The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Prime cattle and sheep
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 46 prime cattle and nine OTM and 882 prime sheep. PRIME CATTLE: Bullocks (9) sold to a top of 251ppk for a 569kg Limousin from Nethermyres and also to £1606.86 for a 711kg Limousin from Nethermyres to average 238ppk. Heifers (37) sold to a top of 254ppk for a 533kg Limousin from West Bog and also to £1531.80 for a 666kg Limousin from the Gask to average 233ppk. Leading Prices:
Bullocks – Lim. 249p Nethermyres, 246p Nethermyres and Woodhead of Mailer, 244p Nethermyres.
Heifers – Lim. 253p Nethermyres, 250p Nethermyres and Woodhead of Mailer, 247p West Bog; Char. x 246p Mill of Inverarity, 245p Woodhead of Mailer. Cows (9) Sim. x £1270 (144p) Mill of Inverarity; Lim. £1210 (166p) Cairnleith, £1150 (150p) Scobshaugh, £1135 (148p) Mill of Inverarity.
Prime Sheep: Prime Hoggs (739) sold to 202.7p and 202.3p per kilo for Beltex from Scobshaugh and Balbrydie and to £100 per head from Er. Balgillo to average 179.5p per kilo (plus 6.1p). Leading Prices: Belt. 198p; Belt.x 197.7p Balbrydie; x Belt. 195.6p Middlehill; Chev. 195.3p Auchronie. Ewes (142) Suff. £106 West Pitcorthie; Suff. x £100 Balnagarrow; Tex. £90 Balnagarrow; Tex.x £88 Whitehills.
Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, had forward 1925 prime hoggets, ewes and tups.
Overall average for 1387 hoggets was 184.2ppkg (+4.2p on the week).
Heavy hoggets averaged £90.95 for 374 sold.
Top price of the day went to Cuiltburn for a pen of six Beltex weighing 54.6kg at £104.
Top price per kg went to Meikle Seggie for a pen of 4 Beltex weighing 43kg at 219ppkg.
Leading Prices:
Beltex £103 Doune Farms (Twice). Beltex X £102 & £100 Cuiltburn. Texel £100 Craigend & Riverview. Texel X £98 Nethermyres & Craigend.
Cont £101 West Lundie.
Suff £98 Kinninmonth. Mule £87 Meikle Seggie. Cross £83 Pitcairlie.
BF £78 St Mungo’s.
BF X £74 Tigh-Na-Blair.
Also forward were 538 cast ewes and tups.
Heavy ewes averaged £70.69. Export ewes averaged £38.13. Top price of the day went to Over Finlarg, Tealing, for a pen of Texel Ewes making £108.