Perth 23
October / Charolais
establish new
UK
record £5,564 average
38,000gns top; 108 lots sold
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taking by Catherine Macgregpr
Intermediate & Overall
Champion - Swalesmoor Cupid ET - Mr D Sawrijs
Reserve Intermediate &
Overall Champion - Hindstones Cruiser - Mr W J Whyte
Senior Champion -
Thrunton Camelot - JHC Campbell & Sons
Reserve Senior Champion -
Sandelford Curtis - Mr G Henderson
Female Champion - Derryharney Bethany
- HC Stubbs
Reserve Female Champion - Elgin Ballad - Mr R A Milne
Junior Champion - Killadeas Charade - S & D Bothwell
Reserve Junior
Champion - Goldies Champion - Mr H Goldie
Group of Three - Thrunton
Colorado, Consort, Cheviot
Reserve Group of Three - Balmyle Concorde,
Corinthian, Chester
Charolais bulls
met a solid trade peaking at 38,000gns in
Perth
on Thursday 23 October, with a new
UK
all beef breeds average of £5,564 established for 108 lots traded. Those
figures represented the highest number of bulls of any breed coming under
the hammer sold during the week’s autumn multi-breed sales.
“Trade
was market led throughout by suckler producers who were aware that Charolais
crosses have not only consistently commanded premiums this season, but an
even bigger price differential over other Continental crosses simply because
of their fast and efficient growth and ability to finish to heavier weights
which no longer suffer a penalty,” commented British Charolais Cattle
Society chief executive, David Benson. “These suckler men were also in no
doubt that investing in Charolais would help them to beat the credit
crunch.”
Sale
leader at 38,000gns was the event’s reserve junior champion, Goldies
Champion, a 17 month old by the 25,000gns Goldies Unbeatable and out of the
10,000gns Killadeas Legend sired Kinclune Pipper. Bred by Hamish Goldie,
Ruthwell, Dumfries, Champion was knocked down sold in a joint bid to
Charolais breeders, Adrian Ivory, Cardean and Bill Bruce, Balmyle, both of
Meigle, Perthshire who between then run 125 pedigree cows. “This bull had
the looks, the shape and the growth, he was very good on his legs, and
equally important, he had good figures all the way through, in particular
calving ease,” said Mr Ivory. Champion was in the breed’s top 10% with a
Terminal Index (TI) of 33, a Self Replacing Index (SRI) of 38 and Calving
Ease Direct 3.6.
For
Hamish Goldie, it was not only his best ever day at Perth since taking over
the family’s Charolais herd 18 months ago, but he was also continuing the
family’s reputed ability to turn out strings of consistent quality bulls;
his five lots to come under the hammer sold to average £12,600.
They
included Goldies Carnival TI 26, SRI 37, a second class prize winner at
9,000gns to Gilbert Crawford, Maghera, Co
Derry.
Another May 2007 born bull, Carnival was by the 15,000gns Carlisle champion
Burrradon Talisman, sire of the record 55,000gns Perth Huntingtower leading
priced Thrunton Voldemort and out of a homebred cow, again by Killadeas
Legend.
At
6,000gns, the 17 month old Goldies Crusader TI33, SRI38, sold to J and
W Kellas,
Dufftown, Keith. Another Unbeatable son, he was out of a Kinclune bred dam,
also by Legend.
Hamish
Goldie invested part of his day’s taking earlier on when he made a joint
25,000gns call with Alasdair Houston, Gretna Green for Thrunton Camelot who
24 hours earlier had collected the overall senior male award for the
Campbell family, Ian and John, their father Colin and Ian’s son, Bruce. This
20 month old was out of a homebred cow going back to Moncur General and by
the
Perth
supremo,
Mowbraypark Orlando who was secured almost 10 years ago at 25,000gns and has
since proved a solid investment having bred three
Perth
champions to gross 55,000gns.
Camelot,
who is in the breed’s top 1% with a TI 37 and SRI 47, and destined to run
between the combined herds of 130 cows, offered the ‘complete package’, said
Mr Houston. “We admired his scale, power, outstanding presence, good breed
character and locomotion combined with top end performance figures.”
