Shown females top at 3300gns in Stirling

Shown females top at 3300gns in Stirling

Leading the shown offering of Angus females today was the overall female champion Ardoyne Royal Lavender N231 from the Rennie family which sold for 3300gns. By Blelack Blackrod J160, she’s out of Ardoyne Royal Lucy K181, an Ardoyne Dropzone E086 daughter. She carries a TSI of +48 and was sold free of the bull to G colville, Bishops Sortford, Herefordshire.  …

Tonley Pato N938 tops Stirling trade at 12,000gns

Tonley Pato N938 tops Stirling trade at 12,000gns

Aberdeen-Angus bulls have met a steady trade today in Stirling, but it was the pre-sale champion who took the headlines from the show and sale ring in the form of Tonley Pato N938 from father and son team of Neil and Mark Wattie, Tonley, Aberdeenshire.  Born April 2013, Pato is by the Netherallan Peter Pershore E052 son Blelack Evor H929 …

Tonley herd secures Stirling October championship

Tonley herd secures Stirling October championship

The Aberdeenshire-based Tonley herd of father and son team Neil and Mark Wattie have secured the overall championship in Stirling today, having come through as junior champion under judge Ian Mathers.  Their leader was the April 2013-born Tonley Pato N938 (lot 52), a Blelack Evor H929 son out of the Hurdcott Elixier E215 daughter Tonley Princess K729. With a TSI …

Ardoyne secure Stirling female championship

Ardoyne secure Stirling female championship

The first of today’s championships at Stirling for the October Sale has gone to the Rennie family with Ardoyne Royal Lavender N231 (lot 111). This April 2013-born heifer is by Blelack Blackrod J160 and is fully home bred on the dam side, being out of the Ardoyne Dropzone E086 daughter Ardoyne Royal Lucy K181. She carries a TSI of +33 …