Shows & Sales

Taking the championship at Devon County Show last week under Stuart Addison was Katherine and Dan Russell with Rull Janira Erica K109. This January 2010-born Muirhall Top Deal E006 daughter is out of the Jeremy Eric of Bridgefoot daughter Rull Janira Erica G073 and was reserve breed champion at North Somerset Show earlier in the [...]

Here’s a picture gallery from last week’s Balmoral Show. All images are taken by MacGregor Photography.

Hadleigh Show saw the Shadwell team take its second breed championship in as many shows, this time under judge Richard Davis and with the August 2011-born Shadwell Blue Belle L543, a Muirhall Total Deal E009 daughter out of a Lockerley Bruno C270 homebred daughter who goes back to Netherton Belle O57. The reserve champion also [...]

The first show of the season in Central Scotland took place on Saturday at Fife Show under judge David Lucas of the Cheeklaw herd with W and D McLaren’s three year old cow Netherton Frances K550 taking the supreme championship followed by the interbreed championship. Shown with her August-born heifer calf at foot sired by [...]

Gretnahouse Angus are pleased to announce the private sale of their homebred Prince Cracker L532, an October 2011 born Netherallan Peter Pershore E052 son out of Blelack Princess Carina J288 to join the Cally herd belonging to Colin Buchan. Kevin Hodgson, herd manager, says: “We have been looking for a well bred bull with great [...]

Securing the first ever Aberdeen-Angus championship at the new Balmoral Show location at the Maze, Balmoral Park, was local breeder James Porter, Ballinderry, Lisburn,  with the first prize heifer from the two year old heifer class and overall female champion Old Glenort Lavender L251. By the homebred The Moss Mr Eshton D409 son Old Glenort [...]

The Hurn family took top spot at Newark and Notts Show at the weekend with their two year old heifer Wickmere Ebblima L382. This one is by Jerusalem Mr Bojangles G130 and is out of Wedderlie Ebblima E895. Standing reserve to her was Ben Marsden of Marsden Farms Ltd with the herd’s stock bull Lockerley [...]

Show season has now well and truly kicked off now and taking top spot at South Suffolk Show at the weekend was Shadwell Estate with the ET-bred Shadwell Lady Heather M572, a Netherallan Peter Pershore E052 daughter out of Blelack Lady Heather D977, making her full ET sister to the 15,000gns Blelack Lady Heather.  Reserve [...]

Leading the Aberdeen-Angus offering at Dingwall multi-breed bull sale yesterday at 5100gns was Inkstack Finbar L482 from D and M Tait, By Thurso, Caithness. This Ankonian Elixir son is out of a Royal Added Value daughter Inkstack Flhame A033 and sold to RW Durham and Partners, Scotsburn. This was one of a strong line up [...]

Two bulls shared a top price of 3400gns at Thainstone yesterday with the champion from the Schivas Estate the first to go at that money.  The 25-month-old Schivas Evolution L978, by Wedderlie Tidy Baron H615 and out of a Blelack Evolution A327 daughter Schivas Evanol H594 sold to Liam Muir, Stenness, Orkney. Mr Muir also [...]