THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 27TH JANUARY, 2021
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar held their sale of 24 Prime Cattle, 28 OTM’s, 395 Prime Hoggs, Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (4) – Sold to a top of 252p per kg and £1554.84 for a 617 kg BB from Nethermyres and purchased by W.F. Stark, Butchers, Buckhaven to average 239p per kg.
Heifers – (20) – Sold to a top of 259p per kg for a 550 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by J.B. Penman, Butchers, Crail and to £1498.14 for a 609 kg Blonde from Pityot and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Blairgowrie to average 237p per kg.
Leading Prices per kg. –
Bullocks –
Lim. 240p Nethermyres, 233p Chapel of Barras, 230p Gask.
Heifers –
Lim. 257p & 255p Nethermyres, 253p West Bog, 252p Pityot, 250p West Bog; Blonde 246p Pityot.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1495.20 Nethermyres, £1492.70 Gask, £1356.06 Chapel of Barras.
Heifers –
Lim. £1479.72 Gask, £1456.56 Pityot, £1456.44 Gask.; Char. £1428 Pityot
OTMS (28)
Cows (26)
Char. £1290 (1.49p) Wairds of Alpity, £915 (1.28p) Gibsonhall
Lim. £1235 (1.51p) Wairds of Alpity, £1105 (1.31p) Balcalk
B.B. £1215 (1.35p) Balcalk
Sim. £1175 (1.46p) Shielhill, £1015 (1.27p) Waterside of Thornton
Saler £1025 (141p) & £925 (1.39p) Gibsonhall
A.A. £965 (1.34p) St. Fort
BULLS (2)
B. Short. £1240 (1.33p) Balquhadlie
Simm. £1170 (1.11p) Ethie Mains
PRIME HOGGS (282) – Sold to a top of 302p per kg for a pen of 44 kg Beltex from Balbrydie, this home also topped the pounds per head at £133 for the same pen. Trade looking slightly sharper as numbers remain tight, a mixed show of quality and a lot of weight forward again today. Overall Average 246p (+3p) SQQ Average 251p (+2p).
32 – 39kg – Ave. 221p per kg - £82 per head
39 – 45 kg – Ave. 255p per kg - £111 per head
45 – 52 kg – Ave. 242p per kg - £117 per head
52+kg - Ave. 222p per kg - £120 per head
Leading Prices per kg. –
Tex. 284p Balcarresward (twice), 282p Middlehill, 280p Fawsyde, 272p Cairncortie, 268p West Bogton, 266p Cairncortie, 264p Balcarresward, 259p Middlehill, 255p Cairncortie
Belt. 300p Balbrydie, 293p, 291p & 288p Fawsyde, 271p Balbrydie
Suff. – 268p Heatherstacks, 262p & 255p New Gilston, 254p Drumyellow, 251p Heatherstacks
Cross – 253p Nether Drumheads
Cont. – 263p Govals
B.F. – 208p & 205p Little Ballo
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. - £132 Fawsyde, £127 Balcarresward (three times), £126 West Bogton, £125 Cairncortie & Balcarresward (twice), £124 Fawsyde & West Bogton, £121 Southtown of Melgund & West Bogton
Belt. - £132 Balbrydie & Fawsyde, £131 Fawsyde, £122 Balbrydie, £120 Middlehill
Suff. - £118 Heatherstacks & New Gilston, £116 Balcarresward, £113 Heatherstacks, £112 Drumyellow.
Chev./Mule - £115 Fawsyde
Cross - £124 Govals
EWES & RAMS – (113) – Ave. £88
EWES -
Tex, - £136 Grange of Conon, £131 West Pitcorthie, £126 Govals, £117.50 Skilmafilly (twice), £116 Skilmafilly (Ellon), £115 Grange of Conon, £114 Polcalk
Cont. - £129 Skilmafilly (Ellon)
Suff. - £110 Middle Drimmie & Skilmafilly (Ellon)
Chev./Mule - £95 Grange of Conon
Mule - £80 Middle Drimmie, £75 Little Ballo, £74.50 Polcalk
Zwart. - £83 Grange of Conon
RAMS –
Tex. - £102 Southtown of Melgund
