Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 17 Prime Cattle, 8 OTM’s and 629 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (6) Sold to a top of 248p per kg and £1505.36 for a 607 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by W.F. Stark, Buckhaven to average 232p.
Heifers (11) Sold to a top of 247p per kg twice, one for a 584 kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by Scott Bros., Dundee and second for a 523 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by J.B. Penman, Crail and to £1461.56 for a 599 kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by Fleming Butchers, Arbroath to average 232p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
Lim. 243p Nethermyres, 233p, 230p & 226p Chapel of Barras; Sim. 210p Upper Tulloes.
Heifers –
Lim. 244p Wes Bog, 242p Nethermyres, 236p Nethermyres & Gask, 230p Gask, 227p & 226p Craignathro.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1499.31 Nethermyres, £1351.40 & £1313.30 Chapel of Barras
Heifers –
Lim. £1442.48 West Bog, £1437.24 & £1414.50 Gask, £1376.98 Nethermyres.
COWS (8)
B. Short. £1110 (1.40p) & £1025 (1.37p) Meikle Tullo
Lim. £950 (1.24p) Barns of Airlie
Sim. £880 (1.25p) Whitehills
BRB x £850 (1.26p) Whitehills
PRIME SHEEP
NEW SEASON LAMBS (523) sold to a top of 234p per kg for a pen of 47 kg Texels from Mains of Dalrulzion and to £114 for a pen of 52kg Texels from the same home. Lambs selling to a sharper trade this week. Quality and handyweight types meeting the most demand, more of these could have been sold to advantage. Overall average 198p per kg (+15p). SQQ average 199p per kg (+10p)
Leading Prices per kg –
Tex. 229p ,225p, 221p & 219p Mains of Dalrulzion, 217p Culfargie Est. & Gyratesmyre.
Belt. 202p Tomlea
Chev. 204p Mains of Dalrulzion
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. £110 Mains of Dalrulzion (twice), £108 Mains of Dalrulzion, £104 Mains of Dalrulzion & Er. Balgillo, £102 Gyratesmyre.
Belt. £104 Er. Balgillo
Suff. £94 Mains of Dalrulzion, £90 Gyratesmyre
Chev. £96 Mains of Dalrulzion
Cross £93 & £91 Middlehill
EWES (106) – Ave. £79 – Ewes selling to a steady trade, all types finding good enquiry.
Leading Prices –
Cont. £120 & £86.50 Balbrydie
Tex. £ 110 & £99 Er. Balgillo, £86 Denbrae
Belt. £106 Balbrydie, £85 Er. Balgillo
Chev. £71 Er. Balgillo
Chev./Mule £86 Denbrae
Mule £77 Gyratesmyre, £73 Mill of Inverarity, £64 Denbrae