The
Campbells
enjoyed one of their best averages in
Perth
in 30 years of making the round trip from Thrunton, Alnwick selling six
entries to level at £11,602. Their next highest at 15,000gns was the first
class prize winner, Thrunton Colorado TI 29, SRI 38, an 18 month old by the
11,000gns Carlisle champion, Solwayfirth Union son and out of a homebred cow
by Maerdy Location. He sold in a split bid to Neil Harvey who manages a herd
of 15 pedigree cows at Duns, and commercial producer, Fred Murray with 100
suckler cows at Wooler. “Colorado’s
a bull with great width and fleshing ability combined with shear volume and
weight gain that led us to make up our minds to secure him,” said Mr Murray.
Another
Solwayfirth Union son, this time the 18 month old Thrunton Consort TI 29,
SRI 37 and out of a Moncur General bred cow made 8,500gns to JI and WN
Stout, Stronsay, Orkney, while Thrunton Carabinier (February 2007), by Union
and out of a Blelack Jaguar sired dam sold for 7,500gns to Kincraigie Farms,
Lumphanan, Banchory.
The
previous day,
Colorado
and Consort had teamed up with Thrunton Cheviot to secure the
Campbells
the supreme champion group of three. Cheviot, an 18 month old Solwayfirth
Union son, made 6,800gns to HG Leslie, Rhynie, Huntly.
Next
at 12,000gns was the intermediate and overall supreme champion, Swalesmoor
Cupid, an 18 month old from Danny Sawrij, Eaglesfield, Lockerbie. “Cupid is
a tremendous crossing bull, he’s clean, solid all the way through, he
handled the best over the hind quarters and he is fine boned,” commented
judge, Colin Wight after the four hour judging stint when he found the
winning entry was complemented by top performance data being within the
breed’s top 1% with a TI 38 and SRI 45. The following day, Mr Wight backed
his judgment when he secured Cupid on behalf of his family, brother Jack and
father John to run with their two pedigree herds Midlock and Carwood
totaling 70 cows and a further 330 sucklers.
Sired
by the 34,000gns
Perth
supremo,
Goldies Uppermost, and out Blelack Una who goes back to Bassingbourn lines,
Cupid was no stranger to the ring having already secured both junior breed
and junior interbreed titles at the Royal Highland Show. For Swalesmoor’s
Iain Campbell, Cupid was the best he’d turned out since being appointed as
the unit’s farm manager just five years ago and building up the herd to 40
cows with a handful of selected families. “I’ve been involved with Charolais
virtually all my life, and winning
Perth
has just got to be the pinnacle achievement,” he said.
Minutes
before, Cupid’s full brother, the 18 month old Swalesmoor Cavalier TI 32,
SRI 38 commanded a bid of 7,500gns from HR Dalrymple, Ballantrae,
Irvine.
Swalesmoor achieved a second 7,500gns price tag, this time for the April
2007 born Swalesmoor Cannon from Clark Farms, Carluke, Lanark. A
Dinglehofmeister son and out of a Maerdy Neptune sired Logie cow bred by
Iain Campbell, he was within the breed’s top 1% with a TI 41 and SRI 46 and
was another familiar bull in the ring having claimed the M&S Elite Beef
Breeder championship at the Royal Highland Show.
Two
entries went to 10,000gns. First to go was the Caithness Campbell, a 19
month old Inverlochy Resolve son and out of Cargriff Salsa purchased in a
private deal as a heifer.
Campbell
was bred by Daniel and Margaret Campbell, who run a 45 cow herd at Occumster,
Lybster and achieved their first five figure bull in more than 25 years of
breeding pedigree Charolais. He was knocked down sold to J Innes and Sons,
Huntley,
Aberdeen.
The
day’s second 10,000gns call was made for Bill Bruce’s (Meigle,
Perth)
highest entry, Balmyle Churchill TI 35, SRI 41, a 17 month old by Balmyle
Statesman, a Dingle Hofmeister son and out of a homebred cow. A first class
prizewinner, he sold jointly to father and son team, Drew and Bob Adam
Newhouse of Glamis, Glamis, Forfar and Major David Walter, Balthayock,
Perth.
The
leading entry from
Northern
Ireland
at 9,000gns was Sandelford Curtis TI 24, SRI 31, a 19 month old from George
Henderson, who runs a 10 cow herd at Bushmills,
County
Antrim.
Sired by Goldies Usher and out of a homebred cow by Drumeer Major, he was
secured by George Wordie, to run with his 230 cow suckler herd based at
Glass, Huntley. The previous day Curtis carried off the reserve senior
championship award, adding to his previous accolades – the Royal Ulster
junior interbreed and reserve breed championships earlier this season on his
only other trip out. Curtis’s stablemate, Sandelford Chaplin, another same
way bred 19 month old made 5,200gns to R Sabiston, Finstown, Orkney.
