Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 29 Prime Cattle and 18 OTM’s and 724 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (10) Sold to a top of 239p and £1410.10 for a 590 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 225p.
Heifers (19) Sold to a top of 248p for a 504 kg Limousin from Nethemyres and purchased by J.B. Penman, Butchers, Crail and to £1382.94 for a 591 kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by Scott Bros., Dundee to average 223p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
Lim. 235p Craignathro, 232p, 229p, 228p Woodhead of Mailer; A.A. 232p Shandford; Char. 215p Chapel of Barras.
Heifers –
Lim. 244p (twice) Nethermyres, 237p Craignathro, 234p West Bog, 232p Woodhead of Mailer; Char. 218p Findowrie; B.B. 211p.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1372.40 & £1368.75 Craignathro, £1367.30 Nethermyres; Char. £1259.90 Chapel of Barras; Sim. £1365.30
Heifers –
Lim. £1368 Mill of Inverarity, £1339.05 Craignathro, £1333.20 Mill of Inverarity; Char. £1297.10 Findowrie; B.B. £1109.86 Chapel of Barras.
COWS (18)
A.A. £1010 (1.21p) & £975 (1.19p) Shandford; Sim. £930 (1.18p) Whitehall, £910 (1.20p) Shandford; Lim. X £925 (1.22p) Shandford; Char. X £840 (1.18p) East Balloch; Cont. x £675 (1.04p) Woodside.
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (638) sold to 178.3p per kilo and £82 per head for Texels from Townhead, Marykirk to average 154.6p per kilo (-1.4p)
Leading Prices per kg –
Texel 177.8p Gyratesmyre; Texel x 175p Shandford; Beltex x 172.3p Clochie; Cont. 171.7p Gallowshade Road; x Texel 170.2p Meikle Tullo
Leading Prices per head –
Texel £81 Gyratesmyre & Walnut Grove; Beltex £81 Clochie; Suffolk £81 Shandford; Texel £80 Meikle Tullo.
EWES (86)
Texel £96 West Pitcorthie; Texel x £90 Clochie
