Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 14th July 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 86 cattle comprising of 10 bullocks and heifers, 41 cast cows and 35 calves and stirks.
Limousin x heifers sold to £2987 from Brockwoodlees Farm to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to 447p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm to H Black Butchers, Lanark.
Beef cows sold to £2430 per head from Powflats Farm or to 330p/pk from Mafflat Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £2010 per head from Greentowers Farms or to 245p/pk from Byretown Farm.
Beef Heifers Per Head
LIM X - £2987 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM X - 447p Brockwoodlees
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA - £2350 Powflats, £2350 Mafflat, £2270 Netherhill, £2010, £1990 Powflats, £1990, £1910 Netherhill, £1970, £1910 Toxside, £1710, £1610 Powflats
SAL - £2090, £1790 Spango
BSH - £1310 Haswellsykes
LIM X - £2430 Powflats, £2190 West Torphin, £2090, £1990 Collielaw, £1790 West Torphin, £1530 Auchren, £1450 West Torphin
BB - £2230 Toxside
HER - £1930, £1810 Netherhill
B/G - £1310 Haswellsykes
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA - 311p Powflats, 310p Netherhill, 302p Powflats, 302p Mafflat, 294p, 289p Netherhill, 288p,283p Toxside, 278p, 274p Powflats, 272p Toxside
LIM X - 302p Collielaw, 299p West Torphin, 297p Powflats, 292p Collielaw, 280p West Torphin, 256p Auchren
BSH - 330p Mafflat
BB - 275p Toxside
SAL - 283p, 282p Spango
HER - 300p, 287p Netherhill
B/G - 241p Haswellsykes
Dairy Cows Per Head
AYR - £1150 Swaites
HOL - £2010 Greentowers, £1690, £1630 Over Dalserf, £1570, £1550 Byretown, £1510, £1470 Greentowers, £1470 Swaites
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
AYR - 196p Swaites
HOL - 245p Byretown, 242p Greentowers, 234p Byretown, 232p Greentowers, 229p Over Dalserf, 214p Greentowers
Calves and Stirks
A strong sale of 35 calves were sold. Topping the sale was a Hereford x calf from Hamilton, Burnfoot Farm, realizing £980.
On milk calves topped at £570 (twice) for a Hereford x heifer from Adamson, Swaites Farm and a British Blue x calf from Fleming, Over Letham Farm.
Next sale is 28th July
Calves On Milk
LIM X - £560 Dreva
CHAR X - £560 Dreva
BB - £570 Over Lethame, £500 Over Dalserf & Swaites
HOL - £300, £260 & £200 Westertoun, £210 Over Dalserf
HER - £570 Swaites
SHO - £400 Woodlands
AYR - £200 Swaites
Calves Off Milk
LIM X - £790, £780 (twice), £770 & £710 Machrihanish
AA - £750 Machrihanish, £650 (twice), £630 & £600 Auchmeddan
INRA - £760, £750 & £720 Machrihanish
HER - £980, £960, £900 & £880 Burnfoot
BB - £760 Over Lethame, £720 Machrihanish, £680 & £640 Cronan
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 14th July Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 1409 Lambs, 146 Hoggs and 871 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
The 1409 prime lambs were a much larger show on the week but with plenty good flesh and quality on offer. Trade remains very dear and well ahead of this week last year (314ppkg)
The sale topped at £320 per head for Blue Texel from Lammie, Longhouse Farm and to 419p/kg for Beltex from Fleming, Balgreen Cottage.
Overall Average 363p/kg (SQQ 362p/kg)
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £148 Ferniehaugh, £147 Lee Meadow, £128 Sandford
BEL - £153 Cloverhill
X - £125 Blaircochrane
Per Kilo
TEX - 379p Ferniehaugh, 376p Lee Meadow, 345p Sandford
BEL - 392p Cloverhill
X - 337p Blaircochrane
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £173 Gaindykehead, £171 Strawfrank, £168 Mossplatt & Biggarshiels, £166 Dykehead
EC - £156 Muirhead
BEL - £175 & £174 Drumbuie, £172 Balgreen, £169 Townfoot, £167 Drumbuie
SUF - £164 Lawriesmuir, £161 Sornfallow, £159 Holylee, £156 Sweetbit & The Firs
CHAR - £149 Nether Brotherston
CHE - £140 & £138 Wester Whitecastle,
CHM - £140 Lee Meadow
SM - £155 Cockrig, £147 Townfoot, £141 Crookboat
Per Kilo
TEX - 385p Dovecot & Wester Whitecastle, 384p Gaindykehead, 383p Westpark & Westmains
EC - 346p Muirhead
BEL - 419p & 407p (twice) Balgreen, 397p Drumbuie, 390p Mid Brockloch
SUF - 372p Lawriesmuir, 365p Cambwell, 364p Muirhouse, 363p Wester Whitecastle, 362p Sweetbit
CHAR - 363p Nether Brotherston
CHE - 345p & 341p Wester Whitecastle
CHM - 350p Lee Meadow
SM - 352p Cockrig, 341p Townfoot, 320p Crookboat
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £194 Drumbuie, £190 Ingraston & Dechmont, £188 North Garngour & Muirhead
BEL - £189 Townfoot, £172 Biggarshiels
SUF - £190 Lawriesmuir, £182 Cocklaw, £178 Sornfallow & Muirhouse, £170 Hill
SM - £149 Crookboat
ZWA - £154 Wester Dunsyston
BTEX - £180 Longhouse
DOR - £150 North Garngour
Per Kilo
TEX - 408p Muirhead, 404p Ingraston, 395p Drumbuie, 391p Peatpotts (twice)
BEL - 385p Townfoot, 366p Biggarshiels
SUF - 395p Lawriesmuir, 387p Sornfallow, 364p Cocklaw, 358p Dykes & Sornfallow
SM - 323p Crookboat
ZWA - 320p Wester Dunsyston
BTEX - 375p Longhouse
DOR - 326p North Garngour
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £198 Broomfield, £192 Cockrig, £190 Cockrig & Dovecot
EC - £188 Broomfield
BFL - £154 Cockrig
BTEX - £200 Longhouse
Per Kilo
TEX - 366p Broomfield, 358p Dovecot & Cockrig, 342p Cockrig
EC - 324p Broomfield
BFL - 265p Cockrig
BTEX - 377p Longhouse
Hoggs
The last week for hoggs being sold separately saw 146 head forward again with good flesh easily sold. As of next Monday 21st July, the hoggs will be sold amongst the ewes.
