Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 18th August 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday the 18th August Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 84 cattle comprising of 39 bullocks and heifers and 45 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold £2967 from Brockwoodlees Farm to Black Butchers or to 455p/pk from the same Farm to Cairns Butchers.
Limousin bullocks sold to £2798 from Walkerdyke Farm to Cooper Butchers or to 398p/pk from Bagmoors Farm to Lawson, Whitburn.
Beef cows sold to £2490 per head from Collielaw Farm or to 410p/pk from Auchren Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £1940 per head from Moatmains Farm or to 269p/pk from the same Farm.
Young bulls sold to £2805 per head from Kepscaith Farm or to 360p/pk from East Cauldcoats Farm.
Cast bulls sold to £2000 per head from Calton Farm or to 194p/pk from the same Farm.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA - £2163 Harvieston
SHO - £2221 Harvieston
LIM - £2967 & £2764 Brockwoodlees
LIM X - £2856 & £2831 Brockwoodlees
BB - £2331 Boachrigg
CHAR - £2526 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM - 455p, 450p & 440p Brownsbank
LIM X - 450p & 448p Brockwoodlees
BB - 370p Broachrigg
CHAR X - 448p Brockwoodlees
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM X - £2797 Walkerdyke
SIM - £2599 Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
AA - 398p Bagmoors
SIM - 388p Brownsbank
Young Bulls Per Head
AA - £2079 Harvieston
LIM - £2805 Kepscaith
LUING - £2424 Feoch
CHAR X - £2401 Feoch
Young Bulls Per Kilo
SIM - 360p East Cauldcoats
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA - £2390 Cloverhill, £2340 Crookboat
SHO - £1990 Blackhill
LIM - £2190 & £2070 Carmichael Home Farm
LIM X - £2490, £2310, £2270 Collielaw, £2240 Cloverhill, £2140 & £2110 Auchren, £2070 Scrogton & Collielaw
SIM - £2310 Noblehall, £1840 Headsmuir
BB - £2110 Gillandersland
HER - £1990 Collielaw
MRI - £1670 Moatmains
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA - 290p Cloverhill, 285p Crookboat
SHO - 296p Blackhill
LIM - 341p, 318p & 309p Carmichael Home Farm
LIM X - 410p & 320p Auchren, 314p & 310p Scrogton, 308p & 307p Collielaw, 306 & 305p Nether Balgray
SIM - 303p Headsmuir
HER - 280p Collielaw
Dairy Cows Per Head
MONT - £1940 Moatmains
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
MONT - 268p Moatmains
MRI - 268p Moatmains
Cast Bulls Per Head
CHAR - £2000 Calton
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
CHAR - 193p Calton
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 18th August Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 2622 Lambs and 1380 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
The 2622 prime lambs were a mixed show for quality with a big variance between well fleshed heavy sheep and smaller, lighter leaner sorts. Good sheep always easily sold and weight coming to good pounds per head.
The sale topped at £189 per head for Blue Texels from Laird, Yeldabrek and to 371p/kg for Beltex from Moffat, Bowridge Farm.
Overall Average 330p/kg (SQQ 330p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £90 South House
BEL - £96 Windy Gowl
X - £90 West Loch & Windy Gowl
Per Kilo
TEX - 333p South House
BEL - 309p Windy Gowl
X - 290p Windy Gowl, 281p West Loch
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £133 & £128 Ferniehaugh, £131 & £130 Springfield, £130 Milton of Longoe
BEL - £120 Windy Gowl
SUF - £132 Middlestead, £112 South House
CHE - £126 & £120 Greenlaw, £124 & £117 Milton of Longoe,
SM - £102 Midtown Cottage
X - £119 Sandford Sheep, £112 & £100 Spittal, £102 Windy Gowl
DTEX - £118 Brownhill
GOAT - £116 Couplaw
Per Kilo
TEX - 374p & 344p Springfield, 341p Ferniehaugh, 333p Springfield & Milton of Longoe
BEL - 324p Windy Gowl
SUF - 356p Middlestead, 294p South House
CHE - 354p & 344p Milton of Longoe, 333p & 331p Greenlaw
SM - 375p Midtown
