Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 9th February 2026
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 105 cattle comprising of 43 bullocks and heifers, 62 cast cows.
Prime Cattle
Limousin heifers sold to £2907 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to 445p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Cairns Butcher, Law.
Charolais bullocks sold to £2952 from Brownsbank Farm, Biggar to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw or to 400p/pk twice from Faskine Farm, Airdrie and Brownsbank Farm, Biggar to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw and H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Young Bulls sold to £2499 per head from East Merkland Farm, Strathaven or to 368p/pk from East Millrigg Farm, Biggar.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2289 Harvieston
LIM – £2483 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £2907, £2803 Brockwoodlees, £2545 Howburn, £2496 Collielaw, £2461 Brocklees
SIM – £2172 Harvieston, £2153 East Merkland
BB – £2846 Brockwoodlees
CHAR X – £2736 Brownsbank
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 445p, 440p Brockwoodlees
LIM X – 440p Brockwoodlees, 420p Howburn, 415p Harvieston, 410p, 400p Collielaw
SIM – 370p East Merkland
BB – 442p Brockwoodlees
CHAR X – 380p Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM X – £2851, £2720 Faskine
HER – £2226 Knowetop
CHAR X – £2952, £2880 Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM X – 400p Faskine
CHAR X – 400p Brownsbank
Young Bulls Per Head
LIM – £2169 East Millrig
SIM – £2499 East Merkland
Young Bulls Per Kilo
LIM X – 368p East Millrig
SIM – 350p East Merkland
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2670 per head from Skirling Craigs Farm, Biggar or to 331p/pk from Bents Farm, West Calder.
Dairy cows sold to £1970 per head from Ormiston Farm, Kirknewton or to 247p/pk from Laird Farming Co, Blyth.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2670 skirling Craigs, £2240 Howburn
LIM – £2010 Maidencots
LUI – £1970 Mitchellhill
LIM X – £2340 Greenfield, £2040 Wintermuir
SIM – £2090 Bents
BLO – £1890 Maidencots
HER – £1970 Hills of Dalserf, £1790 Wellhead
CONT X – £1800 Auchnotroch
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 298p Skirling Craigs, 266p Howburn
GALL – 256p Hillside
LIM X – 296p Greenfield, 289p Watsonhead, 274p Headsmuir, 270p Traquair Knowe
SIM – 331p Bents, 304p Maidencots
BLO – 282p Maidencots
HER – 283p Hills of Dalserf
CONT – 242p Auchnotroch
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1970, £1940 Ormiston Mains, £1640 Auchnotroch
HOL – £1950, £1940, £1900, £1500 Blyth
AYR – £1570 Canniehole
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 244p Ormiston Mains
HOL – 247p, 239p Blyth
AYR – 251p Canniehole
Sheep Primestock Report
There was 3826 Hoggs, 110 Store Hoggs and 1421 Cast Ewes sold through Lanark.
Hoggs
Another large show of 3826 prime hoggs were forward with over 1440 outstanding fed Blackface hoggs on offer. Heavy hoggs also sharper in week. All classes easily sold and more requires to fill Scotlands largest ring of prime sheep buyers.
The sale topped at £188 per head for Texels from RM Clark, Netherton Farm and to 421p/kg for Beltex from Cunningham, Walkerdyke Farm.
