Primestock – Monday 30th June 2025

Lawrie & Symington Ltd

Lanark Agricultural Centre

Monday 30th June 2025

Cattle Primestock Report

Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 163 cattle comprising of 25 bullocks and heifers, 50 cast cows and 85 calves, stirks and store cattle.

Limousin heifers sold to £2869 from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to H Black Butchers, Lanark or to 450p/pk from Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie to S Collins Butchers, Muirhead.

Limousin bullocks sold to £2356 from Fauldingcleugh Farm, Lockerbie or to 412p/pk from Fauldingcleugh Farm, Lockerbie.

Beef cows sold to £2570 per head from West Glespin Farm, Douglas or to 330p/pk from West Glespin Farm, Douglas.

Dairy cows sold £1840 per head from Craigthornhill Farm, Strathaven or to 238p/pk from Midhill Farm, Elsrickle.

Young bulls sold to £2733 per head from Skirling Craigs Farm, Skirling or to 350p/pk from East Merklands Farm, Strathaven.

Beef Heifers Per Head

LIM - £2646 Brockwoodlees

LIM X - £2869, £2777 Brockwoodlees, £2531 Easter Frew, £2230 Fauldingcleugh

Beef Heifers Per Kilo

LIM - 450p Brockwoodlees

LIM X - 448p, 440p Brockwoodlees, 420p Easter Frew

Beef Bullocks Per Head

BB - £2356 Fauldingcleugh

Beef Bullocks Per Kilo

BB - 412p Fauldingcleugh

Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head

HOL - £1946 Craigthornhill

Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo

HOL - 308p Craigthornhill

Young Bulls Per Head

LIM - £2630 Bushelhead

SIM - £2563 East Merkland

BB - £2733 Skirling Craigs

Young Bulls Per Kilo

LIMX - 345p Gair

SIM - 350p East Merkland

Cast Cows and Bulls

Beef Cows Per Head

AA - £2490, £2340 Mafflat, £2240 Toxside, £2080 Crookboat

LIM - £2570, £2290 West Glespin, £2040 Mafflat

LIM X - £2040 Hartside, £2040 Berryhill

SIM - £2210 Toxside, £2090 Easter Gormyre, £2010 Muckraw

BB - £2070 Greenfield

HER - £2340 Woods

BSH - £2410 Carlinside, £1840 Midhill

BLONDE - £2140 Greenfield

CONT X - £1810 Midhill, £1670 Midhill

Beef Cows Per Kilo

AA - 308.5p Toxside, 279.1p Mafflat

LIM - 330.9p, 318.9p, 311p West Glespin

LIM X - 293.1p Nether Balgray

SIM - 284p Easter Gormyre

BB - 284.3p Greenfield

BSH - 293p Midhill

CONT X - 238.3p Midhill

BLONDE - 288.4p Greenfield

OTH - 301.5p Midhill

Dairy Cows Per Head

HOL - £1840 Craigthornhill, £1790 Netherholm, £1710 Hills of Dalserf

AYR - £1340 Swaites, £1340 Muirhouse

Dairy Cows Per Kilo

HOL - 236.5p Craigthornhill, 233.1p Netherholm, 223.2p Hills of Dalserf

AYR - 234.3p Muirhouse, 219p Swaites

Store Cattle

Beef Cattle Per Head

AA - £2080 Gair

LIM X - £2680 & £2380 Lochurd

SIM - £1900 Gair

CHAR X - £2700, £2580 & £2460 Lochurd

Dairy Cattle Per Head

Fries - £1720 Gair

Beef Cattle Per Kilo

AA - 414p Gair

LIM - 424p Nether Balgray

LIM X - 418p & 411p Nether Balgray, 391p Lochurd

CHAR X - 433p, 416p, 400p, 379p Lochurd

Dairy Cattle Per Kilo

Fries - 334p Gair

Calves and Stirks

Bullocks

LIM X - £600 Littlegill

CHAR X - £800 Littlegill

BB - £580 Newlands

AA - £590 Huntlyhill, £560 Hillhead

AYR - £360 Swaites, £320 Newlands

Heifers

AA - £500 Auchmeddan

Sheep Primestock Report

On Monday 30th June Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 915 Lambs, 275 Hoggs and 742 Cast Ewes through Lanark.

Lambs

A larger show of 915 lambs were forward to the usual ring of buyers all keen for sheep. The heaviest lambs are sparse and very dear. Trade a little easier on the week but still well above trade this week last year (308p)

The sale topped at £202 per head for Beltex from Padkin, Muirhouse Farm and to 416p/kg for Texels from I. Struthers, Collielaw.

