Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 22 Prime Cattle, 4 Cows and 424 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (5) Sold to a top of 2.35p per kg for a 609 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Butchers, Monifieth and to £1437.50 for a 625 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 229p,
Heifers (17) Sold to a top of 2.68p per kg and £1567.80 for a 585 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Butchers, Crail to average 219p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
B.B. 234p Nethermyres; Lim. 230p Nethermyres, 229p Gask.
Heifers –
Lim. 251p West Bog, 240p (twice) Nethermyres, 238p Nethermyres.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1431.15 Nethermyres; B.B. £1429.74 Nethermyres.
Heifers –
Lim. £1397.06 Nethermyres, £1385.52 West Bog, £1356 Nethermyres; Char. £1310 Chapel of Barras
COWS (4)
A.A. £1000 (1.24p) Dunlappie, £880 (1.24p) Newton of Fotheringham; Lim. £985 (1.32p) & £845 (1.23p) Newton of Fotheringham.
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME HOGGS (344) Sold to 288.1p per kilo for Texels from Balcarresward and to £127 per head from Torrax to Average 236.3p per kilo for SQQs and 233p per kilo overall (plus 2.8p).
Leading Prices per kg –
Beltex 277.8p (twice) Er. Balgillo; Texel 271.1p Er. Balgillo; Texel Cross 266p Walnut Grove; Cont. 259.5p South Ballo.
Leading Prices per head –
Beltex £126 & £125 Er. Balgillo; Texel £125 Walnut Grove; Tex. X £124 Hatton of Carse; x Tex. £122 Balcarresward & Milton.
EWES & RAMS (80)
EWES
Beltex £132 Walnut Grove; Suff. £130 & £128 Southtown; Tex. £121 Er. Balgillo
RAMS
Texel £120 Walnut Grove
