Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 3rd February 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 3rd February 2025 Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 130 cattle comprising of 65 bullocks and heifers, 65 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to 418p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Cairns Butchers or to £2807 from the same home to Black Butchers.
Limousin bullocks sold to 395p/pk from Howburn Farm to Chapman Butchers or to £2863 from Hill Farm (Strathaven) to Henderson Butchers.
Beef cows sold to £2340 per head from Brownsbank Farm or to 278p/pk from East Mains Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1650 per head from Greentowers Farm or to 230p/pk from Westtown Farm (Stonehouse).
Cast bulls sold to £2390 per head from Carlophill Farm or to 183p/pk for the same beast.
Young bulls sold to £2363 per head from Wester Whitecastle Farm or to 280p/pk for the same beast.
Beef Heifers Per Head
£2807, £2632, £2504, £2492 (twice) Brockwoodlees
£2789 Hill
£2340 South Carnduff
£2310 Brocklees
£2299, £2201 West Backs
£2244 Fauldingcleugh
£2138 South Arnloss
£2131 Howburn
£2019 Holms of Glengavel
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
418p, 412p (twice), 410p, 408p, 402p (twice) Brockwoodlees
402p Hill
398p Fauldingcleugh
378p Howburn
365p West Backs
Beef Bullocks Per Head
£2863 Hill
£2714 South Arnloss
£2589, £2563 West Backs
£2575 Howburn
£2226 Fauldingcleugh
£2175 Westtown
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
395p Howburn
388p Hill
380p West Backs
380p Fauldingcleugh
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
£2042, £2033 Millhill
£1536 Langside
£1367 Craigthorn
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
268p, 258p Millhill
Young Bulls Per Head
£2363 Wester Whitecastle
Young Bulls Per Kilo
280p Wester Whitecastle
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2170 Meadowflatt, £1990 Gartness
SAL – £1990 Brownsbank, £1970 Carlophill
SHO – £1710 Letham
SIM – £2340 Brownsbank, £2090 Meadowflatt
GALL – £1150 East Mains
LINRED – £1690 Midhill
LIMX – £2290 Bushelhead, £2270 Howburn, £1870 Bushelhead, £1840 Overton
CHR – £1890 Redhouse
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 261p & 258p Meadowflatt, 254p East Mains, 251p South Carnduff, 230p Lightshaw
SHO – 223p Overton
LIM – 242p Cumberhead
LINRED – 244p Midhill
LIM X – 278p East Mains, 270p & 268p Bushelhead, 266p Wester Whitecastle, 264p Howburn, 262p Goremire
SIM – 283p Brownsbank, 265p Meadowflatt
BB – 218p Boghouse
HER – 212p Back O Hill
CHAR – 267p & 254p Redhouse
CONT X – 224p Midhill
SAL – 269p & 268p Carlophill, 257p Brownsbank
GAL – 205p East Mains
Dairy Cows Per Head
HOL – £1650 Greentowers, £1610 Blyth, £1570 Grangehall, £1570 Westown, £1470 Westtown, £1440 Hawksland
AYR – £1270 Langside
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
HOL – 229p & 209p Westtown, 227p & 204p Greentowers, 201p Blyth
AYR – 254p Langside
Cast Bulls Per Head
SALER – £2390 Carlophill
CHR – £2290 Posso
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
SAL – 183p Carlophill
Calves and Stirks
A smaller show of calves saw no let up on record prices!
Topping the sale was a Limousin x heifer calf from Steel, Cumberhead Farm, achieving £730.
On milk calves peaked at £650 for a Limousin x bull calf from Steel, Over Kypeside farm.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £650 Over Kypeside
AA – £380 & £350 Woodhead, £220 & £210 Culter Allers
BB – £590 & £560 Over Kypeside, £330 (twice) Culter Allers
CONT £300 Woodhead
Calves Off Milk
AA – £210 & £200 Culter Allers
BB – £670, £660 (twice) & £650 Thripland, £210 Culter Allers
LIM X – £730 Cumberhead
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monay 3rd February Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3194 Hoggs, 397 Store Hoggs and 1468 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Hoggs
A larger show of 3194 prime hoggs saw trade dearer in all classes and more could easily have been sold. Export weight lambs in strong demand.
The sale topped at £216 for texels from Clark North Garngour Farm and to 431p/pk for Beltex from Cunningham, Walkerdyke Farm.
