Wester Bonhard and YF clubs on form at United Auctions' sale

Limousin crosses from Wester Bonhard topped three of the four sections, with heifers weighing 474kg and 547kg making 390.3p and £1950 respectively. The same home sold 404kg bullocks to 366.3p.

Bullocks reached £1960 for a 648kg Limousin cross from Meadows of Ballied.

Perthshire District and Fife and Kinross Young Farmers’ calf wintering competition was also staged alongside Lothian and Peebles Young Farmers, which ran from September through to April.

Champion among Perthshire and Fife and Kinross was a February-born British Blue haltered 464kg bullock from Ben Macdonald, Meadows of Ballied, Bankfoot. The calf was purchased in November, bred at Kinnesswood Farm and later realised £1760.

Reserve was an October-born 542kg Charolais cross heifer from Alex McKenzie, South Lodge, Aberfeldy JAC. Bred at King Arms, it made £1700.

Heifers sold to £2070 and 396.55p from Jessie and Ruby MacDougall, Wester Rottearns.

The judge, Bruce Lunan, Milton of Gaval (left) pictured with Ben MacDonald, Meadows of Ballied (Bankfoot JAC)

Taking the best return on capital invested for Perthshire and Fife and Kinross was Ishbel Taylor, Dall (Aberfeldy JAC) with an April-born Charolais cross bullock bred at Garaphail Farm. It was bought for £790 and sold £1520 gaining a 92% profit.

Eve Cuthbertson, Balcanquhal, Kinross, secured the top daily live weight gain with a March-born Charolais cross bullock bred at White Sykes. It reached a daily live weight gain of 1.45kg, scale 588kg and sold for £1720.

Among Lothian and Peebles Young Farmers, Euan Pettigrew, Faskine, Bathgate JAC, did the double securing both the champion and reserve honours.

His best was a January-born 566kg Limousin cross bullock purchased in October. It was bred at Greenwells Farm and made £1820. Reserve was a January-born Limousin cross 548kg heifer, bred by Newhouse of Glamis, that later sold for £1740.

Taking overall best return on capital invested for Lothian and Peebles was Alexander Cook, Kinneil Mill, Linlithgow with an April-born Limousin cross bullock bred at East Mill Farm.

It was bought for £860 and sold for £1670 gaining a profit of 94%. The same beast topped the daily live weight gain achieving 1.45kg.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Limousin – Meadows of Ballied £1960 £1930; Wester Bonhard £1920, £1800; Stanley £1800. BB – Meadows of Ballied £1780; Holehouse £1700. Char – Kilmux £1710, £1670; Hilltarvit Mains £1680; Letham £1650. Saler – Kinnaird £1580, £1460. A-A – Kininmouth £1540; Little Inch £1480. Sim – Hilltarvit Mains £1510, £1490.

Heifers – Lim – Wester Bonhard £1950, £1850, £1740; Blinkbonny £1850. Char – Balthayock £1850; Holehouse £1780. A-A – Kininmouth £1710. Luing – South Ballo £1500. Sim – Hilltarvit Mains £1430.

Leading Awards

Single bullock – 1 and champion, H Dunlop, Holehouse 472kgs, £1700; 2, GD MacDonald and Son, Meadows of Ballied 630kg, £1930; 3, R W Cameron and Sons, Wester Bonhard 512kg, £1700.

Single heifer – 1 and reserve, H Dunlop, Holehouse 556kg, £1780; 2, GD MacDonald and Son, Meadows of Ballied 464kg, £1740.

Pen of four bullocks – 1 and best pen, RW Cameron and Son, West Bonhard 516kg, £1800; 2, GD MacDonald and Son, Meadows of Ballied 502kg, £1560.

Pen of four heifers – 1, H Dunlop, Holehouse 453kg, £1600; 2, RW Cameron and Son, West Bonhard 420kg, £1480; 3, GD MacDonald and Son, Meadows of Ballied 466kg, £1700.

Pen of eight bullocks/heifers – 1, RW Cameron and Sons, West Bonhard 513kgs, £1740; 2, RW Cameron and Sons, West Bonhard 458kgs, £1520; 3, RW Cameron and Sons, West Bonhard, 509kg £1660.

Perthshire District and Fife and Kinross

Unhaltered bullock – 1, Emma Hunter, Easter Bucklyvie 534kg, £1680; 2, Amber Jackson, South Lodge 600kg, £1700; 3, Finlay Steel, Half Acre, 480k, £1450.

Unhaltered bullock – 1, Isla Haggart, Pairney 458kg, £1600; 2, James Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill 574kg, £1770; 3, Grant Barr, Easter Bucklyvie, 418kg, £1430.

Unhaltered bullock – 1, Grant Barr, Easter Bucklyvie 392kg, £1420; 2, Catrina Mackie, The Ross 360kg, £1390; 3, Stuart Redpath, Collister 458kg, £1360.

Unhaltered heifer – 1 and reserve, Alex Jackson, South Lodge 542kg, £1700; 2, Douglas Adam, Muirdean 460kg, £1600; 3, Douglas Adam, Muirdean 412kg, £1520.

Unhaltered heifer – 1, Joe Downie, Upper Star 370kg, £1090; 2, Archie Downie, Upper Star 348kg, £1080; 3, Joe Downie, Upper Star 370kg, £1090.

Haltered bullock – 1 and champion, Ben MacDonald, Meadows of Ballied 464kg, £1760; 2, Wallace Mackie, The Ross 558kg, £1640; 3, Eve Cuthbertson, Balcanquhal 588kg, £1720.

Haltered heifer – 1, Eve Cuthbertson, Balcanquhal 528kg, £1680; 2, Finlay Adam, Highholm 434kg, £1570; 3, Wallace Mackie, The Ross 558kg, £1640.

Best profit (%) – 1, Ishbel Taylor, Dall (Aberfeldy) 92%; 2, Abbie Cameron, Wester Bonhard (Perth) 85%; 3, Eve Cuthbertson, Balcanquhal (Kinross) 61%.

Best daily live weight gain – 1, Eve Cuthbertson, Balcanquhal (Kinross) 1.41kgs; 2, Jessie and Ruby MacDougall (Aberfeldy) 1.36kgs; 3, Emma Hunter, Easter Bucklyvie (Fife) 1.32kgs.

Lothian and Peebles

Unhaltered bullock – 1, Alexander Cook, Kinneil Mill 532kg, £1670; 2, Alexander Cook, Kinneil Mill 524kg, £1550; 3, Thomas Young, 442kg, £1260.

Unhaltered heifer – 1, Kirsty Pettigrew, Faskine 538kg, £1660; 2, Eilidh McFarlane, Muirdean 428kg, £1490; 3, Eilidh McFarlane, Muirdean 344kg, £1310.

Haltered bullock – 1 and champion, Euan Pettigrew, Faskine 566kg, £1820; 2, Oliver Aitken, Traprain 426kg, £1580.

Haltered heifer – 1 and reserve, Euan Pettigrew, Faskine 548kg, £1740; 2, Kirsty Pettigrew, Faskine 542kg, £1660; 3, Callum Paton, Longyester 500kg, £1370.

Best profit (%) – 1, Alexander Cook, Kinneil Mill 94%; 2, Callum Paton, Longyester 65%; 3, Alexander Cook, Kinneil Mill 63%.

Best daily live weight gain – 1, Alexander Cook, Kinneil Mill 1.45kgs; 2, Callum Paton, Longyester 1.37kgs; 3, Alexander Cook, Kinneil Mill 1.35kgs.