A top price of 4,800gns was achieved twice at the Aberdeen-Angus Female Sale held at Skipton Auction Mart, North Yorkshire, on Wednesday 11 November 2026, with Buckhurst Ellen Erica B394 and Buckhurst Toplass B402 leading the trade. All ten pedigree females sold, achieving 100% clearance and an average of £4,326.
Conducted by CCM, the sale featured cattle from the Wretton herd of Iain and Laura Stephen, Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, and the Buckhurst herd of John Walsh, Bury, Lancashire.
Buckhurst Ellen Erica B394, a daughter of Morpheus Rolex U045 out of Buckhurst Ellen Erica S179, sold for 4,800gns to FR Lawson, Broughton, Preston. The April 2025-born heifer had been successfully shown as a calf and yearling and had run with Buckhurst Kryptonite A354.
Matching this price was Buckhurst Toplass B402, a May 2025-born daughter of Buckhurst Lord Hector X295 out of Buckhurst Toplass Z349. She sold to JD Holgate, Rathmell, near Settle, having also run with Buckhurst Kryptonite A354.
Next at 4,700gns was Buckhurst Elba B392, a daughter of Morpheus Rolex U045 out of Buckhurst Elba V255. She sold to Myrtle Grove Farm, Queensbury, Bradford.
Buckhurst Evening Tinge B391, another Morpheus Rolex daughter, sold for 4,500gns to JD Holgate, Rathmell. The March 2025-born heifer is out of Buckhurst Evening Tinge X291.
Buckhurst Blackcap B406, also by Morpheus Rolex U045, sold for 4,400gns to JD Holgate. She is out of Buckhurst Blackcap Z334, a daughter of Boss Lake Bonafide 722E.
The Wretton herd’s leading price was 4,000gns for Wretton Florence A556, a March 2024-born daughter of Wretton Jamie Eric X366 out of Wretton Florence V164. Scanned in calf to Wretton Evander A705 and due at the end of January 2027, she sold to Carthorpe House Farm, Bedale, North Yorkshire.
Wretton Eleanor A688, a daughter of Shadwell Platinum Y310 out of Wretton Eve Y521, followed at 3,800gns, selling to Temple Farm (Chedzoy) Ltd, Bridgwater, Somerset. She was also scanned in calf to Wretton Evander A705 and due at the end of January 2027.
Sale Statistics
Females
Average £4,326
Clearance 100%
Top price £5,040
| Lot Number | Animal Name | Price (£) |
| 57 | Buckhurst Ellen Erica B394 | 5,040 |
| 59 | Buckhurst Toplass B402 | 5,040 |
| 56 | Buckhurst Elba B392 | 4,935 |
| 55 | Buckhurst Evening Tinge B391 | 4,725 |
| 60 | Buckhurst Blackcap B406 | 4,620 |
| 52 | Wretton Florence A556 | 4,200 |
| 58 | Buckhurst Toplass B396 | 4,200 |
| 54 | Wretton Eleanor A688 | 3,990 |
| 53 | Wretton Esk A690 | 3,360 |
| 51 | Wretton Pixy A633 | 3,150 |
