Increased entries across all sections have been recorded for this year’s Scottish National Fat Stock Club’s winter primestock show, LiveScot, set to take place Friday and Saturday – November 25 and 26 – at Lanark Auction Market.
Entries include 139 pedigree calves and 75 pedigree lambs to be showcased on the Friday night, with LiveScot including just shy of 100 beef cattle, 11 butchers cattle, 40 commercial calves, and just shy of 130 pairs of sheep – it is shaping up to be a big weekend.
The club has committed to supporting the next generation again hosting the Lanarkshire Young Farmers’ calf rally and the SAYFC National Sheep dressing competition. It is also not too late to enter the young handlers for both cattle and sheep – the deadline doesn’t close until 10 am on the day of LiveScot along with entries to the Young Stocksperson competition.
Also on the agenda is the Native Pony Winter Fair along with the showcase of the Dairy industry classes.
Last year's supreme was this Charolais cross bullock from Craig and Teen Malone
TIMETABLE
Friday November 25
4.00 p.m. Pedigree calf classes
Followed by inter-breed
5.00 p.m. Pedigree lamb classes
7.30 p.m. Young Farmers’ calf rally classes
Saturday November 26
8.00 a.m. Gates open to the public.
8.30 a.m. Cattle and sheep judging commences
9.00 a.m. Trade Stands Open.
10.00 a.m. Judging of Baking and Crafts Section Commences.
10.00 a.m. Judging of Shepherds’ Crooks and Walking Sticks Commences.
10.15 a.m. Judging of Grain and Grass Silage Commences.
10.30 a.m. Judging of unhaltered cattle classes (Classes 6 and 7) in their pens.
10.30 a.m. Judging of Cattle Young Handlers.
Followed by commercial calf classes.
11.30 a.m. SAYFC Sheep Dressing Competition Commences
12.00 p.m. Commercial Calf Championship.
Followed immediately by the Overall Championships.
Followed immediately by the Housewife’s Choice Class.
12.30 p.m. Sheep Young Handlers.
Sheep Championships (to be judged in catalogue order).
1.30 p.m. Judging of Dairy Cattle.
2.00 p.m. Auction Sale of Sheep (in catalogue order).
2.45 p.m. Sale of champion and reserve sheep.
3.00pm Beef Ribs Auction in aid of RSABI.
3.30 p.m. Auction Sale of Cattle followed by Commercial Calves.
4.15 p.m. Sale of Overall Champion and Reserve Cattle.
Followed by sale of Housewife’s Choice Champion
JUDGES
Pedigree calves
Hereford and Aberdeen-Angus - Alistair Wylie, Kilmarnock
Limousin, Galloway and Beef Shorthorns - Mary Cormack, Moor Farmhouse, Charlton
British Blue, Simmental and Charolais - Gary Patterson, Upper Forgie, Aultmore, Keith
Inter-breed pedigree calves- Sally Lloyd, Stonycroft, Herefordshire
Pedigree lambs
MV Accredited classes - Paul Tippets, Lodge Hill, Shifnal
Non-MV accredited classes - Donald MacGregor, Dyke Farm, Milton of Campsie, Glasgow
Livescot
Continental classes and overall beef championships - Neil Lloyd, Stonycroft, Herefordshire
Butchers cattle and housewives choice classes - Ryan Briggs, Briggsy’s Quality Butchers
Commercial calf show and cattle young handlers - Sally Lloyd, Stonycroft, Herefordshire
Young stocksperson competition - Jim and Catherine McKechnie, France Farm
Dairy judge - Willie Fleming, Hillhead, Kirkpatrick Fleming
Sheep classes, overall and breed championships - Bill MacKinnon, West Dron Farm, Bridge of Earn, Perth
Grain, hay and grass silage - Andrew McFadzean, Maybole, Ayrshire
Crooks - Dougie Galbraith, Comrie
Baking and crafts section - Mrs I Taylor, Nether Hillhouse Farm, Armadale, West Lothian
The final line up in the sheep last year
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