Judges for this year’s LiveScot event which takes place on Friday and Saturday, November 22 and 23 at Lanark Auction Mart, have been announced.

The event run by the Scottish National Fat Stock Club also hosts the Premier Meat Exhibition which this year will see Will Hamilton, Bee Edge, select the winners in the live cattle section with John Barclay, Mid Brockloch, putting the lambs through their paces.

Entries close for both on Sunday, October 6.

Judges

Open cattle classes and overall beef championships – Chris Penny, Gwern Yr Ychain, Powys

Butchers cattle and housewives choice classes – James Craig, Back Newton Farm, Kirkcudbright

Commercial calf show – Neil Hardisty, How Hall Farm, Cumbria

Cattle young handlers – Alice Allan, Blairshinnoch, Dumfries

Pedigree Aberdeen Angus, Beef Shorthorns and any other breed calves – James Rae, Castle Douglas

Pedigree Limousin and British Blue calves – Jack Hendry, Heads of Auchinderran, Keith

Pedigree Simmentals, Galloways and Charolais calves – Sean Mitchell, Grassknop Farm, Penrith

Inter-breed calves – Chris Penny, Gwern Yr Ychain, Powys

Dairy – David Wright, Berryholme, Kendal

Sheep and overall championships – Willie Shearer, Burnbrae Farm, Strathaven

MV and non-MV accredited pedigree lambs – Dougie Fleming, Nisbet Farm, Coulter

Ribs and saddle of lamb – Tom Courts of Tom Courts Butchers

Grain, hay and grass silage – Graham Kerr, Kirklands Farm, Dunsyre

Crooks – David Seaton, Girvan

Baking and crafts – Shelagh Arkley, Linlithgow