Results from the recently held Livescot 2024
Livescot 2024, hosted by the Scottish National Fat Stock Club at Lanark Agricultural Centre was held on Friday the 22nd of November and Saturday the 23rd November. From the unhaltered classes the Champion Butchers Animal (R B Meiklejohn Challenge Trophy) was a 570kg Aberdeen Angus steer exhibited by George and Aileen McFadzean of Woodhead of Mailer Farm, Perth. Best Pure AA was a steer, Humdinger, exhibited by the Firm of G Gray, Sunnycroft, Selkirk.
Livescot also hosted pedigree calf classes, and in the Aberdeen-Angus Pedigree calf section Mr and Mrs M Alford took home both the Champion and reserve champion with Foxhill Princess Caroline A265 and Foxhill Carina Z178, respectively. Foxhill Princess Caroline then went on to claim Reserve Interbreed Pedigree calf Champion.
Mr and Mrs M & HD Currie also had a fantastic result in the Beef Rib Competition, taking both champion and reserve in the Native Class. They then went on to take Reserve Overall champion Beef Rib with their winning Native bred entry.
Congratulations to all of the exhibitors and winners on a great weekend despite the snowy weather which did not hinder their success.
Mr & Mrs M & HD Currie, first and second place, and reserve overall Native Rib class.
Winning 1st Prize in the Bullock sired by a native sire, Best Animal sired by an Aberdeen-Angus, and the Harry Elmsley Perpetual Challenge Cup – Humdinger 620kg from Firm of G Gray, Sunnycroft, Selkirk
Champion Aberdeen-Angus was Foxhill Princess Caroline A265 from Mr & Mrs M Alford, Devon
Results
CATTLE CLASS RESULTS
Class 1 Pure bred native bullock
1st Firm of G Gray; Sunnycroft – Humdinger (Aberdeen Angus) (5)
Class 2 Native cross bred bullock
1st J Paterson and Son; Low Three Mark – Mr Softey (Aberdeen Angus Cross) (11)
2nd RSPB Scotland; Adradh – Am Prionnsa Dubha (Aberdeen Angus Cross) (15)
3rd George McFadzean; Woodhead Of Mailer Farm – Malcolm (Aberdeen Angus Cross) (10)
Class 4 – Native heifer
1st Gordon Cameron; Newton Cottage – Baby Guinness (Aberdeen Angus Cross) (45)
Champion Butchers Animal (R B Meiklejohn Challenge Trophy) – G and A McFadzean (106)
CATTLE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Best Pure AA: Firm of G Gray; Sunnycroft – Humdinger (Aberdeen Angus) (5)
PEDIGREE CALVES – Aberdeen-Angus
Class 1004 Bull born between 1st July 2023 and 31st December 2023
1st Brailes Livestock’s Brailes Lord Richard (517)
Class 1005 Bull born after 1st of January 2024
1st Firm of G Gray’s Ettrick Ringleader (667)
2nd D Strachan and Son’s Shawtonhill Norris (525)
3rd R and C Rettie’s Retties Lionheart (521)
Class 1006 Heifer born between 1st July 2023 and 31st December 2023
1st Mr and Mrs M Alford’s Foxhill Princess Carina Z178 (528)
2nd Firm of G Gray’s Ettrick Bella (529)
Class 1007 Heifer born after 1st of January 2024
1st Mr and Mrs M Alford’s Princess Caroline A265 (531)
2nd Brailes Livestock’s Brailes Ellie (535)
3rd W and R Dunlop’s Auchengray Emma A009 (535)
Champion – Mr and Mrs M Alford’s Princess Caroline A265 (531)
Reserve – Mr and Mrs M Alford’s Foxhill Princess Carina Z178 (528)
INTER-BREED PEDIGREE CALVES
Reserve: Mr and Mrs Alford’s Foxhill Princess Caroline (531 Aberdeen Angus)
BEEF RIB COMPETITION
Class 102 – Native Rib
1st M and HD Currie
2nd M and HD Currie
Reserve Champion Beef Rib: M and HD Currie, with their Rib sired by a Native sire from class 102
