St Boswell Mosston Muir Aberdeen Angus Herd Dispersal

Mosston Muir Aberdeen Angus Herd Dispersal Sale

The cattle were presented in great bloom to an extremely busy ringside of buyers from all over Scotland and the North of England

Two cow and calf pairs combined to take top price on the day, the first being Lot 14, Mosston Muir Isla, a Balmachie Ranald daughter running with what was widely agreed to be the pick of the bull calves, Mosston Muir Isaac, a well put together calf with loads of character, this pair went on to make 7,400 Guineas. and were purchased by Pemberton Farms, Ingleton, Lancs.

Lot 15, Mosston Muir Edwina, from a great breeding line, a Drumcrow Reeko daughter and her outstanding  Fernando bull calf, Edward, also combined to hit the top spot at 7,400 Guineas, Edwina heading to join the Willox family at Old Meldrum and the bull calf bound for the Moffat, for the Armour family at Milton Farm.

Lot 6 Mosston Muir Inga, a Mosston Muir Excalibur daughter was next in line, combining with Ingrid, her lovely Fernando heifer calf to total 6,600 Guineas, with Inga heading to the Fleming family's Falnash Herd, and the heifer calf heading to Blackburn Mill, Grantshouse.

In calf cows sold to 3,600 Guineas for Lot 7, Mosston Muir Erica, another great maternal line, by Excalibur, and in calf to Ballindalloch Fernando.

In calf heifers topped at 3,300 Guineas for Mosston Muir Isla, a Ballindalloch Earl daughter sold in calf to Fernando.

Maiden reached 2,000 Guineas for Esma, a really sweet Balmachie Ranald daughter.

Averages

4 Cows with bull calves averaged £4436

9 Cows with heifer calves averaged £5086

4 In calf cows averaged £3307

2 In calf heifers averaged £3150

9 Maiden heifer averaged £1906

1 Young bull £2310

Harrison and Hetherington also held their Annual Show and Sale of Native Bred Cattle. 

Great show on offer with cattle looking well throughout

Topping at £2380 for a pen of thumpers from Fairnilee Farming.

Top pence per kilo went to Ryan Briggs with a smashing heifer at £5 per kilo

Taking charge of this years judging was Messrs Ramsden, Kaimflat who awarded Wester Middleton with Champion and Reserve Champion

Thank you to Grange Quarry and Concrete Products for sponsoring today’s show

Bullocks per head

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,942.99)  £2,380, £2340 Fairnilee Farming, £2360 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, £2360, £2280 Firm of Whitfield Farms, £2230 Millar, Stagehall, £2220 Hamilton, Earlside

Simmental (Ave. £2,006.66)  £2,220 Hamilton, Earlside Farm, £2020 Gray, Sunnycroft

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,792.60)  £2,130, £2020, £1980(2), £1970 Stirling,Bow, £1940 Millar, Stagehall

Hereford (Ave. £1,800)  £1,800 Stirling, Bow

White Galloway (Ave. £1,589.23)  £1,670, £1640 Stirling, Bow

Belted Galloway (Ave. £1,128)  £1,410, £1380 Bowden Moor & Broomilees Farms

Bullocks per kilo

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 396.66p)  463.30p, 437.7p Pate, Stobshiel Mains, 450p Thomson, Hownam Grange, 437p, 427.7p Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, 426.6p Murray, Branxholm Braes, 424.7p Gray, Sunnycroft

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 380.35p)  411.80p Strang-Steel,Threepwood, 390.2p Stirling, Bow

Simmental (Ave. 389.64p)  404.50p Pate, Helmburn, 396.1p Gray, Sunnycroft

Belted Galloway (Ave. 329.34p)  391.70p, 388.7p Bowden Moor & Broomilees Farms

White Galloway (Ave. 366.96p)  371.10p Stirling, Bow

Hereford (Ave. 367.34p)  367.30p Stirling, Bow

Bullocks averaged 391.21p per kilo

Heifers per head

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,753.25)  £2,180 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, £2150 Firm of Whitfield Farms, £2120, £2000 Huntington Partnership, £2070 Richardson, Upper Samieston, £2050 Cairns & Logan, South Riccalton, £2020 Wight, Ecclaw and Hunter, Craigend

Limousin (Ave. £1,845)  £1,980, £1950 Richardson,Upper Samieston Farm

Simmental (Ave. £1,750)  £1,940, £1860 Richardson,Upper Samieston Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,268.23)  £1,480 Strang-Steel,Threepwood, £1460, £1420 Stirling, Bow

White Galloway (Ave. £1,062.85)  £1,460, £1420 Stirling, Bow Farmhouse

Hereford (Ave. £1,420)  £1,420 Stirling, Bow

Stabiliser (Ave. £1,200)  £1,200 Renton,Bowershield Farm

Belted Galloway (Ave. £770)  £1,100 Bowden Moor & Broomilees

Heifers per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 414.60p)  500.00p Ryan Briggs, 41.5p, 410.5p Richardson, Upper Samieston

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 386.35p)  440.50p, 430p Rutherford Shiel,Byrewalls, 437.5p Thomson, Hownam Grange, 435.5p, 408.5p Murray, Branxholm Braes, 411.3p Ross Farms, Wester  Middleton, 402.1p Fairnilee Farming

Simmental (Ave. 376.32p)  377.80p Hogg,Birkenside, 375.8p Richardson, Upper Samieston

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 336.08p)  370.00p Strang-Steel,Threepwood, 368.8p Stirling, Bow

Hereford (Ave. 368.83p)  368.80p Stirling, Bow

White Galloway (Ave. 298.79p)  368.80p Stirling,Bow

Belted Galloway (Ave. 280.85p)  343.80p Bowden Moor & Broomilees

Stabiliser (Ave. 328.76p)  328.80p Renton,Bowershield Farm

Heifers averaged 380p per kilo

Mosston Muir

Champion AA steer from Ross Farms, Wester Middleton

Resreve Champion AA Heifer from Ross Farms, Wester Middleton