THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 8TH FEBRUARY, 2023
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 19 Prime Cattle, 381 Prime Hoggs, Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
BULLOCKS (1) – Sold to a top of £1803.60 and 2.70p for a 668 kg Limousin Cross from Pityot and purchased by Rennie Butchers, Forfar.
HEIFERS – (18) – Sold to a top of £1874.64 for a 642 kg BB from the Gask and purchased by Rennie Butchers, Forfar and to 3.06p for a 574 kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by Penman Butchers, Crail to average 2.85p
HEIFERS
Leading Prices per kg:-
Lim. 3.02p Pityot, 2.90p Gask & Greenhead, 2.86p & 2.76p West Bog, 2.72p Barns of Airlie; Char. X 2.94p Greenhead; BB 2.92p Gask.
Leading Prices per head:-
Lim. £1861.80 Gask, £1819.44 & £1768 Barns of Airlie, £1756.44 & £1744.60 West Bog, £1715.36 Pityot; Char. £1722.84 Greenhead.
PRIME HOGGS (336) - Topping the hogg trade was C.L. Wylie, Balbrydie Farm for a pen of 42kg Beltex realising £135/321.4p.
Leading Prices per head:-
Tex. £125 & £120 Hatton of Cargill, £125 Ferniebrae, £118 Lochmill, £115 & £112 (twice) Pityot, £109 Little Ballo
Belt. £132 & £129 Berrydyke, £128 & £125 Scobshaugh, £123 Balbrydie
B.F. £100 Culfargie, £90 Cramie
Suff. £114 Pityot, £113.50 & £110 Hatton of Cargill, £112 West Bogton & Culfargie, £110 Govals
Chev. £101 Pityot
Cont. £107 Berrydyke
Chev./Mule £93 Tomlea, £91.50 Little Ballo
Cross £93 Little Ballo
Leading Prices per kg. –
Tex. 261p & 245p Lochmill, 260.4p Ferniebrae, 250p & 242.2p Hatton of Cargill, 233p Govals
Belt. 312.2p & 290.7p Scobshaugh, 296.6p & 293.2p Berrydyke, 292.9p Balbrydie
B.F. 225p Cramie, 219.5p Cramie, 212.8p Culfargie
Suff. 250p Govals, 238.3p West Bogton, 234.8p Hatton of Cargill, 230p Cramie, 226.7p & 225.6p Culfargie, 220.5p Little Ballo
Chev. 229.5p Pityot
Cont. 222.9p Berrydyke
Chev./Mule 208p Little Ballo, 200p Berrydyke
CAST SHEEP (45) – Top Price per head for Feeding ewes was £112 (twice), firstly for a Texel from N.R. Constable, Tomlea Farm and secondly for a Suffolk from J.R. & J.A. Barron, Findowrie Farm
EWES –
Tex. £95 & £93 Balmydown, £89 & £81 Tomlea
Belt. £83 & £80 Balbrydie
RAM –
Cross £101 The Latch
