Buyers of the females were Mr and Mrs C H de’ Wilde who are establishing a new herd of Angus cattle to replace their previous herd of Belgian Blue cattle which have since been dispersed. The couple already run a commercial Angus operation and are well used to the merits of the breed.

Along with that shipment, Anneke and Gerrit Vervoorn have purchased a Penguin-bred bull by the herd’s stock bull Haymount Wurz F676. This bull is an addition to females that were originally purchased and exported from the Penguin herd in 2008.

The latest consignment, which totals 46 head includes 35 heifers which have been bought by one of the world’s leading professional sumo wrestlers is the latest recruit to the ranks of Aberdeen-Angus breeders.

Estonian, Kaido Hoovelson – who wrestles under the name of Baruto and is currently the number two sumo wrestler in the world – has purchased 35 yearling heifers as the foundation stock for an Aberdeen-Angus herd on his farm in Estonia.

The heifers have been purchased from the Rosemount herd of Alex and Wendy Sanger at Prettycur, Montrose, Angus, and are due to be shipped to Estonia later this month.

Alongside this group are a batch of 10 heifers and a bull which are heading to established Estonian Aberdeen-Angus breeders Meelis and Piret Marmor of Aberdeen Top Genetics, whose 90-cow Marmorland herd, built up over the past six years on Scottish bloodlines, is now firmly established as the leading Aberdeen-Angus herd in Estonia.

“Kaido is a farm boy at heart and has opted for Aberdeen-Angus after considering several other breeds,” said Mr Marmor, who is advising Mr Hoovelson on his new venture. “The Aberdeen-Angus breed is the most popular breed in Estonia with strong local demand as well as a thriving export trade to countries such as Romania, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Latvia.”

Mr Marmor has sold 15 bulls for breeding over the past year and another to Mr Hoovelson for his new herd. There is also a strong demand from Turkey for weaned Aberdeen-Angus bull calves for finishing as bull beef.

Flodden Elegant at the Winter National Show

The April 2010 daughter of Wedderlie New Era H573 is out of Wedderlie Elegant H634 and was first prize junior yearling heifer at the Royal Highland Show last June and first place junior yearling and junior champion at the Great Yorkshire Show. She continued a successful show season at the Aberdeen-Angus Winter National Show in Carlisle where she stood yearling champion and reserve overall female champion.  She sold in-calf to Ardrossan Admiral.

Mr Molitor runs a purebred Limousin commercial herd producing calves to be finished for the CONVIS beef brand. Due to part of his land now being used extensively, for which he gets special subsidies from the Department of the Environment, he has decided to run Aberdeen-Angus.

Reports from CONVIS say many breeders are already having great success with Aberdeen-Angus cattle in Luxembourg and there are now some 25 Angus herds with herd size ranging from 10 to 150 cows.

CONVIS, which is responsible for the maintenance of cattle herd books, performance registration and genetic evaluation and has its own beef brand, purchased embryos from Netherton to establish a herd with alternative bloodlines and higher performance figures.

Included in the shipment are embryos from some of the breed’s leading females with eight embryos from Netherton Fleur G413 who was Winter National Cow Champion last year and has been sold recently for £25,000 to Saville Angus and is by the Ballmachie and Netherton stock bull Netherton Mr Brazilian E377 and seven embryos from Netherton Annie H474, the top performance cow in the Netherton herd by the Genus bull Netherton Rader J527.

Netherton Fleur G413

Netherton Annie H474

The remainder are sired by the Canadian bull HF El Tigre 28U and are out of Netherton Rachel G449, a top daughter of The Moss Mr Eshton D409 and Netherton Beauty J533, a maternal sister to Netherton Big Edition H460.

Speaking about the sale, William McLaren Jnr said: “These embryos have been selected to produce easy calving progeny that will mature into easy fleshed and good maternal cattle capable of suiting their new environment in Luxemburg. We are pleased to be working with CONVIS with this project and look forward to seeing how the progeny perform.”

Netherton Fleur G413

This four-year old cow was cow champion at last year’s Winter National Show in Carlisle and is a daughter of the 36,000gns and 2010 Royal Highland Show male champion The Moss Mr Eshton D409 and her dam, Netherton Fleur D334, was supreme champion at the 2010 Royal Highland Show when a half share was sold for £10,000. Her grand dam, Netheton Fleur Y298, was a previous breed record priced female when she sold for 20,000gns in 2004.

Fleur G413 has been one of our top donor cows at Netherton and we have eight daughters from her in the herd and embryo’s can be found in America and Luxembourg from her.

We wish the Medley family all the best with their purchase.

