Sale Report
The 2023 Stirling October Bull Sale saw a selective trade for the better bulls at the Aberdeen Angus sale held at United Auctions’ Stirling Monday 23rd October. A reduced number were forward (46) compared with catalogued, and the clearance rate settled at 63%, selling 29 to average a healthy £6300, an increase of £1026 on the year.
Bulls topped £13650 for Alistair Clark and family’s Duncanziemere Scorpion Y471, which was Reserve Junior and Overall Reserve Champion in the pre-sale show. Scorpion is an April 2022 born Auchincrieve Exodus son, out of a Rawburn Jester Eric daughter, and scored +48 SRI and +38 TI.
Following closely behind on £12600 apiece were two bulls from different vendors. First through the ring to make this money was Alistair Fraser’s Idvies Prescott Y061, which was unplaced in the pre-sale show. Prescott is a Rawburn Lang Syne son out of a homebred dam, sporting impressive figures; +58 TI and +68 SRI. Second to make £12600 was Gordon Gray’s Ettrick Gallileo Y302, an April born Rawburn Boss Hogg son, out of a Linton Gilbertines President sired dam, with SRI of +72.
Next up at £10500 were the Clarks for a second time with Duncanziemere Jukebox Y486, another son of Auchincrieve Exodus. Jukebox is May 2022 born and sports a +42 TI and +51 SRI.
Following an illustrious show career this past summer, Andrew and Emma Hodge sold their Senior Champion, Rulesmains Paycheck Y680 to top their pen at £9450. Rulesmains averaged £7088 for two bulls sold, the other being Rulesmains Ennis Y650, which realised £4725.
Buyers valued a squad of bulls at £8400, the first of which was Irish consignor Caolan McBrien who sold Old Barr Pitter Patter Y493, an Idvies Eric son, which was 2nd prize in the pre-sale show. The next was Raddery Edin Y285, also a March born, Gretnahouse Blacksmith grandson, consigned by Mr & Mrs E MacGregor, Fortrose. Equally valued was Martin McCornick’s McCornick Night Rider Y910, a 3rd prize Junior by Skaill Dino. Lastly, but right behind the previous at the same price was Gordon Profit Y814, an ET calf by Cheerbrook Profit out of a Belhaven dam.
Gordon Profit was much admired by the judge of the pre-sale show, who tapped him out as Junior champion and then Overall champion. Norman Bellfield of Macclesfield sold the stable mate to his reserve senior champion, Daneside Boris X005 at £6300, while Messrs WD Allen, Stouphill, sold Stouphill Patrick Y402 at £5775, sporting a TI of +40.
Females enjoyed excellent demand for the 23 forward, 22 changed hands to average £3665, and sold to a top of £6825. The best of these was Duncanziemere Edwina Y503, a paternal sister to the Duncanziemere bulls which was a 1st prize heifer in the pre-sale show. Messrs Clark sold two heifers to average £5408 for the pair.
Neil Wattie and son Mark, consigned just one heifer, Tonley Annie X920, a December 2021 born, which was Overall Female Champion and realised £6090, and sold 4 months in calf to Shadwell Black Magic. At the same money, Ray Gardiner sold Newton Muchalls Nutmeg Y112, an 18 month old Gretnahouse Florian daughter. Mr Gardiner sold 3 heifers to average £4235 for the trio.
Ken and Margaret Howie, along with daughter Nicola, sold a pair of paternal sisters to average £5355 and to a top of £5460 for Cairnton Black Nancy Y492, who was a class winner on the day, which followed a successful show career this past summer.
2023 STIRLING OCTOBER BULL SALE STATISTICS
| Average (£) | Top (£) | Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | £6,300 | £13,650 | 29 |
| Senior | £6,605 | £12,600 | 11 |
| MESSRS F J FRASER & SON | £7,980 | £12,600 | 2 |
| ANDREW S HODGE ESQ | £7,088 | £9,450 | 2 |
| CAOLAN MCBRIEN ESQ | £8,400 | £8,400 | 1 |
| MR & MRS E MACGREGOR | £8,400 | £8,400 | 1 |
| NORMAN B BELFIELD ESQ | £6,300 | £6,300 | 1 |
| MESSRS WILLIAM D ALLEN | £5,775 | £5,775 | 1 |
| MESSRS D & K GRAHAM | £4,463 | £4,725 | 2 |
| MESSRS G & N TAYLOR | £4,725 | £4,725 | 1 |
| Intermediate | £5,227 | £12,600 | 9 |
| FIRM OF G GRAY | £12,600 | £12,600 | 1 |
| MESSRS D STRACHAN & SON | £4,725 | £5,250 | 2 |
| MR JONATHAN & MRS LISA DOYLE | £5,250 | £5,250 | 1 |
| NEIL A WATTIE ESQ | £4,410 | £4,410 | 1 |
| MESSRS WILLIAM D ALLEN | £3,990 | £3,990 | 1 |
| W A L LAWSON | £3,990 | £3,990 | 1 |
| COLIN J DAVIDSON ESQ | £3,675 | £3,675 | 1 |
| MR & MRS S MEDLEY | £3,675 | £3,675 | 1 |
| Junior | £7,000 | £13,650 | 9 |
| A CLARK & SONS | £9,450 | £13,650 | 3 |
| MARTIN R McCORNICK ESQ | £6,825 | £8,400 | 2 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE LATE GORDON R BROOKE | £8,400 | £8,400 | 1 |
| RAY GARDINER ESQ | £5,250 | £5,250 | 1 |
| D & R DURNO & SONS | £4,410 | £4,410 | 1 |
| MESSRS M & H D CURRIE | £2,940 | £2,940 | 1 |
| FEMALES | £3,665 | £6,825 | 22 |
| A CLARK & SONS | £5,408 | £6,825 | 2 |
| NEIL A WATTIE ESQ | £6,090 | £6,090 | 1 |
| RAY GARDINER ESQ | £4,235 | £6,090 | 3 |
| K & M HOWIE | £5,355 | £5,460 | 2 |
| KEITH RENNIE ESQ | £3,728 | £5,040 | 2 |
| MESSRS M K & G SPROWL | £2,730 | £5,040 | 6 |
| JOHN WALSH ESQ | £3,491 | £4,725 | 4 |
| MOSSTON MUIR FARM LTD | £1,645 | £1,680 | 3 |
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