STIRLING BULL SALES: High of 38,000gns for Aberdeen-Angus

A top bid of 38,000gns led the Aberdeen-Angus bidding at the first round of February bull sales at Stirling, with ten bulls in total making six figure sums to average 6,533 and a clearance rate of 74

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STIRLING BULL SALES: High of 38,000gns for Aberdeen-Angus

A top bid of 38,000gns led the Aberdeen-Angus bidding at the first round of February bull sales at Stirling, with ten bulls in total making six figure to average 6,533 and a clearance rate of 74 per cent.

The top call went to the intermediate champion Blelack Dean Martin, marking a herd best price for a bull sold to date for Neil and Graeme Massie, Aboyne. May 2020-born Dean Martin is the first son sold at auction by the 14,000gns Kilmaluag Eriskay and out of Weeton Diamond Mine daughter Blelack Diamond Mist. Brought out by Gordon Fraser, it sold to J. and J. Campbell, Berwickshire.

Second top price was 30,000gns for 21-month-old Duncanziemere Jacobite, one of the first sons to be sold by the 13,000gns Auchincrieve Exodus from the Clark families Cumnock based herd. Its dam, Duncanziemere Jody, and dam’s sire, Rawburn Jester Eric, are both Royal Highland Show supreme champions. It sold in a two-way split to the Ballindalloch Estate, Banffshire, and Alastair and Graeme Fraser, Forfar.

Selling this time, the Fraser’s achieved a 16,000gns bid for 20-month-old Idvies Pink Prodigy, a Thrunton Panther son from the same line as Idvies Pinky Petal which sold for 9,000gns at the Carlisle Angus Fever Sale 2021. By Rawburn Rommel sired Idvies Pinky Poppy, which has produced Stirling and Royal Highland champions for the pair, it sold to J.R. Galloway, Doune.

Neil and Mark Wattie, Aberdeenshire, sold their second prize winner Tonley Potter for 13,000gns. A June-2020 born Tonley Jester Eric son, out of Rawburn Edge sired Tonley Princess, it was knocked down to D. Whiteford and Co., Berwick On Tweed.

At 12,000gns was April 2020-born Morpheus Kodiak from Owen Tunney’s Cuddington based herd. Among the first offspring to be offered for sale by Canadian sire HF Alcatraz, it sold to Norbreck Genetics, Lancashire.

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Reserve overall and junior champion Tonley Alba, also from the Wattie duo, made 11,500gns. The 18-month-old Tonley Royal Legend son sold to D. and F.M. Luxton and Partners, Devon.

Another from the Clark family, Duncanziemere Mr Bond, made 11,000gns. Also by Auchincrieve Exodus, the 21-month-old bull sold to G.W. Henderson, Sutherland.

Three bulls were knocked down at 10,000gns, the first being the overall champion, Gretnahouse Blacksoap from Gretna House Farms, Gretna, which sold to Ross Farms and Co, Midlothian.

At the same money was reserve intermediate champion, Eastfield Black Banjo, from Tom Brewis, Kelso, with the hammer bid falling to Mark Haistead, Norwich.

A third 10,000gns bid fell to Kingholm Risotto from Matthew and Heather Currie, Dumfries, which went home with J. Steel, Duns.

Females

Females sold to 3,500gns for Mosston Muir Eva, an 11-month-old Balmachie Ranald daughter from Mosston Muir Farm, Forfar, which was bought by Richard Gratton, Malton, North Yorkshire.

Averages: 95 bulls, 6,533 (+34 on 2021); 10 females, 2,300.

Auctioneers: United Auctions

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