Show & Sale of Autumn Born Suckled Calves – Tuesday 7th October 2025

 

Tuesday 7th October

 

Lawrie and Symington sold 1232 Store Cattle at this years autumn calf sale with a packed ringside of buyers travelling from Aberdeen to Whitby.

Bullocks topped at £2640 for a 689kg Charolais cross from J Warnock & Sons, Dreva, or to 480.8p for a pen of 4 Limousin cross from Laird & Son of Sunnyside, to average 415.1p.

Heifers peaked at £3400 for a British Blue from McGarva of Nether Abington or to 613.7p for a British Blue from Mcgarva of Nether Abington, to average 411.3p.

 

Principle Prices:

 

Bullocks per head

AA - £2460 Oldhill, £2400, £2360 & £2300 Mitchell Farms, £2300 Oldhill (twice), £2260 Mitchell Farms & Headsmuir, £2240 Barr & Netherhill

HER - £1880 & £1860 (twice) Goslington

SAL - £2180, £2140, £2120, £2080, £2060 & £2020 Carlophill, £1920 Sunnyside and Carbello, £1840 Goodockhill, £1820 Darnhall, £1780 Goodockhill

LIM - £2400 & £2380 Kepscaith, £2380 Sunnyside & Carbello, £2300 Scrogton, £2280 Corsebank, £2250 West Glespin, £2220 Bickerton Hall & West Glespin, £2140 & £2120 Bickerton Hall

LIM X - £2580 Peebles JAC, £2520 Sunnyside and Carbello, £2480 Corsebank & Peebles JAC, £2440 Oldhill (twice), £2400 Sunnyside & Carbello, £2380 Dreva & Sunnyside, £2360 Dreva

CHAR X - £2640, £2480 (twice) Dreva, £2470 Mitchell Farms, £2460 Oldhill, £2400 Greenfield & Dreva, £2380 (twice) Dreva, £2360 Hattonknowe

BSH - £2420 Oldhill, £2380, £2320, £2260 & £2220 Mitchell Farms, £2160, £2100, £2060 & £2040 Lesserlinn, £1960 Cleughhead

SIM - £2560, £2440 & £2400 Peebles JAC, £2380 & £2240 Mitchell Farms, £2180 Lesserlinn & Dreva, £2140 & £2000 Cockrigg, £2000 Mitchell Farms

BB - £2600 & £2420 Nether Abington, £2360, £2280 & £1940 Sunnyside and Carbello, £1760 Watsonhead

CHR - £2320 Scrogton, £2000 Dreva, £1780 & £1540 Watsonhead

 

Bullocks per kilo

AA - 438p Cloverhill, 436p, 423p, 421p & 419p Barr, 431p Netherhill, 424p Bickerton Hall & Netherhill, 421p Darnhall Mains, 417p Headsmuir

HER - 373p, 372p & 351p Goslington

SAL - 432p Sunnyside & Carbello, 403p & 400p Goodockhill, 396p, 393p, 389, 387p, 385 & 381p Carlophill, 382p Darnhall

LIM - 480p Sunnyside & Carbello, 464p & 429p West Glespin, 459p, 438p & 392p Bickerton Hall, 444p Scrogton, 441p & 423p Kepscaith, 433p Corsebank

LIM X - 480p (twice), 471p & 456p Sunnyside & Carbello, 466p, 457p & 456p Corsebank, 465p Bickerton Hall, 464p West Glespin, 462p Greenfield

CHAR X - 480p, 458p & 451p Cloverhill, 471p Greenfield, 461p & 450p Dreva, 452p Mitchell Farms, 450p & 448p Scrogton, 443p Greenfield

SHO - 434p Cleughhead, 423p, 421p, 408p & 399p Lesserlinn, 413p Watsonhead, 411p & 410p Mitchell Farms, 399p Burnhead, 396p West Deloraine

SIM - 437p Mitchell Farms, 418p & 403p Cockrigg, 414p Dreva, 413p & 373p Mitchell Farms, 408p, 404p & 403p Lesserlinn, 362p Peebles JAC

BB - 453p, 447p & 416p Sunnyside & Carbello, 426p & 414p Nether Abington, 404p Watsonhead Cottage

CHAR - 442p Scrogton & Watsonhead Cottage, 428p Watsonhead Cottage, 398p Dreva

 

Heifers per head

AA - £2360 Mitchell Farms, £2120 Mafflat, £2050 Headsmuir, £2020 Netherhill, £1980 Mossplatt, £1960 Mitchell Farms & Headsmuir, £1920 Barr, £1900 Headsmuir & Barr

HER - £1920 Goslington

SAL - £1740 Linnhead, £1620 Goodockhill

LIM - £2160 West Glespin, £2080 JM Livestock, £1860 Nether Abington, £1800 Corsebank, £1700 Burnbrae

LIM X - £2360 Barr, £2300 Oldhill, Sunnyside & Cloverhill, £2280 Sunnyside & Carbello & Oldhill, £2220 Corsebank, £2200 Traquair Knowe & Bankhead, £2160 West Glespin

CHAR X - £2380 Mitchell Farms, Dreva & Mitchell Farms, £2330 Greenfield, £2260 Netherhill & Scrogton, £2220 Scrogton (twice), £2200 Netherhill, £2180 Dreva

