Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 24 Prime Cattle , 2 OTM’s and 305 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (11) Sold to a top of 232p per kg for a 611 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham and to £1421.40 for a 618 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd. to average 205p.
Heifers (13) Sold to a top of 239p per kg for for a 537 kg Limousin from Mill of Inverarity and purchased by R. Watt, Butcher, Forfar and to £1410.46 for a 647 kg Limousin from Craignathro Farms and purchased for a client to ave. 223p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
Lim. 230p Nethermyres, 221p Craignathro, 220p Nethermyres, 210p Riggs; B.B. 225p Gask; B. Short. 185p, 183p,182p & 180p Ashmore & Strone Ltd.
Heifers –
Lim. 238p & 236p Nethermyres, 235p Gask, 232p Nethermyres, 226p Craignathro; 225p Mill of Inverarity; Sim. 208p Fallaw.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks –
Lim. £1417.52 Nethermyres, £1330.42 Craignathro, £1304.60 Nethermyres; BB. £1487.24 Gask; B. Short. £1190.28, £1093.35, £1081.80 Ashmore & Strone.
Heifers –
Lim. £1360.86, £1306.28 Craignathro, £1287 & £1283.43 Mill of Inverarity, £1273.68 & £1272.04 Nethermyres; Sim. £1177.28 Fallaw.
COWS (2)
Lim. £905 (1.25p) Abbeythune, £685 (1.15p) Cloquhat.
PRIME SHEEP
NEW SEASON LAMB (185) sold to a top of 282p per kg for a pair of 46 kg Texels from Broadshade and to a top of £140 per head for a 56 kg Cross Lamb also from Broadshade. Overall average 241p. SQQ 237p.
Leading Prices per kg –
Tex. 275p Newton of Guthrie, 265p Templeton, 262p Southtown of Melgund
Suff. 261p Broadshade, 256p North Mains of Baldovan and Upper Tulloes (twice)
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. £130 Templeton & Broadshade, £126 Mill of Murroes, £124 Newton of Guthrie
Suff. £136 Broadshade, £118 North Mains of Baldovan and Upper Tulloes (three times)
Cross £130 Mains of Creuchies
EWES & RAMS – (53) Mixed show of Ewes forward for sale today. Quality and leaner ewes selling to the best of the trade, over fat ewes still difficult to sell.
EWES -
Tex. £100 Mill of Murroes, £91 Gyratesmyre & Newton of Guthrie, £85 Over Baldinnie (twice)
Belt. £100 Mill of Murroes
Suff. £86.50, £86 & 83 Southtown of Melgund
Chev. £65 Leoch
Scotch Mule £64 Mains of Creuchies
RAMS –
Suff. £94 & £90 Southtown of Melgund
