Lindsay family steals the show at Forfar

Champion and reserve titles for Cairnleith at show and sale of springborn calves

The Lindsay family from Cairnleith swept the boards at Forfar Mart’s show of spring-born calves at the weekend, winning both champion and reserve rosettes.

Their champion, a 270kg heifer, made £1,300 (481ppk) while their reserve champion, a bullock, weighed 305kg and made £1,090 (357ppk).

The winner of the best pen of four bullocks was the Glenkilrie Partnership from Blacklunans, and the top pen of heifers came from A Wilkie, Westerton.

A total of 397 suckled calves and 233 store cattle were sold.

Single bullock – M/s WN Lindsay, Cairnleith; 2 J. Robertson & Co., Newton of Logierait; 3 Meikle Coul Farm, Meikle Coul.

Single heifer – WN Lindsay; 2 WN Lindsay; 3 J. Robertson & Co.

Pen of four bullocks – Glenkilrie Partnership, Blacklunans; 2 and 3 A. Wilkie, Westerton.

Pen of four heifers – A. Wilkie; 2 Glenkilrie Partership; 3 RM Adam & Son, Auldallan.

Spring-born Suckled Calves:

Bullocks (246) average 247.3p per kg. Heifers (151) average 240.5p per kg.

Leading prices per head:

Bullocks – A.A. £960 and £950 Glenkilrie, £770 Dunlappie, £720 Westerton; Char. £1,165 Wester Bleaton; £1,065 Middlehill, £1,000 and £965 Welton of Creuchies; Lim. £1,260 Meikle Coull, £1,200 Auldallan; Sim. £1,035, £965 and £920 Welton of Creuchies, £1,150 Muirhouses; Rox £1,020, £970 and £920 Meikle Coull; BRBx £1,000 Strone.

Heifers – Char. £1,100 and £1,090 Cairnleith, £940 and £900 Welton of Creuchies; Lim. £1,300 Cairnleith, £1,200 Newton of Logierait, £1,050 Auldallan; Sim. £820 Welton of Creuchies; Baz. x £670 Hilton of Cammachmore; Here. £540 and £440 Ethie Mains.

Young bulls (two) – £840 (202p) Cairncross.

Store Cattle

Bullocks (124) average 227p. Heifers (107) average 219p.

Leading prices per head:

Bullocks – A.A. £1,235 and £1,150 New Gilston, £1,040 Pitreuchie, £900 Ardlebank; Char. £1,255 New Gilston, £1,240 S. Leckaway, £1,010 and £1,000 Huntingfaulds; Lim. £1,305 Meadows of Ballied, £1,260 Newton of Logierait, £1,230 Meadows of Ballied; Sim. £1,090 Newton of Inshewan, £1,085 The Hillocks, £1,000 Huntingfaulds and West Pilmore; BRBx £1,185, £1,125 and £1,080 Middlehill, £1,010 Kirkton of Kingoldrum, £1,000 and £990 Strone.

Heifers – A.A. £1,015 Balcalk, £940 Waterside of Thornton, £780 Ardlebank; Char. £1,095 South Leckaway, £1,050 Huntingfaulds, £935 Waterside of Thornton; Lim. £1,250 Ben Lawers, £1,190 Baldastard, £1,100 Ben Lawers; Sim. £1,095 and £1,050 West Pilmore, £1,035 Balcalk, £945 The Hillocks; BRB x £1,055 West Pilmore, £980 Middlehill, £950 Strone.

Pictures: Ron Stephen. Judge Rebecca Stuart, centre, from Insch, presents the Lumgair & Sons Trophy for overall champion at Forfar Mart to James Lindsay of Cairnleith alongside, from left, Lyndsay Nelson, Ishbel Lindsay and Ashleigh Nelson.

Ishbel Lindsay of Cairnleith presents the Ron Stephen Trophy for the pen of four calves to Andrew Houston of the Glenkilrie Partnership of Blacklunans with, from left, Lauren Mutch, David Houston and Rachel Houston.