Cattle take to the sale ring

Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 351 store and 68 breeding cattle including the dispersal of cows and heifers from Woodhill & Ballintuim Farms which sold to £1,380. Outwith the dispersal heifers, with calves at foot sold to £2,400, £2,150 & £2,000, West Park. Stores – Bullocks (188) sold to £1,160 for a 590kg A.A. from Baldovie and to 232.3p for a 310kg Charolais, Huntingfaulds, to ave 195ppk. Heifers (154) sold to £1,370 at 263.5p for a 520kg Limousin from Strone to ave 196p. Leading prices: Bullocks – A.A. £1,010 Auchleish, £990 Bishopston, £970 Glenside. Lim. £1,080 Bishopston, £1,070 Strone Newton of Logierait, £1,010 Bank of Gallery. Char. X £1,040 Bishopston, £1,030 Cairnleith, £1,000 Huntingfaulds. Sim. £1,000 & £970 Bishopston, £960 East Balloch, £955 Huntingfaulds. Short. – £940 & £920 Bishopston. Beef Short. – £915 & £870 Nether Drumheads. Heifers: A.A. £1140 Baldovie. Lim. X £1370 Strone, £980 Wairds of Alpity, £970 Strone. Char. X £950 Cairnleith, £880 & £875 Huntingfaulds. Sim. £840 & £830 Huntingfaulds. B.B. £990, £875 & £860 Kirkton of Kingoldrum. B. Short. £785 Nether Drumheads. Young bulls A.A. – £1010 & £910 St Fort. Caledonian Marts Ltd had forward 562 store cattle and suckled calves, and 1,525 store and feeding sheep. Bullocks topped at 321p for a Limousin from Airth Farms, and to £1,070 for Limousins Wester Carmuirs. Heifers sold to 213p for a Limousin from Camreggan, Girvan, and to £1,040 for a Simmental from Castlehill. Other leading prices: Bullocks – £1060 Shutterflat, £1050 Reivoch, £1040 Callendoune & Shiloh. Heifers £1,020 & £1,000 Broadleys, £970 Reivoch, £960 Broadleys. Black & Whites – £750 Hayston, £720 Knockraich & Glenside. Also forward were 1,525 store lambs and feeding ewes. Top price: Auchtenny, Forgandenny & Thorn, Dollar for Texel X Lambs at £67. Feeding Ewes sold to £55.50 for a pen of Texels from Craigmad. Other leading prices: Texel X £66 Auchtenny, Beltex £62.50 Wester Tillyrie, Continental £61 Craigmad, Cross £60 Thorn, BF £50 Auchtenny, BF £49 Wester Bowhouse, BF £47.50 Drummond Estates. Ewes Suffolk X £70 Hillside, Cheviot X £68 Waterside, Cross £48 Corran, Mule £52 C raigmad, BF £40 Drummond Estates.