Shows & Sales

Judge Tom Arnott has just finished his judging stint here in Balmoral and has just tapped out Bruces Hill Cattle Company’s senior cow Rawburn Julie Erica F526 as his overall champion. Born March 2006, she is a Rawburn Lord Ross daughter out of Rawburn Julie Erica Z026 and was purchased for 14,000gns from the Best [...]

Taking the top spot at Newark and Notts Show at the weekend was Adrian and Penny Johnson of North Yorkshire AI Services with Haymount Willinger K992, a bull who was purchased in February this year for 11,000gns. By Bardrain Eiger G284, he is out of the Blelack Evor C732 daughter Haymount Wavor F673. The Johnson’s [...]

Aberdeen-Angus sale leader at 5000gns at Thainstone on Tuesday at their multi breed event was the section champion, the June 2010-born Strathinver Master Brigadier K092 from Wendy Willox, Druminnor, Rhynie. This is a Strathinver Boy Maverick son out of Strathinver Bonnie Marie F035, a Fordafourie Justice Eric daughter and sold to A and J Adams, [...]

The first show of the season for the south west of England breeders kicked off last weekend at a very wet North Somerset Show. Taking the overall championship under judge Michael Clarke, Glos, was the January 2011-born Rull Evita L127 from Ed and Clare Hones, Cullompton, Devon. By the herd’s successful stock sire Muirhall Top [...]

This mornings pre-sale show reserve champion, Varis Panasonic K874 has topped Aberdeen-Angus trade in Stirling selling for 5500gns to Oatridge College. Forward by the Campbell family of Thrunton and bred by Alastair Grant, this one is a Midtown Prospector D048 son out of Varis Panache E452, a Cairnton Evelux daughter and has a TSI of [...]

Buyers from Germany, Austria, Romania and Switzerland snapped up the leading lots at the first-ever sale of imported UK-bred Aberdeen-Angus at Wertingen, Bavaria. All 94 yearling heifers from six UK herds were sold to average €2238 (£1880) with a top of €5900 (£4956) for one of 16 heifers bred by J and J Campbell, Wedderlie, [...]

Willie Robertson of the Nightingale herd is pleased to announce the private sale of Nightingale Perry L577 to the Borewell Angus herd for an undisclosed fee. Commenting on the sale Mr Robertson said: “Perry is the top animal produced in 2011, if not all time at Nightingale. He has excellent body and limb structure with [...]

A son of the 24,000gns sire Lockerley Legolas G850 has become the most expensive Aberdeen-Angus bull to the sold in the UK this year and is believed to be the dearest Aberdeen-Angus ever sold in the UK under 12 months of age. The young bull, Rawburn Black Hawk L261, has sold to the Yorkshire-based Linton [...]