Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 29th December 2025
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday the 29th of December 2025 Lawrie and Symington sold 4614 Lambs and 889 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
Another large show of 4614 prime lambs were forward with trade definitely easier, owing to the large numbers forward in all marts over the weekend. Heavy lambs coming to the best money.
The sale topped at £193 per head for Suffolks from Wight, Carwood Farm and to 433 p/kg for Beltex from Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm.
Overall Average 318p/kg (SQQ 321p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £106 Meikle Seggie, £100 Ash Cottage
BF – £90 Mid Tulloch, £67 Parisholm, £60 Debog
SM – £60 Cloverhill
SHE – £98 Heatheryhall, £96 Fieldside, £86 Carlophill
HW – £90 West Browncastle
Per Kilo
TEX – 341.9p Meikle Seggie, 322.6p Ash Cottage
BF – 300p Mid Tulloch, 239.3p & 222.2p Parisholm
SM – 214.3p Cloverhill
SHE – 326.7p Heatheryhall, 300p Fieldside, 296.6p Carlophill
HW – 281.3p West Browncastle
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £132 Thethwaite, £128 (twice) & £127 Carse of Trowan, £125 Mitchellhill
RYE – £110 Thethwaite
BEL – £156 Heatheryhall, £136 Cumberhead, £133 Newton Farm, £127 Easterhouse, £126 Ardoch
BF – £119 Cloverhill, £118 Drumcork, £114 Carlophill, £113 Thethwaite, £110 Heatheryhall
SUF – £130 Meikle Seggie, £129 Carse if Trowan, £126 Sunnyside, £112 Brownhill
CHE – £130 East Law, £120 Mid Tulloch, £114 Nettlingflat, £110 Mitchellhill & Brownhill
SM – £105 Mid Tulloch
X – £121 Brownhill, £117 Mid Tulloch, £110 Nether Brotherston, £100 Auchencorth, £80 Brownhill
ROUS – £120 Debog
Per Kilo
TEX – 355.6p, 345.9p, & 343.2p Carse of Trowan, 338.5p Thethwaite, 337.8p Mitchellhill
RYE – 305.6p Thethwaite
BEL – 400p Heatheryhall, 388.6p Cumberhead, 381.8p Ardoch, 370.6p Cumberhead, 350p Newton
BF – 323.5p Heatheryhall, 313.9p Thethwaite, 310.5p Drumcork, 308.1p Carlophill, 305.1p Cloverhill
SUF – Meikle Seggie, 331.6p Sunnyside/Carbello, 330.8p Carse of Trowan, 311.1p Brownhill (Cleland)
CHE – 335.3p Nettlingflat, 333.3p East Law, 314.3p Brownhill (Cleland), 314.3p Mitchellhill, 312.1p West Browncastle
SM – 300p Mid Tulloch
X – 344.1p Mid Tulloch, 323.5p Nether Brotherston, 318.4p Brownhill (Cleland), 303p Auchencorth, 242.4p Brownhill (Cleland)
ROUS – 315.8p Debog
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £158 Biggarshiels Mains, £154 Townfoot & Muirburn, £153 Wellhead, £152 Gillandersland
BEL – £182 & £164 Heatheryhall, £167 & £154 Broomfield Lodge, £156 Jeanfield
BF – £137 Posso, £136 (twice) Heatheryhall, £130 Midseat, £127 Carse of Trowan
SUF – £143 Thethwaite, £142 Lawhead, £141 Neaton, Glenrig & Westmains
CHAR – £125 Nether Brotherston
CHE – £138 Thethwaite & Kilnhills, £135 Easterhouse, £130 Walston Mill
CHM – £136 Little Galla, £135 Rowantreehill
SM – £136 Heatheryhall, £134 Little Galla, £133 Hartside (Lamington), £132 Cloverhill, £130 Newton.
X – £144 Allanton, £136 Heatheryhall, £120 Dykehead (Chapelton), £115 Brae
SHE – £148 Heatheryhall
BTEX – £148 Longhouse
DS – £120 Riverview House
Per Kilo
TEX – 367.4p Biggarshiels Mains, 350p Lawhead (Tarbrax) & Easter Frew, 347.6p Mid Brockloch, 344.2p Collielaw
BEL – 433.3p Heatheryhall, 390.5p Heatheryhall, 379.50p Broomfield Lodge, 362.8p Jeanfield, 350p Broomfield Lodge
BF – 325p Midseat, 317.9p Mitchellhill, 316.3p Heatheryhall, 315p Greenfield (Cobbinshaw), 312.5p Shawhead
SUF – 339p & 334.1p (twice) Cockrig, 327.9p Thethwaite, 323.3p Carse of Trowan
CHAR – 312.5p Nether Brotherston
CHE – 317.5p Common, 314.6p Upper Cornquoy, 314p Easterhouse, 313.6p Thethwaite & Kilnhills
CHM – 321.4p Rowantreehill, 316.3p Little Galla
SM – 311.6p Little Galla, 309.5p Newton, 309.1p Heatheryhall, 307.1p Townfoot (Symington), 304.9p Northflatt
X – 323.8p Heatheryhall, 320p Allanton, 292.7p Dykehead (Chapelton), 280.5p Brae
SHE – 370p Heatheryhall
BTEX – 344.2p Longhouse
DS – 292.7p Riverview House
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £174 Collielaw, £170 (x3) Broomfield Lodge & Lesserlinn (x2), £168 Wolfcrooks Cottage
BEL – £168 (twice) & £165 Broomfield Lodge, £164 Carstairs Mains, £158 The Firs
BF – £143 Tower, £138 Grangehall & Posso, £136 Shawhead, £132 Mid Tulloch
SUF – £155 The Firs & Carlophill, £153 Southmains (Biggar), £150 Mitchellhill & Oldhill.
