THE FORFAR MART
TUESDAY, 21ST FEBRUARY, 2023
SALE OF BREEDING & STORE CATTLE
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 173 Breeding and Store Cattle.
BREEDING CATTLE
Dispersal Sale from W.M. Orr & Sons, West Mains of Finavon.
Saler Cow and Bull Calf at foot - £2300 & £2250
Saler In-Calf Cow - £1900
A.A. Bull - £1650
Limousin In-calf Cow - £1500 Balquhadlie Farm
STORE CATTLE
Top Price of £1870 per head for bullocks was for a fantastic 644 kg BB consigned by C.S. Fleming & Son, Strone.
R. Simpson & Son, Mains of Creuchies peaked at 333.3p per kg for a 426 kg shapley Limousin.
Heifers sold to a top of £1570 (twice), firstly for a superb 592 kg Limousin cross from M.G. Reid, Gyratesmyre and second for a pair of peachy 573 kg Limousin crosses from D.S. Stark & Sons, South Ballo.
Top price per kilo for heifers was 328.6p for a pen of three cracking Limousin’s scaling 426 kg consigned by R. Simpson & Son, Mains of Creuchies.
Leading Prices per head:-
BULLOCKS –
A.A. - £1470 Newton of Fothringham, £1260 Denbrae, £950 Waterside of Thornton, £950 Balcalk
Saler - £900 West Mains of Finavon
Lim. - £1340 & £1120 Sketewan
Luing - £1080 & £1000 Denbrae
Lim. x - £1670 & £1580 Herdhillmuir, £1550 & £1510 Strone, £1420 Mains of Creuchies, £1360 Newton of Fothringham, £1310 Afflochie
Sim. - £1660 & £1460 Little Ballo, £1270 Denbrae
BB - £1420 & £1400 Strone, £1410 Mains of Creuchies, £1290 Herdhillmuir
HEIFERS –
A.A. - £960 The Ranch, £950 Balcalk, £810 Waterside of Thornton
Lim. - £1450 Sketewan
Linc. Red. - £800 Waterside of Thornton
Lim. x - £1490 & £1440 Gyratesmyre, £1490 & £1400 Mains of Creuchies, £1420 Strone, £1410 Afflochie
B. Short. - £830 Balcalk
Sim. - £1220 Denbrae, £1200 Little Ballo
BB - £1430 Herdhillmuir, £1410 & £1400 Strone
YOUNG BULL
Lim. x - £1070 Scronley
LEADING PRICES PER KG. –
BULLOCKS
A.A. – 282.7p Newton of Fothringham, 263.9p Balcalk, 258.2p Denbrae
Lim. – 321.3p & 301.1p Sketewan, 316.1p & 308.2p Strone, 301.1p Sketewan, 286.7p Scobshaugh, 285p Meikle Seggie
Sim. – 281.7p & 277.6p Little Ballo
BB – 321.9p Mains of Creuchies, 301.7p & 300.8p Strone
HEIFERS
A.A. – 238.7p Balcalk
Lim. – 331.1p Sketewan, 323.4p & 306.6p Mains of Creuchies, 309.9p & 301.6p Gyratesmyre, 298.9p & 298.4p Strone
BB – 291.3p Strone
YOUNG BULL
Lim. x – 222.9p Scronley