Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 10th November 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 140 cattle comprising of 55 bullocks and heifers and 85 cast cows.
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2905 from Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to Hugh Black Butchers, Lanark or to 465p/pk from Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to Cairns Butcher, Law.
Charolais Bullocks sold to £3094 from Brownsbank Farm, Biggar to Poultrade Ltd, Glasgow. Or to 442p/pk from Muirburn Farm, Biggar to A Elliot butcher, Lanark.
Young Bulls sold to £2246 per head from Mackiesmill Farm, Elderslie or to 372p/pk from Mackiesmill Farm.
Beef Heifers Per Head
SHO - £2440 Harvieston
LIM - £2905 Brockwoodlees, £2825 Kepscaith
LIM X - £2847 Brockwoodlees, £2763 North Boig, £2760 Huntlyhill
BB - £2529 Brockwoodlees
CHAR X - £2895 Brockwoodlees, £2804 Brownsbank
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM - 438p & 435p Brockwoodlees, 432p Kepscaith, 430p Greentowers
LIM X - 465p & 455p Brockwoodlees, 440p North Boig
BB - 450p Brockwoodlees
HER - 328p North Brackenridge
CHAR X - 440p & 438p Brockwoodlees, 410p Brownsbank
CONT X - 420p North Boig
BSH - 415P Harvieston
Beef Bullocks Per Head
AA - £2381 Broachrigg
LIM - £3049 & £2943 Hill Farm
CHAR X - £3096 Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM - 410p Hill Farm, 400p Greentowers
LIM X - 442p Muirburn
BB - 415p Muirburn
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Head
HOL - £2222 Greentowers, £2083 Broadfield
Dairy Bullocks & Heifers Per Kilo
FRIES - 310p North Brackenridge
HOL - 368p Greentowers, 335p Broadfield
Young Bulls Per Head
CHX - £2246 Mackiesmill
Young Bulls Per Kilo
CHX - 372p Mackiesmill
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2690 per head from Toxside Farm, Gorebridge or to 381p/pk from Calton Farm, Cumnock.
Dairy cows sold to £2290 per head from Harelaw Farm, Lanark or to 306p/pk from Moatmains farm, Lesmahagow.
Cast Bulls sold to £2350 per head from Hillend Farm, Biggar or to 235p/pk from Hillend Farm, Biggar.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA - £2690 Toxside, £2470 & £2340 Huntlyhill, £2290
MRI - £2240 Moatmains
BELT - £2010 Drumboy
LIM - £2610 Greentowers, £2590 Weston, £2570 Greenbank
LIM X – £2490 Huntlyhill, £2440 Greentowers, £2310 West Millrig, £2270 Huntlyhill
LUING - £2240 Easton
SIM - £2690 Toxside, £2140 Huntlyhill
B/GREY - £2210 Fountainside
BB - £2090 Wester Whitecastle
HER - £1970 Newton of Wiston
CHAR - £2110 Wester Whitecastle
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA - 301p Moatmains, 297p Toxside, 293p Newton of Wiston, 292p Toxside
MRI - 306p Moatmains
SHO - 315p Burnbrae, 301p Auldtoun, 266p Drumboy
LIM - 339p Greentowers, 324p Greenbank, 317p Scrogton, 314p Weston
LIM X - 381p Calton, 305p Weston, 297p Wester Whitecastle, 293p Kittymuirhill
SIM - 283p Toxside
B/GREY - 297p Fountainside
BB - 291p Wester Whitecastle
HER - 287p Newton of Wiston
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES - £1590 Draffanmuir
HOL - £2290 & £1690 Harelaw
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES - 240p & 204p Draffanmuir
HOL - 257p & 212p Harelaw, 211p Greentowers
Cast Bulls Per Head
LIM - £2350 Hillend
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
LIM - 234p Hillend
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 10th November Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 4152 Lambs and 1587 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
Lambs
The 4152 lambs were the largest show for some time with a lot of weight on offer, the better export sheep were sought after and sold well. Light weights, well fleshed short of requirements.
