LAWRIE & SYMINGTON
THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 13th FEBRUARY, 2019
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 24 Prime Cattle and 8 OTM, also 603 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (9) Sold to a top of 2.38p (twice) one for a 626 kg Limousin from Mill of Inverarity and second for a 629 kg Limousin from Nethermyres with was also top price of £1497.02 and both purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 2.29p.
Heifers (15) Sold to a top of 2.64p for a 534 kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by Crombies of Edinburgh and to £1432.37 for a 631 kg Limousin from Gask and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Monifieth to average 2.35p.
Leading Prices per kg:-
Bullocks –
Lim. 2.36p, 2.32p, 2.30p Nethermyres, 2.29p Mill of Inverarity; BRB 2.24p Pityot.
Heifers –
Lim. 2.54p, 2.49p, 2.46p (twice) Nethermyres; BRB 2.42p Chapel of Barras; A.A 2.24p Pityot.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1489.88 Mill of Inverarity, £1488.90 Pityot, £1461.02 Mill of Inverarity, £1449 Nethermyres; BRB £1375.36 Pityot.
Heifers –
Lim. £1426.88 Gask, £1409.76 West Bog, £1409.34 Nethermyres, £1404.20 Mill of Inverarity; A.A. £1339.52 Pityot; BRB £1280.18 Chapel of Barras.
COWS (4)
Char. £1190 (1.31p) South Leckaway; Saler £1120 (1.24p) South Leckaway; Lim. £805 (1.02p) Newton of Inshewan.
BULL (4)
Sim. £900 Newton of Inshewan; Lim. £850 Newton of Inshwan; A.A. £800 & £750 St. Fort
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME HOGGS (400) Sold to 220.7p per kilo for Texels from Torrax and to £100 per head from Torrax and Er. Balgillo.
SQQ Hoggs averaged 197.1p (plus 6.5p)
Overall Hoggs averaged 189.4p (plus 10.7p)
Leading Prices per kilo –
Belt. 218.6p Balbrydie; Texel 217.4p Er. Balgillo; Tex.x 204.7p Fallaw; Cont. 200p The Ring.
Leading Prices per head –
Texel £97 Fallaw; Tex.x £96 Torrax; Belt. £96 Er. Balgillo
EWES & RAMS (203)
Tex. £116 and £110 Fallaw; Tex.x £98 Meikle Tullo; Chev. x £71 Pitlivie