Lot 153 – Carruthers Equador Z229 – 10,000gns

Lot 139 – Wendsleydale Black Voltage Y140 – 9,000gns

Lot 106 – Tree Bridge Parthenon Y988 – 7,500gns

Lot 162 – McCornick Energy Z998 – 7,000gns

Lot 122 – Stouphill Blaze Y445 – 6,600gns

Lot 173 – Crookhill Blackbird Y067 – 3,000gns

ABERDEEN ANGUS CATTLE SOCIETY

CARLISLE SPRING SALE – HARRISON AND HETHERINGTON

20^th MAY, 2023

The Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society held their annual spring sale at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, part of the native multi breed sale held on 17^th May.  A much reduced entry forward than catalogued were a solid commercial trade with 31 bulls of the 39 forward changing hands, a 79% clearance (+12%), and an average of 4645gns.  The small offering of females were more difficult to cash with 11 of the 18 forward sold, resulting in a clearance rate of 61%, and an average of 1873gns.  The bulk of the trade was underpinned by a commercial demand for both bulls and females, with more than one bull going for pedigree work.

The pre-sale show was ably judged by Euan Campbell, Kilmallie Herd, Oban, who found his Champion in Wensleydale Black Voltage Y140 having been Junior Champion, and selling for 9000 gns to Mike and Mel Alford, Foxhill, Devon.   Wensleydale Black Voltage Y140 is a December 2022 born son of Gretnahouse Blackboot V082, and out of a homebred dam.  Reserve Junior Champion, and following through to reserve overall male was Carruthers Equador Z229, a March 2023 born Auchincrieve Exodus son out of a Carruthers Eleanor, and sold for 10,000gns to LR Carmichael, Barwick Hill, Ponteland.  Best of the senior bulls was Tree Bridge Parthenon Y988, having stood 2^nd in the first class of the day.  Parthenon is a Linton Gilbertines Elgin T149 out of the Tree Bridge Pride family on the dam side.  He was purchased by local commercial breeders, Messrs Rutherford Esq, Whitfield, Hexham.  Back to the juniors where Martin McCornick sold his first prize in the last class for 7000gns to Graeme Massie, Finzean, Aberdeenshire.  McCornick Energy Z998, a 14 month old son of a homebred bull by Halbeath Pentagon N511, and out of a homebred Evergreen dam.  Stouphill Blaze Y445, consigned by William D Allen, Stouphill, found at home with Messrs Hendry, Stow, Galashiels at 6600gns, having been 1^st prize in the second class.  This September 2022 born bull was also home bred on both sides of his pedigree.  Messrs Williams, Chwilog, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales picked out the admired 4^th prize bull in a strong class, Newbank Dakota Z415, by Idvies Master Boy and consigned by M & S Wilson & Sons, Beattock, and paid 6500gns for him.  Another senior bull, Eilean Pitbull Y233, consigned by MAG McSporran, Innerleithen and sired by Logie Bruce V897, was purchased for 5800gns by L. Muir, Stromness, Orkney, having been 2^nd in his class and sporting a +50 Terminal Index figure.  Second place out of class 3, Trebister Erik Y005, consigned by C. Laurenson and N. Wyllie, an AI son of Cheerbrook Profit V138, out of a homebred dam that goes back to a Moncur female, sold for 5000gns, and went home with Messrs Goldie, Lochmaben, Lockerbie.

Females were a strong trade, which was led by a 3000gns bid by Graeme Massie for Crook Hill Blackbird Y067, an AI sired in-calf heifer due October to Fordel Ma Puma, having stood Reserve Female Champion earlier in the day.  Next best was Duncanziemere Edwina Z518, a March 2023 born Duncanziemere Exodus daughter, sold for 2200gns to Callum Donald, Glenluce, Newton Stewart, for his newly established herd.  John Steel, Allanbank, Chirnside had a small draft of females forward, selling 3 to average 1700gns and to a double top of 2000gns, which was Schivas Phoebe U672 by Weeton Ronan P420, who along with her February 2024 born bull calf at foot, joins the commercial herd at Morris and Co, Fawside, Gordon.  The second female from the draft to reach 2000gns was Tynet Princelia V058, a Blelack Duke daughter and sold with her Te Mania Legend sired, two month old bull calf at foot.  Martin McCornick sold 6 heifers to average 1642gns, and to a top of 2000gns for McCornick Kylie Z002, a 14 month old McCornick Evening Express daughter.

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