2017 Cattle Champion

The 2017 inter-breed cattle champion was Skaill Estella P117 – a homebred, three-year-old Aberdeen Angus cow, shown by Messrs Davidson, from Skaill, Sandwick.

The cow – sired by Blelack Blackrod and out of Skaill Estella G739 – had claimed victory in the Aberdeen Angus section at the show the year before.

After the 2017 show she went on to be sold to a buyer from England.

The 2017 County Show inter-breed cattle judge was Iain Green, from Corskie farm, Garmouth. He said: “The champion was an absolutely fantastic cow which showed tremendous breed character, had flashy characteristics and was 100 per cent in her locomotion, which was very important.”