LAWRIE & SYMINGTON
THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 23rd JANUARY, 2019
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 25 Prime Cattle and 1 OTM, also 725 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (8) Sold to a top of 2.39p per kilo for a 653 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by J. Chapman (Butchers) Ltd., Wishaw and to £1585.92 for a 708 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by Mr. S. Watson on behalf of a client to average 2.32p.
Heifers (17) Sold to a top of 2.56p per kilo and £1507.84 for a 589 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Crail to average 2.41p.
Leading Prices per kg:-
Bullocks –
Lim. 2.36p Gask, 2.35p Mill of Inverarity; BRB 2.35p Craignathro.
Heifers –
Lim. 2.53p West Bog, 2.48p Mill of Inverarity & Nethermyres, 2.47p Nethermyres & McEwan Farms, 2.45p Mill of Inverarity & Gask; BRB 2.36p Craignathro.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1560.67, £1535.84 & £1487.12 Nethermyres, £1473.45 Mill of Inverarity.
Heifers –
Lim. £1506.75 Gask, £1485.52 Nethermyres, £1474.59 McEwan Farms; BRB £1432.84 West Bog.
COWS (1)
Linc. Red £815 (1.06p) St. Fort
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME HOGGS (637) Sold to 222p and 220.9p per kilo for Beltex from Scobshaugh and to £106 per head for Texels from Newmill of Inshewan.
SQQ Hoggs averaged 200.2p per kilo. Overall average 192.1p (plus 1.2p)
Leading Prices per kilo –
Belt. 218.4p Scobshaugh; Texel 217.6p and 215.2p; x Tex. 214.6p Greenford; Cont. 212p Newmill.
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. £99 (three times) Er. Balgillo; Tex.x £98 Cairncortie and Torrax; Cont. £97 South Ballo.
EWES & RAMS (88)
Ewes
Belt. £93 Scobshaugh; Tex. £91 Hillhead of Careston; X £65 Ferniebrae; B.F. £44.50 Mains of Creuchies.
Rams
Tex. £90 Mains of Creuchies; Cross £89 Mains of Creuchies
