Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 31 Prime Cattle, 1 Cow and 699 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (7) Sold to a top of 239p per kg for a 607 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham and to £1491.12 for a 654 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by Fleming Butchers, Arbroath to ave. 204p.
Heifers (24) Sold to a top of 260p per kg for a 602 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of J.B. Penman, Crail and to £1456.84 for a 602 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Butchers, Monifieth to ave. 219p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
Lim. 228p & 223p Nethermyres, 222p Gask.
Heifers –
Lim. 248p Wes Bog, 246p Gask & Nethermyres, 244p West Bog, 242p Nethermyres & Gask, 235p Spittal.; Char. 201p & 197p Chapel of Barras; BB 183p Middlehill.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks-
Lim. £1450.73, £1416.05 Nethermyres, £1414.14 Gask.
Heifers –
Lim. £1448.32 West Bog, £1448.20 Nethermyres, £1424.34 & £1391.05 Nethermyers; Char. £1167.81 & £1122.90 Chapel of Barras; B.B. £1050.42 Middlehill
COWS (1)
Sim. X £945 (1.32p) Shandford
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME HOGGS (590) Sold to 288.1p per kg for Beltex from Shandford and to £123 for Beltex from Torrax to average 240.1p for SQQ’s to average 232.2p per kg Overall.
Leading Prices per kg –
Beltex 275p Glenmoy; x Beltex 267.5p Balbrydie; Texel 265.1p Cairncortie; x Texel 259.6p Er. Balgillo.
Leading Prices per head –
Beltex £122 & £121 Er. Balgillo; x Beltex £121 Shandford; Texel £116 Heatherstacks; x Texel £116 Glenmoy.
EWES & RAMS (109)
EWES
Suffolk £128 Little Herdhill; Cont. £120 Govals; Suff. X £120 Mill of Inverarity; BDM £117 Shandford; Cross £97 Balgay.
RAMS
Texel £113 Glensaugh; Suffolk £111 Glensaugh
