Limousin bulls sold to 10,500gns on Tuesday evening at the Stirling Bull Sales.
The top price went to the second-prize bull Maraiscote Idol from Ian Nimmo, Bogside, Wishaw.
By Goldies Comet and out of Maraiscote Bop, it has excellent EBV figures for growth, muscle depth and beef value. The buyer was H Mackay & Son, Wester Tomloan, Nairn.
The day’s overall champion Spittalton Ionesco, from Ian Burnett, Upper Spittalton, Blair Drummond made the next top price of 9,000gns.
An AI son of Mereside herd’s Bolide and out of Spittalton Unison, he is off to JP Carr Farms Ltd at Riddinghoe, East Sussex.
The second-prize Elrick Inca from Michael Massie, Mains of Elrick, Ellon, made 8,000gns, selling to RW Cameron, of Wester Bonhard, Scone. This one is by Craigatoke Dundee and out of Elrick Flash.
There was another 8,000gns transaction, with Ian Nimmo selling to father and son James and John Thomson, Hilton of Beath, Kelty. Fifth-prize bull Maraiscote Iggypop is by Goldies Comet and out of Maraiscote Allie. It has high performance figures.
The reserve overall champion, Elrick Icon from Michael Massie, was another Craigatoke Dundee son. This one sold to J Lyon, Little Kilchattan, Isle of Bute, for 7,500gns.
Dougie McBeath and Sarah-Jane Jessop, Lower Greenyards, Bannockburn, fetched 6,800gns for their reserve junior champion Springsett Islander. He is by the 11,000gns Hafodlas Garnedd, and out of Blairpark Utopia. The buyer was Mr Cadzow.
Ian Nimmo’s Maraiscote Ike, by Macschoice Chris, sold for 6,500gns to Brian Buchan, of Clinterty, Fraserburgh.
Ashley McInnes, Cowick Farm, Goole, received 6,500gns for her senior bull McInnes Igolo, selling to BG & J Abbott, Duich, Isle of Islay.
By the end of the sale 62 Limousin bulls sold to average £4,625. This was down £622 on the year with a clearance rate of 64%. Last year 70 sold for £5,247 but the clearance rate was 80%.
Unlike the Aberdeen-Angus and Shorthorn sales the junior classes proved harder to clear, but this may have been due to a thinner ringside, with buyers heading home before the weather closed in.
It may lead United Auctions to ponder the wisdom of using all of Monday for the pre-sale shows and then fitting three breed sales into Tuesday’s schedule.