Logie Red Leftback K932 sold privately to the Coul herd

Logie Red Leftback K932 from Messrs Bruce and Partners, Ellon, has been purchased by James Arnott, from Coul Aberdeen Angus , Mains of  Coul, Forfar.  James has been looking for a bull to complement his herd’s Netherton Figo C244 daughters, and feels Leftback will suit them well.

Red Leftback is by Netherton Flyhalf G430 and was much admired at the show.  He was originally destined for Perth Bull Sales in February.

Native purebred championship went to George and Aileen McFadzean with End of the Line

Continuing their fantastic form from the Royal Highland Winter Fair, George and Aileen McFadzean made the long journey down from Perth to win the pure bred native championship with the 630kg steer The End of the Line. By Calfward Flyer D075, he is out of Patsyannie of Temple House, one of 30 purebred Angus cows kept by the McFadzean’s.

Crossbred native champion was Miss Marmite from Micheal Kirby

The crossbred native heifer championship was awarded to Michael Kirby with his 656kg Aberdeen-Angus sired heifer Miss Marmite. She is by Lockerley Mr Big F741 and is out of a British Blonde cross. Taking the reserve here was yet another Angus-sired beast, this time Upsy Daisy from the McFadzean’s again. This one weighed 610kg and is again by Caflward Flyer.

In the crossbred native steer championship, George and Aileen had further success with the Ben, a 608kg Angus cross steer.

East of England Smithfield Festival Aberdeen-Angus calf show winner Rawburn Kinannie L326 from Marsden Farms

Taking the reserve championship in the calf show was the May 2011-born Linton Gilbertines Tillie L529 from Gordon Brooke, North Yorkshire. Tillie is by the 28,000gns herd sire Galawater Bentley and out of the Rawburn Lord Ross C216 daughter Elliot Tilly G759. She has previously stood first at the Royal Highland Winter Fair Calf Show, a second at the Stars of the Future calf show at Forfar and the North East of England Club Calf Show at Thirsk.

Class results:

Bull calf born on or between 1^st January and 30^th April 2011

1, G E and A G Kirk’s Hinton Predator L001, by Beeston Predator H114

2, G R Brooke’s Linton Gilbertines Pheonix Star L456, by Rawburn Enigma G653

3, Messrs and A E and C R Bishops’ Warrenho Jumbo Eric L356, by Warrenho Dalmigavie G237

Bull calf born on or after 1^st May 2011

1, G R Brooke’s Linton Gilbertines EBB L537, by Galawater Bentley H495

Heifer calf born on or between 1^st September 2010 and 31^st December 2010

1, Mr and Mrs M Kary’s Inkpen Ell K110, by Idvies Kojack H852

2, I H McLaren and Sons’ Aynho Erica K653, by Wedderlie Embolden F155

3, I H McLaren and Sons’ Aynho Proud Greta K652, by Wedderlie Embolden F155

Heifer calf born on or between 1^st January and 30^th April 2011

1, Marsden Farms’ Rawburn Kinannie L326, by Rawburn Elmer J921

2, Mr and Mrs M Kary’s Inkpen Black Fusia L118, by Idvies Kojak H852

3, Messrs A E and C R Bishop’s Warrenho Erica L361, by Warrenho Dalmigavie G237

Heifer calf born on or after 1^st May 2011

1, G R Brooke’s Linton Gilbertines Tillie L529, by Galawater Bentley H495

Dark Desire from James Alexander

This super heifer sired by his Cruz stock bull Ballyshannon Warner and tipped the scales at 550kg and sold for one of the highest prices on the night. Forking out £2800 to secure her was Seamus McAllister who runs the hugely successful Morning Star Bar and Restaurant in Belfast.

This is the fourth time in five years that the Jalex team has won this championship, all with home bred stock.

This year’s show, organised by the North East Aberdeen-Angus Club with Sellars Agriculture of Oldmeldrum as main sponsor, attracted a record entry of 128 cattle from 27 herds from as far north as Orkney competing for £3500 in prize money.

The judge, Angus Stovold, owner of the old-established Rosemead herd in Surrey and vice-president of the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society, praised the quality of the cattle throughout the show which he described as outstanding.

“The Black Beauty is recognised as the best Aberdeen-Angus calf show in the country and I was greatly impressed with the size, strength and fleshing of the cattle and the professional way they were presented,” said Mr Stovold. “The show was a credit to the breed and to all the exhibitors.”

After each picking up four first prize tickets in the 12 classes, the Deveron herd of Hamish and Margaret Sclater, Denhead of Dunlugas, Turriff, and the Auchincrieve herd of the McCombie family, Auchincrieve, Rothiemay, went head-to-head when it came to the heifer championships.

