THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 10th MARCH, 2021
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar held their sale of 20 Prime Cattle, 3 OTM’s and 556 Prime Hoggs, Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (5) – Sold to a top of 258p per kg and £1548 for a 600 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 239p.
Heifers – (15) – Sold to a top of 262p per kg twice, one for a 526 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by Scott Bros., Dundee and second for a 512 kg AA from Shandford and purchased by Rennie Butchers, Forfar and to £1535.04 for a 656 kg Limousin from the Gask and purchased by Rennie Butchers, Forfar to average 242p.
Leading Prices per kg. –
Bullocks –
Lim. 250p & 246p Nethermyres, 222p & 218p Barns of Airlie
Heifers –
Lim. 261p Nethermyres, 260p & 257p West Bog, 252p Mill of Inverarity, 246p & 238p Craignathro, 236p Mill of Inverarity & Craignathro
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1544.88 & £1490 Nethermyres, £1417 & £1274.28 Barns of Airlie
Heifers –
BB £1485.80 Craignathro; Lim. £1466.40 Gask, £1444.32 Mill of Inverarity, £1437.52 & £1434.88 Craignathro, £1413.50 & £1404 West Bog.
OTMS (3)
A.A. - £1010 (1.29p) Dunlappie
Sim. - £910 (1.30p) Balcalk
BB x - £800 (1.27p) Balcalk
PRIME HOGGS (429) – Sold to a top of 340p per kg for a 44 kg BDM from Balbrydie and to £155 per head for a pair of 57 kg Texels from Mains of Dalrulzion. Hoggs remain a strong trade. A bigger show of heavier hoggs forward this week.
SQQ Ave. 289.5p. Overall Ave. 274p
32 – 39 kg – Ave. 263p per kg - £99 per head
39 – 45 kg – Ave. 291p per kg - £124 per head
45 – 52 kg – Ave 274p per kg - £130 per head
52+ kg – Ave. 218p per kg - £129 per head
Leading Prices per kg. –
Tex. – 319p Cairncortie, 311p Shandford, 301p Mains of Dalrulzion, Afflochie & Shandford, 297p Mains of Dalrulzion, 296p Fawsyde, 295p Afflochie, 294p Cairncortie & Shandford, 293p Cairncortie, 291p Shandford.
Belt. – 339p Balbrydie (three times), 334p, 333p & 322p Balbrydie
Chev. – 297p & 295p Greens of Gardyne
BDM – 281p Balbrydie
Suff. – 287p Afflochie, 272p Heatherstacks & Balgay Farm Cott.
Chev./Mule – 274p Fawsyde
Mule – 276p Mains of Creuchies
BF – 256p Afflochie
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. - £139 Mains of Creuchies (three times), £137 Strone, £136 Shandford, £135 Strone & Shandford, £134 Fawsyde, Cairncortie, Mains of Dalrulzion & Shandford, £133 Strone, £132 Fawsyde (twice) & Shandford
Belt. - £146 Balbrydie (three times), £144, £142 & £140 Balbrydie, £137 Middlehill (twice)
Chev. - £123 Mains of Dalrulzion (twice), £122 & £121 Greens of Gardyne
Suff. - £130 Heatherstacks & Mains of Dalrulzion, £129.50 Afflochie, £128 Balgay Farm Cott.
BDM - £150 Balbrydie
Chev./Mule - £129 & £126 Fawsyde
Mule - £130 Mains of Creuchies, £122 Heatherstacks & Mains of Creuchies
B.F. - £105 Afflochie
EWES – (127) – Ave. £103
Ewes –
Tex. - £170 & £150 Mains of Dalrulzion, £128 Balconnel, £127 Mains of Creuchies, £125 Ring & Balgay Farm Cott., £123 Hillhead of Careston, £121 & £120 Balconnel
Chev./Mule - £120 Hillhead of Careston
Mule - £110 & £81 Mains of Creuchies
Suff. - £90 Ring
Chev. - £73 Mains of Dalrulzion
B.F. - £70 Maronach Livestock, £67 Roman Road, £61 Afflochie
Rams –
Lleyn - £128 Balconnel
Suff. - £124 Longrig
Tex. - £121 Longrig, £116 Balconnel
Chev. - £116 Mains of Dalrulzion, £104 Balconnel, £103 Mains of Dalrulzion
