THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 15tH JUNE, 2022
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar held their sale of 14 Prime Cattle, 4 OTM’s and 265 Prime Lambs, Hoggs, Ewes and Rams and Breeding Sheep.
PRIME CATTLE
Heifers (14) Sold to a top of 2.90p per kg for a 578 kg Limousin from the Gask and purchased by J.B. Penman, Butchers, Crail and to £1883.28 for a 708 kg Limousin from Pityot and purchased by Mr. S. Watson on behalf of a client to average 2.75p per kg.
HEIFERS
Leading Prices per kg:-
Lim. 2.84p Chapel of Barras & West Bog, 2.81p West Bog, 2.80p Gask & Chapel of Barras, 2.74p Pityot, 2.73p West Bog, 2.72p Chapel of Barras.
Leading Prices per head:-
Lim. £1828.88 & £1728 Pityot, £1715.36 & £1708.48 West Bog, £1680 & £1676.20 Gask, £1675.60 Chapel of Barras; Saler £1750.28 Pityot.
COWS (4)
Shorthorn x £1120 (1.63p), £1100 (1.52p), £1000 (1.57p) & £930 (1.57p) Cairncross
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (166)– Top Price per head for lambs was £160 for a superb 58 kg Suffolk consigned by James Scott, East Ingliston. Top price per kg for prime lambs was Aileen Donald, Townhead with a superb 46 kg Texel realising 345.7p and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Butchers, Monifieth
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. - £156 & £149 (twice) Ring, £155 Gallaton (twice), £148 & £147 Newton of Guthrie, £147 Upper Tulloes & Mill of Murroes.
Suff. - £150 Mill of Murroes, £148 & £137.50 Southtown of Melgund, £128 Templeton
BDM - £147 & £135.50 Mains of Creuchies
Leading Prices per kg. –
Tex. – 339.1p & 330p Ring, 336.4p & 332.6p Newton of Guthrie, 330p Ring, 329.8p & 322.9p Gallaton
Suff. – 321.7p & 312.5p Southtown of Melgund, 302.8 Templeton , 300p Mill of Murroes
BDM – 319p & 294.6p Mains of Creuchies
PRIME HOGGS – (42) Top Price per head for hoggets was £120 for a pen of 7 Texels consigned by W. & N. Paterson, Hatton of Cargill
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. - £116 & £105 Hatton of Cargill, £110 Croft of Cultalonie
Suff. - £102 Hatton of Cargill
BDM - £104 Hatton of Cargill
CAST SHEEP – (50) –
Top Price per head for cast sheep was a tremendous texel ewe from F.H. Stewart, Wellbank Mains Farm which realised £170.
Rams sold to £134 for a shapley Texel consigned by W. Anderson, Pitairlie Cottage.
EWES –
Tex. - £168 & £161 Hatton of Carse, £160 Woodside of Chapelton, £151 Pitairlie, £148 Mains of Creuchies, £144 South Cassingray, £142 Townhead
B.F. - £93 Glen Prosen Estate
Suff. - £166 & & £154 (twice) Drimmie, £140 Pitreuchie, £138 Croft of Cultalonie
Cont. - £96 Blackwalls
Cross - £122 South Cassingray, £120 Mains of Creuchies
BREEDING SHEEP
Breeding Sheep sold to £72 per head for a Texel Hogget and Texel Lamb at foot consigned by C. Clark, Blackwalls Farm.