Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Monday 8th December 2025
Cattle Primestock Report
Lawrie and Symington Ltd had forward 110 cattle comprising of 30 bullock and heifers and 80 cast cows.
Prime Cattle
Limousin Heifers sold to £2653 from Mid Shawtonhill, Strathaven to R Lawson, Midseat Farm, Blackburn. Or to 445p/pk from Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to Elliot Butchers, Lanark.
Limousin Bullocks sold to £2826 from Wintermuir Farm, Biggar to Ingram Primestock or to 390p/pk from Hill Farm, Strathaven to Cooper Butchers, Bellshill.
Beef Heifers Per Head
AA - £2499 Mid Shawtonhill, £2382 Wintermuir
LIM - £2607 North Boig
LIM X - £2578 Brockwoodlees, £2433 Howburn, £2392 Harvieston
SIM - £2235 High Dyke
BB - £2653 Mid Shawtonhill
CHAR X - £2558 North Boig, £2542 Harvieston
Beef Heifers Per Kilo
LIM - 442p North Boig
LIM X - 445p & 440p Brockwoodlees, 430p Howburn
BB - 430p Mid Shawtonhill
CHAR X - 425p North Boig
Beef Bullocks Per Head
LIM - £2826 Wintermuir
CHAR X - £2786 Brownsbank
Beef Bullocks Per Kilo
LIM - 390p Hill Farm
Cast Cows and Bulls
Beef cows sold to £2390 per head from Townfoot farm, Biggar or to 275p/pk from Townfoot, Biggar.
Dairy cows sold to £1940 per head from Hawksland Farm, Lesmahagow or to 243 o/pk from Harvieston Farm, Gorebridge.
Cast Bulls sold to £2200 per head from Hazelside Farm, Lanark to 194p/pk from Hazelside, Farm Lanark.
Beef Cows Per Head
AA - £2040 Newton of Wiston, £1890 Lawhead
LIM - £2140 West Dykes
LIM X - £2140 Townfoot
LUING - £1940 Flemington
BSH - £1970 Wester Whitecastle
SIM - £2270 West Millrig, £1940 Lawhead
CHR - £2390 & £2000 Townfoot
Beef Cows Per Kilo
AA - 327p, 326p & 310p Newton of Wiston, 245p Lawhead, 230p Ingraston
LIM - 258p West Dykes
LIM X - 274p Townfoot, 262p Dykehead
LUING - 241p Flemington
BSH - 303p Wester Whitecastle
SIM - 274p Lawhead
CHR - 271p Townfoot
Dairy Cows Per Head
FRIES - £1840 Harvieston, £1570 Auchmeddan
HOL - £1940 & £1790 Hawksland
AYR - £1670, £1640 & £1590 Newlands
Dairy Cows Per Kilo
FRIES - 242p Harvieston, 235p, 229p & 224p Auchmeddan
HOL - 241p Hawksland, 239p Greentowers
AYR - 224p Newlands
Cast Bulls Per Head
AA - £2200 Hazelside
Cast Bulls Per Kilo
AA - 194p Hazelside
Sheep Primestock Report
On Monday 8th December Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 3323 Lambs and 1741 Cast Ewes through Lanark.
CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF PRIME LAMBS
JUDGE: Mr Morgan Reynolds, Scotbeef Vivers Ltd
Sponsor: The Sheep Game and Fed By Farmers
The Annual Christmas Show and Sale was ably judged by Mr M Reynolds, Scotbeef Vivers Ltd. He awarded his champion to heavy Beltex from Messer Anderson, Oldwalls, who won his fourth show in a row, he also took the Reserve accolade.