At
9,000gns, John Jeffrey, Kersknowe, Kelso offered his second class prize
winner, Kersknowe Chief to WJ Jack and Sons, Killearnan, Muir of Ord. This
18 month old Burradon Tallisman son was out of a homebred cow going back to
Killadeas Jack. The same breeder offered at 7,500gns Kersknowe Cadet,
another 18 month old, this time by Moelfre Viscount and out of a homebred
dam. The buyer was IHG Warden, Hawick.
Mr
Jeffrey invested some of takings by bidding 8,500gns for Balnuith Carvalho
TI 36, SRI 42. This 19 month old by Balmyle Victor and out of a Balthayock
Lombardo sired homebred dam was the sole entry from Neil and Sandra Caul,
Liff,
Dundee.
The
day’s third and final 9,000gns call was commanded by Blelack Canasta TI 28,
SRI
33, the leading entry from father and son team, Neil and Graeme Massie,
Blelack, Aboyne. This 18 month old was by the 26,000gns Balbithan Vespasian
and out of a homebred dam by Blelack Roger. He was knocked down sold to
Frank Walton, Thropton, Morpeth. Another Vespasian son, this time Blelack
Commando TI 32,
SRI
37, made 7,000gns to
AH Fisher, Portpatrick, Stranraer and WD Adams and Son, Wigtown.
The
much admired junior champion, Killadeas Charade attracted 8,500gns, one of
the day’s final calls, and made jointly by Kincraigie Farms, Lumphanan,
Banchory and Nether Balfour Farms, Drumoak, Banchory. This 15 moth old
youngster bred and exhibited by father and son team, Stuart and David
Bothwell was by Dunlon Ulick and out of Killadeas Novelty, a member of their
35 cow herd who is full sister to Killadeas Original, Jack and Legend.
Charade was among the Bothwell’s highly successful show team at Fintona
where has was placed reserve intermediate champion.
Harestone
Count, a June 2007 born first class prize winner by Maerdy Impeccable from
Neil Barclay, Crathes, Banchory made 8,000gns to the Barker family,
Nuthampstead, Royston.
Tedd
Commander commanded the day’s second 8,000gns bid from JJ Gordon, Wellheads,
Huntly. A 16 month old whose homebred dam went back to Doonally New,
Commander was the sole entry from S Hunter, Irvinestown,
County
Fermanagh.
Finally
bid to 8,000gns was Ann
Macpherson’s (Dalcross, Inverness), Blackford Chieftain TI 26, SRI 32,
another 18 month old Talisman son sold in a joint split between DS Davies,
Gorebridge, Midlothian and Messrs Ker, Melrose, St Boswells. The same
breeder also sold at 7,500gns Blackford Clansman, an 18 month old first
class prize winner by Burradon Talisman and out of a Thrunton bred cow by
Haymount Jetstream. He went home with Hamish MacKellar to run with his 90
cow suckler herd at Dallas, Forres.
A
total of eight lots came under the hammer sold for 7,500gns. First in the
ring was Esgob Campbell TI 28, SRI 35, a 17 month old by the 18,000gns
Thrunton Virginian, a Burradon Talisman son and out of a homebred dam from
Gareth Jones’ 30 cow herd based at
Cwmtirmynach, Bala. The buyer was Donald Finlay and Sons,
Stirling.
Campbell who was placed second in his class 24 hours earlier, was another
entry to have already stolen the limelight; at the Royal Welsh Show he
secured the junior male, male and overall breed champion, the junior
interbreed championship and he teamed up with his paternal sister to stand
reserve in the pairs championship.
Lislea Con, an 18 month old by Doonally New, bred by Pat Murtagh, and
exhibited by G Cutler, Enniskillen,
County
Fermanagh
commanded a 7,500gns bid from Michael Durno to run with his 160 cow suckler
herd at Glenlivet, Ballindalloch.
Alasdair Houston’s (Gretna
Green)
highest entry at 7,500gns was Gretnahouse Calypso TI 27, SRI 36, an 18 month
old by Burradon Talisman and out of a homebred cow by Oldstone Egbert. The
buyers were A and H Sim and Son, Monymusk, Inverurie.
Elrick Cassius TI
29, SR 34, an 18 month old Blelack Roger son and out of a Blelack cow by
Thrunton Damien made 7,000gns to J Morris and Son, Easington, Aylesbury. A
second class prize winner, Cassius was bred and exhibited by Michael Massie,
Auchnagatt, Ellon.
