Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 17 Prime Cattle, 2 Cows and 803 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (3) Sold to a top of 2.16p per kg for a 618 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by Yorkes of Dundee and to £1440.60 for a 686 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 213p.
Heifers (14) Sold to a top of 2.32p (twice), once for a 590 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Crail and second for a 532 kg Limousin from Mill of Inverarity and purchased by R. Watt, Butchers, Forfar and to £1368.80 from Nethermyers for the same animal to average 216p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
Lim. 214p & 210p Nethermyres.
Heifers –
Lim. 223p & 218p Gask, 216p Nethermyres, 215p Craignathro, 214p Mill of Inverarity; Char. 210p Chapel of Barras.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1412.40 & £1334.88 Nethermyres.
Heifers –
Lim. £1358.07 Gask, £1234.24 Mill of Inverarity, £1305.92 Nethermyres; Char. £1125.60 Chapel of Barras.
COWS (2)
Saler x £790 ( 1.09p) and Sim. X £780 (1.10p) Scobshaugh
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (476) Sold to 242.9p per kilo and £119 per head for Texels from Mains of Dalrulzion to average 206.1p per kilo for SQQs and Overall average 202.9p (plus 17.3p)
Leading Prices per kg –
Texel 239.1p Fallaw
Texel x 223.8p Leoch
X Texel 222.5p Meikle Tullo
Beltex x 221.7p Nethermyres
Leading Prices per head –
Texel £110 Torrax
Texel x £106 & £102 Nethermyres
Cont. £101 Leoch
EWES (123)
Texel £118 & £108 Milton
Texel x £121 & £115 Fallaw
Suff. £103 Tillygloom
STORE LAMBS (204) Sold to £73.50 from Kinnettles, £73 Lude and £72 Rotmell to average £67.97.