In the end, honours were evenly shared with the Sclater’s winning the heifer calf title and the McCombie’s walking away with the yearling heifer award. The Deveron herd trumped its championship success by taking reserve in both sections while Auchincrieve stood reserve to Scotia Homes chairman, Bill Bruce, Logie, Ellon, for the keenly contested bull calf championship.

Repeating her championship success at the Aberdeen-Angus calf show at the Royal Highland Winter Fair on Wednesday was the Sclater’s heifer calf, Deveron Elize L348, an eight month old daughter of the home-bred Deveron Jackson Eric J283.

Deveron Elize L348 from Hamish and Margaret Sclater

The sire was bull calf champion at the Black Beauty two years ago and the first Aberdeen-Angus to be sold at auction with a self replacing index (SRI) of over 60 when sold at Stirling in February for 5000gns. His daughter – one of only two calves sired by him in the Deveron herd – is being retained in the 60-strong herd and is destined for next year’s Royal Highland Show.

Mr and Mrs Sclater also stood reserve for the heifer calf award with the 10 month old, Deveron Lady L339, and the reserve yearling heifer award with the 19 month old, Deveron Proud Imogen K320, a first prize winner as a calf last year. Both were sired by the high performance bull, Blackhaugh Easy Papa G733.

Topping the yearling heifer class was an exceptionally well-grown 20 month old heifer, Auchincrieve Jessie Erica K303, shown by Charles McCombie and his two sons, Charles and Ben. The heifer was first in her class at Banchory Show during the summer and is a daughter of the 7000gns Perth sale purchase, Tonley Esquire F400, bred by Sellars Agriculture managing director, Neil Wattie, Mains of Tonley, Alford.

Yearling heifer champion was Auchincrieve Jessie Erica K303

The McCombie’s reserve bull calf champion was the January-born Auchincrieve Emmerson L364, an AI son of Blelack Prince Consort A286, formerly a herd sire in the Glenbervie and Rosemount herds.

This calf was pipped at the post for the top award by Mr Bruce’s seven month old, Logie Politician L137, a much admired son of Blelack Lord Hildago H972, supreme champion at the Stirling sale in February, 2010, when purchased for the Logie herd for the top price of 25,000gns.

Bull calf champion Logie Politician L137

The Logie champion was paraded by stockman, Andrew Reid, who also showed the reserve yearling bull champion, the 20 month old Logie Red Leftback K932, a red son of Netherton Flyhalf G430.

Reserve yearling bull champion Logie Red Leftback K932

Winner of the yearling bull championship was the massive 19 month old Blelack Equity K452, by the 10,000gns Oakchurch Dominator G035, from Neil and Graeme Massie, Blelack, Dinnet, Aboyne.

Both the champion and reserve will be heading for the spring bull sales at Stirling in February.

Champions

Heifer calf

Hamish and Margaret Sclater’s Deveron Elize L348, by Deveron Jackson Eric J283; res, Hamish and Margaret Sclater’s Deveron Lady L339, by Blackhaugh Easy Papa G377

Yearling heifer

C and E McCombie’s Auchincrieve Jessie Erica K303, by Tonley Esquire F400; res, Hamish and Margaret Sclater’s Deveron Proud Imogen K320, by Blackhaugh Easy Papa G733

Bull calf

M Bruce and Partners’ Logie Politician L137, by Blelack Lord Hildago H972; res, C and E McCombie’s Auchincrieve Emmerson L364, by Blelack Prince Consort A286

Yearling bull

N F Massie and Sons’ Blelack Equity K452, by Oakchurch Dominator G035; res, M Bruce and Partners’ Logie Red Leftback K932, by Netherton Flyhalf G430

