Drumoak Champion Fetches £4,600
Drumoak farmer Ernie Jaffrey lifted the supreme championship at the 2005 Scotch Premier Meat Ltd Christmas Carcase Show on Monday (December 5th).
The event was officially opened by Quality Meat Scotland chairman Donald Biggar who praised the “magnificent display” of beef, lamb and pork that was present at this year’s event and described it as being: “testament to the skills in this part of the world.”
Mr Jaffrey’s 332.6kg Limousin cross heifer was picked by judges Rodney Macken of Macken Brothers, Chiswick, London and Charles Macleod from Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis. Mr Macleod went on to buy the champion for £4,600.
The overall reserve champion – a 313.8kg Limousin cross steer from Ian G. Pirie, Overton of Bruxie, Maud – fetched £2,100 and was bought by Direct Meats, Knights Farm, Chappel, Colchester.
Tain farmer John Scott of Fearn Farm, Fearn scooped the overall championship in the Highland lamb classes and the pair – which scaled 44kg – was bought by Laidlaw Butchers of Aberdeen for £350 each. Shona Milne of Parkdargue, Forgue, Huntly picked up the overall reserve championship and the 38.5kg pair were bought by Campbells Prime Meat of Broxburn, West Lothian for £240 each.
In the pork section, the overall champion weighed in at 57.5kg. It came from David Jamieson, East Nether Crimond and was bought by Davidson’s of Burn Lane in Inverurie for £750. Another local butcher – Gordon Presly of Oldmeldrum – was the buyer of the 58.5kg reserve champion pork which was exhibited by J. M. Gilbert, Womblehill, Kintore.
The full prize list was as follows:
PRIZE LIST
Premier Steers (up to 340kg)
Champion:
Ian W Cameron, South Mains Balgaveny £1.70/lb to Macken Bros, Turnham Green Terrace, Chiswick.
Reserve Champion:
Ian W Cameron, South Mains Balgaveny £1.42/lb to R F Hadlow, South Street, Titchfield, Freham.
First Prize:
D. & I. Scott, Silverlea, New Deer £1.30/lb to A. W. Jackson & Son, West End, Holbeach, Spalding.
Premier Steers (340.5kg to 370kg)
Champion:
Harry Brown, Auchmaliddie Mains, Maud £2.70/lb to Geoff Roser, G. & P. Roser (Butchers) Coleford Road, Tutshill, Chepstow.
Reserve Champion:
D. Brown, Burnside of Dipple, Fochabers £1.65/lb to Direct Meats, Knights Farm, Swan Street, Chappel, Colchester.
First Prize:
D. & V. Buchan, Savoch, Longside, Peterhead £1.28/lb to J. Anderson Butchers, 36 High Street, North Berwick.
Premier Steers (370.5kg to 400kg)
Champion:
D. Work & Son, Mains of Dumbreck, Udny £1.28/lb to J. H. Clark & Son, High Street, Princes Risborough.
Reserve Champion:
K. & J. Scott, Mains of Cairnbanno, New Deer £1.20/lb to Jim McClusky, Castlemilk Arcade, The Braes, Glasgow.
First Prize:
Loanhead Graziers, Loanhead of Fedderate £1.20/lb to All Best Cuts, Beats Lodge, Hooks Drove, Murrow, Wisbech.
Aberdeen-Angus Steers
Champion:
Messrs W. A. Fettes, Braes of Enzie, Buckie £2.50/lb to J. Pettit & Son, Bethlehem St, Grimsby.
Reserve Champion:
D. Brown, Burnside of Dipple, Fochabers £1.80/lb to J. H. Clark & Son, High Street, Princes Risborough.
First Prize:
Harry Brown, Auchmaliddie Mains, Maud £1.80/lb to Champany Inn, Champany Corner, Linlithgow.
Premier Heifers (up to 320kg)
Champion:
Ian G. Pirie, Overton of Bruxie, Maud £2,100 to Direct Meats, Knights Farm, Chappel, Colchester.
Reserve Champion:
John A. Emslie, Little Barras, Laurencekirk £1.60/lb to K. & L. Cruickshank, t/a G. & D. Sinclair, The Square, Torphins.
First Prize:
J. G. S. & D. Duncan, Jacobshall, Gamrie £1.55/lb to H. M. Sheridan, Bridge Street, Ballater.
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Premier Heifers (320.5kg to 360kg)
Champion:
E. Jaffrey & Sons, Candyglirach, Drumoak £4,600 to Charles MacLeod, Matheson Road, Stornoway.
Reserve Champion:
Auchtydore Farms, Easterton of Lenabo, Mintlaw £1.28/lb Geoff Roser, G. & P. Roser (Butchers) Coleford Road, Tutshill, Chepstow.
First Prize:
A. Sleigh & Son, Boghouse, Tarves £1.45/lb Aubrey Allen, Curriers Close, Canley, Coventry.
Premier Heifers (360.5kg to 400kg)
Champion:
D. Brown, Burnside of Dipple, Fochabers £1.50/lb to J. Anderson Butchers, High Street, North Berwick.
Reserve Champion:
James Lunan, Milton of Gaval, Mintlaw £1.20/lb to Clayton Butchers, Newport.
First Prize:
A. Sleigh & Son, Boghouse, Tarves £1.28/lb to Aubrey Allen, Curriers Close, Canley, Coventry.
Two Highland Lambs (up to combined weight of 39kg)
Champion:
Shona Milne, Parkdargue, Forgue, Huntly £240 each to Campbells Prime Meat, Brocks Way, Broxburn, West Lothian.
Reserve Champion:
J. & E. Forrester, Aldie, Cruden Bay £200 each to Macken Brothers, Turnham Green Terrace, Chiswick.
First Prize:
Colin Manson, Brodieshill Farm, Forres £160 each J. Anderson Butchers, High Street, North Berwick.
Two Highland Lambs (combined weight of over 39.5kg and over)
Champion:
John Scott, Fearn Farm, Fearn, Tain £350 each to Laidlaw Butchers, McCombie Court, Aberdeen.
Reserve Champion:
Ronald Wilkie, Tillyboy, Echt, Westhill £220 each to Gordon Presly, Market Square, Oldmeldrum.
First Prize:
C. Angus, Westmey Farm, Barrogill Mains £160 each to H. Coates & Son, Front Street, Framwellgate Moor, County Durham.
Light Pork
Champion:
David Jamieson, Easter Nether Crimond £750 to Davidson’s, Burn Lane, Inverurie.
Reserve Champion:
J. Gilbert, Womblehill, Kintore £360 to Gordon Presly, Market Square, Oldmeldrum.
First Prize:
P. Stephen, Carden Livestock, Kinglass £200 to J. Anderson Butchers, High Street, North Berwick.
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