2023 Stirling October Bull Sale Report

2023 Stirling October Bull Sale Report

24.10.2023

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£13,65029
Senior£6,605£12,60011
MESSRS F J FRASER & SON£7,980£12,6002
ANDREW S HODGE ESQ£7,088£9,4502
CAOLAN MCBRIEN ESQ£8,400£8,4001
MR & MRS E MACGREGOR£8,400£8,4001
NORMAN B BELFIELD ESQ£6,300£6,3001
MESSRS WILLIAM D ALLEN£5,775£5,7751
MESSRS D & K GRAHAM£4,463£4,7252
MESSRS G & N TAYLOR£4,725£4,7251
Intermediate£5,227£12,6009
FIRM OF G GRAY£12,600£12,6001
MESSRS D STRACHAN & SON£4,725£5,2502
MR JONATHAN & MRS LISA DOYLE£5,250£5,2501
NEIL A WATTIE ESQ£4,410£4,4101
MESSRS WILLIAM D ALLEN£3,990£3,9901
W A L LAWSON£3,990£3,9901
COLIN J DAVIDSON ESQ£3,675£3,6751
MR & MRS S MEDLEY£3,675£3,6751
Junior£7,000£13,6509
A CLARK & SONS£9,450£13,6503
MARTIN R McCORNICK ESQ£6,825£8,4002
TRUSTEES OF THE LATE GORDON R BROOKE£8,400£8,4001
RAY GARDINER ESQ£5,250£5,2501
D & R DURNO & SONS£4,410£4,4101
MESSRS M & H D CURRIE£2,940£2,9401
FEMALES£3,665£6,82522
A CLARK & SONS£5,408£6,8252
NEIL A WATTIE ESQ£6,090£6,0901
RAY GARDINER ESQ£4,235£6,0903
K & M HOWIE£5,355£5,4602
KEITH RENNIE ESQ£3,728£5,0402
MESSRS M K & G SPROWL£2,730£5,0406
JOHN WALSH ESQ£3,491£4,7254
MOSSTON MUIR FARM LTD£1,645£1,6803

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