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Strong turnout of Young ²ÝÁñÉçÇø at Thainstone's overwintering competition

There were 48 young farmers, including five novice exhibitors from across the Nort East of Scotland taking part in the event

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Limousin heifer from Abbie Brown which sold for top price of £3,600
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Limousin heifer from Abbie Brown which sold for top price of £3,600

At the Young ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Overwintering competition at Thainstone, the Calladrum Cup, which is won by collecting points for highest feeder margin, highest average daily liveweight gain, best presented and paraded animal and best quality animal, went to Keely Mitchell, Aberlour.

Keely Mitchell receiving the Calladrum Cup

Jack Hendry, Keith, won best quality animal with a 645kg Limousin cross bullock which also took home the overall bullock prize. It sold for £3,250 to Blair Duffton, Huntly.

Overall champion, a Limousin cross bullock from Jack Hendry

The winning heifer from Finlay Hunter, Culsalmond, was a 532kg Limousin heifer which sold for £2,900 to B. T. Kitson Butchers, Yarm.

Champion heifer, a Limousin from Finlay Hunter

The home-bred champion was a 508kg Charolais cross heifer from Molly Stuart, Ballindalloch, which sold for £3,450 to Messrs Campbell, Fraserburgh. Molly also secured first place in the best presented and paraded and the Charolais prize.

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Homebred champion, a Charolais cross heifer from Molly Stuart

The top price was £3,600 for a 433kg Limousin cross heifer from Abbie Brown, Maud, which sold to Rachael Davidson, Keith.

Two animal sold at £3,500, firstly the winning un-haltered heifer, a 668kg British Blue cross from Stuart Ross, Strichen, which sold to Messrs Kitson and then a 530kg Limousin cross bullock from Keely Mitchell, ÌýAberlour, which went to Messrs Duffton.

The first prize un-haltered bullock, a 673kg Britisn Blue from Stuart Ross, made £3,400, to Messrs Kitson.

A 460kg Limousin cross heifer from Finn Christie,Pitcaple, sold for £3,100 G. and L. Carroll, ÌýKirriemuir.

Averages:Ìý51 heifers, £5.19/kg (+£1.40 on 2024), and £2,483.92/head (+£642.81); 23 bullocks, £4.87/kg (+£1.60), and £2,613.48/head (+£843.96); overall, £5.08/kg (+£1.47) and £2,524.19/head (+£700.78).

Auctioneers:ÌýAberdeen and Northern Marts.

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