Overall Average 342p/kg (SQQ 340p/kg)

32.1-39kg

Per Head

TEX - £144 Black Barn, £140 Laigh Carnduff, £140 Smithston, £130 Laigh Carnduff, £130 Black Barn

BEL - £146 Cloverhill

SUF - £120 Black Barn, £105 South House

X - £125 Blaircochrane, £118 Black Barn, £110 South House

ROUSE - £129 Haughhead

Per Kilo

TEX - 378.9p Black Barn, 359p Laigh Carnduff, 359p Smithston, 357.6p School Rd, 342.1p Black Barn

BEL - 374.4p Cloverhill

SUF - 333.3p Black Barn, 308.8p South House

X - 328.9p Blaircochrane, 318.9p Black Barn, 289.5p South House

ROUS - 330.8p Haughhead

39.1-45.5kg

Per Head

TEX - £180, £179 Collielaw, £178 Black Barn, £163 Dovecot, £160 Mayfield

BEL - £168 Lesserlinn, £161 West Shawtonhill, £160 Biggarshiels Mains, £156 Muirhouse, £150 Balgreen Cottage

SUF - £158 Penmanshiel, £152, £150 Lesserlinn, £150 Dovecot

CHAR - £153, £140, £136 Nether Brotherston, £134 Westtown, £116 Grangehall

CHE - £144 Wester Whitecastle

X - £137 Mid Auchengray, £132 Eight Acres Cottage

Per Kilo

TEX - 416.3p, 409.1p Collielaw, 404.5p Black Barn, 379.1p Dovecot, 372.1p Sandilands

BEL - 381.8p Lesserlinn, 375p Balgreen Cottage, 374.4p West Shawtonhill, 372.1p Biggarshiels Mains, 371.4p Muirhouse

SUF - 351.1p Penmanshiel, 348.8p, 346.5p Dovecot, 342.9p Wester Whitecastle

CHAR - 340p, 333.3p Nether Brotherston, 319p Westtown, 316.3p Nether Brotherston, 282.9p Grangehall

CHE - 327.3p Wester Whitecastle

X - 322p Eight Acres Cottage, 311.4p Mid Auchengray

45.6-52kg

Per Head

TEX - £198 Holylee House, £190 Newton of Wiston, £190 Mossplatt, £189 Collielaw, £188 Auchenhard

BEL - £202 Muirhouse

SUF - £196 Muirhouse, £190 West Shawtonhill, £182 Dovecot, £176 Penmanshiel, £168 Dreva

CHAR - £172 Grangehall

Per Kilo

TEX - 400p Auchenhard, 397.9p Penmanshiel, 396p Holylee House, 393.8p Collielaw, 391.5p Sandilands

BEL - 388.5p Muirhouse

SUF - 384.3p Muirhouse, 380p West Shawtonhill, 363p Muirhouse, 356.9p Dovecot, 354.3p Sornfallow

CHAR - 358.3p Grangehall

52+kg

Per Head

TEX - £195 Longford, £184 Strawfrank, £182 Perryflatts, £176 Buttercup

SUF - £192 Bents

ZWA - £160 West Shawtonhill

Per Kilo

TEX - 361.1p Longford, 337p Perryflatts, 332.1p Buttercup, 296.8p Strawfrank

SUF - 304.8p Bents

ZWA - 301.9p West Shawtonhill

Hoggs

The 275 prime hoggets saw the heavy and well fleshed sheep easily cashed and the plainer stuff met realization.

The sale topped at £166 per head for Beltex from Jack Donald, Windhill Farm and to 314p/kg for Texel from Clark, Wellheads Farm.

Overall Average 234p/kg

32.1-39kg

Per Head

TEX - £80 East Kinleith, £78 Fieldside, £70 West Handaxwood

BEL - £100 Auchenbart

BF - £86 Drumyellow, £80 Netherhall, £68 Handaxwood

X - £80 West Handaxwood, £70 Netherhall

Per Kilo

TEX - 235.3p East Kinleith, 229.4p Fieldside, 194.4p West Handaxwood

BEL - 270.3p Auchenbart

BF - 220.5p Drumyellow, 216.2p Netherhall, 200p Handaxwood, 169.7p East Kinleith

X - 216.2p West Handaxwood, 200p Netherhall

SHE - 117.6p Pentland Mains

39.1-45.5kg

Per Head

TEX - £122 School Rd, £120, £116 Muirburn, £110 Castlehill, £108 Penmanshiel

BF - £114 School Rd, £108 Thurston Mains, £100 East Kinleith, £80 Handaxwood, £80 South Grange Barn

X - £108 School Rd, £106 Handaxwood, £100 Mid Auchengray, £100 School Rd, £85 Dykeneuk

