Lawrie & Symington Ltd
The Forfar Mart
Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Forfar Primestock Finale
Lawrie and Symington Ltd, Forfar had forward 24 Prime Cattle, 7 OTM’s, 1 Prime Lamb, 385 Prime Hgts, 128 Store Hgts and 253 Cast Sheep.
Cattle report
Prime Cattle sold to a sizzling trade for a fantastic show of quality and class, to a full complement of buyers.
Bullocks (3) sold to a tp of 3.12p twice and to £1923.4 for 640kg and 620kg homebred Limousin’s from Barns of Airlie and both purchased by Chapman Butchers, Wishaw to average 3.08p.
Heifers (21) sold to a top of 3.48p for a 550kg Limousin oozing style from the Gask and purchased by Rennie Butchers, Forfar, and to £2048.32 for a 692kg cracking Limousin from J Watson Jnr, Pityot and purchased by T & J Clark & Sons, Wellhead to average 3.01p.
BULLOCKS
Leading Prices per kg:
Lim - 3.00p Shandford
Leading Prices per head:
Lim - £1921.92 Barns of Arlie, £1836 Shandford
HEIFERS
Leading Prices per kg:
Lim - 3.40p West Bog & Mill of Inverarity, 3.34p West Bog, 3.30p (twice) Greenhead, 3.26 Gask & West Bog, 3.20p Chapel of Barras.
Leading Prices per head:
Lim - £2025.20 West Bog, £2021.20 Gask, £2012.80 & £1965.40 & £1963.92 Pityot, £1960.20 Greenhead, £1936.44 West Bog, £1934.40 Greenhead.
Sim - £2018.72 Pityot
COWS (7)
AA - £1980 (2.17p) Muirhouses, £1480 (2.10p) Newbigging of Craighall
Sim X - £1880 (2.65p) East Balloch, £1760 (2.62) Doldy, £1550 (2.15p) Newbigging of Craighall, £1380 (1.86p) East Balloch
Lim - £1751.04 (2.88p) East Balloch
Sheep Report
Prime Hoggets sold to a top price of £164 for 48kg bountiful Beltex consigned by Charles Nicoll, Newton of Fotheringham.
Top price kilo was 373.7p for six of the best Texel’s scaling 38kg consigned by T & J Clark & Sons, Wellhead Farm.
Cast Ewes peaked at £208 for a tremendous Texel from F H Stewart, Wellbank Mains Farm.
Cast Rams topped at £168 for a Continental consigned by E & B Duncan (A Firm), West Town of Barras.
Spring Lamb (1) – Spring Lamb sold to £152 or to 281p for a Cross from Chapelton of Menmuir.
Prime Hoggs (385)
Leading Prices per head:
Tex - £162 Gyratemyre & Strone, £160 Wellhead & Leoch, £158 North Mains of Baldovan, £157 Hatton of Cargill, £156 Ring & Newton of Fotheringham
Bel - £159 (twice) & £154 Wellhead, £156 & £142 Balbrydie, £152 Newton of Fotheringham
BF - £82 Redford Smithy, £70 Drumyellow
Suf - £156 & £152 Gyratesmyre, £152 (twice) North Mains of Baldovan, £148 (twice) Hatton of Cargill, £148 Coiliamy & Newton of Fotheringham, £142 Leoch
Che - £155 & £124 Barnsmuir, £129 & £122 Mains of Dalrulzion, £120 & £112 (twice) Panbride, £104 Hatton of Carse
Cont - £154 Leoch
SM - £140 Ferns of Cloquhat, £101 Ring
X - £143 Kirkton of Kingoldrum, £140 & £130 Glenquiech
BDM - £148 & £146 & £140 (twice) Balbrydie
BTEX - £140 Leoch
Leading Prices per kg:
Tex – 339.1p & 330.4p Newton of Fotheringham, 326.5p & 315.8p Wellhead, 320.8p Gyratesmyre, 319.1p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 312.1p West Town of Barras, 311.4p & 310p Drumyellow
Bel – 364.1p & 357.9p Balbydie, 361.9p & 341.7p Newton of Fotheringham, 358.1p & 353.3p Wellhead, 347.1p & 346.7p Balbrydie
BF – 221.6p Redford Smithy, 205.9p Drumyellow
Suf – 297.8p Wellhead, 296p Newton of Fotheringham, 293.3p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 272.3p Gyrtesmyre, 272.1p Newmill of Inshewan, 270.8p Hatton of Cargill, 270.6p Cairnleith
Che – 293.2p & 290.5p Mains of Dalrulzion, 287.2p Panbride, 266.7p Hatton of Carse
Cont – 285.2p Leoch
SM – 252.5p Ring, 241.4p Ferns of Cloquhat
X – 297.9p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 295.5p Strone
BDM – 339.5p & 335p & 333.3p Balbrydie, 300p Drumyellow
BTEX – 318.2p Leoch
Cast Sheep (253)
Ewes:
East Care - £50 & £45 Ardovie
Tex - £206 & £190 Shandford, £200 East Ingliston, £190 & £188 Wardmill, £190 Newton of Guthrie, £178 Leoch
Bel - £182 Newmill of Inshewan, £150 Cairnleith, £130 Balbrydie, £128 & £122 Newton of Fotheringham
BF - £110 Third Row, £80 Newmill of Inshewan, £56 Mains of Creuchies
Suf - £182 & £176 Shandford, £170 East Ingliston, £160 North Mains of Baldovan, £150 & £140 Cairnleith, £122 Miltonbank
Che - £129 Newton Crescent, £124 Wylie Street, £110 North Balluderon
Cont - £136 Ferns of Cloquhart, £132 West Town of Barras
CHM - £152 Leoch, £110 Heatherstacks, £108 Cairncortie, £90 Newton, £82 Wylie Street
SM - £94 Ferns of Cloquhart
X - £180 Strone, £138 Leoch, £129 Cairncortie, £122 Newton of Fotheringham, £98 Mains of Creuchies, £92 Ring
BDM - £188 & £186 Shandford
ZWA - £50 Newton of Guthrie
SWA - £34 Wylie Street
Rams: Tex - £160 Fallow, £154 & £150 Newton of Guthrie
