Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 26 Prime Cattle and 11 OTM’s and 692 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (6) Sold to a top of 228p per kg for a 590 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham and to £1464.34 for a 694 kg Limousin from Gask and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie to average 222p.
Heifers (20) Sold to a top of 252p per kg for a 562 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Crail and to £1471.20 for a 613 kg Limousin from Gask and purchased by the Firm of W.F. Stark, Buckhaven to average 225p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
Lim. 226p (twice) Nethermyres, 224p & 221p Nethermyres
Heifers –
Lim. 242p West Bog, 240p Gask, 237p Mill of Inverarity, 236p Pityot, 234p West Bog, 232p Gask & Mill of Inverarity; Char. 224p Pityot.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1398.94, £1368.64, £1346.96 & £1345.20 Nethermyres
Heifers –
Lim. £1443.04 Gask, £1442.32 West Bog, £1383.46 Pityot, £1382.72 Mill of Inverarity; Char. £1317.12 & £1314.60 Pityot.
OTM’s (9)
Sim. £1050 (1.24p) & £900 (1.17p) East Balloch; Beef Short. £980 (1.24p) Cairncross, £850 (1.18p) Shandford; Lim. £870 (1.30p) Downiebank , £750 (1.13p) Tomlea.
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (523) sold to 223.5p per kilo and £109.50 per head for Texels from Mains of Dalrulzion to average 185.8p per kilo (-2p)
Leading Prices per kg –
Beltex 220.8p Scobshaugh; Texel 217.4p Fallaw; Texel x 211.4p Cairnleith; Char. x 210.6p Tannachie
Leading Prices per head –
Beltex £106 & £100 Scobshaugh; Texel £100 (twice) Fallaw; Char. x £99 Tannachie; Texel x £95 Glenmoy.
EWES (169)
Texel £114 & £100 Fallaw; Texel x £113 & £105 Mains of Dalrulzion; Char. x £82 Tannachie; Cross £74 Little Fithie.
