Lawrie & Symington had forward 855 Store Cattle and 14 Young Farmers Calves
STORE CATTLE
BULLOCKS (566) sold to a top of £1255 for a pair of 700 kg Simmentals from A. Soutar & Sons, Suttieside and to 274.9p per kg for a pen of 4 382 kg Limousins from J.H. Garbutt & Sons, Sketewan to average 2.16p per kg.
HEIFERS (289) sold to a top of £1160 for a 580 kg Limousin from R. Morgan, West Leys and to 258p for a pair of 407 kg Limousins from W. McLaren, Muirhouses to average 218.5p per kg.
14 YF Calves sold on Saturday 4th April 2020, due to Covid-19 restrictions the Show was cancelled and 18 of the calves purchased in November were not forward.
9 Bullocks sold to avg. £1181, 2.14p/kg
5 Heifers sold to avg. £1236, 2.43p/kg
Bullocks:
Drew Speed (Brechin YF) – 685kg - £1280
Edward Scott (Forfar YF) – 545kg - £1120
Ashley Spark (Brechin YF) – 515kg - £1180
Lyndsay Nelson (Brechin YF) – 625kg - £1260
Edward Scott (Forfar YF) – 515kg - £1080
Ashleigh Nelson (Brechin YF) – 530kg - £1170
Ashley Spark (Brechin YF) – 520kg - £ 1160
Drew Speed (Brechin YF) – 530kg - £1170
Martyn Horner (Kinneff YF) – 495kg - £1210
Heifers:
James Adam (Forfar YF) – 545kg - £1320
Martyn Horner (Kinneff YF) – 485kg - £1200
Andrew Adam (Forfar YF) – 505kg - £1310
James Adam (Forfar YF) – 525kg - £1150
Lyndsay Nelson (Brechin YF) – 485kg - £1200
Best Daily Live-weight Gain – Lyndsay Nelson (Brechin YF) – 625kg - £1260 - 1.69kg/day
Best Return on Capital – James Adam (Forfar YF) – 525kg - £1150 - £490 profit
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
A.A. - £1250 Muirhouses & Newton of Inshewan, £1070 Muirhouses, £1040, £1000, £990 Little Kenny
Lim. - £1200 Meadows of Ballied, £1185, £1160 & £1155 South Ballo, £1105 Muirhouses, £1100 Sketewan
Char. - £1205 Bishopston, £1150 Kinnaniel, £1130 & £1115 Middle Drimmie, £1100 & £1090 Kinnaniel
Sim. - £1200 Suttieside, £1200 Newton of Inshewan, £1135 Suttieside, £1125 Bishopston
Others – B.B. £1150 Murhouses; Luing £930 Bishopston; Romag. £910 New Bourtreebush
Heifers –
A.A. - £1025 Mill of Inverarity, £1000 Muirhouses, £795 Mill of Inverarity
Lim. - £1120 Muirhouses, £1100 Newton of Inshewan, South Ballo & Muirhouses, £1075 South Ballo, £1060 Baldastard
Char. - £1065 & £1055 Kinnaniel, £1050 & £1040 Middle Drimmie, £1040 & £1020 Kinnaniel, £1010 Middle Drimmie
Sim. - £1060 Kinnaniel, £1050 Baldastard, £970 Kellyfield, £960 Mill of Inverarity
Others – BB £1040 Muirhouses; Luing £870 Cairnleith; Here. £830 Mains of Logie
Leading Prices per kg –
Bullocks –
A.A. – 2.29p Little Kenny, 2.24p Newbigging of Craighall, 2.17p, 2.16p & 2.15p Little Kenny
Lim. – 2.58p & 2.52p Sketewan, 2.47p Middle Drimmie, 2.46p & 2.45p South Ballo, 2.42p & 2.40p Witton Farms, 2.38p Muirhouses
Char. 2.51p Cairnleith, 2.47p Middle Drimmie, 2.39p Cairnleith, 2.37p & 2.31p Middle Drimmie, 2.29p Cairnleith
Sim. – 2.22p Witton Farms, 2.17p Newbigging of Craighall, 2.15p Little Ballo, 2.15p Mill of Inverarity, 2.14p Hillocks
Other – BB 2.19p Muirhouses; Luing 2.14p & 2.12p Third Part
Heifers –
A.A. – 2.27p Mill of Inverarity, 2.18p & 2.13p Newbigging of Craighall, 2.12p Mill of Inverarity, 2.02p Muirhouses
Lim. – 2.56p Muirhouses, 2.50p South Ballo, 2.47p Sketewan, 2.43p Muirhouses, 2.39p South Ballo & Meadows of Ballied
Char. – 2.38p & 2.33p Cairnleith, 2.32p, 2.31p & 2.29p Middle Drimmie, 2.18p Kinnaniel
Sim. – 2.26p & 2.12p Mill of Inverarity, 2.08p Kinnaniel & Mains of Logie, 2.06p Suttieside, 2.04p Little Ballo
Other – BB 2.56p Muirhouses; Luing 2.14p Cairnleith; Here. 2.10p & 2.08p Mains of Logie