A top price of 22,000gns was paid for February-born bull calf Deveron Mr Bentley C080 at the retirement dispersal of Hamish and Margaret Sclater’s Deveron herd at United Auctions, Stirling, on Monday 19 October 2026. Purchased by Jonathan and Lisa Doyle for their Drumhill herd, Cookstown, Co Tyrone, he is by Hallington Epic Z833 and out of Deveron Bangle Maid Y846 a Wedderlie Best Lad S369 daughter.

Buyers and fellow breeders packed the ringside, with an incredible atmosphere throughout the sale on what was an outstanding day. It was exciting for buyers to have the opportunity to buy cattle from this highly regarded herd, but at the same time it was an emotional occasion for friends, members and the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society, marking the end of an era as Hamish and Margaret retired after 31 years of breeding.

Heifer calves reached 18,000gns for Deveron Blackbird C077, a January-born daughter of Hallington Epic Z833 and Deveron Blackbird Y850. Michael and Melanie Alford bought her for their Foxhill herd, Blackborough, Devon, and also paid 8,000gns for her dam, a four-year-old cow by Rawburn Braw Lad R041 and out of Glassel Blackbird S042.

Another January-born Hallington Epic Z833 daughter, Deveron Elize C074, sold for 15,000gns to the Orr family’s Halbeath herd, Dunfermline. Her dam is Deveron Elize Y884, by Deveron Exstatic T593.

Rebecca Cheyne’s Mayen herd, Rothiemay, Huntly, paid 12,500gns for April-born bull calf Deveron Epic C114. Also by Hallington Epic Z833, he is out of Deveron Elize Z946, a Rawburn Elixir W120 daughter. Mayen also purchased his three-year-old dam for 12,000gns.

Deveron Landman C075 sold for 11,000gns jointly to Graham Massie, Methlick, Aberdeenshire, and Moses Irwin, Fintona, Co Tyrone. The January-born bull calf is by Hallington Epic Z833 and out of the Rulesmains Egbert T872 daughter Deveron Lady X758.

Two March-born heifer calves made 10,000gns. JT Fleming & Son, Falnash Farm, Teviothead, Hawick, bought Deveron Lady C093, by Hallington Epic Z833 and out of Deveron Lady Z947. R Davies, Carmarthenshire, paid the same price for Deveron Jipsey C088, a Morpheus Pioneer Z128 daughter out of Deveron Jipsey A976.

GTB Farming, Witherington Farm, Downton, Salisbury, paid 9,500gns for February-born Deveron Blackbird C079. By Morpheus Pioneer Z128, she is out of the Rawburn Elixir W120 daughter Deveron Blackbird A981.

March-born bull calf Deveron Kensington C105 followed at 8,500gns to James Beveridge, Peattieshill Farm, Leven, Fife. He is by Hallington Epic Z833 and out of Deveron Kleo Z942.

AW Neish, Rodmead Farm, Maiden Bradley, Warminster, bought January-born bull calf Deveron Levi C076 for 8,000gns and his dam, Deveron Lady Z898, for 9,000gns. Levi is by Hallington Epic Z833, while his three-year-old dam is by Rawburn Elixir W120 and out of Deveron Lady W695.

Two heifer calves also sold for 8,000gns. Mayen bought March-born Deveron Elize C098, by Deveron Lindisfarne Z903 and out of Deveron Elize U625. CAH Rodger, Clarencefield, Dumfries, purchased February-born Deveron Jill Erica C084, by Morpheus Pioneer Z128 and out of Deveron Jill Erica A004.

Leading the cows at 18,000gns was the dam of the sale leader, Deveron Bangle Maid Y846, bought by Mayen Farms. The March 2022-born Wedderlie Best Lad S369 daughter is out of Deveron Bangle Maid T599 and ran with Morpheus Pioneer Z128 over the summer.

Ross and Kirsty Williams, Ranna Farm, Tarland, paid 17,000gns for Deveron Lady Y868. Born in April 2022, she is by Deveron Exstatic T593 and out of Deveron Lady U634.

Two cows sold for 16,000gns. Donald Rankin, Kilmaluag, Isle of Skye, bought Deveron Elize Y884, the four-year-old dam of the 15,000gns heifer calf. By Deveron Exstatic T593, she is out of Deveron Elize U625.

J & J Logan, Romavale, Denholm, Hawick, paid the same price for three-year-old Deveron Lady Z947, whose heifer calf sold for 10,000gns. She is by Rawburn Braw Lad R041 and out of Deveron Lady U634.

Halbeath paid 13,000gns for eight-year-old Deveron Lady U634, by Deveron El Paso S550 and out of Alvah Lady Gaga L364. Mayen Farm also bought three-year-old Deveron Elize Z928, a Rawburn Braw Lad R041 daughter out of Deveron Elize T584, for 11,000gns.

Vaughan Farms, Oakfield Farm, Kingsland, Leominster, paid 10,000gns for April 2024-born Deveron Jill Erica A004, by Rawburn Elixir W120 and out of Deveron Jill Erica U615.

In-calf heifers reached 15,000gns for Deveron Bangle Maid A023, purchased by the Campbell family for their Wedderlie herd, Gordon, Berwickshire. The August 2024-born daughter of Deveron Black Boss Z902 is out of Deveron Bangle Maid Y846, making her a maternal half-sister to the sale leader.

M & HD Currie, Skewbridge, Mouswald, Dumfries, paid 11,000gns for Deveron Lady B067 and 8,500gns for Deveron Elize B061. Both were born in April 2025 and are by Deveron Fernando X781, out of Deveron Lady W695 and Deveron Elize X791 respectively.

Stock bulls reached 13,000gns for Morpheus Pioneer Z128, bought by TC Brown & Sons, Trowdale, Bridge of Urr, Castle Douglas. Born in January 2023, he is by Rawburn Boss Hogg N630 and out of Tonley Princess V676.

Raddery Ethan B326 sold for 7,000gns to Donhead Ventures, Lower Wincombe Farm, Shaftesbury. The February 2025-born bull is by Raddery Excel W250 and out of Raddery Elderflower S187.

Sale statistics

Calves
Top-priced bull calf: £23,100
Top-priced heifer calf: £18,900
Average: £6,283

Cows with calves at foot
Top price: £18,900
Average: £7,073

Females
Top price: £15,750
Average: £6,368

Bulls
Top price: £13,650
Average: £10,500

Calves

Cows in calf or with calves at foot

Females

Bulls