Sale round-up of bulls, lambs, hoggs and sheep

Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 36 prime cattle, five OTM’s and 417 prime sheep and cast ewes and rams.

Bullocks (13) sold to a top of 244ppkg and £1,534.76 for a 629 kg Limousin from Nethermyres to ave 209ppk, Heifers (19) sold to 250ppk twice, one for a 551 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and second for a 579 kg Limousin from West Bog and to £1,490.84 for a 611 kg Limousin from the Gask to ave. 230ppk. Young bulls (4) sold to Linc. Red £790.92 (1.56p) and £728.38 (1.58p) St Fort. Cows (5) sold to A-A £970 (1.20p) Dunlappie.

New season lamb (53) sold to 293ppk for a 43kg Charollais from Southfield and £128 per head (twice) for 48/49kg Texels from Newton of Guthrie and Upper Tulloes, ave 248p for a mixed show of lambs.

Leading prices – Tex. 269p Upper Tulloes, 266p Balnagarrow and Newton of Guthrie, 261p Upper Tulloes, Suff. 263p Southfield and Wr Oathlaw, 255p North Mains of Baldovan and Upper Tulloes.

Prime hoggs (231) sold to 219ppk for a pen of 41kg Texels from Gibsonhall and £110 from Torrax to ave 189ppk and SQQ 197ppk. Leading prices – Tex. 217p and 215p Torrax, 214p Whitehills and Gibsonhall, Suff. 206p Newmill of Inshewan, 204p Hatton of Cargill, 202p West Balhaggerty, Chev. 205p Mill of Inverarity, 200p Hatton of Cargill and Mill of Inverarity, Cont. 218p Hatton of Cargill

Ewes and rams – (133) ave £80. Tex. £136 Alpin Cott, £125 Torrax, Suff. £130 and £121 Drimmie, £105 Shandford, Cont. £92 and £91 Shandford, Chev. £75 Laighwood, BF £60.50 Laighwood. Rams ave £93 Tex. £112.50 Midtown of Barras.