Record high for Scotch Premier show

Prices reached a record high at the 2007 Scotch Premier Meat Ltd Christmas Carcase Show on Monday (December 3rd) with the supreme champion fetching £5,200.

The event was officially opened by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond who took the opportunity to pay tribute to the resilience of the meat industry in Scotland.

Judges for the 2007 event, which took place at Scotch Premier Meat's Inverurie base, were Bill Dye, Scotts Butchers, Carshalton and Alan Healy, of Aubrey Allen Ltd, Coventry.

The supreme - and first time champion - was a home bred 20-month-old Limousin cross heifer from T C Johnston, Cottown, Drumblade, Huntly which scaled 388.9kg and was sold to John Pettit of John Pettit & Sons, Grimsby.

Mr Pettit also bought the pork champion - a 58.92kg carcase consigned by Mark Strachan of Balquhain Farms, Pitcaple - for £1000.

Speaking at the event Mr Pettit said: "I was really pleased with the prices I paid considering the high standard and quality finish of the animals on show. The prices reached record levels this year and I look forward to offering my customers these quality products."

The overall reserve champion, bought at Thainstone in February, came from Auchtydore Farms, Easterton of Lenabo, Mintlaw - and the 27-month-old, 337.5kg Charolais cross steer was bought by Aubrey Allen Ltd, Coventry, for £2,300.

Exhibiting the champion Highland Lambs was I & H Anderson, Newton of Carnousie, Forglen, Turriff and the pair - which weighed 51.9kg - sold for £600 each to Laidlaw Butchers of Aberdeen and Banchory. Meanwhile, the reserve champion pair of Highland Lambs from Ronnie Wilkie, Tillyboy, Echt, tipped the scales at 42.7kg and sold at £220 each to Charles MacLeod, of Stornoway.

The reserve pork championship went to S Mackie & Co, Balquhindachy, Methlick, for a 52.35kg offering, and was bought by Davidsons Inverurie Ltd, Inverurie for £680.

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