Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 23 Prime Cattle and 4 OTM’s and 789 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (7) Sold to a top of 2.40p per kg and £1598.40 for a 666kg BRB from Todhall and purchased by Hastie Butchers, Markinch to average 221p.
Heifers (16) Sold to a top of 2.58p per kg and £1622.82 for a 629 kg Limousin from Todhall and purchased by the Firm of W.F. Stark, Butchers, Buckhaven to average 232p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
Lim. 238p & 236p Nethermyres, 229p Mill of Inverarity
Heifers –
B.B. 256p Todhall; Lim. 256p & 252p Nethermyres, 249p West Bog, 248p Mill of Inverarity, 247p Nethermyres, 239p Gask & Todhall, 236p Gask; Char. X 221p Gask
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
A.A. £1518.72 McEwan Farms; Lim. £1512.76, £1458.94 & £1449.70 Nethermyres, £1438.12 Mill of Inverarity.
Heifers –
BB £1561.60 Todhall; Lim. £1482.08 Gask, £1447.42 & £1423.36 Nethermyres; Char. £1469.65 Gask.
COWS (4)
Lim. £1030 (1.24p) & £985 (1.25p) Cairnleith
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (575) sold to 229.8p per kilo and £108 per head for Texels from Fallaw to average 182.6p per kilo (plus 17.2p per kilo)
Leading Prices per kg –
Beltex 220.9 Glenmoy; Texel 215.6p Cairncortie; Beltex x 213.6p Clochie; Tex.x 202.3p.
Leading Prices per head –
Texel £102 Fallaw; Beltex £98 Glenmoy; Texel x £97 Cairncortie; x Texel £97 Tomlea.
EWES (214)
Texel £86 Clochie; Texel x £84 Cairnleith; Cont. £82 West Pitcortie