Sale Date: 20th March 2019 – Weekly Primestock Sale

LAWRIE & SYMINGTON
THE FORFAR MART

WEDNESDAY, 20th MARCH, 2019

Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 29 Prime Cattle and 3 OTM’S, also  580  Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes.

 PRIME CATTLE

Bullocks (14) Sold to a top of  2.47p for a 588 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham and to £1522.80 for a 705 kg Limousin from Craignathro and purchased by J. Chapman (Butchers) Ltd., Shotts to average 2.18p.

 Heifers  (15) Sold to a top of 2.56p for a 572 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham and to £1493.80 for a 679 kg Limousin from Gask and purchased by T. & A. Rennie Ltd., Forfar to average 2.30p.

 Leading Prices per kg:-

Bullocks –

Lim. 2.44p Mill of Inverarity, 2.38p Nethermyres, 2.36p Craignathro, 2.35p & 2.27p Nethermyres; A.A.  2.22p Woodhead of Mailer; Char. x 2.11p Woodhead of Mailer.

Heifers –

Lim. 2.46p Gask, 2.40p Nethermyres, 2.36p West Bog, 2.31p Nethermyres, 2.30p Craignathro, South Ballo, Mill of Inverarity & Nethermyres; 2.10p Teasses Est.

 Leading Prices per head –

Bullocks –

A.A. £1465.20 Woodhead of Mailer, £1463.70 & £1452.36 Nethermyres, £1449.48 Chapel of Barras, £1446.68 Craignathro; A.A. £1434.80 Teasses Est; Char. £1259.67 Woodhead of Mailer.

Heifers –

Lim. £1480.92 Gask, £1464.32 Nethermyres, £1411.28 West Bog, £1395.52 Gask, £1393.80 Mill of Inverarity; Sim. £1281 Teasses Est.

 COWS (4)

 Char. x £1030 (1.50p) Meikle Coull Farms; Rom. X £890 (1.29p) Meikle Coull Farms; Lim. x £880 (1.20p) Meikle Coull Farms.

  PRIME SHEEP

PRIME HOGGS  (466) sold to 226.2p per kilo (twice) for Beltex from Scobshaugh and Balbrydie and to £100 per head from Scobshaugh.

SQQ Hoggs averaged 200.6p. Overall Hoggs averaged 188.4p

Leading Prices per head –

 Beltex £96 Scobshaugh and Cairncortie; X Belt. £95 Balbrydie; Tex. £93 Torrax; x Tex. £92 Newmill of Inshewan.

Leading Prices per kilo –

Beltex 225.9p and 222.2p Scobshaugh; x Belt. 222.2p Balbrydie; Texel 215.9p Witton; x Tex. 212.5p Ardmhor 212.5p.

EWES & RAMS (114)

Belt. £115 (twice) Witton; Suff. £110 Witton; Tex. £109 Mains of Creuchies; Suff. x £102 Balbrydie; Mule £90.50 Witton


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