The
weather is unseasonably warm and we've snowdrops popping up everywhere. Beltex
and Texel lambing has started with a vengeance and, touch wood, it's going well.
Stirling
trade was strong for all breeds with Charolais bulls averaging £6,121, with a
83 per cent clearance. Gretnahouse Lord, from A.G. Houston, Gretna Green, stood
reserve overall male champion and topped the sale at 25,000gns.
120 Simmental bulls
averaged £6,066, with a 75 per cent clearance rate. Top price was 21,000gns for
the reserve senior bull, Overhill House Guinness 15, from Richard McCulloch,
Armadale.
Salers
bull trading saw 10 bulls sell to an average of £6,983. Two bulls achieved top
prices of 12,000gns - Whitebog Kracker from A. MacKenzie, Ross-shire and
Drumaglea Kingpin 2 from P. Boyd, Isle of Tiree.
Prime cattle have
seen a bit of a lift at the beginning of the week and store sales remain
particularly strong. Hogg trade is much the same with the lighter weight
continentals making decent money but heavier and hill types bring averages
down.
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Have a great week.
Steph Ryder
Head of Commercial
Sales & Development
