Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 4th August 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 90 cattle comprising of 38 bullocks and heifers and 52 cast cows.
Limousin heifers sold to £2692 from Brockwoodlees Farm to Black Butchers or to 455p/pk from the same home to Cairns Butchers.
Simental bullocks sold to £2709 from Brownsbank Farm to Chapmans Butchers or to 410p/pk from Muirburn Farm to MJ Stark, Paisley.
Beef cows sold to £2590 per head from Threestanes Farm or to 319p/pk from Gair Farm.
Dairy cows sold to £2590 per head from Dewshill Farm or to 265p/pk from the same home.
Cast bulls sold to £260 per head from Shawhead Farm or to 260p/pk from Nether Balgray Farm.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA - £2034 Harvieston
LIM - £2548 & £2413 Brockwoodlees, £2116 Harvieston
LIM X - £2692 & £2682 Brockwoodlees
CHX - £2546 Harvieston
BSH - £2507 Harvieston
BB - £2639 Nether Abington
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM - 455p & 452p Brockwoodlees
LIM X - 448p Brockwoodlees
BB - 452p Nether Abington
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM - £2392 Muirburn
LIM X - £2597 South Arnloss, £2445 Harvieston
SIM - £2709 Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM - 410p & 400p Muirburn
LIM X - 390p South Arnloss
SIM - 395p Brownsbank
Young Bulls Per Head
AA - £2234 Harvieston
CHR - £2629 Parkhall
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef Cows Per Head
AA - £2590 & £2490 Threestanes, £2410 Robiesland, £2290 Threestanes & Hills of Dalserf, £2270 Headsmuir & Threestanes
LIM - £2090 & £1640 Gair
LIM X - £2010 Letham
BSH - £1990 Headsmuir & Brownsbank
BB - £2490 Auchren
HER - £1990 Hills of Dalserf
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA - 304p, 294p & 288p Robiesland, 292p Headsmuir, 281p & 279p Threestanes
LIM - 319p & 293p Gair
LIM X - 294p Letham, 290p East Forth
BSH - 297p Headsmuir, 281p Brownsbank
SIM - 261p Headsmuir
BB - 306p Auchren
HER - 288p Hills of Dalserf
Dairy Cows Per Head
HOL - £2010, £1990 & £1810 Dewshill, £1700 Broadfield
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
HOL - 269p 264p & 245p Dewshill, 211p Broadfield
Cast Bulls Per Head
SHO - £2600 Shawhead
CHR - £2480 Parkhall
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
LIM - 259p Nether Balgray
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 4th August Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 1792 Lambs and 1362 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
The 1792 prime lambs were a much better show for quality, weight and especially flesh. Much better drawn on the week and was shown in the trade. Remember leaner, plain lambs are worth more in the store ring each Friday.
The sale topped at £206 per head for Texels from Taylor, Heatheryhall Farm and to 420p/kg from the same vendor.
Overall Average 344p/kg (SQQ 345p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £90 The Bothy
Per Kilo
TEX - 300p The Bothy
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £134 Spango, £132, £124 & £120 Cleughhead (Beattock), £131 & £127 Northflatt, £125 The Law, £124 Carco, £120 Thripland.
BEL - £124 The Bothy.
X - £127 Coulterhaugh Farm Cottages.
Per Kilo
TEX - 343p Spango, 338p Cleughhead, 335p Northflatt, Cleughhead & Carco, 333p Cleughhead, 328p The Law, 325p Northflatt, 315p Thripland
BEL - 326p The Bothy
X - 334p Coulterhaugh Farm Cottages
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £176 Collielaw, £167 & £160 West Torphin, £166 Cambwell, £164 Burnetland, £160 (twice) Nether Skellyhill, £159 (twice) Drumbuie & West Torphin
BEL - £170 Nether Abington, £169 Nether Skellyhill, £165 Dykes (Auchinleck), £162 & £161 West Lethans, £160 Calton & Muirhouse (Auchenheath), £158 Nether Abington & Muirhouse (Auchenheath), £157 West Lethans
BF - £119 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF - £152 Rowantreehill, Dunsyre Mains, Westpark (Strathaven) (twice), Cambwell, £149 Dovecot, £148 Dykes (Auchinleck) & Muirhouse (Auchenheath), £144 Auldtoun, £142 Dunsyre Mains
SM - £144 Hartside & Crookboat, £129 Spango
X - £154 Dunsyre Mains, £129 School Road
BL - £108 Halbeath
EC - £152 Broomfield
