Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 2nd March 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 157 cattle comprising of 55 bullock and heifers, 60 cast cows and 42 calves and stirks.
Calves and Stirks
Our fortnightly calf and stirk sale had forward 42 calves for the first sale in March, with no shortage of quality. Topping the sale was an exceptional Limousin cross heifer calf from Pirie, Machrihanish Farm reaching £1120. On milk calves peaked at £640 for a Limousin cross bull calf from Blackwood, Ladehead farm.
Next sale 16th of March.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £640 & £600 Ladehead
CHX – £520 Dykehead
AA – £600 Swaites, £560, £540 (twice) Ladehead
HER – £520 Brownhill
AYR – £300 (twice) Swaites
HOL – £200 Mount
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £1120 & £940 Machrihanish £1100 Hillend
AA – £900, £880, £860 (twice) £820, £780 & £760 Kirklands, £600 Swaites
INRA – £1080 (x3), £1060 (twice), £1000 Machrihanish
BB – £1080, £1040 Machrihanish
Prime Cattle
Charolais Heifers sold to £2948 from Purdon, Brownsbank Farm, Biggar to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to 452p/pk from Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Cairns Butcher, Law.
Charolais Bullocks sold to £2970 from Purdon, Brownsbank Farm, Biggar to Chapmans Butcher, Wishaw or to 432p/pk from Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke to Elliot Butchers, Lanark.
Young Bulls sold to £3816 per head from Smith, Greentowers Farm, Lanark or to 400p/pk from Greentowers Farm, Lanark.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2383 West Backs
LIM – £2885 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £2873, £2784 Brockwoodlees, £2346 Collielaw, £2249 Cassindilly
BB – £2509 Brockwoodlees
CHAR X – £2949 Brownsbank
BLO – £2736 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 448p Brockwoodlees
LIM X – 452p, 448p (Twice), 445p Brockwoodlees, 435p, 425p Collielaw
BLO – 440p Brockwoodlees
BB – 445p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2436 Glenbarr, £2234 West Backs
LIM X – £2489 Brocklees, £2295 Howburn, £2255 Collielaw
HER – £2105 Glenbarr
CHAR X – £2970 Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
AA – 388p Glenbarr
LIM X – 432p Collielaw, 380p Howburn
CHAR X – 410p Cassindilly, 408p Brownsbank
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2565 Millhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 335p Westtown, 305p Broadfield
Young Bulls Per Head
LIM – £3816 Greentowers
Young Bulls Per Kilo
LIM – 400p Greentowers
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2140 per head from Currie, Haswellsykes Farm, Peebles or to 310p/pk from Mitchell, Newton of Wiston Farm, Biggar.
Dairy cows sold to £1990 per head from Cameron, High Machriemore Farm, Campbeltown or to 288p/pk from Currie, Blackbog Farm, Hamilton.
Cast Bulls sold to £2900 per head from Tennant, Oldhill Farm, Carluke.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2140 Haswellsykes, £2140 Newton of Wiston
LIM X – £1840 Kilwhipnach
SIM – £2090 Bents, £1990 Killail
HER – £1890 Burnfoot
BSH – £2110 Oldhill, £1990 Corramore
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 310p, 304p Newton of Wiston, 291p Haswellsykes
LIM – 291p Carmichael Estates
LIM X – 294p Haswellsykes
SIM – 267p Killail
HER – 301p Burnfoot
GAL – 246p Brownhill
BSH – 304p Kilwhipnach, 293p Oldhill
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1990 High Machriemore
HOL – £1990 Greentowers, £1940 Blackbog, £1940 Dewshill, £1740 Blackbog
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
HOL – 288p Blackbog, 255p Greentowers, 254p, 247p Dewshill, 246p Blackbog
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £2900 Oldhill
Sheep Primestock Report
There were 2737 Hoggs 799 Cast Ewes and 99 Store Hoggs sold through Lanark.
Hoggs
A smaller show of 2737 Prime hoggs were a heavier selection with plenty well finished sheep on offer. Export and lighter weights well short of requirement and easily sold.
The sale topped at £204 per head for Beltex from Goodfellow, Townfoot, and to 458p/kg for Beltex from Ingraston Farm.
