Aberdeen & Northern Marts

A member of ANM GROUP LTD.

CAITHNESS LIVESTOCK CENTRE

TELEPHONE : 01955 621363

CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF PRIME STOCK

featuring

YOUNG FARMERS’ BEEF PRODUCTION

AND PRIME SHEEP COMPETITION

MONDAY 4th

and TUESDAY 5th

DECEMBER 2017

Sponsored by

CATTLE SECTION

and

YOUNG FARMERS’ COMPETITION

TERMS OF SALE - CASH

OPEN SHEEP SECTION :

SPONSORED BY NONA MACKAY

YOUNG FARMERS

SHEEP SECTION

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MONDAY

3.00 pm : Weighing of Prime and Young Farmers’

Beef Production Competition Cattle

3.30 pm : Weighing of Prime Lambs

7.00 pm : Show of Prime Lambs

followed by Show of Young Farmers’ Prime Sheep

followed by Prime and Young Farmers’ Beef Production

Competition Cattle

TUESDAY

10.30 am : Store Cattle & Weaned Calves

Breeding Cattle

Prime Cattle

Prime Lambs

Store Lambs

Breeding Sheep

Feeding Ewes & Rams

12 noon : Presentation of Trophies and

Sale of all Show Cattle

Commencing with Young Farmers Cattle

Sale of Champion & Reserve Champion

Pen of Lambs

Sale of Champion

Young Farmers Pen of Lambs

JUDGE

Liam Gunn, Caithness Livestock Breeders

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PRIZE LIST

PRIME CATTLE

Sponsored by

OPEN SECTION

HALTERED & UNHALTERED

1st 2nd 3rd

LIGHT BULLOCK £15 £10 £5

HEAVY BULLOCK £15 £10 £5

LIGHT HEIFER £15 £10 £5

HEAVY HEIFER £15 £10 £5

ABERDEEN-ANGUS BULLOCK £15 £10 £5

HEIFER £15 £10 £5

CHAMPION TROPHY- £50

RESERVE CHAMPION - £25

BEST ANIMAL OF OPPOSITE SEX TO CHAMPION -

KENNEDY TRAY

BEST HOME BRED ANIMAL : ACHALONE TROPHY

PRESENTED BY MACKENZIE & SUTHERLAND

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YOUNG FARMERS

BEEF PRODUCTION COMPETITION

Sponsored by

1st 2nd 3rd

BULLOCK £15 £10 £ 5

HEIFER £15 £10 £ 5

CHAMPION TROPHY & £50

SUTHERLAND, WEST MURKLE TROPHY

RESERVE CHAMPION - £25

YOUNG FARMERS CLUB OF WHICH CHAMPION EXHIBITOR IS A MEMBER : £100

BEST HOME BRED ANIMAL : CAMPBELL SHIELD & £25

BEST ANIMAL OPPOSITE SEX TO CHAMPION :

R B FLETT SHIELD

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OPEN PRIME SHEEP

SPONSORED BY NONA MACKAY

PEN OF TWO LIGHT SUFFOLK LAMBS £10 £ 5 £ 3

PEN OF TWO LIGHT ANY OTHER £10 £ 5 £ 3

NATIVE BREED LAMBS

PEN OF TWO LIGHT TEXEL LAMBS £10 £ 5 £ 3

PEN OF TWO LIGHT ANY OTHER

CONTINENTAL BREED LAMBS £10 £ 5 £ 3

PEN OF TWO HEAVY SUFFOLK LAMBS £10 £15 £ 3

PEN OF TWO HEAVY ANY OTHER £10 £ 5 £ 3

NATIVE BREED LAMBS

PEN OF TWO HEAVY TEXEL LAMBS £10 £ 5 £ 3

PEN OF TWO HEAVY ANY OTHER £10 £ 5 £ 3

CONTINENTAL BREED LAMBS

CHAMPION PEN OF LAMBS :

CAMPBELL TROPHY & £20

RESERVE CHAMPION PEN OF LAMBS :

SIBMISTER TROPHY

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YOUNG FARMERS’ PRIME SHEEP

SPONSORED BY DUNCAN & TODD

PEN OF TWO LIGHT £10 £ 5 £ 3

NATIVE BREED LAMBS

PEN OF TWO HEAVY £10 £ 5 £ 3

NATIVE BREED LAMBS

PEN OF TWO LIGHT

CONTINENTAL BREED LAMBS £10 £ 5 £ 3

PEN OF TWO HEAVY £10 £ 5 £ 3

CONTINENTAL BREED LAMBS

CHAMPION PEN OF LAMBS :

DUNCAN & TODD TROPHY & £20

DUNCAN & TODD VOUCHER FOR £50

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ABERDEEN & NORTHERN MARTS

WOULD LIKE TO THANK

NFU,

NONA MACKAY AND

DUNCAN & TODD FOR

THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT

OF THIS EVENT

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SCOTTISH BVD ERADICATION SCHEME

NOTICE TO VENDORS AND PURCHASERS

It is the responsibility of each Vendor to ensure that Vendor declarations in relation to the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (“BVD”) status of all animals provided to Auctioneers are accurate declarations as at the date of sale.

