LAWRIE & SYMINGTON
THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 18th AUGUST 2021
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar held their sale of 26 Prime Cattle, 4 OTM’s also Prime Lambs, Hoggs, Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (6) – Sold to a top of 2.60p twice, both 636 kg Limousins from Nethermyres and both purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie, and to £1771.44 for a 726 kg BB from the Gask and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 2.53p.
Heifers (20) – Sold to a top of 2.74p per kg and £1561.80 for a 570 kg Limousin from the Gask and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Forfar to average 2.50p.
Leading Prices per kg. –
Bullocks –
Lim. 2.56p Nethermyres; Sim. 2.53p Pityot; BB 2.44p Gask.
Heifers –
Lim. 2.70p Nethermyres, 2.63p Chapel of Barras, 2.59p Mill of Inverarity, 2.58p & 2.56p (twice) West Bog; Lim. 2.53p Nethermyres; Sim. 2.52p Chapel of Barras.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1653.60 (twice) Nethermyres, £1643.52 Nethermyres.
Heifers –
Lim. £1551.36 West Bog, £1549.80 Nethermyres, £1525.76 West Bog; Char. £1543.50 Pityot.
COWS (1)
BRB x £1015 (1.39p) Meikle Coull
BULLS (3)
A.A. £1275 (1.20p) Shandford, £1020 (0.97p) Dunlappie
B. Short. £950 (1.00p) Scobshaugh
PRIME SHEEP
STORES (40) – sold to a top of £98.50 per head from A Johnstone & Partners, Tannachie Farm. A more varied show of store lambs forward today. Still meeting firm demand.
Sale of Store & Breeding Sheep, Tuesday 7 September, Entries Invited.
Leading prices
Cont - £79 & £74.50 Tannachie
Cross - £64 Bogincaber
NEW SEASON LAMBS (436) – sold to a top of 302p/kg & £139 per head for a pair of 46kg Belt from D Smith, Scobshaugh Farm. Ove Ave 230p/kg SQQ 227p/kg
A bigger show of heavy lambs forward today with the majority of lambs present weighing 46kg or more. Best types & quality selling to extreme rates.
Leading prices per kg:-
Tex – 284p Clochie, 277p Shandford, 269p Shandford, 266p Clochie, 265p Glebe House, 262p Townhead (Twice), Meikle Tullo, Cairnleith & Clochie, 261p Meikle Tullo & Clochie
Belt – 279p Clochie, 260p Scobshaugh, 256p Little Fithie, 250p Clochie
Suff – 252p Clochie, 244p Middle Drimmie, 239p Clochie
Leading Prices per head:-
Tex - £131 Clochie, £130 Glebe House, £126 Cairnleith, £125 Clochie, £124 Gallaton & Shandford, £123 Clochie (Twice), £122 Shandford
Belt - £137 & £130 Clochie
Suff - £120 Gallaton & Middle Drimmie, £117.50 Clochie
EWES & RAMS (255) – Ave £74 Per Head
A large show of Chev & BF Ewes forward today, all types keenly bid for with best types scarce today.
EWES -
Leading Prices –
Belt - £138 Scobshaugh (Twice)
Tex - £130 Townhead, £128 Tomlea, £127 Townhead, £120 Tomlea, £110 Mill of Inverarity
Cont - £130 Townhead
BDM - £131, £121 & £112 Scobshaugh
Chev/Mule £117 Denbrae
Mule - £104 Tomlea, £99 Westtown of Barras, £90 Tomlea, £85.50 Westtown of Barras
Chev - £73 Kinrive, £61 Tannachie
BF - £79.50 Pearsie Est, £78 Tomlea, £73 Lednathie Est, £70 Kinrive
Zwa - £68 Bogincaber
Shet - £41 Tannachie