Per Kilo
TEX - 391p Collielaw, 380p The Law, 372p Burnetland, 371p West Torphin, 370p The Law, 368p Cambwell, 366p Dovecot, 363p Nether Skellyhill & West Torphin, 362p Dovecot
EC - 337p Broomfield
BEL - 384p Nether Skellyhill, 383p Dykes, 381p Calton, 380p Middlestead, 377p Nether Abington Cottage, 368p West Lethans, 367p Nether Abington, 365p West Lethans (twice), 363p Muirhouse
BF - 276p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF - 345p Rowantreehill, 345p Dunsyre, 344p Dykes, 342p Auldtoun, 338p Eastshield & West Park, 337p Cambwell, 337p West Park, 336p Muirhouse, 331p Dovecot
SM - 330p Spango, 320p Hartside & Crookboat
X - 342p Dunsyre, 330p Sandford
BL - 240p Halbeath
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £206 Heatheryhall, £200 Longford, £192 & £190 Craighead (Carluke), £189 Collielaw & Craighead (Carluke), £188 & £182 West Millrig, £186 Muirhouse (Auchenheath), £184 Boghouse
BEL - £177 & £167 Ingraston
BF - £142 Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF - £173 & £159Middlestead, £171 & £152 Belstane, £167 Langholm, £160 Whinbush & Easter Sills
CHE - £160 & £130 Middlestead
CHM - £160 Little Galla
X - £156 Dunsyre Mains, £152 Broomfield
BFL - £126 Crookboat
KHILL - £162 Wester Crosswoodhill
DOR - £149 Halbeath
Per Kilo
TEX - 420.4p Heatheryhall, 408.2p Longford, 404.3p & 385.7p Craighead (Carluke), 402.1p & 380.9p Collielaw, 384.8p Ingraston, 384p Craighead (Carluke), 382.6p Howburn, 379.6p Muirhouse (Auchenheath)
BEL - 384.8p & 363p Ingraston
BF - 284p Wester Crosswoodhill
SUF - 360.4p & 345.7p Middlestead, Easter Sills 340.4p, 335.3p & 330.4p Belstane, 333.3p Whinbush, 321.2p Langholm
CHE - 340p Middlestead
CHM - 326.5p Little Galla
X - 330.4p Broomfield, 312p Dunsyre Mains
BFL - 242.3p Crookboat.
KHIL - 324p Wester Crosswoodhill
DOR - 310.4p Halbeath
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £212 Heatheryhall, £194 Craighead (Carluke), £190 & £180 Middlestead, £186 High Crewburn, £185 (twice) West Handaxwood, £183 Langholm, £176 Middlestead & Langholm
SUF - £182 Dunsyre Mains, £177 & £162 Southmains (Biggar), £170 Middlestead
X - £172 Easter Sills, £171 School Road
Per Kilo
TEX - 392.6p Heatheryhall, 359.3p Craighead (Carluke), 349.1p & 308.3p West Handaxwood, 345.3p & 320p Langholm, 332.1p High Crewburn, 325.9p & 316.7p Middlestead, 318.2p Whinbush
SUF - 334p & 289.3p Southmains (Biggar), 330.9p Dunsyre Mains, 293.1p Middlestead
X - 310p School Road, 301.8p Easter Sills
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1362 cast ewes, rams and hoggs were well short of requirements and were leaner on the week. All classes, especially heavy ewes keenly bid for. More needed each week.
The sale topped at £290 per head for Suffolks from Laird, Yeldabrek and to £140 for Blackface from Galloway, Lochlyoch Farm.
Overall average £132.72
Bf average £95.60 (246)
Ewes
TEX - £285 Halbeath, £280, £260 & £248 Yeldabrek, £242 Thinacre
BEL - £190 Wester Whitecastle, £164 Yeldabrek, £116 Cumberhead
BF - £140 Lochlyoch, £138 Crookboat, £137 Wester Crosswoodhill, £125 Lochlyoch, £116 Westhouse
SUF - £290 & £276 Yeldabrek, £250 Wester Whitecastle, £225 & £220 Yeldabrek
CHAR - £270 Yeldabrek
NCC - £220, £206, £190 & £170 Yeldabrek, £168 Wester Whitecastle
CHE - £188 Craighead, £160 Meikle Carleith, £152 Scrogton, £110 South Netherburn, £100 Carstairs Mains
CONT - £194, £174 & £170 Yeldabrek, £156 Whitfield, £130 Yeldabrek
CHM - £230, £198 & £196 Yeldabrek, £192 Nether Abington, £188 Yeldabrek
X - £210 Tower, £190 Cowgrove, £190 Avonbank, £188 Hattonknowe & Skirling Craigs
BFL - £174 Lightshaw, £132 Hillridge
SHE - £ 88 Yeldabrek, £80 Fieldside
BTEX - £192 Yeldabrek
ZWA - £186 Halbeath
BL - £142 Halbeath
HAM - £186 Wester Whitecastle
DOR - £162 & £110 Halbeath
Rams
TEX – £265 Yeldabrek, £255 Tower, £215 & £200 Yeldabrek, £195 Sandford
DS - £174 The Law
BEL - £132 The Law
BF - £160 Wester Crosswoodhill, £106 East Burnhead, £105 North Sanquhar Moors
SUF - £198 The Law, £118 Stonebyres
NCC - £180 Yeldabrek
X - £100 Yeldabrek
BFL - £225 Tower, £158 Lightshaw, £132 Crookboat, £116 Hartside, £100 Lightshaw
BTEX - £190 Nether Balgray
ZWA - £118 Nether Balgray
