Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 3rd November 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 155 cattle comprising of 50 bullocks and heifers and 105 cast cows and 29 calves and stirks.
Limousin Heifers sold to £3010 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Chapman Butchers Wishaw or to 458p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to J Cairns Butcher, Law.
Limousin bullocks sold to £2301 from Muirburn Farm, Biggar to MJ Stark Wholesaler, Paisley or to 420p/pk from Muirburn Farm, Biggar to MJ Stark Wholesaler, Paisley.
Beef Cows sold to £2640 per head from Brownsbank, Biggar or to 342p/pk from Buteland Farm, Balerno.
Dairy Cows sold to £1870 per head from Blackbog Farm, Hamilton or to 303p/pk from Auchmeddan Farm, Lesmahagow.
Young Bulls sold to £2592 per head from East Merkland Farm, Strathaven or to 360p/pk from East Merkland Farm, Strathaven.
Cast Bulls sold to £2200 per head from Toxside Farm, Gorebridge or to 202p/pk from Toxside Farm, Gorebridge.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2631 Cambwell, £2236 Whitecraigs
LIM – £2528 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £3010, £2965, £2835 Brockwoodlees
SIM – £2766 East Merkland
BSH – £2227 Harvieston
HER – £2208 Newton of Wiston
CHAR X – £2749 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA – 360P Harvieston
LIM – 458p Brockwoodlees
LIM X – 458p, 452p & 448p Brockwoodlees
CHAR X – 442P Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
BB – £2301 Muirburn
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
BB – 420p Muirburn (twice)
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2099 Whitecraigs
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
FRIES – 315p Harvieston
HOL – 360p Harvieston
Young Bulls Per Head
CHX – £2421 Mackiesmill
SIM – £2592 East Merkland
Young Bulls Per Kilo
SIM – 360p East Merkland
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2370 Newton of Wiston, £2170 Midtown, £2090 Newton of Wiston
SAL – £2390 Brownsbank, £2210, £2170 Townhead
LIM X – £2290 Temple House, £2290 Townhead, £2090 Temple House
SIM – £2240 Townfoot (Symington), £2190 Toxside, £2040 Whitehill
BB – £2090 Kingside
HER – £2270 Brownsbank, £2110 Newton of Wiston
LUI – £1770 Mauldslie Mains
CHAR X – £1840 Kingside
CHR – £2290 Townfoot (Symington)
BSH – £2640, £2270 Brownsbank, £2090 Hillhead
CONT X – £1810 Netherholm
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 294p Newton of Wiston, 291p Sweetbit, 285p Newton of Wiston
SAL – 317p Brownsbank, 310p Townhead
LIM X – 341p Temple House, 293p Temple House, 277p Townhead
SIM – 305p, 295p Whitehill
BB – 284p Kingside
HER – 284p Brownsbank, 270p Newton of Wiston
LUI – 252p Mauldslie Mains
BSH – 295p Hillhead
CHR – 279p Townfoot (Symington)
BELT/GAL – 271p, 266p Hillend
CONT X – 264p Netherholm
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1810, £1790 Auchmeddan
AYR – £1440 Swaites
HOL – £1870, £1710 Blackbog
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 303p, 252p Auchmeddan
AYR – 209p Swaites
HOL – 225p, 205p Blackbog
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £2200 Toxside
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
AA – 202p Toxside
Dairy Cattle
Lawrie & Symington Ltd held their Monthly Dairy Sale with 8 In-Milk Heifers and Cows forward.
Leading Prices:
Holstein Heifers In-Milk – £3000 Greentowers.
HF Heifers In-Milk – £2950 Westertoun, £2800 & £2600 Drumglass.
Holstein Cows In-Milk – £2500 Westertoun.
HF Cows In-Milk – £2500 Higher Daviesdykes.
Calves and Stirks
On Monday Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with 37 head were forward.
Topping the sale was a Limousin X Bull Calf from Messrs Morton, Haystoun which realised £1,000.
On-Milk Calves topped at £760 for a Charolais X Heifer Calf from Messrs Warnock, Dreva.
Next Sale: Monday 17th November.
Calves On Milk
LIM X – £490 Swaites, £470 Haystoun.
AA – £470 Westertoun.
BB – £620 Swaites, £570, £530, £510 (twice), £500 (twice), £470, £410, £400 Carstairs Mains.
CHAR X – £760 Dreva.
