Prime cattle and sheep in the ring at Forfar

Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 19 prime cattle, five OTMS and 992 prime sheep. PRIME CATTLE

Bullocks (5) sold to a top of 2.42ppk and £1,568.16 for a 648kg Limousin from Nethermyres to average 2.35p.

Heifers (14) sold to a top of 2.56ppk for a 553kg Limousin from Nethermyres and to £1,487.25 for a 661kg Limousin from Craignathro to average 2.38p. Leading prices Bullocks: BRB £1,560.78 Nethermyres; Lim. £1,525.68 Gask; Char. x £1,457.82 Nethermyres; Bl. Aqu. £1,359.30 Chapel of Barras. Heifers: Lim. £1,484.28 West Bog, £1,421.04 Chapel of Barras, £1,415.68 Nethermyres; Char. x £1,474.20 Gask.

Cows (5): Char. £1,300 (1.48p) South Leckaway.

Lim. £1,105 (1.32p) and

£1,020 (1.32p) Abbeythune.

Simm. £1,065 (1.43p) Abbeythune. PRIME SHEEP

Prime Hoggs (887) sold to 280.4p and 278.3ppk for 46kg Beltex from Balbrydie and to £129 per head (twice) for 47.5kg and 46kg Beltex also from Balbrydie to average 219.1ppk (plus 3.8p). Leading prices a kilo:

Texel 267.4p Mains of Creuchies; Beltex 247.6p Torrax; Cheviot 243.6p Leoch; Texel x 242.3p Heatherstacks; Cont. 240p Mains of Creuchies. Leading prices head:

Texel £123 and £121 Mains of Creuchies; Texel x £121 Torrax; Beltex £119 Mains of Creuchies; Cont. £119 Heatherstacks. Ewes (105) Texel £126 Mains of Dalrulzion; Suff. £110 Southtown; Texel x £101 Pitreuchie; Cross £78 Margie; B.F. £60 Kinrossie.