Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 35 Prime Cattle and 10 OTM’s and 926 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (7) Sold to a top of 2.37p for a 605kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Monifieth and to £1451.88 for a 654 kg Limousin also from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 219p.
Heifers (28) Sold to a top of 2.66p for a 539 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Crail and to £ 1518.92 for a 598 kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by Fleming Butchers, Arbroath to average 225p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
Lim. 236p Woodhead of Mailer, 232p Nethermyres, 227p Woodhead of Mailer.
Heifers –
Lim. 260p Gask, 256p Nethermyres, 254p & 253p West Bog, 248p Gask, 239p Nehtermyres; Char. 214p Pityot.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1440.72, £1433.85 & £1423.54 Nethermyres.
Heifers –
Lim. £1456 Gask, £1444.14 West Bog, £1433.44 Gask, £1402.88 Nethermyres; Char. £1290.42 Pityot.
OTM’s (10)
BRB x £1070 (1.16p) Cairnleith; AA. £880 (1.15p) Tullywhanland; Lim. £980 (1.29p) Cairnleith, £970 (1.17p) Tullywhanland; Here. £780 (1.01p) Ethie Mains.
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (724) sold to 222p per kilo for Beltex from Greenford and to £102 per head for Texels from Newbarns with SQQ’s averaging 193.3p (plus 5.3p) and Overall 186.8p (plus 1p)
Leading Prices per kg –
Texel 204.8p Over Baldinnie; Texel x 200p Heath Cottage; Beltex 200p Newbarns; x Texel 200p South Ballo.
Leading Prices per head –
Texel £92 Balcormo; Texel x £91 Birch Avenue; Beltex £91 (twice) Greenford; x Texel £90 Newbarns.
EWES & RAMS (202)
EWES
Beltex £125 & £121 Glenmoy; Texel £101 Glenmoy; x Texel £94 Mill of Inverarity
RAMS
Texel £100 Glensaugh