Overall Average 328p/kg (SQQ 337p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £100 Lower Daviesdykes, £96 Halfmark, £93 Hillhouse
BF – £112, £108 Spango, £104 Upper Wellwood, £73 Carco
CHE – £96 Halfmark
SHE – £99 Carlophill, £67 Craigdarroch
Per Kilo
TEX – 333p Lower Daviesdykes, 300p Halfmark, 300p Hillhouse
BF – 350p, 337p Spango, 325p Upper Wellwood, 251p Carco
CHE – 300p Halfmark
SHE – 319p Carlophill, 257p Craigdarroch
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £138 Sunnyside, £136 Blackbog, £134 Mid Brockloch, £134 Galalaw, £134 Windhill Farm Cottage
BEL – £139 Windhill Farm Cottage, £138 Hill (Cumnock), £133 Lower Daviesdykes, £129 Hill (Cumnock)
BF – £134 Spango, £131 Heatheryhall, £130 Corsebank, £130 Cronan, £128 Carlophill
CHE – £135 Windhill Farm Cottage, £134 East Law, £131 Carlophill, £129, £126 Craigdarroch
SM – £120 Gosland
X – £130 Boylston, £102 Dykehole, £100 Castlehill
SHE – £99 Halfmark
Per Kilo
TEX – 363p Sunnyside, 361p Gosland, 351p Sandilands, 350p Crossflatt, 348p Blackbog
BEL – 386p Windhill Farm Cottage, 373p Hill (Cumnock), 350p Lower Daviesdykes, 348p Hill (Cumnock)
BF – 347p Craigdarroch, 344p Heatheryhall, 343p Spango, 342p Corsebank, 341p Spango
CHE – 363p Carlophill, 355p Windhill Farm Cottage, 350p Craigdarroch, 343p East Law, 330p Craigdarroch
SM – 307p Gosland
X – 351p Boylston, 303p Castlehill, 283p Dykehole
SHE – 300p Halfmark
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £163 Collielaw, £162, £160 West Lethans, £159 Collielaw, £155 Carlophill
BEL – £177 Walkerdyke, £164, £162 West Lethans, £154 West Torphin, £152 Jeanfield
BF – £149 Heatheryhall, £145 Boylston, £145 Corsebank, £142 Heatheryhall, £142 Posso
SUF – £153, £152 Cockrig, £152 Thethwaite, £143 Dykehole, £142 Mid Brockloch
CHE – £151 Glendouran, £148 Windhill Farm Cottage, £145 Thethwaite, £140 Jeanfield, £140 Dykes
SM – £140 Ingraston, £139 Muirhouses, £138 Allanton, £134 Sunnyside
X – £135 Parkhall, £134 Dechmont, £134 Craigdarroch
BTEX – £167, £166, £158 Boylston, £148 Sunnyside
ROM – £140 Muirhouses
EC – £142 Allanton
Per Kilo
TEX – 372p, 368p West Lethans, 365p Allanton, 362p Collielaw, 361p Westtown
BEL – 421p Walkerdyke, 372p, 368p West Lethans, 365p Hill (Cumnock), 353p Jeanfield
BF – 337p Boylston, 337p Corsebank, 335p Muirhouses, 331p, 330p Heatheryhall
SUF – 347p, 345p Cockrig, 338p Mid Brockloch, 337p Thethwaite, 332p Gosland
CHE – 343p Glendouran, 337p Thethwaite, 336p Allanton, 336p Windhill Farm Cottage, 332p Dechmont
SM – 323p Muirhouses, 320p Allanton, 319p Sunnyside, 318.2p Ingraston
X – 329p Parkhall, 326p Craigdarroch, 319p Dechmont
BTEX – 404p, 388p Boylston, 370p Sunnyside, 351p Boylston
ROM – 325p Muirhouses
EC – 330p Allanton
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £175 Collielaw, £166 Carwood, £165 Silverrig, £164 Walesley
BEL – £182 Shawhead, £177 Drumbuie, £172 Shawhead, £162, £160 Ingraston
BF – £149 Corsebank, £149 Heatheryhall, £148 Corsebank, £145 Whelphill, £142 Heatheryhall
SUF – £155 Southmains, £153 Netherurd Mains, £153 Cambwell, £153 Eastshield, £152 Moredun
CHE – £151 Sonoma, £150 Thethwaite
SM – £141 Spango
X – £153 Tower, £152 Lightshaw, £149 Whelphill, £146 Belstane
BFL – £138 Thethwaite
BTEX – £168 Boylston
EC – £141 Bankhead
Per Kilo
TEX – 372p Collielaw, 351p Silverrig, 345p Collielaw, 343p Silverrig, 341p Carmichael of Carmichael
BEL – 373p, 371p Shawhead, 368p Drumbuie, 352p, 340p Ingraston
BF – 321p Corsebank, 315p Whelphill, 310p, 302p Heatheryhall, 298p Corsebank
SUF – 325p Netherurd Mains, 323p Hattonknowe, 320p North Moorhouse, 319p Moredun, 312p Cambwell
