethans, £120 & £110 Yeldabrek, £100 West Lethans
CHM – £186 Greyside, £176 Walkerdyke, £124 Greyside, £100 Walkerdyke
X – £190 Blackpark, £176 Overburns, £168 Little Galla, £162 Greyside & Blythbank
BFL – £176 Overburns
BTEX – £160 Hawthornbank
ZWA – £134 Greyside
SWA – £88 Hawthornbank
DOR – £162 Stobilee
EC – £120, £112, £85 Greyside
Rams
TEX – £270 Yeldabrek, £220 Greyside, £200 Haywoodhead, £152 & £134 Carmichael
BEL – £164 Hill of Harthill
BF – £135 East Merkland, £114 West Auchenlongford, £100 Hillside & Mitchellslacks, £92 Spango
SUF – £295 Yeldabrek & £100 High Dyke
NCC – £170 Yeldabrek
CHE – £100 Hillside
BFL – £260 Blythbank
