Prime cattle and sheep tempt buyers at Forfar

Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 26 prime cattle, seven OTMS and 503 prime sheep.

Prime cattle

Bullocks (9) sold to a top of 2.50p per kg and £1,550 for a 620 kilo Limousin from Mill of Inverarity and purchased by James Ewart Ltd, Monifieth, to average 2.23p per kg. Heifers (17) sold to a top of 2.52p per kg for a 543 kilo Limousin from West Bog and purchased by the Firm of J.B Penman, Crail and also to £1,550.24 for a 658 kg Limousin from Pityot and purchased by Yorkes Butchers, Dundee, to average 2.30p per kg.

Leading Prices per kg: Bullocks

Lim. 2.46p & 2.45p (twice) Nethermyres; BRB 2.31p Pityot. Heifers –

Lim. 2.44p Craignathro & Nethermyres, 2.40p Gask & Nethermyres; Char. x 2.30p Pityot.

Leading Prices per head: Bullocks

Lim. £1,527.50, £1,504.30 & £1,479.80 Nethermyres; BRB £1,402.17 Pityot; Sim. x £1,390.98 Upper Tulloes.

Heifers

Lim. £1,499.47 Pityot, £1,444.40 Craignathro, £1,437.61 Mill of Inverarity; Char. x £1,384.32 Pityot; Sim. x £1,329.16 Upper Tulloes.

Cows (7)

Lim. £1,050 (1.56p) , £1,045 (1.54p), £1,040 (1.55p) Shandford.

B. Short. £1,010 (1.32p) Trainview Livestock

Prime sheep

Prime Hoggs (434) sold to 253.9p per kilo for 45.5 kilo Texels from Cairncortie and to £120 per head for Texels from Torrax to average 215.3p per kilo (plus 5.6p).

Leading Prices per kilo:

Texel 247.7p Gyratesmyre; Tex.x 247.3p Cairncortie; Cont. 243.2p Gibsonhall; Belt. 241.7p Torrax.

Leading Prices per head:

Belt. £116 (twice) Torrax; Tex. £115.50 and £115 Cairncortie; Suff. £115 Heatherstacks; Tex.x £114 Newton of Crathie.

Ewes (69)

Tex. £131, £130 and £128 Fallaw; Cont. £120 Shandford; Suff. £101 Knowehead of Kilry; x Tex. £97 Tomlea.