North farmer to judge at Stirling Bull Sales event
Well-known Ballindalloch farmer Raymond Irvine is among the line-up of judges for next month’s Stirling Bull Sales.
Stirling Bull Sales
Goldies Oasis going for gold at highest price of 23,000gn
Charolais bulls achieved the highest price of the fixture at the closing day of the Stirling Bull Sales yesterday.
Simmental bull hits the Jackpot with 15,000gn sale
Simmentals met a steady, yet selective, trade at the Stirling Bull Sales yesterday with seven lots selling for five-figure prices.
Trade in Aberdeen-Angus bulls slow at Stirling
Aberdeen-Angus bulls met a sticky trade at the Stirling Bull Sales yesterday.
North breeders lords of the ring on day two of bull sales
Averages for Limousin bulls were back £700 on the year at the Stirling Bull Sales yesterday, when a total of 45 bulls achieved a 65% clearance rate and cashed in at £4,482 for four fewer sold.
Beef Shorthorn totals down at Stirling bull sale
Beef Shorthorns met a selective trade at the Stirling Bull Sales yesterday, when just 12 bulls levelled at £3,439, a drop of £1,048 on the year for three fewer sold.
Record entry ‘great to see’ for bull sales
A record entry of Aberdeen-Angus bulls will go under the hammer at the Stirling Bull Sales later this month.
McCornicks the toast of the Charolais show at Stirling
Pedigree breeders and commercial farmers gathered at United Auctions in Stirling for the May instalment of the world-famous Stirling Bull Sales.
Limousins make top price of the day at Stirling
Limousins proved popular, achieving the top price of the day at Stirling, with a 9,000gn lead bid and a clearance rate of 89% with 41 selling to average £4,474.
Champion Nesquik tops prices at Charolais sale
Charolais and Simmentals both enjoyed a solid clearance and peaked at 8,500gn at United Auctions’ May bull sale at Stirling, with the Charolais breed selling 33 to average £5,676, while 29 Simmentals sold to level at £4,439.
Top price for Thrunton Nugget at Stirling Bull Sales
Charolais bulls sold to a top of 13,000gn at the closing day of the Stirling Bull Sales.
North breeders to fore at Stirling Bull Sales
Breeders from the north led the charge in the Simmental show ring at the Stirling Bull Sales yesterday.
Irvine surname synonymous with supreme Charolais
Charolais cattle from the Irvine family’s Inverlochy herd regularly hit the headlines in the show and sale rings having secured several five-figure prices with bulls over the years.
RHS winner nets 25,000gn at Stirling Bull Sales
A powerful Aberdeen-Angus bull sporting a third prize rosette broke through the ranks to sell for 25,000gn at a breed sale which picked up momentum after a sticky start to trade.
Stirling Bull Sales schedule split into two lots
Almost 1,000 pedigree beef bulls and females are forward for the February Stirling Bull Sales.
Simmental successes for north breeders
Simmentals met a steady trade at the Stirling Bull Sales, with 69 selling to average £6,187 – up £467 on last year – and eight making five figures.
Charolais sell to 40,000gn at Stirling Bull Sales
Charolais bulls met a flying trade at the closing day of the Stirling Bull Sales.
Limousin champion heads to Orkney
Commercial demand for the Limousin breed continued yesterday with an 80% clearance rate achieved when 49 bulls sold to average £5,182 – up £119 on the year for eight more sold.
Aberdeen-Angus reach 22,000gn twice at Stirling Bull Sales
Aberdeen-Angus stole the show at yesterday’s Stirling Bull Sales selling to a top of 22,000gn twice.
Shorthorns sell to 12,000gn at Stirling Bull Sales
Shorthorn bulls averaged £4,487 at yesterday’s Stirling Bull Sales.
Breeders enjoy showing success at Stirling Bull Sales
Pedigree cattle breeders and commercial farmers from across the UK and Ireland gathered at United Auctions in Stirling yesterday for the first day of the Stirling Bull Sales.
Bumper Aberdeen-Angus entry for Stirling Bull Sales
A bumper entry of Aberdeen-Angus bulls and females will dominate the Stirling Bull Sales later this month.
Moncur Aberdeen-Angus herd to be dispersed
For more than a quarter of a century the Aberdeen-Angus cattle that graze the lush grass of the Carse of Gowrie have been a landmark on the busy A90.
GALLERY: 12,000gn the top price paid for champion of Limousins at Stirling Bull Sales
Farmers from across Scotland and farther afield gathered for the May Stirling Bull Sales at United Auctions.
Top price of 6,500gn for Simmentals
Simmentals sold to a top of 6,500gn at Stirling with 38 bulls selling to average £4,253 – back £222 on last year’s sale.
Limousins lead the charge at May Stirling Bull Sales
Limousin bulls led the charge at the May Stirling Bull Sales achieving the top price of 12,000gn at the two-day event.
Top price of 9,200gn paid in Charolais Stirling event
A top price of 9,200gn was paid in the Charolais sale at the Stirling Bull Sales.
Aberdeen-Angus bulls sell to top price of 6,500gn
Aberdeen-Angus bulls sold to a top of 6,500gn and an average of £4,452 was achieved, up £98 on the year, for the 30 sold.
Rosettes for north stockmen at Stirling Bull Sales
Scottish breeders reigned supreme at the Stirling Bull Sales yesterday with the champion rosettes for the Aberdeen-Angus, Charolais and Simmental bulls awarded to stockmen from north of the border.
Young auctioneers to fore at bull sales
Young auctioneers will lead the charge at next month’s Stirling Bull Sales.
Disappointment as buyers sparse for record entry of Salers at Stirling
Sadly a record entry of Saler bulls at Stirling came in front of too few buyers and recorded a dip in the breed’s average of £3,105 on the year.
Islavale Heston lands top Simmental price at Stirling Bull Sales
A Moray farming family led the charge in the Simmental sale ring at the Stirling Bull Sales.