CHE – 328p Sonoma, 319p Thethwaite
SM – 300p Spango
X – 306p Tower, 304p Belstane, 298p Whelphill, 298p Lightshaw
BFL – 300p Thethwaite
BTEX – 365p Boylston
EC – 306p Bankhead
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £188 Netherton Farm Cottage, £184 Toftcombs, £183 North Garngour, £181 Skirling Craigs, £181 Hill (Strathaven)
BEL – £182 Toftcombs, £172 Shawhead, £165 Gosland, £158 Drumbuie
BF – £150 Whelphill, £148 East Kinleith, £144 Heatheryhall, £142 Whelphill, £140 Gosland
SUF – £179 Southmains, £175 Netherton Farm Cottage, £172 Windhill Farm Cottage, £167 Glenside, £166 Carwood
CHE – £168 Thethwaite, £153 Dykes, £150 Shawhead
X – £156 Glenside
BFL – £152 Steading Cottage
DS – £155 Auchtygemmell
Per Kilo
TEX – 317p Hill (Strathaven), 316p Bogside, 315p Hill (Strathaven), 315p West Nerston, 312p Threestanes
BEL – 305p Gosland, 298p Drumbuie, 296p Shawhead, 267p Toftcombs
BF – 271p Heatheryhall, 269p East Kinleith, 267p Whelphill, 233p Gosland, 214p Whelphill
SUF – 313p, 309p Carwood, 307p Netherton Farm Cottage, 298p Glenside, 292p Belstane
CHE – 288p Shawhead, 278p dykes, 262p Thethwaite
X – 288p Glenside
BFL – 209p Cockrig
DS – 303p Auchtygemmell
Store Hoggs
The 100 store hoggs were mixed for quality selling to a top of £133 for Texels from Watson, The Law Farm.
Average £90.74
TEX – £133 The Law, £95 Westcroft
BF – £90, £84 Spango, £78 Crossflatt, £70 The Home Farm, £62 Crossflatt
SUF – £121 Low Kittymuir, £118 The Law
CHE – £100 Gilmanscleugh, £90 The Home Farm, £80 Gilmanscleugh, £70 Muirhead
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1421 cast ewes were a mixed show of quality including 689 Blackface ewes which were very mixed for flesh. Best quality ewes keenly bid for and more could easily be sold to advantage.
The sale topped at £282 per head for Suffolk tups from Harper, Southmains Farm and to £154 for Blackface from Fallows, Cockrig Farm.
Overall average £118
BF average £95.42 (689)
Ewes
TEX – £280 Blackhill, £275 Broomfield Lodge, £270 Townhead, £265 Jeanfield, £250 North Garngour
EC – £150 & £188 Bankhead
WELSH – £92 Mid Tulloch
BAD – £112 Hillhouse & Walesley
RYE – £148 Blackbog
BEL – £260 Dykes, £230 Bankhead, £200 West Torphin, £165 Bankhead
BF – £150 Cockrig, £148 Hawthornbank, £138 Greenbank, Craig Douglas & Townhead
SUF – £215 Blackhill, £188 North Garngour, £184 Yardbent, £175 The Law, £172 Blackhill
NCC – £185 Windhill, £150 & £131 Thethwaite, £128 Townhead, £122 Smiddyhill
CHE – £142 Dykes, £135 Muirhead, £132 Fallside & Calla, £128 Threestanes
CONT – £100 East Law
CHM – £195 North Garngour, £166 Easterseat, £150 Craigenhill Park
X – £196 Walesley, £174 Broomfield Lodge, £168 Auchtygemmell, £165 Cockrig, £160 Scrogton
BFL – £200 Yondercroft & Easter Dawyck, £180 Haystoun, £165 Stobilee, £142 Kypehill
LLE – £130 Muirhouses, £126 Westmains
BTEX – £202 Boylston, £114 Craigiehall Bungalow
ZWA – £130 Auchtygemmell, £96 Craigiehall Bungalow
JAC – £100 Menzies Avenue
HW – £94 Menzies Avenue
SWA – £112 East Mitchelton
KHIL – £98 High Dyke
Rams
TEX – £198 Meikle Carleith, £190 Easterseat, £176 Boylston, £170 Skirling Craigs, £165 Glenbuck Home Farm
BEL – £150 Rowantreehill, £148 Collielaw, £130 Glendouran, £110 West Torphin
BF – £140 Calla, £130 Posso & Crosswoodhill, £128 Upper Wellwood, £112 Boylston
SUF – £282 & £200 Southmains, £170 South Netherburn
NCC – £192 Crosswoodhill, £140 Walston Mill
CHE – £120 High Dyke
X – £230 Blackhill
BFL – £172 Lightshaw, £160 Hillhead, £145 Crosswoodhill, £138 Rowantreehill
ABE – £192 Allanton
