Livestock going under the hammer in Forfar

Lawrie and Symington had forward 50 prime cattle, 23 OTMS and 1,039 prime sheep.

PRIME CATTLE

Bullocks (13) sold to a top of 268ppk for a 589 kilo Limousin from Nethermyres and also to £1,582.05 for a 597 kilo Limousin from Nethermyres to average 237p per kilo.

Heifers (37) sold to 278p per kilo for a 556 kilo Limousin from Nethermyres and also to £1,546.24 from Craignathro to average 237p per kilo.

Leading prices:

Bullocks – Lim 265p, 261p Nethermyres; Char x 228p Chapel of Barras; Sim x 222p and 216p Muirton of Ballochy.

Heifers – Lim 266p West Bog, 265p Nethermyres, 262p West Bog; BRB 257p Pityot; Char x 246p Pityot.

Cows (22) – Char £1,180 (130p) Leoch; AA £1,020 (116p) St Fort; Lim £920 (135p) Shandford; Here £890 Balmossie; Lim £820 (125p) Shandford.

Bull (1) – Simm £1,150 (111p) Scobshaugh.

PRIME SHEEP

Prime lambs (769) sold to 200ppk for Texels from Mains of Dalrulzion and to £96 per head for Beltex from Easter Balgillo to average 170.5p per kilo (plus 3.7p).

SQQ lambs (459) averaged 173.7p per kilo (plus 2.6p).

Leading prices:

Beltex 192p and 189.7p Easter Balgillo; Texel 189.8p and 186.1p Mains of Dalrulzion; Tex x 185.1p Nethermyres; Cont 182.9p Newton of Crathie and Mill of Inverarity.

Ewes (270) – Suff £96 West Pitcorthie; Tex £95 Mains of Dalrulzion; Suff x £90.50 North Mains of Baldovan; Tex x £82.50 Balconnel; Beltex X £81 Mains of Balhall.