LAWRIE & SYMINGTON
THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 31ST OCTOBER, 2018
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 27 Prime Cattle, 10 Cows and 2 Bulls and 891 Prime Sheep.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (10) Sold to a top of 2.63p per kg for a 600 kg BRB from Gask and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Forfar and to £1666.64 for a 664 kg Limousin also from Gask and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 2.46p per kg.
Heifers (17) Sold to a top of 2.62p per kg for a 563 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by J.B. Penman, Crail and to £1615.38 for a 654 kg Limousin from Gask and purchased by Falconer Family Butchers, Arbroath to average 2.46p per kg.
Leading Prices per kg. –
Bullocks –
Lim. 2.53p Nethermyres, 2.51p Gask, 2.50p Nethermyres, 2.48p Mill of Inverarity; BRB 2.45p Chapel of Barras.
Heifers –
Lim. 2.57p West Bog, 2.56p, 2.55p, 2.54p Nethermyres, 2.50p Mill of Inverarity, 2.48p West Bog, 2.47p Craignathro & Gask; B.Aq x 2.42p Craignathro.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1632.50 & £1581.25 Nethermyres, £1557.10 South Ballo; BRB £1578 Gask.
Heifers –
Lim. £1536, £1475.06 & £1470.66 Nethermyres, £1457.19 & £1448.32 West Bog; BRB £1440.72 Craignathro.
COWS (10)
Lim. £1235 (1.40p) Cairnleith; A.A. £1065 (1.20p) St. Fort; Linc. Red. £850 (1.11p) St. Fort.
BULLS (18 months) – (2)
Sim. x £1090 (1.33p) and £1070 (1.512p) Chamberlain Knowe
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (641) Sold to 190.9p per kilo and £92 per head for Texels from Mains of Dalrulzion to average 162.6p per kilo (plus 4p)
Leading Prices per kilo –
Tex. 188.4 and 180.4p (twice) Mains of Dalrulzion; Belt. 178.8p Glenmoy; Tex.x 175p Mill of Inverarity; Cont. 171.8p Coiliamy.
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. £86 and £84 Mains of Dalrulzion; Tex.x £82 Shandford; Cont. £82 Fawsyde; Cont. x £80 W. Pitcorthie; Suff. £80 North Mains of Baldovan.
EWES & RAMS (250)
Belt. £113 Witton; Texel £108 Mains of Dalrulzion; Tex.x £105 Roundhillock; Cont. £100 West Pitcorthie.
