Lawrie & Symington Ltd
Lanark Agricultural Centre
Tuesday 26th August 2025
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 386 Store Cattle at their fortnightly sale.
Bullocks topped at £2480 on 3 occasions for Aberdeen Angus Cross from I Tennant, Oldhill and then for Limousin X from J Fleming, North Mains of Baldovan and James D Simpson, Hillridge or to 479.6p for a 442kg Limousin Cross from I J Simpson, Auchren to average 412.2p
Heifers peaked at £2460 for a 700kg British Shorthorn from D & E Clark, Lee Meadow or to 457.5p for a 424kg Limousin Cross from S Mccaskie, West Millrig, to average 394.1p.
A tremendous show of Friesian bullocks from Kintyre, to Kilbarchen, to Kirknewton. A better show won’t be seen anywhere else with them topping at £2200 for a 573kg Holstein from William McLean, Balnagleck or to 383.9p for a Holstein from the same home. Averaged at 362p.
Principle Prices:
Bullocks per head
AA - £2480 Oldhill, £2360 Midhouse, £2300 Oldhill, £2260 Muirmains, £2200 Oldhill, £2180 Auchenbothie, £2140 Westtown, £2100 Shotlinn, £2080 Muirmains, £2020 Shotlinn
GALL - £2240 & £1920 Eastfield
HER - £2420, £2380 & £2220 Dechmont, £1800 & £1700 North Brackenridge, £1620 Haughyett
SAL - £2340 & £2270 Burnbrae
LIM - £1980 & £1950 South Carnduff
LUING - £2120 Eastfield
LIM X - £2480 North Mains of Baldovan & Hillridge, £2440 Burnbrae, £2400 Forrestfield & West Millrig, £2380 & £2320 West Millrig, £2290 & £2280 Burnbrae, £2200 West Millrig
CHAR X - £2460 North Mains of Baldovan, £2400 West Millrig, £2380 Burnbrae, £2350 North Mains of Baldovan, £2240 Burnbrae, £2200 West Millrig, £2040, £1980 & £1960 Parkerston
BSH - £1720 Newlands
SIM - £2360 North Mains of Baldovan, £2280 Burnbrae, £2270, £2210 & £2090 North Mains of Baldovan, £2080 Forrestfield, £2000 Burnbrae, £1800 Forrestfield
BB - £2180 Sherifflatts, £2060 Greenbank & Sherifflatts, £2000 & £1880 Greenbank, £1840 Craigthornhill, £1820 Hillridge, £1800 Greenbank
WAGYU - £2100 & £1840 O’Cathain
Bullocks per kilo
AA – 414p & 409p Muirmains, 404p & 401p Oldhill, 396p Auchenbothie, 391p & 381p Shotlinn, 371p Newlands, 370p SHotlinn
GALL – 390p & 387p Eastfield
HER – 420p & 417p Dechmont, 409p & 408p North Brackenridge, 406p Haughyett, 402p Dechmont, 398p Haughyett, 391p North Brackenridge
SAL -398p & 388p Burnbrae
LIM – 449p & 424p South Carnduff
LUING – 414p Eastfield
LIM X – 479p Auchren, 472p & 456p West Millrig, 450p Hillridge, 449p Auchren & Hillridge, 446p Forrestfield, 440p Laigh Carnduff, 438p Hillridge
CHAR X – 465p & 456p West Millrig, 440p Laigh Carnduff, 435p & 434p Parkerston, 429p North Mains of Baldovan, 426p Parkerston, 425p North Mains of Baldovan, 420p Burnbrae
BSH – 419p & 391p Newlands
SIM – 417p Burnbrae, 409p Forrestfield, 403p Burnbrae, 394p Forrestfield, 394p North Mains of Baldovan
BB – 455p Hillridge, 429p Cockrig, 419p Newlands, 407p Greenbank, 399p & 396p Sherifflatts, 386p Greenbank
WAGYU – 414p & 401p O’Cathain
Heifers per head