The overall reserve supreme and reserve intermediate champion,
Hindstones Cruiser, described by the judge, Colin Wight as being ‘correct
all the way through’, attracted a 7,000gns price tag from CG Grieg (Farms)
Gateside, Fife. Bred and exhibited by Willie Whyte who runs a 16 cow herd at
New Aberdour, Fraserburgh, this 18 month old was by the 8,500gns
Carlisle
champion, Trefaldwyn Valiant and out of a homebred cow by the 4,600gns
Padeswood Mercedes.
A bid of 7,000gns secured Woodpark Cain for Fawdon Farms, Powburn,
Alnwick. Bred and exhibited by Will Short, Omagh,
County
Tyronne,
Cain was by Rumsden Tsar, out of a Skidoo sired homebred cow, and had been
placed first in his class.
Mike and Margaret
Atkinson, Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon, offered their best, Mowbraypark Cavalier
TI 29, SRI 38, at 7,000gns to JD Lindsay, Kirriemuir, Angus. A Burradon
Talisman son and out of a homebred cow by the couple’s renowned Mowbraypark
Paramount, Cavalier had already enjoyed success in the show ring; he was a
member of the champion interbreed junior beef group at the Great Yorkshire.
This week he stood second in his class.
The female trade on Wednesday 22 October was led at 12,000gns by
Dunesk Unesta, one of a draft from Jimmy and Margaret McMillan, Farnell,
Brechin to J Price,
Staunton-on-Wye,
Hereford.
This five year old Oldstone Egbert daughter who is
one of
Scotland’s
most highly celebrated show cows, was offered in calf to Burradon Talisman.
Unesta’s January born bull, Dunest Dubai by Brampton Albert sold for
2,200gns to A Taylor, Brindsley,
Nottingham.
A
cow and calf pair from the same vendors made 4,600gns to WR and M Mill,
Westfield,
Thurso. Dunesk Octavia, was a 10 year old Seawell Icon daughter while her
yearling heifer, Dunesk Cleo was by Shraden Talisman.
Next at
3,800gns was the female champion, Derryharney Bethany, a two year old heifer
by Derryharney Usher and out of a homebred cow by Oldstone Egbert. Bred and
exhibited by Harold Stubbs, Lisnaskea,
County
Fermanagh,
she sold to John Rix, Nayland,
Colchester.
Averages:
108 bulls £5,564.00
Oakchurch
Conquerant
Thrunton
Carabinier
Caithness
Campbell
Balnullo
Carvalho
Blackford
Clansman
Kersknowe
Chief
Thrunton
Colorado
Kersknowe
Cadet
Lislea
Con
Swalesmoor
Cannon
Swalesmoor
Cavalier
Gretnahouse
Calypso
Thrunton
Consort
Blelack
Canasta
Blackford
Chieftain
Balmyle
Churchill
Woodpark
Cain
Goldies
Carnival
Goldies
Champion
Harestone
Count
Tedd
Commander
Mowbraypark
Cavalier
Clanabogan
Charlie
Killadeas
Council
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5 May 2008 | Charolais head Perth multi-breed sale at 5,000gns
The Champion, Bonnykelly Bertie sold for 4,000gns.
Balthayock Bedlam, the Reserve Championat 3,800gns
Charolais led Perth’s spring multi-breed show and sale with a top call of 5,000gns on Monday 7 May. Sale leader was Thrunton Bluechip, a 21 month old from the Campbell family, Ian, John and their father, Colin, Thrunton, Alnwick. The buyer was KM Fraser, Newburgh. Fife. Bluechip was out of a homebred dam by Blelack Jaguar and just one of a string of five entries from the same vendors by Burradon Talisman, sire of the 55,000gns Perth intermediate champion, Thrunton Voldemort.
Thrunton Bluechip, the day's leader at 5,000gns
The next Talisman son at 3,500gns was Thrunton Bastian, another 21 month old, this time out of a homebred dam going back to Moncur General. Bastian was knocked down sold to JH Paton, Kinross. The two year old Thrunton Blaze, another same way bred entry commanded a 3,200gns bid from G Limond, Maybole, Ayr; Thrunton Benefactor, a 19 month old out of a cow going back to Maerdy Location made 2,500gns to Woodmill Farms, Auchermuchty; while the Campbell’s final entry by Talisman, the August 2006 born Thrunton Bubble sold for 2,400gns to RG Barbour and Sons, Jedburgh.