The sale topped at £245 per head for Texel from Clark, North Garngour Farm and to 284p/kg for Texels from the same home.
Overall Average 240p/kg
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £70 Hayloft
BF - £70 Handaxwood & Alton, 360 West Handaxwood
X - £86 Silverrig
Per Kilo
TEX - 189p Hayloft
BF - 189p Handaxwood, 184p Alton, 171p Silverrig
X - 232p Silverrig
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £120 Silverrig, £112 Sandford, £110 Mid Brockloch & North Boig, £100 Gair
BF - £92 Alton, £90 Dollarbank, £80 Sandford
Per Kilo
TEX - 272p Silverrig, 260p Sandford, 255p Mid Brockloch, 250p Gair & North Boig
BF - 224p Alton, 219p Dollarbank, 200p Sandford
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £145 Hayloft, £140 Silverrig, £128 Menzies Avn
BF - £120 Dollarbank, £110 Gair
SUF - £107 North Garngour
CHE - £140 Netherhill
SM - £110 Silverrrig
X - £115 Menzies Avn, £110 Gair
Per Kilo
TEX - 280p Silverrig, 278p Hayloft, 272p Menzies Avn
BF - 244p Dollarbank, 229p Gair
SUF - 232p North Garngour
CHE - 269p Netherhill
SM - 220p Silverrig
X - 250p Menzies Avn, 234p Gair
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £245 North Garngour, £170 & £168 Drumbuie, £156 Gair, £150 Silverrig
BF - £178 Haspielaw, £78 Handaxwood
Per Kilo
TEX - 284p North Garngour, 280p & 265p Drumbuie, 260p Hayloft, 258p Hilltop
BF - 187p Haspielaw, 144p Handaxwood
Cast Ewes & Rams
Cast ewes continued to be short in numbers with the 871 head forward meeting extreme rates in all categories and well short of buyers requirements. More needed each week.
The sale topped at £330 per head for Texels from, MacArther, Nunnerie Farm and to £144 for Blackface from Warnock, Dreva Farm.
Overall Averages £154.35
BF Average £98.23 (230)
Ewes
TEX - £330 Nunnerie, £290 Heatheryhall, £280 Townhead, £260 Cambwell, £245 Gilmeadowland
BEL - £330, £270, £210, £205, £200 Heatheryhall
BF - £144 Dreva, £138 Kypehill, £130 Easter Dawyck, £130 Dollarbank, £128 Sweetshawhead
SUF - £295, £265 Heatheryhall, £260, £255 Braeedge, £250 Nunnerie
CHAR - £212 Townfoot, £112 Lochhill
NCC - £164 Dreva, £160 Newton of Wiston, £155 Kypehill, £118 Newton of Wiston
CHE - £190 Newton of Wiston, £190 Gilmeadowland, £182 Westmains, £170 Gilmeadowland, £155 Westmains
CONT - £198, £180 Westmains, £165 Hilltop, £162 Menzies Ave, £158 Hilltop
X - £196 Easter Dawyck, £190 Pentland Science, £185 Muirhead, £184 Nunnerie, £182 Brownhill
BFL - £230 Leadburnlea, £230, £194 Townhead, £190 Easter Dawyck, £190 Leadburnlea
SHE - £95 Menzies Ave
BDM - £210, £185 Heatheryhall
BTEX - £175, £118 Brownhill
ZWA – £145 Hilltop
JAC - £118, £82 Brownhill
HEB - £70 Kypehill
HW - £129 Hilltop
EC - £108 Hilltop
BAD - £90 School Rd
DS - £165 Brownhill
Rams
TEX - £196 The Hayloft, £172 Townhead, £158 Cambwell, £155 Dykehead, £150 Townhead
BF - £82 Dollarbank
BFL - £195 Kailzie Mains
SHOW & SALE OF SUFFOLK PRIME LAMBS
(ON BEHALF OF WEST & CENTRAL SCOTLAND SUFFOLK CLUB)
JUDGE: Mr James Hamilton, Gilmeadowland
SPONSORS: Shearwell Data; Agri-Lloyd; and Lawrie & Symington Ltd
CLASS 1: PEN OF FIVE SUFFOLK X SCOTCH MULE (4 forward)
1st Messrs Haddow, Lawriesmuir (48kg)
2nd Messrs T & J Linton Ltd, Sornfallow (46kg)
3rd Messrs T & J Linton Ltd, Sornfallow (42kg)
CLASS 2: PEN OF FIVE SUFFOLK X ANY OTHER BREED (2 forward)
1st Mr T Linton, The Firs (44kg)
2nd Mr T Linton, The Firs (42kg)
CHAMPION: Mr T Linton, The Firs with their 44kg Suffolk X Any Other Breed
RESERVE CHAMPION: Messrs Haddow, Lawriesmuir with their 48kg Suffolk X Scotch Mule