Overall Average 346p/kg (SQQ 362p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £72 Shawhead
BF – £93 & £71 Shawhead, £70 Dykeneuk, £63 Blacksidend
SM – £84 Shawhead
X – £101 Blairmulloch
Per Kilo
TEX – 276.9p Shawhead
BF – 310p & 263p Shawhead, 233.3p Blacksidend, 218.8p Dykeneuk
SM – 262.5p Shawhead
X – 315.6p Blairmulloch
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £147 Hillend (Biggar) & High Crewburn, £145 West Mains Croft, £143 Colquhairnan, £142 & £135 Menzies Avenue, £138 Moa, £137 Muirhead (Cleghorn) & Yeldabreck (twice)
BEL – £170 Townfoot (Roberton), £145 Haswellsykes, £138 & £135 Hillend (Biggar), £129 & £125 Biggarshiels Mains
BF – £141 Thethwaite & Cloverhill, £140 Crow Wood Cottage & Edgehead, £139 Walston Mill, £133 Morningside, £131 Parisholm, £130 Birthwood, £114 Cloverhill
SUF – £141 Glenrig, £136 Cockrig, £120 Yeldabreck
CHE – £140 Glenrig, £136 Walston Mill, Dykeneuk & Dykes (Auchinleck), £128 & £117 (twice) Yeldabreck
SM – £140 Blairmulloch, £130 Glenrig, £120 Dykeneuk
X – £144 Home Farm, £140 & £125 Kilwhipnach, £129 Whinbush
EC – £130 Yeldabreck
Per Kilo
TEX – 397.3p Hillend (Biggar), 386.8p High Crewburn, 381.6p West Mains Croft, 380.6p Yeldabreck, 376.3p Cloquhairnan, 373.5p High Crewburn, 373p Moa, 370.3p Muirhead (Cleghorn) & Yeldabreck, 364.9p Menzies Avenue
BEL – 435.9p Townfoot (Roberton), 409.1p & 383.3p Hillend (Biggar), 391.9p Haswellsykes, 378.8p & 348.6p Biggarshiels Mains
BF – 368.4p Edgehead, 365.8p Walston Mill, 361.5p Thethwaite & Cloverhill, 359p Crow Wood Cottage, 354.1p Parisholm, 345.5p Cloverhill, 341p Morningside, 333.3p Birthwood
SUF – 367.6p Cockrig, 361.5p Glenrig, 352.9p Yeldabrek
CHE – 378.4p Glenrig, 377.8p Walston Mill, 376.5p & 354.5p (twice) Yeldabreck, 357.9p Dykeneuk, 348.7p Dykes (Auchinleck)
SM – 359p Blairmulloch, 342.1p Glenrig, 315.8p Dykeneuk
X – 378.4p & 367.6p Kilwhipnach, 369.2p Home Farm, 348.6p Whinbush
EC – 351.4p Yeldabrek
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £170 Hill (Cumnock) & Wintermuir, £167 Thethwaite, £166 Yeldabreck, £165 East Crookedstone, £164 Hartside (Lamington) & Rowantreehill, £163 Cloquhairnan, £162 Eastshield (Carnwath) & Netherurd Mains
BEL – £204 Townfoot (Roberton), £188 Ingraston, £184 Haswellsykes, £178 Broomfield Lodge, £175 Hill (Cumnock), £167 Collielaw & Edmonston Townhead, £162 Jeanfield (twice), £159 Collielaw
BF – £162 West Auchenlongford, £158 Heatheryhall, £156 West Auchenlongford & Parisholm, £154 Cronan, £153 Whinbush & Posso, £148 Ingraston
SUF – £166 Thethwaite, £164 East Crookedstone, £163 Netherurd Mains, £160 Kilnhills, £158 Cockrig, £156 Yeldabreck, £154 Eastshield (Carnwath), £145 Haswellsykes
CHE – £161 South Carnduff, £157 Rowantreehill, £156 Jeanfield, £154 Cronan, £153 Lochurd, £151 Rowantreehill & The Kiln, £150 Morningside & South Carnduff, £148 Kilnhills
CHM – £152 High Crewburn
SM – £156 Hartside (Lamington), £152 Ingraston
X – £155 Boylston, £150 Walston Mill, £149 Carsewell
HW – £140 & £136 Corramore