Best pair of calves

Hamish and Margaret Sclater; res, C and E McCombie

Best pair of yearling

Alex and Philippa Davie; res, Hamish and Margaret Sclater

Class results

Heifer calves born Jan 9 – March 5, 2011

1 Hamish and Margaret Sclater’s Deveron Lady L339

2 A and K Rhind and Son’s Newton-Struthers Junerin L366

3 C and E McCombie’s Auchincrieve Lady Inferno L371

4 C and E McCombie’s Auchincrieve Elaine L394

5 David Walker’s Galcantray Pheasant L406

6 C and E McCombie’s Auchincrieve Lady Image L382

Heifer calves born March 6 – 19, 2011

1 Mr and Mrs Neil Gillanders’ Newfield Red Blossom L005

2 M Bruce and Partners’ Logie Lady Black L096

3 Hamish and Margaret Sclater’s Deveron Jacqueline Erica L347

4 Hamish and Margaret Sclater’s Deveron Lady L345

5 Mr and Mrs Neil Gillanders’ Newfield Princess Champers L010

6 N F Massie and Sons’ Blelack Ebolass L608

Heifer calves born March 20 – April 4, 2011

1 Hamish and Margaret Sclater’s Deveron Elize L348

2 Mr and Mrs Neil Gillanders’ Newfield Premium L012

3 Cavan and Kim O’Dwyer’s Craigour Roby L143

4 A and K Rhind and Son’s Newton-Struthers Pinky Poly L432

5 Schivas Estates Ltd’s Schivas Evanoll L995

6 Schivas Estates Ltd’s Schivas Frances L996

Heifer calves born April 5 – May 24, 2011

1 C and E McCombie’s Auchincrieve Jumbo Erica L432

2 Alex and Philippa Davie’s Perkhill Kutie Pixie L108

3 Neil Wattie’s Tonley Princess L761

4 C and E McCombie’s Auchincrieve Ethelle L443

5 Neil Wattie’s Tonley Fiona L781

6 Mr and Mrs Neil Gillanders’ Newfield Preference L018

Yearling heifer born March 4 – August 24, 2010

1 C and E McCombie’s Auchincrieve Jessie Erica K303

2 Hamish and Margaret Sclater’s Deveron Proud Imogen K320

3 M Bruce and Partners’ Logie Elegant K889

4 Alex and Philippa Davie’s Perkhill Eyrie K084

5 Hamish and Margaret Sclater’s Deveron Red Lady K3063

6 Phyllis Hepburn’s Burnside Barbara K436

Bull calves born Jan 11 – March 7, 2011

1 C and E McCombie’s  Auchincrieve Emmerson L364

2 C and E McCombie’s Auchincrieve Eric L367

3 C and E McCombie’s Auchincrieve Jaeger Eric L385

4 A Fordyce and Sons’ Bridgefoot Blockbuster L681

5 Mr and Mrs Neil Gillanders’ Newfield Pirate L001

6 Henk and Helen Rennie’s Ardoyne Junta Eric L017

Bull calves born March 8 – March 15, 2011

1 C and E McCombie’s Auchincrieve Essien L405

2 M Bruce and Partners’ Logie Roddam L105

3 Mr and Mrs Neil Gillanders’ Newfield Pilot L006

4 Sandy Anderson’s Strypes Elgin L807

5 Richard Paterson’s Craiglea Earl L097

6 Schivas Estates’ Schivas Edward L964

Bull calves born March 16 – April 4, 2011

1 Hamish and Margaret Sclater’s Deveron Preston L349

2 A Fordyce and Sons’ Bridgefoot Bertie L707

3 Neil Wattie’s Tonley Vettel L757

4 Sir Moir Lockhead’s Glassel Blackbeard L865

5 Schivas Estates’ Schivas Lord Jock L968

6 N F Massie and Sons’ Blelack Evelix L612

Bull calves born April 5 – April 19, 2011

1 M Bruce and Partners’ Logie Politician L137

2 C and E McCombie’s Auchincrieve Jackpot Eric L439

3 Hamish and Margaret Sclater’s Deveron Jarrow Eric L354

4 M Bruce and Partners’ Logie Extra Special L136

5 Sir Moir Lockhead’s Glassel Justin Eric L889

6 Henk and Helen Rennie’s Ardoyne Dakota L198

Bull calves born April 20 – May 23, 2011

1 Hamish and Margaret Sclater’s Deveron Penzance L360

2 C and E McCombie’s Auchincrieve Lord Income L144

3 Ballindalloch Home Farms’ Ballindalloch Master Peter L360

4 N F Massie and Sons’ Blelack Black Bucaneer L696

5 Mr and Mrs Neil Gillanders’ Newfield Ellerman L016

6 Mr and Mrs Neil Gillanders’ Newfield Ellerman L016

Yearling bulls born Jan 1 – April 4, 2010

1 M Bruce and Partners’ Logie Red Leftback

2 David Walker’s Galcantray Chieftain K355

3 M Bruce and Partners’ Logie Proud Prince K991

4 David Sole’s Glenbuchat Bruce K149

5 C and E McCombie’s Auchincrieve Endurance K267

6 Graham Willox’s Strathinver Mr Bean K080

Yearling bulls born April 9 – May 18, 2010

1 N F Massie and Sons’ Blelack Equity K452

2 Ken and Margaret Howie’s Cairnton Electorate K283

3 Neil Wattie’s Tonley Petrov K703

4 Alex and Philippa Davie’s Perkhill Blackbonanza K089

5 N F Massie and Sons’ Blelack Prince Camelot K500

6 Alex and Philippa Davie’s Perkhill Black Eagle K075