LAWRIE & SYMINGTON
THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 22nd FEBRUARY, 2023
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 17 Prime Cattle, 6 OTM and 451 Prime Hoggs, Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
BULLOCKS (1) – Sold to a top 2.74p and to £1720.72 for a 628 kg Limousin from Barns of Airlie and purchased by Mr. S. Watson on behalf of a client.
HEIFERS – (16) – Sold to a top of 3.12p per kg for a 588 kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by Scott Bros., Dundee and to £1863.04 for a 656 kg Limousin from Barns of Airlie and purchased by Chapman Butchers, Wishaw to average 2.89p.
HEIFERS
Leading Prices per kg:-
BB 3.08p Gask; Lim. 3.00p Mains of Melgund & Barns of Airlie, 2.96p West Bog, 2.86p Gask, 2.84p Barns of Airli; Char. X 2.98p Greenhead; B. Short. 2.84p Greenhead.
Leading Prices per head:-
Lim. £1835.20 & £1834.56 West Bog, £1812 Mains of Melgund, £1788 Barns of Airlie, £1756.04 Gask; Sim. £1802.92 Mains of Melgund; BB £1780.24 Gask; Char. £1740.32 Greenhead.
COWS (6)
Sim. X £1900 (2.10p), £1780 (2.13p) & £1760 (2.11p) Crudie Farming Co.
BB x £1420 (1.78p) Balcalk
Lim. x £1200 (1.87p) Barns of Airlie
PRIME HOGGS (336) - Top Price per head for hoggs was £125 for a Suffolk consigned by W & N Paterson, Hatton of Cargill.
P. Cooper & Son, Govals had a pair of Texel cross hoggs scaling 46 kg and realising 265.2p per kg.
Leading Prices per head:-
Tex. - £122 Govals, £120 & £116 Balconnel, £115 Franklyn Street, £112 1 Newbigging Fm. Cott., £110 Hatton of Cargill
B.F. - £89 Frankly Den, £84.50 Cramie
Suff. - £116 Middle Drimmie, £115 & £111 Hatton of Cargill, £110 East Mains of Auchterhouse
Chev. - £104 & £93 Greens of Gardyne, £90 East Mains of Balgavies
Scotch/Mule - £104 East Mains of Auchterhouse, £96 Govals
Cross - £85 Balglassie
Leading Prices per kg. –
Tex. – 255.6p & 250p Franklin St., 237.5p & 235.6p Hatton of Cargill, 236.8p Culfargie, 232.6p 1 Newbigging Fm. Cott., 232.6p Govals, 225p Clochie
B.F. – 216.7p Cramie
Suff. – 232p & 223.1p Middle Drimmie, 222.2p Govals, 218.8p & 214.3p Hatton of Cargill, 216.2p & 215.9p Culfargie, 215.2p Balholmie
Chev. – 216.7p Greens of Gardyne, 209.3p East Mains of Balgavies
Scotch Mule – 208.7p Govals
Cross – 200p Balglassie
CAST SHEEP (115) – Topping the cast trade was J. Anderson, Newton of Guthrie with a suberb Suffolk realising £170.
EWES –
Tex. - £158 & £148 Clochie, £130 & £120 South Ballo, £129 & £91 Culfargie
B.F. - £73 South Latch, £69 & £60 Seven Trees
Suff. - £136 & £108 Clochie
Chev. - £104.50 & £104 South Latch
Chev./Mule - £122 Clochie
Scotch/Mule - £103 & £99 South Ballo, £86 Culfargie
Cross - £100 1 Newbigging Fm. Cott.
Lleyn - £109 & £97 Midtown of Barras
Zwartble - £70 Balholmie
RAM –
B.F. - £88 Dalbog
