August 12, 2022 National Charolais Youth Stockjudging Finals 2022

Whilst last year’s virtual Youth Stockjudging competition was a success, members young and old alike were keen to return to a more traditional in-person format. By kind permission from Major David Walter & family, Balthayock Farms welcomed 50 promising young people to take part in the National Charolais Youth Stockjudging Finals on 24^th July 2022.

As with previous competitions, entry was open to young people from ages 8-26, being split into Junior (age 8-14), Intermediate (age 15-18), and Senior (age 19-26) classes. The top ten entrants from the Intermediate and Senior classes were then invited to explain their reasoning to master judge Iain Millar of the Lochend herd, whilst all Junior entrants had to fill out an assessment card on one animal.

The prizes each competitor sought to win included an international trip to the Charolais Championship Final in Moulins for the Seniors, embryos from some of the top cows in the Balthayock, Harestone, and Coolnaslee herds for Seniors & Intermediates, and of course a range of trophies!

The final results for each age group were as follows:

Junior (age 8-14)

Joint 1^st place: Iona Mallarkey, age 11 – Cockerington Perpetual Trophy and a competition trophy to keep
Joint 1^st place: Kate McNee, age 9 – Cockerington Perpetual Trophy and a competition trophy to keep
Joint 1^st place: James Lindsay, age 13 – Cockerington Perpetual Trophy and a competition trophy to keep

Intermediate (age 15-18)

1^st place: Mollie Cochrane, age 16 – Alwent Perpetual Trophy, a competition trophy to keep, and a Coolnaslee embryo
2^nd place: Ruby Simpson, age 15 – Charolais jacket and a competition trophy to keep
3^rd place: Matthew Cochrane, age 16 – Charolais bodywarmer

Senior (age 19-26)

1^st place: Maddie Clark, age 24 – Houston Perpetual Trophy, a competition trophy to keep, an international trip to the Charolais Championship Final in Moulins, France, and a Balthayock embryo
2^nd place: Andrew Adam, age 24 – Charolais jacket, a competition trophy to keep, and an international trip to the Charolais Championship Final in Moulins, France
3^rd place: Kelly Stott, age 25 – Charolais bodywarmer, and a Harestone embryo

Pairs

1^st place: Maddie Clark (24) and Andrew Adam (24) – Fairway Perpetual Trophy, and competition trophies to keep
2^nd place: Iona Mallarkey (11) and Cara Mallarkey (12) – Charolais bodywarmer, and competition trophies to keep
3^rd place: Mollie Cochrane (16) and Matthew Cochrane (16)

Guess The Weight

Winner: Archie MacGregor

Junior Assessment Card

Winner: Murray Clark

Thank you so much to everyone who took part in the competition, and congratulations to our prize winners! Special thanks to the Walter family for hosting the event, and to our regional youth co-ordinators who made everything possible!