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Early in 2012 the Scottish Government consulted on proposals to introduce control measures, including movement restrictions. These control measures will come in to force in January 2014, they will include:
A ban on knowingly selling/moving cattle infected with BVDV;
Requiring the herd’s BVD status to be declared before sale; and,
The Charolais classes were judged by Mr Medwyn Williams of the Castellmawr herd of pedigree Charolais located on the Llyn Peninsula, North Wales. The Castellmawr herd of pedigree Charolais was established in 1980 by his father Alwyn Williams and together they have enjoyed great success in the show and sale ring with the pinnacle to date being Castellmawr Jacpot who was awarded Supreme Champion in Stirling Bull Sales, October 2015 and sold to the Carwood herd for 16,000gns.
Junior Champion & Overall Champion – Loganbar Topgun from D M Lyle – 11,000gns
Medwyn awarded the Morton Strachan Quaich for the May 2024 Galbraith Stirling bull sales overall champion to Loganbar Topgun from Mr D M Lyle, Dunblane, Perthshire. Earlier in the pre-sale show this December-2022 born bull by Thrunton Nike carrying a single copy of Q204X and out of Loganbar Nutmeg was awarded the junior championship title and he commanded the second highest price at the sale on Monday at 11,000gns to S & L Robertson, Keith, Banffshire.
Reserve Junior Champion & Reserve Overall Champion – Bombax Topper from C Smeaton & Sons – 7,000gns
Standing reserve junior champion and reserve overall champion was C Smeaton & Sons’ Glenericht Ryder sired October-2022, Bombax Topper out of Goldies Olwen, he was snapped up by J. MacGregor, Lybster, Caithness for 7,000gns.
Sale topper – Goldies Timmy from H Goldie – 12,000gns
Leading the sale at 12,000gns was fourth prize winner, Goldies Timmy from Mr H Goldie, the Caylers Rocky son with a single copy of F94L and impressive calving ease figures of +11.3 seemed a solid investment for J. Brown, Broughton, Biggar.
Senior Champion – Loganbar Topdollar from D M Lyle – 8,500gns
Loganbar Topdollar from the same home as the overall champion took the senior championship rosette, a Maerdy Pore son born in September-2022 out of homebred Newdawn was purchased by Q. Limond, Maybole, Ayrshire for 8,500gns whilst the reserve senior champion from J Irvine & Sons, Inverlochy Tiree born in August-2022 by Caylers Napoleon sold to Rhindhu Farm Ltd, Glenlivet Ballindalloch for 5,000gns.
Reserve Senior Champion from J Irvine & Son – Inverlochy Tiree – 5,000gns
Brailes Livestock’s 4th prize January-2023, Brailes Unique, by Westcarse Houdini out of Bassett Orange sold to R W Walker, Kelso, Roxburghshire for 8,000gns.
Brailes Unique from Brailes Livestock – 8,500gns
C Smeaton & Sons’ Bombax Topgun born in October-2022 and sired by Glenericht Ryder went to the home of J & B Mitchell, Fordyce, Aberdeenshire for 7,800gns.
Bombax Topgun from C Smeaton & Sons – 7,800gns
Adrian Ivory’s second prize, myostatin free, Cardean Tiree born in September-2022 by Elgin Flagship realised 7,500gns to Scottish Government Bull Stud, Knocknagael, Inverness.
Cardean Tiree from A Ivory – 7,500gns
Maerdy Telly born in April 2022 was purchased by A R Paton, Avonbridge, Falkirk for 7,000gns. J H Campbell & Sons accepted 6,800gns from A & W Barrowman, Portpatrick, Stranraer, for second prize Thrunton Tornado by Baillieston Orcadian, while Thrunton Tonto sired by Thrunton Nevada born in July-2022 made 6,500gns to R Gatherer, Elderslie, Renfrewshire and from the same home Thrunton Trinidad, by homebred Thrunton Pierre born in July-2022, matched the 6,500gns bid from Otter Estate, Kilfinan, Argyll.
