| 2019-10-23 |    |
Stirling Beef Shorthorn Females peak at 7,000gns
Leading the trade at 7,000gns was the female champion, Millerston Augusta Mint TI +35, SRI +41, an 18-month-old light roan heifer from Jack P Ramsay, Mauchline, Ayrshire.
Sired by Meonhill Charlie Chaplin and out of a homebred dam, she sold to A and C Farms, Langham, Rutland.
The same buyers invested 4,500gns in the 19-month-old red maiden, Podehole Irene Melody TI +42, SRI +41, a Knockenjig Hercules daughter from H Horrell, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
Millerston Augusta Mint
Two more entries by Knockenjig Hercules from the same breeder were in the money. Podehole Tessa Moneypenny TI +27, SRI +24, an 18-month-old roan heifer commanded a second 4,500gns bid, this time from Gates Farming, Cold Overton, Leicestershire, whilst earlier in the day Podehole Lord TI +35, SRI +32, a 22-month-old red and little white bull sold for 3,000gns to OFA and K Duncan, Bankfoot, Perthshire.
The fourth and final entry from H Horrell made 4,000gns to GL Riby, Bridlington, East Yorkshire. Podehole Rock Master TI +45, SRI +47 was a 19-month-old red bull by Royalla Rockstar.
Two entries by Creaga Logic from Dr Peter Fitzgerald, Crumlin, Co Antrim, shared the day’s second leading 5,000gns bid. First to go was the male champion, Cherryvalley Oak, a 21-month-old roan, to HA Smith and Sons, Keith, Morayshire.
Cherryvalley Denise Olea, an 18-month-old red and white Logic daughter was awarded the reserve female title and commanded the second 5,000gns bid. The buyer was Edward Green, Lisburn, Co Antrim. Dr Fitzgerald’s third entry, Cherryvalley Northern Star TI +35, SRI +40, a two-year-old red and white by the 7,500gns Chapelton Glen Clova made 3,500gns to L Townsend, Moffat, Dumfriesshire.
A bid of 3,600gns secured Langalbuinoch Legacy TI +28, SRI +32 for DC and JJ Marshall, Biggar, Lanarkshire. Bred and exhibited by R and P McAlister, Kingarth, Bute, Legacy was a two-year-old red roan by Newfield Tarquin.
A second 3,600gns price tag went to the reserve male champion, Elliot Houdini TI +28, SRI +25, a 20-month-old red Sull Cyclone son from J Elliot, Kelso, Roxburghshire to W Barr, Lauder, Berwickshire.
Two heifer lots were bid to 3,200gns. First to go was the rising two-year-old roan, Meonside Tansy Louise, a Meonside Hercules daughter from D and T Bradley Farmer, Parkgate, Dumfriesshire to Laga Farms, Evie, Orkney.
Balnabroich Lovely Maya, a 21-month-old roan heifer made 3,200gns to Leanne Green, Lisburn, Co Antrim. A Meonhill Charlie Chaplin daughter, she was bred and exhibited by Balnabroich Farms, Blairgowrie, Perthshire.
The day’s drafts were led by entries from Mrs L Townsend’s Coxhill herd, Moffat, Dumfriesshire. Coxhill Menna-M395 TI +18, SRI +17, an 18-month-old red Ballylinney Glenn daughter in calf to the 20,000gns Millerston Kasper, made 5,500gns to Gates Farming. Another same age Glenn daughter, the roan Coxhill Princess-M397 and in calf to Barnaigh Highwayman commanded a 5,000gns bid from Thomas Staunton, North Kinvara, Galway.
Averages: 12 bulls £3,439; 28 females £2,550. Drafts: Coxhill 10 heifers £3,076; Glenisla 8 heifers £2,284; Skaillhouse 5 heifers £1,050; Dunsyre 6 heifers £1,750.