The sale topped at £188 per head for Texels from Clark, Blackhill Farm and to 424p/kg for Beltex from Smith, Cloverhill Farm.
Overall Average 307p/kg (SQQ 309p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
BF - £80 Craigdarroch
SHE - £70 Eight Acres Cottage
Per Kilo
BF - 266p Craigdarroch
SHE - 225p Eight Acres Cottage
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £118 Watermeetings, £116 Debog, £110 Dalefield, £108 Hillhouse, £102 Udstonhead
BEL - £140 Cloverhill, £132 Laigh Carnduff
BF - £115 Thethwaite & Barglachan, £112 & £111 Birthwood, £110 Scrogton
SUF - £108 Udstonhead
CHE - £120 Windhill
CHM - £115 & £113 High Crewburn
X - £114 Auchencorth, £96 High Crewburn
SHE - £88 Windhill
ROUS - £105 Debog
Per Kilo
TEX - 337p Watermeetings, 322p Debog, 308p Hillhouse, 305p Dalefield, 275p Udstonehead
BEL - 424p Cloverhill, 347p Laigh Carnduff
BF - 320p & 317p Birthwood, 311p Peel, 310p Barglachan, 294p Thethwaite
SUF - 284p Udstonehead
CHE - 315p Windhill
CHM - 305p & 294p High Crewburn
X - 308p Auchencorth, 282p High Crewburn
SHE - 266p Windhill
ROUS - 300p Debog
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £160 Gareland, £150 Grangehall, £147 Goodburn, £146 Heatheryhall & Hartside
BEL - £166 Howes Way, £161 Windhill, £153 Heatheryhall, £151 & £150 Fowler
BF - £133 Grangehall, £132 Mitchellhill, £130 Hartside, £126 Boat, 3123Gareland
SUF - £143 Traquair Knowe & Dykehole, £141 Cockrig, £139 Traquair Knowe & The Thistle
NCC - £138 Thethwaite
CHE - £141 Cockrig, £136 Thethwaite, £134 Heatheryhall & Jeanfield, £132 Dykes
CHM - £137, £129 & £124 Stobo Home, £118 High Crewburn
SM - £136 & £132 Hartside, £135 West Shawtonhill, £131 Cockrig, £130 Lawhead
X - £137 Yardbent, £136 Swaites, £130 Stobo Home, 124 Heatheryhall, £122 Wolfcrooks
ROUS - £129
BDM - £127 Fowrass
ROM - £136 Fowrass
Per Kilo
TEX - 400p Gareland, 357p Grangehall, 341p Goodsburn, 339p Yardbent, 336p Newmill
BEL - 395p Howes Way, 383p Windhill, 373p Heatheryhall, 357p & 343p Fowler
BF - 305p Craigdarroch, 302p Hartside & Grangehall, 300p The Boat, 297p Barglachan
SUF - 323p Stobo Home, 320p Cockrig & Howes Way, 317p Traquair Knowe & Dykehole
NCC - 313p Thethwaite
CHE - 320p Cockrig, 311p Heatheryhall & Jeanfield, 309p & 307p Thethwaite
CHM - 326p, 318p & 300p Stobo Home, 295p High Crewburn
SM - 306p West Shawtonhill, 302p Lawhead & Hartside, 300p Hartside
X - 312p Wolfcrooks, 310p Heatheryhall, 309p Swaites, 304p Yardbent, 302p Stobo Home
BFL - 243p The Harrow
ROUS - 307p Debog
BDM - 309p Fowrass
BL - 225p Elsrickle Mains
JAC - 273p Laigh Carnduff
ROM - 316p Fowrass
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £182 (twice), £169 & £167 Collielaw, £178 Craighead
BEL - £175 & £171 Collielaw, £154 Nether Abington, £150 Goodsburn, £149 Drumbuie
BF - £142 Wester Crosswoodhill, £140 Coldwakening, £136 Crosswoodhill, £128 Corsebank, £126 Barglachan
