Luing bulls top at £18,900 at Castle Douglas

The first bull to sell for £18,900 was Craigdarroch Becks, a heterozygous polled March 2022-born son of Harehead Yogi from W. Graham and Son, Sanquhar, which sold to Kedzlie Farms, Galashiels.

The other bull at this money was the slightly later born, Blackhouse Bundee-Aki, also heterozygous polled, and by Nunnerie Zenon consigned by T. Renwick and sons, Yarrow. The buyer was David Harker, Carnforth.

Messrs Graham also sold Craigdarroch Banksy, a homozygous polled Kirkland Yorkie son for £17,850 to Hindmarshe Partners, Rochester, and had the top herd average of £12,469 for four bulls sold.

C.C. MacArthur and Co, Elvanfoot, sold Nunnerie Buzzard by Finlarg Tornado for £10,500 to A.C. and A.L. McCall, Golspie, who themselves sold Culmaily Brora for £9,450 to R. and H. McNee, Over Finlarg.

Also selling for £9,450 was Benhar Blacksmith by Benhar Zephyr from Robert McNee, Armadale, which went to Neil Anderson, Harehead.

Bulling heifers topped at £4,410/head for a pair from Messrs Graham which sold to Dalchirla Farms, Crieff, with their six bulling heifers achieving the top average of £3,955, all going to Dalchirla Farms.

D. and A. Barr, Peebles, sold 13 bulling heifers from their Milkieston herd to a high of £2,940 to David Clarkson, Lanarkshire,  and averaged £2,512.

Neil Anderson sold 22 heifers peaking at £2,625 and averaging £2,339.

In-calf heifers sold to £3,780 for a summer 2021-born heifer by Lammermuir Tremendous and in-calf to Benhar Adonis from Robert McNee. The buyer was Allanton Farming, Ayrshire. Mr McNee also had the first prize winning pair of polled heifers by Milkieston Xavi, which made £2,625/head.

 Averages - 47 bulling heifers, £2,474 (+£889 on 2023); in-calf heifers, £2,233 (+£398); bulls, £7,832 (+£502).

 Auctioneers: Wallets Marts.