Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 32 Prime Cattle and 580 Prime Sheep.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (10) Sold to a top of 2.55p per kg for a 592 kilo Limousin from Gask and purchased by Fleming Butchers, Arbroath and to £1581.60 for a 659 kilo Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by Mr. S. Watson on behalf of a client to average 2.43p per kg.
Heifers (22) Sold to a top of 2.64p (twice) for 533kg & 530kg Limousins from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Crail and to £1546.22 for a 626 kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Blairgowrie to average 2.41p per kg.
Leading Prices per kg. –
Bullocks –
Lim. 2.50p Gask, 2.46p Mill of Inverarity; BRB 2.48p Craignathro; Char. x 2.48p Nethermyres.
Heifers –
Lim. 2.62p Gask,2.58p Nethermyres, 2.54p Mill of Inverarity, 2.48p South Ballo; BRB 2.48p West Bog.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1561.68 Craignathro, £1515.89 South Ballo, £1514.24 Nethermyres; BRB £1512.80 Craignathro.
Heifers –
BRB £1502.88 West Bog; Lim. £1502.58 Mill of Inverarity, £1485.54 Gask.
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (507) Sold to 197.9p per kilo for Texels from North Mains of Dun and to £96 per head for the same lambs to average 177.2p per Kilo (-5p per kilo)
Leading Prices per kilo –
Hole O’ Clean (Tex) 195.9p
Clochie (Bel) 191.4p
Shandford (Suf) 189.6p
Templeton (Cont) 188.0p
Leading Prices per head –
Hole O’ Clean (Tex) £95
North Mains of Dun (Tex X) £94
Shandford (Suf) £93
Clochie (Bel) £89
EWES & RAMS (73)
North Mains of Baldovan (Suf) £94
Upper Tulloes (Suf X) £89
Meikle Tullo (Tex) £88 + £86
Templeton (X) £77
