The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Islavale Luxor cream of Simmentals as his sellers achieve top two prices
Simmental bulls sold to a top price of 8,800gn for Islavale Luxor at the May instalment of this year’s Stirling Bull Sales.
Put forward by the Stronach family – who run the Islavale herd at Berryleys Farm, Grange, Keith – Luxor is a September 2020-born AI son of Curaheen Bandit, out of Islavale Candy.
He sold to J Farquharson & Son, Deuchar Farm, Forfar.
The Stronachs also achieved the second best price of 8,500gn for Islavale Luther. A September 2020born AI son of Dermotstown Delboy, out of Islavale Hope, he sold to Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour.
The next best price of 7,800gn was paid three times.
The first was September 2020-born Islavale Lionel, by Ranfurly Confederate, from the Stronachs, selling to Charles Barclay, Craigscorrie, Beauly.
The other, also from the Stronachs, was November 2020-born Islavale Lazarus, by Atlow Dixon. He sold to J Melville & Sons, Ardwell Farm, Girvan.
The last bull at 7,800gn was Overhill House Marley
from West Lothian breeder Richard Mcculloch. A January 2021-born son of Islavale Heston, he sold to Liam Muir, Orkney.
Other leading prices included: 6,800gn for Corskie Locke, by Kilbride Farm Haka, from the Green family at Corskie, Garmouth, Fochabers, selling to G Wealleans & Son, Angel Row, Duns; 6,500gn for Corskie Look Out, by Drumagarner Hughes, from the Greens, selling to Andrew Blades, Nun Appleton Farm, York; and 6,500gn for Redhill Lachie, by Islavale Joker,
from first-time exhibitor Ryan Smith, Towiemore Farm, Keith, selling to W W Dunlop & Son, Commonside, Hawick.
The reserve champion from the pre-sale show sold for 6,000gn to John Meikle, Kirkton of Lundie, Dundee. This was Islavale Lambourgini, by Corskie Highlander, from the Stronachs.
The champion sold for 5,000gn to Liam Muir, Orkney. This was Newbiemains Leonidas, by Moorglen Hillbilly, from Annan breeders Jim and Patricia Goldie.