DS – £120 Nether Balgray
Per Kilo
TEX – 400p Hartside (Lamington), 390.5p Rowantreehill, 386.4p Hill (Cumnock) & Wintermuir, 380.5p Yardbent, 379.5p Thethwaite, 378.6p Edmonston Townhead, 376.7p Yardbent & Cockrig, 373.2p Cairns
BEL – 458.5p Ingraston, 453.3p Townfoot (Roberton), 448.8p Haswellsykes, 404.5p Broomfield Lodge, 397.7p Hill (Cumnock), 388.4p Collielaw, 376.7p & 375.6p Jeanfield, 371.1p Edmonston Townhead, 369p Dykes (Auchinleck)
BF – 371.4p & 368.2p West Auchenlongford, 364.3p Whinbush, 362.8p Parisholm, 358.1p Cronan, 355.8p Posso, 351.1p Heatheryhall, 344.2p Ingraston
SUF – 376.2p Cockrig, 372.7p East Crookedstone, 370.5p Netherurd Mains, 368.9p Thethwaite, 355.6p Kilnhills, 354.5p Yeldabreck, 345.2p Haswellsykes & Eastshield (Carnwath)
CHE – 382.9p & 368.3p Rowantreehill, 371.4p Jeanfield, 365.9p (twice) South Carnduff, 364.3p Lochurd, 361p Kilnhills, 359.5p The Kiln, 358.5p Sonoma, 358.1p Cronan, 361.9p High Crewburn
SM – 354.5p Hartside (Lamington), 337.8p Ingraston
X – 375p Walston Mill, 363.4p Carsewell, 344.4p Boylston
HW – 331.7p & 318.2p Corramore
DS – 285.7p Nether Balgray
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £193 Broomfield Lodge, £191 Collielaw, £184 Muirburn (Skirling) & Biggarshiels Mains, £182 & £181 Collielaw, £180 Glendouran (twice) & High Crewburn, £179 Muirburn (Skirling)
BEL – £196, £189, £188 (twice), £182, £177 & £171 Broomfield Lodge, £183 Biggarshiels Mians, £172 & £169 Townfoot (Roberton)
BF – £158 Dykeneuk, £155 Walston Mill, £151 Crow Wood Cottage, £149 Cloverhill
SUF – £166 Carsewell, £164 Thethwaite, £163 & £162 (twice) Cloquhairnan, £162 Bents, £161 & £160 Dykeneuk, £158 Peatpotts
CHE – £164 Sonoma, £162 Yeldabreck, £161 Glendouran, £150 Crow Wood Cottage
SM – £163 Weston, £160 Hartside (Lamington), £159 Glendouran & Dykeneuk, £155 Dykeneuk
X – £166 Rowantreehill
BFL – £160 Hartside (Lamington)
BTEX – £159 Yeldabreck
DS – £154 Nether Balgray
Per Kilo
TEX – 402.1p Broomfield Lodge, 391p Muirburn (Skirling), 387.2p, 382p & 372.9p Collielaw, 383p High Crewburn, 376.1p Lochurd, 375.5p Biggarshiels Mains, 366p Mid Tulloch & Boylston
BEL – 426.1p, 384.8p, 383.7p (twice), 379.2p, 378p, 371.7p Broomfield Lodge, 397.8p Biggarshiels Mains, 366p & 359.6p Townfoot (Roberton)
BF – 336.2p Dykeneuk, 329.8p Walston Mill, 321.3p Crow Wood Cottage, 292.2p Cloverhill
SUF – 346.8p & 337.5p (twice) Cloquhairnan, 334.7p Thethwaite, 324p Bents, 319.2p Carsewell, 313.7p Dykeneuk, 309.8p Peatpotts, 309.6p Dykeneuk
CHE – 348.9p Sonoma, 331p Yeldabreck, 315.7p Glendouran, 300p Crow Wood Cottage
SM – 338.3p Glendouran, 333.3p Hartside (Lamington), 332.7p Weston, 329.8p & 318p Dykeneuk
X – 360.9p Rowantreehill
BFL – 307.7p Hartside (Lamington)
BTEX – 353.3p Yeldabreck
DS – 308p Nether Balgray
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £194 Weston, £190 & £182 Hartside (Lamington), £183 Hill (Cumnock), £179 High Crewburn, £178 Yeldabreck, £175 Peatpotts, £174 Dykes (Auchinleck), £172 Rutherend & Laigh Carnduff