CLASS 1: 5 SUFFOLK CROSS LAMBS
1st Moredun Research Institute, Firth Mains for 54kg realising £154 to West Scottish Lamb Ltd, Carlisle
2nd Messrs C & F Wight, Carwood for 60kg realising £155 to West Scottish Lamb Ltd, Carlisle
3rd Messrs J Y Barclay & Co, Mid Brockloch 41kg realising £135 to Euro Quality Lambs Ltd, Craven Arms
CLASS 2: 5 TEXEL CROSS LAMBS
1st Mr C Wight, Whinnybrae for 43kg realising £178 to M J Stark Ltd, Alton
2nd Messrs J Y Barclay & Co, Mid Brockloch for 40kg realising £150 to Yorkshire Halal Meat Supplier Ltd, Ossette
3rd Messrs I Laird, Yeldabreck for 49kg to £160 to West Scottish Lamb Ltd, Carlisle
CLASS 3: 5 BELTEX CROSS LAMBS
1st Messrs R Anderson & Son, Oldwalls for 52kg realising £300 to J & H Cairns, Butchers, Law and J Chapman, Butchers, Wishaw
2nd Messrs R Anderson & Son, Oldwalls for 44kg realising £290 to Yorkshire Halal Meat Supplier Ltd, Ossette
3rd Mrs M Dunlop, Corstane for 52kg realising £172 to West Scottish Lamb Ltd, Carlisle
CLASS 5: 10 BLACKFACE LAMBS
1st The Firm of Shawhead Farm, Shawhead for 43kg realising £137 to Millers of Speyside Ltd, Grantown on Spey
2nd DC & JJ Marshall LLP, Gosland for 38kg realising £124 to Yorkshire Halal Meat Supplier Ltd, Ossette
3rd Messrs A Kennedy & Son, Mitchellhill for 38kg realising to £124 to Yorkshire Halal Meat Supplier Ltd, Ossette
CLASS 6: 10 SCOTCH MULE LAMBS
1st The Firm of Shawhead Farm, Shawhead for 54kg realising £136 to Pickstock Foods Ltd, Swadlincote
2nd Lightshaw Farming Co, Lighshaw for 52kg realising £138 to Pak Mecca Meats, Ltd, Birmingham
CLASS 7: 10 CHEVIOT LAMBS
1st Messrs A Minto & Son, Townhead for 42kg realising £139 to Millers of Speyside Ltd, Grantown on Spey
CHAMPION PEN OF PRIME LAMBS: Messrs R Anderson & Son, Oldwalls with their 1st Prize Pen of Beltex Cross Lambs for 52kg realising £300 to J & H Cairns, Butchers, Law and J Chapman, Butchers, Wishaw
RESERVE CHAMPION PEN OF PRIME LAMBS: Messrs R Anderson & Son, Oldwalls with their 2nd Prize Pen of Beltex Cross Lambs for 44kg realising £290 to Yorkshire Halal Meat Supplier Ltd, Ossette
Principle Prices:
Lambs
A smaller show of 3323 were forward due to the weekends inclement weather and many people not wanting to come along on a show week. Those who attended were well rewarded especially if under 44kg. The lighter, the dearer.
The sale topped at £300 per head for Beltex from Anderson, Oldwalls Farm and to 659 p/kg for the same animal.
Overall Average 317p/kg (SQQ 323p/kg)
25.5-32kg
Per Head
TEX - £119 Ash Cottage
BF - £99 Peel, £89 Carco, £74 Burnfoot
SM - £94 Rosebery Est
X - £100 Sandford Sheep, £95 Burnfoot
RYE - £70 Meadowmains
Per Kilo
TEX - 371p Bankhead
RYE - 225p Meadowmains
BF - 309p Peel Farm, 296p Carco, 231p Burnfoot
SM - 293p Rosebery Est
X - 322p Sandford Sheep Co, 306p Burnfoot
32.1-39kg
Per Head
TEX - £132 & £126 Laigh Carnduff, £129 East Law, £128 Sandford Sheep, £115 High Crewburn
BEL - £148 Walkerdyke, £146 Mid Brockloch, £133 Laigh Carnduff, £126 & £125 Hillridge
BF - £125 Mitchellhill, £120 Muirhouse & The Riggs, £118 Rosebery Est, £117 Thethwaite
