Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 20th October 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 148 cattle comprising of 50 bullocks and heifers, 98 cast cows and calves and stirks.
Limousin heifers sold to £2973 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to Black Butcher, Lanark. Or to 455p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to Collins butcher, Muirhead.
Limousin bullocks sold to £2652 from Faskine Farm, Airdrie to Cooper Butchers, Bellshill. Or to 410p/pk from Mid Shawtonhill Farm, Strathaven to Findlay Wholesale Wishaw.
Beef cows sold to £2690 per head from Toxside Farm, Gorebridge or to 310p/pk from Parkhall Farm, Lanark.
Dairy Cows sold to £1990 per head from Westertoun Farm, Strathaven or to 268p/pk from Parkhall Farm, Lanark.
Young Bulls sold to £2394 per head from Mackiesmill, Elderslie or to 362p/pk from Mackiesmill, Elderslie.
Cast Bulls sold to £2800 per head from Robiesland farm, Lanark or to 253p/pk from Laigh Cleughearn, East Kilbride.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA – £2370 Balquharrage
LIM – £2652 Brockwoodlees
LIM X – £2973, £2867 & £2835 Brockwoodlees
CHX – £2769 Brownsbank
BSH – £2109 Harvieston
BB – £2754 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM – 448p Brockwoodlees
LIM X – 452p, 450p & 448p Brockwoodlees, 440p Balquharrage
CHX – 390p Brownsbank
BB – 455p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM X – £2652 Faskine, £2533 Brownsbank
BB – £2433 Broachrigg
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM – 410p Mid Shawtonhill
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL – £2135 Broadfield
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
HOL – 340p Broadfield
Young Bulls Per Head
LIM X – £2344 Harvieston
CHAR X – £2394 Mackiesmill
Young Bulls Per Kilo
LIM X – 358p Harvieston
CHAR X – 362p Mackiesmill
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA – £2690, £2510 Toxside, £2510 Parkhall
CHAR – £2610 Parkhall
LIM X – £2340, £2310 Nether Abington, £2290 Wintermuir, £2270 Corsebank
BSH – £2310 Sweetbit
BB – £1990 Sweetbit
HER – £2570 Corramore, £2370 Sweetbit
CHAR X – £2090 Ryelandside
BELT/GAL – £1670 Ryelandside
CONT X – £1910 Midhill, £1890 Auchnotroch
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA – 302p, 295p Toxside, 291p Parkhall
CHR – 310p Parkhall
LIM – 290p Wintermuir
LIM X – 299p, 297p Nether Abington, 295p Corsebank
BSH – 282p Sweetbit
BB – 271p Kepscaith
HER – 304p Kittymuirhill, 298p Corramore
CHAR X – 287p Ryelandside
BELT/GAL – 253p Ryelandside
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES – £1870 Harvieston, £1770 Auchmeddan
HOL – £1990 Westertoun, £1770 Over Dalserf, £1740 Broadfield, £1690 Kirklands
AYR – £1840 Newlands, £1570 Swaites
MRI – £1670 Ryelandside
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES – 286p Auchmeddan, 268p Auchmeddan, 262p Ainville, 256p Harvieston
HOL – 264p Broadfield, 263p, 258p, 255p Over Dalserf
AYR – 250p Newlands, 226p Swaites
MRI – 253p Moatmains
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA – £2600 Robiesland
BLO – £2500 Laigh Cleughearn
CHR – £2800 Robiesland
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
AA – 244p Robiesland
BLO – 253p Laigh Cleughearn
CHAR – 316p Robiesland
Calves and Stirks
On Monday Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale of 69 calves with no shortage of quality.
Topping the sale was a spectacular limousine cross Bullock from Messrs Harrison, Auchtygemmell achieving £1110.
On Milk calves peaked at £660 for a British Blue Heifer calf from Messrs Adamson, Swaites.
Calves On Milk
AYR – £280 Swaites
AA – £450 Newlands, £370 Woodhead (twice)
HER – £560 & £500 Swaites
BB – £660, £650 & £580 Swaites
LIM – £480 Westertoun
LMX – £460 Ladehead
HOL – £260 Woodhead, £160 Byretown (Twice)
CONT X – £430, £390, £360 (twice), £290, £280 & £240 Woodhead
SIM – £590 & £570 Ladehead
Calves Off Milk
LIM X – £1110 Auchtygemmell, £720 (x3), £710 (twice), £690 (twice), £680 & £670 Langside
CHAR X – £790 Dreva
AA – £1100 (twice), £980 (x5) & £920 (twice) Kilkivan
BB – £910 Kilkivan, £850 Swaites, £780, £750 & £730 Newlands, £680 Swaites, £670 & £610 Langside
LIM – £670 Westertoun
HOL – £880 (x6) Kilkivan
Sheep Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3814 Lambs and 1969 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
A larger show of 3814 prime lambs again saw a lot of weight on offer. Best fleshed export type lambs sold well and short of requirement. Average well in line with national trend as more numbers come forward.
