Round-up of cattle and sheep prices

Lawrie & Symington (Forfar) had forward 27 prime cattle and 525 prime sheep.

Bullocks (6) to 258ppk and £1,625.40 for a 630kg Limousin from Nethermyres and bought by Falconer Family Butchers, Arbroath, to average 240p.

Heifers (21) to 260p for a 529kg Limousin from Nethermyres and bought by JB Penman, Crail, and also to £1,480.56 for a 597kg Limousin from West Bog and bought by Scott Bros, Dundee, to ave 230p.

Leading prices were as follow.

Bullocks: Lim 256p, 239p Nethermyres, 230p Pityot, BrB 230p Gask; Lim £1,579.52 and £1,498.53 Nethermyres, £1,423.70 Pityot, £1415.25 Chapel of Barras, BrB £1,386.90 Gask.

Heifers: Lim 248p West Bog, 245p West Bog & Nethermyres, 238p Gask & South Ballo; BA 231p Pityot, SimX 231p Pityot, Char 230p Pityot; Lim £1,455.30 West Bog, BA £1,455.30 Pityot, Char £1,407.60 Pityot, SimX £1388.31 Pityot.

Prime hoggs (454) to 204.4ppk for Beltex from Fawsyde, Kinneff, and to £99.50 (four times) for Beltex from Easter Balgillo to ave 187.2ppk (+1p).

Leading prices were as follow.

Beltex 202.1p and 201p E Balgillo, Texel 200p Grange of Airlie, TexX 200p Hatton of Cargill; Texel £99 (twice) Torrax, Beltex £97 (twice) E Balgillo, Suff £95 (twice) Hatton of Cargill, Texel £94 Grange of Airlie.

Ewes and rams (71): ewes – Texel £97 and £88 Westhall, TexX £77 Kinclune, Suff £73 Mains of Balhall, X £68 Strathellie. United Auctions (Stirling) The BFL female show and sale champion was a gimmer from Mrs I Sharp, Newbigging Walls, Lauder. It was bought by S Fallows, Brunton Farm, New Cumnock, for 1,200gn.

Reserve was a ewe lamb from C&D Hall, Lilyburn, Penicuik. It was bought by AJ Steedman, 17 Old Nursery, Kippen, for 1,400gn.

Top price was 2,800gn for a gimmer from J Wight & Sons, Midlock, Crawford, bought by J Kay & Son, Hartside, Lammermuir, Oxton.

Gimmers (12) sold to 2,800gn and ave £781.38.

Ewe hoggs (4) sold to 1,400gn and ave £682.50.