LAWRIE & SYMINGTON
THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 16TH JANUARY, 2019
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 30 Prime Cattle and 5 OTM’s, also 813 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (5) Sold to a top of 2.44p per kg for a 603 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham and to £1483.90 for a 710 kg BRB from Chapel of Barras and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 2.28p.
Heifers (25) Sold to a top of 2.56p per kg for a 558 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Crail and to £1466.40 for a 624 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 2.32p.
Leading Prices per kg:-
Bullocks –
Lim. 2.39p, 2.32p Nethermyres; BRB 2.09p Chapel of Barras.
Heifers –
Lim. 2.48p, 2.41p Nethermyres, 2.40p Gask & Woodhead of Mailer, 2.38p & 2.37p Woodhead of Mailer, 2.35p Nethermyres.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1481.80, £1473.20, £1471.32 Nethermyres.
Heifers –
Lim. £1448.46 Gask, 31428.48 Nethermyres, £1418.75 Mill of Inverarity; Char. x £1417.02 South Ballo.
COWS (5)
A.A. £855 (1.05p) Scobshaugh; Sim. x £835 (1.07p) Scobshaugh; Lim. £820 (1.07p) Scobshaugh.
BULL (1)
Char. £1080 Denhead
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME HOGGS (671) Sold to 218.2p and 209.1p per kilo for Beltex from Balbrydie and £97 per head for Texel from Easter Balgillo.
SQQ Lambs averaged 198.6p per kilo. Overall average 190.9p per kilo
Leading Prices per kilo –
Belt. 208.8p and 207.3p Scobshaugh; Texel 203.8p Greenford; Tex. X 202.4p Pityot; x Belt. 202.3p Nethermyres.
Leading Prices per head –
Belt. £96 Balbrydie; x Belt. £95 Scobshaugh; Tex. £95 Cairnleith; Tex.x £95 & £94 Er. Balgillo
EWES & RAMS (142)
Tex. X £84 Cairnleith; Tex. £82 Govals; Cross £69 Cairnleith