The sale topped at £179 per head for Texels from Cullen, Craighead and to 347p/kg for Beltex from Frame, High Dyke & Baillie, Broomfield Lodge.
Overall Average 285pp/kg (SQQ 295p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX – £115 Whitehall, £114 Hillridge & Fallside, £113 Ferniehaugh, £100 Hillhouse
BEL – £120 High Dyke, £116 & £114 Lamancha Home, £110 Bankhead
BF – £90 Sweetshawhead, £85 & £82 Fallside
SUF – £97 Bankhead
CHAR – £110 High Dyke
CHE – £115 & £114 Castle Crawford, £104 High Crewburn, £100 West Browncastle
X – £110 Hawthornbank
Per Kilo
TEX – 300p Fallside, 295p Whitehall, 292p Hillridge, 289p Ferniehaugh, 285p Hillhouse
BEL – 315p High dyke, 308p, 297p Lamancha Home, 297p Ash Cottage
BF – 264p Sweetshawhead, 250p, 248p Fallside
SUF – 269p Ash Cottage
CHAR – 289p High Dyke
CHE – 308p, 302p Castle Crawford, 288p High Crewburn, 270p West Browncastle
X – 297p Hawthornbank
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
ROU – £133 Haughhead
TEX – £148 Haywoodhead, £145 Boghouse, £142 Longford, £141 West Brackenridge & Westpark
BEL – £153 High Dyke, £142 Carstairs Mains, £139 West Torphin & Carstairs Mains, £137 Richardton
BF – £120 High Dyke, £115 Yeldabrek, £114 Scrogton, £109 Auldhouseburn, £105 Nether Abington
SUF – £131 Hutlerburn, £128 Fountainside & Nether Brotherston, £127 The law, £126 Lawhead
CHAR – £120 Altarstone, £118 Nether Brotherston
CHE – £124 Hawthornbank, £121 Castle Crawford, £120 Sunnyside, Lochurd & Yeldabrek
CHM – £130 Whitehall, £125 Boghouse
SM – £128 Hartside, £119 Nether Abington, £116 Traquair Knowe
X – £125 Cleughhead & Cairndinnis, £124 Sunnyside, £115 Haspielaw, £110 Hartfield
Per Kilo
TEX – 328p Haywoodhead, 322p Boghouse, 320p Yeldabrek, 315p Denbrae, 315p Longford
BEL – 347p High Dyke, 323p West Torphin, 322p Carstairs Mains, 321p Calton, 317p Laigh Carnduff
BF – 285p Scrogton, 269p Barglachan, 267p Yeldabrek, 266p High Dyke, 265p Auldhouseburn
SUF – 300p Lawhead, 297p Hutlerburn, 297p The Law, 297p Fallside, 295p The Law
CHAR – 287p Nether Brotherston, 285p Altarstone
CHE – 302p Castle Crawford, 288p Hawthornbank, 285p Sunnyside, 285p Lochurd, 285p Yeldabrek
CHM – 284p Boghouse, 277p Whitehall
SM – 290p Hartside, 276p Traquair Knowe, 270p Nether Abington
X – 298p Cleughhead, 284p Cairndinnis, 282p Scrogton, 275p Sunnyside, 275p Hartfield
ROU – 302p Haughhead
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX – £168 & £162 Collielaw, £161 Craighead & Collielaw, £160 Craighead
BEL – £167 (twice) Broomfield Lodge, £166 Collielaw, £159 Ingraston, £156 Hillend
BF – £132 Auldhouseburn
SUF – £152 Toxside, £150 Linwater, £147 Toxside, £144 Hattonknowe & Broomfield Lodge
CHAR – £134 Altarstone, £130 Nether Brotherston
CHE – £141 Kilnhills, £136 Upper Cornquoy, £135 Kilnhills, £125 Hawthornbank
CHM – £130 Allanton
SM – £137 Townfoot, £135 Whinbush, £132 Eastfield of Coulter
X – £138 Yeldabrek, £129 Cloverhill, £128 West Browncastle, £125 Perryflatts & Craigmailing
