Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 28th July 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
On Monday 28th July Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 182 cattle comprising of 50 bullocks and heifers, 85 cast cows and 47 calves.
Limousin heifers sold to £2709 form Brockwoodlees Farm to Collins Butchers or to 450p/kg from the same Brockwoodlees Farm to Collins Butchers.
Limousin bullocks sold to £2644 form Brownsbank Farm to Lawson, Whiteburn or to 405p/kg from Hill Farm (Strathaven) to Cooper Butchers.
Beef cow sold to £2310 per head from Laigh Braidly Farm or to 366p/pk from Walston Mill Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £2040 per head from Kilkivan Farm or to 260p/pk from Muirhouse Farm.
Young bulls sold to £2650 per head from East Merklands Farm or to 350p/pk from the same home.
Cast bulls sold to £2440 per head from Bickerton Hall Farm or to 261p/pk from the same home.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA - £2236 West Backs
LIM - £26688 Hill, £2616 Brockwoodlees
LIM X - £2709 Brockwoodlees, £2689 Cassindilly
CHX - 32629 Brockwoodlees
BSH - £2376 Calla
BB - £2648 Cassindilly
CHAR - £2491 Brockwoodlees
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
AA - 398p West Backs
LIM - 448p Hill, 448p Brockwoodlees, 438p Calla
LIM X - 450p, 445p Brockwoodlees, 438p Cassindilly
CHX - 420p Brockwoodlees
BSH - 445p Calla
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA - £2464 West Backs
LIM - £2640 Hill
LIM X - £2608 Brownsbank
SIM - £2644 Brownsbanks
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
AA - 405p West Backs
LIM - 405p Hill
LIM X - 405p Westtown
SIM - 418p Westtown
Young Bulls Per Head
SIM - £2649 East Merkland
Young Bulls Per Kilo
SIM - 350p East Merkland
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA - £2240 Newton of Wiston, £2090 Walston Mill, £2040 Lawriesmuir
SAL - £1740 Cloverhill
SHO - £1840 Little Galla
LIM - £2190 Walston Mill
LUING - £2310 Laigh Braidley, £2240 Feoch
LIM X - £2090 Kilwhipnach, £1970 Blackhill
SIM - £2010 Lawriesmuir
BB - £2040 Kilwhipnach, £2010 Kingside
HER - £1990 Quothquan Mill, £1810 Newton of Wiston
HIGH - £1040 Gray Brea
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA - 366p Walston Mill, 315p Newton of Wiston, 302p Walston Mill, 283p Lawriesmuir
LIM - 294p Walston Mill
LIM X - 314p & 304p Kilwhipnach, 292p Blackhill
LUING - 298p Feoch, 292p Laigh Braidley
SIM - 320p & 275p Lawriesmuir
BB - 292p Kilwhipnach, 285p Kingside, 281p Blackbog
HER - 302p & 288p Newton of Wiston,
SALER - 268p Cloverhill
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES - £2040 Kilkivan, £1640 Muirhouse£1540 Auchmeddan
HOL - £1870 Westtown, £1740 Couch, £1590 Harelaw
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES - 285p Auchmeddan, 260p Muirhouse, 245p Kilkivan
HOL - 230p Greentowers & Westtown, 228p Couch
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA - £2140 Auchmeddan
HER - £2440 Drumboy
LIM - £2440 Bickerton Hall
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
LIM - 261p Bickerton hall
Calves and Stirks
On Monday Lawrie and Symington Ltd held their fortnightly calf and stirk sale with a strong show of 47 calves. Topping the sale was a 3 month old Aberdeen Angus cross bull calf from Struthers, Auchmeddan reaching £930.
On Milk Calves topped at £810 for a one month old Charolais cross bull calf from Taylor, Heatheryhall.
Next sale Monday 11th of August.
Calves On Milk
LIM X - £740 Heatheryhall, £690 Kingside, £500 Huntlyhill, £470, £450 (twice) Heatheryhall
CHX - £810 Heatheryhall, £670 Cardon, £500 Cardon
AA - £660 Drumtall, £590, £550 Newlands, £480 Westertoun, £470 Cardon, £460 Auchmeddan
BB - £590 Newlands, £550 Over Lethame
BSH - £420 Over Lethame
HOL - £450 Drumtall, £430 Auchmeddan
FRIES - £360 Westertoun
AYR - £310 Newlands
Calves Off Milk
LIM X - £800 Dykehead
AA - £930, £870, £820, £790, £740 & £700 Auchmeddan, £660 Dykehead, £610 Drumtall, £560 Newlands
BB - £890 & £860 Craigthorn, £770 Dykehead, £740 & £660 Craigthorn, £610 Dykehead
FRIES - £490 Auchmeddan
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 28th July Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 1890 Lambs and 1485 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
A much larger show of 1890 prime lambs were forward with trade slightly easier on the week with more numbers forward all over. Some lambs coming forward lean enough and would be better sold as store. Best fleshed lambs commanded a premium.
The sale topped at £194 per head for Texels from Struthers, Collielaw Farm and to 412p/kg for Texels from the same home.
