Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 17th November 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 214 cattle comprising of 75 bullocks and heifers, 80 cast cows and 59 calves.
Calves and Stirks
An unbelievable trade for calves today at Lanark with 59 on offer. Topping the sale three times was Bryson, Dykehead Farm, reaching £1020 for two British Blue cross heifers and an Aberdeen Angus cross bull calf!
On milk calves topped at £700 for an Aberdeen Angus cross bull calf from Blackwood, Ladehead Farm.
The next sale is The Christmas Show & Sale, Monday 1st December.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £560, £540 & £500 Ladehead
AA – £700, £620 & £580 Ladehead, £580 Broadfield
BB – £620 Broadfield, £620, £600 (twice), £580 (x3), £560 (twice) & £500 Carstairs Mains, £500 Ladehead
HOL – £410 Woodhead, £220 (twice) Hillhead
FLECK – £410 Woodhead
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £960 (twice) Hillend
AA – £1020, £1000, & £880 (twice) Dykehead, £600 Newlands
FLECK – £550, £540, £530 (twice), £520, £510 (twice), £490 & £480 Woodhead
BB – £1020 (twice), £1000 & £980 Dykehead, £660 & £640 Broadfield, £580 Newlands
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £3136 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Hugh Black Butchers, Lanark or to 455p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Cairns Butchers Law.
Limousin Bullocks sold to £2600 from Millrig Farm, Biggar to Henderson Find Foods, Strathaven or to 415p/pk from Millrig Farm, Biggar to Copper Butchers, Bellshill.
Young Bulls sold to £2855 per head from East Merkland Farm, Strathaven or to 390p/pk from East Merkland Farm, Strathaven.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2427 Harvieston, £2263 West Backs
LIM X – £2822 & £2747 Skeoch, £2666 Kepscaith
BB – £2875 Brockwoodlees
HER – £2325 Knowetop
CHAR X – £3136 & £3055 Brockwoodlees, £2448 Harvieston
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 385p West Backs
LIM X – 455p (twice) Brockwoodlees, 445p (twice) Brockwoodlees, 440p Kepscaith, 432p Skeoch
BB – 455p Brockwoodlees
HER – 350p Knowetop
CHARX – 448p (twice) Brockwoodlees, 400p Harvieston
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2520 & £2179 West Backs
LIM X – £2600 East Millrig
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
AA – 398p West Backs
LIM X – 415p & 400p East Millrig
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
FRIES – £2026 Harvieston
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
FRIES – 340p Harvieston
Young Bulls Per Head
LMX – £2356 Hill of Kilncadzow
AA- £2855 East Merkland
Young Bulls Per Kilo
LMX – 380p Harvieston
SIM -390p East Merkland
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2610 per head from Midlock Farm, Biggar or to 313p/pk from Kilwhipnach Farm, Campbeltown.
Dairy cows sold to £1840 per head from Muirhouse Farm, Carnwath or to 263p/pk Craigends Farm, Airdrie.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2410 & £2210 Greentowers
SHO – £2610 Crimp Cramp, £2310 Kilwhipnach
LIM – £2210 Nether Abington
LIM X – £2390 Greentowers, £2290 Elsrickle Mains, £2170 Burnbrae & Hartside, £2110 Burnbrae
SIM – £2310 Wester Hassockrigg, £2040 The Law
BB – £2170 Boghouse
HER – £2370 Knowetop
CHAR X – £2370 Crimp Cramp
SAL – £2010 Hearthstanes
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 312p Greentowers, 294p The Law
SHO – 293p Kilwhipnach, 289p The Law
LIM – 312p Nether Abington
LIM X – 312p Kilwhipnach, 306p Burnbrae & Hartside
SIM – 289p Wester Hassockrigg
BB – 303p Kilwhipnach
HER – 284p Knowetop
CHAR – 292p Crimp Cramp
SAL – 293p Hearthstanes
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1840 Muirhouse, £1770 & £1710 Letham
HOL – £1770 Heatheryhall, £1690 Haggs, £1540 Grangehall
AYR – £1740 & £1710 Newlands
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 257p & 252p Letham
HOL – 239p Grangehall, 237p Heatheryhall, 233p Haggs
AYR – 263p Craigends, 244p Newlands
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 17th November Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4450 Lambs and 1810 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
The largest show of lambs for this season saw trade fast in all categories with far more export and light weight lambs forward. Heavies stayed good per head. Reminder not to draw the lighter lambs to lean. These are best sold as store.
The sale topped at £197 per head for Texels from Campbell, Overburns Farm and to 428p/kg for Beltex from Fleming, Nether Brotherston Farm, with all proceeds given to Cash For Kids in the Scottish Borders.
