Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 29th September 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 90 cattle comprising of 45 bullocks and heifers and 45 cast cows.
Charolais heifers sold to £3051 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Henderson Fine Foods, or to 452p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Mitchell Butchers.
British Blue bullocks sold to £2472 from Mid Shawtonhill Farm to Black Butchers, Lanark or to 422p/pk from Muirburn Farm, Biggar to MJ Stark Wholesalers, Paisley.
Beef Cows sold to £2370 per head from Mafflat Farm, Quarter or to 286p/pk from Newbigging Mill, Carnwath. Dairy Cows sold to £2110 per head from Ormiston Mains, Kirknewton or to 273 p/pk from Over Dalserf Farm, Larkhall.
Young Bulls sold to £2658 per head from Feoch Farm, Darvel or to 350 p/pk from East Merkland Farm, Strathaven.
Cast Bulls sold to £2320 per head from Hattonknowe Farm, Peebles or to 209 p/pk from Midlock Farm, Biggar.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2405 Mafflat
LIM X – £2794 North Boig, £2726 & £2703 Brockwoodlees
CHAR X – £3051 Brockwoodlees, £2865 Lochurd
SIM – £2266 Branxton
BB – £2456 Fauldingcleugh
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 370p Mafflat
LIM X – 452p & 450p Brockwoodlees, 440p & 438p North Boig
CHAR X – 425p Brockwoodlees
BB – 445p Fauldingcleugh
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA – £2338 High Dyke
LIM X – £2410 Westtown
BB – £2472 Mid Shawtonhill
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
BB – 422p Muirburn, 395p Mid Shawtonhill
Young Bulls Per Head
AA – £2283 Oldhill
LUING – £2658 Feoch
CHX – £2333 Crawcraigs
SIM – £2436 East Merkland
Young Bulls Per Kilo
LUING – 345p Feoch
CHAR X – 350p Mackiesmill
SIM – 350p East Merkland
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2370 Mafflat, £2290 Hillend
LUING – £2110 Feoch
SHO – £1990 Thinacre
LIM X – £2090 Cloverhill
SIM – £1590 Lawriesmuir
B/SWISS – £1490 Muirhouse
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 286p Newbigging Mill, 284p Mafflat
GALL – 227p March Cottage
LUING – 281p Midlock
SHO – 261p Thinacre
LIM X – 277p Mafflat, 267p Cloverhill
SIM – 250p Lawriesmuir
B/SWISS – 217p Muirhouse
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £2110 & £2040 Ormiston Mains
HOL – £2190, £2170 & £1790 Over Dalserf, £1670 Broadfield
JER – £1840 Harelaw
AYR – £1890 Langside
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 252p & 251p Ormiston Mains
HOL – 272p & 261p Over Dalserf, 256p Greentowers, 242p Harelaw
JER – 256p Harelaw
AYR – 265p Langside
Cast Bulls Per Head
HER – £2300 Wellhead
CHAR – £2320 Hattonknowe
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
CHAR – 208p Midlock
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 29th September Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2859 Hoggs and 2010 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
A smaller show for numbers but better for flesh was forward. Again, a lot of weight on offer realisinig good pounds per head. Best export types heavily bid for.
The sale topped at £187 per head for Suffolks from Wight, Carwood Farm and to 362p/kg for Beltex from Baillie, Broomfield Lodge Farm.
Overall Average 304p/kg (SQQ 305p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX – £90 Carlophill
Per Kilo
TEX – 281p Carlophill
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £125 & £116 Fallside, £120 Cumberhead, £110 Coulterhaugh, £107 Legholmshiels
BEL – £132 Midtown, £130 Wester Whitecastle, £125 Cumberhead
BF – £95 & £85 Fallside, £70 Coulterhaugh
SUF – £90 Greyside
X – £116, Shawhead, £110 Yeldabrek, £94 Thorniehall
Per Kilo
TEX – 328p & 305p Fallside, 324p Cumberhead, 297p Coulterhaugh, 297p Hazlieburn
BEL – 338p Midtown, 333p Wester Whitecastle, 328p Cumberhead
BF – 271p & 229p Fallside, 200p Coulterhaugh
SUF – 236p Greyside
X – 305p Shawhead, 289p Yeldabrek, 276p Thorniehall
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £148 Walesley & Bickerton Hall, £147 Bickerton Hall, £145 Richardton, £144 East Cauldcoats
BEL – £156 Drumbuie, £152 & £145 Biggarshiels Mains, £146 Muirhouse, £144 West Shawtonhill
BF – £126 Haspielaw, £119 Shawhead, £113 Waterhead, £110 Fallside & Haspielaw