However, Purchasers should be aware that an accurate Vendor declaration cannot absolutely guarantee that any animal or progeny from any animal is free from BVD or is not a persistently infected (“PI”) animal.

Auctioneers cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any Vendor declarations and no warranties or guarantees whatsoever are given by the Auctioneers.

Please note, pregnant animals are always a greater risk and therefore cannot

be assigned as category one, very low risk.

Pregnant animals, which would otherwise be category one must be assigned as category two (low risk)

Category/

Catalogue info Standard

Risk Level

BVD Category 1 BVD Accredited /

Individually Tested

Negative

Cattle are not pregnant and are either from an Accredited BVD-Free Herd through a CheCS cattle health scheme or Individually tested BVD virus free

Very low

risk

BVD Category 2 BVD Herd Screened

Negative

From a herd with a ‘negative’ BVD herd status through a mandatory annual screening or certified virus free and vaccinated.

Low risk

BVD Category 3 BVD Status Un-

known

All cattle not in either of the categories above (including from ‘not-negative’ herds)

Risk

unknown

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STORE CATTLE

PEN NO CONSIGNOR FA NO.

63 2 D M Macdonald 13 Upper Dounreay Reay Thurso 012071 64 2 Wattenon Croft Wattenon Ulbster Lybster 017512 65 6 D Ronaldson & Sons Lower Milton Wick 015124 66 1 Hfr Mackenzie Farm Services 017063 Pentland View East Mey Thurso 67-68 10 R B Gunn West Clyth Occumster Lybster 012839 69 2 D C Watt Beil Of Duncansbay John O Groats 70-72 14 Mesr D Thomson West Watten Watten Wick 005311 73 4 Str J & K Ross Golval Forsinard 011126 73 2 Hfr J & K Ross Golval Forsinard 011126 74-75 6 G B Grant Ritchies Croft Brawlbin Halkirk 76 4 R Campbell Thirdpart Watten Wick 016089 77-78 7 Str A J Gunn Rhemullen Houstry Road Dunbeath 017213 77-78 5 Hfr A J Gunn Rhemullen Houstry Road Dunbeath 017213 79 4 G Sutherland The Antlers Occumster Lybster 016979 80 1 D Ross Torbeg Dunbeath 012318 80 2 D Ross Torbeg Dunbeath 012318 81 6 W Ronaldson The Steading Keiss Wick 82 2 Str W Sutherland The Smithy Haster Wick 82 2 Hfr W Sutherland The Smithy Haster Wick

BREEDING CATTLE

D J R Mackay 128 Totiegan Strathy Point Thurso 83-84 1 Sim X Cow with Lim X B Calf 1 Sim X Cow been running with Limousin Bull since Mid August BVD Category 2: Herd Screened Negative A G Fraser 164 Trantlebeg Forsinard 85-86 1 Saler Heifer been running with Saler Bull Sept/Oct 2 Cross Cows AI’d in May and been running with Saler Bull Sept/Oct BVD Category 2: Herd Screened Negative Wattenon Croft Wattenon Ulbster Lybster 017512 87 1 Lim Heifer been running with Bull BVD Category 2: Herd Screened Negative G F Nicolson Whitehouse Newton Row Wick 88-90 5 BB X Cows been running with Limousin Bull BVD Category 2: Herd Screened Negative

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PEN NO CONSIGNOR FA NO.