The day’s championship was awarded to Bonnykelly Bertie, a 19 month old from Bob Leggat and his son, Graeme, New Pitsligo, Fraserburgh. A Ravensworth Osbert son and out of homebred dam going back to Fleets lines, he attracted a 4,000gns call from RM Mackay and Sons, Dunnet, Thurso.
Standing below Bertie in the final line up was Balthayock Bedlam, who later was knocked down sold for 3,800gns. Bred and exhibited by Major David Walter, Balthayock, Perth, Bedlam went home with JW Anderson, Burnton, Laurencekirk.
Following closely behind at 3,600gns was Ross Atom, a two year old by the 11,000gns Farley Copse Talbot from Ronnie Mackie, Crieff. Atom was secured by A McLaren, Kinross.
Two lots shared a 2,900gns bid. First to go was the two year old Mornity Boxer, a Balnuith Universe son from Mornity Farms, Alyth, Blairgowrie to AR Anderson, Dalkeith. The second 2,900gns call was made late in the day for Blelack Banjoe, an 18 month old by the 25,000gns Perth champion Thrunton Scorates. Bred and exhibited by father and son team, Neil and Graeme Massie, Dinnet, Aboyne, the buyer was DA MacGillivray, Kirkhill, Inverness.
Averages: 17 bulls £2,884.41 (+ £778 on 2007)
Auctioneers: UA Ltd
PERTH FEBRUARY BULL SALES 2008 | Perth Charolais peak at 14,000gns
55 entries at 5,000gns or more; 166 lots traded: average £4,408
Charolais bulls commanded a solid trade from the commercial sector at the breed society’s official spring sale in Perth, on Wednesday 20 February. Bidding peaked at 14,000gns, 55 entries sold for 5,000gns or more and166 lots traded to average £4,408. That figure represented the highest number of bulls of any breed coming under the hammer sold during the centre’s spring multi-breed sales and a 70% clearance.
“Trade was underpinned by suckler producers who were seeking in particular bulls that will leave bigger, growthy calves and ultimately a higher return,” commented the British Charolais Cattle Society’s David Benson. “It was apparent that buyers were now using BCCS’s new performance indices to identify bulls; the Terminal Index (TI) for out and out cross breeding programmes, and both pedigree and commercial men were referring to the Self Replacing Index (SRI) for selecting bulls to leave replacement females.”
Dartonhall Brandy.
The day’s leader at 14,000gns was Dartonhall Brandy, a 20 month old from Sean McGovern, Clogher, County Tyronne who purchased him in Dungannon last year for 7,500gns. Brandy was sired by Mr McGovern’s Royal Highland Show champion, Ashleigh Victor, an Irish bred bull who was initially purchased for €11,000 at Tullamore by Brandy’s breeder, John Erskine, Killylea, County Armargh. Brandy who was a second class prize winner and also a qualifier for Beef Quality Initiative funding, was knocked down sold to Gregory Donnelly, to join his 50 cow herd based at Ardmore, County Derry. For Sean McGovern who was accompanied by his daughters, Eimear and Clodagh, the deal added to a handful of five figure leading bulls he has sold through Perth since starting to trade through the centre in the last six years.
Woodpark Bishop
Close behind at 13,000gns was another Irish bred bull, this time the class winner, Woodpark Bishop from Will Short, Omagh, County Tyronne who was enjoying his best ever price at Perth in 10 years of traveling over the water. An 18 month old by the privately purchased Rumsden Tsar, Bishop was out of Woodpark Rene, a member of the 30 cow herd and bred from one of its leading cow families. The buyer was David Stobart who admired Bishop’s ‘extreme muscle, shape and soundness of leg’. He went to join the 60 cow Stabarts pedigree herd based at Cracrop, Brampton.
Later in the day Mr Short offered his 15 month old Doonally New son, Woodpark Barnaby who was in the breed’s top 25% with a Terminal Index (TI) of 23, at 6,000gns to JM Nisbet, Mauchline, Ayr.
Newhouse Benson
Next at 12,000gns was the 19 month old Newhouse Benson TI 24, from father and son team, Drew and Bob Adam, Newhouse of Glamis, Glamis, Angus. Sired by the 24,000gns Perth reserve senior champion, Mowbraypark Torpedo and out of a homebred dam from their 40 cow herd by the 30,000gns Silver Joss, Benson was knocked down sold to Mr and Mrs Andrew White’s Balbithan herd, Worth Matravers, Swanage. “This bull was fleshy, he had style, equally important Torpedo is breeding very consistent progeny,” commented herd manager, Jane Haw.
