Thainstone Bull Show & Sale 8th May 2012

Sponsored by Ardene House Veterinary Practice. The Limousin Champion and Supreme Champion was the April 2010-born Muldearie Franco, a son of Ronick Sidney and Loughhead...

10,000GNS DYKE FROSTY TOPS RECORD MAY LIMOUSIN BULL TRADE AT...

Record May Stirling average of £4056 Record top price at May Stirling Sale Averages up by £276 96% clearance Three more bulls sold on the year Twenty bulls at...

48,000GNS CULNAGECHAN BULL LEADS BRITISH RECORD MAY TRADE AT CARLISLE LIMOUSIN...

112 BULLS AVERAGE A NEW UK ALL-BREEDS CENTRE RECORD FOR MAY OF £6718.13, UP BY £486 NEW N.IRISH RECORD SET AT 48,000GNS 75% CLEARANCE RATE INTERMEDIATE...

Good late showing for Nether Hall Farms Ltd

Another bull going for 7,000 from Nether Hall farm Ltd - Netherhall Gaffer by Attirant and out of Parkhouse Angel will be heading to...

Continuing with a steady trade of Juniors ….

The Wilodge Cerberus son Whinfellpark Gambit brought in strong bids finally going for 7,000gn. Gambit's brother sold in May 2011 to the Chatsworth pedigree...

Junior Bulls continue to sell well

Another good bull from JM & S P Cooper in the form of Tomschoice Gladius lot 189, a Sympa son out of Tomschoice Dione,...

Another change of Auctioneer handing over to Grant Anderson …..

with the junior bulls saw Richard Langdale Hall sell Walgate Faust for 5,500gns to Cadzow, Peebles.  A Tonka son out of Goldies Topsy. With two...

Next up will be the Junior Male champion & Reserve ……..

Lot 188 Tweeddale Goldie was Stuart Fotheringhams Junior Male Champion yesterday and didn't disappoint  Jonathan Watson when he was sold for 6,500.  Sired by...

As we start the Junior Section ..

... the crowd at Carlisle remain enthusiastic. Another Ballinloan bull enters the ring and makes 9,000 gns for Stuart Fotheringham.   Ballinloan Fagan is another...

Ballinloan bull reaches 20,000gns.

Stuart Fotheringham was obviously unable to show Ballinloan Formidable yesterday but wouldn't have been disappointed when he reached the dizzy height of 20,000gns -...

Excellent price for Haltcliffe bulll ………… 12,000gns

Haltcliffe Freddie brought the sale ring alive at lunchtime reaching 12,000 gns.   By Haltcliffe Vermount out of Haltcliffe Bridget (who is full sister...

As we start the afternoon ……..

Heading up to Penrith to join the Bindloss Herd was Procters Fieldmarshall from Procters Farm Ltd.  Sired by the iconic Haltcliffe Vermount out of...

James Little takes over the podium ………… and reaches 16,000gns

but before that took Spittalton Finn up to 8,200gns for J Burnett & Sons - Wilodge Vantastic son out of Spittalton Daphne. Sold to...

Intermediate Champion …….

........ Heathmount Frenchconnection sold for 15,000gns to Mr Frank Page from Northamptonshire.  Got by AI to Wilodge Vantastic, out of Heathmount Veronica.  A sound...

Top Price for Culnagechan Bull ……………. 48,000gns

J Mulholland's October 2010 bull, Liscon Fraser sold for 7,000gn to Herries Farms. Derek Hume's Culnagechan Falcon was next up  and  got the top price...

As we approach midday ….

Goldies Fiesta sold well for 8,000gns to the Hepburns, a October 2010 born Haltcliffe Bill son out of Goldies Bramble with Ronick Esther in...

Top price of the morning so far ………….

With apologies to our online viewers, we've had a small technical hiccup but hopefully that's been sorted...... Honeymoor Favourite 87  woke the crowd up with...

Excellent start for the Intermediates ……

First Intermediate bull under David Thomlinson was Spittalton Fletcher went for 12,000gns  by the noted Wilodge Vantastic AI sire out of Spittalton Dona Fletcher...

Quick trade continues.

The Ronick Hawk son WILODGE FLYER was next in the ring, 3/4 brother to Wilodge Drummer, first in his class and knocked down at...

Next few lots

Another impressive bull from K I & E & H I Jones, Garnedd Ferrari went to the Shannas herd of Messrs Penny for 10,000gns. Following...