X - 323p Glenhighton, 321p Sandford, 302p & 277p Newhall, 275p Windy Gowl
DTEX - 302p Brownhill
GOAT - 322p Couplaw
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £166 Burnetland, £163 Over Kypeside, £160 Lawhead, £159 Langholm, £158 Ingraston
BEL - £164 Richardton, £160 & £155 Muirhouse, £154 Calton & Cloverhill
BF - £120 Carco
SUF - £144 Middlestead, £142 Hardington Mains, £140 Eastshield, £138 Brockhouse
CHAR - £141 & £136 Westtown
CHE - £141 Brockhouse, £139 Newton of Wiston, £130 Yeldabrek
CHM - £144 Brockhouse, £136 Muldron Cottage, £135 Muldron
SM - £145 Tower, £143 Scrogton, £141 Hartside, £121 Midtown Cottage
X - £145 Richardton, £140 Spittal, £131 Carco, £130 Mid Hartwood, £120 Langholm
HEB - £131 Howes Way
Per Kilo
TEX - 368p Burnetland, 363p Lawhead, 362p Kypeside, 359p Ingraston, 355p Goodsburn
BEL - 365p Eastshield, 364p Richardton, 361p West Torphin, 360p Muirhouse, 358p Calton
BF - 292p Carco
SUF - 334p Middlestead (twice), 333p Eastshield, 330p Hardington Mains, 325p Springfield
CHAR - 327p & 323p Westtown
CHE - 320p Brockhouse, 315p Newton of Wiston, 302p Yeldabrek
CHM - 320p Brockhouse, 316p & 314p Muldron
SM - 322p Tower, 317p Scrogton, 313p Hartside, 295p Midtown
X - 322p Richardton, 319p Carco, 318p Newhall, 300p Waterhead, 295p Mid Hartwood
HEB - 297p Howes Way
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £180 (twice) Collielaw & Craighead, £178 (twice) Craighead
BEL - £172 Cloverhill, £171 Bowridge, £168 Drumbuie
SUF - £167 Blunderfield, £161 Muldron, £158 Brownsbank, £153 Netheron, £151 Dunsyre Mains
CHM - £158 Muldron
SM - £151 Whinbush, £147 Tower
X - £152 Mid Hartwood, £149 North Garngour, £130 Sandford Sheep
BTEX - £164 Southmains
DOR - £148 North Garngour
GOAT - £127 (twice) Stoneypath
Per Kilo
TEX - 370p Craighead, 360p Collielaw (twice), 357p & 356p Craighead
BEL - 371p Bowridge, 344p Cloverhill, 336p Drumbuie
SUF - 340p Netherton, 329p Brownsbank, 328p Newton of Wiston, 322p Muldron, 321p Dunsyre
CHM - 316p Muldron
SM - 319p Tower, 314p Whinbush
X - 317p North Garngour, 304p Mid Hartwood, 276p Sandford
BTEX - 356p Southmains
DOR - 314p North Garngour
GOAT - 259p Stoneypath (twice)
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £188 Whinbush, £185 North Garngour, £184 Langside, £180 Holylee & Hallhill
SUF - £189 Yeldabrek, £181 Kailzie Mains, £179 Blunderfield
CHE - £155 Yeldabrek
CHM - £178 Muldron Cottage
SM - £176 Sunnyside
X - £100 Howes Way
BTEX - £189 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX - 339p Hallhill, 336p North Garngour, 334p Langside, 332p Blunderfield & Craighead
SUF - 335p Kailzie, 331p Blunderfield, 300p Yeldabrek
CHE - 292p Yeldabrek
CHM - 317p Muldron
SM - 314p Sunnyside
BTEX - 325p Yeldabrek
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1380 cast ewes and rams were a very fast trade and short of buyers requirements. Best flesh easily sold, plainer end maybe a little less money.
The sale topped at £295 per head for Texels from Struthers, Collielaw Farm and to £160 for Blackface from Renwick, Peel Farm.
Overall Average £117.13
BF Average £90.01 (545)
Ewes
TEX - £295 Collielaw, £285 Yeldabrek & Robiesland, £275 Springfield, ££270 Holylee
BF - £160 Peel, £148 Woolfords, £140 Robiesland, £135 Thurston Mains, £127 Hartside
SUF - £240 & £235 Carwood, £202 Collielaw, £190 Cowgrove, £180 Waterhead
CHE - £178 Sunnyside, £168 Toftcombs, £150 Sunnyside, £140 Castle Crawford, £136 Newton of Wiston
CONT - £122 Greenbank (twice)
CHM - £184 Cowgrove, £174 Howmains, £172 Greenbank & Hutlerburn, £170 Craighead
X - £184 Cowgrove & Hutlerburn, £180 Townhead, £178 Tower, £177 Bedlormie
BFL - £112 Dykeneuk
SHE - £101 CZ Farming, £76 Ruchlaw, £70 Rockhall
DOR - £158 Stobilee
HB - £182 Waterhead
Rams
TEX - £235 Cowgrove, £218 Townhead, £170 Langside & Yeldabrek, £140 Toftcombs
BF - £150 Lochlyoch, £122 Mid Tulloch, £108 Peel, £102 Hutlerburn, £100 Woolfords
CHE - £132 Townfoot
