Show and sale of suckled calves and store cattle

Lawrie and Symington,

Forfar, had forward 609 suckled calves and store cattle and the show of calves was judged by Ian Millar, Millar Farms, North Lurg.

Pen four stot calves, pen of four heifer calves – Osborne Farms, Balmadies.

Single stot calf and overall champion – P Cooper & Son, Govals.

Single heifer calf and overall reserve champion – WK & P Drysdale, Middle Drimmie.

Suckled calves leading prices:

Stots sold to a top of £1,850 for the 365kg show champion from Govals and to 506.9p for the same animal, to ave 241.1ppk.

A.A. – 248.3p Glenkilrie, 238.9p Wolflaw, 236.8p Glenkilrie Char. – 320p Govals, 309.1, 298.5p and 281p Cairnleith, 267.2p Laighwood. Lim. – 506.9p Govals, 294.6p Cairnleith, 288.9p Wr. Bleaton, 275.9p Balmadies. Sim. – 171.4p Dunmorr. Ro. X – 253.2p Meikle Coull. B. Short. – 207.6p Glenisla and Glencally. BRB – 232.3p Scobshaugh. B. Short. – 215.4p Glenisla and Glencally.

Heifers sold to a top of £1,220 for a 340kg Charolais from Middle Drimmie and to 358.8p for the same animal, to ave 239ppk.

A.A. – 275.4p and 223.8p Glenkilrie, 205.9p Wolflaw, 186.8p Balcalk. Char. – 358.8p Middle Drimmie, 288.9p Cairnleith, 262.5p Laighwood, 250p Middle Drimmie. Lim. – 320p Wr. Bleaton, 312p Wr. Bleaton, 288.1p, 283.6p and 275.4p Glenkilrie, 259.3p Balmadies. Sim. – 226.1p Auldallan.

Store cattle (354), stots (189) sold to a top of £1,250 for a 560kg Limousin from Meadows of Ballied and to 263.4p for a 410kg Limousin from Mains of Creuchies, to ave 220.4ppk.

Stots leading prices: A.A. – 231.4p Balcalk, 230.8p Waterside of Thornton, 228.9p Balcalk. Char. – 237.1p Glensaugh, 234.6p E. Balloch, 232.9p Cairnleith. Lim. – 263.4p Mains of Creuchies, 251.3p Tomlea, 250p Meadows of Ballied. Sim. – 239.2p, 234.6p and 226.1p E. Balloch, 221.2p Baldastard, 219.5p Scobshaugh. BRB – 256.1p Newton of Logierait, 227.2p Scobshaugh, 222.6p Strone.

Heifers (165) sold to a top of £1,310 for a 635kg Simmental from Huntingfaulds and to 282.1p for a 280kg Limousin from Whitehills, to ave 213.3ppk. A.A. – 201p West Pilmore, 200p Muirhouses, 186.8p Balcalk. Char. – 243.6p Cairnleith, 241.2p and 236.1p Hunthingfaulds, 236.1p Cluseburn. Lim. – 282.1p Whitehills, 266p. Muirhouses, 253.9p Newton of Logierait. Sim. – 214.3p Whitehills, 206.3p Huntingfaulds, 205.6p Whitehills. BRB – 237.5p Cairnleith. Short. 214.3p Whitehills, 194.5p Meadows.