Overall Average 332p/kg (SQQ 332p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BTEX - £60 East Yardhouse
BEL - £100 East Yardhouse
HW - £65 Glen Road
Per Kilo
BEL - 333p East Yardhouses
BTEX - 188p East Yardhouses
HW - 240p Glen Rd
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £132 Dalwyne & Brownhill, £130 Dykehead, Carco & Spango
BEL - £135 Spango, £118 Midtown Cottage
SUF - £120 Dalwyne
CHAR - £126 Dalwyne
X - £130 Kilwhipnach, £119 Spango, £114 Dykehead, £110 Forrestfield & Kilwhipnach
BFL - £106 Spittal
BTEX - £130, £128 & £90 East Yardhouse
Per Kilo
TEX - 351p Dykehead, 348p Midtown (twice), 343p Dykehead & Midtown
BEL - 357p Midtown, 346p Spango
SUF - 315p Dalwyne
CHAR - 331p Dalwyne
X - 342p Kilwhipnach, 316p Dykehead, 314p Kilwhipnach, 305p Spango, 289p Forrestfield
BFL - 278p Spittal
BTEX - 336p, 333p & 250p East Yardhouses
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £174 Townhead, £169 & £159 Ingraston, £159 Dykehead, £158 Ingraston
BEL - £154 Calton, £154 & £150 Biggarshiels Mains, £150 West Shawtonhill & Auchenhard
BF - £115 Overcairn, £110 Hartfield
SUF - £151 Little Galla, £148 Bents, £142 Bickerton Hall & Holylee House, £140 Strawfrank
CHAR - £130 Nether Brotherston
CHE - £135 Nettlingflat, £133 Brockhouse, £130 Auchtygemmell
CHM - £143 & £139 Brockhouse
SM - £127 Haystoun
X - £139 Whitelee Gate, £128 Eastfield, £120 Hartfield, £110 Dalwyne
DTEX - £110 Auchtygemmell
Per Kilo
TEX - 386p Townhead, 375p & 369p Ingraston, 363p Westpark, 361p Nether Abington
BEL - 366p & 365p Biggarshiels, 361p Haspielaw, 352p Muirhouse, 350p Calton
BF - 287p Overcairn, 275p Hartfield
SUF - 340p Haspielaw, 335p Little Gala, 331p Brockhouse, 328p Bents, 322p Bickerton Hall
CHAR - 317p & 302p Nether Brotherston
CHE - 329p Nettlingflat, 324p Brockhouse, 309p Auchtygemmell
CHM - 325p & 323p Brockhouse
SM - 317p Haystoun
X - 323p Whitelee Gate, 320p Eastfield, 292p Hartfield, 275p Dalwyne
DTEX - 275p Auchtygemmell
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £194 & £192 Collielaw, £184 Richardton, £183 High Parks
BF - £125 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF - £166 Traquair Knowe & Blunderfield, £164 Middlehouse, £161 & £160 Knockenhair
CHAR - £176 Laigh Cleughearn
X - £160 West Handaxwood, £158 Whitelee Gate, Eastfield & West Handaxwood, £157 Middlehouse
BFL - £130 Spittal
BDM - £170 High Parks
BTEX - £173 & £170 Millside
DTEX - £140 Brownhill
Per Kilo
TEX - 412p Collielaw, 391p High Parks, 380p Ingraston, 378p Dykehead & Townhead
BF - 290p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF - 347p Knockenhair, 345p Blunderfield, 332p Traquair Knowe, 328p Knockenhair, 325p Hattonknowe
CHAR - 338p Laigh Cleughearn
X - 316p North Garngour & Eastfield, 309p West Handaxwood, 307p Middlehouse & West Handaxwood
BFL - 270p Spittal
BDM - 361p High Parks
BTEX - 333p & 332p Millside,
DTEX - 311p Brownhill
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £190 Strawfrank, £186 North Garngour, £180 Over Kypeside & Midlock, £172 Threepwood
SUF - £180 Burnetland
BFL - £150 Hattonknowe
ZWA - £160 West Shawtonhill
Per Kilo
TEX - 339p Over Kypeside, 327p Strawfrank, 313p Midlock, 307p Threepwood, 303p Hillend
SUF - 333p Burnetland
BFL - 283p Hattonknowe
ZWA - 290p Tornadee
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1485 cast ewes and old season hoggs were still in demand even though there were more leaner, plainer ewes on offer. Best quality and good meat still wanted.
The sale topped at £305 per head for Texels from Hilltop Farming and to £169 for Blackface from Hamilton, Crosswoodhill.
Overall average £116.22
BF average £89.20 (340)
Ewes
TEX - £305 Hilltop, £300 Strawfrank & Hilltop, 292p Strawfrank, 278p Townhead
RYE - £120 Eight Acres
BEL - £150 Toftcombs, £138 Midtown, £130 Haspielaw, £110 Toftcombs, £100 Baillieshall
BF - £169 Crosswoodhill, £162 Lochlyoch, £130 Wester Crosswoodhill, £128 Kilwhipnach & Crosswoodhill
SUF - £262 Traquair Knowe, £200 Black Barn, £198 North Garngour, £195 Carwood, £190 Hilltop
CHAR - £124 Auchtygemmell
NCC - £160 & £150 Allanton, £150 Nettlingflat, £134 Allanton, £120 Westmains
CHE - £150 Westmains, £132 Kilnhills, £118 Woodlands, £110 Yardbent, £104 East Yardhouses
CONT - £125 Allanton, £110 Lesserlinn, £88 High Parks
CHM - £188 Black Barn, £150 Blackhill, £130 Baillieshall
X - £218 Hilltop, £200 Lochlyoch, £198 Crosswoodhill, £190 Townhead, £186 Midlock
BFL - £218 Cockrig, £216 Haystoun, £150 Rockhall, £136 Mid Lanrigg, £104 Scrogton
BDM - £192, £170, £165 & £130 Lesserlinn,
BTEX - £162 & £150 Boylston
KHIL - £153 Wester Hassockrigg
DOR - £138 & £108 North Boig
Rams
TEX - £194 & £166 Cowgrove, £156 Boylston, £140 North Boig & Cowgrove
BEL - £158 Whinnybrae, £140 Cowgrove, £126 Forrestfield
BF - £100 Midlock
X - £165 North Boig
BFL - £200 Allanton