CHAR – £148 Nether Brotherston
CHE – £154 Thethwaite, £144 Castle Crawford
SM – £139 Shawhead, £130 Sunnyside/Carbello
X – £160 Silverrig, £146 Allanton, £140 Lochurd & Longhouse
BTEX – £156 Longhouse, £150 Eastfield (Symington)
Per Kilo
TEX – 369.6p Broomfield Lodge, 369.6p & 361.7p Lesserlinn, 355.6p Yeldabreck, 348p Collielaw
BEL – 366.7p, 350p, 341.3p & 323.1p Broomfield Lodge, 322.4p The Firs
BF – 302.2p Shawhead, 300p Grangehall, 281.6p Posso, 280.9p Mid Tulloch, 280.4p Tower
SUF – 321.7p Broomfield Lodge, 318.8p Southmains (Biggar), 318.2p & 317.8p Gillandersland, 316.3p Carlophill
CHAR – 328.9p Nether Brotherston
CHE – 302p Thethwaite, 300p Castle Crawford
SM – 295.7p Shawhead, 276.6p Sunnyside/Carbello
X – 318.2p & 307.7p Silverrig, 310.6p Allanton, 291.7p Lochurd
BTEX – 339.1p Longhouse, 294.1p Eastfield (Symington)
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £188 Lawhead (Tarbrax), £187 Craighead (Carluke), £182 Prior Rigg, £180 Drumcork & Carwood.
BEL – £176 & £174 Drumcork, £172 The Firs, £170 Carstairs Mains.
BF – £150 Waterhead & Wester Crosswoodhill, £40 Corsebank
SUF – £193, £188 & £186 Carwood, £185 Southmains (Biggar), £168 Carlophill
CHAR – £170 Upper Cornquoy
CHE – £150 Castle Crawford
SM – £157 Broomfield Lodge, £153 Hattonknowe
X – £178 Stobilee
BFL – £150 Tower Steading, £136 Shawhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 322.2p (twice) Collielaw, 320.8p Toxside, 319.6p Craighead (Carluke), 318.9p The Firs
BEL – 332.1p & 322.2p Drumcork, 321.7p The Firs, 278.7p Carstairs Mains
BF – 259.3p Corsebank, 258.6p Waterhead, 241.9p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF – 318.6p, 310p & 306.3p Carwood, 313.2p Southmains (Biggar), 311.1p Toxside
CHAR – 283.3p Upper Cornquoy
CHE – 272.7p Castle Crawford
SM – 290.7p Broomfield Lodge, 288.7p Hattonknowe
X – 240.5p Stobilee
BFL – 223p Shawhead, 200p Tower Steading
Cast Ewes & Rams
A smaller show of 889 cast ewes and rams were forward with trade again being strong and short of buyer requirements.
The sale topped at £340 three times per head for Texels from Hartside Farms and to £152 for Blackface Ewes from Crathie Est.
Overall Average £141.90
BF Average £120.81 (164).
Ewes
TEX – £340 (three times) Hartside, £330 Blackhill, £300 Strawfrank
BEL – £265 Hilltop, £255 Birniehall, £200 & £150 Mid Brockloch, £170 West Lethans
BF – £152 Crathie Est, £140 Blackhope, £138 Shawhead, £132 Toxside, £130 West Browncastle
SUF – £200 Longhouse, £192 Hartside, £186 Riverview House, £184 Crathie Est, £156 Sorn Mains
NCC – £186 Upper Cornquoy, £138 & £136 Kettlehill, £138 Newton, £130 Twechar
CHE – £150 Newton, £136 Easterhouse, £130 Dykehole, £124 Castle Crawford, £121 Yeldabrek
CONT – £152 & £138 Twechar, £129 & £116 West Lethans, £114 Silverrig
CHM – £180 & £160 Crathie Est, £148 Twechar, £128 Silverrig
X – £198 Birniehall, £190 Newton, £188 Yeldabrek, £186 Hartside, £170 Blackhill
BFL – £240 & £190 Hilltop, £200 Birniehall, £195 Grindon Hill, £192 Tower
SHE – £76 West Lethans
LLE – £148 & £138 Burghmuir
BTEX – £200 Longhouse
ZWA – £152 Grindon Hill, 3142 Wintermuir
HW – £114 Easterhouse
SWA – £92 Silverrig
DOR – £190 & £168 Stobilee
OTH – £88 Brae
Rams
TEX – £204 East Law, £172 Tower, £170 & £162 Crathie Est, £160 Yeldabrek
DS – £118 Yeldabrek
BEL – £195 Auchenbart, £170 Crathie Est, £145 Upper Muirhouse
BF – £198 Wester Crosswoodhill, £134 Waterhead, £106 & £92 Stoneyhill
SUF – £145 Nettlingflat
NCC – £178 Yeldabrek & Little Galla, £158 Westmains
CHE – £164 & £142 Castle Crawford, £120 High Dyke
X – £216 & £190 Blackhill, £182 Carse of Trowan, £100 East Law
BFL – £245 Tower, £185 Tower Steading
SHE – £80 East Mains
