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GALLERY: From the finishing touches to award joy, some of the best pictures from the Stirling Bull Sales

By Emma Grady

October 19 2022, 12:02 pm

October 19 2022, 12:02 pm

Major and Davie with reserve Charolais champion, Balthayock Sebastian. All images: Wullie Marr/ DC Thomson.

The Stirling Bull Sales wrapped up yesterday and our photographer was on hand to capture all of the best moments from the three-day spectacle.

Held three times a year, the United Auctions event attracts the best breeders in the country to show and sell their pedigree animals.

Cattle breeds on show include Aberdeen Angus, Beef Shorthorn, Simmental, Limousin, British Blue, British Blonde, Salers and Highland.

This October also saw an increase in demand for Charolais, with 14 lots hitting five-figure prices.

Here, we have rounded up the best images from our photographer Wullie Marr.

Intermediate and overall champion, Keirsbeath Kryptonite.

Beef Shorthorn judging.

A champion bull.

Judging of Angus bulls. Richard Rettie attending to his bull.

Drumhill Minor Pro, reserve junior champion.

Reserve senior champion, Drumhill Prime Cut.

Andrew Reid of AJR farms near Ellon, with his bull during the senior championship in the Aberdeen Angus category.

Senior champion, Aberdeen Angus, Rulesmains Pegasus, by Andrew S Hodge, Duns, which was also overall reserve champion with senior reserve, Drumhill Prime Cut, by Mr Jonathan & Mrs Lisa Doyle, Cookstown, N.I.

Junior Angus champion, Oak Moor Lord Huxton, by Miss MV Guttery & Mr Tom Slater, Oakmoor Farm, Yorkshire and reserve, Drumhill Minor Pro, by Jonathan & Mrs Lisa Doyle, Cookstown, N.I.

Overall champion and reserve, Keirsbeath Kryptonite and Rulesmains Pegasus.

Intermediate champion, Kiersbeath Kryptonite, by Miss Caroline Orr, Halbeath Farm, Dunfermline and Intermediate reserve, MKosshall Red Dancer, by Messrs G & N Taylor, Mosshall Farm, Blackburn.

Mosshall Red Dancer, reserve intermediate champion.

Junior champion, Oak Moor Lord Huxton.

Senior champion, and overall reserve, Rulesmains Pegasus.

Reserve senior champion, Drumhill Prime Cut.

Drumhill Minor Pro, reserve junior champion.

Senior champion, Aberdeen Angus, Rulesmains Pegasus, by Andrew S Hodge, Duns, which was also overall reserve champion.

During the Angus judging.

Judging during the Senior championship. Andrew Ried of AJR farms near Ellon, Aberdeenshire.

Mosshall Red Dancer, reserve intermediate champion.

Senior champion, and overall reserve, Rulesmains Pegasus.

Junior champion, Oak Moor Lord Huxton.

Reserve champion Beef Shorthorn bull, Dunsyre Perth.

Reserve Intermediate champion, Brigadoon Sicily.

Charolais bulls being made ready for the show ring.

Charolais judge, Duncan MacGregor, picking his champion.

Female champion Beef Shorthorn, Coxhill Desiree.

Former First Minister, Alex Salmond at the bull sales.

Overall champion, and reserve, Glenericht Superb and Balthayock Sebastian.

Charolais being prepared to be shown.

Bulls in a row for the Charolais judging.

Charolais judging.

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