Angus bulls hit 10,000gns – twice
Black Captain, which was privately sold to the Smith family, at Lesmahagow, last year for £7000.
Another two bulls made 7500gns, with the first being Tom Hopkinson’s March, 2021-born Lindertis Proud Iggy, from Kinalty, Kirriemuir. Orkney producers, T and J Leslie, Quoymore House, were the final bidders on this bull by the 10,000gns Rawburn Jingo Eric, out of Wolflaw Proud Iona.
George and Nicky Taylor’s Mosshall herd, from Blackburn, also sold to 7500gns for the March, 2021born Mosshall Red Dancer – the reserve intermediate champion at the pre-sale show. Sired by Mosshall Red Legacy and out of Mosshall Dana, he heads north with Kenny Eunson, Braebuster, Deerness, Orkney.
A bid of 7000gns was made for three bulls, with the first to hit that being the March, 2021-born Hallington Principal, from Alan Lawson’s Newcastle on Tyne-based herd. Purchased by JGS and D Duncan, Jacobshall, Banff, he is a son of Tonley Kasper out of Hallington Princess.
Alistair Clark and sons, Brian and Alister, Cumnock, claimedthefinaltwo7000gns for their two similarly-aged Duncanziemere bulls, Proud Ice and Edinburgh.
Both are by Auchincrieve Exodus – which has bred sons to 30,000gns – with Proud Ice being bred from Duncanziemere Proud Ilena. He sold to J and A Mitchell, Killelan Farm, Dunoon, Argyll.
Duncanziemere Edinburgh, out of the Rawburn Jester Eric-sired Duncanziemere Ellen Erica, was snapped up by DG Mackey, Lisburn, Co Antrim.
Next, at 6500gns, was Andrew and Emma Hodge’s Rulesmains Pegasus from their Duns-based herd, purchased by AW Neish, Rodmead, Warminster. Reserve male champion at the Scottish National Show and the Great Yorkshire, he is by Carruthers Gilbert and out of Rulesmains Princess.
Andrew Reid and David Stubbs, of AJR Farms, Ellon, sold to 6200gns for the February, 2021-born bull, Logie President. Sired by Blelack Prince Cornelius and out of Logie Pride, he sold up to Orkney with Terry Coghill.
Matt and Heather Currie’s Dumfries-based Kingholm herd also hit 6200gns with Kingholm Blue Ribbon. A son of Ribble Egma, which bred sons to 7000gns in February, out of Kingholm Bluebell, he was bought by Elsick Estate, Mains of Newhall, Stonehaven.
Bulls born Feb 15 to March 4, 2021 – 1, AJR Farms’ Logie President, by Blelack Prince Cornelius, 6200gns to GT and S Coghill, Muce, Orkney; 2, D and P Murray’s Wolflaw Joss Eric, by Belhaven Full Moon, unsold; 3, FJ Fraser and Son’s Idvies Proud Patrol, by Thrunton Panther, 3000gns to T and M Cannon and Son, Little Torhouse, Wigtown; 4, JM Steel’s Westdrums Pavarotti, by Hallinton Express, unsold; 5, JM Steel’s Westdrums Proud Irvin, by Hallington Express, unsold.
Bulls born on March 5 to 11, 2021 –1 and reserve senior champion, J and L Doyle’s
Drumhill Prime Cut, by Drumhill Lord Hatfield, 7500gns to M Irwin, Co Tyrone; 2, JF Fraser and Son’s Idvies Barber, by Thrunton Panther, 3600gns to WSL Muir, Upper Onston; 3, JF Fraser and Son’s Idvies Prince, by Rawburn Lang Syne, 3800gns to W Nicol, Westerton, Perth; 4, T Hopkinson’s Lindertis Proud Iggy, by Rawburn Jingo Eric, 7500gns to T and J Leslie, Quoymor House, Orkney; 5, NA Wattie’s Tonley Essco, by Tonley Jester Eric, 3900gns to A Graham, Tartraven, Bathgate.
Bulls born March 12 to 21, 2021 – 1 and reserve intermediate champion, G and N Taylor’s Mosshall Red Dancer, by Mosshall Red Legacy, 7500gns to K Eunson, Deerness, Orkney; 2, AR Lawson and Son’s Hallington Principal, by Tonley Kasper, 7000gns to JGS Duncan, Jacobshall, Banff; 3, WD Allen’s Stouphill Duke George, by Logie Defiance, 4000gns to J and DL Picken, Milton, Kirkcudbright; 4, G and N Taylor’s Mosshall Albert, by Mosshall Red Legacy, 3000gns to Scottish Bull Stud, Inverness; 5, D and P Murray’s Wolflaw Proud Ian, by Belhaven Full Moon, unsold.
Bulls born on or after May 7, 2021 – 1, Trustees of the late Gordon R Brooke Trusts’ Gordon Rubix, by Linton Gilbertines Black Cognac, unsold; 2, Mr and Mrs M Alford’s Foxhill Patrick, by Linton Gilbertines Elgin, unsold; 3, K and M Howie’s Cairnton Black Napoleon, by Cairnton Black Bonus, 5800gns to Scottish Bull Stud, Inverness; 4, Trustees of the late Gordon R Brooke Trusts’ Gordon Precision, by Gordon Barney, unsold; 5, J and L Doyle’s Drumhill Kingpin, by Drumhill Jenson Eric, 3000gns to FT Walton, Flotterton, Northumberland.
CAROLINE MORTON’S Keirsbeath Kryptonite sold for10,000gns
TRUSTEES OF the late Gordon R Brooke sold Gordon Ellanin