THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 26th OCTOBER, 2022
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar held their sale of 8 Prime Cattle and 562 Prime Lambs, Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Stots (1) – Sold to a top of £1858.20 and 2.85p per kg for a 652 kg Limousin from the Gask and purchased by Yorkes of Dundee.
Heifers – (7) Sold to a top of £1716.48 for a 596 kg Limousin from the Gask and purchased by Stark Butchers, Buckhaven and to 3.08p per kg for a 544 kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by Penman Butchers, Crail to average 2.87p,
HEIFERS
Leading Prices per kg:-
Lim. 300p Chapel of Barras, 2.88p Gask, 2.86p West Bog, 2.80p (twice) Chapel of Barras, 2.70p Chapel of Barras.
Leading Prices per head:-
Lim. £1698 Chapel of Barras, £1687.40 & £1675.52 West Bog, £1657.60 & £1596 Chapel of Barras.
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (472) – Topping the sale today at £120 (3 times) was D. Stewart & Son, Mains of Dalrulzion with his run of tremendous Texels all scaling 50 kg.
Top Price per kilo for lambs was 265.1p for a pair of Beltex beauties scaling 43 kg consigned by M.A. Steele & Co., Goddens.
Leading Prices per head:
Texel - £119 & £116 Mains of Dalrulzion, £115 Midtown of Barras & The Goddens, £113 Townhead
Beltex - £114 The Goddens, £110 & The Goddens & Mains of Balhall, £106 & £102 Clochie
B.F. - £95 Carsie View
Suff. - £117 Turfbeg, £113 & £106 Shandford, £101 & £95.50 Bossholes, £100.50 Culfargie
Cont. - £120 Polcalk, £108 Turfbeg
Chev./Mule - £105 Turfbeg, £103 Polcalk
Scotch/Mule - £94 Culfargie & Lednathie
Cross - £99 & 92 Cotton of Pitkennedy
Leading Prices per kg:
Texel – 264.1p & 250p The Goddens, 241.7p & 240p Mains of Dalrulzion, 239.5p Culfargie, 235.4p Townhead
Beltex – 261.9p The Goddens, 230.4p & 226.7p Clochie, 220p Mains of Balhall
B.F. – 209.5p & 202.1p Carsie View
Suff. – 243.8p Turfbeg, 220.8p & 209.3p Shandford, 213.8p Culfargie, 209.8p Bossholes, 208.9p Lednathie
Chev./Mule – 208.5p & 206p Polcalk
Scotch Mule – 223.8p Culfargie, 208.9p Lednathie
Cross – 204.4p & 202p Cotton of Pitkennedy
CAST SHEEP (90) – Topping the cast sheep trade was a cracking Texel consigned by A. & E. Wyness (A. Firm), Midtown of Barras Farm and realising £138.
EWES
Easy Care - £82 & £78 Easter Denoon
Texel - £129 & £119.50 Midtown of Barras, £117 Croft of Cultalonie, £96 Teuchats, £91 Bossholes
B.F. - £55 Gannochy, £50 Carsie View
Suff. - £116 Upper Tulloes
Scotch Mule - £74 Bossholes
Cross - £89 & £73 Upper Hayston
RAMS
B.F. - £71 Cramie
Suff. - £91 Turfbeg
Chev. - £89 Mains of Dalrulzion
Cross - £90 Midtown of Barras
STORE CATTLE
Top Price for Bullocks was £930 for a BB from D.R. McIntyre, Glenmoy.
Topping the Heifer section was £880 for a BSH consigned by A. Stephen, Seaview.
Bullocks per Head
A.A. - £605 Dunlappie
Cont. x - £800 Glenmoy
BB - £800 Glenmoy
Heifers per Head
A.A. - £700 & £660 Dunlappie
Chev. X - £650 Seaview
Bullocks per kg.
A.A. – 228.8p Dunlappie
Cont. – 186.9p Glenmoy
BB – 219.8p Glenmoy
Heifers per kg.
A.A. – 220.7p & 217.4p Dunlappie
