Stirling Beef Shorthorn females smash records

Sale leader at 15,000gns was Elliot Miss Lea 825, a 28-month-old Canadian bred heifer by Sull Cyclone, out of a Crawfdown dam, and knocked down in calf to Elliot Conundrum and selling to G Price, Aberystwyth, Ceridigion. Miss Lea was one a string of 13 entries from John Elliot, Kelso, Roxburghshire trading to average £4,408.

His next best at 6,500gns was an Elliot Pure Class, a six-month-old roan heifer, by Elliott Royal Flush to Francis Baird, Tetbury, Gloucestershire who also took home her dam, the five-year-old Elliot Pure Surprise TI +21, SRI +21 for 4,000gns. A bid of 5,000gns secured the cow and calf pair for S Brigdale, Ennis, County Clare. Elliot Miss Lea 634, was a three-year-old white CSF Evolution daughter, and her seven-month-old roan bull, Elliot Kirkwall by Elliot Royal Flush.

“The day’s trade for Beef Shorthorn was on fire, fuelled by buyers demonstrating vision; they are aware that Beef Shorthorn genetics will fit future systems under a new post Brexit regime, potentially offering support for public goods, including environment schemes,” commented breed society president, Cathryn Williamson.

“Beef Shorthorn will provide a solution delivering a low input, low cost, modern functional suckler cow – milky, hardy, fertile, forage based, with a quiet temperament and great longevity. And they are also aware that Beef Shorthorn cross steers are continuing to find a ready market influenced by Morrisons Shorthorn Beef scheme.”

The day’s second highest call of 7,800gns went to an entry from Major JPO Gibb, Blairgowrie, Perthshire who traded a total of eight heifer lots to average £5,932. His sale topper was Glenisla Desiree N461 TI +37, SRI +48, a 15-month-old roan by the 12,000gns Millerston Jamboree. She sold to AandC Farms, Langham, Rutland along with four more Glenisla entries each by Jamboree.

AandC Farms went to 6,000gns twice for two, 19-month-olds; first in the ring was the red and little white Glenisla Sally Broadhooks N404 TI +40, SRI +50 followed at by the roan Glenisla Waterloo Naomi N432 TI +29, SRI +29. The same buyers went to 5,000gns for the 20-month-old roan Glenisla Desiree N396, and they paid 4,200gns for the 19-month-old red and little white Glenisla Waterloo Andrea N426 TI +38, SI +29.

Gates Farming, Coldoverton, Leicestershire took home 10 entries including two, Chapelton Glen Clova daughters from Glenisla. They went to 6,800gns for Glenisla Desiree N454 TI +43, SRI +46, an 18-month-old red and little white, and 4,200gns for the 19-month-old roan, Glenisla Eva Broadhooks N403 TI +33, SRI +35.

The Jamboree sired Glenisla Foxglove Tansy N470 TI +33, SRI +37, a 14-month-old roan was secured for 5,200gns by Thomas Cheetham, Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

The bull trade was led at 6,200gns by Drumsleed Nato TI +24, SRI +26, a 21-month-old red and white Knockenjig Glenfiddich son from G and M Smith Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire to EW Jolly, Forfar, Angus.

Three lots sold to 4,800gns. First to go was the two-year-old red and white Westbroad Mateo TI +28, SRI +36 by Galla Jackpot. Bred by D Welsh Kilmarnock, Ayrshire he sold to the Scottish Government’s bull stud, Inverness. JGS and D Duncan, Banff, Aberdeenshire made the next 4,800gns bid for Stonehills No Limits TI +27, SRI +32, a 20-month-old roan Faughhill Ivan son from GL Riby, Bridlington, East Yorkshire.

The final 4,800gns call went to Galla Negotiator TI +18, SRI +6, an 18-month-old roan Elliot Matrix son from JW Frame, Biggar, Lanarkshire to Rattray Estates, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

Averages: 7 bulls £4,410; 52 females £3,543.75; 4 cows and calves £3,281.25

Auctioneers: United Auctions