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Beef Shorthorn female trade peaked at 2,400gns at the society’s official sale at Stirling on Monday 4 February 2013.
Leading the trade at 2,400gns was Chapelton Secret Sally 3728 TI +24, SRI +20, a 20 month old dark roan heifer from D J Biggar, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire. Purchased by M Lamb, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, this one was by the 6,800gns Glenisla Banqo and out of a homebred dam. The same buyer invested 2,300gns in the 18 month old Crichton Ballarina 554 from B Walling, Selkirk. Ballarina was a roan heifer sired by Crichton Flyer and out of Dunsyre Ballerina 7.
Top price female - Chapelton Secret Sally 3728 - 2,400gns
Also sold for 2,300gns was Cairnsmore Elizabeth TI +11, SRI +7, a 15 month old roan heifer by Elliot Boo Boo and out of a homebred dam bred by B Landers, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire to go home with D Gibbon, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire. The same buyer paid 2,000gns for B Walling’s Crichton Patsy 575, a 16 month old roan heifer by Crichton Flyer and out of Kilfrush Patsy.
Three calls
of 2,200gns were made. First up was the 23 month old roan heifer
Tara Floss 6 of Skaillhouse TI +17, SRI +14, from C Macadie and
Sons, Thurso, Caithness. By Bon-Accord Alpha and out of a homebred
dam, she was knocked down sold at 2,200gns to J Fyall, Newmachar,
Aberdeenshire, who bid the same money for Fearn Elsie Floss E988,
a 22 month old red and white heifer by Fearn Bundaleer 762 and
out of a homebred dam. This one was bred by J Scott and Partners,
Tain, Ross and Cromarty.
Messrs Macadie took a further 2,200gns for Tulip 29 of Skaillhouse TI +12, SRI +12, a 22 month old roan heifer by Alpha and out of a homebred dam. She was purchased by Balnabroich Farms, Dundee, Angus. The same buyer made a call of 2,000gns for Uppermill Rothes Madge TI +18, SRI +15, from J Porter, Lisburn, County Antrim, a 21 month old red and white heifer by Ardoyne Bombus and out of Rothes Maidenhair S032.
The reserve champion Chapelton Ariel 3724 TI +19, SRI +13, realised 2,100gns for Mr Biggar. By Chapelton Typhoon and out of a homebred dam, this 21 month old red and white heifer was secured by M Conway, Kilrush, County Clare.
Averages: 16 heifers, £2,086.88.
Auctioneers: United Auctions