BFL – £130 Yondercroft
LLE – £147 Hillend, £135 Burghmuir
BL – £131 Elsrickle Mains
Per Kilo
TEX – 342p, 336p Collielaw, 327p West Shawtonhill, 326p Craighead, 326p Ingraston
BEL – 347p (Twice) Broomfield Lodge, 345p Collielaw, 334p, 329p Westpark
BF – 269p Auldhouseburn
SUF – 302p Traquair Knowe, 300p Linwater, 300p Sunnyside, 297p Gilmeadowland, 297p Muirhouse
CHAR – 291p Altarstone, 288p Nether Brotherston
CHE – 289p Upper Cornquoy, 282p, 281p Kilnhills, 277p Hawthornbank
CHM – 276p Allanton
SM – 279p Townfoot, 275p Eastfield of Coulter, 270p Whinbush
X – 280p Cloverhill, 277p Craigmailing, 276p Yeldabrek, 272p West Browncastle, 271p Perryflatts
BFL – 265p Yondercroft
LLE – 288p Hillend, 281p Burghmuir
BL – 278p Elsrickle Mains
52+kg
Per Head
RYE – £146 Yeldabrek
TEX – £179 Craighead, £177 Westpark & Yeldabrek, £175 Scrogton, £174 Muirburn
BEL – £167 Collielaw, £153 Broomfield, £145 Altarstone
SUF – £174 Haughhead, £152 Cairndinnis, £150 Yeldabrek, £140 Whinbush
BFL – £145 Yondercroft
LLE – £164 & £162 Burghmuir
ZWA – £156 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX – 303p Craighead, 296p Laigh Knoweglass, 291p Scrogton, 287p (Twice) Muirhead
BEL – 303p Collielaw, 284p Altarstone, 283p Broomfield Lodge
SUF – 283p Yeldabrek, 281p Cairndinnis, 264p Whinbush, 241p Haughhead
BFL – 237p Yondercroft
LLE – 284p, 268p Burghmuir
ZWA – 260p Yeldabrek
RYE – 275p Yeldabrek
Cast Ewes & Rams
A larger show of 1969 cast ewes & rams were forward with a large show of plain ewes on offer. The best ewes were very good selling trade, leaner end slightly cheaper.
The sale topped at £300 per head for Texel tup from Gibb, Toftcombs and to £116 for Blackface from Ingraston Farm.
Overall Average £93.25
BF Average £63.25 (491)
Ewes
TEX – £278 Cowgrove, £270 Yeldabrek, £265 Dreva, £258 Gillandersland, £255 Langside
BEL – £260 Hillend, £148 Wellhead, £114 Laigh Cleughearn
BF – £116 Ingraston, £104 Overburns, £102 Swaites, £100 Perryflatts
SUF – £220 Haughhead, £200 Buttercup, £190 Overburns, £188 Lawhead, £188 Carwood
CHAR – £135, £115 Nether Brotherston, £114 Yeldabrek
NCC – £142, £115 Brockhouse, £104 Whitehall, £98 Yeldabrek
CHE – £130 Yeldabrek, £104 Dreva, £88 Blackburn, £70 Wester Dawyck
CHM – £114 Boghouse, £90 Yeldabrek, £90 North Slipperfield
X – £168 Drumbuie, £163 Fountainside, £158 Toxside, £156 Whinbush, £152 Hattonknowe
BFL – £176 Dreva, £155 Eastfield of Coulter, £145 Overburns
ROU – £180 Haughhead
ZWA – £114 Laigh Cleughearn
ROM – £160, £112 Yeldabrek
EC – £120 Broomhill, £100 Stagehall, £90, £88 Broomhill
HW – £98, £76 East Yetts
SWA – £90 Greyside
DS – £90 Yeldabrek
Rams
TEX – £300 Toftcombs, £290, £285, £205 Cowgrove, £180
BEL – £190 Yeldabrek, £170 Muirhouse, £115 Perryflatts
BF – £178 Posso, £80 Eastfield of Coulter
SUF – £190, £186, £165 Cowgrove
NCC – £130 Yeldabrek
CHE – £165 West Browncastle
CHM – £138 Cowgrove
X – £115 Lamancha Home, £85 Yeldabrek
SHE – £90 Mount Lothian
ZWA – £100, £90 Yeldabrek
