THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 1st FEBRUARY, 2023
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 20 Prime Cattle and 483 Prime Hoggs, Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
BULLOCKS (1) Sold to a top of 2.74p per kg and £1901.56 for a 694 kg Limousin from Pityot and purchased by Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.
HEIFERS – (19) – Sold to a top of 3.00p per kg for a 592 kg Limousin from Greenhead and purchased by Fleming Butchers, Arbroath and to £1868.16 for a 672 kg Limousin also from Greenhead and purchased by Chapman Butchers, Wishaw to average 2.80p
HEIFERS
Leading Prices per kg:-
Lim. 2.94p West Bog (twice) & Chapel of Barras, 2.90p & 2.88p Gask, 2.82p Greenhead, 2.80p & 2.78p Greenhead; B.B. 2.80p Pityot
Leading Prices per head:-
A.A. £1858.56 Pityot; Lim. £1835.80 Barns of Airlie, £1829.24, £1804.80, £1792 & £1784.76 Greenhead, £1762.56 Gask, £1746.36 West Bog.
PRIME HOGGS (399) - Topping the hogget trade was £124/295.2p for a cracking pen of 42 kg Beltexs consigned by D. Smith, Scobshaugh.
Leading Prices per head:-
Tex. £120 (three times) & £111 Newmill of Inshewan, £106 Ballintuim,
Belt. £111 & £103 Newton, £110 Scobshaugh, £94.50 Shandford
B.F. £77.50 Glenisla & Glencally
Suff. £104 & £94.50 Shandford, £95 Coiliamy, £90 Afflochie
Cont. £103 Shandford, £93.40 Nether Drumheads, £90.50 Croftmuir of Dounie
Chev./Mule £95.50 Drumyello
Llyen £102 (three times) Balconnel
Leading Prices per kg. –
Tex. 261p & 250p Newmill of Inshewan, 241p Newton, 221.7p Croftmuir of Dounie, 220.7p Whitehills, 219 & 217p Shandford, 217p Ballintuim.
Beltex 261.9p Scobshaugh, 252.3p & 235.7p Newton, 230.5p Shandford
B.F. 209.5p Glenisla & Glencally
Suff. 219.8p & 212.2p Shandford, 213.4p Newton, 211.1p Coiliamy, 209.3p Afflochie
Cont. 215.5p Croftmuir of Dounie, 214.6p Shandford, 207.8p Nether Drumheads
CAST SHEEP (84) – Top Price per head for ewes was £120 for a Continental from H.L. Irvine, West Pitcorthie.
EWES –
Tex. £89 Nether Drumheads
B.F. £50 2 Kirkton Farmhouse, £43 Nether Drumheads
Suff. £75 Balglassie
Cont. £84 Whitehills
Chev./Mule £98 Scobshaugh
Llyen £92 Balconnel