LIM – £480 Westertoun.
FRIES – £300 Haystoun.
HERE – £540 Swaites.
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £1000 Haystoun, £510 Langside.
AA – £390 Westertoun.
BB – £920 Craigthorn, £900 Craigthorn, £880 Craigthorn.
AYR – £420 (x4) Langside.
HERE – £450 Drumglass.
Sheep Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3593 Lambs and Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
Another large show of 3593 prime lambs saw trade take an upwards turn and all classes considerably dearer on the week. Many more could have been sold to advantage.
The sale topped at £194 per head for Beltex from Struthers, Collielaw and to 406p/kg for Beltex from Laird, Sunnyside.
Overall average 313p/kg (SQQ 316p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £125 & £124 Ferniehaugh, £123 & £115 Fallside, £111 Hangingshaw
BF – £121 Spango, £116 Thethwaite, £104 Barglachan
SUF – £114 Turdees, £100 Greyside
X – £125 Coulterhaugh cottage, £100 Turdees, £90 Whitegates
Per Kilo
TEX – 328p & 326p Ferniehaugh, 315p & 310p Fallside, 308p Garvald
BF – 318p Spango, 297p Thethwaite, 273p Barglachan
SUF – 300p Turdees, 263p West Farm
X – 320p Coulterhaugh, 277p Turdees, 243p Whitegates
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX – £150 Townhead & Perryflatts, £148 Mid Shawtonhill, Sunnyside & Townhead
BEL – £183 Sunnyside, £168 Jeanfield, £167 Nether Skellyhill, £162 Cloverhill, £155 Muirhouse
BF – £121 Gair, £119 Birthwood, £108 Coulterhaugh cottage, £100 Hartfield & Perryflatts
SUF – £145 Thethwaite, £141 Brockhouse, £140 Branxton, £139 Mossplatt & Floors
CHAR – £135 Nether Brotherston, £134 Altarstone, £130 Greyside
CHE – £146 Nettlingflat, £143 Westmains, £137 Lochurd, £136 Thethwaite, £135 Mid Brockloch
CHM – £138 Brockhouse
SM – £134 Cloverhill, £132 Sunnyside, £131 Floors, £130 Traquair Knowe, £124 Hartfield
X – £135 Nether Brotherston, £131 & £129 East Law, £110 Whim Park
BTEX – £146 & £144 Boylston
EC – £129 Easter Bravelaw
Per Kilo
EC – 322p Easter Bavelaw
TEX – 339p Lawhead, 334 Haywoodhead, Yeldabrek, Boghouse, Cloverhill
BEL – 406p Sunnyside, 388p Nether Skellyhill, 385p Cloverhill, 373p Jeanfield, 355p Carstairs Mains
BF – 305p Birthwood, 381p Gair Farm, 270p Coulterhaugh, 263 Perryflats, 256p Hartfield
SUF – 322p Thethwaite, 318p Branxton, 315p Floors, 313p Brockhouse, 311p Muirhouse
CHAR – 311p Altarstone, 306p Nether Brotherston, 288p West Farm
CHE – 326p Lochurd, 324p Nettlingflat, 317p Westmains, 316p Thethwaite, 314p Brockhouse
CHM – 313p Brockhouse
SM – 304p Kilmaurs & Cloverhill, 300p Sunnyside, 295p Traquair Knowe, 285p Branxton
X – 314p Nether Brotherston, 307p & 291p East Law, 275p Whim Park Cottage
BTEX – 327p & 324p Boylston
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £169, £165 (twice) & £164 (twice) Collielaw
BEL – £194 Collielaw, £174 Perryflatts, £171 & £168 Broomfield, £168 Auchtygemmel
BF – £145 Posso, £134 Ingraston
SUF – £159 Nether Skellyhill, £157 Peatpotts, £155 Broomfield, £154 High Parks & Traquair Knowe
CHAR – £140 Altarstone
CHE – £150 Nettlingflat, £147 Little Galla
CHM – £146 Little Galla & Carlophill
SM – £147 Whinbush & Lightshaw, £146 Ingraston & Robiesland, £145 Little Galla
