Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 22 Prime Cattle and 596 Prime Sheep.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (5) Sold to a top of 2.55p per kg for a 618 kilo Limousin from Gask and purchased by Falconer Family Butchers, Arbroath and to £1595.62 for a 646 kilo Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 2.49p per kg.
Heifers (17) Sold to a top of 2.60p per kg for a 520 kilo Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Crail and to £1676.40 for a 660 kilo Limousin from Gask and purchased by Messrs T. & A. Rennie Ltd., Forfar to average 2.41p per kg.
Leading Prices per kg. –
Bullocks –
Lim. 2.52p Gask, 2.48p, 2.47p & 2.45p Nethermyres,
Heifers –
Lim. 2.58p Nethermyres, 2.54p Gask; BRB 2.51p Craignathro; Sim. 2.34p & 2.33p Pityot.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1595.62 Nethermyres, £1575.90 Gask, £1530.16 Nethermyres
Heifers –
Lim. £1500.40 & £1480.36 West Bog; Sim. x £1410.56 & £1388.68 Pityot; BRB £1302.69 Craignathro.
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (462) Sold to top of 210.5p per kg for a 38 kg Beltex from John M. Steel, West Drums and to £96 for 47.5kg Texels from A. Strachan, Clochie to average 1.74p per kg.
Leading Prices per kilo –
Belt. 2.05p Pitairlie; Tex. 2.04p & 2.02p Clochie; Suff. 1.98p & 1.89p Clochie.
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. £95 Clochie, £94 South Powrie, Broadshade & Clochie; Suff. £90 & £88 Clochie, £86 Shandford.
EWES & RAMS (134)
Tex. £110 South Powrie Farming, £100 Scobshaugh, BDM £98 Scobshaugh.