The on-farm Working Genes production sale from the McGowan family at Incheoch, met a keen trade and saw an entire clearance.
The seventh annual bull sale saw a new top price, when a flurry of bids at the very end of the sale confirmed the pick of the two Angus to be the Millah Murrah Nugget son, Inchisla Jordon Eric. At £14 000, this 18-month-old sold to fellow breeder James Biggar, Chapelton, Castle Douglas
The 14 Simmental bulls were topped at £10,200 by the dark red, homozygous polled Incheoch Patrick, a 17-month-old son of Auroch Deuter. He was purchased by James Hamilton, Aikengall, Dunbar.
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The three Luings were led by the polled, roan Dirnanean Chief which made £7200. This similarly aged bull by Dirnanean Xion, headed home with John Scott, Fearn.
Finlay McGowan said it was pleasing to see a keen interest, with buyers confident enough to invest in paddock-reared bulls at similar levels to the bulls sold at Stirling. Overall, 19 bulls levelled at £6737.
Texel rams also met a strong demand, with many customers going home empty handed to reappraise their ram budget.
Top price in this section was £7350 paid for a shearling by Easton Dunsyre which boasted one of the highest performance figures in the breed. It sold to Ian Murray, Glenway, Wooler.
Another three by the same sire broke the £3000 barrier, selling to Alister Shaw, West Lethans and Jim Logan, Romavale, twice.
The 57 Texel shearlings met a 100% clearance and averaged £1845 (+£629 for five more sold).
A very level show of Lleyn rams balanced out at £1086 for 55 sold (+£207 for 12 more), with a top of £2750 paid for the highest index Incheoch Monarch, purchased by Christiane Geiger.
Debbie McGowan said: “It was great to see the confidence in the sector, with commercial buyers happy to go to £1200-£1500 bracket for the sheep they picked, although there were still plenty around the £500 mark to keep the average reasonable.”
There was a strong crowd present, but the online bidding process on Yourbid meant that some further-afield buyers were able to engage with the sale, and locals were still able to make use of a good harvest day in a tricky season.
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