X – £154 Redburn, £142 Knockenhair, £138 Turdees
BFL – £144 Cockrig
DTEX – £141 Higher Davisdykes, £140 Nether Brotherston
BERR – £141 Glendarroch
HB – £145 Thethwaite
Per Kilo
HB – 290p Thethwaite
TEX – 352p Colliewlaw, 338p Yeldabrek, 334p Collielaw & Yeldabrek
BEL – 380p Collielaw, 370p Perryflats, 357p Auchtygemmel & Broomfield Lodge, 347p Richardton
BF – 291p Ingraston, 284p Posso
SUF – 338p Nether Skillyhill, 321p Traquair Knowe, 315p Thethwaite, 314p Peatpotts, 308p Traquair Knowe
CHAR – 311p Altarstone
CHE – 319p Littleh Galla, 300p Nettlingflat
CHM – 317p Little Galla, 298p Carlophill
SM – 308p Little Galla, 300p Floors Farm, 297p Allanton, 294p Whinbush, 292p Ingraston
X – 308p Knockenhair, 302p Redburn, 300p Turdees
BFL – 288p Cockrig
DTEX – 313p Higher Daviesdykes, 304p Nether Brotherston
52+kg
Per Head
TEX – £186 & £182 Skirling Craigs, £180 Hallhill, £173 Mossplatt & Kailzie Mains
BEL – £173 Birniehall, £165 West Broadshaw, £164 & £163 Broomfield
SUF – £185 & £169 Kailzie Mains, £168 Muirhouse, £164 Kailzie Mains, £163 Broomfield
X – £175 Kailzie Mains, £168 Carlophill
Per Kilo
TEX – 317p Hattonknowe, 314p Hallhill, 311p Muirhead, 309p Hallhill, 307p Collielaw
BEL – 309p Broomfield, 308p Birniehall, 307p Broomfield Lodge, 305p West Broadshaw
SUF – 309p Hattonknowe, 307p Broomfield Lodge, 301p Kailzie Mains, 300p Muirhouse, 298p Kailzie Mains
X – 280p Carlophill, 265p Kailzie Mains
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 2220 ewes were a larger show on the week and also saw a sharp rise in trade especially the BF and export type ewes. More required each week to fulfill demand.
The sale topped at £299 per head for Texel tup from Frame, Little Gala and to £148 for Blackface from Kirkland Farming, Sanquhar.
Overall Average £112
BF Average £92 (841)
Ewes
TEX – £260, £248 Yeldabrek, £240 Boylston, £240 Yeldabrek, £240 Dovecot
BEL – £270 Mid Shawtonhill, £200 Ardoch
BF – £148, £140 Kirkland, £140 Craigdarroch, £138 Dreva, £138 Calla
SUF – £245 Yeldabrek, £195 Mid Shawtonhill, £190 Ardoch, £188 Haswellsykes, £175 Mid Shawtonhill
CHAR – £215 Greyside
NCC – £178 Brockhouse, £175 Hallhill, £152 Brockhouse, £126 Allanton, £120 Greyside
CHE – £133 Stirkfield, £132 Calla, £120 Woodside Ave, £117 Stirkfield, £111 Clenries
CONT – £130 Allanton, £109 Springfield
CHM – £172 Strawfrank, £168 Biggarshiels, £124 Whim Park Cottage, £100 Raws, £100 Yeldabrek
X – £188 Whinbush, £168 Biggarshiels, £164 Hattonknowe, £162 Ardoch, £160 Boylston
BFL – £200 Dykeneuk, £165 Parkgatestone, £130 Anniston
BTEX – £202 Boylston, £195 Mid Shawtonhill
ZWA – £84 Halbeath
JAC – £108 Howes Way
HEB – £152 Greyside
ROM – £142, £116 Springfield
KHIL – £112 Ardoch
DOR – £145 Stobilee
DS – £215, £138 Mid Shawtonhill, £118 Bogside
OTH – £175 Craigiehall, £110 Springfield, £80 Howes Way
Rams
TEX – £299 Little Galla, £215 Greyside, £200, £170 Robiesland, £162 Whitegates
BF – £170 Lightshaw, £170 Greyside, £160 Dykeneuk, £150 Hallhill, £140 Nunnerie
SUF – £235 Yeldabrek, £170 Greyside, £160, £130, £100 Yeldabrek
CHAR – £158 Altarstone
NCC – £172 Nettlingflat, £135 Yeldabrek
CHE – £135 Yeldabrek, £100 Whitegates, £90 Howes Way
BFL – £142 Greyside
DOR – £255 Stobilee, £120 Whitegates
DS – £130 Yeldabrek
