Championship presentation at United Auctions Stirling first September show and sale of suckled calves.
The championship was won by a Charolais Cross stot calf from D W Semple & Son, Dippen, scaling 540kgs which realised £1250. The calf also won the P McKerral Trophy for the best calf from Knapdale and Kintyre.

 

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Duncan Semple receiving the P McKerral Trophy from Lorna Hume representing the sponsors Carrs Billington, looking on are the judge Mr Robin McDonald, Low Middleton Farms and David Leggat (UA).


 
Sale report:
STIRLING – United Auctions (Monday 19th September 2011) sold 1388 suckled calves.

Suckled Calves – Prize List
Champion Mr Semple, Dippen – 540kg £1250
Reserve Champion Mr Reid, High Unthank – 460kg £1110

Char Blk
1st Mr Semple, Dippen – 540kg £1250
2nd Ross Farms, Wester Middleton – 495kg £1110

Char Hfr
1st Mr Armour, Kilkeddan – 474kg £910
2nd Mr Ronald, East Laggan – 404 £810
3rd Mr MacIntyre, Glenehervie 416kg £790


Pen of 4 blks
1st Ross Farms, Wester Middleton – 509kgs £1140
2nd Mr Thomson, West Park – 488kgs £1115
3rd Ross Farms, Wester Middleton – 505kg £1105

Pen of 4 hfrs
1st Mr McCorkindale, Macharioch – 464kg £915
2nd Ross Farms, Wester Middleton – 443kg £880
3rd Mr Thomson, West Park – 435kg £825

Best pen of 4 calves Ross Farms, West Middleton – 509kgs £1140

Best Kintyre Calf Mr Semple, Dippen

Leading prices and averages:
Bullocks (757) – averaged 204.36p (+32.36p on year) to 241.3p per kg for a 460kg LimX from High Unthank and £1250 for a 540kg ChaX from Dippen
Heifers (631) – averaged 190.13p (+27.63p on year) to 224p per kg for a 540kg ChaX from Wester Middleton and £1140 for a 509kg ChaX from Wester Middleton
Bullocks; 251-300kgs Knock O’Ronald £695, 235.6p; 301-350kgs Knock O’Ronald £755, 230.9p; 351-400kgs Low Dunasherry £875, Wester Middleton 228.9p; 401-450kgs Macharioch £1010, 239.34p; 451-500kgs Wester Middleton £1150, High Unthank 241.3p; 501-550kgs Dippen £1250, 231.5p; 551-600kgs Knowehead £1175, 199.8p.
Heifers; 251-300kgs Old Leckie £590, 214p; 301-350kgs Dykehead £725, Old Leckie 214p; 351-400kgs Wester Middleton £850, 214.6p; 401-450kgs Wester Middleton £890, West Park 220.1p; 451-500kgs Townhead of Arngibbon £960, 207.3p; 501-550kgs Wester Middleton £1140, 224p; 551-600kgs Glenhervie £975, 175.4p.