On Tuesday, Lawrie and Symington, sold more than 2000 breeding sheep and store lambs at Forfar, to a top of £370 for a Texel gimmer from Hill of Errol.
The firm of J and J Fotheringham, Whitehills, donated a pair of Mule gimmers for Bowel Cancer Charity, which were resold on four occasions, raising a total of £1860.
Store lambs peaked at £104 for Texel crosses from Carsie View.
LEADING awards
Pens of 20 Mule gimmers – 1, R McNee, Over Finlarg £200; 2, G Ogg and Son, Carroch £205; 3, D Hood, Middlehill £190.
Pen of 20 Cheviot/Mule gimmers – 1, Over Finlarg £210; 2, WJ Millar, Huntingfaulds £215.
LEADING prices
Breeding sheep – Mule – £205 Carroch; £200 Over Finlarg; £195 Middlehill, Over Finlarg; £190 Middlehill; £185 Grange of Kinneff; £180 Middlehill; Grange of Kinneff and Glenbervie; £170 Middlehill. Chev Mule – £215 Huntingfaulds; £210 Over Finlarg; £190 Over Finlarg; £180 Newmill of Inshewan, Tamsacre. Tex – £370, £250 Hill of Errol. Tex X – £270 Middlehill; £210 Mains of Dalrulzion; £205 Middlehill; £200 Middlehill; £195 Balgay; £190 Mains of Dalrulzion; £180 Over Baldinnie; £170 Balcalk, West Jordanstone and Hill of Errol; £165, £160 Over Baldinnie; £155, £150 Balcalk. Belt – £200, £180 Mains of Dalrulzion. Belt X Tex – £200 Hill of Errol. Suff X Tex – £180 Mill of Errol. Tex X Chev – £175 West Jordanstone. BDM – £190 Mains of Creuchies. Tex X BFL – £210 Middlehill. Suff X Chev – £185, £170 Balgay.
Ewes – Chev Mule – £128, £125 Kinnaird; £115, £100 Grange of Conon. Suff – £140 Whitehills. Mule – £100 Balgay; £90 Lednathie. Tex – £210, £170 Cotton of Pitkennedy.
Reduction sale from JW Farquarson – Gimmers – Belt – £200, £190. Mil Blu – £180. Ewes – Mil Blu – £175. BFL – £160. Ewes – Belt – £175. Cont £165. Ewe lambs – Tex X – £115 Balhall Cres; £105 Grayburn; £102 Roman Rd; £90 Neilston Cottar Ho. Chev Mule – £92 Roman Road. Cont – £100, £96 Grayburn. Mule – £100 Berrydyke. Belt – £150 Berrydyke.
Store lambs – Tex X – £104 Carsie View; £96 Whitehills and Carsie View; £90 Inveredrie; £83 Runavey; £82 Inveredrie and Laighwood; £81 Margie and Little Fithie; £80.40 Nether Drumheads. Cont – £86 Runavey; £79, £77 New Gilston. BDM X – £86 Little Fithie. Suff – £90, £85 Scobshaugh; £81 Nr Drumheads; £80 Kinrive; £79 New Gilston and Little Fithie. Chev X Belt – £90, £80 Newton of Glenisla. Kerryhills – £74 Scobshaugh.
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