Forfar YFC’s Andrew Adam took the championship at the young farmers’ overwintered calf competition at Forfar mart. His 555kg bullock sold at £1340.

The reserve championship went to Lyndsay Nelson of Brechin YFC, who sold her 460kg bullock for £1390.

Best animal of opposite sex to the champion came from Charlotte Cooper of Forfar YFC. Scaling 455kg, it made £1440.

The 22 young farmers bullocks averaged 223p, £1227, while 15 heifers averaged 239p, £1213.

The open spring show and sale of store cattle saw 788 forward and the championship went to P Cooper and Son, Govals, while W McLaren of Muirhouses took the reserve.

Bullocks (467) sold to a top of £1350 for a 635kg Limousin from R Easson, Crieff, and to 279p for a pen of four 405kg Limousins from WN Lindsay, Cairnleith, to average 231p.

Heifers (321) sold to a top of £1400 for the reserve champion a 510kg Limousin from Muirhouses and to 314p for a 350kg Limousin from WN Lindsay, Cairnleith, to level at 226p.

LEADINGawards:

Young farmers – Bullocks – Haltered – 405-470kg purchased weight – 1, D Fleming, Forfar, 640kg, £1310; 2, B Pattullo, Forfar, 670kg, £1380; 3, J Adam, Forfar, 600kg, £1240. 370-395kg – 1, A Spark, Brechin, 620kg, £1285; 2, E Farquharson, Forfar, 600kg, £1260; 3, R Farquharson, Forfar, 605 kg, £1295. 355-360kg – A Adam, Forfar, 555 kg, £1340; 2, A Nelson, Brechin, 520kg, £1180; 3, D Speed, Brechin, 580kg, £1200. 300-325kg – 1, E Scott, Forfar, 475kg, £1180; 2, E Scott, Forfar, 495kg, £1200; 3, J Baillie, Brechin, 520kg, £1155. 275-285kg – 1, L Nelson, Brechin, 460kg, £1390; 2, A Beattie, Forfar, 450kg, £1140; 3, M Horner, Kinneff, 475kg, £1150. Un-haltered – M Horner, Kinneff, 490kg, £1195; 2, R Barron, Brechin, 600kg, £1260; 3, P Richardson, Forfar, 545kg, £1110. Heifers – Haltered – 375-415kg – M McEwan, Brechin, 570kg, £1285; 2, B Pattullo, Forfar, 555kg, £1200; 3, A Adam, Forfar, 575kg, £1380. 315-360kg – 1, A Nelson, Brechin, 520kg, £1520; 2, F McEwan, Brechin, 465kg, £1160; 3, Andrew Beattie, Forfar, 495kg, £1150. 250-305kg – 1, Charlotte Cooper, Forfar, 455kg, £1440; 2, G McEwan, Brechin, 460kg, £1150; 3, D Speed, Brechin, 435kg, £1090. Unhaltered – 1, G McEwan, Brechin , 420kg, £990; 2, R Barron, Brechin, 510kg, £1050; 3, P Richardson, Forfar, 545kg, £1140.

LEADINGprices:

Bullocks – Per kg – A-A – 250p, 244p Little Kenny; 243p Muirhouses; 238p Auchleish. Char – 275p Cairnleith; 257p Middle Drimmie; 256p, 253p, 252p, 249p East Balloch. Lim – 272p and 271p Muirhouses; 271p and 266p Govals; 263p Sketewan. Sim – 240p Bishopston; 237p Brucemill; 235p Chamberlain Knowe. BB – 266p Govals; 251p Cairnleith; 239p Kirkton of Kingoldrum. Per head – A-A – £1240 Bishopston; £1210 Kinnaniel; £1130 Muirhouses. Char – £1295 Middle Drimmie; £1205 Govals; £1200 Cairnleith. Lim – £1290 Crieff; £ 1280 Muirhouses; £1270 Crieff; £1255 Govals. Sim – £1170 Suttieside; £1150 Baldastard; £1130 The Hillocks. BB – £1150 Baldastard; £1140 and £1130 Cairnleith, £1050 Govals.

Heifers – Per kg – A-A – 222p Muirhouses; 217p and 216p Auchleish; 207p West Pilmore. Char – 258p Cairnleith; 252p Middle Drimmie; 247p East Balloch. Lim – 305p and 290p Govals; 275p Meadows of Ballied and Muirhouses; 270p Muirhouses and Sketewan. Sim – 230p The Hillocks; 225p Kinnaniel; 217p Mains of Logie and Suttieside. BB – 270p Muirhouses; 260p and 258p Govals; 243p Kirkton of Kingoldrum. Per head – A-A – £1065 West Pilmore; £1030 Muirhouses; £875 Mains of Fordoun. Char – £1310 Baldastard; £1215 Newhouse of Glamis; £1210 Middle Drimmie. Lim – £1330 Suttieside; £1295 Govals; £1190 Suttieside. Sim – £1270 Suttieside; £1200 Kinnaniel; £1190 Suttieside. BB – £1235 Govals; £1120 Muirhouses; £1095 Govals.