Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 620 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (574) Sold to a top of 225p per kg for a pen of Texel Crosses from Mains of Dalrulzion and to £110 for Beltex from Easter Balgillo. Overall average 202p. SQQ 208p.
Leading Prices per kg –
Tex. – 215p Heatherstacks
Tex. X – 209p Mill of Inverarity & Greenford
Beltex – 217p Scobshaugh and Torrax
Suff. – 200p Balchrystie
Cont. – 209p South Ballo & Nethermyres
Leading Prices per head –
Belt. - £106 Scobshaugh and Easter Balgillo
Tex. - £108 (twice) Mains of Dalrulzion, £105 Mains of Dalrulzion
Cont. - £106 Er. Balgillo, £102 Heatherstacks
Tex.x - £102 Torrax and Heatherstacks
Suff. - £100 Newton of Fotheringham, £98 Balchrystie
EWES (46)
Texel - £120 & £110 Westhall
Suff. - £100 New Gilston
Cross - £80 Greenford
Chev. - £65 Drumyellow
Mule - £70 Mill of Inverarity