Glamis Benefactor
That consistency was reflected in Glamis Benefactor TI 27, who minutes later commanded a 10,000gns bid from G Davie, Denny, Stirling. Benefactor who was offered by Andrew and James Adam, the fourth generation of Charolais breeders at Newhouse of Glamis, was a July 2006 born Torpedo son, out of a homebred cow going back to Balnuith Ringleader and 24 hours earlier had been placed first in his class.
A third Torpedo son, this time the 17 month old Newhouse Buckaneer and out of a homebred cow by the 27,000gns Brampton Nacodar made 7,000gns to MJ Clarke, Alyth, Blairgowrie.
Goldies Bulldozer
Goldies Bulldozer, a 16 month old who is in the breed’s top 1% with a TI score of 40 and backed by the highest set of recorded performance data in the catalogue, made 11,000gns to Bob Leggat, and his son, Graeme New Pitsligo, Fraserburgh. Bred by Hamish Goldie, Ruthwell, Dumfries, he was by the 34,000gns Perth champion, Goldies Uppermost and out of one of the restocked herd’s foundation cows combining a blend of Dingle Hofmeister and Moelfre genetics.
Goldies Bruno
Goldies Bandit
The next best from the same breeder at 7,000gns from WJ Fraser and Sons, Glenlivet, Ballindalloch was Goldies Bruno, a 19 month old by the 10,000gns Balthayock Ulex and out of a Kinclune bred cow. Minutes before, Goldies Bandit TI25, another same way bred 19 month old commanded a 6,000gns bid from Messrs McIntosh, Dunragit, Stranraer. Just 24 hours earlier Bandit had been placed reserve intermediate and overall reserve champion by judge, Iain Millar, Port of Menteith, Stirling who described him as ‘big and powerful and full of flesh’. He said however there was very little between Bandit and the intermediate champion, Thrunton Bonjovi, who after a five hour judging stint Mr Millar awarded the supreme championship title. “Bonjovi had all the attributes of a modern Charolais, he had power, presence and length and he had good locomotion,” he explained.
Thrunton Bonjovi
Bred by the Campbells, Ian and John and their father, Colin, of Thrunton, Alnwick, the 20 month old Thrunton Bonjovi TI 21, secured for the family its fifth Perth supreme champion title. “Perth is the most difficult award to win and we’re delighted to receive it again,” said Ian. Bonjovi was one of the first six sons to be offered in Perth by the 11,000gns Carlisle reserve senior champion, Solwayfirth Union, who was chosen to join Thrunton for his shape and potential to deliver easy calved progeny. His dam was homebred from the family’s 120 cow herd and goes back to the 11,000gns Haymount Jetstream.
Bonjovi, who was a BQI qualifier, was knocked down sold for 10,000gns to Harold Stubbs to run with his 20 cow herd based at Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh. “I first saw this bull as a calf while on a herd visit to Thrunton and he stood out from the rest. More than a year on and he continued to impress me when I saw him in the ring this week. He’s a big long stretchy bull with plenty of muscling, and I was determined to take him home,” said Mr Stubbs who is usually to be inside the Perth ring having sold three, five figure bulls in the last five years.
Thrunton Bullet
The Campbells sold a string of 10 bulls to average £4,683, with their next best, Thrunton Bullet, a second class winner, at 9,000gns. This 17 month old who is in the breed’s top 1% with a TI value of 38, was by the 15,000gns Burradon Talisman who sired the 55,000gns centre record price intermediate Perth champion, Thrunton Voldemort, and he was out of a homebred cow by Jetstream. Bullet went home with A Provan, Douglas, Lanark.
Baillieston Bobby
Two more lots were bid to 9,000gns a piece. First to go was Baillieston Bobby, an April 2006 born from Ronnie, Toab, Deerness, Orkney to Colin Wight, Carwood, Biggar, Lanark. Sired by the 17,000gns Mowbraypark Umpire, he was out of a homebred cow going back to Fleets Rascal.
