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