Quality not quantity was the name of the game for the Hereford Cattle Society's inaugural sale at Stirling, where bulls sold to a top of 6200gns for the champion, to average £4347.00 for five.

Top seller at 6200gns was the May 2020-born bull, Criffel 1 Thor from first time consignor, Ewan Burgess, New Abbey, Dumfries. His winner, is by the Australian sire, Wirruna Katnook, and out of Moorside 1 Jane 8, purchased at a breed sale in Shrewsbury in 2018 for 10,000gns. Perthshire breeder, Iain Wilkinson, Balgay, Inchture, was the final bidder.

Well-known breeder, John Cameron, Baldinne, Balbuthie, Kilconquhar, Leven, had a field day selling the second top priced bull at 4500gns, while also topping the females at 2400gns with a heifer.

His bull was Baldinnie 1 Digger, the reserve male champion at the pre-sale show, purchased by the Innes family, Deskie, Glenlivet. A March 2020-born entry, Digger is by the show bull, Solpoll 1 National, whilst the dam, Baldinnie 1 Dom Lass 21, goes back to Baldinnie 1 Super Star.

Baldinnie 1 Ruth 60 topped the females when selling to Tracy Patterson, Kirktonhill, Oxton, Lauder, who got for her money a November 2020-born heifer, by Cornriggs 1 Knight Rider. This heifer is out of Baldinnie 1 Ruth 50, which goes back to Wirruna Daffy D1.

Ms Patterson also bought the similarly aged heifer, Baldinnie 1 Dainty 8, at 1800gns. She is a daughter of Wirruna Justin J13, out of Baldinnie 1 Dainty 4.

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Back among the males, Scottish Hereford Cattle Society chairman, George Harvey and his daughter Sophie, Balfron, Glasgow, sold Harveybros 1 Vuitton for 4000gns. A red ticket at the show, Vuitton is a son of Wirruna Matty, out of Harveybros 1 Crocus which is sired by Venture Night Time. He now travels to Ayrshire with Walter Hogarth, Knockrivoch, Saltcoats.

On the same price tag was the third prize bull, Saltire 1 Vinnie from Willie, Pauline and Katie Wason, Redwells, Kinglassie, Lochgelly. Their October 2020-born bull, by Normanton 1 Laertes, is bred from Baldinnie 1 Cathy, a Baldinnie 1 Orient daughter. He sold to J Roberts, Easter Craigduckie, Dunfermline, Fife.

LEADING awards

Bulls born on or between Jan 4 to Oct 1, 2020 – 1 and champion, E Burgess' Criffel 1 Thor, by Wirruna Katnook, 6200gns to IG Wilkinson, Balgay; 2 and reserve, JA Cameron and Son's Baldinnie 1 Digger, by Solpoll 1 National, 4500gns to E Innes and Sons, Deskie, Glenlivet; 3, JA Cameron's Baldinnie 1 Rebel, by Solpoll 1 National, 2500gns to Scottish Government, Bull Stud, Inverness.

Bulls born on or after Oct 2, 2020 – 1, G and S Harvey's Harveybros 1 Vuitton, by Wirruna Matty, 4000gns to W and A Hogarth, Knockrivoch, Saltcoats, Ayrshire; 2, G and S Harvey's Harveybros 1 Valentino, by Wirruna Matty, 3500gns to W and A Hogarth; 3, WP and K Wason's Saltire 1 Vinnie, by Normanton 1 Laertes, 4000gns to J Roberts, Easter Craigduckie, Dunfermline, Fife.