Thrunton Trindad from J H C Campbell & Sons – 6,500gns
Four further bulls peaked at 6,500gns the first came from Mr H Goldie with Goldies Terence an Elrick Officer son out of Goldies Joyce born in August-2022 went to the new postcode of R & L Howat, Cupar, Fife, at 6,500gns Nethercarse Taurus from J H Christie and son, a September-2022 heifer’s calf, sired by Westcarse Houdini was purchased by D Lamont, Glenelg, Ross-shire.
Goldies Terence from H Goldie – 6,500gnsNethercarse Taurus from J H Christie & Son – 6,500gns
Also at the 6,500gns mark W K & P Drysdale sold a Caylers Oxford son Glenericht Trigger born in September-2022 out of Glenericht Osprey to Grove Farms, Barncleugh, Dumfries and finally J Irvine & Sons sold a Caylers Napoleon son out of Ballindalloch Madonna, October-2002 born Inverlochy Tiktok to the Firm of J D Jack, Leven Fife at 6,500gns.
At 6,000gns, D Macrae from Tighnabruiach, Argyll, secured the most senior bull of the day from Mr D E Evans, Maerdy Tramp a Maerdy Neverdiere son out of Maerdy Internetgirl born in April-2022 and W S L Muir, Stromness, Orkney also paid 6,000gns for Mr H Goldie’s second prize Tweeddale Matador son, Goldie Trojan born in October-2022.
SHOW RESULTS
Overall champion (Morton Strachan Quaich)
Lot 402 Loganbar Topgun from Mr D M Lyle
Reserve Overall Champion
Lot 388 Bombax Topper from C Smeaton & Sons
Senior Champion
Lot 380 – Loganbar Topdollar – Mr D M Lyle
Reserve Senior Champion
Lot 370 – Inverlochy Tiree – J Irvine & Son
Junior Champion
Lot 402 Loganbar Topgun – Mr D M Lyle
Reserve Junior Champion
Lot 388 Bombax Topper – C Smeaton & Sons
Class 1, Bulls born between 7 May & 4 July 2022
1st – Lot 360 Maerdy Total – Mr D E Evans
2nd – Lot 358 Thrunton Tornado – J H C Campbell & Sons
3rd – Lot 359 Broomloan Tavernier – Mr A Brown
4th – Lot 354 Thrunton Triumph – J H C Campbell & Sons
Class 2 – Bulls born between 5 July & 29 August 2022
1st – Lot 370 Inverlochy Tiree – J Irvine & Son
2nd – Lot 369 Goldies Terence – Mr H Goldie
3rd – Lot 368 Goldies Theo – Mr H Goldie
4th – Lot 363 Thrunton Trigger – J H C Campbell & Sons
5th – Lot 371 Thrunton Toshiba – J H C Campbell & Sons
6th – Lot 364 Thrunton Tonto – J H C Campbell & Sons
Class 3 – Bulls born between 30 August & 23 September 2022
1st – Lot 380 Loganbar Topdollar – Mr D M Lyle
2nd – Lot 377 Cardean Tiree – Mr A Ivory
3rd – Lot 374 Nethercarse Taurus – J H Christie & Son
4th – Lot 373 Goldies Timmy – Mr H Goldie
5th – Lot 375 Glenericht Trigger – W K & P Drysdale
6th – Lot 378 Firhills Tibet – Mr D Muirhead
Class 4 Bulls Born between 24 September & 24 October 2022
1st – Lot 388 Bombax Topper – C Smeaton & Sons
2nd – Lot 386 Goldies Trojan _ Mr H Goldie
3rd – Lot 385 Harestone Travis – R & N Barclay
4th – Lot 382 Inverlochy Tiktok – J Irvine & Son
5th – Lot 384 Thrunton Timelord – J H C Campbell & Sons
Class 5 Bulls born between 25 October & 30 November 2022
1st – Lot 392 Bombax Topgun – C Smeaton & Sons
2nd – Lot 390 Goldies Trooper – Mr H Goldie
3rd – Lot 394 Falleninch Tyson – Mr A B Hornall
4th – Lot 397 Balthayock Triumph – Major D F W H & N R Walter
Class 6 Bulls born born on or after 1 December 2022
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