Tayside Suffolk Breeders Club show and sale

The recent sale of prime sheep at Forfar Mart incorporated the Tayside Suffolk Breeders Club annual show and sale.

The event, which was judged by Ewart Fairlie, of Letham, was sponsored by East Coast Viners and Lawrie & Symington. Results: Champion – J&T McPherson, of Pitsundry, with a pair of heavy pure Suffolks. Reserve – J&T McPherson, of Pitsundry, with a pair of cross lambs sired by a Suffolk. Pair of pure Suffolks (45kg and over) – 1 J&T MacPherson, Pitsundry, 2 T Howden, Stanley, 3 T Sands, Southfield. Pair of pure Suffolks (under 45 kgs) – 1 T Sands, Southfield, 2 C Whitton, Corner Cottage, 3 C Whitton, Corner Cottage. Single lamb (pure or sired by a Suffolk) (any weight) – 1 J&T McPherson, Pitsundry, 2 T Sands, Southfield, 3 C Croal, Hollycroft. Single ewe – 1 J&T McPherson, Pitsundry, 2 J Scott, East Ingliston, 3 C Croal, Hollycroft. Open class: pair of cross lambs by Suffolk (any weight) – 1 J&T McPherson, Pitsundry, 2 W Mather & Sons, Shandford, 3 W Mather & Sons, Shandford. Prime lambs (49) sold to £130 from Pitsundry or to 282p per kg from North Mains of Baldovan to ave 232p per kg. Leading prices (per head): Suffolk – £127 North Mains of Baldovan, £122 Pitsundry, £120 Stanley. Tex – £113 Hollycroft, £104 Pitsundry, £103 Hollycroft. Prime hoggs (522) sold to £100 (three times) for Beltex’s from Easter Balgillo (twice) and Crossgates or 230p per kg for Texel from Crossgates to ave 183p per kg. Leading prices (per head): Tex – £98.50 Newbigging of Craighall, £98 Newmill of Inshewan and Middlehill, £96 Crossgates. Belt – £99 (twice) Easter Balgillo, £98 Easter Balgillo, £91 (twice) Glenmoy and Drumyellow. Suff – £91 Crossgates and Gibsonhall, £90 Drumyellow, £87.50 Newbigging of Craighall. Cont – £86.50 and £84 Newmill of Inshewan, £80 and £78 Gibsonhall. Mule – £88 Middlehill, £80 Little Ballo. Chev – £90 (twice) Auchronie, £87.50 and £85 Glenmoy, £80 (twice) Er. Cammock and Middlehill. BF – £85 Middlehill, £80.50 Little Ballo, £78 (twice) Newmill of Inshewan. Ewes (165): Tex – £100 Shandford, £98 Hole O Clean, £95 Kirkton of Kingoldrum. Suff – £120 (twice) Pitsundry and Hollycroft, £110 (twice) Southtown and Govals. Cont – £91 Ferniebrae, £90 Hole O Clean. Cross – £70 Rosemount, £78 Townhead. BF – £42 Middlehill. Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, also had forward 54 prime cattle and OTMs and 736 prime sheep. Prime cattle Bullocks (9) sold to a top of 242 p per kg (twice) once for a 616 kg Limousin from Gask and purchased by Scott Bros., Dundee, and also a 605kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by WE Fairlie Ltd, Letham, and also to £1,490.72 for a 616 kg beast from Gask to ave 2.25p per kg. Heifers (27) sold to a top of 260p per kg for a 526 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by JB Penman, Butchers, Crail, and also £1,448.66 for a Limousin from West Bog and purchased by James Ewart Ltd. to average 223p per kg. Leading prices (per kg): Bullocks – Lim – 233p and 230p Nethermyres, 225p Riggs, 224p and 222p Woodhead of Mailer. Heifers – Lim – 252p Woodhead of Mailer, 248 West Bog, 240 Gask, 239 Pityot, 236 Craignathro, 232p Pityot. Char – 224p and 221p Pityot. Cows (18) Sold to £1,320 for a Limousin from Newton of Fotheringham or 173p per kg from the same home to average 127p per kg. Lim – £1,100 (150p) Afflochie, £730 (129p) Woodhill and Ballintuim. Sim x – £1,290 (162p) East Balloch, £640 (128p) Woodhill and Ballintuim. Here – £1,240 (160p) Waterside of Thornton, £1,145 (149p) Ethie Mains, £1,100 (143p) Ethie Mains. AA – £1,050 (142p) East Balloch, £1050 (120p) St Fort. High – £725 (130p) Balnagarrow, £725 (120p) Waterside of Thornton.

Pictures: Ron Stephen. Left: The single champion and also the pairs were shown by J&T MacPherson, Pitsundry, Dunkeld. From left: Tommy MacPherson; Jim Farquarson of Horn Milk Bar, sponors of the single champion; Laura Stewart of East Coast Viners, sponsors of the pairs,...