THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 27th JULY, 2022
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar held their sale of 17 Prime Cattle and 531 Prime Lambs, Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (5) Sold to a top of 2.75p per kg for a 590 kg Limousin from the Gask and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Monifieth and to £1835.20 for a 740 kg Hereford from Balgay and purchased by Mr. S. Watson on behalf of a client to average 2.54p per kg.
Heifers (12) Sold to a top of 2.76p per kg for a 584 kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by Penman Butchers, Crail and to £1784.64 for a 676 kg Limousin from Greenhead and purchased by Mr. S. Watson on behalf of a client to average 2.68p per kg.
BULLOCKS –
Leading Prices per kg:-
Lim. 2.66p Pityot, 2.60p Balgay; Here. 2.48p Balgay.
Leading Prices per head:-
Lim. £1760.92 Pityot, £1716 Balgay, £1622.50 Gask.
HEIFERS
Leading Prices per kg:-
Lim. 2.75p West Bog & Gask, 2.70p Greenhead, 2.68p Pityot, 2.65p Greenhead & Pityot (twice); B.B.2.70p Greenhead; Char. 2.67p Pityot.
Leading Prices per head:-
Lim. £1717.20 & £1704.48 Pityot, £1664.20 Greenhead, £1661 Gask, £1637.70 Pityot; Char. £1612.68 Pityot; Saler £1578.72 Pityot
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (445)– Top price per head of the sale was £133 for a pair of tremendous BDM’s scaling 47 kg consigned by P. Cooper & son, Govals. Top Price per kilo of the sale was 282.2p for a cracking pen of three Texels scaling 45 kg from A. Strachan, Clochie Farm.
Leading Prices per head:-
Tex. £128 (C Cooper), £127 Govals & Clochie, £123 Nether Logie & Middle Drimmie, £120 Shandford, Templeton & Townhead, £119.50 Cairncortie
BFL £126 Little Fithie, £120 Shandford, £113.50 & £108 Clochie
Suff. £124 Middle Drimmie, £116 Broomhead, £115.50 Templeton
Cont. £100 Little Fithie
Cross £93 Kinghornie
Dorset £109 & £104 West Pitcorthie
Chev.x Tex £103.50 Shandford
Tex. x Suff £105 Newton of Guthrie
Leading Prices per kg:-
Tex. 276.1p & 266.7p Govals, 254.3p Broomhead, 251p Nether Logie, 250p & 246.8p Clochie, 246.6p Nether Logie
Bel. 273.9p Little Fithie, 252.2p & 240p Clochie, 240p Shandford
Suff. 234.4p Shandford, 234p Middle Drimmie, 232p Broomhead, 229.8p North Mains of Baldovan, 229.3p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 227.7p Little Fithie
Cont. 232.6p Little Fithie
Cross 211.4p Kinghornie
BDM 283p & 230.9p Govals
Dorset 231.9p & 226p West Pitcorthie
Chev. X Tex 230p Shandford
Tex. x Suff. 220.2p & 210.5p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 218.8p Newton of Guthrie
CAST SHEEP – (86) – Top Price per head for Ewes was £149 for a Texel consigned by John Caldwell (Farmers), Grange of Conon.
EWES –
Tex. £137 Cairnleith, £130 & £123 Barnton, £121 Cairnleith, £120 Redford Smithy, £116 & £115 Shandford
BF £67.50 Glensaugh
Suff. £84 Grange of Conon
Chev. £92 Barnton, £85 Simpsons Court
Chev. Mule £109 Townhead, £96 Grange of Conon
Cross £117 Prieston, £110 Grange of Conon, £100 Shandford
RAMS –
Tex. £131 Glensaugh, £121 Cairnleith
Chev. £124 & £96 Panbride