SUF - £152 Yardbent & Toxside, £151 Carwood, £150 Broomfield Lodge, £149 Hattonknowe
CHE - £147 Yeldabrek, £145 Mill Myres, £144 Dykes, £143 Hallhill, £139 Muldron
CHM - £143 Kingside
SM - £146 Lightshaw & Easterhouse, £145 Hattonknowe, £144 Burnetland & East Law
X - £144 Ainville
BFL - £120 Sweetshawhead
ROUS - £139 Debog
KHIL - £147 Wester Crosswoodhill
Per Kilo
TEX - 364p Collielaw, 363p Craighead, 343p Hillend, 340p Collielaw, 339p Craighead
BEL - 364p Collielaw, 342p Nether Abington, 335p Collielaw, 331p Drumbuie, 326p Goodsburn
BF - 297p Coldwakening, 290p Corsebank, 289p Wester Crosswoodhill, 280p Barglachan, 277p Crosswoodhill
SUF - 315p Cockrig & Thethwaite, 310p Southmains, 308p Cockrig & Traquair Knowe
CHE - 313p Dykes, 302p Muldron, 300p Yeldabrek, 297p Hallhill, 290p Mill Myres
CHM - 310p Kingside
SM - 300p Townfoot, Burnetland & Mitchellhill, 293p East Law, 283p Auldtoun
X - 293p Ainville
BFL - 260p Sweetshawhead
ROUS - 302p Debog
KHIL - 294p Wester Crosswoodhill
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £188 Blackhill, £181 Meadowflatt, £178 Midlock & Hallhill (twice)
BF - £146 Wester Crosswoodhill, £140 Corsebank
SUF - £169 Moredun, £168 Windhill, £164 South Mains, £155 Bents & Carwood
CHE - £180 & £165 Hallhill, £150 Yeldabrek
CHM - £147 Easterhouse
DTEX - £154 An-Glasach
Per Kilo
TEX - 311p Coldwakening, 307p Yeldabrek, 302p An-Glasach, 301p Hallhill & Toxside
BF - 270p Wester Crosswoodhill, 241p Corsebank
SUF - 292p Carwood & Southmains, 287p Bents, 285p Moredun & Kingside
CHE - 294p Yeldabrek, 266p & 250p Hallhill
CHM - 282p Easterhouse
DTEX - 302p An-Glasach
Cast Ewes & Rams
The 1587 cast ewes and rams were again dearer on the week with many more needed to fill the largest ringside of buyers in Scotland.
The sale topped at £325 per head for Texels form Taylor, Skirling Craigs Farm and to £148 for Blackface from Smith, Wester Crosswoodhill Farm.
Overall Average £119.31
BF Average £91.89 (622)
Ewes
TEX - £325 & £285 Skirling Craigs, £300 Dawn Cottage, £275 Bents, £265 Nunnerie
BEL - £175 Haswellsykes, £140 Collielaw
BF - £148 Wester Crosswoodhill, £138 Craigdarroch, £132 Kindrochet & Craigdarroch, £128 Blairmulloch
SUF - £250 Rusha, £225 Mitchellhill, £215 Gascoigne, £212 Peatpotts, £200 Crosswoodhill
CHAR - £175 Southmains
NCC - £180 Kingside, £148 Sarkside, £142 East Yardhouses
CHE - £132 Cowgrove, £130 Easterhouse, £118 Bents, £117 Stobo Home
CONT - £144 Bickerton Hall
OTH - £98 & £70 Hilltop
RYE - £92 Thornyhills
Rams
TEX - £285 Skirling Craigs, £180 Rusha, £152 Eight Acres Cottage
BEL - £225 Southmains, Biggar, £150 Cowgrove, £140 Grangehall, £135 East Yardhouses
BF - £158 Auchengruith, £152 Hartside Farms, £145 East Merkland & Craigdarroch, Sanquhar, £100 East Kinleith
NCC - £215 Coldwakening, £168 Allanton, £160 High Crewburn
CHE - £160 Windhill Cottage, £100 & £55 Colwakening
BTEX - £150 The Firs
BL - £160 Elsrickle Mains
DS - £175 An-Glasach
