Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Tuesday 7th January 2025
Lawrie and Symington sold 529 Store Cattle at their opening sale of 2025 with a busy ringside of buyers present.
Bullocks sold to a top of £2060 for a 612kg Aberdeen Angus from Parklea or to 414.6p for a 318kg Limousin x from Burnbrae, Lesmahagow to average 347.6p/kg.
Heifers peaked at £1840 on two occasions for a 546kg Aberdeen Angus from South Carnduff and a 564kg Charolais from Haswellsykes, or to 375.7p for a pen of 7 Charolais at 354kg from Calton to level at 334.56p/kg.
Dairy bullocks sold to £1540 from Wester Highgate or to 301p for a pen of 4 British Friesians from Cronan to average 277p/kg.
Principle Prices:
Bullocks per head
AA – £2060 & £1790 Parklea, £2030 Gatehead, £2010 Mafflat, £1990 Hills of Dalserf & Gatehead, £1960 Gatehead, £1880 & £1850 Hills of Dalserf, £1850 Blackhill
AA X – £1450 Cleughhead
HER – £1760 Gatehead, £1260 North Bankend, £1140 Lawriesmuir
SAL – £1500 Coxydene
LIM – £1930 South Carnduff, £1680 & £1360 Drumbuie, £1470 Bickerton Hall, £1330 Silvermuir
LIM X – £1880 Gatehead, £1850 Blackhill (Tod), £1770 Bottoms, £1570 Bickerton Hall, £1380, £1360 & £1320 Burnbrae
CHAR X – £2040 Haswellsykes, £1950 Parklea, £1860 Mossplatt, £1790 Lee Meadow, £1730 & £1560 Calton, £1700 Netherton, £1650 Blackhill (Clark), £1600 Lawriesmuir, £1580 Cleughhead,
SHO – £2040 Birkhill, £1810 Lesserlinn, £1460 Hillhead, £1360 West Montgarswood, £1330 Lee Meadow, £1190 Cockrig
CONT X – £1360 Newlands
SIM – £1950, £1930 & £1830 Coxydene, £1580 Wester Highgate, £1390 Lesserlinn
BB – £1790 Bottoms, £1760 Drumbuie, £1730 & 31340 Newlands, £1290 Cockrig, £1160 Sorn Mains
Bullocks per kilo
AA – 371p Silvermuir, 364p Hills of Dalserf & Mafflat, 363p, 361p & 351p Hills of Dalserf, 362p Blackhill (Tod), 359p & 350p Cloich, 347p Hillhead
AA X – 338p Cleughhead
HER – 315p North Bankend, 294p Lawriesmuir, 292p Gatehead, 281p Cockrig
LIM – 388p Bickerton Hall, 371p Silvermuir, 348p South Carnduff
SAL – 338p Coxydene, 326p Cockrig
LIM X – 414p, 408p & 388p Burnbrae, 380p Sorn Mains & Penicuik Estate, 377p Bickerton Hall, 362p Blackhill (Tod), 332p Bottoms, 331p Gatehead
GALL – 246p West Montgarswood
CHAR X – 398p Calton & Lawriesmuir, 395p, 372p & 354p Calton, 370p Mossplatt, 367p Lawriesmuir, 353p Lee Meadow, 349p Haswellsykes
SHO – 359p Lesserlinn, 338p Birkhill, 336p West Montgarswood & Lee Meadow, 331p Hillhead
CONT X – 320p Newlands
SIM – 380p & 328p Penicuik Estate, 349p (twice) & 343p Coxydene, 329p Lesserlinn, 327p Wester Highgate
BB – 380p & 375p Sorn Mains, 362p & 356p Newlands, 335p Drumbuie, 334p Bottoms, 332p (twice) Cockrig
Heifers per head
AA – £1840 South Carnduff, £1830 Hazelside, £1800 North Garngour, £1780 Dykeneuk & North Garngour, £1680 Hills of Dalserf, £1650 Blackhall (Tod), £1610 Mossplatt, £1590 Shotlinn, £1580 Parklea
HER – £1500 Hillf of Dalserf
LIM – £1810 & £1750 Bottoms, £1790 South Carnduff, £1470 Bickerton Hall, £1100 Burnbrae
