LAWRIE & SYMINGTON
THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 8th MAY, 2019
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 25 Prime Cattle and 788 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (4) Sold to a top of 2.53p per kg for a 600 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Monifieth and to £1526.50 for a 710 kg Limousin from Gask and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 239p.
Heifers (19) Sold to a top of 2.62p per kg for a 538 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Butchers, Crail and to £1464 for a 610 kg Limousin from the Gask and purchased by Mr. S. Watson on behalf of a client to average 2.34p.
Young Bulls (2)
Linc. Red £1013.54 (1.87p) St. Fort; A.A. £1222.65 (1.95p) St. Fort
Leading Prices per kg:-
Bullocks –
Lim. 2.48p & 2.44p Nethermyres, 2.15p Gask.
Heifers –
Lim. 2.56p Mill of Inverarity, 2.50p West Bog, 2.47p Nethermyres, 2.44p West Bog, 2.42p Mill of Inverarity; Char. 2.28p Gask.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1518, £1476.20 & £1458.24 Nethermyres.
Heifers –
Lim. £1443.24 Craignathro, £1430 West Bog, £1409.56 Nethermyres, £1402.17, £1401.18 & £1382.40 Mill of Inverarity; Char. £1411.32 Gask.
PRIME SHEEP
Included in the Sale today was the Tayside Suffolk Breeders Association Show and Sale kindly judged by Mr. Guthrie Batchelor, of Flemings of Arbroath and his awards were as follows:-
Class 1 – Pair Pure Suffolks (heavy)
1st – T. Sands, Southfield – 48kg - £114
2nd L. Learmonth, Wr. Oathlaw – 50.5kg - £113
3rd - J. Farquharson & Son, Horn – 45 kg - £97
Class 2 – Pair Pure Suffolks (under 44 kg)
1st – T. Sands, Southfield - 40 kg - £94
2nd J. Farquharson & Son, Horn - 43 kg - £91
Class 3 – Single Lamb – Pure or sired by Suffolk (any weight)
1st– J. & T. MacPherson, Pitsundry – 55.5kg - £110
Class 4 – Single Ewe –
1st – J. & T. MacPherson, Pitsundry - £124
Class 5 – Open Class Pair Cross Lambs Sired by Suffolk (any weight)
1st – J. Farquharson & Son, Horn – 38 kg - £90
2nd – J. & T. MacPherson, Pitsundry – 42kg - £93
Champion – T. Sands, Southfield (Suff. Lamb - 48 kg - £114)
Reserve – L. Learmonth, Wr. Oathlaw – (Suff. Lamb – 50.5kg - £113)
PRIME SPRING LAMBS (38) out with the show sold to £113 per head for Texel X from Upper Tulloes.
Lambs – (Per Head) –
Tex X Upper Tulloes £112 twice
Suf X North Mains of Baldovan £108
PRIME HOGGS (676) sold to 270p per kilo from Glenmoy
Leading Prices per head –
Belt Glenmoy £116
Tex Crossgates £110
Tex X Middlehill £106
Cont Newmill of Inshewan £104
EWES – (74)
Tex Newton of Guthrie £121
Tex X Kirkton of Kingoldrum £109
Belt Greyburn £101