BSH -£2260 Little Galla, £2160 Lesserlinn, £2060 Cleughhead, £1990 Little Galla,£1980 Lesserlinn, £1800 Mitchell Farms, £1610 Killarow, £1580 Burnhead, £1440 Killarow

SIM - £2060 & £1840 Cockrigg, £1640 Burnhead, £1520 Cockrigg, £1460 Burnhead

BB - £3400, £2280, £2200, £2180 & £1980 Nether Abington, £1840 Stonebyres, £1610 Killarow

CHR - £2480 Blackhill, £2120 Hillend, £1580 & £1320 Watsonhead

 

Heifers per kilo

AA - 455p & 392p Barr, 402p & 392p Mitchell Farms, 401p & 395p Netherhill, 397p & 394p (twice)Headsmuir, 391p Mafflat

HER - 346p Goslington

SAL - 386p Linnhead, 373p Goodockhill

LIM - 441p West Glespin, 431p Nether Abington, 425p JM Livestock, 412p Burnbrae (Lesmahagow), 406p Corsebank

LIM X - 513p & 467p Cloverhill, 504p, 479p & 456p Sunnyside & Carbello, 481p & 445p Knockenhair, 460p Oldhill, 454p Corsebank, 448p Bankhead

CHAR X - 500p & 437p Dreva, 447p Scrogton & Cloverhill, 444p & 439p (twice) Dreva, 439p Cloverhill, 438p Greenfield

SHO - 393p Cleughhead, 386p & 384p Lesserlinn, 381p Burnhead & Killarow, 378p Mitchell Farms, 367p Killarow, 364p & 342pLittle Galla

SIM - 419p, 390p & 374p Cockrigg, 400p & 353p Burnhead

BB - 613p Nether Abington, 434p Stonebyres, 397p 376p 372p & 368p Nether Abington 367p Killarow

CHAR - 450p Blackhill, 404p & 394p Watsonhead, 397p Hillend

 

Dairy Bullocks per head

HOL - £2360 Dreva, £1360 Goslington

 

Dairy Bullocks per kilo

HOL - 407p Dreva

 

Top Price Bullocks (per head/per kilo)

0-350kg: £1540 Watsonhead ; 442p Watsonhead

351-400kg: £1800 Corsebank ; 456p Corsebank

401-450kg: £1980 Stonebyres Mains ; 457p Corsebank

451-500kg: £2380 Sunnyside & Carbello ; 480p Sunnyside & Carbello

501-550kg: £2480 Dreva ; 471p Sunnyside & Carbello

551-600kg: £2520 Sunnyside & Carbello ; 453p Sunnyside & Carbello

601-650kg: £2600 Nether Abington ; 414p Nether Abington

651+kg: £2640 Dreva ; 383p Dreva

 

Top Price Heifers (per head/per kilo)

0-350kg: £1320 Watsonhead ; 404p Watsonhead,

351-400kg: £1780 Knockenhair ; 481p Knockenhair

401-450kg: £2300 Cloverhill ; 513p Cloverhill

451-500kg: £2380 Dreva ; 504p Sunnyside & Carbello

501-550kg: £2480 Blackhill ; 450p Blackhill

551-600kg: £3400 Nether Abington ; 613p Nether Abington

601-650kg: £2380 Mitchell Farms ; 392p Mitchell Farms

651+kg: £2260 Little Galla ; 342p Little Galla

 

Judge: Mr D Henderson, Whitehouse Farm

Sponsor: L S Smellie & Sons Ltd

 

Class 1: Single Bullock (Haltered) (2 forward)

1st Messrs T Laird & Son, Carbello/Sunnyside

2nd Messrs J Warnock & Sons, Dreva

 

Class 2: Single Heifer (Haltered) (1 forward)

1st Messrs J Warnock & Sons, Dreva

 

Class 3: Single Bullock (Un-Haltered) (6 forward)

1st Mr JA McGarva, Nether Abington

2nd Messrs J & A Gray, Scrogton

3rd Messrs T Laird & Son, Carbello/Sunnyside

 

Class 4: Single Heifer (Un-Haltered) (6 forward)

1st Mr A J Clark, Blackhill

2nd Messrs T Laird & Son, Carbello/Sunnyside

3rd Mr JA McGarva, Nether Abington

 

Class 5: Pen of Four Bullocks (1 forward)

1st Mr I Tennant, Oldhill

 

Class 6: Pen of Four Heifers (1 forward)

1st Messrs J & A Gray, Scrogton

 

Overall Champion

Mr A J Clark, Blackhill with their Charolais Bred Single Un-Haltered Heifer

Reserve Champion

Messrs T Laird & Son, Sunnyside with their Limousin X Bred Single Haltered Bullock

 

Highest Placed Charolais (presented with a Voucher for Charolais Society Jacket or Bodywarmer kindly donated by Scottish & Northern Charolais Club)

Mr A J Clark, Blackhill with their Charolais Bred Single Un-Haltered Heifer

 

Highest Placed Limousin (presented with Scottish Limousin Cattle Breeders Association Salver)

Messrs T Laird & Son, Sunnyside with their Limousin X Bred Single Haltered Bullock

 

 

Next Sale: Tuesday 14th October Sale of Store Cattle

Contact one of the sales team below to advise entries.

 

Cattle:

Primrose Beaton: 07717503841

Sandy Moore: 07747443260

Mungo Guthrie: 07785901977

Lucy Pittendrigh: 07467863168

Yasmin Brown: 07799341880


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