Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 33 Prime Cattle, 13 Cows and 1081 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (6) Sold to a top of 234p per kg for a 580 kg Limousin from the Gask and purchased by J. Chapman (Butchers) Ltd., Wishaw and to £1493.30 for a 685 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and again purchased by J. Chapman (Butchers) Ltd. to average 210p.
Heifers (27) Sold to a top of 250p (twice) for 557kg and 530 kg Limousins from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Crail and the Firm of W.F. Stark, Buckhaven and to £1529.88 for a 671kg Limousin from Gask and purchased by T. & A. Rennie, Butchers, Forfar to average 222p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
Lim. 233p & 232p Nethermyres
Heifers –
Lim. 248p Woodhead of Mailer, 246p Gask, 237p & 236p Woodhead of Mailer, 233p West Bog & Chapel of Barras.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks-
Lim. £1439.94 & £1382.72 Nethermyres, £1357.20 Gask.
Heifers –
Lim. £1425.96 West Bog, £1392.50 Nethermyres, £1360.86 Craignathro, £1339.52 Crieff.
COWS (13)
BRBx - £1045 (133p) Cairnleith, £885 (122p) Scobshaugh
Lim. - £950 (118p) & £895 (118p) Newbigging of Craignhall, £810 (118p) Scobshaugh, £785 (116p) Cairnleith
Simm. - £735 (116p) Cairnleith, £710 (111p) Newbigging of Craighall
A.A. - £850 (116p) & £800 (114p) Dunlappie, £710 (1.06p) Newbigging of Craighall
Linc. Red - £865 (116p) twice St. Fort
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME HOGGS (858) Sold to 250p per kilo for Beltex from Scobshaugh and £118 per head for Texels from Balgay Farmhouse to average 208.1p per kg for SQQ’s and 204.4p per kilo overall.
Leading Prices per kg –
Texel 248.9p Torrax; Tex. X 238.1p Mains of Dalrulzion; x Tex. 236p Balgay; Cont. 235.4p Nethermyres
Leading Prices per head –
Texel £116 & £114 Torrax; Beltex (twice) £114 Easter Balgillo; Texel x £113 Nethermyres; X Tex. £113 Mains of Dalrulzion
EWES (223)
Texel £129 Ingliston & Broadshade; Tex. X £122 Scobshaugh; Belt. £120 Easter Balgillo; Cont. £119 Clochie.