The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Lindsay family steals the show at Forfar
MART: 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.