AA - £2400 Sweetbit, £2340 & £2140 Hills of Dalserf, £2100 Oldhill, £2080 Sweetbit & Westtown, £2060 Oldhill & Craigthornhill, £2000 Shotlinn, £1980 Hills of Dalserf
HER - £2300 Dechmont, £2240 Sweetbit
LIM - £2220 West Millrig, £1920 Drumbuie
LIM X - £2260 Over Kypeside, £1940 West Millrig, £1920 Drumbuie
CHAR X - £2280 West Millrig, £2240 & £2140 Auchencorth, £2080 West Millrig, £1980 & £1900 Parkerston
BSH - £2460 Lee Meadow
SIM - £2080 Auchencorth, £1900 Parkerston, £1880 Raws, £1780 Auchencorth
BB - £2020 & £1980 Craigthornhill, £1940 Craigthorn, £1900 Sherifflats, £1820 Greenbank, £1740 Forrestfield
CHAR - £1680 & £1300 Laigh Carnduff
Heifers per kilo
AA – 420 Over Kypeside, 418p Hills of Dalserf, 410p Oldhill, 402p Laigh Carnduff, 399p & 386p Oldhill, 384p Hills of Dalserf
HER – 406p Dechmont, 355p Sweetbit
LIM – 440p West Millrig, 434p Drumbuie
LIM X – 457p West Millrig, 434p Drumbuie, 421p Forrestfield, 413p & 410p Over Kypeside
CHAR X – 443p Parkerston, 437p & 435p West Millrig, 427p & 423p Parkerston, 400p & 390p Auchencorth
BSH – 369p Laigh Carnduff, 353p Forrestfield, 351p Lee Meadow
SIM – 427p Parkerston, 394p Raws, 392p East Crookedstone, 389p Auchencorth, 386p Forrestfield, 383p Raws, 370p Auchencorth
BB – 403p Cockrig, 390p Sherifflatts, 377p Greenbank, 376p Craigthronhill, 373p Over Kypeside, 371p forrestfield, 370p Craigthorn, 396p Craigthornhill
CHAR – 396p & 340p Laigh Carnduff
Dairy Bullocks per head
FRIES - £1960 & £1860 Park O’Barnaigh, £1860 & £1820 Midhouse, £1780 & £1640 Park O’Barnaigh, £1580 North Bankend & Ainville, £1480 North Bankend, £1440 Ainville
HOL - £2200 & £2180 Balnagleck
Dairy Bullocks per kilo
FRIES – 361p North Bankend, 357p Park O’Barnaigh, 353p ainville, 351p Park O’Barnaigh, 350p North Bankend, 350p & 347p Midhouse, 346p Park O’Barnaigh
HOL – 383p Balnagleck
Top Price Bullocks (per head/per kilo)
251-300kg: £1060 East Crookedstone ; 386p East Crookedstone
301-350kg: £1420 East Crookedstone ; 443p East Crookedstone
351-400kg: £1820 Hillridge ; 444p Hillridge
401-450kg: £2120 Auchren ; 479p Auchren
451-500kg: £2200 West Millrig ; 456p West Millrig
501-550kg: £2400 West Millrig ; 472p West Millrig
551-600kg: £2480 Hillridge ; 438p Hillridge
601-650kg: £2480p North Mains of Baldovan ; 409p North Mains of Baldovan
650+kg: £2480 Oldhill ; 370p Oldhill
Top Price Heifers (per head/per kilo)
301-350kg: £1120 Forrestfield ; 323p Forrestfield
351-400kg: £1600 Over Kypeside ; 410p Over Kypeside
401-450kg: £1980 Parkerston ; 457p West Millrig
451-500kg: £2080 West Millrig ; 437p West Millrig
501-550kg: £2280 West Millrig ; 440p West Millrig
551-600kg: £2300 Dechmont ; 406p Dechmont
601-650kg: £2400p Sweetbit ; 378p Sweetbit
651+kg: £2460 Lee Meadow ; 351p Lee Meadow
Next Sale: Tuesday 9th September
Contact one of the sales team below to advise entries.
Cattle:
Primrose Beaton: 07717 503841
Sandy Moore: 07747 443260
Mungo Guthrie: 07785 901977
Lucy Pittendrigh: 07467 863168
Amy Haddow: 07769 398366
Yasmin Brown: 07799 341880
Charlie Reid: 07427 970262