Stirling – Multi-breed Bull Sale – May ’25
United Auctions’ May multi-breed bull sale enjoyed a fantastic trade with high clearances in all breeds and a record top price for the event of 30,000gns.
Charolais met a 90% clearance, with 38 bulls averaging out at £11,481, an increase of £4692 per head on the year. They also achieved the day’s top price of 30,000gns, for Goldies Upperclass, a 17-month-old from Hamish Goldie, Mouswald, Dumfries.
Demand was high for Simmental bulls too, with 100% clearance for the 25 bulls on offer and a sale average of £8795, up by £2075 on the year. Top price was 15,500gns for Delfur Prince, from Delfur Farms’ herd at Rothes.
Aberdeen Angus bulls also saw a 100% clearance, with 21 averaging out at £8325, up by £3030 on the year. Trade peaked at 12,000gns twice, with Thrunton Puma making that money first for the Campbells, from Alnwick, then Blelack Hill Black Jester, from AN Calcott and Son, Blelack, Dinnet, making the same.
A small entry of Salers saw a new breed record set when the champion, Rednock Top Gun, from Gill and Malcolm Pye, sold at 20,000gns. Overall, the nine Salers bulls averaged out at £10,663, up by £3435 on the year.
Beef Shorthorns sold to a top of 8500gns twice, with 13 bulls selling to average £6647. Making joint top price was the reserve champion, Upsall Castle Farms’ Trade Mark of Upsall, and Gerald and Morag Smith’s Drumsleed Triton.
The Limousin breed enjoyed a 93% clearance, with 39 bulls selling to average £8901, up by £2201 on last year’s sale. Making a breed record price for the May sale was the champion, Anside Urban, from the Irvine family’s herd at Drummuir, Keith, which sold at 22,000gns.
Below are pictures of the top priced lots from each breed – to view the full selection of images taken, head to our Photo Sales gallery.
CHAROLAIS
Sale top, Goldies Upperclassman, sold at 30,000gns to the Glenericht and Mornity herds
Bombax United made 20,000gns to GT Wordie, Cairnborrow
Also at 20,000gns, Goldies Unionjack, which sold to Balmyle
Goldies Uppercrust made 17,000gns to J Brown, Cardon, Broughton
At 16,000gns, Goldies United sold to JO and R Struthers, Greenfield, Cobbinshaw
The champion, Ouston Unwin made 15,000gns to W Stevenson and Son, Auchenflower, Ballantrae
Thrunton Ultrabrite sold at 15,000gns to Peter Donger, Seawell
Reserve champion, Silvermere Vortex, sold at 14,000gns to the Wilsons at Kinclune
SIMMENTAL
Delfur Prince topped the Simmental trade at 15,500gns, selling to W Moffat, Innerwick, Dunbar.
Pitgaveny Presto sold at 13,000gns to G and M Porter, Carrabus, Argyll
The champion Islavale Pegasus, sold at 12,000gns to Liam Muir, Orkney
Reserve champion, Islavale Pilot gwent at 12,000gns to J and J Marshall, Daleigh, Advie
ABERDEEN-ANGUS
Thrunton Puma sold at 12,000gns to S and J Fisher, Cleuchhead, Bonchester Bridge
Also making 12,000gns was Blelack Hill Black Jester, to the Scottish Government Bull Stud, Inverness
Champion, Tonley Victor made 11,000gns to R Forrest, Preston, Duns
Tonley Electric also made 11,000gns, selling to J Price, Cairneydrouth, Cardross
SALERS
The champion, Rednock Top Gun, made a new breed record, selling at 20,000gns to Peter Donger, Seawell, Towcester
Reserve champion, Rednock Topol sold at 14,000gns to DA Baird and Sons, Easter Clunie, Ninewells
At 15,000gns, Cumbrian Trevor Poll sold to Rannagulzion Farms, Blairgowrie
Selling at 11,000gns, Rigel Trenwith went to Scottish Government Bull Stud
BEEF SHORTHORN
Drumsleed Triton made 8500gns to G and A Milne, Standingstones, Durris
Reserve champion, Trade Mark of Upsall sold at 8500gns to T Walker, Newton of Mountblairy
Coxhill Talisman made 8000gns to J Hyslop and Sons, Netherton
LIMOUSIN
Champion, Anside Urban, topped the Limousins at 22,000gns, selling to the Priestleys’ Brontemoor herd
Reserve junior champion, Anside Uian, sold at 15,000gns to W Steel, Cumberhead, Lesmahagow
Goldies Uno, the reserve senior champion, made 15,000gns to RJ Shennan and Sons, North Threave, Turnberry
Goldies Uniroyal sold at 14,000gns to J Penny and Son, Shannas, Mintlaw
To view the full selection of images taken, head to our Photo Sales gallery.
To view the full selection of images taken, head to our Photo Sales gallery.