THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 23rd FEBRUARY, 2022
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar held their sale of 23 Prime Cattle, 2 OTM and 530 Prime Hoggs, Ewes and Rams and Store Lambs.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (4) Sold to a top of 2.63p per kg for a 538 kg Charolais from Pityot and to £1696.50 for a 650 kg Limousin from Nethermyres to average 2.59p.
Heifers (19) Sold to a top of 2.78p per kg for a 560 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and to £1596 for a 600 kg Limousin from Mill of Inverarity to average 2.55p.
Leading Prices per kg:-
Bullocks –
Lim. 2.61p & 2.59p Nethermyres; B.B. 2.56p Craignathro
Heifers –
Lim. 2.75p West Bog, 2.72p & 2.67p Pityot, 2.66p & 2.65p Mill of Inverarity, 2.58p Craignathro & Gask, 2.54p Chapel of Barras; B.B. 2.54p Craignathro.
Leading Prices per head:-
Bullocks –
Lim. £1683.50 Nethermyres; B.B. £1428.48 Craignathro; Char. £1414.94 Pityot
Heifers –
Lim. £1573.80 Gask, £1556.80 Nethermyres, £1556.50 West Bog; B.B. £1539.24 Craignathro.
COWS (2)
A.A. £1270 (1.64p) Dunlappie
Beef Short. X £1020 (1.60p) Dalziel
PRIME SHEEP
HOGGS (410) – sold to a top of £138 for a pen of 4, 44kg Beltex’s from the Firm of C.L. Wylie, Balbrydie and to 323.7p for a pen of 4 38 kg Texels from Mrs L. Richardson, Myreside. SQQ ave. 258p.
Leading prices per kg:-
Tex. – 291p Gibsonhall, 280p Greens of Gardyne, 277p Leoch, 271p Mill of Murroes, 270p Nr. Drumheads
Belt. – 314p, 312p & 296p Balbrydie, 257p Gibsonhall
Suff. – 256p Afflochie, 253p Mill of Murroes, 244p Leoch, 239p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 238p Southtown, 235p Leoch
Chev. – 267p Auchronie, 265p & 261p Greens of Gardyne, 261p Gibsonhall
Leading Prices per head:-
Tex. £131 Gibsonhall, £130 Leoch, £126 Greens of Gardyne, £125 Ballintuim, £123 Myreside & Balconnel, £121 Nr. Drumheads & Southtown
Belt. £134 Balbrydie, £131 Gibsonhall, £130 Balbrydie
Suff. - £122, £115 & £114 Southtown, £113 & £112 Leoch, £110 Kirkton of Kingoldrum & Afflochie
Chev. - £120 Gibsonhall, £119 & £117.50 Auchronie, £116.50 Greens of Gardyne, £116 Auchronie
EWES & RAMS – (74)
EWES –
Tex. - £158 & £148 Mill of Murroes, £132 & £119 Balconnel, £118 Laighwood & Balconnel
Suff. - £130 Kirkton of Kingoldrum, £129 Southtown, £115 Kirkton of Kingoldrum
Cross - £110 Laighwood, £88 Glensaugh, £87 Laighwood
B.F. - £79 Nether Drumheads & Glensaugh
RAMS –
Tex. - £130 Laighwood, £122 Balconnel
Suff. - £104 Laighwood
B.F. - £84 Laiighwood
STORE HOGGS (43)
Chev. - £78 Myreside
Cross - £74 Laighwood
B.F. - £69 Glensaugh, £66 Laighwood