STORE LAMBS

105 8 Tex M Macaulay Tails of Watten Watten 106-107 25 Tex M Sutherland Brabsterdorran Bower Wick 108-109 40 Tex A Norburn Cruithni Tofts Freswick 018423 110 10 Tex J Dunnett Clevnagreen Skirza Freswick 111-112 25 Tex/Bel I Mackenzie Inkstack Barrock Thurso 017062 113 18 Chv Mule I Mackenzie Inkstack Barrock Thurso 017062 114-115 30 Cont G M & L D Levack Balbeg Spittal Caithness 011127 116-117 40 Tex J & J Farquhar Smiddyquoy Watten Wick 010206 118 2 Cont H Tolworthy Bronx Cottage Scarfskerry 119-122 50 Suf/ A H Mackay West Greenland Castletown 009036 Chev/Tex 119-122 3 Chv A H MackayWest Greenland Castletown 009036 Ram Las 123-124 40 Tex A Gunn & Son 3 Upper Dounreay Thurso 001751 125-127 65 Suf M Little Farms Ltd Hilliclay Mains Thurso 009265 128-129 40 Suf/Tex N Mowat Whiteleen Ulbster Lybster 017810 130 12 Cont G Mackenzie Burnlea House Lower Greenland Castletown 131-132 25 Tex M S Jackson Station Farm Scotscalder Halkirk 133-139 150 Tex P & P Wilson Backlass Croft Watten Wick 014574 133-139 150 Chv P & P Wilson Backlass Croft Watten Wick 014574 140-142 100 Cont A M M Polson Westerloch Farm Wick 016892 155-156 80 Chv A & W Campbell Catchery Thurso 006398 157-158 65 Suf A & W Campbell Bullenie Thurso 006398 159 6 Chv A & W Campbell Bullenie Thurso 006398 Blk Chev Ewe Las 160-163 180 Suf Firm of A A Younger Hoy Castletown Thurso 007572 164-165 25 Suf A G Simpson Cairnside 36 Oldhall Watten 013026 164-165 45 Tex A G Simpson Cairnside 36 Oldhall Watten 013026 166 30 HB J W Sutherland & Son Granton Mains Bower 009145 167-168 60 Suf/Chev D N Campbell & Son Bardnaclavan Farm Bridge of Westfield Thurso 002584 169-170 70 Tex Mesr A Bremner North Calder Farm Thurso 001727 171 14 Chv B Sutherland Rangag Latheron 015927 171 10 Tex B Sutherland Sordale Halkirk 015927 172-173 80 Suf/Tex W & G Coghill Balnahard Harpsdale Halkirk 010675 174 10 Bel R Campbell Thirdpart Watten Wick 016089 175 10 Tex Mackenzie Farm Services Pentland View East Mey Thurso 017063 176-178 140 Tex/Chev Aberdeen & Northern Marts Quoybrae Farm Quoybrae 014833 180-181 80 Suf R Hood Toftcarl Thrumster Wick 016891 182-186 210 Cont R & J More Ulbster Mains Thrumster Wick 009879

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PEN NO CONSIGNOR FA NO.

182-186 2 Cont R & J More Ulbster Mains Thrumster Wick 009879 Rig/Tup Las Red Rmp 187-188 60 ChvX F Oag Myrelandhorn Kirk 189 12 Tex Ewe Las L Wright Long Cairn House Weydale Thurso 189 12 Tex L Wright Long Cairn House Weydale Thurso 191 10 Suf I Sinclair Garradhu Ulbster Lybster 191 10 Suf I Sinclair Garradhu Ulbster Lybster Ewe Las 192 45 Cont J D & M Mcadie Bowertower Mains Bower 017246 193 10 Tex J Rosie Skirza Croft Freswick Wick 017999 193 6 BF A Macleod 63 Strathy East Strathy Thurso 194 20 Chev/Tex Q Eliz Castle/ Mey Trust Longoe Farm Mey Thurso 012995 195 10 Chev/Tex A Mccarthy Longoe Farm Mey Thurso 012995 196 10 Suf C Window Roadside Cottage Roster Lybster 196 5 Chv D Ross Torbeg Dunbeath 012318 197 20 Cont Wattenon Croft Wattenon Ulbster Lybster 017512 198 21 Tex S Johnston Merricroft Mid-Clyth Lybster 199 21 HB J Sutherland Overton Mid-Clyth Lybster 014362 199 1 HB F Anderson Osclay 21 Francis Street Wick 014362 200 14 HB F & J Bremner Tain Castletown Thurso 010626 201 10 Suf/Tex J Henderson Smithy House Bilbster Wick 202-203 50 Cont J W Sinclair & Co Clachan Mid-Clyth Lybster 008652 205 21 Cont M Mackie Beechfield Croft Thurso 206 20 Cont R & A Brass The Crofts North Watten Watten 015398 207 30 Suf/Tex Mesr Swanson Quarryside Castletown Thurso 004281 208 10 Chv P Miller Hillside Killimster Wick 017095 209 6 Sht D Mccarthy Seana Bhraigh Weydale Thurso Ewe Las 209 7 Sht D Mccarthy Seana Bhraigh Weydale Thurso

BREEDING SHEEP

210 7 Sht D Mccarthy Seana Bhraigh Weydale Thurso 2 Crop Been with Sht Ram since 26 Oct 210 1 Sht D Mccarthy Seana Bhraigh Weydale Thurso Shr Ram

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PEN NO CONSIGNOR FA NO.

