LAWRIE & SYMINGTON
THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 12TH DECEMBER, 2018
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 17 Prime Cattle, 10 Cows and 778 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (9) Sold to a top of 2.47p per kg and £1578.33 for a 639 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by Falconer Family Butchers, Arbroath to average 2.24p.
Heifers (8) Sold to a top of 2.64p per kg for a 545 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Crail and to £1466.40 for a 564 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by Ceres Butchers Ltd. Ceres to average 2.38p.
Leading Prices per kg. –
Bullocks –
Lim. 2.45p Gask, 2.44p & 2.39p Nethermyres; Sim. x 2.25p & 2.24p Pityot; Char. x 2.21p Chapel of Barras.
Heifers –
Lim. 2.60p Nethermyres, 2.57p Gask, 2.30p Chapel of Barras, 2.28p Pityot; Char. x 2.27p Pityot.; Sim. x 2.20p Pityot.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1565.45 & £1544.52 Nethermyres, £1501.85 Gask, £1467.20 Pityot; Sim. x £1395 Pityot.
Heifers –
Lim. £1438.80 Nethermyres, £1434.12 Pityot; Sim. x £1427.80 Pityot; Char. £1357.46.
COW (10)
A.A. £900 (1.18p) Shandford; Sim. x £700 (twice) (1.11p & 1.07p) Shandford; B. Short. £695 (1.01p) Shandford.
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (505) Sold to 231.3p per kg for Beltex from Scobshaugh and to £102 and £100 for Beltex from Mains of Dalrulzion.
Leading Prices per kilo –
Beltex 210.5p Scobshaugh; Texel 206.2p Mains of Dalrulzion; Tex.x 204.7p Leoch; x Belt. 202.5p Balkello.
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. £99 & £98 Mains of Dalrulzion; Belt. £96 Scobshaugh; Tex.x £94.50 & £94 Middlehill; Suff. £93 Shandford.
EWES & RAMS (273)
Tex. £100 Mains of Dalrulzion; Tex.x £90 Hillhead of Careston; B.D.M. £86 Scobshaugh; Cont. £81 Balbrydie.