LAWRIE & SYMINGTON
THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 30TH JANUARY, 2019
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 31 Prime Cattle and 1 OTM, also 1210 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (6) Sold to a top of 2.36p per kg for a 621 kg BRB from the Gask and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Monifieth and to £1518.75 for a 675kg from Nethermyres and purchased by Mr. S. Watson on behalf of a client to average 2.27p.
Heifers (25) Sold to a top of 2.51p per kg for a 521 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Crail and to £1464.66 for a 618 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by Yorkes of Dundee to average 2.26p.
Leading Prices per kg:-
Bullocks –
Lim. 2.33p Nethermyres, 2.32p Mill of Inverarity, 2.28p & 2.25p Nethermyres; Sim. x 2.12p Chapel of Barras.
Heifers –
Lim. 2.37p Gask, South Ballo & Nethermyres; 2.35p Nethermyres, 2.34p (twice) West Bog , 2.32p Mill of Inverarity; Char. 2.27p South Ballo.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1474.89 Nethermyres; BRB £1465.56 Gask; Sim. x £1333.48.
Heifers –
Lim. £1448.07 Gask, £1411.32 McEwan Farms; Sim. x £1410.06 Pityot.; Char. £1379.04 Pityot; Sim. x £1373.40 Pityot.
COWS (1)
Lim. £695 (1.10p) Newton of Fotheringham
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME HOGGS (925) Sold to 229.8p and 221.7p per kilo for Beltex from Balbrydie and to £100 per head for Texels from Mains of Dalrulzion.
SQQ Hoggs averaged 195.6p (-4.6p)
Overall Average 188.2p (-3.9p)
Leading Prices per kilo –
Texel 213.3p Finegand; Tex.x 206.7p Mains of Dalrulzion; x Tex. 205p (twice) Coiliamy; Belt. 204.6p Shandford.
Leading Prices per head –
Suff. £99 Southtown; Tex. £98 Dustydrum; Tex. X £96.50 Newmill of Inshewan; Belt. £95 Shandford; x Tex. £95 Torrax.
EWES & RAMS (285)
Ewes
Belt. £106 and £96 Balbrydie; Tex. £100 and £98 Shandford; x Tex. £88.50 Greenford; X £75 Wood of Aldbar and Caterline; B.F. £41 Hunthill
