The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Perthshire animal proves the best of the Beef Shorthorn
Beef Shorthorn females hit some of the top prices and stole the breed’s limelight when they appeared at Stirling.
Douglas McMillan’s draft from his Coldrochie herd at Moneydie Roger, Luncarty, made the day’s top of 11,000gns for Coldrochie Grace Beauty, an 18-month-old heifer by Knockenjig Foremost. She was bought by JR Graham and Partners, Greenshields, Biggar.
Other Coldrochie females sold to 7,500gns, to 5,500gns twice to Rutland and Cornwall, 4,500gns to Newark; 4,200gns and 4,000gns three times.
Also reducing his herd was Major Gibb, Glenisla House, Blairgowrie, who sold to a top of 6,500gns for Glenisla Desiree, a 19-month-old heifer by Glenisla Excalibur. She was bought by Cherryvalley Farms, Northern Ireland.
Major Gill also sold at 5,500gns to KWW Brown, Craigowmill Farm, Milnathort, and at 5,000gns to James Cameron, Coupar Angus, and at the same price to I Tennant, Lanarkshire.
Orcadian farmers paid the top prices for Beef Shorthorn bulls, which sold to 6,500gns.
Isle of Sanday farmer I Brown of Millbrae bought the unplaced sire, Rumsden Harry, for 6,500gns from Sarah Wilkins, of Jarvis Brook, and at 4,200gns W Muir, Upper Ouston, Stenness, bought Langalbuinoch Hitman from R and P McAlister of Lingarth on the Isle of Bute. Also at 4,200gns, Donald Biggar sold Chapelton Ruthie to Ryday. Other top prices included 4,000gns for the champion, Willingham Jagersfontein, and 4,000gns for Donald Biggar’s sire to Fiona Wilson, Fordie, Torphins. Henderson Farms, Bogtonlea, Dunning, paid 3,200gns for the third-prize bull, Knockenjig Jester, and William Young and Son, Templehall, Auchtertool, paid 3,000gns for Galla Jubilee.
Reserve champion Chapelton Junot went for 2,500gns to Ian Fleming, Renton Home Farm, Granthouse. Averages: 13 Shorthorn bulls averaged £3,021, down £227 on the year; 83 Shorthorn females averaged £1,995.