SUF - £125 Seafield, £117 The Thistle, £112 Stobo Home
CHE - £121 Muirhouses, £119 & £110 Stobo Home
CHM - £120 Laigh Carnduff, £114 Stobo Home
SM - £118 Hillridge, £111 Traquair Knowe, £104 Stobo Home
X - £124 Carco, £121 & £114 Nether Brotherston
BFL - £100 The Harrow
BTEX - £100 Burnfoot
HW - £112 East Law
Per Kilo
TEX - 360p Laigh Carnduff, 348p Muirhouses, 338p Laigh Carnduff, 336p Sandford Sheep Co, 330p East Law
BEL - 389p Walkerdyke, 374p Mid Brockloch, 358p Laigh Carnduff, 350p Hillridge & Laigh Carnduff
BF - 342p Gosland, 328p Mitchellhill, 321p Shawhead, 316p Thethwaite, 315p Muirhouse
SUF - 320p Seafield, 307p The Thistle, 302p Stobo Home Farm
CHE - 345p Muirhouses, 321p Stobo Home Farm, 289p Stobo Home Farm
CHM - 315p Laigh Carnduff, 308p Stobo Home Farm,
SM - 327p Hillridge, 300p Traquair Knowe, 281p Stobo Home Farm
X - 345p Nether Brotherston, 326p Carco, 308p Nether Brotherston
BFL - 270p Stobo Farm
BTEX - 294p Burnfoot
HW - 311p East Law
39.1-45.5kg
Per Head
TEX - £178 & £164 Whinnybrae, £158 Yeldabrek, £156 Boghouse, £150 Mid Brockloch
BEL - £290 Oldwalls, £!68 High Parks, £160 Yeldabrek & Lower Daviesdyke, £157 Auchenbart
BF - £137 Shawhead, £128 (twice) Boat, £126 Rosebery Est, £125 Greenfield
SUF - £145 Thethwaite, £141 East Crookedstone, £140 The Riggs, £139 Lochurd & East Crookedstone
CHAR - £139 & £131 Nether Brotherstone,
CHE - £140 Boghouse, £139 Common & Townhead, £133 Lochurd & Thethwaite
CHM - £130 East Law
SM - £133 Sonoma, £128 Scrogton, £125 Sonoma & Townfoot, £124 Greenfield
X - £129 Dovecot, £125 East Law, £124 Thethwaite, £115 Sunnyside
BFL - £110 Scrogton
HAM - £120 North Glen
BAD - £139 Sunnyside
Per Kilo
TEX - 414p & 400p Whinnybrae, 375p Mid Brockloch, 351p Yeldabrek, 347p Sunnyside
BEL - 659p Oldwalls, 400p High Parks, 372p Yeldabrek, 369p Walkerdyke & Biggarshiels Mains
BF - 326p Mitchellhill & Gosland, 318p Shawhead, 317p Scrogton, 315p Roseberry Est
SUF - 337p Thethwaite, 329p Yeldabrek, Sunnyside & Mid Brockloch
CHAR - 327p & 315p Nether Brotherston
CHE - 332p Lochurd, 331p Common Farm & Townhead, 324p Thethwaite, 318p Boghouse
CHM - 288p East Law
SM - 320p & 309p Sonoma, 297p Scrogton, 288p Greenfield, 286p Gill Farm
X - 322p Dovecot, 310p Thethwaite, 297p East Law, 280p Sunnyside
BFL - 261p Scrogton
HAM - 285p North Glen
BAD - 323p Sunnyside
45.6-52kg
Per Head
TEX - £178 (twice) & £168 Collielaw, £166 Lawhead, £164 Boghouse
BEL - £300 (twice) Oldwalls, £194 & £186 Broomfield Lodge, £188 Collielaw
BF - £135 Grangehall
SUF - £145 Traquair Knowe, Yeldabrek & Grangehall, £144 Traquair Knowe & Bents
CHE - £138 Little Galla, £137 Edgehead Farming
CHM - £144 Auchenbart, £137 Little Galla
SM - £141 Lightshaw, £138 Sonoma & Lightshaw, £137 Shawhead, £136 Muirhouses
X - £153 Auchenbart, £138 Bankhead, £136 Auchenbart
BFL - £120 Tower Farm
ZWA - £100 West Shawtonhill
Per Kilo
TEX - 345p Lawhead, 342p Collielaw, 341p Boghouse, 339p Greenfield, 337p Allanton
BEL - 576p Oldwalls, 421p & 387p Broomfield Lodge, 376p & 370p Collielaw
BF - 287p Grangehall
SUF - 308p Yeldabrek, 306p Ainville, 302p Grangehall, 300p Traquair Knowe & North Glen
