LAWRIE & SYMINGTON
THE FORFAR MART
TUESDAY, 14th MARCH, 2023
SALE OF BREEDING & STORE CATTLE
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 200 Breeding and Store Cattle.
“STORE CATTLE SIZZLE ON A TUESDAY”
We had an outstanding show of Continental and Native Cattle on offer today, with all classes meeting an exceptional trade to a full compliment of buyers.
BREEDING CATTLE (11)
BULL – Mosstonmuir Farm Ltd. led the bull trade with a Pedigree AA 2 years old realising £2500.
IN-CALF HEIFERS – D. & J. Guthrie, Whitehills had a run of Simmental Heifers, been running with AA Bull and due August selling to £1300 and £1040.
STORE CATTLE (189)
BULLOCKS –Sold to a top price per head of £1890 for a superb 656 kg Limousin consigned by W.N Lindsay, Cairnleith Farm, and to 362.8p for an outstanding pen of 10 Limousin’s from D.S. Stark & Sons, South Ballo to average 310.74p.
HEIFERS –Topped at £1650 twice, firstly for a trio of shapley 517 kg Limousin’s from W.N. Lindsay, Cairnleith and secondly for a cracking 568 kg Limousin consigned by V. & S. Lyell, Auchleish and to 336.5p for a pen of four Limousin’s oozing quality from D.S. Stark & Sons, South Ballo to average 291.46p.
Leading Prices per head:-
BULLOCKS –
A.A. - £1080 & £1070 Balquhadlie, £870 & £800 Dalziel
Lim. - £1210 Balquhadlie, £680 Waterside of Thornton
Lim.x - £1700 Auchleish, £1680 & £1640 Cairnleith, £1640 South Ballo, £1610 Baldastard, £1600 & £1560 South Ballo
Char. X - £1180 & £1130 Newbigging of Craighall
B.Short. - £1070 Balquhadlie, £910 Dalziel
Sim. - £1180 & £1130 Newbigging of Craighall, £1045 Whitehills
BB - £1680 & £1610 Cairnleith
Char. - £1510 Cairnleith
HEIFERS –
A.A. - £1060 Waterside of Thornton, £860 Dalziel, £770 Cairntack
Lim. x - £1600 & £1410 Baldastard, £1540 Cairnleith, £1420, £1390 & £1360 South Ballo, £1270 Auchleish
Char. X - £1060 & £1010 Newbigging of Craighall, £1050 Whitehills
B. Short. - £965 & £940 Dalziel
Sim. - £1010 & £970 Newbigging of Craighall, £800 Whitehills
BB - £770 Cairntack
YOUNG BULL
A.A. - £660 Dunlappie
Leading Prices per kg: –
BULLOCKS –
A.A. – 275.5p & 264.9p Balquhadlie, 265.2p & 253.2p Dalziel
Lim. – 281.4p Balquhadlie, 242.9p Waterside of Thornton
Lim. x – 361.6p, 360.4p South Ballo, 357.4p & 331p Cairnleith, 309.6p Baldastard
Char. X – 292p & 261.6p Newbigging of Craighall
B. Short. – 266.9p Dalziel, 264.9p Balquhadlie
Sim. – 292p & 271.4p Newbigging of Craighall, 273.6p Whitehills
BB – 357.4p & 302.1p Cairnleith
Char. – 304p Cairnleith
HEIFERS –
A.A. – 296p Cairntack 273.3p Dalziel, 258.5p Waterside of Thornton
Lim. – 331.7p & 306.5p South Ballo, 319.1p & 290.6p Cairnleith, 307p & 304.8p Baldastard, 296p Cairntack, 290.5p Auchleish
Ch. X – 282.9p & 260.4p Newbigging of Craighall, 273.4p & 241.6p Whitehills
B. Short. – 278.1p & 273.3p Dalziel
Sim. – 282.9p & 274p Newbigging of Craighall, 250p Whitehills
BB – 296p Cairntack
YOUNG BULL
A.A. – 223p Dunlappie