Overall average 339p/kg (SQQ 341p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF – £98 Spango, £74 Debog
CHE – £80 Nettlingflat
ROUS – £90 Debog
Per Kilo
BF – 326p Spango, 231p & 192p Debog
CHE – 250p Nettlingflat
ROUS – 300p Debog, 214p Dawyck
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £145 & £136 Allanton, £144 Kilwhipnach, £138 Laigh Carnduff, £134 Wintermuir
RYE – £100 Fenton Place
BEL – £148 Laigh Carnduff & Dykes, £144 Yeldabrek, £133 Newfield Mains, £130 High Dyke
BF – £126 & £124 Craigdarroch, £123 Nunnerie, £122 (twice) Corsebank
SUF – £127 Laigh Carnduff, £125 Eight Acres, £122 Nettlingflat, £116 Bents
CHE – £128 Sarkside
X – £134 Nether Brotherston, £129 High Dyke, £125 Greyside, £124 Kilwhipnach
SHE – £120 Lawhead
BTEX – £114 Bents
JAC – £120 Laigh Carnduff
Per Kilo
RYE – 270p Fenton Place
TEX – 383p Laigh Carnduff, 371p Allanton, 369p Kilwhipnach, 361p Gair,359p Laigh Carnduff
BEL – 411p Laigh Carnduff, 389p Dykes, 380p Newfield, 369p Yeldabrek, 364p Wintermuir
BF – 351p Nunnerie, 345p Spango, 336p (twice) Gareland, 335p Craigdarroch
SUF – 343p Laigh Carnduff, 322p Bents, 320p Eight Acres, 312p Nettlingflat
CHE – 345p Sarkside, 206p Nettlingflat
X – 357p & 352p Nether Brotherston, 348p High dyke, 344p Kilwhipnach, 337p Greyside
SHE – 315p Lawhead,
BTEX – 325p Bents
JAC – 352p Laigh Carnduff
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £190 & £170 Walkerdyke, £179 Wellhead, £172 Easter Sills, £170 Broomfield Lodge
BEL – £168 High Dyke, £164 Heatheryhall, £162 Ingraston, £159 Grangehall, £156 High Dyke
BF – £152 Corsebank, £141 (twice) Boat & Chesterhall, £137 Haystoun
SUF – £156 Thethwaite, £152 Chapelhill, £150 Carlophill, £149 Bents, £146 Laigh Braidley
CHE – £154 Parkhouse, £152 Rowantreehill, £150 Townhead, £149 Nettlingflat, £145 Dykes
CHM – £151 Rowantreehill
X – £147 Lawhead, £144 Nether Brotherston, £143 Townfoot & Ingraston, £132 Anston
BFL – £130 Parkhouse, £100 Leadburnlea
TXS – £170 & £159 Carwood
JAC – £110 Lower Daviesdykes
Per Kilo
TEX – 431p Walkerdyke, 407p Allanton, 397p Wellhead, 388p Allanton, 386p Laigh Cleughearn
BEL – 400p High Dyke, 376p Ingraston, 369p Grangehall, 365p Auchenbart, 364p Heatheryhall
BF – 345p Corsebank, 340p Thethwaite, 336p & 335p Boat, 334p Haystoun
SUF – 348p Carlophill, 346p &345p Thethwaite, 339p Grangehall, 337p Chapelhill
CHE – 362p Dykes, 361p Rowantreehill, 357p Townhead, 354p Nettlingflat, 352p Common
CHM – 343p Rowantreehill
X – 350p Lawhead, 340p Ingraston, 332p Townfoot, 322p Anston, 320p Nether Brotherston
BFL – 295p Parkhouse, 222p Leadburnlea
JAC – 256p Lower Daviesdyke
TXS – 377p 7361p Carwood
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £184 Toftcombs, £181, £180 & £179 Collielaw, £179 Wellhead
BEL – £192 (twice) & £182 Broomfield Lodge, £180 Walkerdyke & Drumbuie
BF – £152 Haystoun, £146 Little Blackdyke
SUF – £167 Heatheryhall, £165 Yeldabrek, £162 Carlophill, £161 Eastfield, £160 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £162 Laigh Cleughearn
CHE – £173 Hallhill, £169 (twice) & £162 Sornfallow, £160 Lochurd
X – £161 Lochurd, £148 Shawhead & Whinbush, £140 Eight Acres, £138 Lower Daviesdyke
BFL – £145 & £140 Haystoun, £120 Leadburnlea
LLE – £160 Cambwell
ROM – £146 & £134 Potterston
Per Kilo
TEX – 384p Broomfield, 383p Toftcombs, 378p &374p Easter Sills, 369p Laigh Cleughearn
