The Beef Shorthorn pre-sale judge, Iain Green, Corskie, backed his decision at Stirling bull sales when he bought his champion for 16,000gns.

A 66% clearance rate was achieved for the 59 bulls sold which averaged £5697 (down £49 on the year), with heifers cashing in at £3068 for just 14 sold.

That was the April 2021 born bull, Millerston Ramsay, from relatively new breeders, Andrew Thornber and Daughters' Blackbrook herd from Halifax. He was purchased at the dispersal of the late Jack Ramsay's Millerston herd at Stirling as a calf at foot with the dam, Millerston Augusta Heidi Ex92, for 15,000gns and is sired by Bushypark Tiger. Brought out by Allan Jackson, who produced the second prized bull to the champion, Charlesbury Croaghpatrick, which went on to realise 14,000gns.

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This similarly aged bull was purchased privately at the welsh Show having being in the top three ticket holders at all three national shows – The Royal Highland, Great Yorkshire and Royal Welsh. A son of Charlesbury Hill Maker, he is bred from Creaga Jetta IE IMP. Forking out the cash was RL Morris and Partners, Overbuttergask.

Father and son duo, Geoff and Christopher Riby, Low Stonehills, Bridlington, were next in the money with their March 2021 born bull, Stonehills Revelation, which attained 12,000gns from C Horrell Ltd, Podhole. A son of Faughhill Ivan which was bought here four years ago, he is out of Stonehills Lovely Jeffars 2nd.

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