Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 25 Prime Cattle, 4 Cows and 523 Prime Sheep.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (8) Sold to a top of 2.50p per kg for a 616 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie, Letham and to £1674.64 for a 692 kg Limousin also from Nethermyres and purchased by J. Chapman (Butchers) Ltd., Wishaw to average 2.41p.
Heifers (17) Sold to a top of 2.58p per kg and £1769.88 for a 686 kg BRB from the Gask and purchased by Falconer Family Butchers, Arbroath to average 2.40p.
Leading Prices per kg. –
Bullocks –
Lim. 2.49 South Ballo, 2.48p Nethermyres , 2.47 Mill of Inverarity; BRB 2.48p Gask.
Heifers –
Lim. 2.56p Mill of Inverarity, 2.55p & 2.52p Nethermyres, 2.51p South Ballo; Sim. 2.40p, 2.36 & 2.35p Pityot.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1615.38 Mill of Inverarity, £1553.30 Gask; BRB £1567.36 Gask; Sim. £1443.20.
Heifers –
Lim. £1502.72 Mill of Inverarity, £1468.88 West Bog; Sim. £1412.50 Pityot; Lim. £1285.20 Nethermyres.
COWS (4)
Here. £910 (1.24p) Ethie Mains, £735 (1.16) Ethie Mains ; Aubrac £850 (1.10p) Kirkton of Kingoldrum.
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (442) Sold to 213.3p per kilo for Beltex from Scobshaugh and to £100 per head for Beltex from Shandford to average 170.1p per kilo.
Leading Prices per kilo –
Belt. 211.8p Heath Cottage; Texel 204.3p and 202.1p Whitemyre; B.D. M. 200p Shandford.
Leading Prices per head –
Belt. £98 & £96 Scobshaugh; Texel £95 (twice) Whitemyre; x Belt. £90 Newton of Crathie; Tex.x £89 Townhead; Cont. £88 Over Finlarg.
EWES & RAMS (81)
Tex. £82 Heath Cott.; Suff. £75 North Mains of Baldovan; x Tex. £73 Tomlea; X £67.50 Prieston.
