Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 26 Prime Cattle, 6 Cows and 1076 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (6) Sold to a top of 231p per kg for a 592 kg Limousin from Gask and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Monifieth and to £1427.76 for a 661 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 218p.
Heifers (20) Sold to a top of 248p per kg and £1455.76 for a 587 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by J. B. Penman, Crail to average 221p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
Lim. 220p Nethermyres, 216p Chapel of Barras and Nethermyres, 215p & 214p Nethermyres.
Heifers –
Lim. 241p West Bog, 238p (twice) Nethermyres , 236p Gask & Wood of Auldbar, 231p Wood of Auldbar, 228p Chapel of Barras; Char. 200p Gask, 192p Chapel of Barras.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks-
Lim. £1388.86 Nethermyres, £1367.52 Gask, £1363.10 & £1346.40 Nethermyres.
Heifers –
Lim. £1401.82 Nethermyres, £1381.38 Wood of Auldbar, £1380.60 Gask, £1378.52 West Bog; Char. x £1366 Gask, £1282.56 Chapel of Barras; £1264.40 Chapel of Barras.
COWS (6)
Sim. £1050 (1.22p) & £1010 (1.19p) Whitehall
Saler £990 (1.17p) South Leckaway
A.A. £985 (1.16p) Dunlappie
BRB x £855 (1.20p) Briarton
Char. £900 (1.18p) South Leckaway
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME HOGGS (881) Sold to 240p per kilo for Beltex from Balbrydie and to £105 per head from Milton of Durris to average 205.2p per kilo for SQQ’s and 201.3p Overall (-3.1p)
Leading Prices per kg –
Beltex 233.3p Balbrydie; Texel 220p Torrax; Texel x 214p Clochie
Leading Prices per head –
Beltex £103 Er. Balgillo; Texel £103 Cairnleith; x Texel £102 Torrax; Texel x £100 Hatton of Cargill
EWES & RAMS (195)
Texel £130 Cairnleith; Texel x £128 Gibsonhall; x Texel £119 Fallaw