Fury Breeze
The day’s third 9,000gns call went to Fury Breeze TI25, a second class prize winner and sole entry from part time builder, Pat Hackett who runs a 10 cow pedigree herd at Clogher, County Tyrone. This 17 month old by Domino was out of an Oldstone Egbert sired homebred dam who goes back to one of the herd’s foundation cows by Brampton Fourstar. Breeze changed hands to Kenneth Sutherland to run with his 350 cow suckler herd based at Stainland, Thurso. “This bull had a good top, good conformation, good legs and he was backed by good performance data,” said Mr Sutherland whose Charolais cross calves are consistently within the day’s top 10% prices at Thurso mart.
Blelack Bellringer
Father and son team, Neil and Graeme Massie, Dinnet, Aboyne offered two lots at 8,000gns a piece. First to go was Blelack Bellringer, a Blelack Roger son and one of twins. He sold to SNFU vice president, Stewart Wood, Garson Farms, Sandwick, Orkney, while Bellringer’s twin, Blelack Badger made 6,000gns to fellow Orkney producer, G Fergus, Westray.
Blelack Blackberet
Hamish Goldie invested some of his day’s takings when he forked out 8,000gns for the Massie’s Blelack Blackberet TI39, an August 2006 born second prize class winner by the 25,000gns supreme Perth champion, Thrunton Socrates and out of a homebred cow going back to Bassingbourn Ralph. Another Socrates son, this time the 21 month old Blelack Boomtime who is within the breed’s top 1% at TI48, made 6,500gns to GB Grieve, New Pitsligo, Fraserburgh.
Balnuith Brutus
The junior championship title was awarded to Balnuith Brutus, a September 2006 born youngster bred and exhibited by Neil and Sandra Caul, Liff, Dundee. Sired by the £30,000 Moyness Vivacious and out of an Ellern bred cow by Killadeas Jack, Titus was secured in a two way bid of 8,000gns from near neighbours, Mornity Farms, Alyth, Blairgowrie and WK and P Drysdale, Blairgowrie.
Mold, Flintshire based vet, Esmor Evans, offered his best from a string of entries at 8,000gns. Maerdy Bronx, a much admired 20 month old who stood in his class immediately below the supreme champion, was a Maerdy Super son and out of a homebred cow going back to Maerdy Paddy. He was knocked down sold to MA Evans, Llanrhaedr, Denbigh.
Falleninch Balig
Falleninch Balig, a July 2007 born entry from Andrew Hornall, Stirling commanded 8,000gns from C Harron, Crumlin, County Amargh. Balig was by Mortimers Tebay, whose dam was the 16,000gns celebrated Burke Trophy winner, Mowbraypark Gigi.
Mullaghbane Brett
County Fermanagh breeders, F and A Elliot, Florencekirk, offered their top lot, Mullaghbane Brett for 7,500gns to G Sordy and Sons, Whittingham, Alnwick. The July 2006 born Brett who was by Doonally New and out of a Fleets Vibrant sired home bred dam was no stranger to the ring having taking the reserve junior male title at the NI National Charolais Show, Fintona.
Heading a handful of entries from John Irvine and his son, Raymond, Toumintoul, Ballindalloch, was their first class prize winner, Inverlochy Beefeater, an 18 month old Glenlivet Singlemalt son. He made 7,000gns to neighbours, WJ Fraser and Sons, Glenlivet, Ballindalloch.
Solwayfirth Bucaneer
Iain and Dot Goldie, Cummertrees, Annan offered their best ever in Perth since restocking when their 20 month old Solwayfirth Bucaneer made 7,000gns after securing the reserve senior championship 24 hours earlier. Another Maerdy Restful son, Bucaneer was out of a Moyness bred dam from the couple’s 25 cow herd. He travelled to Orkney with J Smith, Stromness.
The third 7,000gns bid went to Elgin Berlin TI29, in a two way split made by Stranraer producers, JM Fisher, Leswalt and JL Hair, Ardwell. Bred by the Milne family, Llanbryde, Elgin, Berlin was a 14 month old youngster by Rumsden Samurai and out of a Westmarden bred cow by Maerdy Hamburg.
Two entries had a 6,500gns price tag. First in the ring was Duncan MacGregor’s (Kilsyth, Glasgow) Corrie Bigbrother TI29, a Harestone Tadorne son and out of a Farleycopse Independent sired Cyglen bred dam. The buyer was E Parsons, Laxey, Isle of Man.
The second 6,500gns call went to Moyness Brutus TI35, the day’s leading entry for Sandy Innes, Auldearn, Nairn. This 18 month old was a Fairway Vandieman son and out of a homebred cow going back to Glenleary lines. He sold to D Young, Waverton, Wigton. Minutes later, Mr Innes attracted a 6,000gns bid from J Hepburn, Hawick for Moyness Bucaneer, a June 2006 born Moyness Saltire son.
