Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 29 Prime Cattle , 25 OTM’s and 557 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (13) Sold to a top of 2.36p per kg and £1425.44 for a 604 kg Limousin from the Gask and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Monifieth to ave. 211p.
Heifers (16) Sold to a top of 2.60p per kg for a 521 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Crail and to £1453.86 for a 591 kg Limousin from the Gask and purchased by Rennie Butchers, Forfar to average 228p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
Lim. 228p Gask, 225p Nethermyres, 224p Mill of Inverarity; Char. 223p, 222p Shandford; BB. 230p Nethermyres; B. Short. 196p, 182p & 175p Ashmore & Strone Ltd.
Heifers –
Lim. 250p West Bog, 246p Gask, 242p Craignathro; Blonde 230p Nethermyres; Char. 208p Riggs.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1415.88 Gask, £1320 Nethermyres; Char. X £1329.08 Shandford, £1203.24 Shandford; BB £1336.30 Nethermyres; Short. £1244.60 Ashmore & Strone Ltd.
Heifers –
Lim. £1444.74 Craignathro, £1434.40 Riggs, £1378.58 West Bog; Char. £1289.60 Riggs; Blonde £1311 Nethermyres.
COWS (25)
Char. X £1150 (1.25p) East Balloch; Sim. X £1000 (1.30p) East Balloch, £925 (1.20p) Suttieside; Saler x £1005 (1.25p), £985 (1.35p) & £910 (1.23p) Little Kenny; AA x £880 (1.29p), £840 (1.14p) Little Kenny.
PRIME SHEEP
NEW SEASON LAMB (59) sold to a top of 288p per kg for a 43 kg Tex.x from North Mains of Baldovan and £132 on two occasions, firstly for a 52kg Lamb from Balnagarrow, then followed by 48 kg Suff. X from Upper Tulloes. SQQ and Overall average for lambs today was 256p per kg. Meaty lambs at sensible weights meeting an animated trade, more could have been sold to advantage.
Leading Prices per kg –
Tex. X 275p Upper Tulloes, 273p Newton of Guthrie, 263p Southtown of Melgund.
Suff. X 277p North Mains of Baldovan, 275p Upper Tulloes, 273p Balnagarrow
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. X £126 Southtown of Melgund, £124 (twice) North Mains of Baldovan & Southtown of Melgund.
Suff. X £128 (twice) Upper Tulloes , £126 (twice) Southtown of Melgund & Balnagarrow, £124 Balnagarrow.
PRIME HOGGS (444) Sold to a top of 219p per kg from Glenmoy and to £110 per head from Strone to Average 203p per kg and SQQ 207p per kg.
Leading Prices per kg –
Tex. 203p Strone, 200p (twice) Strone
Belt. 216p, 204p and 200p Newmill of Inshewan
Chev. 210p Ashmore, 209p Glenmoy, 207p Ashmore
Easy Care 185p Burnside
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. £106 & £90 Strone
Belt. £104 & £94 (twice) Newmill of Inshewan, £92 Glenmoy
Suff. £98, £94 Little Ballo, £90 Burnside
Chev. £90 Glenmoy, £83 Ashmore & Baldastard
EWES & RAMS – (54)
EWES – Ave. £73
A small show of ewes today, still meeting a strong trade for what was on offer.
Suff. £100 Strone, £94 W. Oathlaw
Tex. £95 Ashmore, £90 Strone
Cont. £95 Milton
BFL £93 Horn
Chev. £71 Glenmoy, £69.50 Ashmore
Chev./Mule £79 Ashmore
Scotch Mule £74 Drumrack
RAMS –
Suff. £90 Strone
Chev. £80 Drumrack
BFL £88.50 Middlehill