LIM X – £1750, £1720 & £1590 Bottoms, £1650 Newbyre & Blackhill (Tod), £1600 Windshields, £1570 Lawriesmuir, £1490 & £1380 Sorn Mains, £1400 Hillhead
CHAR X – £1840 Haswellsykes, £1750 Mossplatt, £1680 Netherton, £1660 Parklea, £1650 Blackhill (Clark), £1590 Craighead, £1570 Lawriesmuir & Cleughhead, £1520 Netherton
SHO – £1800 & £1780 Lesserlinn, £1530 Newlands, £1510 Lee Meadow, £1290 Hills of Dalserf, £1190 West Montgarswood
SIM – £1790 Hazelside, £1540 Wester Highgate, £1470 Lesserlinn
B/GREY – £900 & £880 Brownhill
BB – £1790 Bottoms, £1710 & £1660 Dykeneuk, £1490 & £1330 Newlands
Heifers per kilo
AA – 339p Hazelside, & Hills of Dalserf, 337p South Carnduff, 336p (twice) Hills of Dalserf, 325p Mossplatt, 324p Blackhill (Tod), 320p Cloich, 307p Shotlinn, 305p Parklea
HER – 285p Hills of Dalserf, 276p Cockrig
LIM – 364p & 338p Bottoms, 345p Bickerton Hall, 342p Burnbrae, 339p South Carnduff
LIM X – 352p, 349p & 345p Sorn Mains, 342p Burnbrae, Lawriesmuir & Bottoms, 338p Bottoms, 332p Windshields, 324p Blackhill (Tod), 319p West Montgarswood
CHAR X – 375p & 365p Calton, 358p Mossplatt, 352p Sorn Mains, 350p & 337p Windshields, 342p Lawriesmuir, 338p Haswellsykes, 337p Netherton, 332p Craighead
SHO – 327p Lesserlinn, 319p West Montgarswood, 312p Newlands, 302p Lee Meadow
SIM – 329p Lesserlinn, 321p Hazelside, 320p Wester Highgate, 273p Silvermuir
B/GREY – 263p & 243p Brownhill
BB – 349p & 345p Sorn Mains, 348p & 323p Newlands, 330p Bottoms, 315p & 313p Dykeneuk
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per head
MONT – £1570, £1540 Wester Highgate, £1060 Cockrig
FRIES – £1540 & £1500 Wester Highgate, £1520 Cronan, £1430 Parklea, £1110 North Bankend
AYR – £1280 Cronan
HOL – £1200 North Garngour
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers per kilo
MONT – 292p & 287p Wester Highgate, 276p Cockrig
FRIES – 301p Cronan, 292p & 289p Wester Highgate, 277p Parklea, 271p North Bankend
AYR – 271p Cronan
HOL – 224p North Garngour
Top Price Bullocks (per head/per kilo)
0-300kg: £1050 Calton ; 380p Penicuik Estate
301-350kg: £1380 Burnbrae ; 414p Burnbrae
351-400kg: £1560 Calton ; 398p Calton
401-450kg: £1600 Lawriesmuir ; 398p Lawriesmuir
451-500kg: £1780 Hills of Dalserf ; 372p Calton
501-550kg: £1880 Hills of Dalserf ; 370p Mossplatt
551-600kg: £2040 Haswellsykes ; 384p Mafflat
601+kg: £2060 Parklea ; 338p Birkhill
Top Price Heifers (per head/per kilo)
0-250kg: £850 Sorn Mains ; 345p Sorn Mains
251-300kg: £950 Sorn Mains ; 349p Sorn Mains
301-350kg: £1100 Burnbrae ; 342p Burnbrae
351-400kg: £1460 Calton ; 375p Calton
401-450kg: £1490 Sorn Mains ; 345p Sorn Mains
451-500kg: £1810 Bottoms ; 364p Bottoms
501-550kg: £1840 South Carnduff ; 339p Hazelside
551-600kg: £1840 Haswellsykes ; 326p Haswellsykes
601+kg: £1800 North Garngour ; 292p North Garngour
Next Sale: Tuesday 21st January
Contact one of the sales team below to advise entries.
Cattle:
Primrose Beaton: 07717 503841
Sandy Moore: 07747 443260
Mungo Guthrie: 07785 901977
Lucy Pittendrigh: 07467 863168
Amy Haddow: 07769 398366