Scots star at Darlington Christmas event – Upper Auchenlay and Harelaw take top awards
Champion from Frank Page sold for the top price of 740p per kg or £3862 Perthshire breeders, Robert and Maimie Paterson, Upper Auchenlay, were well rewarded for their trip down to Darlington Farmers Auction Mart's Christmas show and sale, coming home with silverware for the best bull. Their winner, a 790kg British Blue, selected by the judge, Michael Jewitt, Spennymoor, later went on to sell for 235p per kg or £1870 to Mr Jewitt. Glasgow-based Jean Mackay, Harelaw, Barrhead, also came up with the goods, producing the champion cow in the shape of a six-year-old British Blue which also ...
Source: thescottishfarmer.co.uk