BEL – 417p, 400p & 395p Broomfield, 375p Walkerdyke, 360p Drumbuie
BF – 304p Little Blackdyke, 298p Haystoun,
SUF – 341p (twice) Heatheryhall, 340p Easter Sills, 335p Eastfield, 334p Heatheryhall
CHAR – 337p Laigh Cleughearn,
CHE – 360p & 359p & 352p Sornfallow, 347p Lochurd, 336p Gilmeadowland,
X – 328p Lochurd, 321p Shawhead, 291p Eight Acres, 285p Whinbush, 276p Lower Daviesdyke
BFL – 304p &290p Haystoun, 240p Leadburnlea
LLE – 326p Cambwell
ROM – 280p &279p Potterston
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £216 North Garngour, £194 Lower Daviesdyke, £192 Nether Skellyhill & Glendouran, £188 Meadowflatt
BEL – £174 Drumbuie
BF – £158 Chesterhall Parks, £150 Ashcraig, £140 Nunnerie
SUF – £180 Lawhead, £170 Yeldabrek & Carwood
CHE – £180 Hallhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 333p Walkerdyke, 329p Glendouran, 327p Hallhill, 325p Gair & Glendouran
BEL – 322p Drumbuie
BF – 293p Chesterhall parks, 288p Ashcraig, 254p Nunnerie
SUF – 321p Lawhead, 303p Carwood & Yeldabrek
CHE – 321p Hallhill
Cast Ewes & Rams
A larger show of 1468 cast ewes and rams saw all classes extremely dear and short of requirements. Blackface and Cheviot ewes short of demand, heavy mules very strong.
The sale topped at £280 per head for Texels from Clark, North Garngour Farm and to £148 for Blackface from Stewart, Crookboat Farm.
Overall Average £129.98
BF Average £110.76 (489)
Ewes
TEX – £280 North Garngour, 3255 Gilmeadowland, £250 Toftcombs, £242 Scrogton, £240 Higher Daviesdyke
BEL – £162 Mid Tulloch, £160 Dykes & Hillend, £120 Yeldabrek
BF – £148 Crookboat, £142 Hallhill, £136 Robiesland, £131 Tower, £130 Blairmulloch
SUF – £220 Southmains, £215 Carwood, £182 Yeldabrek, £180 Bents
NCC – £156 Dykes, £142 Yeldabrek, £132 Whitesykes & Fenton Place, £130 Whitesykes
CHE – £134 Yeldabrek, £132 Dreva & Springfield, £127 Muirhouse, £126 Glendouran
CONT – £136 Yeldabrek, £122 High Dyke, £106 North Boig
CHM – £178 Yondercroft, £170 & £160 Greyside, £168 Gilmeadowland, £148 Toftcombs
X – £190 Blairmulloch, £182 Crosswoodhill, £176 Nether Abington & Southmains, £174 North Garngour
BFL – £180 Blairmulloch & Eastfield, £168 Scrogton
SHE – £100 Yeldabrek
LLE – £178 Carlophill
ROUS – £119 Debog
BL – £155 Gilmanscleugh, 3110 High Daviesdyke
ROM – £158 & £124 Greyside
KHIL – £126 Yeldabrek, £120 High Dyke & Wester Crosswoodhill
EASY CARE – £126, £112 & £102 Wormiston, £109 Broomhill
Rams
TEX – £218 Southmains, £171 Haywoodhead, £164 Yeldabrek, £160 Craigievern & Glendouran
BEL – £160 Hillend, £130 The Firs, £120 Nether Brotherston, £116 Craigievern
BF – £154 Tower, 3140 Chesterhall & East Merkland, £115 Debog, £108 Nunnerie
SUF – £190 Southmains, £178 Yeldabrek, £170 Kailzie Mains
CHAR – £120 High Dyke
NCC – £150 Nettlingflat
CHE – £160 Muirhouse, £128 Gilmanscleugh, £110 Crosswoodhill
BFL – £165 East Merkland, £150 Wester Dawyck, £148 Dreva, £138 Eastfield of Coulter, £130 Leadburn
Store Hoggs
The 397 store hoggs met a very dear trade topping at £154 for Texels from Ballantyne, East Cauldcoats Farm. Blackface to £108 from Dawyck Farms
Overall Average £99.32
TEX – £154 & £140 East Cauldcoats, £138, £131 & £129 Wester Mosshat
BEL – £128 Mid Hartwood
BF – £108 Dawyck, £101 Barr farm, £100 Wester Mosshat
SUF – £98 Linnburn
CHE – £113 Springfield
CHM – £130 Wester Mosshat, £126 Lamancha
X – £110 Holehouse, £107 Dawyck
