THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 19th APRIL, 2023
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 21 Prime Cattle, 7 otm’s and 236 Prime Hoggs, Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE – A superb show of Prime Cattle on offer today, selling to a full compliment of buyers.
BULLOCKS – (4) – Sold to a top of 3.02p per kg for a 640 kg home-bred Limousin from Barns of Airlie and purchased by Chapman Butchers, Wishaw and to £2016 for a 672 kg Limousin from Barns of Airlie and also purchased by Chapman Butchers, Wishaw to average 3.00p per kg.
HEIFERS – (17) – Sold to a top of 3.28p per kg for a very shapley 574kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by Penman Butchers, Crail and to £2088 for a bountiful 696 kg BB from Pityot and purchased by Chapman Butchers, Wishaw to average 3.09p per kg.
BULLOCKS
Leading Prices per kg:-
Saler 3.00p; Lim. 3.00p (twice) Barns of Airlie
Leading Prices per head:-
Lim. £1968 & £1932.80 Barn of Airlie; Saler £1920 Gask
HEIFERS
Leading Prices per kg:-
Lim. 3.28p Gask, 3.18p (three times) Greenhead, 3.16p West Bog, 3.10p Gask & Pityot, 3.08p West Bog; Char. 3.06p Chapel of Barras.
Leading Prices per head:-
Lim. £2035.20 Greenhead, £2034 West Bog, £1977.96, £1977.96 West Bog, £1915.80 Gask; Sim. £1948.80 Pityot; A.A. £1901.24 Pityot.
COWS (7)
Sim. £1840 (1.92p), £1720 (2.08p) & £1700 (2.13p) West Bank
A.A. - £1680 (2.17p) Shandford, £1300 Scronley
Lim. - £1640 (2.12p) Shandford
PRIME HOGGS (236) –
Top Price per head for hoggets was £158 for a pair of peachy 52 kg Beltex’s consigned by T. & J. Clark & Sons, Wellhead Farm.
Top Price per kilo was 325p for a pair of 44 kg Cheviots from the same good home.
Leading Prices per head:-
Tex. - £155, £149 & £148 Wellhead
Belt. - £150 Wellhead, £139 Hatton of Cargill, £134 Newmill of Inshewan, £128 & £115 Berrydyke
Suff. - £140 & £135 Hatton of Cargill, £140 Wellhead, £132 & £120 Newmill of Inshewan
Chev. - £143 Wellhead, £138 Drumyellow, £118 Hatton of Cargill
Scotch/Mule - £122 Newmill of Inshewan
Cross - £130 Wellhead
Leading Prices per kg. –
Tex. – 322.9p & 321.7p Wellhead, 300p & 284.8p Croft of Cultalonie, 300p Hatton of Cargill
Belt. – 323.3p & 323.26p Hatton of Cargill, 312.2p & 302.6p Berrydyke, 303.8p & 300p Wellhead
BF – 221.4p Redford Smithy
Suff. – 287.2p Hatton of Cargill, 285.7p Wellhead, 275p & 266.7p Newmill of Inshewan
Chev. – 300p Drumyellow, 287.8p & 274p Hatton of Cargill
Scotch/Mule – 214p Newmill of Inshewan
Cross – 265.3p Wellhead
CAST SHEEP (47) – Top Price per head for Cast Sheep was £161 for aTexel Ewe from I. Bain, Beech Croft.
Rams sold to £147 for a Blue Tex. from John Caldwell (Farmers), Grange of Conon Farm
Ewes:
Tex. - £146 Clochie
Belt. - £156 & £120 Scobshaugh
B.F. - £75 & £50 Newmill of Inshewan
Suff. - £155 & £146 Clochie, £154 Corner Cott. , £138 Wr. Oathlaw, £130 Dairsie
Char. - £127 Little Fithie
Chev. - £160, £136 & £131 Little Fithie, £121 Templeton
Chev. Mule - £126 Clochie, £100 Scobshaugh
Scotch Mule - £121 Grange of Conon, £119 Clochie, £118 Templeton
B. Tex. - £147 Grange of Conon
Rams –
Tex. - £101 Grange of Conon
