Moana, a British Blue cross heifer from Ali Dodd, secured the lead price of £3100 at Dumfries and Galloway's YFC Calf Rally staged at C and D Auction Marts' Dumfries.
Judge, Scott McKinnon, awarded the championship to the Limousin cross bullock, Black Berry from Tammy Campbell of Machars YFC, which later realised £1800.
Also forward were 590 store cattle, which sold to £1680 for Charolais cross bullocks from D Wilson and Son, Marwhirn, and to 336.6p per kg for Herefords for Ardlamy.
Heifers sold to £1650 for Charolais from I Burgoyne Shenrick and to 405p for Limousins from Newmains.
Leading Awards
Purchased bullock – 1, bullock champion and overall champion, Black Berry, Tammy Campbell; 2, Prince Louis, Anna Kennedy; 3, Alfie, Ruth Turtle.
Purchased heifer – 1, reserve heifer, Moana, Ali Dodd; 2, Baby Guinness, Jenna Reid.
Home-bred bullock – 1, reserve bullock, Oreo, Jodie Caig; 2, Erncrogo Black Magic, Lola Jordan; 3, Maverick, Amy Craik.
Home-bred heifer – 1, heifer champion and overall reserve, Ginger Snap, Jodie Caig; 2, Miss Dynamite, Chloe MacTaggart; 3, Miss Bluebell, Kirstie Benson.
Best young handler – Tammy Campbell.
Best stockperson – Jodie Caig.
Best newcomer – Chloe MacTaggart.
Largest weight gain for any purchased animal – Anna Kennedy’s Prince Louie (1.10kg /day).
Largest weight gain for any home-bred animal and overall largest weight gain – Jenna Reid’s Dark Knight (1.51kg /day).
Most profit for any purchased animal – Ali Dodd’s Moana (£1620 profit)
Leading Prices
Organic cattle – Bullocks – Sim – £1620, £1600, £1580 Outer Blair. Lim – £1220, £1150 Foulshiels. Hfd – £970 Tangymoil.
Heifers – SR – £1810 Outer Blair. Sim – £1620, £1480 Outer Blair. Lim – £1100 (x2) Foulshiels.
Store cattle – Bullocks – Char – £1680 Marwhirn; £1500 St Ninians Grove; £1500, £1460 Cormaddie. A-A – £1670 (x2) Fardingjames; £1630 Kirkbride; £1560 Seafield; £1540, £1460 Cormaddie; £1500 Marwhirn; £1460 Backburn. Sim – £1460 Meikleholm; £1430 High Auchneel; £1390 Hartbush. BB – £1450 South Carthat; £1445 Backburn. Fleck – £1360 Seafield. Mont – £1360 Seafield.
Heifers – Char – £1650 Shenrick; £1480 Marwhirn; £1390 Burgoyne; £1270 Marchfield. Lim – £1620, £1380 The Bush; £1540, £1530 Brownrigg; £1490 Newmains; £1440 Kirkbride; £1400 Backburn; £1380 Herries. A-A – £1460 Mid Bishopton; £1400 Backburn; £1360, £1350 Cormaddie. Sim – £1430, £1360 Mossburn; £1380 Philgown; £1300 High Auchneel; £1290 Meikleholm. BB –£1410 Upper Portrack; £1410 High Auchneel; £1350 Backburn; £1350 Collochan. Hol – £1380 Hillend. Hfd – £1320 High Auchneel. Flek – £1320 High Auchneel.
Bulls – Lim – £1490, £1380 Abune the Brae. A-A – £1280 Mid Bishopton.
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