SUF – £138 Haspielaw, £136 Traquair Knowe, £143 Carlophill & Hutlerburn, £134 Hutlerburn & Howes Way
CHE – £129 East Yardhouse & Yeldabrek, £121 East Yardhouses & Wester Whitecastle, £120 Muldron
SM – £131 Shawhead, £123 Crookboat, £120 Waterhead, £119 Thorniehall
X – £133 Shawhead, £130 Traquair Knowe, £129 Nether Brotherston, £115 Greyside
BTEX – £128 & £127 Hartsop
ZWA – £124 Wintermuir, £112 East Links
Per Kilo
TEX – 334p Bickerton hall, 333p Sandilands, 329p Richardton, 328p Walesley & Bickerton Hall
BEL – 346p Drumbuie, 345p Biggarshiels Mains, 342p Westpark, 331p Muirhouse, 330p Cumberhead
BF – 286p & 282p Haspielaw, 283p Shawhead, 282p Fallside, 262p waterhead
SUF – 315p Brownhill, 309p Traquair Knowe, 306p Haspielaw, 304p Fallside & Carlophill
CHE – 302p Wester Whitecastle, 300p East Yardhouses & Yeldabrek, 292p Muldron
SM – 291p Shawhead, 283p Thorniehall, 279p Crookboat & Waterhead
X – 300p Nether Brotherston, 295p Shawhead, 288p Traquair Knowe, 280p Greyside
BTEX – 309p & 304p Hartsop
ZWA – 288p Wintermuir, 266p East Links
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £178 & £177 Craighead, £174 Collielaw, £169 Rutherend
BEL – £179 (twice) & £174 Broomfield Lodge, £169 Ingraston, £167 Drumbuie
BF – £144 Hallhill
SUF – £161 & £150 Howes Way, £152 Thorniehall, £149 Brownsbank, £148 Laigh Carnduff
CHE – £152 Hallhill, £141 7 £139 Newton of Wiston
SM – £143 & £138 West Shawtonhill, £137 Thorniehall, £132 Townfoot, £129 Auldtoun
X – £140 Lower Daviesdyke
DTEX – £137 Brownhill
Per Kilo
TEX – 361p (twice) & 356p Craighead, 347p Woodside, 345p Longford
BEL – 362p & 351p (twice) Broomfield Lodge, 347p Drumbuie, 344p Ingraston
BF – 282p Hallhill
SUF – 319p & 309p Howes Way, 304p Knockenhair, Laigh Carnduff & Cambwell
CHE – 308p & 306p Newton of Wiston, 292p Hallhill
SM – 293p West Shawtonhill, 287p Townfoot, 286p Auldtoun, 280p West Shawtonhill, 268p Thorniehall
X – 285p Lower Daviesdyke
DTEX – 291p Brownhill
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £185 & £182 Craighead, £183 & £179 Lower Daviesdyke, £182 Hallhill
BF – £148 Haspielaw
SUF – £187 & £160 Carwood, £183 Sorn Mains, £163 The Firs, £162 Strawfrank
CHE – £185 & £165 Hallhill
BTEX – £169 Hartsop
HAM – £147 West Shawtonhill
DOR – £149 East Links
Per Kilo
TEX – 349p Craighead, 337p Lower Daviesdyke, 330p Craighead, 320p Collielaw, 311p Hallhill
BF – 259p Haspielaw
SUF – 305p Sorn Mains, 301p The Firs, 300p & 296p Carwood, 294p Bents
CHE – 303p & 300p Hallhill
BTEX – 307p Hartsop
HAM – 282p West Shawtonhill
DOR – 275p East Links
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 2010 ewes were a smaller show for numbers but still easily sold. All classes keenly bid for by Scotlands largest ringside of Primestock buyers.
The sale topped at £310 per head for Texels from Hammond, Auchenbart Farm and to £148 for Blackface from Barr, Hallhill Farm.
Overall Average £99.85
BF Average £72.12 (682)
Ewes
TEX – £310 Auchenbart, £272 Lower Daviesdykes & Auchenbart, £268 Hallhill, £260 Sebay
BEL – £205 & £180 Carstairs Minas, £185 Bankhead, £180 Carstairs Mains, £176 Birniehall, £175 Auchenbart
BF – £148 Hallhill, £130 Waterhead, £111 Wester Dawyck, £110 West Shawtonhill, £108 Tower
SUF – £196 Sorn Mains, £182 Sebay, £180 Carlophill, £172 Fallside, £170 nether Brotherston
CHAR – £118 Nether Brotherston
NCC – £208 Hallhill, £178 Sebay, £170, £168 & £160 Yeldabrek
CHE – £96 Blackburn
CONT – £116, £112 & £83 Greyside, £80 Carlophill
CHM – £188 Craighead, £166 Meikle Carleith, £164 & £84 Heavyside, £100 Greyside
X – £176 Pentland Hills Icelandics, £174 Bents, £172 Howburn, £167 Hattonknowe, £166 Meikle Carleith
BFL – £172 Auchenbart
LLE – £158 & £148 Carlophill, £150 & £122 Headlesscross
BTEX – £112 Hartsop
ZWA – £82 University of Edinburgh
BL – £102 Millmoor
EC – £112 Bankhead
RYE – £88 Fenton Place
Rams
TEX – £268 Hillridge, £240 Dawn Cottage, £192 Yeldabrek, £158 Greyside, £150 Yeldabrek
BEL – £270 Lamington Livestock, £220 Dawn Cottage, £182 Townfoot, £130 Muirhouse, £100 Carstairs
BF – £148 Mitchellhill, £140 Corsebank, £114 Tower
CHE – £160 Dukeston of Brux
SHE – £98 Aikerness
HEB – £118 Yeldabrek
ZWA – £95 Nether Balgray
DS – £172 Nether Balgray