FEEDING EWES AND RAMS

211 2 Pink Shdr Messrs C Macadie & Sons 1 Skaill Forss Thurso 011299 211 8 D Mackay Trantlebeg Forsinard 002479 212 24 D Mackay Trantlemore Forsinard 002479 213 15 F Oag Myrelandhorn Kirk 214-215 30 J M Simpson & Co Burnside Canisbay Wick 009569 216-219 70 W & G Coghill Balnahard Harpsdale Halkirk 010675 220 15 Mesr A Bremner North Calder Farm Thurso 001727 221 9 J W Sutherland & Son Granton Mains Bower 009145 221 1 Ram J W Sutherland & Son Granton Mains Bower 009145 222-223 50 J & R Gunn Gerston Halkirk 007049 224 4 B Sutherland Rangag Latheron 015927 224 1 Pink Shdr P Miller Hillside Killimster Wick 017095 224 2 Pink Rp G Mackenzie Burnlea House Lower Greenland Castletown 225 4 Ram J W Sinclair & Co Clachan Mid-Clyth Lybster 008652 225 14 J W Sinclair & Co Clachan Mid-Clyth Lybster 008652 226 2 Pink Shdr F Anderson Osclay 21 Francis Street Wick 014362 226 1 Pink Bk J Sutherland Overton Mid-Clyth Lybster 014362 226 10 Firm of A A Younger Hoy Castletown Thurso 007572 227 1 Ram R & A Brass The Crofts North Watten Watten 015398 227 7 R & A Brass The Crofts North Watten Watten 015398 227 4 Pink Shd J & K Ross Golval Forsinard 011126 228 3 Ram A H Mackay West Greenland Castletown 009036 228 4 Pink Shdr D Ross Torbeg Dunbeath 012318 230 20 W Ronaldson & Sons Westerseat Wick 000197 231 5 Pink Shdr M S Jackson Station Farm Scotscalder Halkirk 231 1 Pink Bk J A Bannerman Scarmclate Halkirk Caithness 009759 232 5 Pink Shdr J Campbell Glencroft Glengolly Thurso 013094 232 8 J D & M Mcadie Bowertower Mains Bower 017246 233 15 Aberdeen & Northern Marts 014833 Quoybrae Farm Quoybrae E & OE

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FORTHCOMING SALE

Monday 8th

January 2018 Special Sale of Prime Stock,

Breeding Stock, Store Lambs, Feeding Ewes & Rams

OTM CATTLE

Cast Cows, Bulls, Steers & Heifers etc

Please Note: Last sale for this year will be Thursday 21st

December

and the first sale of 2018 will be Thursday 4th

January

Please advise entries

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PRIZE WINNERS

OPEN PRIME CATTLE COMPETITION

HALTERED & UNHALTERED 1ST 2nd 3rd

LIGHT BULLOCK

HEAVY BULLOCK

LIGHT HEIFER

HEAVY HEIFER

ABERDEEN-ANGUS SECTION

BULLOCK

HEIFER

CHAMPION

RESERVE CHAMPION

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YOUNG FARMERS

BEEF PRODUCTION COMPETITION

YOUNG FARMERS 1ST 2nd 3rd

BULLOCK

HEIFER

CHAMPION

RESERVE CHAMPION

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PRIME SHEEP

1ST 2nd 3rd

PEN OF TWO LIGHT SUFFOLK LAMBS

PEN OF TWO LIGHT ANY OTHER NATIVE BREED LAMBS

PEN OF TWO LIGHT TEXEL LAMBS

PEN OF TWO LIGHT ANY OTHER CONTINENTAL BREED LAMBS

PEN OF TWO HEAVY SUFFOLK LAMBS

PEN OF TWO HEAVY ANY OTHER NATIVE BREED LAMBS

PEN OF TWO HEAVY TEXEL LAMBS

PEN OF TWO HEAVY ANY OTHER CONTINENTAL BREED LAMBS

CHAMPION

RESERVE CHAMPION

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YOUNG FARMERS’ PRIME SHEEP

1ST 2nd 3rd

PEN OF TWO LIGHT NATIVE BREED LAMBS

PEN OF TWO HEAVY NATIVE BREED LAMBS

PEN OF TWO LIGHT

CONTINENTAL BREED LAMBS

PEN OF TWO HEAVY

CONTINENTAL BREED

CHAMPION

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