Heifer takes glory as overwintering champ at young farmers sale

The champion overwintered animal shown at the young farmers sale at Forfar Mart was a 502kg junior heifer from Andrew Adam of Forfar YFC which sold for £1,850.

The judge, William Moir, Cairness, chose a heifer from James Adam, which weighed 548kg and made £1,500, as reserve. The best animal of opposite sex to the champion came from Andrew Beattie of Forfar YFC which weighed 602kg and made £1,600.

Prize list: Senior bullock 1 Andrew Beattie, 2 Andrew Adam 670kg £1,560, 3 Rachel Allison, Brechin YFC, 674kg £1,640, 4 Nicola Beattie, Forfar YFC, 640kg £1,550. Junior bullock 1 Ashleigh Nelson, Brechin YFC, 590kg - £1,500, 2 Drew Speed, Brechin YFC, 596kg - £1,490, 3 Rachel Allison, Brechin YFC, 508kg - £1,510, 4 Lyndsay Nelson, Brechin YFC, 556kg - £1,360. Senior heifer 1 James Adam 548kg - £1,500, 2 Bruce Pattullo, Forfar YFC, 516kg - £1,420 3 Andrew Beattie 512kg £1,320. Junior heifer 1 Andrew Adam, 502kg £1,850, 2 Lyndsay Nelson 450kg - £1,360, 3 Ashleigh Nelson 4107kg - £1,150. Best daily liveweight gain Nicola Beattie and Drew Speed, Brechin YFC, with 1.48ppk. Class 6 – Best return on capital Andrew Beattie £605.

Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward a total of 807 store cattle.

In the store sale the champion pen of four bullocks came from DS Stark & Sons, South Ballo, 537kg - £1,410. In second place was W McLaren,

Muirhouses, 464kg £1,300, and third was Witton Farms 455 kg - £1,230.

Pen of four heifers 1 W McLaren 457 kg - £1,270, 2 GD MacDonald & Son, Meadows of Ballied, 512kg - £1,420, 3 Gavin Watson, Muirdrum, 518kg - £1,335.

Bullocks (492) sold to a top of £1,625 for a Simmental from Peasiehill and to 318ppk for a pen of Limousins from Sketewan to average 260ppk.

Heifers (315) sold to £1,680 for a pair of Limousin crosses from Meadows of Ballied and to 359ppk for the same pair to average 258ppk.

Leading prices: Bullocks: Sim. £1,580 (twice) Peasiehill, £1,540 & £1,460 Newton of Inshewan, £1,390 Kinnaniel, £1,380 Suttieside. Lim. £1,430 Witton & Meadow of Ballied, £1,410 South Ballo, £1,400 Suttieside, £1,380 South Ballo, £1,300 Muirhouses, £1,260 Sketewan, £1,200 Kirkton of Kingoldrum. Char. X £1,410 Kinnaniel, £1,395 Middle Drimmie, £1,385 & £1,375 (twice) Kinnaniel, £1,370 Middle Drimmie. B. Short. £1,435 Suttieside, £1,250 (twice) Bishopston, £1,240 Muirdrum. A.A. £1,250 (twice) Bishopston, £1,230 Mayrock, £1,190 Bishopston, £1,170 Drumrack. B.B. £1,380 Newton of Inshewan, £1,240 & £1,200 Kirkton of Kingoldrum.

Heifers: Sim. £1,600 & £1,505 Chamberlain Knowe, £1,410 Suttieside, £1,250 Chamberlain Knowe & Newton of Inshewan.

Champ from Andrew Adam of Forfar Young Farmers.