Per Kilo

TEX - 297.6p School Rd, 272.7p, 269.8p Muirburn, 257.1p Penmanshiel, 255.8p Castlehill

BF - 265.1p School Rd, 250p East Kinleith, 245.5p Thurston Mains, 195.1p Handaxwood, 190.5p South Grange Barn

X - 251.2p, 250p School Rd, 243.9p Mid Auchengray, 235.6p Handaxwood, 212.5p Dykeneuk

45.6-52kg

Per Head

TEX - £151 Wellhead, £144 Muirburn, £140, £139 Wellhead, £134 Dykeneuk

BF - £120 Toxside, £100 Blaircochrane, £66 Toxside

SUF - £130 Toxside

CHE - £129 Wellhead

X - £130 Thurston Mains, £64 Eight Acres Cottage

DOR - £122 Halbeath

Per Kilo

TEX - 314.6p, 295.7p Wellhead, 279.2p Dykeneuk, 276.9p Muirburn, 274.5p Wellhead

BF - 260.9p Toxside, 200p Blaircochrane, 188.6p Toxside

SUF - 250p Toxside

CHE - 268.8p Wellhead

X - 260p Thurston Mains, 133.3p Eight Acres Cottage

DOR - 254.2p Halbeath

52+kg

Per Head

TEX - £162, £160 Muirburn, £158 Mid Auchengray, £156, £150 Muirburn

BEL - £166 Windhill Farm Cottage, £140 West Handaxwood

BF - £140 Windhill Farm Cottage, £140 Thurston Mains, £130 Toxside, £130 West Handaxwood, £120 Thurston Mains

SUF - £148 Wellhead

CHE - £150 Wellhead, £150 Windhill Farm Cottage, £142, £80 Wellhead

CHM - £130 Auchenbart

X - £150 West Handaxwood, £130 School Rd

EC - £148 Wellhead

Per Kilo

TEX - 289.3p, 283p Muirburn, 250p, 242.6p Wellhead, 240p Muirburn

BEL - 276.7p Windhill Farm Cottage, 241.4p West Handaxwood

BF - 245.3p West Handaxwood, 222.2p Thurston Mains, 218.8p Windhill Farm Cottage, 218.2p Toxside

SUF - 259.6p Wellhead

CHE - 263p, 245.9p Wellhead, 241.9p Windhill Farm Cottage, 148.1p Wellhead

CHM - 216.7p Auchenbart

X - 250p West Handaxwood, 224.1p School Rd

EC - 211.4p Wellhead

Cast Ewes & Rams

The 742 cast ewes and rams were a good show for quality but well short of buyer requirements. All classes remain dear and more could easily have been sold.

The sale topped at £320 per head for Texels form Hartside Farms and to £136 for Blackface from Hamilton, Aikengall.

Overall average £136.07

BF Average £99.52 (203)

Ewes

TEX - £320, £280 Hartside, £275, £270 Collielaw, £265 Auchenbart

BEL - £220 Auchenbart, £220 Grangehall, £140 Dovecot, £138 Auchenbart, £110 Greyside

BF - £172 Hamildean, £136 Thurston Mains, £134 Toxside, £126 Thurston Mains, £124 Dreva

SUF - £210 Collielaw, £198 Strawfrank, £196 Greyside, £192 Toxside, £192 Lawfield

NCC - £112 Greyside

CHE - £154 Halliburton, £136 Dreva, £130 Halliburton, £116 Mid Auchengray, £110 Overcairn

CHM - £188 Collielaw, £174 Strawfrank, £148 Auchenbart, £134 Blaircochrane, £118 Halliburton

X - £198 Dreva, £174 Hamildean, £172 Auchenbart, £168 Westpark, £166 Greyside

BFL - £226 Hamildean, £210 Dreva, £200, £180 Hamildean, £180 Hartside

BTEX - £165, £126 Eight Acres Cottage

JAC - £90 Greyside

HW - £71 Fairview

SWA - £94 Overcairn

KHIL - £128 Eight Acres Cottage

DOR - £130 Stobilee, £128 The Firs, £118 Halbeath

EC - £90 Hills of Dalserf

OTH - £134 Floors

GOAT - £130 Couplaw, £118, £65 East Kinleith

Rams

TEX - £170 North Garngour, £155 Rusha

BEL - £160 Townfoot (Symington)

BF - £160 Thurston Mains, £82 South Grange Barn

SUF - £170 Langshaw

NCC - £158 Greyside

BFL - £140 Blaircochrane

JAC - £100 Greyside

SWA - £118 Fairview

DOR - £190 Stobilee

OTH - £146 Greyside, £68 South Grange Barn


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