Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 29 Prime Cattle, 12 OTM’S and 1 Bull plus 606 Prime Sheep, Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (5) Sold to a top of 2.33p for a 650kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham and to £1514.50 for the same to average 2.22p.
Heifers (24) Sold to a top of 2.54p for a 547kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by The Firm of J B Penman, Crail and to £1503.04 for a 616kg Limousin from Gask and purchased by Falconer Family Butchers, Arbroath to average 2.22p.
Leading Prices per kg:-
Bullocks –
Lim. 2.25p Nethermyres (twice), 2.16p Chapel of Barras, 2.12p Gask.
Heifers –
Lim. 2.44p Nethermyres & Gask, 2.37p Gask, & West Bog, 2.37p & 2.36p Mill of Inverarity, 2.32p West Bog, 2.30p Stoneyhill.
Char. 2.00p, 1.98p & 1.91p Findowrie.
AA. 1.81p Kinclune.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1486.12 Gask, £1485.00 & £1464.75 Nethermyres, £1157.76 Chapel of Barras.
Heifers –
Lim. £1393.56 Gask, £1389.38 & £1378.60 Nethermyres, £1359.52 West Bog, £1339.05 Mill of Inverarity, £1306.40 Nethermyres.
Char. £1119.26, £1108.80 & £1098.00 Findowrie.
AA. £923.10 Kinclune.
COWS (12)
BB. £1100.00 (1.28p), £820 (1.26p) & £790 (1.25p) Whitehills
Sim. £955.00 (1.21p), £915 (1.20p), £860 (1.23p), £755 (1.28p) Woodhill & Ballintuim
BULL (1)
Char. (19mths) £1220.80 (1.60p) South Leckaway
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (472) Sold to 206.7p per kilo from Mains of Dalrulzion and £96 per head from Shandford to average 165.4p (+6.7p)
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. Mains of Dalrulzion & Townhead £95
X Tex. Meikle Tullo £92
BDM. Shandford £ 91
Tex X. Whitemyre £90
Leading Prices per kilo –
Tex. Townhead, Marykirk 202.1p
Tex X. Meikle Tullo & West Drums 200.0p
X Tex. Whitemyre 195.7p
EWES – (134)
Tex. Whitemyre £91
Bel. Balbrydie £88
Suf. Broadshade £85
BF. Dalbog £50