For the third year in succession, a calf from Dunmaglass Mains, managed by Jimmy Mills, secured the overall championship at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' show and sale of weaned and suckled calves at Thainstone.

Show stopper was a home-bred heifer by a British Blue cross Limousin sire, out of a Limousin cross cow from Dunmaglass Estate, Inverness, that passed the weighbridge at 442kg and later sold for £1200 to Craig Buchan, Nether Savoch, Longside.

Judge Kevin Proctor, Mains of Tullo, found his reserve in a home-bred 510kg Limousin cross bullock from Steven Smith, The Byre, Sunnyhill Croft, Turriff. He is by Lodge Hugo, out of a Limousin cross cow, and made £1180 to J and JP Sim, Kincraig, Brechin.

In all more than 1700 weaned calves, store cattle and young calves were forward which saw bullocks and heifers average 189.2p and 190.1p respectively.

Limousin crosses topped the bullocks at 241.3p from Overton, Fetternear and £1245 for more of the same breed from Roadside, Wick.

Heifers sold to 220p for Charolais crosses from Calier, Auchnarrow and £1270 for a Limousin cross from

Woodend, Muir of Ord.

LEADING prices

Weaned calves – Bullocks – Up to 300kg – £520 Milton. 301-350kg – £830 Dunmaglass; £745 Milton; £680 Srocherie; £660 Balgairn. 351-400kg – £1000 Wellheads; £900 Comisty; £880 Dell; £870 Fodderletter, Balgairn. 401-450kg – £1040 Easter Drimmie; £1035 Wellheads, Gelnhead; £1030 Towie; £1005 Coldhome, Dell. 451-500kg – £1060 Auchorachan, Brucewells, Mains of Cairnborrow; £1050 Wellheads, Towie; £1040 Brunton, Glenhead; £1035 White House. 501-550kg – £1135 Auchorachan; £1100 Rorandle; £1090 Burnton, Campdalmore; £1080 Fodderletter, Auchnarrow; £1075 Mains of Cairnborrow. 551-600kg – £1140 Fichlie; £1130 Auchnarrow; £1125 Rorandle, Mains of Glenbuchat; £1120 Croftbain; £1100 Wellheads. 601-650kg – £1150 Mains of Glenbuchat.

Weaned heifers – Up to 350kg – £750 Fodderletter, Dell Farm; £710 Cottown, Balgairn; £680 Milton; £660 Craigiedaff. 351-400kg – £920 Balgairn; £870 Milton. 401-450kg – £1010 Rorandle; £1000 Fodderletter, Wellheads; £990 Dunmaglass; £970 Auchorachan; £960 Burnton. 451-500kg – £1060 Auchorachan; £1035 Rorandle, Mains of Glenbuchat; £1000 Glenhead; £995 Coldhome. 501-550kg – £1090 Croftbain, Auchorachan; £1075 Mains of Glenbuchat; £1060 Campdalmore; £1045 Dallasbroughty; £1040 Auchnarrow £1,040.

Store cattle – Bullocks – Up to 400kg – £930 West Cruichie; £890 Maesquoy; £870 Rossmyre; £860 Burn. 401-450kg – £1020 Overton; £940 Marchmar; £930 Rossmyre; £910 Reaster. 451-500kg – £1050 Garth; £1020 West Cruichie; £990 Fernieslack, Lower Thura, Lochend; £980 Braeside, Kingshouse. 501-550kg – £1120 Kingshouse; £1105 Woodend; £1100 Cairntack; £1095 Garth, West Cruichie. 551-600kg – £1190 Hillhead; £1175 Meiklebogs; £1170 Fernieslack; £1160 Hillhead; £1135 Keithney. 601-650kg – £1235 East Massater; £1220 Nether Muirskie. 651-700kg – £1200 Roadside; £1120 Bu.

Heifers – Up to 350kg – £700 Calier. 351-400kg – £865 Burndyke; £780 Maesquoy; £770 Vindon; £745 Braeside. 401-450kg – £980 Reaster; £970 Lochend; £950 Rossmyre; £915 Overton; £900 Lower Thura. 451-500kg – £1045 Tuquoy; £1015 Maesquoy; £990 Lochend; £985 Gunhill; £975 Backhill of Knockhall. 501-550kg – £1130 Fernieslack; £1095 Gunhill; £1090 Tuquoy; £1075 Woodend £1,075. 551-600kg – £1180 Tillyfour; £1130 Gunhill; £1115 Roadside; £1100 Fernieslack. 601-650kg – £1180 Roadside; £1150 Bu; £1140 East Kirk.