LAWRIE & SYMINGTON
THE FORFAR MART
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 21 Prime Cattle and 3 OTM’S also 273 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (7 ) Sold to a top of 244p (twice), one for a 609 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham which also was top price per head at £1485.96 and second for a 605 kg BB from Gask and purchased by J. Chapman (Butchers) Ltd., Shotts to ave. 237p.
Heifers (14) Sold to a top of 248p for a 584 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by J. Penman, Crail and to £1466.40 for a 611 kg Limousin from Gask and purchased by the Firm of W.F. Stark, Buckhaven to ave. 234p.
Leading Prices per head:-
Bullocks –
Lim. £1458.05 Nethermyres, £1453.76 West Bog, £1453.23 & £1422.96 Nethermyres.
Heifers –
Lim. £1448.32 & £1400 Nethermyres, £1393.80 & £1386.35 Craignathro; BB £1445.50 West Bog.
Leading Prices per kg –
Bullocks –
Lim. 242p, 241p (twice) Nethermyres, 236p West Bog.
Heifers –
Lim. 246p Mill of Inverarity, 241p & 240p Gask, 236p Mill of Inverarity.
COWS (3)
A.A. £1050 (1.08p) Woodside; BB x £1005 (1.42p) Meikle Coull; B. Short. X £950 (1.36p)
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME SPRING LAMBS (150) Sold to a top of £120 per head for Texels from Over Baldinnie and to 274.7p per kg for Texels from Little Fithie to average 218.4p per kg. SQQ 219.2p.
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. £119 Broadshade (twice), £118 & £112 Broadshade, £114 Little Fithie, £103 Gallaton; Suff. £101 Southtown of Melgund and North Mains of Baldovan, £99 Gallaton; Cont. £100 Mains of Creuchies, £99 Little Fithie, £97 Upper Tulloes.
Leading Prices per kg –
Tex. 250p & 230p Over Baldinnie, 229p Wellbank; Suff. 219p Southtown of Melgund, 214p North Mains of Baldovan; Cont. 227p Little Fithie & Mains of Creuchies, 223p Gallaton.
PRIME HOGGS (44)
Hoggs sold to £86 per head for Suffolks from Little Ballo and to 160p per kg for Crosses from Middle Drimmie.
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. £85 (twice) Rosemount; Suff. £80 Little Ballo
Leading Prices per kg –
Tex. 146p Rosemount; Suff. 129p Little Ballo
EWES – (79)
Suff. £101 Southtown of Melgund; Belt. £83 Rosemount; Cross £73 Rosemount; Chev. £72 Loyal; B.F. £49 Little Ballo.