CHE - 304p Edgehead Farming Co, 300p Little Galla
CHM - 300p Auchenbart, 291p Little Galla
SM - 300p Sonoma, 295p Muirhouses, 284p Cloverhill, 282p Lightshaw, 277p East Law
X - 332p Auchenbart, 300p Bankhead, 283p Auchenbart
BFL - 240p Tower Farm
ZWA - 192p West Shawtonhill
HAM - 288p North Glen
52+kg
Per Head
TEX - £178 Greenfield, £164 Collielaw, £160 Skirling Craigs, £156 Strawfrank, £155 Fieldside
BEL - £160 Burnhouse
SUF - £166 Carwood, £162 Goodockhill, £155 Carwood, £154 Moredun Research, £150f Goodockhill
SM - £136 Shawhead
X - £130 Tower Farm
BFL - £192 Tower Farm, £130 & £125 Tower Steading, £120 Tower Farm
DTEX - £164 & £150 Yeldabrek
Per Kilo
TEX - 309p Collielaw, 301p Skirling Craigs, 292p & 288p Fieldside, 281p Goodockhill
BEL - 296p Burnhouse
SUF - 296p Carwood, 288p Goodockhill, 285p Moredun Research, 277p Strawfrank, 270p Goodockhill
SM - 251p Shawhead
X - 200p Tower Farm
BFL - 234p Tower Farm, 200p Tower Farm Cottage, 192p Tower Steading, 184p Tower Farm
DTEX - 292p & 288p Yeldabrek
Cast Ewes & Rams
Another fine show of 1741 cast ewes and rams were forward with trade remaining strong. Some ewes coming forward looking weathered now. Best flesh easily sold.
The sale topped at £300 per head for a Suffolk Tup from Wight, Midlock Farm and to £148 for Blackface from Earnochmuir Farm.
Overall Average £131.79
BF Average £88.46 (284)
Ewes
TEX - £295 Midlock, £290 Mayfield, £270 High Auchensale & Glenrig, £265 Wester Whitecastle
BEL - £200 Perryflatts, ££180 Wester Whitecastle, £160 Bankhead & Greyside, £120 Greyside
BF - £148 Earnochmuir, £140 Hilltop, £130 Little Kype, £125 Tower, £124 Glencaple
SUF - £245 Traquair Knowe, £220 Yeldabrek, £218 Greyside, £210 Traquair Knowe, £198 Greyside
CHAR - £128 Yeldabrek
NCC - £160 Greyside, £150 Earnochmuir, £148 Greyside, £145 Stobo Home, £142 Yeldabrek
CHE - £150 Dunsyre, £148 Wester Whitecastle, £132 Thethwaite, £129 & £127 Easterhouse
CONT - £178, £158 & £132 Earnochmuir, £135 Yeldabrek, £128 Carlophill
CHM - £188 Yeldabrek, £185 Mayfield, £174 Yeldabrek, £140 Mid Nemphlar, £125 Auchenbart
X - £175 Gala Lodge, £170 Glenrig, £164 High Parks & Blythbank, £152 Blythbank
BFL - £144 Lower Daviesykes
BTEX - £208 Yeldabrek, £160 Greyside
ROM - £154 & £140 Greyside, £140 Earnochmuir, £134 Muirhouses
HW - £100 Wester Whitecastle
KHIL - £120 Gill
HAM - £160 Gascoigne
DOR - £120 Yeldabrek
EC - £172, £142 & £116 Broomhill
GOAT - £120 Forrestfield
Rams
TEX - £245 Carwood, £190 Townhead, £180 & £165 Yeldabrek, £160 Greyside
BEL - £160 Lower Daviesdykes
BF - £185 Glendouran, £158 Carwood, £148 Dalmahoy, £120 East Fortissat, £100 Gosland
SUF - £300 Carwood, £295 Traquair Knowe, £190 Tanhill, £125 Dalmahoy
CHAR - £250 Greyside, £185 Dunsyre
NCC - £202 Greyside, £200 Glendouran, £155 & £112 Yeldabrek
CHE - £135 Gala Lodge, £125 Greyside
BFL - £280 Midlock, £225 Townhead, £225 The Tower, £190 Chapelhill, £170 Lower Daviesdykes
LLE - £140 Yeldabrek
BTEX - £165 Mayfield
KHIL - £150 Lesserlinn
HAM - £215 & £170 Gascoigne, £145 Tornadee
EC - £140 Livesey
