Livestock

FORFAR – Lawrie & Symington sold 438 store cattle.

Bullocks (244) averaged 247p and sold to 312p per kg for a 322kg CharX from D M Keay & Son, East Balloch, and £1,420 for a 588kg LimX from Glenkilrie Partnership. Heifers (185) averaged 235p and sold to 301p per kg for 436kg LimX from Donald S Hynd & Sons, Hillfoot, and to £1,385 for a 694kg SimX from Stewart, Newton of Inshewan. Bulls (nine) averaged 223p and sold to 235p per kg for 302kg Lincoln Reds from A Mylius & Partners of St Fort, and to £1,000 for 460kg Lim from J H Garbutt, Sketewan.

Top prices: Bullocks: AA: 246p Glenkilrie, 240p & 225p Bishopston, 213p Damend; Lim: 301p Muirhouses, 295p, 292p (twice) Strone, 291p Muirhouses & Strone, 288p

Glenkilrie; Char: 292p East Balloch & Kinnaniel, 279p Kinnaniel, 240p & 234p Knowehed of Duntrune; Short: 246p Bishopston, 245p West Leys, 239p East Pitcorthie, 234p West Leys, 229p E Pitcorthie; Sim: 277p Ashmore & Strone, 273p Newbigging House, 273p East Balloch, 271p Newbigging House, 259p Bishopston; BB: 272p Strone, 271p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 270p,268p & 267p Strone. Heifers: AA: 259p St Fort, 245p Glenkilrie, 236p Woodhead of Mailer, 215p Damend, 209p Eight Acres; Lim: 299p Muirhouses, 285p Cairnleith, 276p Glenkilrie, 275p Afflochie, 273p Glenkilrie; Char: 285p & 266p Cairnleith, 258p Kinnaniel, 254p & 243p East Balloch; Short: 237p Hillfoot; Sim: 252p, 249p & 242p Ashmore & Strone.