THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 12th MAY 2021
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar held their sale of 20 Prime Cattle, 9 OTM’s and 373 Prime Lambs, Hoggs, Ewes and Rams and Breeding Sheep
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (5) – Sold to a top of 2.66p per kg for a 576 kg Limousin from the Gask and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Butchers, Monifieth and to £1636.80 for a 660 kg BB from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 247p.
Heifers – (15) – Sold to a top of 2.67p (twice), one for a 566 kg Limousin from Craignathro and purchased by Crombies Butchers, Edinburgh and second for a 530 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by Penman Butchers, Crail and to £1545.80 for a 590 kg Limousin from the Gask and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 252p.
Leading Prices per kg. –
Bullocks –
Lim. 258p Nethermyres, 246p Riggs; BB 248p Nethermyres; AA 220p Denmark
Heifers –
Lim. 266p Nethermyres, 262p Gask,, 261p West Bog, 259p Wood of Auldbar, 258p Nethermyres
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1589.28 Nethermyres, £1532.16 Gask, £1525.20 Riggs; AA £1324.40 Denmark
Heifers –
Lim. £1545.12 & £1523.06 West Bog, £1511.22 Craignathro, £1494.92 Nethermyres; Char. £1478.40 Chapel of Barras.
OTMS (9)
Simm. X £1495 (1.51p) Whitehall, £1205 (1.36p) Chamberlain Knowe
B. Short. X £1215 (1.40p) Whitehall
AA x £1070 (1.45p) Wairds of Alpity
Lim. x £1010 (1.44p) Newton of Fotheringham & (1.42p) Chamberlain Knowe, £900 (1.36p) Newton of Fotheringham; £890 (1.69p) Meikle Coull
PRIME SHEEP
Ewes with Lambs at foot – A small show of 15 BF Ewes and Lambs forward selling to £56 per life from L. Marshall, Waterside Farm.
SPRING LAMBS (19) – More numbers coming forward, with more required weekly, selling to a top of 400p per kg for 41 kg Texel Lamb from Mill of Murroes and £179 per head on two occasions both from Upper Tulloes, firstly for a 45 kg Texel cross and second for a 50 kg Texel. Average 362p per kg.
PRIME HOGGS (260) – Sold to a top of 338p per kg for a pen of 47 kg Beltex from Er. Balgillo and to £159 per head from 50 kg Beltex also Easter Balgillo. Overall ave. 273p per kg. SQQ Ave. 277p per kg.
Well fleshed and quality hoggs selling well, leaner and plainer types a harder sell.
Leading Prices per kg. –
Belt. – 318p Er.Balgillo, 298p, 292p & 291p Newmill of Inshewan, 285p Er. Balgillo
Tex. – 287p Newton of Fothringham, 270p Newmill of Inshewan
Chev. – 289p Ashmore & Strone Ltd., 284p Newmill of Inshewan, 282p Lower Powburn
Chev./Mule – 290p Ashmore & Strone Ltd.
Leading Prices per head –
Belt. - £144 & £143 Er. Balgillo, £140 Newmill of Inshewan & Er. Balgillo, £131.50 Newmill of Inshewan
Tex. - £140 & £132 Er. Balgillo, £130 Newmill of Inshewan, £124 Newton of Fothringham
Chev. - £130 Newton of Fothringham, £125 Newmill of Inshewan
Chev./Mule - £131 Ashmore & Strone Ltd.
EWES & RAMS (96)
EWES
Tex. - £152 Shandford, £141 Templeton & Mill of Murroes, £130 Mill of Murroes, £128 Ferns of Cloquhat & Shandford, £125 Er. Balgillo
Belt. - £128.50 & £115 Er. Balgillo
Suff. - £126 North Mains of Baldovan, £124 Templeton, £115 Dalbog
Chev. - £102, £89 & £80 Ashmore & Strone Ltd.
Cont. - £128 & £120 Ashmore & Strone Ltd.
Chev./Mule - £116 & £114 Ashmore & Strone Ltd.
BFL - £110 Ashmore & Strone Ltd.
RAMS
Belt. - £121, £120 & £118 Er. Balgillo