At 6,200gns, Govals Bicardi TI23, a 19 month old bred by David Cooper, Kincaldrum, Forfar and by the 18,000gns Ballindalloch Upmost was knocked down sold to Lour Farms, Ladenford, Forfar.
Newroddige Bonanza
Overall the event attracted a dozen bids of 6,000gns. Among the first was to go was Newroddige Bonanza, a rising two year old from Newroddige Charolais, Edingale, Tamworth to C and R Currell, East Harptree, Bristol. The previous day, Bonanza had teamed up with his two full brothers by Simpsons Gregg and out of Maerdy Twain to win the supreme champion group of three.
Bill Bruce, Meigle, Perthshire offered Gretnahouse Bomber TI30, the Houston bred two year old by Derryharney Outstanding for 6,000gns to Ian McClean Livestock, Rochester.
Piatroon Brigadier TI23, a 20 month old by Mowbraypark Paramount from Harold Forster and Sons, Humshaugh, Hexham made 6,000gns to L Dawson, Huntley, Aberdeen. Cromar Barney, a June 2006 born Janos Ubet son and out of an Airdlin bred cow from A Smith Tarland, Aboyne commanded 6,000gns from HM Murray, Turriff, Abderdeen.
Edenhurst Bobby
Peter Vasey, Wetheral, Carlisle sold his highest, Edenhurst Bobby at 6,000gns to RB Millar, Tealing Dundee. A 17 month old, Bobby was by the homebred Edenhurst Titus, who goes back to Knockane Pilot and out of an Oldstone Egbert sired homebred cow.
John Nelson, Parton, Castle Douglas shelled out 6,000gns for Balthayock Bravado TI45 from Major David Walter, Balthayock, Perth. Bravado was an October 2006 born Penfold Seaanchor son and out of a homebred cow going back to Dingle Hofmeister.
Allanfauld Bobo
The reserve junior champion, Allanfauld Bobo was among the final lots in the ring and made 6,000gns to G Mitchell, Tomintoul, Ballindaloch. Bred and exhibited by Archie MacGregor, Kilsyth, Glasgow, this 15 month old youngster was by Allanfauld Vangogh who goes back to Moyness Lincoln.
Caylers Blake
The Barker family, of Nuthampstead, Royston took their first ever major award in 20 years of exhibiting at Perth when their 21 month old Caylers Blake secured the senior championship. Sired by the 6,500gns Maerdy Uniroyal and out of a homebred heifer by Killadeas Prunty, he made 5,200gns to CG Greig (Farms), Gateside, Fife.
Females met a ready trade on Tuesday 19 February, selling to a top of 4,200gns for Thrunton Vixon TI27, one of a draft from the Campbell family, Thrunton, Alnwick. Sired by the 15,000gns Burradon Talisman, and out of a homebred cow going back to Blanerne Fearless, she was offered with her August 2007 born heifer, Thrunton Celena by the 11,000gns Solwayfirth Union. The buyer was CH McDowell, Billesdon, Leicester.
Vixon was one of twins, and her full sister, Thrunton Vikki made 2,500gns to Clova Farms, Pitlivie, Carnoustie. Vikki was accompanied by her six month old heifer, Thrunton Castanet, again by Union. Another heifer and calf pair, Thrunton Venice, by Talisman and sold with her Union bred six month old heifer, Thrunton Constance made 2,400gns to JH Paton, Kinross.
Murray Lyle’s (Mid Cambushinnie, Dunblane) draft was led at 3,400gns by Loganbar Annabelle, a rising three year old heifer by Caithness Torpedo and scanned in calf to Maerdy Ulterior. She sold to Stewart Bett, herdsman to the Llanstephan, Carmarthen based Cargriff herd. Loganbar Aganeiska TI31, another Torpedo daughter in calf to Ulterior commanded 3,000gns from FB Sangster, Buchlyvie, Stirling.
Heading a draft from Esmor Evans, Mold at 2,600gns was Maerdy Ammonia, a two year old heifer by the 28,000gns Perth champion, Maerdy Primeminister. She went to join Jan Boomaars herd based at Woldingham, Surrey.
Averages: 166 bulls £4,408.58; 46 heifers £1,551.03; eight cows and calves £2,237.81.
Auctioneers: UA
