Heifer from the Roberson family, Pitlochry, which sold for 拢5,800
The sale leader was the Robertson's August-2022 born overall reserve haltered champion heifer which sold for £5,800.
Next at £5,000 was a second prize winning five-month-old 208kg Limousin cross heifer from Balfour Baillie, Orkney, which sold to S. and L. Bett, Stirling.
Messrs Robertson sold a 12-month-old 448kg Limousin cross heifer for £4,200 to Scott Watson on behalf of B. T. Kitson, Hutton Rudby, who also paid £4,000 for the Caithness County Show champion, a 14-month-old 442kg Limousin heifer from Kris Sutherland, Dunbeath.
J. D. Blair, Drumlithie bought a 10-month-old 417kg Limousin cross heifer from Barry Paterson, Sauchen for £3,200.
This was closely followed at £3,100 by the overall haltered and 2022-born champion, a 10-month-old 484kg British Blue cross heifer from J. Munro and Son, Ardgay.
A four-month-old 224kg Limosuin cross heifer from Messrs Ballie, sold for £2,700 to Finlay Hunter, Culsalmond.
W. Robertson and Son, Fodderletter Farms, Tomintoul had the overall reserve champion, a five-month-old 246kg January 2023-born Limousin heifer which sold for £2,500 to J. Porter, Bridgend, Islay. They also sold a 585kg British Blue cross heifer for £2,500.
W. A. Talyor, Aboyne, bought a 19-month-old 632kg Limousin cross heifer for £2,200 from Willie McLaren, Kirriemuir.
A 20-month-old 535kg Limousin cross Heifer from Messrs Baillie, sold for £2,200 to John D. Work, Udny.
Judge, Julie Sedgewick, Co Durham awarded the championship to an eight-month-old 300kg Limousion cross bullock by Pabo Old Spice out of a British Blue dam from Messrs Baillie which she went on to buy for £2,000.
Averages - heifers, £6.488/kg (£2,671.05/head); bullocks, £3.713/kg (£1,750/head); overall, 30 calves, £2,333.33.
Auctioneers: Aberdeen and Northern Marts.
Prize List
Class 1 - Unhaltered Heifers
1st - Lot 1- Willie McLaren, Muirhouses Farm, Kirriemuir鈥�- £2,200
2nd - Lot 2 - Maggie Lawrie, Muirhouses Farm, Kirriemuir鈥�- £1,900
3rd. - Lot 3 -Angus Greenlaw, Sheep Park Farms, Bridge of Marnoch鈥�- £2,000
4th - - Lot 4 - Steven Mitchell, Ben Craig, Aberlour鈥�- £1,050
Class 2 - Unhaltered Bullocks
Lot 5 - J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry
Class 3 - Haltered Heifers born on or before the 31st of December 2022
1st.鈥�- Lot 6 -W Robertson & Son, Fodderletter Farms, Tomintoul鈥�- £2,500
2nd.鈥�- Lot 8 - Balfour Baillie, Sebay View, Tankerness鈥�- £2,200
3rd.鈥�- Lot 7 - W Robertson & Son, Fodderletter Farms, Tomintoul - £2,050
4th. - Lot 9 - Steven Mitchell, Ben Craig, Aberlour鈥�- £1,600
Class 4 - Haltered Bullocks born on or before the 31st of December 2022
1st. - Lot 11 - Stuart Fotheringham, Ballinloan, Dunkeld鈥�- £1,900
2nd. - Lot 13 - Balfour Baillie, Sebay View, Tankerness鈥�- £1,850
3rd. - Lot 10- B & S Scott, Odmoston, Laurencekirk鈥�- £2,200
4th - Lot 12 - Meikle Coull Farms, Meikle Coull, Tannadice鈥�- £1,600
Class 5 - Haltered Heifers born on or before the 31st of December 2022
1st. - Lot 14 - J Munro & Son, Invercharron, Ardgay - £3,100
2nd.- Lot 16 - J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry - £4,200
3rd.- Lot 17 - Kris Sutherland, The Cottage Achaverole, Dunbeath - £4,000
4th. - Lot 15 - Ester Grant, Seaview Cottage, Gairloch
Class 6 - Haltered Bullocks born on or before the 31st of December 2022
1st. - Lot 18 - Marshall & Fraser, Little Croy, Inverness鈥�
2nd - Lot 19 - Balfour Baillie, Sebay View, Tankerness鈥�- £1,850
3rd. - Lot 20 - W Robertson & Son, Fodderletter Farms, Tomintoul鈥�- £1,400
Class 7 - Haltered Heifers born on or before the 31st of December 2022
1st. - Lot 21 - J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry - £5,800
2nd.- Lot 22 - Barry Paterson, Cairndaie Croft, Sauchen - £3,200
3rd.- Lot 24 - Ian and Christine Grant, Seaview Cottage, Gairloch
4th. - Lot 25 - Ian and Christine Grant, Seaview Cottage, Gairloch - £1,500
5th. - Lot 23 - Ian and Christine Grant, Seaview Cottage, Gairloch - £2,100
Class 8 - Haltered Bullocks born on or before the 31st of December 2022
1st. - Lot 26 - J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry - £1,650
2nd.- Lot 27 - J S Baillie, Sebay, Tankerness - £1,900
3rd.- Lot 28 - Balfour Baillie, Sebay View, Tankerness - £1,300
Class 9 - Haltered Heifers born after the 1st of January 2023
1st. - Lot 30 - W Robertson & Son, Fodderletter Farms, Tomintoul - £2,500
2nd.- Lot 33 - Balfour Baillie, Sebay View, Tankerness - £5,000
3rd.- Lot 29 - Balfour Baillie, Sebay View, Tankerness - £1,200
4th. - Lot 31 - Balfour Baillie, Sebay View, Tankerness - £2,700
5th - Lot 32 - Balfour Baillie, Sebay View, Tankerness - £2,000
Class 10 - Haltered Bullocks born after the 1st of January 2023
1st. - Lot 35 - J S鈥疊aillie, Sebay, Tankerness鈥�- £2,000
2nd.- Lot 34 - J Munro & Son, Invercharron, Ardgay鈥�- £1,600
Haltered Heifer Champion 2022 Born
Lot 14 - J Munro & Son, Invercharron, Ardgay - £3,100
Reserve Champion
Lot 21 - J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry - £5,800
Haltered Bullock champion 2022 Born
Lot 26 - J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry - £1,650
Reserve Champion
Lot 27 - J S Baillie, Sebay, Tankerness - £1,900
Overall 2022 Born Haltered Champion
Lot 14 - J Munro & Son, Invercharron, Ardgay - £3,100
Overall Reserve Champion
Lot 21 - J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry - £5,800
Haltered Championship 2023 Born
Lot 35 - J S鈥疊aillie, Sebay, Tankerness - £2,000
Reserve Champion
Lot 30 - W Robertson & Son, Fodderletter Farms, Tomintoul - £2,500
Overall Spectacular Champion
Lot 35 - J S鈥疊aillie, Sebay, Tankerness鈥�- £2,000