Overall Average 318p/kg (SQQ 323p/kg)
Messrs Cruickshank, Little Kype Farm, Strathaven also donated the value of one Ewe to the value of £150 to the St Andrews Day ‘Lamb’ appeal for school kids.
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £101 Ash Cottage
BF – £73 Parisholm
CHE – £70 East Yardhouses
SHE – £70 Eight Acres Cottage
Per Kilo
TEX – 325p Ash Cottage
BF – 280p Parisholm
CHE – 233p East Yardhouses
SHE -218p Eight Acres Cottages
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £130 High Crewburn, £129 Yeldabrek, £128 Ferniehaugh Est, £125 Yeldabrek & East Law
BEL – £136 & £129 Sunnyside & Carbello, £126 Laigh Carnduff
BF – £123 Debog, £120 Thethwaite, £114 Shawhead, £112 Coulterhaugh, £111 Barglachan
SUF – £125 Yeldabrek
CHE – £120 East Yardhouses
SM – £119 Sunnyside & Carbello
X – £124 Kilwhipnach, £118 Coulterhaugh, £112 Silverrig
ROUS – £117 Debog
DS – £102 Hamilton Rd
Per Kilo
TEX – 352p Ash Cottage, 351p High Crewburn, 330p & 329p Yeldabrek, 329p East Law
BEL – 348p Sunnyside, 331p Laigh Carnduff, 330p Sunnyside
BF – 324p & 316p Shawhead, 315p Thethwaite & Debog, 311p Coulterhaugh
SUF – 321p Yeldabrek
CHE – 307p East Yardhouses
SM – 330p Sunnyside
X – 344p Kilwhipnach, 337p Coulterhaugh, 327p Auchencorth, 320p Silverrig
ROUS – 325p Debog
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £180 Nether Brotherston, £159 Dechmont, £158 Hillend, £153 Silverrig & Dykehead
BEL – £165 Collielaw, £160 Biggarshiels Mains & Oldwalls, £158 Cumberhead, £158 Hillend
BF – £134 Lillielaw, £128 Nisbet, £125 Boat, £124 (twice) Mitchellhill
SUF – £148 Blackhope, £143 Thethwaite, £140 Yeldabrek, £139 Lawhead & Newton of Wiston
CHAR – £143 Altarstone, Nether Brotherston & Mid Brockloch, £136 Nether Brotherston, £134 Altarstone
CHE – £140 Laigh Braidley, £139 Thethwaite & Heatheryhall (twice), £136 Dykes
CHM – £128 High Crewburn
SM – £140 Allanton, £139 Burnetland, £132 Muldron, £131 Silverrig & £130 Shawhead
X – £142 Nisbet, £136 & £133 Nether Brotherston, £135 Hill of Harthill, £131 Kilwhipnach
ROUS – £132 Debog
DTEX – £135 Mid Shawtonhill
JAC – £115 Brownhill
HAM – £125 Gascoigne
WELSH – £122 Brae
Per Kilo
TEX – 428p Nether Brotherston, 365p Perryflatts, 359p Hillend, 353p Dechmont, 352p Heatheryhall
BEL – 385p Cumberhead, 381p Biggarshiels, 375p Collielaw, 361p Calton, 357p Sunnyside
BF – 311p Lillielaw, 304p Boat Farm & Nisbet, 302p Hill Farm & Muirhouse
SUF – 329p Blackhope, 325p Thethwaite, 323p Newton of Wiston, 318p Yeldabrek
CHAR – 325p Mid Brockloch & Nether Brotherston, 319p & 317p Altarstone, 316p Nether Brotherston
CHE – 331p Dykes, 323p Thethwaite & Heatheryhall(twice)
CHM – 320P High Crewburn
SM – 311p Silverrig & Allanton, 309p Shawhead, 308p Burnetland, 304p Nisbet
X – 331p Nether Brothrston, 327p Kilwhipnach, 324p Nether Brotherston, 322p Nisbet, 314p Hill of Harthill
ROUS – 322p Debog
DTEX – 306p Mid Shawtonhill
JAC – 273p Brownhill
HAM – 320p Gascoigne
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £168 Craighead & Collielaw, £167 Yeldabrek, £166 Craighead, £164 Collielaw
BEL – £181 Collielaw, £180 (twice) Oldwalls, £174 (twice) Broomfield Lodge
BF – £140 Mitchellhill
SUF – £158 Carwood, £155 Auchenbart, £152 Peatpotts, £151 Hattonknowe & Carlophill
CHAR – £130 Yeldabrek
CHE – £143 & £141 Newton of Wiston
CHM – £145 Little Galla
SM – £146 Nisbet & Silverrig, £144 Hattonknowe, £143 Townfoot
X – £146 Little Galla, £142 Auchenbart, £140 Brownhill
