Success for J&J Graham

Clyde and Central Young Farmers had forward 26 show cattle at their show and sale at Caledonian Markets, Stirling.

Judge Aileen Ritchie, Tamala, Whitecairns, awarded the overall championship to J&J Graham, Mains of Burnbank, Blairdrummond, for their 11-month-old Limousin X heifer. It sold to £1,700 to Fraser McNicol, Turnault, Lochgilphead.

The reserve overall champion rosette went to Stephanie Dick, Mains of Throsk, Stirling, for her January born Limousin heifer, which sold to W Moir, Home Farm, Cairness, at £1,350.

RESULTS

Dairy cattle: 1 J Graham with Graham’s Gracious Kylie; 2 G Black with Norrieston Thunderbird; 3 J Graham with Graham’s Sky Carol.

Bullock born 22.03/16 to 08/04/16: 1 O Shearman, Main Street West, Menstrie to J Paterson & Son, Low Three Mark, Stoneykirk, (500kg, £1,280); 2 K&A Morton, Lochend, Denny to W Dandie, Learielaw, Broxburn (440kg, £1,120); 3 A Weir, Castlecary Mill, Bonnybridge, to W Dandie (490kg, £1,160).

Bullock born 13/04/16 to 04/05/16: 1 A Weir to J Gilvear & Sons, Graystale, Stirling (450kg, £1,080); 2 L Cochrane, 8 Ashen Drive, Milton of Campsie, to W Dandie (430kg, £1,080).

Heifer Born 01/01/16 to 04/02/16: 1 S Dick, Mains of Throsk, to W Moir, Home Farm, Cairness (490kg, £1,200); 2 O Shearman to J Gilvear & Sons (405kg, £1,000); 3 R McNeil, Castlehill, Doune, to J Gilvear & Sons (425kg, £1,200).

Heifer born 10/02/16 to 12/03/16: 1 D Logan, Greenhead Farm, Alva, to C Malone, Pitcairn, Cardenden (425kg, £1,050); 2 K&A Morton to AF Thomson & Son, Lammerview, Athelstaneford (457kg, £1,150); 3 O Shearman to A Pettigrew, Faskine, Airdrie (425kg, £1,020).

Heifer born 18/03/16 to 10/04/16: 1 K&A Morton to J Gilvear & Sons (490kg, £1,200); 2 A MacLean, Heylipol Farm, Isle of Tiree, to R Palmer, Alton Cottage, Fallin (430kg, £1,180); 3 S Taylor, Sauchie Court, Bannockburn, to A Pettigrew (425kg, £1,020).

Heifer born 13/04/16 to 27/05/16: 1 J&J Graham, Mains of Burnbank, Blairdrummond, to J McNicol, Turnault, Lochilphead (415kg, £1,700); 2 A Weir to Keith Commercials, Heads of Auchenderran, Keith (375kg, £1,800); 3 D Wright, Woodend, Ardgour, to AF Thomson (380kg, £1,050).

Clyde and Central Young Farmers also had forward 24 prime hoggets at their show and sale, averaging 202ppk overall.

The overall champion pair came from A Morton, Lochend, which weighed in at 51kg and sold to £112 to MJ Stark, Bluebell, Milton of Campsie.

The overall reserve pair sold to £87, weighing in at 40kg, to We Hae Meats, Girvan.

Leading prices (per kilo): 228p N Murray, Old Keir Keeper Cottage, Bridge of Allan; 220p K&A Morton, Lochend, Denny; 218p C Findlay, Pirnhall, Stirling. Leading prices (per head) – £91 N Murray and K&A Morton; £87 B Brewster, Broom, SJ Urquhart, Bryden, and S Rankin, Badenheath; £86 S Rankin.

The open spring show championship went to S&L Bett, Newmill, Airth, with a Charolais X heifer weighing 555kg and selling to £2,100 to AF Thomson.

The reserve champion went to H Dunlop, Holehouse, Ochiltree, for a Limousin X at 510kg and £1,450, bought by J Paterson & Son, Low Three Mark, Stoneykirk.