Around the markets

Lawrie & Symington (Forfar) had forward 24 prime cattle, one OTM, 754 prime sheep.

Bullocks (9) to 247ppk for a 637kg Limousin from Nethermyres and to £1,651.68 for a 744kg Limousin from Nethermyres to average 219p. Lim 230p and 228p Nethermyres; Char 226p Gask.

Heifers (15) to 266p for a 527kg Lim from Nethermyres and £1,441.44 for a 616kg Lim from Mill of Inverarity to ave 233p. Lim 254p Nethermyres, 238p Craignathro, 236p Gask, 234p Gask, Craignathro and Mill of Inverarity; BRB 225p South Ballo.

Cow (1): Linc Red £915 (125p) St Fort.

Hoggs (685) to 238.2ppk for Beltex from Balbrydie and £117 for Texels from Torrax to ave 198.1p. Tex 236.4p Torrax; Texx 234p Cairncortie; Belt 233.3p Newmill of Inshewan; Beltx 231.8p Balbrydie.

Caledonian Marts sold 176 cattle comprising 90 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, 64 cast cows and bulls and 22 dairy calves.

Bullocks ave 216p, heifers ave 227p, dairy bullocks ave 145p, dairy bulls ave 118p, beef cows ave 134p, dairy cows ave 109p.

Bullocks to 242p (twice) for a Lim from Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to WW Wales, Kilmarnock and to £1,621 for a Char from Meadowend.

Heifers to 250p for a Lim from Learielaw, Broxburn to T Johnston Butcher, Falkirk, and to £1,597 from Brockwoodlees to Hugh A Black & Sons.

Heifers: 248p Learielaw and Brockwoodlees, 245p and 240p Meadowend and Brockwoodlees.

Bullocks: 240p and 238p Learielaw and Brockwoodlees, 228p Highholm

Also forward 64 cast cows and bulls, beef cows ave 134p selling to 174p for a Lim from R Graham & Son, Airthrey Kerse, and to £1,660 for a Lim from R Cook, Kinneil Mill.

Dairy cows ave 109p, selling to 137p from R Denholm, Wester Lochdrum, and to £1,050 from A Sibbald, Greenrigg.

Beef cows: £1,400 Lochend, £1,350 Airthrey Kerse, £1,320 Balkaithly; 165p Lochend, 164p Kinneil Mill, 161p Swinlees.

Dairy cows: £950 Wester Lochdrum, £890 Gibblaston, £880 Gallamuir; 133p Gallamuir, 128p Gibblaston and Greenrigg, 126p and 124p the Glen.

Also forward 22 dairy calves. B&W calves £72 Wester Lochdrum, £65 Barbeth and Kepculloch, £62 Barbeth (Twice), £60 Wester Lochdrum. Ayrshire calves £35 and £32 Badenheath.