BFL – £151 & £148 Greenfield, £149 Whitehills House,
ZWA – £150 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 350p Collielaw, 348p Craighead, 347p Hillend, 343p Kilwhipnach, 341p Carlophill
BEL – 383p Oldwalls, 377p Collielaw, 371p Carstairs Mains, 365p Collielaw, 360p Carstairs Mains
BF – 304p Mitchellhill
SUF – 315p Westmains & Yeldabrek, 312p Thethwaite, 308p Carlophill, 304p Peatpotts
CHAR – 276p Yeldabrek
CHE – 297p & 293p Newton of Wiston
CHM – 308p Little Galla
SM – 317p Nisbet, 304p Silverrig, 297p Townfoot, 288p Hattonknowe
X – 317p Little Galla, 308p Auchenbart, 280p Brownhill
BFL – 296p Greenfield, 292p Whitehills, 290p Greenfield
ZWA – 300p Yeldabrek
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £197, £187 & £183 Overburns, £176 Middlestead
BEL – £178, £173 & £170 Broomfield Lodge
SUF – £180, £178, £162 & £160 Carwood, £159 The Cottage (Nisbet)
CHE – £175 South Arnloss, £157 Hallhill, £155 Laigh Braidley, £150 East Edith
CHM – £156 Middlestead
SM – £155 The Cottage (Nisbet), £153 Lightshaw, £149 Middlestead
X – £168 Middlestead, £159 Nether Brotherston
BFL – £178 Whitehills, £156 Greenfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 324p & 314p Skirling Craigs, 314p Glendouran, 310p South Arnloss, 309p Glendouran
BEL – 317p & 314p (twice) Broomfield
SUF – 305p, 301p & 300p Carwood, 298p Nunnerie, 296p Carwood
CHE – 307p South Arnloss, 294p East Edith, 290p Hallhill, 287p Laigh Bradley
CHM – 294p Middlestead
SM – 287p Nisbet, 283p Lightshaw, 281p Middlestead
X – 300p Nether Brotherston, 294p Middlestead
BFL – 278p Greenfield, 261p Whitehills
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1810 cast ewes and rams were very dear in all classes with overall average up £30 on the year. Many more required each week to fulfill increasing demand.
The sale topped at £307 per head for Texels from Greyside Farm and to £137 for Blackface from Barr, Hallhill Farm.
Overall average £116
BF average £90.31 (540)
Ewes
TEX – £307 Greyside, £300 Laga, £290 Strawfrank, £285 Greenfield, £270 Yeldabrek
BEL – £245 Longford, £190 Mid Shawtonhill, £155 Greyside, £126 Eastfield
BF – £137 Hallhill, £132 Mitchellslacks, £130 Greyside, £128 Leithenwater
SUF – £196 Carwood, £190 Hamildean & Yeldabrek, £180 Mid Brockloch & Brownhill
NCC – £182 Yeldabrek, £170 Ratho Mains, £155 & £145 Greyside, £152 Brockhouse,
CHE – £143 & £133 Greyside, £128 Leithenwater & East Law
CONT – £128, £123, £100, £98 & £84 Yeldabrek
CHM – £185 Greyside, £168 Brockhouse
X – £186 & £168 Rutherend, £170 Muirhead, £168 Biggarshiels Mains & Muirburn
BFL – £240 Carlophill, £165 Greyside, £110 Hamildean
SHE – £68 Sebay
BDM – £190 Mid Shawtonhill
BTEX – £166 Thethwaite
ZWA – £160 Thistle Down
JAC – £90 Eastfield
HEB – £96 & £80 Peggyslea
SWA – £74 Kilwhipnach
EC – £115 & £87 Greyside
WELSH – £80 Brae
DS – £160 Moonlight, £110 Brownhill
GOAT – £165 & £100 Sunnyside
Rams
TEX – £265 Overburns, £240 Yeldabrek, £220 Newton of Wiston, £168 Yeldabrek, £162 Northflatt
BEL – £200 Kilwhipnach
BF – £155 Mitchellhill, £100 Mitchellslacks, £75 Greyside & Mitchellslacks
SUF – £220 Newton of Wiston, £200 Overburns, £126 Legholmshiels, £105 Yeldabreck
NCC – £175 Mossdale & Newton of Wiston (twice)
X – £120 Kilpwhipnach
BFL – £45 Greyside
HW – £98 Yeldabrek
KHILL – £160 Yeldabrek
DOR – £70 Laigh Braidley
OTH – £100 (twice) & £95 Yeldabrek
EC – £200 Yeldabrek
DS – £138 Moonlight, £100 Midtown
