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The cattle show sponsored by Johnston Carmichael, chartered accountants was judged by Mr Raymond Wight, Scotch Premier Meats, Inverurie. He placed as champion in the young farmers section a Limousin cross heifer scaling 595 kg from Gary Oag, Achiebeg, Shebster it realised £1100 to Scotch Premier Meats on behalf of Robert Rawlings, Devon House, High Street, Cranleigh, Surrey.

Champion in the open section was a Charolais cross heifer scaling 615 kg from A and W Campbell, No 5 West Murkle, Thurso and sold for £1800 to Mr Murray Lamont, MacKay’s Hotel, Wick.

Reserve champion in the young farmers section was a 570 kg Limousin heifer from Graham MacKenzie, Inkstack, Barrock, Thurso and sold for 126 p per kg grossing £712.20 purchased by Scotch Premier Meats.

Reserve champion in the open section was a 615 kg Limousin cross bullock from W and A Oag, Brims Mains, Forss and sold for 126 p per kg grossing £774.90 purchased by Kepak, Buchan.

The sheep section sponsored by Jasmine Gunn was judged by Mr Bill Cameron,Kepak, Buchan and he selected as champion a pen of three 44 kg Beltex crosses from C Angus, West Mey, Thurso and sold for £120 to Scotch Premier Meats on behalf of Robert Rawlings.

The reserve champion pen from J M Sutherland, Stainland and Sibmister Farms were three 47kg Texel crosses and sold for £75 to Scotch Premier Meats.

Awards - Young farmers section
Light bullock - 1.Donald Swanson, No 3 Lochend, 2. Andrew Morris, Olrig Mains 3. Jenny MacBeath, Folly Farm.
Intermediate bullock - 1. Garry Oag 2. James Barnetson, Lynegar 3. Andrew Morris.
Heavy bullock - 1. Graham MacKenzie 2. Kerry MacBeath, Folly Farm 3. Michael Sandison, Smerral Farm.
Light heifer - 1. Donald Swanson 2. Jenny MacBeath 3. Kerry MacBeath.
Intermediate heifer - 1. Sandy Alexander, Slickly 2. Alexander Oag, Waterloo Farm 3. James Barnetson.
Heavy heifer - 1. Garry Oag 2. Graham MacKenzie 3. Donald Swanson.
Open section - haltered
Light bullock - 1. W and A Oag, Brims Mains 2. and 3. D N Campbell and Sons, Bardnaclavan.
Intermediate bullock - 1. W and A Oag 2. Mrs I MacKenzie, Achalone 3. J Morris, Olrig Mains.
Heavy bullock - 1. R MacKay, Clyth Mains 2. Mrs I MacKenzie 3. W and A Oag.
Light heifer - 1. A and W Campbell 2. G and A Begg, Rockhill 3. G M Henderson, Murrayfield.
Heavy heifer - 1. D N Campbell and Sons 2. W and A Oag 3. Messrs P Oag, Waterloo Farm.
Unhaltered
Light bullock - 1. and 2. D B Angus, Barrogill Mains 3. J Morris.
Intermediate bullock - 1. and 3. D A Budge, Brae-edge 2. R Sandison, Smerral.
Heavy bullock - 1. Mrs I MacKenzie 2. R MacKay 3. D A Budge
Light heifer - 1. J M Sutherland, Stainland and Sibmister Farms 2. A and W Campbell.
Heavy heifer - 1. A and W Campbell 2. J M Sutherland.
Pen of three light lambs 1. C Angus, West Mey 2. J M Sutherland 3. A S Budge, Milton Farm.
Pen of three heavy lambs 1. J M Sutherland 2. C Angus 3. D A Budge.
Leading prices per kg:-
Bullocks - 130p Bardnaclavan; 129p Smerral Farm; 125p Clyth Mains .
Heifers - 130p Slickly; 126p No 5 West Murkle; 120p Murrayfield.
Leading prices per head:-
Bullocks - £862.50 Clyth Mains; £836 Achalone; £777.60 Brae-edge.
Heifers - £734.50 Slickly; £718.20 Inkstack; £713 Bardnaclavan.
Prime lambs
Leading prices per kg -
Texel - 120.3p Stainland and Sibmister Farms; 116.7p West Mey; 116.5p Ham Farm.
Suffolk - 116.9p Bual, Ramscraigs; 112.1p Clachan; 108.8p Thurdistoft.
Cheviot - 114.9p Bual; 111.2p Thurdistoft; 110.2p Knapperfield.
Mule - 109.7p Stainland and Sibmister Farms.
Blackface - 102.6p Westerloch Farm.
Half Bred - 102.3p West Mey.
Leading prices per head -
Texel - £58 West Mey; £54.50 East Kirk; £53 Brae-edge.
Suffolk - £52 Thurdistoft; £50.50 Killimster Farmhouse; £50 West Mey.
Cheviot - £48.50 Knapperfield; £46.50 Armadale Farm.
Half Bred - £44 West Mey.
Store lambs -
Suffolk - £46.50 Strath Farm; £45 No3 Braal; £44.80 Hilliclay Mains.
Cheviot - £44.50 Glencoe, Kirk; £42.50 Milton, Occumster.
Texel - £43.80 Strath Farm; £42.80 Hilliclay Mains
Feeding ewes -
£79 Stainland and Sibmister Farms; £77 Myrelandhorn; £76 Tofts of Tain.
Store cattle
Bullocks per kg - 160p Ousdale Farm and Lower Gills; 159p Wattenon; 154p Achairn.
Bullocks per head - £585 Burnbraes, Hilliclay; £540 Lower Toftingall; £490 Lower Gills.
Heifers per kg - 123p Achairn; 115p Ousdale Farm.
Heifers per head - £490 West Clyth; £320 Lower Gills; £315 Achairn.