Hundreds of prime lambs sold at Forfar

Lawrie and Symington had forward 23 prime cattle, one OTM and 745 prime sheep. Prime cattle:

Bullocks (eight) sold to a top of 251p per kg for a 616kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by WE Fairlie Ltd, Letham, and also to £1,563.10 for a 638kg Limousin, also from Nethermyres, and purchased by J Chapman (Butchers) Ltd, Wishaw, to average 239p per kg. Heifers (15) sold to a top of 261p per kg and £1,492.92 for a 572kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by JB Penman, Crail, to average 247p per kg. Leading prices per kg: Bullocks – Lim. 245p Mill of Inverarity and Nethermyres, 244p and 240p Nethermyres, 234p Gask.

Heifers – Lim. 257p and 256p Nethermyres, 254p West Bog and Nethermyres, 251p Nethermyres, 248p Gask. Leading prices per head: Bullocks – Lim. £1,560.78 Gask, £1,546.16 and £1534.76 Nethermyres, £1,501.85 Mill of Inverarity.

Heifers – Lim. £1,467.92 Gask, £1,440.18 West Bog, £1,426.35 Nethermyres, £1,423.52 Gask. Cow (one) – Lim. £655 (129p) Afflochie.

Prime sheep:

Prime lambs (527) sold to 213.3p and 210.8p per kg for Texels from Mains of Dalrulzion and to £110 per head also from Mains of Dalrulzion to average 161.1p per kilo (-3.9p).

Leading prices per kilo:

Tex. 209.4p and 209.2p Mains of Dalrulzion; Belt. 208.8p Shandford; Tex.x 205.6p Mains of Dalrulzion; Belt.x 204.6p Shandford.

Leading prices per head:

Tex. £100 and £98 Mains of Dalrulzion; Belt. £95 Shandford; Belt. £91 Wellbank Mains; Tex.x £90 Shandford.

Ewes (218) – Suff. £88 Witton; Tex. £81.50 Mains of Dalrulzion; Belt. £80.50 Gallowshade Road; BH Leic. £80 Witton; Cross £74 Kinclune; BF £46 Laighwood.