Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 23 Prime Cattle and 737 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (6) Sold to a top of 219p per kg for a 628 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham and £1397.48 for a 644 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd. to average 214p.
Heifers (17) Sold to a top of 242p per kg for a 516 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Crail and to £1329.30 for a 633 kg Limousin from Mill of Inverarity and purchased by Mr. S. Watson on behalf of a client to average 213p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
Lim. 217p Nethermyres, 215p (twice) Nethermyres, 208p Chapel of Barras & Gask.
Heifers –
Lim. 231p Nethermyres, 230p West Bog, 225p Nethermyres, 224p Mill of Inverarity, 218p Gask & Chapel of Barras; Char. 209p Chapel of Barras.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1375.32 Nethermyres, £1372.80 Gask, £1339.45 Nethermyres.
Heifers –
Lim. £1316.72 Gask, £1316.70 West Bog, £1284.75 Nethermyres, £1282.50 & £1251.20 West Bog; Char. £1159.93 & £1155.77 Chapel of Barras.
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME HOGGS (600) Sold to 295p per kilo for Beltex from Balbrydie and to £124 per head from Gibsonhall, Fallaw and West Balhagarty to average 241.1p per kilo for SQQ’s and 236.2p per kilo Overall (-8.6p)
Leading Prices per kg –
X Beltex 290p Cairncortie; Beltex 287.8p (twice) Balbrydie; Texel 282.9p Torrax; X Tex. 281.8p (twice) Gibsonhall & Fallaw.
Leading Prices per head –
Beltex £122 Torrax; Suffolk £120 West Balhagarty and Little Ballo; Texel £120 Westhall; x Texel £120 Glenmoy.
EWES & RAMS (137)
EWES
X Tex. £160 Fallaw & Newton of Fotheringham; Texel £150 Westhall; Beltex £152 Fallaw; Cross £104 Lednathie; B.F. £97 Glenisla.
RAMS
Tex. £142 Over Finlarg; Tex. £120 Upper Tulloes & Westhall