Aberdeenshire producer and judge, Harry Emslie, Peterhead, backed his decision at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale of 500 suckler calves at Middleton in Teasdale when he purchased his choice of champion and reserve.

Champion was a British Blue heifer by Oaktree Gowrey, from JC, and J White, Rigg, which sold for the top price of £5000.

Mr Emslie then went to £1700 for the reserve winner, a British Blue cross steer from DJ Mallon, Pallet Crag.

Top herd averages

Rigg (16) 1574.38

Bail Hill (3) 1400

How Burn (5) 1388

Pallet Crag (13) 1383.85

Parrick House (24) 1346.67

Leading Prices

Steers – BB – £1700, £1550, £1520 Pallet Crag; £1500, £1480, £1440, £1340 (x2), £1280 (x2), £1260, £1240 Parrick House;£1380 How Burn; £1300 Birch Bush; £1140 Littleburn; £1100 Low House. Char – £1600 Low House; £1360, £1340, £1250, £1000 Sunnybrae; £1270 Rigg. Lim – £1520, £1470, £1460 (x2), £1360, £1350 Parrick House; £1520, £1500 Bail Hill; £1500 Friar House; £1500, £1480, £1450 Pallet Crag; £1500 (x2), £1460 (x2), £1400 (x2), £1380 Stoney Hill; £1500, £1480 (x2), £1460, £1440, £1400, £1360 Steps End; £1440 Rigg; £1440, £1400 Haggate; £1440 Valance Lodge; £1420 East Friar House; £1400 Littleburn; £1400, £1380 Allotment; £1380 Herdsip; £1380 (x2) High Birk; £1370 Dereham; £1340 Bowes Close; £1340 Brockersgill. Blonde – £1200 Littleburn.

Heifers – Lim – £1550, £1480 The Pry, £1500, £1420, £1400 (x2), £1280 Littleburn; £1500, £1350, £1340 Pallet Crag; £1450 Birch Bush; £1420, £1380, £1340, £1240 High Birk; £1400, £1200 Laneside; £1340, £1280, £1260 Friar House; £1320, £1260 (x2) Step Ends; £1320, £1280, £1240 Low House; £1280, £1180 Valance Lodge; £1270 Rigg; £1260 Laneside; £1250 Haggate; £1250 Bowes Close; £1230 Prospect; £1220 Stoney Hill; £1200 Toft House; £1200 Hilton Road; £1200 Allotment; £1320, £1180 East Friar House. BB – £5000, £2400, £1500 Rigg; £1700, £1320 How Burn; £1440, £1300 Parrick House; £1300, £1280 West Moorhouses. Char – £1020, £980 Sunnybrae.