BEL – £180 Wintermuir & Dykes (Auchinleck, twice), £178 Yeldabreck
BF – £165 Posso, £162 Corsebank, £155 Heatheryhall, £152 Bankfield (Chapleton)
SUF – £176 & £169 Dykehead (Lesmahagow), £172 Heatheryhall, £170 & £164 Yeldabreck, £165 Glenside (Maybole)
CHE – £172 Dykes (Auchinleck), £161 Glenside (Maybole)
SM – £162 Weston, £158 Posso
X – £165 Glenside (Maybole)
BDM – £170 Woodside Avenue
Per Kilo
TEX – 339.3p Hartside (Lamington), 324.1p Peatpotts, 322.6p Muirburn (Skirling), 318.9p Mid Tulloch, 312.7p Laigh Carnduff, 312.3p Yeldabreck, 310.2p Hill (Cumnock), 308.6p High Crewburn, 305.7p Blairmulloch, 301.9p High Crewburn
BEL – 339.6p & 321.4p Dykes (Auchinleck), 296.7p Yeldabreck, 276.9p Wintermuir
BF – 287p Heatheryhall, 276.4p Bankfield, 275p Posso, 265.6p Corsebank
SUF – 314.8p & 309.4p Yeldabreck, 313p & 308.8p Dykehead (Lesmahagow), 300p Glenside (Maybole), 264.6p Heatheryhall
CHE – 301.8p Dykes (Auchinleck), 292.7p Glenside (Maybole)
SM – 289.3p Weston, 263.3p Posso
X – 284.5p Glenside (Maybole)
BDM – 236.1p Woodside Avenue
Store Hoggs
TEX – £95 Craigiehall Bungalow, £93 Windy Hill, £90, £85, £81 Cocklaw (Cocksburnpath), £87 Mount Pleasant (Stormness)
BEL – £85 Westcroft
BF – £72 Yeldabreck
SUF – £82 Yeldabreck, £72 Stobo Home, £60 Windy Hill
CHE – £79 Stobo Home, £72 Yeldabreck
X – £50 Cleughmill Stables
ZWA – £67 Craigiehall Bungalow, £58 Yeldabreck
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 799 ewes were a mixed show for quality and all classes were easily sold. Best ewes and strong sheep less in number and short of requirement.
The sale topped at £270 Twice for Texels from O’Connor, Woodside Farm and Suffolks from Wight, Carwood Farm. £138 for Blackface from Cameron, Crow Wood Cottage.
Overall Average £110.54
Blackface average £91.57 (262)
Ewes
TEX – £270 Woodside, £242 Gaindykehead, £240 Greenfield, £230 Howpark, £215 Blackpark
BEL – £220 Hillend, £132 Haswellsykes
BF – £138 Crow wood, £134 & £128 Auldhouseburn, £120 Greenfield, £120 Mayfield
SUF – £270, £240 & £225 Carwood, £185 Carsewell, £172 Rowantreehill
NCC – £155 Muirend, £148 Stobo Home, £142 Hill, £132 & £100 Stobo Home
CHE – £164 Cloverhill, £142 Stobo, £132 Hillhead, £132 Cloquhairnan, £132 Rowantreehill
CHM – £170 Mayfield, £166 Hillhead
X – £170 Viewfield, £160 Blackpark, £158 Stobo Home, £152 Viewfield, £146 Blackpark
BFL – £155 The Harrow, £138 Yeldabrek, £120 Parkgatestone
LLE – £172 Hillend
BDM – £155 Blackpark
BTEX – £158 Holehouse
ZWA – £155 Easter Breich
SWA – £120 Blackpark
KHIL – £138 Holehouse
EC – £138 Bankhead, £112 Stagehall
Rams
TEX – £250 Dykes, £230 Yeldabrek, £200 Howpark, £180 Yeldabrek, £175 Rowantreehill
BEL – £160 Haswellsykes, £152 Yeldabrek, £100 High Crewburn
SUF – £195, £130 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £220 Howpark, £170 Yeldabrek
NCC – £130 Yeldabrek, £100 Stobo Home, £100 Walston Mill
CHE – £148 Dykes, £110 Yeldabrek
BFL – £140 Parkgatestone
ZWA – £100 Yeldabrek
HAM – £100 Yeldabrek
