Sale of prime livestock

Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 30 prime cattle and cast cows and 807 prime sheep. Prime cattle: Bullocks (10) sold to 243p per kg for a 628kg Limousin from Nethermyres, and £1,526.04 gross for the same animal, to average 216.4p per kg. Heifers (15) sold to 260p per kg for a 546kg Limousin from Gask, and £1,423 gross for a 574kg from Gask, to average 234p per kg. Leading prices per head: Bullocks – Lim. £1,524.24 and £1,523 Craignathro; Sim. x £1,299 and £1,285 Pitgarvie. Heifers – Lim. £1,423 and £1,419 Gask; Char.x £1,419 Craignathro; AA x £1,313 Pityot. Cows (five) – AA £1,200 (126p) St Fort; Saler £1,070 (139p) East Cammock; Char. £970 (132p) Pitreuchie; Linc. Red £970 (133p) St Fort. Prime sheep: Prime hoggs (703) sold to a top of 200p per kg for a 42kg Tex. from Hatton of Cargill, and £90 for a 53kg from Newbigging of Ceres, to average 172.3p per kg. SQQ’s average 187p. Leading prices per head: Tex. £90 (twice) Newbigging of Ceres; B.Tex £90 Newbigging of Ceres; Tex.x £90 Middlehill; Cont. £87.50 Gibsonhall; Beltex £87 Newbigging of Ceres; Suff. £85 Southtown of Melgund and Uras; BF £76.50 Heatherstacks. Leading prices per kg: Tex. 200p Hatton of Cargill; B.Tex. 197p Hatton of Cargill; Tex. 196p Gibsonhall; Cont. 196p Gibsonhall; Suff. 172p and 170p Southtown of Melgund. Cast ewes and rams (108) – Tex. £95.50 Balconnel; Tex.x £87.50 Greenford; B.F. £47.50 Pityot; Mule £72.50 Uras.