Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 26 Prime Cattle, 3 Cows and 1104 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes and Rams.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (7) Sold to a top of 226p per kilo for a 616 kg Limousin from the Gask and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Butchers, Monifieth and to £1397.25 for a 621 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the Firm of W.E. Fairlie Ltd., Letham to average 211p.
Heifers (18) Sold to a top of 246p (four times), once for a 592 kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Forfar, second and third for 551 kg & 548 Kg Limousins from Nethermyres and purchased by J.B. Penman, Butchers, Crail and Scott Bros., Dundee and fourth for a 581 kg Limousin from Gask and purchased by Mr. S. Watson on behalf of a client and to £1456.32 for a 592 kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by James Ewart Ltd., Forfar to average 227p.
Leading Prices per kg-
Bullocks –
Lim. 225p Nethermyres, 224p Woodhead of Mailer, 218p Nethermyres.
Heifers –
Lim. 239p Nethermyres, 238p Pityot, 228p Woodhead of Mailer, 226p Woodhead of Mailer & Pityot, 225p West Bog.
Leading Prices per head –
Bullocks-
Lim. £1392.16 Gask, £1355.96 Nethermyres, £1339.52 & £1336.20 Woodhead of Mailer; A.A. £1330.56 Wolflaw.
Heifers –
Lim. £1429.26 Gask, £1388.25 West Bog, £1358.88 Woodhead of Mailer, £1355.46 & £1348.08 Nethermyres, £1346.96 Pityot.
COWS (3)
A.A. £705 St. Fort
Linc. Red £540 & £510 St. Fort
PRIME SHEEP
PRIME LAMBS (993) Sold to 267.4p per kilo from Mains of Dalrulzion and to £125 per head from Easter Balgillo to average 213.6p per kilo for SQQ’s and 209.5p per kilo overall.
Leading Prices per kg –
Texel 255.1p Easter Balgillo; Tex. X 246.3p Nether Logie; Cont. 243.4p Newbarns; x Tex. 240.8p Hatton of Cargill.
Leading Prices per head –
Texel £120 Cassindilly; x Tex. £115 Mains of Dalrulzion; Cont. £112 Cairnleith.
EWES (111)
Tex. £175 Nether Logie; Cont. £165 Shandford; Suff. £154 Shandford; x £100 Pitreuchie.
