January Newsletter 2023

Colin & Fiona Wight, Carwood, Biggar,
Lanarkshire
Second Prize – “Balthayock Rastas” -
George Wordie, Mains of Cairnborrow,
Huntly, Aberdeenshire
Third Prize – “Killadeas Noah” - Jim
Warnock, Dreva Farm, Broughton,
Biggar, Lanarkshire
United Auctions - October Bull Sales
The bull sale buzz was kicked off on
Sunday 16 October with Duncan
McGregor of the Corrie Herd taking on
the task of judging the classes. Overall
Champion came from the Glenericht
stable where Glenericht Superb stole
the show. Selling at 20,000gns he
was sired by the Drysdale families
successful stock bull, Caylers Oxford.
Superb’s dam is Glenericht Jackie, a
daughter of the 12,000gns Caylers
Gladiator. Taking him home was Lucy
Houston of the Gretnahouse herd.
Reserve Overall Male Champion and
Junior Champion was Balthayock
Sebastian from Major Walter.
Sebastian’s sire was the previous junior
championship winner Balthayock
Loyalist and he sold to his new home of
J Boomaars in Surrey for 10,000gns.
Taking the top price, at 28,000gns,
was the Reserve Junior Champion
– Falleninch Stormzy from A B Hornall
of the Falleninch herd in Stirling. Sired
by the well-known 70,000gns Barnsford
Ferny, Stormzy was purchased under a
4-way split between Allanfauld, Elgin,
Goldies & Harestone.
Second top prize of the day
Rutherston Sonny
Falleninch Stormzy
Lochend Lightning and Thunder
was the 26,000gns Senior
Champion, Rutherston Sonny from
Abbie Anderson of the Rutherston
herd in Arbroath. Sonny is a Balmyle
Oscar son out of Rutherston Jenna. He
went home to the herds of Thrunton &
Marwood.
Top price female outwith the draft
sales went to Harestone Royalgem
at 5,500gns from R & N Barclay,
Harestone. Royalgem is sired by
Maerdy Newman and she sold too
Kevin Watret of the Annanview herd,
Dumfriesshire.
Following on from the female sale
was the dispersal of the well-known
Lochend herd, run by Iain & Rhona
Millar at Port of Monteith, Stirling.
Their top price of the day was
21,000gns for the sparky duo consisting
of Lochend Lightning and her 5-monthold
bull calf Lochend Thunder.
Lightning was sired by Oldstone
Egbert and her bull calf Thunder was
sired by Swalesmoor Oscar. The final
hammer came down to D Sawrij of the
Swalesmoor Herd.
Please see page 6 onwards for all the
other leading prices and prize winners
from the October 2022 Bull Sales &
Lochend Dispersal.
Stars of the Future Calf Show
Saturday 13 November saw the Stars
shine bright at Stars of the Future
in the charolais judging rings. An all
ladies judging day at Stirling saw Louise
Mcarthur, Cretlevane Farm take up the
task of judging the charolais section.
Entries were up on previous years
in the charolais section which was
most encouraging and a jam packed
crowd added to a great atmosphere
on the day. A very well done to all
the exhibitors and we look forward to
seeing your stars again next year !!
Taking home the Overall Senior
Champion was Tophill Shesabelter from
Andrew Stott. Reserve Overall Senior
No bull works harder for the farmer, the plate and the planet 51