LAWRIE & SYMINGTON
THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 20th MAY, 2020
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 22 Prime Cattle , 7 OTM’s and 295 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (7) Sold to a top of 250p per kg and £1445 for a 578kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by Scott Bros., Dundee to average 219p.
Heifers (15) Sold to a top of 259p per kg and £1447.81 for a 559kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by Scott Bors., Dundee to average 229p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
Lim. 226p Nethermyres, 222p Chapel of Barras, 210p Riggs; Char. X 212p, 210p & 206p Shandford.
Heifers –
Lim. 256p Gask and Nethermyres, 246p West Bog, 244p Gask and Nethermyres, 236p West Bog; Char. 222p & 208p Shandford.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1358.26 Nethermyres, £1354.50 Riggs; Char. X £1303.80, £1260, £1203.04 Shandford.
Heifers –
Lim. £1442.04 & £1395.20 Gask, £1384.96 & £1324.92 Nethremyres, £1311.50 Craignathro; Char. £1185.48 Shandford.
COWS (6)
Lim. £1050 (1.25p) Balcalk, £960 (1.24p) Newton of Fotheringham; BRB x £1115 (1.24p) & £930 (1.23p) Balcalk.
BULL (1)
Lim. £1180 (1.23p) Tomlea
PRIME SHEEP
NEW SEASON LAMB (135) sold to a top of 302p per kg for a 45kg Texel from North Mains of Baldovan and to £136 a head for the same pen. An increased show of lambs selling to an electric trade. Best types with a good covering of meat selling especially well. More could have been sold to advantage
Leading Prices per kg –
Tex. - 286p Gallaton, 280p North Mains of Baldovan, 272p Gallaton, 269p Southtown of Melgund, 268p Newton of Guthrie.
Suff. – 282p & 266p Gallaton, 263p Upper Tulloes, 262p North Mains of Baldovan
Cross – 253p Mains of Creuchies
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. - £126 (twice) Gallaton & North Mains of Baldovan, £124 Southtown of Melgund
Suff. - £127 & £126 Gallaton, £124 Upper Tulloes, £122 (on four occasions) Southtown of Melgund
Cross - £110, £108 & £104 Mains of Cruechies
EWES & RAMS – (160)
EWES – Ave. £77
Ewes carrying a lot of condition and overfat making up the majority of sale, theses proving harder to sell. However, any carrying less fat selling well.
Tex. - £106 Newbarns, £91.50 Shandford, £90 Hillhead of Careston
Suff. - £99 Southtown of Melgund, £90 North Mains of Baldovan
Cont. - 89 Anniston, £84 Balgay Farm House
Chev. /Mule - £88 Hillhead of Careston
Hamp . - £88 Latch
RAMS – Ave. £84
Tex. - £100 Balgay Farm House
Suff. - £93 Balgay Farm House
Char. - £90 Balgay Farm House
