Females took the top price among the Beef Shorthorn breed, reaching 8500gns, with 32 females averaging £3068 (+£533 on the year, with 11 fewer sold).

Sale leader, Meonside Broadhooks Serenity, from Tom Bradley Farmer Wester Parkgate, Dumfries, stood champion in the pre-sale show. This June 2022 born heifer is a daughter of Podehole Piper, a sire bought privately for £10,000, and is bred from Meonside Broadhooks N31. She was sold in-calf to Meonside Rambo heading home to the Walkers of Netherwood, Banknock.

Reserve female champion, Coxhill Snowflake-S778 from Lucinda Townsend, Coxhill, Moffat secured 8000gns. Her April 2022 born heifer is a daughter of Meonside Nidavellir, out of Coxhill Snowflake-N480, and now travels across to Bute with Tom McMillan, Eskechraggan.

Just five bulls sold to average of £5187, creating a 71% clearance rate.

The pre-sale bull champion, Dumsleed Trojan, secured the top price of 7500gns for Gerald and Morag Smith, Drumsleed, Fordoun. This 19-month-old bull is sired by the Stirling purchase, Coxhill Pierce, and bred from Nonpariel X1221 of Upsall. He sold to Aucheneck Estates, Killearn.

Reserve champion, Headlind Soldier from Allan Jackson and Senga Hamilton-Guy, Woodyett, Lanark, realised 7000gns. A son of the privately bought Dunsyre Horatio, a Royal Highland, Great Yorkshire, and Royal Welsh champion, he is out of Headlind Rosette Nelly. This Novemeber-2022 bull has also succeeded at the Great Yorkshire securing junior champion. He found a new home with Low Barrows Green, Kendal.

The dispersal sale from the late, Gordon Brooke witnessed a top call of 6800gns for a cow and calf outfit. This five-year-old cow Gordon Millicent 405, a Meonhill Charlie Chaplin daughter is due to calve in April to Gordon White Gold. Selling with her heifer calf at foot, the April-born Gordon Millicent 060, also by White Gold. The pair are headed to Aberystwyth to join Evans and Price’s Llwynhywel herd.

Leading Awards

Bulls born after Nov 17, 23 – 1 and champion, G and M Smith’s Drumsleed Trojan by Coxhill Pierce, 7500gns to Aucheneck Estates, Killearn; 2 and reserve, A Jackson and S Hamilton-Guy’s Headlind Soldier by Dunsyre Horatio, 7000gns to Low Barrows Green, Kendal; 3, MG Bailey’s Craigeassie Topper by Westbroad Powell, 4000gns to Balmyre Farm LLP, Mains of Megginch, Errol; 4, D and T Bradley Farmer’s Meonside Timone by Podehole Piper, 3000gns to I Fleming, Renton Home Farm, Duns; 5, A Clark and Sons’ Duncanziemere Torridon by Meonhill Charlie Chaplin, 3200gns to WSL Muir, Upper Onston, Orkney.

Heifers born April 14, 22 to Jan 17, 23 – 1 and champion, D and T Bradley’s Meonside Broadhooks Serenity by Podehole Piper, 8500gns to Walker of Netherwood, Netherwood, Banknock; 2 and reserve champion, Lucinda Townsend’s Coxhill Snowflake by Meonside Nidavellir, 8000gns to JD McMillan, Eskrechraggan Farm, Isle of Bute; 3, D and T Bradley Farmer’s Meonside Secret Sanger by Meonside King Kong, 2800gns to Cornabus Farm, Isle of Islay; 4, Lucinda Townsend’s Coxhill Lavender-S775 by Glenisla Masterton, 3000gns to WJ and J Green, Corskie, Fochabers; 5, JW Frame’s Galla Savana Gina by Llwynhywel Mathew, 2800gns to WJ and J Green, Corskie, Fochabers.

Heifers born Jan 18 to Mar 28, 2023 – 1, JW Biggar’s Chapelton Duchess 7524 by Chapelton Picasso, 3500gns to H and H Rennie, Westfield of Ardoyne, Insch; 2, JW Biggar’s Chapelton Sister 7805 by Chapelton Nomad 657, 2000gns to H and H Rennie, Westfield of Ardoyne, Insch; 3, Eastmill Farm’s Eastmill Dusty Tutti by Cairnsmore Mighty Mike, 3200gns to R and K Williams, Ranna Farm, Tarland; 4, Eastmill Farm’s Eastmill Meadowsweet Tulip by Cairnsmore Mighty Mike, 2200gns to I Tennant, 409 Hyndford Road, Lanark; 5, Eastmill’s Eastmill Lovely Twirl by Cairnsmore Mighty Mike, 2200gns to I Tennant, 409 Hyndford Road, Lanark.

Heifers born Mar 29, 23 – 1, Eastmill’s Eastmill Envy Teal by Cairnsmore Mighty Mike, 2000gns to Cornabus Farm, Isle of Islay; 2, B Landers’ Cairnsmore Treasure Princess by Chapelton Nearco, 8200gns to I Tennant, 409 Hyndsford Road, Lanark; 3, Cathryn Williamson’s Balnespick Yantara Trixy by Glenariff Neartic, 2400gns to A Tibbenham and Son, Weybread Hall Farm, Weybread; 4, Eastmill’s Eastmill Melody Tinker by Cairnsmore Mighty Mike, 2200 to J Hutton and Son, Bay View, Ayr; 5, J and J Gibb’s Glenisla Desiree T745 by Playboy of Skaillhouse, 2800gns to B and F Cowie, Hewitts, Huntly.